Evening Star Newspaper, March 4, 1897, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DALY Exe EPT SUNDAY : AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, . 1101 Penney’ Avenue, Cor. Hth St by The Evening Bear Aes spaper Company. If you want today’s news today you can find Piget ¢ it only in The Star. Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per sear, with foreign postage added. $3.0 (Enteret at the Post On at Washington. D. C., == ————— = WASHINGTON, D. ©. THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1897-TWENTY PAGES. “TWO CENTS. | TODAY'S PACEANT Inauguration of a President of the United States, SOLEMNLY SWORN IN class mall rantter.) TAI mall subscriptions must be pala tn advance, Rates of advertising inade known on application The Parade One of the Most Notable Ever Seen. THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT INCIDENTS OF THE DAY ON THE WAY TO THE CA THE DEPARTURE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. TOL. for the four! i : » time in the history | had devoted themselves to the duty of cele-| was a roar of applause that shook the | Behind these was an army of spectators] @nd other members of his family were | followed. each wearing the gold-faced uni- | tory a a re j there. form of high diplomatic rank, and carry- | sult of re strain. He said aecas tive-bora citizen | brating the coming of such an honored | building. The street was packed with a|on foot, and behind them again the oc- |‘ . S hivty arcivea’ at ie = wate ; eeponpcetied : of this great republic, a native-born ciizel [citizen to live among them had covered | solid mass of people, through which tic | cupants’ of the seats in the various tem- |, {he Ee ee ee ee OE | ee eee ee een Sle 1 She Dice Premicars Anans in the pr nas ©f | themselves with glory. The gentle breezes | carriage that was to convey the President- | porary stands erected in front of build- AHS ScIRH teas Othe. Ee caliente» Revestneuts | ahmed. atieat ot tayean Ath carers oa amltpsaet Senators: The hcur has arrived whict countrymen, anc the gre ated the folds of 10.00) starry em- | elect to the White House could scarcely be | ga Orin tiers arranged in store win-| sce and Vice Fresident and Vice Presi- | and a few from democratic countries in |iwarks the clore of the Fifty-fourth « bronze goddess who stands in her lofty s of freedom. The cornices and win- | driven. dows. The latter custom was generally dent-elect. Mrs. McKinley, accompaniéd } plain fro its. = mkd hess-ieaie bs a place, symbolic of the idea that crested | dows and walls of countless buildings were To the White House. followenl ‘all along {he Javenue, ‘and! the | hom etsler, Mra. Barer, roves downithe | A sou BS at Sea a m snd tenainates say officiel relation to co i ‘er the | Wreathed in the same bright hues that Z n- | Windows in many instances presented more ea ae De clate justices of the Supreme Court were ody. Before laying down the this proud nation. bent his head over en ee ert eithe ‘tat | ‘The President-elect was seated with Sen- | 2TaCtive pictures. than thes ever aid be, | aisle and took a frent seat, which had been | sociate justices of the Sty Court wer Sacred Book and took the solemn oath mense stands erected in the vacant spaces | tor Sherman, sitting on the rear right seat, reserved for her. She smiled frequently as | announc bound him for four long years tc | presented _ pic They filed slowly down the | for the last time, I may be pardor she surveyed the crowd, and chatted aisle, the crowds on the floor and in the | detaining you for a mom fore, prettily dressed womea, with preity iresque harmonies, — with | nd Senator Mitchell with Mr. Porter occu- | faces and absorbed children in their. holi- whi nt, in the a’ wate | guard the welfare of thc |tright banners, green garlands and the | pled the front seat. The carriage was one | day clothes, enjoying the scenes from be- | Chairman Bell of the inaugural com pee Se. coe oe we Ave cxiression to my gratitude for the Am le. nuit-colored dresses of the fair women | brought by the Senate committee and was | hind the protecting transparency of plate | Diy "ina dark gown, with a large - jot sentatives. headed by jmany kindy nn me—dur It was an impressive yet beautifully | “he so largely occupied them. drawn by a pair of clipped brown horses. The balconies above were all crowdea | beauty rose at her right shoulder. + | Reed and Mr. Dingley, the tariff Ieader, time it i ved fortune simpl at marked the accession A Popular Demonstration. At ten minutes after 10 o'clock the start | plong the line, and there was nota murine | black velvet toque bonnet was e at hand, then entered the chamber. side over liberations. My ap nley of Ohio, student, ‘There have been many inaugurations in | was made for the White House amid re- white velvet. Following th that didn’t frame an animated group. The eis ane do Vice President- | tion of the resolution of th [The President a % y Presicent came the venerable Mrs. = f can find inc saan est | W y ts that of | newed cheering by the crowd. Troop A of | viewing stands were well patronized, but | 2&W - meter Fleet. if ca ” qua - f pr paey ey ie y Sepete en Sse History | Giecdeue opened the way through the mass | not to an uncomfortable detec ana pcraiie || eels cote a ganbed! [befttinely to her Hhectgees Bort ie a wae of all, ¢ common people so dear aeat of people, with a line stretching almost ? eighty yezrs. Her kindly fa framed | There was in roils of gray hair like those in old prints. | officials annou he was two seats from Mrs. McKinley. Jr. | Glect. Mr. Hol and the two bent forward frequently for an | 0 °°" 0h exchange of happiness. COCK, IOS of interest when siven offer d the Vice President ety entered from the right Ss towa tanding sen- were cherished articles t pee to the American heart, to the high office of | aS excelling all that have gone before. | across the street. The coachman gave the | from the bracing pelea to protect wearers lent of the United States of America. | The citizens of the capital city worked to hee oe the carsiage fell rape the northwest. © was nc tifed triumph in| that end, with a degree of energy un-| hind and the way was taken down lit ; rk eye beneath the broad white brow | known even. in this public-spirited com. | t¥eet to Pennsylvania avenue, and 30 up to toyed ake Bueciacle. . and I carry from hadow of feeling of un- i any senater—no memory 2 even the me us occupied 9 seat on the front row of sen- | v the most illu: 2 ae 4 the favors political fortune the dark eye ah z 4 of ators and officia ped to the seat ue i a ; Senne | munity. As late as a fortnight ago there | the White House. While the crowd in its entirety could not On the Floor of the Senate. Soar he oa yo Wa A at on me, I cou that of pei weoade cal were doubters—lowering -clouds of “‘finan- En Route to the Capitol. compare in point of numbers with those Among those who occupied seats on the | lapel of kis coat he wore a large bunch of Rink artis ier 9 —w ae as te @R Ga cial depression” cast heavy shadows over | ‘The progress to the Capitol was one long | gathered at previous inaugurations, it was | floor of the Senate on the side reserved | (5? og gears 5 Whe prey Bate held official front of Capitol, but | otherwise bright prospects, and there was . | viclets. All this was but accessory to the « held officia ai expeeasion or Humility ‘minaied with | apprenedsiaumetiing the great quadrennial | Ovation and President-elect McKinley was | evidently well-to-do, and its lessened char- | for senators were Commissioners Ross and | jnain scene, which hil been so eager chamber. To have been the aeaiee fon of the heavy burdens he was | Ceremony might be lacking in some re- kept bowing continuously in acknowledg-| acter made progress from point to point | Truesdell. Senator-elect Heitfeld of Idaho awaited, the of President Clev erie of this august body is an geeak es of manly determina. | Sects. But these fears were unfounded, | ment of the plaudits of the populace. The | less difficult than formerly. And everybody fous and land and President-elect McK It was | citizen a » u me | itizen might be proud a persuaded faithful, lischar; thi manifold ge magnificent appearance of the Cleveland | enjoyed the parade amazingly. No othi ators, next to Senator Faulkner. On the | Just when main th i Sy ne upant or this es , ioter = ig eae Sa ee Race TGCes pees Nas eer ae eataies success | troop, which acted as his special escort, | presidential pageant was ever more satis-| other side of Mr. Faulkner was Senator | doors ae ohe Aitba- | one tnisdred and echt sears pf Gun Dene aed resented to o volee the worde: | In novelty the decorations of the ty acre | Was also the inspiration for enthusiasm. | factory to a critical populace. Socket nett oy Wee one ee : Aone See Seaira) De- 1 taioval Deters — eee Se oe ee “I do eas y cwear that 1 will faitbtully | #Comparably superior to anything ever | The fine-looking young men were mounted | The monotony so tiresome at recent in- | PACK of him were other senators who had The one about to step from private | dis arge of the duties aining to this the other about | office more deeply impressed with a sense of a z he trumpeters rid- fe seen in Washington; the magnificent body | CD Coal black chargers, t augurations of long lines of men belonging dent of the | of regular United States troops was more |!& Pure white steeds, and rode Sooo to a single organization, all dressed alike, » best of my | numerous than any gathered since Grant's | Companies lined with remarkable precision. | looking alike, and marching alike, and defend the | great display at the close of the war; sev- | ,TH& presidente carriage, pees, “Ou | taking an hour or more to pass a ‘given tion of the United States.” Thus | €Mteen sovereign states had their citizens |@Tawn by four bay horses, followed. point, was happily lacking. ‘There was used their influence to keep him away | life into the presidenc from Washington. Later on Senator Du-/ to lay Gown the presidency and return to | the responsibilities imposed, or with a bois came in and took a seat beside M) ate life. higher appreciation of the character and |p Heitfeld, and the two who have fought | As they moved down the middle aisle Mr. | dienity of the great iegislative assembly. one of the hottest political battles in | Cleveland was a trifle in advance, stepping | During the term just closing questions of ES ceniis ed bow orou br asitient] Clovelanvicandl 223k es American history talked pleasantly and | haltingly and with a suggestion of his re- | deep import to polit and to the William Mc gather from the | (rey Ggntiong Peed’ and over sixty civil | president-elect McKinley. Senator Mitchell RRR ee ae commented on the events that were about | cent rheumatic trouble. His face looked | country have he mest and at Pigngralion Bane cir gr| Cer ae ip e magnificent | of Oregon faced the latter and Senator | Gn former occasions Pea re meet In | to take place. : | grave. times passionate discussion. This chamber nies dine: ecaraes Peat ied Galied 3 Sherman was President Cleveland's oppo-| mounted police that preceded the splendid | Marshal A.A. Wilson occupied a seat on| Mr. McKinley followed closely, stepping | has Indeed been the arena of great debate. cam A Great Parade. site. Other carriages followed containing | band from Governor’ Island to the Inec | te floor alongside the members of the | casily down the aisle. The difference in| The record of four years of parllamentaty the twenty-third of that grand line] ne wine of march of the parade was | the membgrs of President Cleveland's cabi: | Data from Governor's Island to tl ‘rang | Supreme Court of the United States. Judge | ege of the two men was marked, Mr. Mc- | struggles, of masterful d s, of import rs chosen by the people of America. | ic-cer than usual_full four miles, in fact. | et division, there were cunstant features mov- | Magner was among those present. | Kinley was perfectly composed. and his ‘our years the fortunes of the na- . me ‘ | ant legislation, is close Mr. Gage,-who will be Secretary of the | poise was easy and digniied. He moved | to the demain of histor; Treasury, was seated between Senator | down the aisle, bowing to the presiding | I think I can truly say, in the words of Lindsey of Kentucky and ex-Senator Hiz- ! cfficer, and with Mr. Cleveland took their | a distinguished predecessor: “In the @is- gins. Senator-elect Platt was between Sen- | allotted seats. charge of my official duties I have known d passes now The ceremonies at the Capitol were wit- | ing along in paroramfe precision to catch nessed hy a select few in the Senate cham- | and.-hold the attention of spectators, and upon the line in the central section of the | ber when Vice President Hobart was inspire their applauge and acclamation. city and to insure the maintenance of the | sworn in. The latter was escorted to the] ‘The President was, éf course, the central nder the guardianship of | 7ade so to ease the pressure of spectators representing a vast num. d have been guided by Se a ETeeet RE | line unbroken. General Horace Porter, | Capitol by the famous Essex Troop of New ney changed to the . a political ber of the ators Hoar and Lodge, and later Senator theme of popular admiration, and no Presi- a The galleries were now intent on the | no cause, no frien¢ Jersey, ine body of well-drilled horse- % ‘i Aldrich came in and engaged in conver: striking spectacle. Mr. Cleveland and Mr. vor justly er great political ‘warts, | the grand marshal, reviewed the parade | Je"e¥.,2 fine body dent was ever greeted with more hearty | toy with the boss of NeweYork republican ‘I men. After the exercises in the Senate a| welcome or seemed to PclAte Nbamare: a vaaies mamber 68 the | ae_ ee sy rmont avenue and K | procession was formed to the large stand | Before his carriage rode the splendid Troop maain for font pr in diigo Fe norara u Plies act lack of | erected immediately north of the main en- | A of Cleveland, the sun glistening from the 2 in an absolute. | bandt Hae apie was . Sole To it trance to the building. When the presi-|shining flanks of the fretting black its methods and | ee all this dieplay’ there ag a mlenty | dential party appeared the vast concourse | chargers and burnishing the gold mount- i | gathering Of those eee eons Th’ the | of people who were packed in the immense | ings of the uniforms. In the group of gen- lous Spectacle. capital. For weeks the railroads and | ConcTete-covered space in front of the Cap-| tlemen riding around the carriage were endous moral spectacle. c vi * me | itol broke into ringing cheers, that were | the sons of other men who had made just pen ai spectacle. In | steamboats have been hauling heavy loads | "eated again and again SE oe icine pen aE Onan at no other time in | Of pilgrims to the heart of the nation. As : 2 h h . eu fas such # ‘thing ee Gee hear these grew even larger, President McKinley. Loe atod cin eat aces mad pare irennial change of | the forencon hour toley anceosines eaolt | ‘The President-elect was evidently deeply | frst named, and the grandson of the hero the United States, wit- | ed the great total of strangers. Thanks | impressed with the reception accorded him | and statesman, Ulysses S. Grant, who 1 hemisphere for the | to the perfect arrangements made by the | by his fellow citizens,and his pale face light- | bears the name of that illustrious man. cee citizens’ committee, all of these were well | ed with pleasure. He bewed several times. The 23d Obio. McKinley occupied the two chair: me- to execute th tely in front of ihe presiding officer, mes the temptation may be § facing the Senate and the crowds strong to compass partisan ends by tlie pictures of Pugillst Corbett, On the left sat Major General Miles, com- ard or a perversion of the rule: hair brushed in pompadour style, sat be manding officer of the army, and Admiral nk it safe to say the re: Walthall. Mr. Bliss and Gen. Alger, who] Brown, senior officer of the Navy, both in | Salutary, will be dearly purc$aset will be members of the new cabinet, sat] fuil uniform. To the right was’ another | parture from the methods prescribe side by side. blaze of rich uniforms and decorations, the | Senate for 1is own guidance. A It was twenty minutes past 11 when the | four ambassadors, Sir Julian Pauncefote, | Stance, as indicated, might prove the fore- head of the parade approached the Peace |M. Patenotre, Baron Von Thielman and | runner of untold evils. Monument on Pennsylvania avenue, be-| Baron Fava, being directly to the side of | “It will be recorded for a pr low the steps to the west front of the Capi- | Mr. MeKinl And many an error, by the tol. The marshal’s staff, a hundred men, members of the outgoing cabinet | Will rush into the state.” on handsome black horses with sashes of in a semi-circle to the left, facing | y: must not he forgo broad white satin bound across their black | the outgoing and incoming Presidents. On | goyernins this. ts frock coats, halted at the monument as 2 rules of th politics. Senator-elect Clay of Georgia, resi they and t Sy different course motives are concer n that the rules lents. | founded deep je n the opposite side of the center aisle, in a] aman eeptiones # 2 come to witness the su: | (io chington with Just ground of complaine | 12 @ few moments after his appearance On| pening the President came his old com- | though undecided whether to turn to thelr e, were Chief Justice Fuller and | DA man expe sons ‘eluate ta pabee Gace Shick. caertia i on the score of neglect. the stand William McKinley, jr, was| sides, who had fought with him, slept with | Teht or left, giving the people a chance to wearing their long | hall to con ae re | der able 1 liberties which have by conflict. By its rules the ly fixes the limits to its own Of those who clamor against the and of pre emony the pag and} Teats were in great demand. The bril- | President of the United States, having sub-| 11% ate with him and hungered with him Y itt thought, to | Mant day sent the stock of the grand stands | scribed ty the oath of office ‘before Chief Danette » ei en ee s: | sev 0 ofc! Justice Melville W. Fuller of the United |!" the bloody times when ai ‘ous portions of it: to the per- | UP several points, and by 10 o'clock there eo - Nokaee tepieeentatiwaatinperiied “and: Cor tutions which are so com-| Was scarcely a seat to be had on any of | States Supreme Court. e Pp! purpose may be changed | the big stands Nearly every building | He delivered his inaugural address in a} lumbia herself seemed on the eve of pros- ace and the change ac- | 4leng the line of march that had a window | clear, firm voice that was heard to a con-| tration; the members of the old 23d Ohio juestioning faith. | Commanding a view of the avenue was in | siderable distance, and was listened to with | Vo ntcers, the regiment that has given whenever they | the market, and these higher-priced eyries | breathless attention by the multitude. At] \Oo" pi Sidents, Rutherford B. Hayes and & palaces to go abroad id out s many of them having their | its conclusion the President and his im-| Wijiam McKinley, to the country and en- of the bulict | “For rent” signals flying when the parade | mediate party returned to the Senate cham- | ‘VZam, Mcltinicy, to the coe hous names 4, a President | began to form at the Capitol for the return | ber, and the parade, which had been ad- survey their magrificence and cheer them. » of silvered heads and The hesitation was brief. The marshals] strong faces making a picture of dignity wheeled to the left and moved up the| and force. Near them were Gen. Porter, street which bounds the Capitol grou: chief marshal of the inaugural parade, and on the north. arshal Wilson of the District of Colum- The parade was twenty-five minutes . Back of the Supreme Court judge passing the monument, and the manner in| were the ministers of foreign countric which the regulars executed the difficult | wearing their rich uniforms of bla movements required to make the double! red, the breasts resplendent with go wise legislation and of good gover turn about the corners was decidedly bril- | broidery, from which hung many court dec-| the right of amendment ani of debate, lant. Every company and troop in the line | eration: cure the ri been achi Great evils often r hasty le : , . Ho vas 7 on its roster. was cheered; the infantry and artillery The Chinese minister and his staff and | tion—rarely from th which follows full of honors and | March to the White House. Tee ae cn Come enced turtheswanterionme | mmutlinterest. did mot fing iwhen this) pre. |\Meavtiy nue’ the-cavairs; when they clat. | tue Coream copmeseutatives wore anelr rich | hor cere aiken. i ty er, rides simply along a Forming the Line. x Gominant feature passed on. The people | terea by, more enthus the | oriental robes. The Turkish minister, | humble judement historic Senate—p ronged with his cheering | The regular troops which formed the escort Backito the Ww mitc House. were to see the finest body of men In the | others. Moustapha Bey, was serving the unrestricted right of amend- ro REPS APA I, ellow cz | of the presidential party to the Capitol be-| The crowd at the Capitol broke in all | regular service of this or any other country wicca embers. from his red fez eap. mpanying the | ment and of debate, maintaining intact the te See Wea ance Es ‘the Whi se by | directions to secure positions along the |¢0me sturdily on, and cheers were given = ministers were the members of the lega- | time-honored parliamentary methods and the hi oifice which is | gen to form in front of the White House by k with a will for the splendid engineers from | At 11:45 the glass doors facing the pre- | ticn suites, In their uniforms, adding to | amenities which unfailingly secure action |9 o'clock. The 17th Infantry was the first | Hine which the procession was to follow, | Willett’s Point, N.Y., who marched with a | siding officer's desk were thrown open, : and | the by nt coloring. B: The word is weak and un-| on the ground and was soon followed by | apd the throngs along the avenue, which | precision and ‘steadiness that was simply used to express the reality arines in storm coats, who swung up | had not been very dense up to this time, | Perfection even to the unpracticed eye. this occurred again | THE CAPITOL CEREMONIES. of the double | after deliberation—possesses in our in strong voice a Senate officer announce row ol Sorel matinee 4 4 ee of government a value whic a iets of the House of Representatives, filling the | measured by words. Bhosambassadors and’ ministers (of for-/| Satire ‘poly OF tue Rall On She sieht SINE: | rte emake Sao peepeted’ Doky, 16-abe Gta conan lcs On the opposite area of the chamber sat | terse words of an eminent senator now Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British am-| the senators and senators-elect. As the | present: “The men who framed the Con- bessador, dean of the diplomatic corps, was | presidential party tcok their Seats Vice | stitution had studied thoroughly all formet the first to enter. He wore tne rich uni- | President Stevenson rose and invited his | attempts at republican government. His- form of an ambassador, his breast heavily | successor to step forward and take the mi the glory and | between the White House and the treasury | Were augmented until progress along the jom in its highest and | at a quickstep and filed along the avenue | sidewalks became a matter of difficulty. ee ¢ went toranr oka it | West of 14th street, where they were halted | The avenue was successfully cleared of | Impressive Scene in the Senate pisw:-nives to make way for the artillery, which came | the persons who had overflowed into it, Chamber. the limbs of so many |in at a trot and parked fts’ guns In the | ard when the head of the parade turned eae te tentilline On oats re west ef the old Corcoran Art Gal-| from Ist street into the broad thorough-| The possession of tickets entitling the was strewn with the wrecks of un- : fare it presented an unbroken breadth of | friends of senators and representatives to | faced with gold embroidery, acruss which | oath of office. essful democract Sometim the A Perfect Day. fainutes after 10 o'clock the Presi- | smooth asphalt framed in by dense parallel | admission to the press galleries of the | heavy scarlet scarf extended. | M. Pate- | Mr. Hobart advanced to the desk, raised | usurpation of the executive power; some » in the memory of the | dent-elect emerged from his reception room | lines of expectant humanity, which pressed notre, the French ambassador; Baron | his rie! hand and took the oath in accord- | times the fickleness and unbridled Icense Fava, the Italian ambassador, and Baron | ance with the Constitution. vor Thielman, the German ambassador,! Mr. Stevenson then delivered his valed. on the great affairs did | Cg : i S ‘arm of Senator Sherman. He look- | against the wire cables which were strung ene = eet ee Biss ocanae eee calm and walked firmly. Just behind | along the curbs and seemingly threatened | t© delay in making an appe ee s 4 mood. The | him came Secretary Porter with Senator | to break through and pour into the re- | Capitol and in selecting seats from which ine to give cnet < Sad ae ale ae with | served space é to watch the interesting proceedings that = .| Abner McKinley brought up the rear and| Thousands of camp stools and canvas| were to take place on the floor. By 10 Tene Renal Sun count- | Kept back the people who pressed upon the | chairs had been brought into requisition Bei eaten fe escon hae coterie esi - zs _ real party even in the hotel corridors. As the | by the sighteeers and were ranged along i r: of the people, had brought popular gov- ernments to destructivn. To guard against Mand gr nother. Never be- | President-elect emerged from the private | the curbs, their occupants in constant | Were to begin, the galleries, with the ex- id W oe ase sen entrance of the Ebbitt on lith street be- | danger of being toppled into the gutter if | ception of the ones reserved for the diplo- appeard he « side the tal! form of Senator Sherman there | they let go their hold on the wire ropes.| matic corps and for the friends of the — — ~— President, Vice President, President-elect and Vice President-elect, etc., were crowd- ed. Three-fourths of the occupants of the galleries were ladies, and a tulip bed could not be arayed in a greater variety of colors than were they. If the Ohio law providing fines for the wearing of high hats in places of public meeting were in force in the District of Columbia and could have been appite@ to the gathering in the Senate there would have been many ar- rests. ‘At many places great ostrich plumes waved before the eyes of those who occu- pied seats behind the front row. The ele- gant and vart-colored dressing of the li dies lent a bright appearance to the scene, and all chatted and‘ craned ‘their necks to catch a glimpse “of the senators and senators-elect on the ‘ftoor. In the diplomatic gallery there was a jam before 12 o'clock, the little reserved space roving wholly inadequate for the many members of the corps and their la~ dies who wanted to witness the ceremon: jes. Mrs. Yang Yu, wife of the Chinese minister, was one of the first to arrive in the gallery, and secured a seat on the front row, where she was the center of attrac- tion for the oceupants of all the gallerie: She was attired in rich silks of the orien’ On either side of her bead was a large bunch of artificial Hows Others who were early to arrive in the diplomatic gallery were Senor. Don Jose Marcelino Hurtado, the,Colombian minis- ter; Senor Don Matias ;Romero, minister from Mexico; Senor Don Domingo Gana, Chilean minister, and Mr. Hatch, Hawalian minister. One of the later arrivals was Mrs. Dominis, ex-Queen of Hawall. ‘The front row of » senators’ gallery, re- Served for the friends of, the President and lent-elect, pelos in-part by the ye x family of Mr. McKinley, “I do solemnly swear that Iw: he office of President of the United States, and Crepes Bia. Weng. aaaieiey to & neat Will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and @efex@ the Constitation of the United States.” commultten "Thy Men jeneclects wether Shera est pts ag a Se lage oe a2 RE se e ‘