The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-02
PREPARING FOR
INAUGURATION
President Roosevelt VIII Vary
Usual Program for Lunch.
SIOUX INDIANS BUTTING-IN
After Parade Band Of Cowboys VIII Meet
President, Including One Who Went
Cunning for Him.
SIOUX INDIANS BUTTING-IN

Washington. March "A noteworthy
departure In the arrangements for the
presidents movements on Inauguration
day has been made this year. Hereto
fore u has been the custom OF the In
coming al outgoing presidents 10 take
luncheon at the Capitol as the guests OF
the joint inaugural committee OF the sen
ate and house OF Representatives
This luncheon was served In one OF
the senate committee rooms and imme-
diately followed the inaugural ceremonies
at the east front OF the Capitol While
tie president. the retiring president. the
vice president and other distinguished
men were at lunchean the parade was
kept waiting. the delay usually being
about an hour.
In order 10 avoid II possible, the un-
Necessary delay In the movement OF the
parade, President Roosevelt has decided
10 return To the White House ne XtaStur-
day directly after the inaugural ceTe-
monies.
He will be accompanied by his escort
Of honor. 81 picked members OF his for
mer regiment OF Rough Riders.
Luncheon will be awaiting the presi-
dent and his party at the White House:
After hasty luncheon the president and
his friends will proceed 10 the reviewing
stand. BY this arrangement II ia expect
Ell to obviate longer delay than ten or
rade Indeed. IL is possible the parade
may not be delayed at all.
The inauguration committee yesterday
received word that Company b. Second
South Carolina Infantry, Will participate
In the inaugural parade. II is the oldest
military organization In the state and
it's coming insures the representation OF
every Atlantic coast state Ia the military
features Of the inauguration.
INDIANS BUTTED IN.
band OF sioux fudtsus in war paint
blankets and feathers has come TO town
70 participate in the inaugural parade 10
the Indignation OF the Indian bureau,
which swears II won't do anything 10 help
the red men because they are here with
out permission.
Indian Commissioners Leupp said yester-
day that the official Indian contingent In
the parade would consist OF only six
chiefs. each representing prominent
tribe. These chiefs include old Geronimo,
the Apache terror of % years ago: Ameri-
can Horse, OF the Brule Sioux; Little
Plume. OF the Blackfeet; Buckskin Char
lie. OF the Utes, and Hollow Horn, Of the
Rosebud Sioux.
Mr.. Leupp said: "One or my reasons for
assigning this place to Geronimo was be-
cause the idea was approved by several
OF the most prominent men on the inau-
gural committee. Another was to show
these old mon, who. although too old 10
change their own natures, still are infiu-
encing the younger generation Of Indians
10 make a brother and a compa Mon. rath-
ar than an enemy OF the white man. I
want to show them that the government
appreciates the attitude they have taken.
There ia also another reason. Directly
bshind these old chieftains, each of
whom Represents a nation once at war
with thia country and subdued only at
great loss OF life will be S0 students OF
the Carlisle Indian school The former will
be clad In their native regalia or feathers.
blankets and paint. The latter will be clad
I'm the regular uniform OF the United
States cavalry. but will he dismounted.
with the students will be the 50-piece
band each member OF which IL a full
blooded Indian and a student at Carlisle.
My object Is TO contrast the old Indians
OF tho warpeth and the educated, manly
Indians OF today"
TO RECEIVE COWBOYS.
Capt. Seth Bullock. old friend and
frontier companion OF President Roose-
Welt. arranged with the president today
for a special review and handshake for
the contingent Of real cow punchers who
will participate IN the inaugural parade.
under Capt. Bullocks leadership. 10 take
laAe-ifafHAd+ataly- after the grand re-
view.
Capt Seth and his cowboys will drop
out OF line when they have passed the
reviewing stand and Will ride into the
White House grounds. The reception
will be held under the portico OF the
mansion Each OF the COW punchers
will be presented by Seth and will shake
hands without dismounting.
In going over the list OF Capt Seth's
company the president recognized sew
eral names aud narrated certain Incidents
in his ranching days that these names
recalled one OF the COW punchers
whose name the president and Capt. Seth
had refused 20 divulge believes that a
little affair which he had with Mr.. Roose-
velt away out west, 20 odd years ago,
had a marked influence upon the presi-
dents career.
The affair was IN the "glnplay" line.
and n the aforesaid cowboy. now a
middle-ased person OF calm demeanor.
had hit the human mark at which he
aimed. Theodore Roosevelt might have
never been president The COW puncher.
whose name is withheld, believes the
nation owes him sonnet thing. and he IL
coming 20 Washington at great personal
expense to receive the thanks OF the
president, and incidentally TO bury tho
hatchet
1t may or may not be regarded az
politically Insignificant that the Hon.
James Dahlman OF Kearney, Neb.. will
be Capt Bullocks first lieutenant I'm the
rope throwing delegation from the far
west Mr.. Dahlman has long been and
II now Mr.. BTyan's personal political
manager.