DUi ATION
few hundred!. The public had no Mrt rltw the Brand minhtl, Oea
In It. The judge of the supreme court, , V. Oreene. and hla daxxlln staff.
" . Wtlropjlu the IwiAe,
The Most Brilliant in the
tory of the Nation.
His.
RAIN MARRIil) THE EVENT.
President Took the Oath of
in a Heavy Downpour.
TALI OF CHANGING THE DATE.
Kill ii f'umra (lie Proposal to nnie
tlio 1 nt liny of April aa Infinitum
lion lluj lu Ilia I mi iiu 11 nil Aililrraa
lli- I'rmlilrnt V loroul IMarnaai-a
(he I'hlllpplnra and Cuba The
Qrand Mnri-li at the InnuRiiral Hall
Omitted. Owing to Mra. MeKlnlejr'a
InilNpoaltlon.
Washington. March 5. "He that
fa.i mlU'lb h matter wisely shall find
good, and whoso trusteth in the Lord,
happy Is he.
" i he wise in heart shall be called
prudent; anil the sweetness of tiie lips
Increaseth learning."
Ki.ssinn these verses of the Sixteenth
Proverbs, with bowed bead in acknowl
edgment of his Bubacriptlon to the oath
of office administered by chief Justice
Fuller, President McKlnley at 1:17
o'clock yesterday for the second time
passed completely Into the full honors
of the presidency of the United States.
'I he book, a dark brow n seal Teach
ers' Hlble, about nine by six niches in
size, had been opened at random by
Cleik McKenny, of the supreme court,
who long has made it a point to note
a a matter of curious knowledge the
terse which chances to meet the lips
of Incoming presidents.
The Greatest Military Pageant.
Washington's streets yesterday re
sounded to the tread of more
marching soldiers and sailors than
ever have participated in a presi
dential inauguration, and the func
tion had as witnesses to the cere
monies a vast multitude, who cheered
frequently whenever President McKln
ley or his vice presidential colleague
was visible. There has been better
weather on Inauguration day. and there
has been much worse than that which
attended yesterday's ceremonies. The
day in the early forenoon gave prom
ise of being a golden spring day. such
B8 Prof. Moore, the chief of the weather
bureau, on Sill day very confidently and
with much emphasis predicted, but the
weather man was In a capricious mood
and by noon B slow drizzle had begun
in their satin gowns, the speaker and
members of the house, the governors
of the states, were all there, when the
brilliant assemblage felt aa electric
thrill aa the vice president-elect was
announced. He baited a moment be
neath tbe elm k at the entrance, drew
himself up until he seemed a foot taller
and marched down the aisle erect and
with the bearing of a soldier. He ac
knowledged the lound of applause that
greeted him, and smiled up at the gal
lery, where his wife and children sat.
The president, who was the last to en
ter, got an even more enthusiastic re
ception. He never looked better and
never seemed more graceful and at
ease.
When the ceremony in the senate, a
little tedious despite its brilliancy, was
over, the floor and gallaries emptied
Into the corridors, through which tbe
people jostled and squeezed into tbe ro
tunda and out onto the great platform
erected from the east portico of the
Capitol building. Upon it were to be
seated the senators, representatives,
diplomatic corps, supreme court and
some of the Invited guests. Flanking It
on either side were other stands black
with people, while the steps to the
bouse and senate wings were precipi
tous hillocks of humanity. Overhead
on the ledges of the facade, and even
on the gallery surrounding the dome,
were others still, as if a great tidal
wave of humanity had been dashed
against the front of the Capitol and re
ceding had left many people clinging
to the dizzy projections. Below the
multitude tilled the plaza and beyond,
down the diverging avenues, patches of
color and myriads of points of steel
Indicated tbe assembled soldiery far as
the eye could reach.
worst In In u Hnln Miirm.
As the first of those from the senate
appeared a fine drizzling mist begun
falling, which changed quickly Into a
that lasted v
iiid and r
until late i
of the wet
JUSt at 11.
wa3 belli;
east front
ence of a i
40.000 pers
But the ;
and the day
so that, as b
aiany worse
h some intermissions
mal lively downpour
nftcrnoon. The worst
!3rtunately came
uieut McKlnley
m office on the
i:ol in thp pr";
ated to number
was mild and pleasant
tnded with dry weather,
ated, the e litxve been
inauguration days than
Then the handsome City Troop of
Cleveland, in grenadier uniform, lira
president's personal escort, rode fey,
their plumes rising and falling te the
movement of their coal black chargers.
But their claims to admiration were
slighted in t. large measure. The cran-
tie Mat dlaprritlng eUmnUe
eemeUUeew, President McKlnley spoke
H substance aa follows:
laeafa laaaajaral ASdreaa.
Mr
M bar on the 4th of March. UW7. thara
was great anxiety with retard ta oor
currency and credit. Nana azlata now.
Than eur treasury receipts were inade
quate to meet the current obligations of
the government. Now they are suf
ficient for all p'oltc needs, and we have
surDlua Instead of a d.-tlni Then I
IMmcNot KUUKfcR SALE!
5 , a,
AT
CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER,
(W ho administered the oath of oftlcc.)
this. Garfield was inaugurated In a
stoim, Harrison in a cold rain thai del
uged the city from dawn till dark and
Cleveland took the oath of office at hla
second inaugural before 10,000 cheer
ing people In a fierce gale, with the
snow beating down upon his bare head.
( sterday'a downpour at the most In
teresting point of the proceeding! again
brought forward the agitation of April
i us ;i,e date for future inaugurations.
It was on April ;io that George Wash
ington took the first oath to the highest
office known to man, and yesterday's
experience was a commentary on the
uncertainty of March weather.
Had a man been on top of the dome
of the Capitol Washington must have
looked as it did In the spring of 1865,
when the victorious armies and the
multitude behind and with them gath
ered here for the grand review. Penn
sylvania avenue, decorated with miles
of bunting and with thousands of flag"
trembling and fluttering in the gentle
breeze, was lined with an Impenetrable
mass of people bo early that no one
pretended to have arisen In time to say
when they began swarming Into their
places. They surged up and down both
sides of the beautiful avenue, overflow
ed the terraced stands and balconies,
walled In the windows and fringed the
roofs, while blaring bands, clear drawn
bugle calls and galloping aids told of
the military legions marching deep into
the tangle of streets to take their
places In the grand procession. The In
fluence of the greatest multitude that
ver inv.'tilnl the city overshadowed all
the pageantry and most Impressed the
mind. .
Inauguration.
ively insignificant
nultitude eAir any
inau'guratlon cere
ol. The great un
a were content to
below to see the
m the mental attention
is fixed and the great
aroeesalon which followed them. The
brilliant and Impressive scene in the
senate when the vice president-elect was
inducted Into office was reserved for l
SENATOR FltYE.
(.Who resigned the gavel to Vu-e President
Roosevelt.)
pelting rain. Soon it was a veritable
downpour. The forbidding aspect drove
some back Into the rotunda, but many
handsomely gowned women, roost of
the senators and representatives, ev
ery member of the supreme court and
the entire bespangled diplomatic corps
braved the elements. They stood on
the platform lu huddled groups, most
of them Without umbrellas, with the
rain trickling down their backs. The
diplomatic corps suffered most with
their bedraggled chapeaux. ostrich
plumes and court finery. The presi
dent and vice president, Mrs. McKlnley.
the chief justices and several others
In the railed and covered enclosure Jut
ting out into the crowd were protected
from the storm. There, In the presence
of 20,000 and In the sight of twice thai
number of people standing in a spank
ing rain, the president took the oath
of office and delivered his second in
augural. The hushed multitude waited
breathlessly to see him kiss the Hib'e.
and then, despite the rain, they awak
ened the echoes of Arlington across the
Potomac with tlnir applause. Hardly
had the inaugural been finished when
the rain abated, turning into a driz
zling mist again and later ceasing al
together. When the president and vice presi
dent had quitted the scene to take their
places at the head of the procession the
soldiers Btretched across the plaza
where the multitude had been. The
procession wound down the hill and up
the broad rain drenched avenue
through a living lane of people. The
crowds had waited patiently through
the rain rather than lose their places,
and when the parade appeared their
ardor seemed undninpened. The cheer
ing rose and fell and rose again, swept
up the avenue around the treasury
building and on through the court of
honor to the White House.
The regulars. Infantry, cavalry and
artillery, the Jack tars and marines,
the BOmbreroed cowboys, the dark
skinned Porto Rlcana In the American
, . - . . . . . . a eurpiu inaiaau ui m u i-1 n 1 1 . i nrn
In aaa-er crowds had eves only for the .... ...i ... u,
open barouif. drawn hy four hones In In extraordinary eeaalon to devlae revs
which the president and Senator Han- to pay the ordinary menses Ofths
r , K , .. ,.. . government. Now I have the aatlafitction
na, chairman of tbe committee of ar- ? momr. tn.. th. COnre tut ios- 1
ed turn reduced taxation In the aum of
Ml. (W0. 00. Then there was deep solicitude
beeajMe of the long depression In our i
manufacturing, mining, agricultural r.nd
mercantile Industrie! and the consequent 1
distress of our laboring population. Now
every avenue of production Is crowded !
with activity, labor Is well employed, uud
American products rind good markets ut
home and abroad.
Our diversified productions, however,
are Increasing; In such unprecedented !
volume as to admonish us of the necee- I
Slty of still further enlarging our for- I
eign murk, is by broader commercial re- I
latlons. For this purpose reciproclal I
trade arrangements with other nations
should tn liberal spirit be carefully cul
titrated and promoted.
The national verdict ot lssa naa lor tna j.
most part been executed. Whatever re- J
mains unfullilled Is a continuing ouMku- ?i
tlon resting with undiminished force
upon the executive and the congress. Hut fl
fortunate as our condition Is, its per- 2
man. iu e can only be assured by sound
business methods and strict economy In
national administration and legislation.
We should not permit our great prosper
ity to lead us to reckless ventures In
business or prottigacy In public expendi
tures. While the congress determines
the objects and the sum of appropriations
the ofliclals of the executive departments
are responsible for honest an. I fulthtul
disbursement, and It should be their con
stant care to avoid wests and extrava
gance. Four years ago we stood on the brink
of wur without tbe people knowing It and
without any preparation or effort ut
preparation for the Impending peril. I
did all that In honor could be done to
avert war. but without avail. It be
came Inevitable, and the congress at its
first regular session, without party di
vision, provided money In anticipation of
the crisis and in preparation to meet It.
It came. The result was signally favor
able to American arms and In (he high
est degree honorable to the government.
It Imposed upon us obligations from
which we cannot escape and from which
It would be dishonorable to sick to es
CHpe. We are now ut peace with the
world, and It Is my fervent prayer that
If differences arise between us and other
powers they may be settled by peaceful
arbitration and that hereafter we may be
spared the horrors of war.
Entrusted by the people for a second
time with the office of president, l enter
upon Its administration appreciating the
great responsibilities which attach to this
renewed honor and commission, promis
ing unreserved devotion on my part to
their faithful discharge and reverently
Invoking for my gold. nice the direction
und favor of Almighty God. 1 should
shrink from the duties this day assumed
If I did not feel that In their perform
ance 1 should have the co-operation of
the wise and putrlotlc men of all par
ties. Strong hearts and helpful hands are
needed, and, fortunately, we have them
I In every part of our beloved country. We
I nre reunited. Sectionalism has dlsap
', peured. Division on public questions can
i no longer be traced by the war maps of
! Pitil. These old differences less and less
I disturb the Judgment. Existing prob
lems demand the thought and quicken the
conscience of the country, and the respon
sibility for their presence aa well as foi
I their righteous settlement rests upon us
all no more upon me than upon you.
The Kitenalon of l iberty.
The American people, Intrenched In
i freedom at home, take their love for It
With them wherever they go, and they
I reject as mistaken and unworthy the doc
j trine tnntaWS lose our own liberties by
securing tne enduring foundations of Ilb
' erty to others. Our Institutions will not
1 deteriorate by extension, and our sense
1 of Justice will not abate under tropic
1 sqns In distant seus. As heretofore, so
i hereafter will the nation demonstrate Its
I fitness to administer any new estate
which events devolve upon It. and In tile
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A CROWDED REVIEWING STAND,
rangements. sat. The explosious of ap
plause which greeted the chief magis
trate were redoubled as Vice President
Roosevelt, In another carriage drawn
by two horses, came Into view. The
hero of San Juan received. If anything,
a more flattering ovation than the
president himself. Moth acknowledged
the salutes of the vast crowdB that
cheered them by bowing right and left.
A detachment of the Twenty-third
Ohio, the president's own regiment
during the rebellion, battered and
grizzled by time, trudging along on foot
in the wake of the carriages, testified
to the loyalty of the president's eld
comrades of the civil war.
The military, BJ a whole, attrrirted
unbounded admiration. The regulars,
who in the old days before the Spanish
war would have received rcant atten
tion, got an ovation from one end of
the line to the other. The crowds fairly
rose at the Jack tars rolling along with
their sword bayonets like a thicket of
steel above them. Admiral Dewey,
Oen. Miles, Gen. "Joe'' Wheeler and
many other officers who came into
prominence during the Spanish war
were lionize d.
The crowds went wild over the West
Point and Annapolis cadets, marching
with clockwork precision, and the
rough riders upon their bronchos. The
Porto Rlcan regiment, the Richmond
Greys, In Confederate grey, nnd the
college students from the principal uni
versities set the crowds off again and
again. The national guard of the sev
eral states made a brilliant showing,
and many of the governors riding with
their staffs were overwhelmed with en
tbuslasm. Darkness fell as the last of
the procession tramped by the review
ing stand. ' '
The expected review hy the presiueat
of the veterans who formed his escort
to the Capitol was declared off. It was
contemplated that the veterans should 1
march through the court of honor af
ter the genernl parade was over. - At
eeooeeoea
that hour, however, it was growing j IeHr of Qod will - take occasion by the
dark and the ranks of the old soldiers
had thinned out somewhat because of
the Inclement weather. In view of
these conditions Gen. Sickles decided
to abandon the review.
The brilliant pyrotechnic display
scheduled for the night was postponed
on account of the weather.
Wo tirnnil Harrh at ImiUKuriil Ball.
The culminating event of the inau
gural festivities was the inaugural ball,
held last night in the vast auditorium
of the pension office, with men und wo
men distinguished in every walk of
life touching elbows, dancing and' min
gling with the plain American citizen.
Aa a spectacular event it was unparal
lelled in the history of inaugural balls,
in the siiiuptuousness of arrangement.
In the bewildering splendor of decora
tions and of marvelous electrical ef
fects and in the countless throngs tak-
iug part in the spectacle.
The I'nlted States marine hand and
an orchestra of over a hundred pieces
were stntloned at one end of the hall,
and for an hour before the arrival of
of the presidential party played 'patrl- 1
otic airs. r.'i". I
The presidential party arrived at
10:15 o'clock. They were preceded by
glittering array of officers In full
uniform, and were escorted to the pri
vate offices of Commissioner Evans,
which had been lavishly decorated, j
Senator nnd Mrs. Hanna, Lieutenant !
General nnd Mrs. Miles, several Jus- I
tlces of the supreme court, with their
wives, and a number of the cabinet clr- 1
cle Joined the party up stairs. The
crowds on the main floor had been
'pushed back to make room for the
grand march, and the band was ready
to break into the opening strains of
the marsh from "Tannhauese.' But
word t ame that Mrs. McKlnley was In
disposed and that the president would
remain by her side. The march conse
QUently was abandoned. The band
struck up Strauss' "Ulue Danube," and
the first regret of the assemblage at
missing the grand march, with the
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hand and make the linunds of freedom
: wider yet." If there are those nmoiiK us
I who would make our way more difficult.
I we must not be disheartened, but the
' more earnestly dedicate ourselves to the
tusk upon which we have rightly entered.
We will be consoled, too. with the fact
that opposition has confronted every on
ward movement of the republic from Its
opening hour until now. but without SUC-
I eess. The republic tins marched on and
on. and Its every step has exalted free
dom and humanity. We are undergoing
the same ordeal as did our predl ssors
nearly a century ago, We are following
the course they blasod. They triumphed.
1 Will their successors falter and plead or
ganic Impotency in the nation? Surely
utter lli5 years of achievement for man
kind we will not now surrender our
' equality with Other powers on matters
: fundamental and essential to nationality.
We face at this moment a most import
ant question that of the future relations
; of the fnlted States and Tuba. With our
near neighbors we must remain close
1 friends. The declaration Of the purposes
1 of tills governnfent in the resolution of
i April 10, UW, must lie made good.
The peace which we have pledged to
i leave to the Cuban people must carry
with it the guaranties of permanence,
We became sponsors for the paciltcatlon
of the Island, and we remain accountable
to the Cubans, no leas than to our own
country anil people, for tbe reconstruc
tion of Cuba ns a free commonwealth on
aMdliiK foundations of rliiht. juslic in.
erty'und assured order. Our enfranchise
ment of the naonle will not be completed
until free Cuba shall "be a reality, not a
name; it perfect entity, not a party ex
periment bearing within Itself the ele
ments of failure."
Our Mlaalun In the Philippines.
While the treaty of peace with Spain
was rutlllcd on the 6th of February.
and ratifications were exchanged nearly
two years ago. the COngrSSS has Indicated
no form of government for the Philip
pine Islands. It haS. however, provided
nn army to enable the executive to sup
press Insurrection, restore peace, give se
curity to the Inhabitants, and establish
the authority of the United Stales
throughout the archipelago, 't has au
thorized the organisation of native troops
as auxiliary to the regular force. It has
been advised from time to time of the
acts of the military and naval Officers In
the Islands, of my action In appointing
civil commissions, of the instructions with
which they were charged, of their du
ties and powers, of their recommenda
tions, and of their several acts under ex
ecutive commission, together with the
very complete general Information they
i i nave siMiniuien.
prestueni ana tne nrm may oi uie mnu The (.onKr,.SM having added the sane
st Its head, gave way before the whirl i tlon of its authority to the powers al-
of gayety On the hall room floor. Vice ready possessed and exercised by the ex
ProHlilpnt nnd Mrs Rnnsevett arrived , ecutlve under the constitution, thereby
r-resluent and Mrs. Kooseveu arnveu ,e(tv, wlth (he staottuve the rcsponsi
about the time the president came In. DlHty for the government of the Philip
After paying their respects t'o the pres- l pines, l shall continue the efforts already
Went and holding an Informal leee pgun until order "hall be restored
.... . .,-, r throughout the Islands, and as fast as
amid the groups of governors, offloera, condUong permit will establish local gov
senators and distinguished officials the j ernments. In tbe formation of which the
vice president and his wife proceeded full co-operation of the people has been
In th. holt rnnm flnnr i already Invltud, and when established
to tne nail room noor. - will encourage the people to administer
mra. mcrviuiey a luuiapuauiuu wm ui i them,
brief duration, nnd soon she was 'able I 'Our countrymen should not be deceived.
nruiio hunk, . i ., .-it ti,. h-IHLnt ' We are not wiikIuk war against the tn-
eve and mind were alike distracted by ZiJSLZi & T habitants of the Philippine islands. A
th simultaneous bursts of music the emD,aKe ln an embowered box over- porUon of thPm nre making war against
the simultaneous bursts or music .ipe lookln(r the Kay throngs below, where the United states. By far the greatei
clatter of horses hoofs the flashing of; fc were Jo,ned b yice President and part of the inhabitants recognise Am.ri
sabers, the nodding plume., the fum-1 Mr8 Roo,evelt. Tne president Seen-J fZLXSgSSSL SmSS tJm
ble of artillery and tne blare or oanae. ; . - t thfi rlh, ne,r theirs H. . YJ UiMrt v frnnrinm nt i'nneiriliir
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uniform, the militia of 22 states and
tbe political clubs of the civic division
swelled the great procession which es
corted the president and vice presi
dent back to the White House. The,
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wish to oloHe out will suit tho pocket book of many and B8V8
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other the troops, keeping step to the
rythm of the martial music, rolled on
like billowv of the sea, their 'banners
and giiidonB and shining steel com
pletely filling the vision. Over all waa
the continuous roar of voices greeting
the presidential party. In advance rode
a platoon of mounted. police, followed
D7 the famous Governors' Island band,
playing "Hall to the Chief." Behind
thet.9 there broke ueon the spectators'
with Mrs. McKlnley by hie "tide, " To and the pursuit of happiness. To them
tkalr loft nrtf tho vice nrpKlrlpnf inn ,u" P11" "" win ' siven, inejr biihii
tneir left sat tne Vice Pn"e"t' W not .be abandoiwd. Ve. will not h.ave.
wife, while near the prmnrent was ,he jeitiny of the loyal millions in the
Uovernor uneil, 01 new lorar etna i islands to tne oinioyai inousanas who nre
erouned further back were Major Gen
eral Corbln. Admirals Bradford and
Crownlnshleld, Secretary Root. Justices
Harlan and Gray. Senator Iodfre; Gov
ernor Stone, of ,PennelTiB,.-,and
many ladles of the cabinet, armyr navy
and official set.
1 hla inaugural address, delivered
"" .:,....;.. ..... ...-v V- v.iM..
flit, roholllnn avulnvt th.. l'riltixl AtuV.'rt
Order under civil institutions will come,
aa soon, aa those who now break the peaee
shall keep tt. Foue will not be ne.nl.il
sr. used whan those who make war
against us shall make .It no mere. If ay tt
tad wttNMlt farther bloodshed,, and thera
ba' Uabered to .UW rajn of ..pes.ee to be
aeade permanently a government of lie
ertr -uodar law. -'
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THAN COST and some for the price of the glass iu the fiame".
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