Show THE INAUGURAL CEREMONY washington march 4 today for he fourth time a native born citizen of ahio io in tte tle tl e pr presence esene of untold thou sands of his countrymen took the oath which bound him tor for four cars to suard guard the welfare of the american amerl can people it was wa an impressive yet beautifully simple ceremony that marked the ascension of william mckinley to the presidency the popular demonstration was unique the decorations were incomparably superior perlor eu to anything ever seen n washington Wari hington the day was beautiful except on Clev elands first inauguration in n no such ueal day for this ceremony has been met with the magnificent body of regular united states troops was more mor e numerous than any gathered since grants great display at the close of the war seven teen states slates had citizens in the line of the parade and over sixty civil organizations helped to swell its magnificent proportions along the broad avenue on every space were erected grand stands that were mere not only y comfortably covered and of pretty architectural design but were appropriately deF decorated orated citizens spent money liberally to beautify theirl their romes and with the aid aid of thousands of flags of every kind loaned by the national government ern ment pennsylvania Pennsylva tila the great artery avenue of the city was turned into a rainbow of bright colors the line of march of the pa parade rade was longer than is usual fully four miles made so to ease the pressure of spectators in the central part of the city and to insure the maintenance 0 of the line unbroken the great trough of buildings from the capitol to the treasury Is a wealth of bunting there are flags cfall of all nations waving from tile the windows or floating from every available flagpole proba bly every ll 11 flag ag in the international code is represented from the stars and stripes and the blue cross of st george to the white elephant of slim slam and the black and yellow dragon flag of china except in the center of tile the street where the police have cleared a way there Is a solid mass 0 of humanity constantly shifting a veritable ver lEable human carpet for the great avenue through which the flood of the inaugural procession rolled from arof the white hause to the capitol building the presidential party parly were tendered ii a proton prolonged prolong td grand ovation oy atlon president cleveland looked pleaded and bullied but did riot not retarn the salute of the crowds major mckinley raised his hat in acknowledgment of 0 the joo joyous u demonstrations on every hano hana lie ile wr was notice noticeably aby pale and a sad agnost stern look about his firm set mouth suggested the grave responsibility he was about to assume at 1020 mckinley by the senate committee drove to the white cloute where they were greeted b by y president cleveland and the members of the cabinet ile he soon ared and entered liis his carriage accompanied alfed by president cleveland and senators slier man and mitchell the procession then moved to the capitol where the oath of office office wag vas administered to vice rice dent hobart by his predecessor who adjourned the last session of the fifty fourth senate vice president 1 hobart then advanced and delivered ills his introductory address the proclamation of the outgoing president calling nn an extra session of the senate having been read vice president hobart requested the new senators to advance and take the oath of office at the presiding officers suggestion mr morril the patriarch of oe the senate was complimented ed with being the sworn in no exact order was observed the oath being given to four senators at the same time tinie with the fifteen tren nen n en twelve were of the old senators sworn in for new te terms TillS while the oaths were being administered cleveland and mckinley McKin lcy sat talking in low tones it was clearly a hobt agree able exchange for the old and new presidents smiled now and then at ar they nodded to each it was noted that secretary of state olney and secretary lamont larmont were not among the cabinet officers present it was I 1 oa 05 p pm ni when the last oath had been ad and the formal exit began the supreme court just justices going first mr air cleveland president mckinley and officials Iol following lowing to the senate wins indof of the capitol where the oath of kofl office ace was to be administered As mckinley walked down the platform the shouts were deafening lie ile was compelled to stop and bow acknowledgment know mckinley mckenley arose and uncovered while title justice fuller in a flowing rotc administered the oath the new president kissed the gilt edged bible presented by the bishop of the african methodism methodise Meth Metho odise dlo church to seat seal his hir oath the people continued to roar holding the manuscript of his address in one hanu he turned to the multitude and lifting up his hand as if in admani tion for order begun his inaugural address Cle cleveland with his hir bilk alk hat in his hands listened attentively to every ev word clear and ringing I 1 tones 0 r carried ar led well among the confusion and shri it which prevailed about the stand but could hardly be heard fifty feet away As the shifting chit ting multitude ceased to surge towards toward s the close of his address addres 6 his words carried far into the crowd and were e re an answered red with cheer upon cheer especially e c his I 1 s impressive promise to do all in n his power to restore prosperity the negroes roared their approval when he declared with uplifted arm arin that lynching lunching lyn ching must cease As he concluded the multitude again za cheered and cannon in the distance roared as the signal officer on the roo of the capitol fla hashed blied the signal across the city mckinley smiled at ills his wife while captain II Il esland rushed forward and threw a great coat about him ills wife lifted her handkerchief and smiled u with ith joy as ar she caught ills his warm glance of love ex speaker grow of pennsyl vania vania was the first to congratulate him others swarmed up to shake ills his hand but as quickly is as possible he and the remainder of the presidential party was hurried back to tile the capitol thus ended an epoch in american history the erection of a milestone is as it 1 were in the life of the republic |