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`` Ninety-seven and a half dollars , '' replied the secretary of the treasury . `` Good enough ! We 're away ahead of expenses now . '' At eight o'clock there was some excitement noticeable down near the water convenient to one of the avenues . A few minutes later and the band , led by Handy , came forth . As the musicians marched the crowd increased . Up the principal street the strollers paraded , preceded and accompanied by a crowd of urchins and curiosity seekers .