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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 9, 1905)
THE O’NEILL FRONTIER D. H. CRONIN. Publisher. J’NEILL NEBRASKA (A sailor named Kelly, while at Port Louis, Mauritius, recently contracted i fever and fell Into a state of coma. The catalepsy was so prolonged that he was pronounced dead and removed to the mortuary. When the coolie attendants came to prepare his body for burial they handled him roughly, and his head jeame In contact with the stone slab on iwhtch he was laid. The shock broke Ithe spell and roused him to life again. :The coolies all fled and Kelly had to 'free himself from his grave clothes. !He was fully conscious of all that hap pened when In a stute of cutnlepsy, but was unable to move or to speak. ( ■■ —. . A Hindu woman In Amritsar has Just seen her fifth generation—the son of her great-grandson. She has un dergone a ceremony called Svarga So panarchanam (rising to heaven by means of a ladder;. After a two hours' service of thanksgiving a heap of rice ■was put before her on which was placed a small ladder of gold. The new-born child was then brought In and placed in the lap of the woman, who then put her right foot on the first rung of the ladder, and there were cheers all around, and flowers were showered on her—Lahore Civil and Military Gazette. j ne total coai production or me United mates is now at the rate of 3,000,000 tons a day, and the consump tion of coal by railronds is equul to 40 j>er cent, of this, or 400.000 tons a day. The fuel bill of u railroad contributes about 10 per cent, of the total expense of operation and 30 to 40 per cent, of the total cost of running the locomo tives. A locomotive will consume on an averuge $5,000 worth of coai per annum, and for a road having an equipment of 6,000 locomotives the coal bill Is approximately $5,000,000. <—Railway Age. Gwandu, a native town In Africa, contains between 10,000 and 15,000 In habitants and Is surrounded by a pali sade of poles, the top of every pole be ing crowned with a human skull. There are six gates and the approach to each gate Is laid with a pavement of human skulls, the tops being the only parts that show above ground. More than 2,000 skulls aie used In the pavement leading up to each gate. The pave ment Is of snowy whiteness, polished to the smoothness of Ivory by the dally passage of hundreds of naked feet. President Charles F. Thwlng, of "Western Reserve university, writing In the current Harper's Weekly, believes that the tuition fees charged by col leges are too small and that they should be Increased. At Yale, for ex ample, the annual tuition fee Is $155; at Harvard It Is $150; at Princeton $150. President Thwlng thinks this Is wrong. "Those who receive the ad vantage ot a utility,” he says, "should pay for It. If It cost a college $500 to educate each of a thousand boys, each of the thousand boys should pay $500.” The czar of Russia has four sepa rate "services" of horses and carriages —namely, the Russian, English, French and gala sets. Each set comprises at least fifty horses. The Russian set ac companies the emperor wherever he goes, and at Gatshlna It Is used to gether with the English set. The gala and French horses and carriages are housed at St. Petersburg, In the Winter palace stables. The czar’s gala turn out consists ot fifty Hanoverian horses, which are perfectly white, with blue eyes. Among the recent publications of the British royal commission are thirty let ters found In the archives of the duke of Portland, which bear the signature of King Charles II., and are addressed to thirty different members of the aris tocracy. Every one of them contains a request for loans, ranging from $5,000 to $50,000 .and each conveys the follow ing assurance: "You are the only one of my friends to whom I have cared to address myself about the matter." According to Dr. Fischer, of Berlin, the most effective position of sleep for obtaining intellectual rest Is to keep the head low and the feet slightly ele vated. Falling this the body should, at any rate, be horizontal so as to Irri gate the brain well. The habit of sleeping with head low and feet high Is, according to the doctor, a remedy for brain troubles and some Internal maladies. It can be adopted gradually.; Several years ago a company was formed In London which offered to all ■women who for a certain time bought half a pound of tea at their stores a pension of 10 shillings a week If they lost their husbands. The list of widows gradually reached $0,000. and the com pany had to suspend payment. A Welsh magistrate has decided that In a liquor transaction, or any other purchase and sale, a sale takes place when the money Is paid for an article. 8o one may pay for his drinks during the lawful hours and legally call and take them In the hours during which .liquor must not be sold. Six months behind time, but still per severing. says the London Express, George M. Schilling of Pittsburg, who Is walking around the world In seven years for a £1.000 wager, has arrived In Liverpool. He left New York In 1897, penniless and wearing a newspaper suit. The eight ambassadors of the German empire In Madrid. Rome, Washington, Constantinople. Paris, London. St. Pe tersburg and Vienna are all members of the nobility. Their emoluments are $26, 000 In the first three cities named, $30, 000 in the next three, $37,600 In the last itwo. In an address to the Society of Arts fin London, January 25, the Hon. Robert ■P. Porter said there would soon be six (hundred railway stations In London, ■and that from $125,000,000 to $160,000,000 (was now being spent there In electrify ing roads and In the extension of tubes. By way of celebrating the centenary •f Don Quixote, next May, the Mar quesa de Squllacke will arrange a great festival In Madrid, at which all of the guests, as well as the servants, will ap pear In the costumes of the time when that knight Is supposed to have lived. A German periodical, the Garten laube. offers three prizes for the beet answers to the question, which Is be coming more and more serious to mothers: "How can I marry uff my daughters?" _ Strenuous efforts are being made In Baris to simplify the orthography of the French language, but some of the au thorities, notably Francois Coppes, are jbUterly opposed to all changes suggest Nearly one-half of the 2,011 clubs In England are golf clubs. Of the 250 so cial clubs in London 26 are for women alone and 6 others admit wc» «p. The largest women's club ha*^' libers. m ROOSEVELT IS MKURATEI Washington in Gala Attire, Filled With Sightseers, En joys the Spectacle. \ MAGNIFICENT SETTING Rough Riders Escort the Exec utive Down the Avenue for the Ceremony. INDUCTION OF FAIRBANKS Vice President-Elect Goes Through the Ceremony Which Makes Him Pre siding Officer of the Sen ate—The Day’s Doings. Washington, March 4.—Theodore Roosevelt, of New York, and Charles Warren Fairbanks, of Indiana, were to day inaugurated respectively as presi dent and vice president of the United States, in the presence of such a throng ns the national capital has rarely witnessed, and with a setting of brilliant pageantry. The occasion wus made a festal cere mony In Washington. The city Is a symphony In color. The decorations throughout the city are more elaborate and beautiful than on the occasion of any previous presidential Inauguration. The Court of Hietory. No thoroughfare In the world, prob ably, lends Itself so beautifully to deco ration as that part of Pennsylvania avenue between Fifteenth and Seven teenth streets. Here Is the court of history, and here the decorators achieved artistic marvels. From the Louisiana Purchase exposition were brought the heroic statues of Monroe, Jefferson. LaSalle, Clark, Livingston Hnd other notable figures In the history of the Louisiana purchase, and on ped estals placed at regular intervvals on the south side of the avenue stand Im posing white statues. Great Allegorical Figures. From the exposition also came four great allegorical figures, two of which were erected one on each side at either endH of the court of history. Each figure Is surrounded by a group of columns forty feet high, heavily fes tooned. Arranged on the pedestals at regular Intervals on each side of the court are triple bamboo poles, fifty feet high, from the Philippines. Each bears a hand painted shield of a state or territory, and from Us top floats the stars and stripes. The Reviewing Stands. Scores of handsome palms constitut ed one of the decorative features of the court. Along each side of the court handsome stands were erected, from which spectators viewed the Inaugural parade. The president’s reviewing stand Is directly In front of the White House. It Is handsomely constructed and beautifully decorated with flags and laurel. The seats in the stand were occupied by the families and per sonal friends of the president and vice president, members of the cabinet, dip lomatic corps, senate and house, Jus tices of the supreme court, army and navy officers, chairman of the republi can national committee, members of the Inaugural committee and the press. Through this great amphitheater the Inaugural parade moved to the music of a hundred bands. A light rain fell In the early hours, but the sun broke through the clouds by 7:30 and the hopes of the thousands of strangers for u fair day were re alized. Early In the day Pennsylvania av enue was thronged with people. Hemmed in by wire ropes stretched on both sloes of the avenue for the en tire length of the route of the parade, the crowd was banked ten deep on the sidewalks. The side streets leading in to Pennsylvania avenue likewise were congested with humanity. Comparatlve'y few in the great crowd witnessed the ceremonies inci dent to the actual inauguration of the president or vice president. Tens of thousunds remained for hours on the avenue, quite content to catch a fleet ing glimpse of the two men upon whom today the attention of the nation is centered. Promptly at 10 o'clock Roosevelt. Fairbanks and the congressional In augural committee emerged from the White House and started in carriages for the capitol amid great cheering of the watching multitudes. A Triumphal Progress. The president entered a magnificent open landau drawn by four beautIftilly matched bay horses. With him sat Senator Spooner, and opposite them sat Senator Lodge and Representative Dal zell. Senator Fairbanks entered the second carriage, accompanied by Sen ator Bacon and Representatives Will iams of Massachusetts and Crum pack er. The remaining members of the In augural committee members of the cabinet entered other carriages. The carriages swept into Pennsyl vania avenue, where the military escort Joined them. The Rough Riders con stituted the special guard of the pres ident. They surrounded the carriage completely and let none approach that vehicle too closely. The ride down the avenue was one long-continued ovation. The presiden tial party entered the capitol grounds at 10:30. the president going immedi ately to the president's room In the senate, where he began signing the bills awaiting his approval. In Senate Chamber. Shortly before noon families and per sonal guests of Messrs. Roosevelt and Fairbanks reached the senate and wit nessed the Anal work of congress. The galleries were masses of brilliant col ors. At 11:BO the diplomatic corps, the supreme court and house of represent atives were announced. They took the places reserved for them. Then Mr. Fairbanks was announced, and follow ing him Roosevelt was announced. An Appropriate Chilliness. The ceremony was coldly formal, but Impressive. After an expectant hush the oath of office was administered to Mr. Fairbanks by President Pro Tempore Frye, and the new vice pres ident delivered his brief inaugural ad dress. Then he administered the oath of office to the senators-eleet. and with a tap of the gavel the Fifty eighth congress came to a close. M car time the people left the gal leries and went In procession to the east front of the capitol. where the Inauguration of President Roosevelt took place. Finally a mighty cheer burst from the great concourse as Mr. Roosevelt appeared on the stand. He acknowledged the ovation with digni fied courtesy. The Oath Is Taken. The cheering ceased as Chief Jus tice Fuller stepped upon the dais. He held In his hands a bible, and Mr. Roosevelt stood opposite him. alert but composed. The president solemnly re peated the oath after the chief justice, and then stooged and kissed the book. As he lifted his head he flashed one glance toward Mrs. Roosevelt, and then faced the great multitude. Again that thrilling, soul-stjrrlng shout went up, and then the crowd pressed closer to hear the Inaugural address which followed. At Its conclu sion the president returned to the White House. The president stood in his carriage much of the time, bowing right and left In acknowledgment of the gracious enthusiasm which his appear ance aroused. After a light luncheon he reviewed the magnificent parade formed In his honor. THE INAUGURAL CEREMONY. Graphic Description of Scene When the President Took the Oath. Washington. D. C., March 4.-President Roosevelt took the oath ot office before a vast gathering of the people he has been elected to serve. The attendant scenes were not unusual. Inaugurations from the time the east front of the eapitol first be came the setting for the ceremony have been much the same. Many of the central figures have officiated in like capacity on other occasions when presidents have ac c-eeded to the highest office In the gift of the American people. Chief Justice Fuller, In administering the oath, repeat ed a solemn function he has performed four times—today his last. Yet, with all tills repetition, nothing wus Jaded and ev erything appeared new. ki _ r*__ r _ -vi --r- — .w, ' The great crowd assembled for the crowning event of a day full of features, cannot be estimated even by comparison. It extended far beyond the reach of the voice and wa3 so densely packed as to carry the stage out of the sight of many. The capitol plaza, respurceful in accom modating the thousands eager to view the ceremony, was completely filled. Peo ple came by its numerous streets and ave nues, which, like so many yawning, rav enous maws, greedily swallowed the throng until every coign of advantage was occupied. The trees, barren of foliage, carried their human burdens on limbs capabale of bearing the weight of man or boy, ami so Tar away as the terraces and marble steps of the library of congress thousands stood. The Earlier Entertainments. The rendezvousing of tli^ troops, com mittees and civic societies entertained the crowd throughout the long wait Inci dent to the schedule. The various organi zations arriving by different routes passed into the narrow defiles which the police kept open, the brilliant uniforms of the troops, the bright sashes of the commit tees, and the rich caparisoning of the horses lending themselves to a kaleido scopic, panoramic effect. Cheers upon cheers greeted the constantly shifting picture. As rapidly as the troops arrived they took the positions assigned them. The military escort stretched far to the left and consisted of all branches of the ser vice-horse, foot and artillery. To the right were grouped division after division of state troops, and in different places of honor the other organizations took their stand to await the signal to move. The tramping of feet, galloping of horses, the hoarse orders from chiefs and marshals, the rattle of accoutrements and occ*vai<ip^al bugle calls contributed to a pandemonium of sound to which the public is unaccus tomed at such close range. The movements of the gathering troops and organizations wore not all the crowd had for Its entertainment. Directly In its front preparations were In progress for the inauguration itself. A monster stand in the form of an open amphitheater had been erected on a line with the rotunda of the capitol and there decorators were en gaged in arranging for the ceremony and ushers busied themselves learning the sec tion* to be assigned to the various officials and distinguished guests. The stand itself was of symmetrical ar chitectural proportions, on a different plan from those used In former years. For this occasion it had been built in the form of a semi-circle Inclining to a level plat form on which was placed a pavilion for the president's personal use. The. amphi theater accommodated nearly 7.000 persons. Jutting out from the main entrance, the platform, w.th Its decorations of flags, bunting, palms and flowers, was in bril liant contrast to the naked purity of the stately capitol, on which, by act of con gress, no decorative draping is permitted Arrival of the Privileged Ones. 8ome time before the beglnningcf the in augural ceremony several thousand per sons holding tickets entitling them to seats on the stand began to take their places. By 12 o’clock, the human garden, which had flourished In the senate and house galleries, was transplanted to the open air amphitheater. The brilliant costumes of the women gave to the scene the finishing touch of color. Added to the acre of peo ple seated, who looked down upon ten acres standing, were hundreds banked upon every projecting ledge of the capitol and filling the windows. At about 1 o’clock the official party came through the main door. Cheers were sent up from the enthusiastic multitude, all eyes were directed that way and strained to get the first glimpse of the president. Shouts of "There he is" were heard frequently, but In nearly every in stance the cry was sounded in false alarm. The Official Entrance. The official entrance was dramatic. All except those who were participating in the ceremony were seated. When the justices of the supreme court, with the exception of Chief Justice Fuller, emerged from be tween the Corinthian pillars and inarched down the sloping carpeted aisle to their station, they were greeted with applause. Tho justices wore their robes and skull cape. Then came the members of the dip lomatic eoriKs in their gorgeous uniforms and they evoked thunderous applauss. Bed by Count Cassini, the Russian ambassador and dean of the corps, and follewed by the others in order of precedence, they took seats on the right of the stand. Strolling in after them came members of the cab inet. senators and representatives in con gress. Throughout this scene the demeanor of the multitude was that of interest and ex pectancy. The enticing prospect of seeing gorgeous and stately pageants in review detracted in no manner from the keen in terest in the less brilliant program in im mediate prospect. The attraction respon sible for the assembly of so vast a throng was demonstrated b> the tremendous burst of applause w hich heralded the pres, ident’s approach. The President Comes. Taking as a signal the arrival of Mrs. Roosevelt and a party of friends, and it moment later of Vice President Fairbanks and his escort, the applause subsided to iwait the coming of the man of the hour. Suddenly the crowd on the stand began to c heer. This was taken up by those im mediately In front of the platform. The military presented arms, the committees uncovered, and soon the great sea of peo >le was waving hats and flags and shout ng Itself hoarse. President Roosevelt came forth from be tween the massive pillars quietly and com posedly. He was escorted by Chief Justice Fuller. With measured tread in harmony with the dignified step of the chief jus tice. the president advanced in state dow^n th*~ aisle of distinguished guests. By thi. e all were standing and nothing could be heard above the roar of thunder ous welcome. Immediately following came, arm in arm. the members of the committee on arrangements. As the presi dent passed down the aisle he bared his head and with a characteristic sweep of his hat bow'ed in acknowledgment of the salutations from the stand and the ova tion from the people. Manner Was Easy. His manner was not that of a man In curring onerous responsibilities, three years In the White House having familiar ized him with the duties of the high office to which he was to be inaugurated. While he waited for the applause to die out he stood in triumph, with no show of vanity, with no evidence of political enmity, ap parently no memories of the campaign gone by, and nothing more disconcerting than a huge gathering of loyal Amer icans. At a sign from Chief Justice Fuller the clerk of the supreme court stepped for ward holding a bible. A hush fell over the crowd. The president raised his right hand and the oath to support the laws and the constitution of the United States was reverently taken amid deep silence. When this had been concluded there was practi cally no demonstration, and the president began his inaugural address. As soon as he finished speaking he re-entered the cap itol and, as he disappeared within the building a signal was flashed to the navy yard and the roar of twenty-one guns was begun in official salute to the president. THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS. President Spoke Very Briefly of Our National Duty. The president in his brief inaugural address said: “My Fellow Citizens —No people on earth have cause to be more thankful than ours, and this is said reverently and in no spirit of boastfulness in our own strength, but with gratitude to the Giver of Good who has blessed us with the conditions which have enabled us to achieve so large a measure of well being and of happiness. To us as a people it has been granted to lay the foundations of our national life in a new continent. We are the heirs of the ages, and yet we have j had to pay few of the penalties which in • old countries are exacted by the dead hand of a bygone civilization. We have not been obliged to tight for our existence against any alien race; and yet our life has called for the vigor and effort without which the manlier and hardier virtues wither away. Under such conditions it would be our own fault if we failed; and ! the success which we have had in the i past, the success which we confidently be lieve the future will bring, should cause in us no feeling of vain glory, but rather a deep and abiding realization of all which life has offered us; a full acknowledge ment of responsibility which is ours; and a fixed determination to show that under a free government a mighty people can thrive best, alike as regards the things of the body and the things of the soul. Large Opportunities, Large Duties. “‘Much has been given to us, and much i will rightfully be expected from us. We \ have duties to others, and duties to our selves, and we can shirk neither. We have become a great nation, forced by the fact of its greatness into relations with the other nations of the earth; and we must ' behave as beseems a people with such ! responsibilities. Towrard all other nations, | large and small, our attitude must be one of cordial and sincere friendship. We ! must show not only in our words but in our deeds that we are earnestly desirous of securing their good will by acting toward them in a spirit of Just and gen erous recognition of all their rights' But Justice and generosity in a nation, as in an individual, count most when shown not by the weak but by the strong. While ever careful to refrain from wronging oth ers wre must be no less insistent that we are not wronged ourselves. We wish peace, but we wish the peace of Justice: the peace of righteousness. We wish it because we think it is right and not be cause we are afraid; No weak nation that acts manfully and justly should ever have cause to fear us. and no strong power should ever be able to single us out as a subject for Insolent aggression. v ■ • — • — “Our relations with the other powers of the world are important; but still more important are our relations among our selves. Such growth in wealth, in popula tion. and in power as this nation has seen during the century and a quarter of its national life is Inevitably accompanied by a like growth in the problems which are ever before every, nation that rises to greatness. Power invariably means both responsibility and danger. Our forefath ers faced certain perils which we have outgrown. We now face other perils, the very existence of which it was impossible that they should foresee. Modern life is both complex and intense, ami the tre mendous changes wrought by the extra ordinary industrial development of the last half century are felt in every fibre of our social and political being. Never before have men tried so vast and formid able an experiment as that of administer ing the affairs of a continent under the forms of a democratic republic. Prosperity Has Its Problems. “The conditions which have told for our marvelous material well-being, which have developed to a very high degree our energy, self-reliance and Individual ini tiative, have also brought the care and anxiety inseparable from the accumula tion of great wealth in industrial centers. Upon the success of our experimen much depends; not only as regards our own wel fare. but as regards the welfare of man kind. If we fail, the cause of free self government throughout the world will rock to Its foundations; and therefore our responsibility is heavy, to ourselves, to the world a9 it Is today and to the generations yet unborn. There is no good reason why we should fear the future, but there is every reason why we should face .it seriously, neither hiding from ourselves the gravity of the prob lems before us nor fearing to approach these problems with the unbending, un flinching purpose to solve them aright. “Yet, after all, though the problems are new, though the tasks set before us dif fer from the tasks set before our fathers who founded and preserved this republic, the spirit in which these tasks must be un dertaken and these problems faced, |f our duty is to be well done, remains essentially unchanged. We know that self govern ment is difficult. We know that no people needs such high traits of character a9 that people which seeks to govern Its af fairs aright through the freely expressed will of the freemen who compose it. But Faith Is Firm. “But we have faith that we shall not prove false to the memories of the men of the mighty past. They did their work, they left us the splendid heritage we now enjoy. We In our turn have an assured confidence that we shall be able to leave this heritage unwasted and enlarged to 1 our children and our children's children. To do so we must show, not merely in great crisis, but in the everyday affairs of life, the qualities of practical intelli gence, of courage, of hardihood and en durance, and above all the power of de votion to a lofty Ideal, which made great the men who founded this republic in the lavs of Washington, which made great the men who preserved this republic io ike days of Abraham Linccla." INAUGURATION OF A VICE PRESIDENT Most Effective Ceremony in All American Public Life Seen by Throngs. A SPLENDID GATHERING House and Senate, diplomatic Corps, President and Cabinet, Naval and Military Dignitaries, Meet for Event. Washington, D. C., March 4.—In the presence of as many of his fellow citizens as could be crowded into the senate cham ber, Charles Warren Fairbanks was at noon Inducted into the office of vice presi dent. The ceremony was quickly followed by the final adjournment of the senate of the Fifty-eighth congress, the beginning of a special session, an address by the vice president and the swearing Into office of almost a third of the membership of the senate. Tho Inatallafirm rtf (Ho nrnoidcnt was simple and brief. It consisted of a promise to perform the duties of the office and to support the constitution. This was the oath of office, administered by Sen ator Frye. The two officials stood con fronting each other on the elevated plat form, practically the spot on which all vice presidents for fifty years have stood. Plain and democratic though the cere mony was, it attracted many of the fore most representatives of official life, for eign and domestic, civil and military. A Notable Gathering. Or. the senate floor, with his cabinet, were the president himself about to be Inaugurated; the diplomatic corps, the su preme court, the house of representatives, the admiral of the navy, the lieutenant general of the army, the governors of the states, and others distinguished by posi tion or achievement. In the galleries were friends of the men who occupied seats below, many of them as distinguished in private and social life as the others in the public service. Practically all the variety of hue and vivacity of scene came from the galleries, for aside from the decorations worn by the foreign representatives and the gold lace with which the uniforms of the few army and navy officers present were dec orated, there was the dull level of black and brown on the first floor. The gallery usually devoted to senators was surrend ered to the executive party, and occupied by families and friends of the president and vice president, the supreme court and cabinet. The gallery visitors were practically all in their seats before the official guests appeared. But the wait was not long. The senators were grouped together compactly on the republican side of the chamber, an arrangement necessary to make room for other dignitaries. The House Appears. The two big clocks had measured the time to 11:45 when the members of the house came. They had marched over in a body from the other end of the capitol, headed by Speaker Cannon, with all the assurance of an Invading army; and when the south doors of the senate chamber swung open and Assistant Sergeant-at arms Layton announced, “The speaker and the house of representatives,” they walked to the seats assigned them on the democratic side of ihe chamber. The speaker had scarcely taken his sear at the side of the presiding officer when the doors again parted, and Alonzo H. Stewart, also assistant sergeant-at-arms, heralded in genuine feudal style the ap proach of the diplomats headed by Count Cassini, dean of the corps. “The ambassadors and ministers pleni potentiary," he said in ringing tones, and again, upon the fall of the gavel, all came to a standing posture, while Sergeant-at Arms Ransdell escorted the dignitaries to their places fronting the presiding officer. The foreigners attracted much attention, and the brilliancy of their dress and the distinction of the gentlemen themselves, were the subjects of much admiring com ment. The Supreme Court. Events followed quickly. From this time until Senator Fairbanks began his address the senators and their visitors were kept quite constantly engaged In rising to re ceive newcomers. The ministers were sharply followed by the supreme court, officially gowned in long monkish robes and with Chief Justice Fuller, distin guished In appearance, leading the van. The judiciary was in turn succeeded by Admiral Dewey and his aid, and they by Lieutenant General Chaffee, chief of staff and his aid. who were separately an nounced as the representative of the war like arms of the government. Gradually the hall filled, until for the last time the doors were opened to admit a guest, the president. "The president and his cabinet," pro claimed Sergeant-at-Arms Ransdell. Again all were on their feet. All eyes were upon him as, accompaniedw by the congressional committee and the official household, he walked down the center aisle In the wake of the sergeant-at-arms, who placed him in a big red leather chair in front of the presiding officer, where he faced the other spectators. He had once before been a participant In an inaugural ceremony, but then only as the recipient of second honors. He was there now as the head of the people of the nation, and by right of their choice. His manner was that of a man who appreciates responsi bilities and at the same time feels capable of assuming them—self conscious and self reliant. The Inauguration. Inauguration time had arrived. The man who had shared with him the honors of the last election had been ushered in in 1 the person of Senator Fairbanks, and was even now standing where, on the 4th of March, 1901, Mr. Roosevelt himself had \ stood, to take the oath of the vice presi dential office. Senator Fairbanks had been escorted to the platform on which sat President Frye and Speaker Cannon, the former on the eve of performing the last act of his present term in that office by administering the oath which would make Mr Fairbanks presiding officer of ; the senate. Senator Frye does all things with promptness and decision. The two offi- < ?lal time pieces were agreed in proclaim ing the hour of 12. when the Fifty-eighth ' •ongress muBt come to a close, the Fifty-ninth started on its ca reer, and the new presiding of ficer was introduced and installed. Mr. Frye had already said farewell; the 1 visitors were in their seats. Not a mo ment was lost. Rising in front of the slender, but towering form of his suc •essor, the president pro tempore repeated to him the few words which transformed the Indiana leader from the senator to ] c'lce president. The ceremony did not con sume two minutes. Congress Is Adjourned. The oath concluded, the participants shook hands and Mr. Frye spoke a few words of congratulation, and with a last i thump of the gavel, relinquished his posi tion by announcing the adjournment of the i ifcth congress. He vacated the seat he had occupied four years, stepped from the pr«-» siding officer’s platform to the senate! floor, and there took his seat to listen with other senators to the address of the new vice president. Mr. Fairbanks spoke deliberately and distinctly, his voice, so well tried during the past campaign, easily reaching all parts of the chamber. He said: Vice President Fairbanks’ Address. Senators: I enter upon the discharge of the duties or the position to which I have i*»en called by my countryman with grate ful appreciation of the high honor and with a deep sense of its responsibilities. I have enjoyed the privilege of serving with you here for eight years. During that period we have been engaged in the consideration of many domestic questions of vast importance and of foreign prob lems of unusual and far-reaching sig nificance. We submit what we have done to the impartial judgment of history. 1 can never forget the pleasant relations which havebeen formed during my serv ice upon the floor of the senate. I shall cherish them always as among the most delgihtful memories of my life. They warrant the belief that I shall have in the discharge of-the'functions which devolve upon me under the constitution the gen erous assistance and kindly forbearance of both sides of the chamber. We witness the majestic spectacle of a peaceful and orderly beginning of an ad ministration of national affairs under the laws of a free and self-governing people. We pray that divine favor may attend it and that peace and progress, Justice and honor may abide with our country and with out- countrymen. < The address received careful attention, and at its conclusion the vice president, instructed the secretary to read the call for an extraordinary session of the sen ate. The reading accomplished, and the senate of the Fifty-nith congress thus in stalled, Dr. Edward Everett Hale, the vener able chaplain of hte senate, came forward to deliver the opening prayer of the first session Jn response to a quiet signal from the chair, the senate and its guests rose and stood while Dr. Hale in his usual impressive manner uttered the invocation. The organization of the senate was then completed by the swearing in of senators elected to serve for the next six years. “PRAYER MARCh” OFF. Mayor Weaver, of Philadelphia, W ll Not Be Prayed for by a Great Multitude. Philadelphia, Pa., March 4.—Mi'iis ters who are personal friends of Mayor John Weaver, some of them being con nected with the Sunday school in which he teaches a bible class, have checked, temporarily at least, the great march of citizens upon the city hall, as planned by the clergymen. None of the ministers who took part in the meeting Wednesday evening can be induced to give a complete account of it. Few will speak of it at all. An outline of the plan of the ministers, which was learned last night after the sensational meeting had adjourned, aroused Mayor Weaver's friends to in stant, action. There was a conference among several clergymen at the church attended by the mayor, and at its close several of the ministers visited the city hall. Conservatives Against Plan. Most of the conservative ministers in the city deprecated the fact that the radical element had swayed the meet ing Wednesday night. They said It would have a pernicious effect upon the church generally if the project were to be carried into effect. A number of citizens and radicals still hail the plan for an immense gathering outside the buildings where the mayor is en throned as a measure that would be sure to compel him to break the si lence he is maintaining toward vice protection and Induce him to tear him self loose from "the gang." Next Tuesday is said to be the day set for marching, and it remains to be seen whether the ministers are continu ing their plans secretly or have decided (hat discretion is the better part of valor. The Rev. Floyd W. Tomkins, who is one of the leading pastors in the anti vice movement, declares he will have nothing to do with any march on the city liall. The Rev. Kerr Boyce Tupper takes khe same stand. He says the march would be unfortunate as it would place the church in too radical a posi tion. Law and Order Society Halts. "Tlie movement has been working up lo the present point for some time,” said D. Clarence Gibboney, secretary of the Law and Order society, "but if it is made it will not be under the tuspiees of the Law and Order so ciety." Reformers and city party men gen ially seem to feel that they have raised i Frankenstein. An appeal to all ministers was sent out today by the Rev. Mr. Tomkins uid the Rev. Mr. Tupper. They ask the clergymen to hold ten minute services ifter the regular ones next Sunday !o pray for the mayor and the city. WEATHER HAS HELPED Business Reports Are Conflicting, but the General Tendency Is Toward Better Things. New York. March 4.—R. G. Dun & C6.V •eview aays: Trade reports are still somewhat con licting, but on the whole Improvement las followed more settled weather, and he outlook is considered favorable even n sections where current business Is rregular. Mercantile collections are not is prompt at the east as elsewhere, but he liabilities of commercial failures In February are much smaller than a year igo. Traffic blockades have been lifted, ■estoring a normal distribution of mer -handise, and railway earnings In Feb ruary are only 5.1 per cent, smaller han last year, despite the severe (leather at the start. little idle ma chinery Is noticed In the iron and steel ndustry. Textile mills are increasingly ictive and New England shoe shops are ihipping more freely than a year ago, ilthough there Is still delay In booking irders for fall footwear. Minor manu-; 'suturing plants are also preparing for arge sales, indicating that confidence eraalns unshaken. Agricultural com minities have prospered, cash prices of >11 farm products maintaining profitable >ositlons, but the speculative markets ire erratic. Foreign commerce at this port for the ast week shows a gain of $1,116,819 in alue of merchandise imported, while ex torts decreased $887,535, compared with the ■ame week last year. Although some fractional declines have iccurred in hides the market Is well main ained, considering the fact that the qual ty is very poor at this season. Commercial failures this week in the Jnlted States are 245, against 252 last veek, 258 the preceding week, and 236 he corresponding week last year. Fail ires in Canada were 35, against 25 last veek, 32 the preceding week and 27 last tear. Nan May Go Free. New York, March 4.—Nan Patterson nust be given another trial by May or be released on ball. A decision to hat effect was given by Justice Gay lor in the state supreme court. Antarctic Party Makes Port. Buenos Ayres, March 4.—A telegram o the Standnrd announces that the kntartic ship I.e Francais, with the en ire Charcot expedition, has arrived at ’uerto-Madrin. Argentina.