Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1905-03-10

| nlgnty chaos to most 0nlOOkers. But
The skilled officers of each house and
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 a 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 a 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-
tatives of every subordinate branch
Of the government and a great CON-
pany of guests fled out of the senate
doors and filed 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, "a soldier of the
republic" became president of the
votes of the people, following the un-
broken line of soldier presidents which
his party has installed since the close
of the civil war. He then delivered his
address, which surprised
his hearers by its brevity. As the
ceremony closed he was again greeted
oy the roaring cheers of the immense
throng.
Accompanied by his escort and fol- |
owed by troops and civilian paraders
lie started for the white house. 1t was
The most perfect column that ever
marched in an inaugural parade !
hongh its numbers were less.
General Chaffee had insisted that a
brigade Of the national guard from
'ach state should be the maximum
representation. This obviated such
IN imposing, but wearisome and final
monotOnOus sight as when Pennsyl-
'ania's 10000 finely equipped state
roops marched in the Mckinley in
uguration. Everywhere, as the col
mn passed, the skill of General Chat
ee s supervision was apparent to ev-
ry practiced eye. Nothing was left
chance. The national guard and the
ivil division had their orders of for
nation for each unit Of the column
nd eonfOrmed to them. Never has
here been so perfect regular army
olumn In any previous national pa
cant. Cavalry, infantry, artillery,
nglneers, marines, seamen and prop
rly classed with all these the Annap-
lis and West Point cadets, thrilled all
eholders with this exponent of the
erfection of our military arm. The
atlOnal guards Of states and those
the District showed the marked i'm
rovement which the practical summer
ncampments and maneuvers, super
lsed by regular officers, have accom-
llshed by the abolition of the former
hillary pienics.
While the whole military column
as L marvel and a delight, as indi- ,
ated by the continuing tornado of
1eers, there were elements of special [
ltersst. The ninth cavalry, that ]
olendld eolored regiment; the heroes
many Indian battles and known I
fame at San Juan hill received |
uch attention. The crowds went wild {
yer the section of rough riders which
artielpated with the president in the
ildness of the rush and jov of the
ctory at Santiago. e
The scouts from the Philippines and il
e Porto Rican battalion excited in n
nse interest and they will never for I,
t their welcome. N
Turning from the pageant of the G.
y the doubled population of the city il
sposed itself for the three imposing is
ectacles of the night, the promenade v
the pension Office, miSnamed a ball.
e fireworks on the white house lot
ID the dazzling street decorations.
he attendance at the ball was limit Il
to the $4,000 or $4,000 which the y