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INAUGURATION OF TAFT AND SHERMAN PRESIDENT Washington, D. C In the senate I chamber, which seldom before has witnessed so Impressive a ceremony or held a more brilliant audience, in the presence of high dignitaries of state and nation, and the ambassa dors nnd representatives of every country of the civilized world, Wil liam II. Taft shortly before 1 o'clock took oath of office as president of the United Slates. A blinding snow storm, which swept in upon Washington . late Wednesday nisht and continued throughout the fore noon, caused an abandonment of the outdoor ceremonies at the capltol, which heretofore has marked the in auguration of many presidents of the United States. Mr. Taft'B inauguration immediate ly followed that of Vice-President James S. Sherman, which was car ried out in accordance with the orig inal program. The distinguished company which gathered in the sen ate to witness the inauguration of the vice-president, and which after ward was to have been escorted to the immense Inaugural stands on the east front of the capitol, simply re mained in their places In the cham ber to view the more impressive cer emonies attending the induction into office of the new executive of the na tion. President Roosevelt, arm in arm with President-elect Taft, entered the crowded senate chamber shortly af ter 12 o'clock. The appearance of these two chief figures in the day's events was a signal for spontaneous outbreak of applause on the floor and of cheers In the galleries. Speaker Cannon, enteritis the sen ate chamber at the head of the house of representatives, took a place on the presiding officer's bench by t lie side of Vice-President Fairbanks. Prior to the entry of the members of the house and the distinguished in vited guests, the senate had adopted a resolution of thanks to Mr. Fair banks, who replied wiih a farewell address. He then administered to Mr. Slier man the brief oath of office, and turned over to him the presiding of ficer's gavel. Vice-President Sher man made a brief inaugural address and then rapped the clumber to or der for the furl tier business of in augurating the new president of the United Slates. Mr. Tuft's Induction into office was the same simple ceremony devised in the early days, lie Bwore lo up hold und defend the constitution, to enforce all laws and to protect the republic against all enemies, both foreign and domestic. Tne oalli was administered by Chief Justice Fuller, who was officiating at Bitch a cere mony for the last time In his notable career as the chief presiding officer of the country's highest court. Pres ident Roosevelt, who became again a private citizen of the United' States when President Taft had kissed the Tllble In consummation of his oath, OLD ROMAN WALL DISFIGURED Rsllo of Antiquity Sacrificed to Com fort of Suburbanites. A correspondent In Rome has taken the first opportunity of looking Into, or rather through, the breach made under municipal authority In the Aure Hun wall. It has been made quite frankly and candidly for the sake of the new Roman suburbs. See what U Is to set i.. suburbs U a wallet; TAFT was quick to central u. ate his suc cessor in office, being second to the chief justice in exercising that priv ilege. Mr. Taft delivered his inaugural address in abbreviated form in the situate chamber. When Mr. Taft had concluded he was escorted to the waiting carriage outside the sennte wing and there was joined by Mrs. Taft and by Vice-President and Mrs. Sherman for the return ride to the White House. President Roosevelt walked out oi the capltol amid a cheering throng and, escorted by l.Otii) members of the Xew York republican committee was driven to the Union station, sev eral blocks away, and boarded a train for New York and Oyster hay. Although President-elect William Howard Taft insisted tip to almost the last moment that l is inaugura tion should be held in front of the capitol building, as had been an pounced, the committee on arrange ments finally decided that the cere monies should lie held in the senate chamber. Mr. Taft said he did not mind the snow and wind in the least, but Sen ator Knox, in charge of the program declared It would be unwise to sub ject the aged chief justice and the older members of the senate to the adverse weather conditions. The trooping eiie bodies compos ing the notable Inaugural parade of the afternoon mobilized in snow and slush, which in places was deeper than their legging tops. Down Penn sylvania avenue walled with specta tors they found dry footing, but faced a gale which swept directly down the thoroughfare with a velocity unditnin ished from the morning hours. The snow had ceased, however, and faint streaks of blue were appearing llitougii the hanks of gray clouds. The parade was replete with inter est. The three thousand bluejackets from the recently returned Atlantic fleet shared honors among the mili tary, with the Cuban army of paclfi, cation just back from the southern island, and appearing today In all the paraphernalia of active service In the field. The trim cadets from West Point attracted the usual interest and made a characteristically fine show Inc. The midshipmen from Annapolis snowbound within twenty miles of Washington, shared the fate of t lions amis of sightseers who were unable to reach the city on account of the storm and demoralized condition of (he railroads. The Philippine Constabulary band which arrived from Manila, was given the place ol honor In the escort of President Koosevelt nnd Mr. Taft to i ne cannoi and attracted much at I tendon. The end of an especially tryin-,' sos- sion of congress, with a vast amount of legislative work left to be per formed during the last hours, had found many of the senators and rep city! Rome Is only partially walled, of course, but this piece of rather late antiquity but still antiquity the great brown range of brick, was, for a great space of the Pincian Hill, com plete. The three gates piercing It were sufficient for the carts on their way to und Irotn the outer world of the Campagaa. And one niK'hl ha.e thought that the few hiinc'cd yards! that Vi3 suburbanite had to walk or ':rlv In oido, get In at one of those rescnutives thoroughly fatigued, as liny had bejn aide to obtain com paratively little rest for several days and nights, hut when the hour ot imoti approached and found them in tl'.e chamber, there was only a slight indication of the strain to which they had been subjected. Thi two most conspicuous seats In the senate were reserved for the president and president-elect, both of whom faced the presiding officer, the president iu the front row on the lght side of the aisle, und the presi dent-elect on the left. Members of the cabinet were also then places In the front row of seats near Mr. Roosevelt, and the committee on ar- utgements were seated near them. Mr. Sherman was at once escorted up the steps to the desk of the vice president nnd was given a seat on his right. There the oath of offlce was administered to him by Vice- President Fairbanks, this being the first of the functions performed after the gathering of the assemblage. As Mr. Sherman lowered his right hand it was grasped iu congratula tion by his predecessor and a ripple of applause was heard throughout the galleries. At the instance of Senator Culber son, chairman of the democratic cau cus, the senate adopted the following resolutions expressive of its apprecia tion of the able and impartial man ner in which the vice-president had presided over that body during four years, as follows: Resolved, That the thanks of the senate are herebv tendered to lion. Charles W. Fairbanks for the digni fied, impartial and courteous manner in which he has presided over ils de liberations during the present, ses sion." Speaking under the stress of strong feeling, Vice-President Fairbanks said: "It now becomes my duty to take final leave of you; and in doing so I be; to return to yon my profoiinilest thanks for the resolution which you have jtist adopted, personal to my self. To receive a vote of your ap proval, without division, is an honor which I shall carry with me to the end of my days and transmit to my children as a priceless legacy. "The records of the senate, to which its present membership has contributed, is made and is beyond recall. 1 know of none better made by any legislative assembly any where, in my judgment It will stand comparison with the record of tho senate in its elder days. It has been written by men learned in the science of government, Inspired by as patri otic purposes as actuated their Illus trious predecessors. A servile senate was not contemplated by its founders. The senate today is as jealous as ever of its proper dignities and Itss just powers and as worthy as ever of the popular respect and confidence. "The senale, it Is sometimes said, is not always responsive to the popu lar will. Such assumption is erron- Vice-President Sherman. eons, judging by the record of legis lation accomplished. The will of the people finds utterance iu the public law in due course; not that will which Is the unreasoning passionate expression of the moment, but that will which is the fruit of deliberate, intelligent reflection." As soon as Mr. Fairbanks had com pleted his remarks a motion lo ad journ the sennte sine die was adopted. The gavel was then presented to the new vice-president, and Mr. Sher man at once called to order the sen nte of the Sixty-first congress, which hail met in obedience to the presi dential proclamation convening an extraordinary session. Rev. Edward Everett Hale, the distinguished chap lain, clad iu a heavy silken robe, re sembling the gowns worn by the jus tices of the supreme court of the United States, invoked the divine blessing, nnd In conclusion requested the entire assemblage to join In pro nouncing the 1ml'n Prayer. The proclamation of the president convening the senate In extra session historic gates were not too great a tax to pay to history and archeology. Hut It was deemed too great, and the unit Iu tit-fiL-itti ,,,, 1.,. ,i 1..., " i, ni uj ti ui;w frilie, Hill ! by a mere cutting, which disfigures i as well as deslioys. The Scene Painter's Retort, The late Theodore Thomas was re hearsing the Chicago orchestra on the Mage of the Auditorium theater. II.; was disturbed by the whistling of Al bert Hurrldge, the well-known scene painter, v ho :. at work In tho I. if was then read an dthe vice preideut delivered his Inaugural adtlre?. "In a government for nnd by trie people." he said, "the necessity of clearly defining lis' rights and limi tations of the ttvoral branches there of Is manifest. A hundred years lias demonstrated the farsightedness and wisdom of the trainers of that Instru ment which lias furnished the fouii da! ion ut our legislative action. Tho vice president is not one of tho makers uf hiw. t is for the presid ing (Ulcer lo receive yen, to act ill conformity with your schV.mposcd regulations, just as it Is the dntv of the supreme court to determine if your action is In accord with tho const it ut Ion. Two decades of ser vice in this capitol, though not In this ( handier, hae impressed me with the weight if senatorial r'sponsibil ity. and ilie value of senatorial duty well done, ll is neither well to min imize the former or to exaggerate the latter, but to have tioih ever In mind. "I am aware that the great, burden Is on your shoulders, not mine. I do not, however, fall to realize that I have duties to perforin wli'.ch require Indus! rv. a clear mind and a con trolled temper. I shall strive to per form such duties with courtesy, im partiality and falrnes-.!." In the reorganization of the senate the swearing in tho thirty-one sena tors who had been either re-elected or elected for the first time, wan the nexi order of business. These sen ators enme forward In groups of four in nearly every case accompanied by their colleagues, and the oath of office was administered to each by the vice president. The Inaunural Ball. Mngniticent in Us splendor nnd presenting a scene of rare beauty which quickens every human emo tion, the Inaugural ball was the cli max of a day of triumphs for Will iam II. Taft. In the vast hall of tho pension building, resembling a dream of fairyland, mingled fair women, beautifully gowned and front every clinic; men whose names are known in every corner of tho world; diplo mats In court raiment; statesmen iu somber attire; officers of the army and navy in their gorgeous uniforms and ordinary citizens, whose pres ence testified lo tho democracy of the iifTa.T. In the gallery which extended about the four s'ides of the ball room, thousands of beautiful American girls looked down upon the awe in spiring scene. President Taft appeared particu larly light hearted and unmindful of serious things as with Mrs. Taft, and Vice President and Mrs Sherman they made their promenade around the great bail room, where on every side they were flanked by members of th reception committee, of which Gist hlalr was chairman and Thomas F. Walsh vice chairman, the two lat ter nnd the military anil naval aides at the While house forming tho es cort. The president had a delightful ten minute reception in his room follow ing his arrival, during which he greeted a number of his personal friends, including Ambassador Jus- serattd of France, Robert, Master Charlie and Miss Helen Taft, his children, and Miss Torrey, the presl dent's aged aunt, who came from New England to attend the Inaugural and on whom, as he met her, tho president bestowed an nffectlonato kiss. End of Sixtieth Congress. Washington. The Sixtieth congress came to an end at noon Thursday and It glided Into the Sixty first so easy that no change was noticeable. T final act, though unofficial Insofar as the house was concerned, tool; place in the senate chamber, where both houses witnessed the incoming of the new administration. The senale will meet at noon Friday to consider Presl dent Taft's nominations, but the house will not convene again until tho begin ning of the extra session of congress. to be called for the 1.1th Inst. Bryan at a Banquet. Pittsburg. Democrats noted nallon ally as well as In this state worn speakers late Thursday night at a banquet tendered here to W. J. Pryan by Alleghany County liryan league. .More t hit it l.twu guests were at thi dinner. Owing to an engagement tr deliver a lecture earlier in the even- ; ing, Mr. Pryan did not arrive till af' Iter midnight, and it was considerably i later when he began to speak on "Tin ! Present Hour.'' Prior to his arrival 1 an address was made by George W. ;Acklin of Pittsburg, toastmastrr. Roosevelt Enjoys Trip, i Philadelphia. Former President T. j lioosevelt had no messaue to give to i the American people after his seven j years' term as their president. Ho passed through Ibis city at i;d7 J o'clock Thursday iiUht. Iliy last j words to all on leaving Washington 'and since then were: "Good Ifiye and good luck." These expressions ho has uttered almost incessantly for a ; week to friends numbering- thousands, lint the sincerity with which he said these words did not illniln'sh In tiii lea-f above the stage, A few minutes km r Mr. Thomas' librarian appeared (,n the "bridge" where Mr. Hurrldge, merrily whistling, was at work. "Mr. Tlmni us' compliments," said the Hhranan, "and he requests me to state that If Mr. Runldge wishes to whistle he will In- glad lo dircontlnue his r-'henrsal." To w hich Mr. P.urridge r -i lied, suavely: "Mr. Iltinldite's compli ments to Mr. Thomas; and please in form Mr. Thomas that, if Mr. P.urrldgo (anint whlhtlc with tho orchestra. hii won't whistle at ail."--Tim Argonaut. The sale of all thn properties of the Southern Sleet Company at. auction was decided upon at n meeting of Hie creditors of that company In Ulrmiii!-, ham. Ma. .V bill w.i.i passed by the house awarding gold medals to Orvillo Wright and Wilbur Wright in appreci ation of their achievement in aerial liavi uii ion Claiming they are being discrimi nated against, the coal dealers of Ohio and Pennsylv nnu will make an appeal to various railways leading to Laktt Erie points for a lower freight rate. Orders were Issued at the navy de partment for the rendezvous of tho Pacillc fleet under Admiral Swinburne at Magdalena bay on March U3 where the spring target practice will take place. E. 11. Ilarrtman and party arrived in Tucson. Ariz. , on their live cur special train en rout'1 to Sonora. Mex , where Mr. llarriinan will make an Inspection of Ilie Mexican Hues of the Southern Pacific. The Ohio house of representative:! has adopted a resolution providing for the submission to the people of an amendment lo the cotisiitutlon estab lishing the principle of initiative und reiereiidum Iu state legislation. A petition for divorce was Hied In St. Louis by George Edward (Rubel Waddell, the baseball pitcher. Tho document (barges that Mrs. Waddell showed "a violent and ungovernable temper" and set a pair of vicious dogs on hi in. Tho legislature of New York will be asked to make an appropriation of $ti,1.10 for the purchase and preserva tion of the cottage In which tien. Grant spent the last days of his life, and the woodlands about it on Mount Mac Grogor, near Saratoga. The joint occupation of Camp Colum bia by the Cuban and American troops began when with the consent of Maj. Gen. Parry a battalion of in fa n try of the new army took up quar ters at the barracks In Havana lately vacated by the marines. Dispatcher received at London and Merlin conllrni the reports that tho Servian premier lias declared that Servla, on the advice of Russia, France, Great Hrltaln and Itnly, (loop not Insist upon territorial couipensa tlon from Austria-Hungary. At a mass meeting held in Ham niond, I ikL. preliminary slops were taken by manufacturers, business men and municipal officers lo unite the cities of Hammond, Whiting, Indiana Harbor and East Chicago Into one city under the name of Calumet. Col. Edward E. ltrltton and Quaraii tine Commissioner Frederick 11 Schroeder, former president und sec ond vice president of the Eagle Sav ings Air Loan Company of Brooklyn were found guilty of stealing $1,OU0 from that Institution in February litOS. China again has declined to recon sider or to negotiate the question of tho Russian municipal administration of Harbin with Russia, and in view of possible action on the part of the liowers the railroad authorities at Harbin have desisted from their pro gram and are waiting. Unexpectedly ordered to return to Constantinople, the Turkish naval of ficers who came to this country on the American battleship fleet, left Wash ington on their homeward Journey: They were to have visited the princl pal cities of the country as guests ol various chambers of ooiiiinercH und boards of trade. WOULD EXCLUDE ORIIENTALS. California Senate Adopts a Resolution Addressed to Congress, Sacramento, Cal., Mar. 5. In lieu of an antl-.Iapaneso statute the senate has expressed its views on the subject of Asiatic Immigration by adopting a resolution calling upon congress to en net an Asiatic exclusion law that would keep Japanese as well as Chi nese nliotiB out of the country. Senator J. It. Sanford tried to amend Ilie resolution -so that Japanese would he denied the tight of naturalization, but Ibis was voted down. The vote on the resolution was l!8 to 7. THE MARKETS. Ni w V oik, Mm'. $t sr. ut T 7 IF, (if 7 I. IVK KTOCK-Stocrs lliK Sheep II. UltVlt,ter HtrHtKlitn. . 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It exactly meets all my re qulrementa. I have come to rely upon it ulinost entirely for the many little thing's for iv ll ic ll I need iiiriucine, l uciirve n uj be especially valuable to old people," Isaac l'.rock. Was a Lucky Day' for England. Admiral Ndson was' the recipient of favoritism iu the matter of his ap pointment to the llrltlsh naval serv ice. Nelson's fat lief could not have af forded to send his son to Ouborne. "Hut if he had been Kelson would have been rejected as physically un fit," saya a wrlt r. ' ''.Nelson was shoveled Into tho navy under a bit of jobbery and pushed on by backdool Influence." How's This? W nfe-r One llumlml Pnllim nrwimt tor n n.v ol ( ntiurli llml uiiuul bo curnl bj 11111 OnCirrU funs I'. .1. CIII.NtiY A CO., Tolwto. O. Wr. the imiiIitHl'tii-iI. Ii ivi- knuwii F. J. I'lii ni-r fur tlin lul IS yen, mill lnliiv him iirrlrrlly linn-nr.-itiii In nil lninini'.sii tniiiiurtlnnii iiml Mimnrtalljr Klile to ciirry nut nnv uhllnutlfinM mulf tiy Inn Arm. 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Wlnnliiw'ii Nnotlilnir Syro, For rtillilrun teethlnir, Kiftf-im the pinm, mlun-a Iq. 0 lUiliutliiu, alia) lulu, cureo wluil culm. c it butlia Our powers owe much of their a ergy to our hopes. Johnson. Keep I ton Hand! CoiiuKi auj coMi mif trite any rnrmW ol llif limily any tine. Many a had d id rrn (tn avrtt -J and niui.li u. U'u and lutl'iing hal Ixrn vrJ by ilie finifn.-il un rl l iiu'i Cure. 1 lifrr iilM n g 1 1." it le lirrnk lipr (Ui-'-l ami cel.ll, llirrd ii no Itrwilial it Im-.t jrnuUt! llmt it tt'ij ni.t l-tirn, gtniieim. tine t n iluljirn. At all druukiili'. 23 cti. fii" 1lii. .. M 9' 4 V)
