The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-10
WASHINGTON.
Legislative and Gem
eral Topics from
the Capital.
March 4. 1905.

dIltF noon toudN. bultl - JUSTICE
Fuller of the United States Su-
preme Court, administering the
oath of office. No sooner had
the President completed the sol
emn yet simple ceremony of tax
ing the oath, than all Was hing
ton reverberated with the boom
of the great 10 inch guns on the
monitor Puritan. which lay anchor
ed in the Potomac. Once. twice.
thrice. the great guns doomed
from the monitor when there
sounded a medley of rOars from
mp and down the river. the Seige
guns at Fort Meyer. opposite
+. Georgetown. and those at Forts
Foote and a>hingtOn below
Washington taking mp the salvo;
each fort firing the Presidential
salute of twenty one guns. As
the guns Toared their stentoritan
greeting. the great crowd on the
+ Capitol plaza sent up a mighty
cheer.
! AS soon as the noisy demon
/ StratiOn ceased the President
stepped forward to the front of
/ the roStrum and. apparently
did reSS ; ing he | as 5 i c
statue of George Washington.
+ delivered his inaugural address.
For but ten minutes he spoke.
rapidly, but with clear enuncia-
f ton.
At the conclusion of his brief
address the President descended
from the platform and returned
to "the Presidents room" in the
/ Capitol where he received the
congratulations of Senators and
Representatives, diplomats and
jurists and a host of personal
/ friends.
1t was almost two o'clock when
the President accompanied by
the picturesque, enthusiasts i c
Rough Riders who followed him
in his famous charge up San
Juan Hill. and Troop a of tine
New York National Guard. drove
rapidly up Pennsylvania Avenue.
followed slowly by he greatest
civic and military pageant that
has thus far assembled in Wash
ington to do honor to newly
inaugurated President. At the
White House the President re
csived the two hundred guests
who had been invited 10 the
buffet lunch. Mr. Roosevelt ate
a ha>ty mOuthful and then pro
ceeded to the handsome stand
erected in front of the Executive
Mansion. from which during the
next three hours. he reviewed the
procession Saluting the flag eacu
time il passed before him. From
time To time be turned to those
about him commenting on the
notable features of the parade,
exchanging jokes with the cab
met members aud friends and in
every possible manner displaying
that almost boyish exuberance
which i one of his chief chaFac.
teTlSticS.
When the last of the process
sion had passed the stand the
President returned to the front
portico of the White House and
there received informally the
members of the Rough Riders
troop which had served as bis
escort during the day, as we'll as
mum Der of the boys" who had
known him in his ranching days.
Among those AT this luncheon
aud at this informal reception
was big Bill" Sewall, the Maine
guide, who has been the Presi-
dents companion on so many
hunting trips, together with Bills
wife and sous and daughters and
innumerable grandchildren. for
"Blll' Is no demOnStatOr of race
suicide. Another notable figure
at the White House luncheon was
Seth Bullock. the Wyoming
guide whose laconic warning,
"Mr. President, | smell Tnjuns,"
was the first intimatiOn the
President received of the incipient
rebellion against him which oc-
Cured in the National Committee,
little over a year ago. Another
notable character who greeted
the President on Inauguration
Day. being among the first to
grasp his hand under the White
House porticO, was gentleman
who had left his native State,
Missouri. for the Stat IS good, who
had once played a somewhat i'm
portant roll in a successful effort
to escape the western penalty for
horse stealing, but who is a
"good Injun" and loyal Repub
lican now. Still another. piratical
looking gentleman the President
recalled with the remark: II be-
lieve the last time we met. we
engaged in a little gun play,
j, Yes Colonel. and l never
got through thanking God that