Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1893 — Page 2

BI|C Jcmocr AlitJentiucl RENSSELAER. INDIANA. J w. McEWEN, Fubushto.

WILL NOT BE REMOVED

CHEERING NEWS FOR PRESENT OFFICE HOLDERS. Illinois Fraternal Insurance Organizations in Imminent Danger —An Exodus of Southern Negroes to the West—Serious Political Uprising in Servia. Civil Service Reform to Rule. A Washington dispatch says: president Cleveland has definitely decided and has authorized his cabinet ministers to announce to applicants for appointments that all officials now In office against whom no charges are made will be permitted to hold till their commissions expire. This is only a continuation of his former policy and will be rigidly adhered to The system of leaving all officials undisturbed until the expiration of their commissions was first instituted by Hayes sixteen years ago and has been imitated by all succeeding presidents, though Arthur enforced It with less strictness than any of *lie others.

IT IS A VICIOUS BILL. Illinois Legislature Strikes at Fraternal Insurance. If Senate Dill No. 100, introduced in the Illinois Senate by C. Porter Johnson, of Cliicapo. ever beioaies a law, it will wipe out of existence in the State every association or fraternal organization whose excuse for existence is the life insurance of members and the paying of money to the widows and orphans. The caption of Mr. Johnson’s bill Is so comprehensive in its nature that no organization can possibly estaoe the provisions of the act This caption reads as follows: ‘•Section L That all corporations, associations, fraternities, partnerships, or indi-. viduals doing business in this State under any charter, compact, agreement or statute of this or any other State, involving an in-, surance, guarantee, contract or pledge for the payment of money or other thing of value to families or representatives of policy or certificate holders cr members, conditional upon the continuation or cessation of human life, shall, before doing any business In this State, comply with the conditions of this act” In the concluding words, “comply with the conditions of this act,” is the “little joke;*” of the bilL SHOT DOWN BY TROOPS. Ten Servian Peasants Killed and Seven Wounded In a Political Uprising. A serious conflict has occurred between the troops and peasantry at Gonashitza, Servia Thi, peasants appear to hare risen against tbe authorities on account of political agitation and troovs were summoned to suppress the disorder. The peasants seized the principal building and offered an obstinate resistance to the soldiers, who only succeeded after a desperate struggle in driving the peasantry from the building. Ten of the peasants were killed and seven wounded in the fight.

Informers Beaten by White Caps. A horrible story of white-capping corues from Cherokee County, Alabama. \Vy|ie and Will Pruitt are two respectable farmers who some time ago informed revenue officers of the whereabouts of an Illicit still- Saturday night twenty-six men went to tbeir house, dragged them out of bed, stripped them and gave them seventyeight lashes each, each of the white-cap-pers giving three strokes. The whipping was done with hickory switches and was horribly brutal. While it was progressing the women and children of their families were required to came out and visw the spectacle. The victims recognized the »flippers and have sworn out warrants for them. Will Flood the West with Negroes. A scheme looking to an exodus of tbe negroes from the South is being worked up, beaded by men prominent among the blacks, Atlanta being the headquarters of the operations. Jim Easley, one of the leading spirits, says: “Already 3,000 negroes have gone out of this country, and the aggregate will be swel el in a short while The idea does not take in any special place, but the scheme is ti have tbe negroes scattered out all over the West on Uai# farms of forty acres. One hundred thousand negroes will leave tbe South In tbe next few months. At one meeting 275 men paid down $2 each as the first installment to purchase transportation.» Cyclone Wrecks a Town. A terrific cyclone struck Marlon. Miss, a small station on tbe Mobile and Ohio Railroad, It is reported that tbe cyclone originated Just south of Marion in a funi nei-shaped cloud with a bright red light. Going northeast. It passed through the village, unroofing and demolishing bouses, and throwing freight cars from the track. Several lives are reported lost

Saoke Him Sneaked. James A. Snoko, Treasurer of Troy Township, Delaware County, Ohio, Is missing. An Investigation of his accounts shows a shortage of £2,000. Over 300 Homeless. Over three hundred families were ren■dered homeless by Friday’6 cyclone In Mississippi. The death list foots up twen-ty-nine victims. Bruce Younger In Stone. The petrified body of a man found in a cave in Northern Texas has been identified as that of Bruce Younger, the notorious outlaw. Resigns as Judge. Judge Gresham has filed his aa Judge of the Seventh Circuit, and it has been accepted. Invaded by Wolves. Stockton, Pa., has been Invaded by a herd of wolves driven from the mountains by the snow. Failure In St. Louis. The MacMurry-Judge Architectural Iron Company at Bt Louis has failed, with lia. hilities of $140,000.

Wreaked by a Quake. An earthquake at Portland, Ora, wrecked a large stone warehouse. Lawyer Lesley Shoots Dr. Terry. At Lyons? Kan., A. M. Lasley, a lawyer, ■hot and fatally wounded Dr. N. F. Terry. Four balls entered the victim’s body. The encounter took place Jn an office and was the outcome of an old feud. Both men are prominent in their professions. Gresham’s Assistant. Secretary of Btate Gresham has tendered the position of Assistant Secretary of State to Joslah Quincy, of Massachusetts, and it Is reported that the latter has accepted the place. . Death in a Cyclone. Meager details have been learned of a cyclone that passed twelve miles sonth of Natchez. Mbs. Several house; were blown down and others- badly damaged. A negro woman was killed and several other colored people were badly Injured. A boy was picked lip and lodged In a tree top 100 yards away. So far as learned the storm 41d not cover a very’ Urge area. WbMS Meningitis Epidemic at St. Louis. Dr. Bauday, one of the best- known specialists in the West, said that spinal mentogiUs is epidemic in Bt touts Four stu<lea» i» ope medical colleje hare died of

WHEAT AND FLOUR. \ ■ r* , ~r> Average Weekly Exports Since the First of January. Exports of. wheat and flour from both coasts of the United States this week aqua! 3,059,841 bushels of wheat, about the weekly average since Jan. 1, as compared with 2,596,000 bushels last week, and 2,908,000 bushels In the week a year ago, L 831,000 bushels two years ago, and 2,481,300 busheis in the like week of 1890. Stocks of available wheat in the United States, Canada, Europe, and afloat for Europe (according to Bradstreet’s) equaled 178,181.000 bushels March 1. against 178,088,000 cn Feb L Like stocks decreased 10,000,000 bushels in February, in 1592. in IS9O, and in 1889, and 6.003,000 bushels in February. 1891. Stocks of available wheat are 43.000,000 hushels larger than a year ago, and decreased only 3,019,000 tusbelc in February, against a February decrease in 1592 of 4,767,000 bushels. For two months the decrease is only 3,343.000 bushels, or one-third of the shrinkage in two months of 1892. Consumption and seed to June 30 will call for 120,000,000 bushels, to meet which we have 110,000,000 bushels in sight and nearly as much more, probably 100.000,000 bushels, still iu farmers’ hands At present rate of export we should therefore carry over 50,000,000 bushels on July 1 next. No special activity is noted in Canadian commercial circles At Halifax sales of staples are moderate and collections slow.

IN UNUSUAL DEMAND. Money in Large Sums Is Drawn West from New York. K. G Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade says: The great feature for the last fortnight has been the unusual demand for money from the West and South, which has drawn large sums from New York. Telegraphed reports show that while money is tight at only one or two small points, there is a strong demand at Boston and Detroit, at Chicago, where the drain from the West is heavy, and at Milwaukee There is a fair demand at St Joseph. Money is fairly easy at Cleveland, in light, demand at Philadelphia and Kansas City, and also easy with light demand at Mobile and New Orleans. The large withdrawals from New York City under these circumstances are by many attributed to the distrust of speculative operations. The situation is to a large extent waiting on the action of tbe new administration, but it is evident that a tetter feeling has prevailed during the last few days, and rates In New York, after rising from 3to 6, have fallen to 5 per cent General trade is brisk.

NINE DATS OVERDUE. Shipping Circles Alarmed Over the, Non Arrival of the Steamer Naronic. There is considerable alarm In New York shipping circles over the non-arrival of the steamer Naron'c, of the White Btar Line, which is nine days overdue Her sister ship, the Bovic. arrived, bringing no news of the missing vessel, and it is feared she was blown out of her course and disabled and is drifting about helplessly, if she has not already been wrecked and lost The Bovic encountered terrific gales. If the Xarcnic is disabled, the accident was a serious one, as she has separate engines and screws, and even had one screw broken she could have worked the other. She has eleven passengers in addition to the crew. Charges of Bribery in Kansas. Topeka, Ka&, special: The Capital charged openly that a draft for 83,000, drawn by Peter Kline, of Kansas City, the lottery operator, on the American National Bank of that city, an-,1 $1,500 in cash had been paid to the Governor's private secretary, Attorney General Little and James F. Legate to secure the appointment as Police Commissioners in Kansas City, Kas., of men who would allow lotteries to continue unmolested. It also charged that the Governor acknowledged tbe receipt of the money for “legislative purposes.” Gotv. Levelling dentes tbe story.

Sucked Into imrkuess. Michael Magona, a well-digger, met a peculiar death on ■ the ranch of John J. Forshea. near Butherford, Tenn. Magona was digging a well to supply the cattle with water during the summer. At a depth of sixty feet the bottom fell out of the well and Magona plunged headlong Into an underground river and was drowned The rushing waters below acted like a suction, and the windlass and digging apparatus were drawn h* Cock Fight In a Church Steeple. Considerable excitement and indignation was caused at Lancaster, Pa, when It became known that tho steeple of one of the leading churches had been utilized as a cockpit while the pastor was holding services In the auditorium below. The pseudo worshipers smuggled the chickens into thß place beneath their coats. Two Children Born in a Hack. At Springfield, Mass., Mrs Edward Bourden gave J)lrth to twins In a hack, Just after being turned from the doors of the city hospital The incident was a striking example of the hollowness of Intricately organized charity. She finally found refuge in the private Institution of Isaac Buscall, on School street. Victims of the Cyclone. The extent of the damage done by the cyclone that swept through Georgia Friday night cannot yet be accurately given. The number of injured Is great and tho probabilities are that half has not been told. Half of the bouses in Greenville were razed to the ground. Hundreds Reported Drowned. A cable dispatch from Panama says: “Campidan Valley, Guatemala, has been flooded. Six villages have been swept away and hundreds of people are reported drowned.”

MARKET QUOTATIONS.

CHICAGO. CATTLE—Common to Prime $3.25 @ 6.25 Hogs—Shipping Grade 5......... 3.60 @8.25 Sheep—Fair to Choice s.oq @ 6.50 Wheat—No. 2 Spring 72 @ .72* COBN—No. 2 39 @ .40 Oats—No. 2 29>6@ .30* Rye—No. 2 51 @ .53 ButtEB —Choice Creamery 27 @ .28 Egos—Fresh .16*@ .18* Potatoes—New, per bn 70 @ .80 INDIANAPOLIS. Cattle—Shipping 3.25 @ s.oo Hogs—Choice Light 5.50 @8.50 Sheep—Common to Prime s.oo @ 4.50 Wheat—No. 2 Red 68 @ .68* COBN—No. 2 White 41 @ .42 Oats—No. 2 White ,34*@ .33* ST. LOUIS. Cattle s.no @ 0.00 Hogs 3.00 @ 8.25 Wheat—No. 2 Bed 67 @ .6716 Cobh—No. 2 37 @ .3716 Oats—No. 2 ; 31 @ .32 Rye—No. 2 .54 @ .56 CINCINNATL Cattle 8.00 @6.25 Hogs s.(X) @ 8.25 Sheep aoo @ 7.25 Wheat—No. 2 Red .72 @ .72)6 COBN-No. 2 . 43*@ .4416 Oats—No. 2 Mixed 34 @ .35 Rye—No. 2...< 66 @ ,68 DETROIT. Cattle 8.00 @ 4.75 Hogs 3.00 @ 7.50 Sheep . s.oo @ 4.50 Wheat-No. 2 Red. 72 @ .73 COBN—No. 2 Yellow 4216@ .4316 Oats—No. 2 White .38 @ .39 TOLEDO. Wheat—No. 2 , 71 @ .71* Coen—No. 2 Yellow 43 @ .44 Oats—No. 2 White 34*@ .3516 Rye .57 @ .69 BUFFALO. - Cattle—Common to Prime 3.50 @5.50 noos—Best Grade 4.00 @ 8.00 Wheat-No. 1 Hard 81 @ .82 Cokn-No. 2 Yellow. *4616@ .47)6 „ . MILWAUKEE. Wheat-No. 2 Spring. 68 @ .70 Cobn-No. 3 38*@ .39* Oats—No. 2 White ..... .34)6® .35)6 BaBLEY—NO. 2 62 @ .64 POBE—Mess 18.75 @19.25 „ NEW YORK. Cattle 3.60 @ 6.50 Hogs. .. aoo & 8.75 Sheep.. aoo @ aoo Wheat-No. 2 Red. 79 @ .80 COBN—No. 2 • .52*0 .63)6 Oat*-Mixed Western— J 8 0 JO gFW»rßest 24 „ .27 Pobe—New Mew. 12.75 020.25

GROVER TAXES HIS SEAT.

Imposing Ceremonies in the Capital City. ’MID SLEET AND SNOW THE NEW ADMINISTRATION IS USHERED IN. Cleveland and Stevenson Placed at the Head of the Nation Amid Great Democratic Enthusiasm—Nearly Hair a Million Visitors In Washington—Chief Justice Fuller Administers the Oath—Military Demonstration The Inaugural Ball Gen. Harrison’s Welcome Heme. Democracy’s Great Day.

ROVER CLEVELAND has for the second time been inaugurated President of the United States, and the ceremonies attending his re-ac-cession to the office were noted for more than usnal pomp and splendor: These inauguration ass airs

are pretty big things, and this second inauguration of Mr. Cleveland was a little the biggest thing of the sort ever seen in this country, and that means, of course, the biggest affair of the kind ever seen anywhere, for no other country than ours, and no other city than Washington, can boast among its attractions a quadrennial coronation by an outpouring of the masses and an outcropping of intense partisan ioy. Most countries have to be satisfied with coronations at rare intervals or presidencies assumed by proclamation, Bans ceremonie, and the United States is the only country in the world that can be depended on for regular inaugurations every four years, conducted with a pomp and eclat befitting party triumphs. While every inauguration has been conducted with appropriate display, naturally great enthusiasm is called out when the victorious party has been out of power during the closing administration. It required months for the people of Washington to prepare for the event, even accustomed as they are to arrange such ceremonies.

For more than half a day the city looked like a vast military camp, the almost interminable marching of regulars ahd the well-equipped military forces of the States being broken in upon only by the visiting Governors in their civilian costumes, riding past in the order that their States were admitted into the Union, and accompanied .by their brilliantly uniformed staffs. Then, wita an intervening interlude of Grand Army and Union veterans, oame the civic half of the parade, fully as numerous and as interesting as the military display. . The weather was bad. Friday there was a storm abroad, and its center was gruvitating toward the Potomac Valley. During the night it broke, and when Washington and his family awoke Saturday morning there was two inches of snow on the ground and as many more floating in the' air. By noon the snow had ceased to fall, but the wind had shifted to the northeast, whence came a cutting, icy blast straight from Nova Scotia. The northeaster caught the deep snow and blew it in a biting cloud into the faces of the crowd. The bronze lady at the summit of the dome of the Capitol was coated in ice. Ice lay an inch thick on the huge wooden platform of two acres extent erected for the ceremonies, and the derricks on the unfinished Library Building across the plaza were gaunt and shining like the arms of huge frozen ghosts. The capital city for this occasion was deoked out as it never had been decked

ON THE WAY TO THE CAPITOL.

before, but the acres of flags and miles of bunting which adorned the public buildings and private shops and' residences became a ghastly drooping and unpleasant forco when seen through the almost opaque medium of the snowcharged air of inauguration morning. These great inaugurals have three principal, popular features. One is the giand parade from the Capitol down the avenue past the Treasury and the White House. This occurs in the afternoon. A second popular feature Is the fireworks and illumination in the *vening, and the third is the inaugural ball. These are the features in which the groat crowds of visitors are interested. The inauguration itself is not much to them, because so few are able to see the new President and Vice President take the oath of office. Only 1,700 people can,be crowded into the Senate Chamber, where Vice President Stevenson was sworn in, and after the Diplomatic Corps, the House of Bepresentatives, the Supreme Court, the Army and Navy, the press and families of high officials, and a few favored or influential persons have been accommodated there isn’t any room left. As a matter of fact this year not one in a hundred of the people who thought their importance entitled them to admission were able to get in. There was more pulling and hauling and scheming and cajoling than there will be for the offices which Grover will have to give out. But the public could see the new President read his inaugural address. Two or three thousand were able to hear him, and 40,00 ii or 50,000 were able to look on, and those with sharp vision could see hie lips move. A large proportion of the organizations that were to take part in the parade arrived the day and night beforehand and, in spite of the turbulence of the elements, made a gay night of it. All the morning new marching clubs were arriving, and all the side streets were filled with Democratic societies prepared to shout their throats raw for Cleveland and Stevenson. Moan time the committee and their aids were fly-

• me V ing around, while marching bands sounded the first notes of the coming carnival. At the Arlington Hotel Presi-dent-elect Cleveland was an early riser, and as soon as breakfast was out of the way he and party found Senator Ransom and one of the Republican members of the Senate committee on arrangements waiting with carriages to conduct them to the White House. There the President was waiting for

THE PRESIDENT AND THE VICE PRESIDENT.

them. About the same time Vice Fresi-dent-elect Stevenson arrived from the Ebbitt House, where he was quartered with his party. He was escorted by the third member of the Senate committee on arrangements. During the morning the members of the cabinet visited the White, House, and for the last time had short conferences with the President in their capacity as cabinet officers before he descended to the blue room to greet the incoming President and party. The house was filled with tributes in the shape of floral pieces, sent from all parts of the country. Drive to t lit 1 Capitol. Shortly before 11 o’clock the president and President-elect entered the carriage to drive to the capitol. They were seated in a carriage, drawn by four bay horses. The President occupied the right-hand seat, with the President-

eleot on his leftf, while facing them, with their backs to the horses, rode the dignified Senator Ilansom, of North Carolina, who was a member of the committee before at Mr. Cleveland’s inauguration, with Senator Teller on his left. Behind them was another carriage, in which rode Vice Presi-dent-elect Stevenson with a third member of the inauguration committee. This coach was drawn by four white horses. The members of the retiring and incoming Cabinets paired off and entered carriages.’ Headed by the open carriage in which the two Presidents sat with the snow falling about them, giving their great coats a white covering, the party moved out of the White House grounds. After tbe departure of the Presidential party the ladies of the White House, and also those of Mr. Cleveland’s party, entered closed carriages and were driven to the Capitol. The march up Pennsylvania avenue took about half an hour, during which the crowds from one end of the line to the other rent the air with cheers upon cheers. When the procession reached the Peace Monument at the rear of the Capitol, the Chier of the Capitol police force, with his men, cleared the way to the Senate approaoh at the east, while the procession wound its way through the south portion of the snowcovered grounds, and along the east front of the Capitol to the Senate, where the President and Presidentelect left their carriages, and, each leaning on the arm of a member of the Senate escort committee, disappeared within the Capitol. Meanwhile in the Senate chamber the scene had been comverted into an exampled setting for the historic scene which was to take place. The most distinguished men and women in this country had gathered in the Senate for the first acts in the inauguration. The Senators themselves were seated on the right of

MR. CLEVELAND TAKES THE OATH.

the Senate, with the Democratic side left clear for the distinguished people who were to adorn the occasion. Then came the arrival of the diplomatic corps, which was one of the very interesting features, as every diplomat who had a uniform or national costume wore it Many ladies of the legations occupied the diplomatic galleries alsb. The next to arrive were the Justices of the Supreme Court and then came the families of the incoming President and Vice President Then after a moment of

waiting "the President of the United States 7 was announced and entered, leaning on the arm of the Senator who had been attending him all the morning. He sat just in front of the Vice President's desk, and at once the Presidentelect appeared through the large swinging doors and took his seat beside Mr. Harrison. Innuffnral Ceremonies. Mr. Stevenson's great moment bad

now come, and all eyes were turned to him as he walked up the aisle to the right and took up a position on the step at the right of the desk, of which, in another five minutes, he was to become the lawful incumbent for the ensuing four years. Then Mr. Morton Said: “The Chair has the pleasure of announcing that the Vice President of the United States is in the Senate, and, if agreeable to him; I will now administer to Urn the oath of office." It was, of course, agreeable to Mr. Stevenson. Gentlemen In the position whioh he then occupied were never known to object, aud the presiding officer, with due solemnity, continued: “Youdo solemnly swear that you will support the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic; that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely and without mental reservation

EAST FRONT OF THE CAPITOL NO INAUGURATION DAY.

or evasion, and that you will faithfully discharge the duties of the office in which you are about to enter, so help you God." All the new Senators were sworn in after the Vice President had oeen sworn in. Senator Martin (Populist), of Kansas, was sworn in without opposition and took his seat. The Senate was then organized and adjourned to witness the Inaugural ceremonies. The inaugural party left the Senate chamber to go to the great inaugural platform in the order of precedence adopted by the Senate many years ago. Not until the people on the floor of the chamber had been ushered out was anyone permitted to leave the galleries. The press representatives were the next to go, and then followed the crowd of spectators. The order in which the party left the Senate Chamber and appeared upon the inaugural platform was as follows:

The Marshal oflhe District of Columbia and the Marshal of the Supreme Court. The Chief Justices and Associate Justices. The Bergeant-at-arms of the Senate. The Senate Committee on Arrangements. The President and the President-elect. The Vice President and the Secretary of the Senate. The members of the Senate, two by two. The members of the Diplomatic Corps. The heads of departments. The General of the Army and the Admiral of the Navy. The members of the late House of Representatives. led by the Speaker and the Clerk. Distinguished guests of the Senate. Now comes another of the momentous instants. The President-elect is about to be inaugurated. It was just 1:30 o’clock when the first •of the Presidential party emerged from the great door of the Capitol at the rotunda. The appearance of President Harrison and Mr. Cleveland served as a signal for the hundreds of thousands of people packed in the great park before the Capitol to break forth in one prolonged shout. Spread out before the occupants of the stand were acres and acres of heads. The vast assemblage mjght be likened to a great prairie grain field, but it was a surging wave of human grain. As far as one could see the people were packed like raisins in a box. Away down the streets in every direction the crowd surged, bayonets gleamed and brass buttons danced in the reflected light from the snow. Thousands of soldiers and civic organizations were stamping their benumbed feet, waiting the order to march, and in front of the grand old Capitol they made a spectacle that was worth going hundreds of .miles to see, and one that was well calculated to stir the heart of him who was about to assume the duties of the highest office in the gift of the American people. With the reverterat'ng cheers from all of these, added to those coming from the immediate vicinity of the great platform, the demonstration was so prolonged that it was some time before Mr. Cleveland could begin his inaugural address which he then delivered. When it was finished amid renewed cheers, which seemed to grow more excited each time, Mr. Cleveland turned to the Chief Justice of his own creation, and said: “I am now prepared to take the oath prescribed by law. ” The scene 'that followed awed the multitude into stillness. It was the scene for the tight of 'which many a man in the crowd had fought. It is the crowning scene in the life of any American citizen, and no doubt the signification flashed over many a man and woman there. There was the true illus. tration of the great American rallying cry: “Of the people, for the people, and by the people. ”

As the President stood there and looked out on the people he was to govern, he saw representatives of every branch that makes this great nation. People of every degree and condition, and for the peace and prosperity of all these, and many more, he is responsible. There were brilliant uniforms, and up the street was a detachment of artillery, whose cannons thundered forth as he bent to kiss the Bible and for the second time bound himself to be the father of the nation. Then the crowd on the platform and the crowd below broke loose. There was no restraint to Democratic ardor. The cheers almost awoke the dead on Arlington, where many a man sleeps who, only four years ago. stood on that very same platfoYm and listened to Benjamin Harrison take the same oath. The people crowded about the newly made President, and it was with difficulty that Ire escaped their congratulations and reached the shloter of the ckpitol. After the delivery of the inaugural address President Cleveland and exPresldent Harrison returned to the chamber, going at once to Mr. Morton’s private room. Here an elaborate buffet lunch was ready and was speedily enjoyed. After the lunch and a few minutes spent in chatting with those present Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Harrison emerged from the room and were driven rgpidiy to the White House. Mr. Cleveland walked from the public door of the White House to the reviewing stand in front of the piazza. The Great Parade. Now came the great military demonstration of the day. During the forenoon the military companies at their convenience marched to the plaza beyond the eastern front of the Capitol, and were there assigned to their various positions in line. They were drawn up in front of the vast throng and the civio societies were also assigned places there. Soon after the oath was administered the procession started, returning to the White House by way of Pennsylvania avenue. Mr. Cleveland and those whom he had invited then from a reviewing stand which had been erected in front of the White House honored the military and civic organizations by saluting and being saluted. Fourteen Governors, accompanied by their staffs, participated in the parade and marched at the head of the troops and political clubs from their respective

States. The Governors wore the black clothes of the civilian, but the members of their staffs were in full uniform. Including them there were nearly 50,000 men in line. The parade was five hours passing the stand- and when the sun went down and darkness closed on the city the air was still full of the blare of brass bands. When darkness fell upon the scene President Cleveland, who was almost the last to leave the stand, returned to the White House and sat down to a family dinner. There were present the President and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Perrine, Mr. and Mrs. Dickinson, Mr. and Mrs. Lamont, Miss Saunders, Mrs. Damont’s cousin and guest, Private Secretary Thurber and Misses Bessie and Julia Lamont. Ball Hiui Banquet. The inaugural ball was a great affair.

INAUGURAL BALL IN THE PENSION BUILDING.

The enormous hall in the Pension Building will accommodate about 15,000 persons," but the number of tickets sold to the ball this year was limited to 12,000 at $5 per ticket. There were one hundred musicians in the main orchestra and sixty in the promenade orchestra. The floor manager had 600 assistant£, to each of whom was assigned a section of the hall. They were all in communication with their chief by electric wire Every one pressed his button when the sets in his part of the hall were filled, and when all hod

signaled, the floor manager started the music. The President and Vice President, accompanied by the Presidential party, arrived shortly after nine o'clock, and were received in a manner In keeping with the occasion. There' was such an enormous crush that dancing wasalmost as vigorous an exercise as playing foot-ball, but all had a ecod time. It was determined that this Cleveland inauguration ball should be remembered for years as the great floral ball. Tha upholstery has always had most to do-

FLORAL ARCH IN THE BALL-ROOM.

with making the Pension Office a beautiful ball-room, but this year the great dependence was placed on the florist, in recognition of Mrs. Cleveland's fondness for flowers. It was a perfect dream of floral art. The orchestras were stationed under two great arches built at the north and south entrance to the building, They were sixty feet high and thirty feet wide at the base. On one In incandescent lights was inscribed “Cleveland” and on the other "Stevenson.” Placques of ivy sprayed with roses and other flowers Were displayed on a field of pure white cloth. With the placques were displayed artistic arrangements of flowers of every conceivable variety and hue. Emblazoned on escutcheons was the coat of arms of the United States, and of every State in the Union. Surmounting the arches were Immense tropical plants, while on- the. corners of the facade were flags of all nations. The green and whito style of decoration prevailed on the balconies, but there are eight immense columns in the center of the hall, eaoh twenty-six feet in circumference and ninety feet in height, upon which the skill of the florist was exerted with a view to making these most imposing displays of the florist’s art The great feature of the ball was the reception held for a short time by the President and Vice President. The Presidential party left early, and after that the stream of departing people continued to inorease, while the dancing proceeded with some degree of pleasure. , The banquet was one of the greatest held on any occasion in the country. Therewas no dancing after midnight because of Sunday. The big ball, however, was not the end of the inauguration festivities. On Monday, in the East room, President Cleveland gave a general handshaking, which was attended by several thousand people. There was also the official announcement of the new Cabinet, which occurred in the Senate. These events kept in Washington many who would have otherwise hurried away. Gen. Harrison JLeaves Washington. Gen. Harrison, escorted by a committee of distinguished admirers, left Washington by special train for his home, in Indianapolis, where a monstrous reception befitting the return of Indiana’s honored son had been arranged. A band was present at the disembarking, and escorted the party tothe Harrison home, on North Delaware street. At night a popular meeting of a strictly non-partisan character was held at the State House, members of all parties joining in extending a hearty welcome home. M ayor Sullivan presided and Gov. Matthews delivered the welcome address.

How He Managed.

A young man started out to rent a flat, but at every place advertised he was told that he could not have the flat, as children were considered a nuisance. Tired out he approached the very last on the list. “How many in the family?” inquired the landlord. “Two—just two,” was the ready answer. The landlord was much pleased and at once drew up a lease, and the next day the family moved in, and were snugly settled when the angry landlord came tearing up the stairs. “What—what is this, sir? You have

cheated and deceived me. You told me there were only two in the family.” “Yes, and I told you the truth—a family of two children.” “But you didn’t say children.” “And you didn’t ask me. What constitutes a family, I should like lo know, if it isn’t the children? You should be more explicit in your questions, my friend. ” The landlord raved and fumed, but it was too late, and it made him m<»re angry to know that he had with bis #wn hands set the trap he fell into.