The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-09

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those handling and guiding the crush
of closing work in the conference
where the last supply of bills were be-
ing hammered into agreement, like
the pilots in the rapids Of the st.
Lawrence were speedily conducting
their legislative craft into smooth
waters.
Great Volume of Sound.
Here the great pageant for the ben
eft of the public began to unfold itself
and the people who were on hand to
see. For the day long winter had
given way and never more welcome
sun blessed the occasion. With the ap-
pearance of the president from the
senate chamber the shouting began,
swelling into roar like Niagara
rising into cyclonic effects and contin-
uing while the senate and members
of the house, the cabinet, the supreme
court, the heads Of the army and navy,
ambassadors and ministers, represen-
tatlves OF every subordinate branch
OF the government and great com
pany of guests filed out of the senate
doors and filled the immense platform.
AT length all was ready for the crown
ing ceremony. The sea of humanity
was stilled. The president advanced
to take the oath Of office. With his
hand upon the Bible held by the chief
justice, he reverently repeated the
oath, kissed the book at the end and
Theodore Roosevelt, ga soldier Of the
republic" became president of the
votes of the people, following the I'M
broken line of soldier presidents which
his party has installed since the close
of the civil war. He then delivered his
inaugural address, which surprised
his hearers by its brevity. AS the
ceremony closed he was again greeted
by the roaring cheers of the immense
throng.
Accompanied by his escort and fol-
lowed by troops and civilian paraders
he started for the white house. It was
the most perfect column thai ever
marched in an inaugural parade
though its numbers were less.
General Chaffee had insisted that a
brigade Of the national guard from
each s5ase should be the maximum
representation. This obviated such
an imposing, but wearisome and final
y monotonous sight as when Pennsyl-
vania's $4,000 finely equipped state
troops marched in the Mckinley in
auguration. Everywhere, as the col
umn passed, the skill Of General Chat
fees supervision was apparent to ev-
cry practiced eye. Nothing was left
to chance. The national guard and the
civil division had their orders of for
nation for each unit Of the column
and conformed to them. Never has
there been SO perfect a regular army
column IN any previous national pa
geant. Cavalry. infantry, artillery,
engineers, marines, seamen and prop
erly classed with all these the Annap-
oils and Wes5 Point cadets, thrilled all
beholders with this exponent of the
perfection of our military arm. The
national guards of states and those
Of the District showed the marked i'm
provement which the practical summer
encampments and maneuvers, super
vised by regular officers, have accom-
plished by the abolition of the former
military picnics.
While the whole military column
was marvel and a delight, as indi-
Gated by the continuing tornado of
cheers, there were elements of special
interest. The ninth cavalry, that
splendid colored regiment; the heroes
Of many Indian battles and known
to fame at San Juan hill received
much attention. The crowds went wild
over the section of rough riders which
participated with the president in the
wildness of the rush and JOY Of the
victory at Santiago.
The scouts from the Philippines and
the Porto Rican battalion excited in
tense interest and they will never for
get their welcome.
Turning from the pageant of the
day the doubled population Of the city
disposed itself for the three imposing
spectacles of the night, the promenade
at the pension Office, misnamed ball,
the fireworks on the white house lot
and the dazzling street decorations.
The attendance at the ball was limit
ed to the 10000 or $4,000 which the
building would hold.
To Be Investigated.