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The President's. Daughter Became
the Bride of Mr. Nicholas
Longworth Midst A Scene
of Beauty, that will Long be
Rsmembered.
The Heme of the Nation's Chief
Eecutie Transformed, in Mag
mficent Splendor, to a Mar
ncge Altar. Scenes and Incid
ents. I';. Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 17. In the. beauti
ful white and gold East Room of the
Vhi!c House, a few minutes after noon
o.lay, the venerable Rt. Rev. Henry Y.
Saterlee. Bishop of Washington, of the
Ti-ciestant Episcopal Church, pro
2io;;r.ce;l the fateful words which unit
ed in marriage Alice Lee Roosevelt.
eldest daughter of the President of the
United States, and Nicholas Long
wonh. the representative in Congress
from the first district of Ohio.
The ceermony the simple, beautiful
and impressive ring service of the
L"iiseonal Church was attended with
;s!l the splendor of a grand official
function and with all the devotional
beauty of a Cathedral service. It was
witnessed by one of the most brilliant
and distinguished assemblages ever
Slathered in the White House, by far
the largest company which ever graced
the executive mansion on a similar oc
casion. A halo of a hundred years of ro
mantic White House history hung over
the bridal couple. Miss Roosevelt was
the twelfth bride, according to accept
ed authorities, to plight her troth
within its classic walls and the identi
cal snot where she today joined hands
with the husband of her choice "for
Letter, for worse' is hallowed in the
memory of another White House bride,
beloved '"Nellie" Grant, who thirty-two
years ago, on that same spot became
the wife of an Englishman, Algernon
C. F. Sartcris. Tender, indeed, must
have been the recollections of Mrs.
Sartoris of that day, now long ago, for
she was one of the witnesses of Miss
Roosevelt's wedding.
It had been the desire not only of
liss Roosevelt who was most concern
ed, but of the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt that the wedding today
should be celebrated in a manner com
paratively quiet, that it should be a
family affair. This desire, it shortly
was disclosed, could not be gratified.
As it finally developed, the wedding
was the most imposing function that
ever took place in the White House.
The thousand guests bidden to the
ceremony, began to arrive shortly after
11 o'clock. They entered by the East
ten ace and passed up the main stair
case directly to the historic East Room.
Beautiful at all times, the famous room
today was exquisite in its classic
splendor. The warm sunshine of a
perfect February day flooded the room,
rendering it unnecessary to use the
hundreds of electric lights which had
been placed about the apartment.
The floral decorations were more
elaborate than any heretofore have
been in President Roosevelt's adminis
tration. While unnecessary - space in
the great apartment was not taken up
with decorations, as every inch of it
was needed to accomodate the guests,
two huge vases of rare design, each
filled with Easter lillies and fern
fronds, accupied each of the mantels,
and two handsome tables, one each at
the north and south ends of the room,
bore jardinieres of flowering rhododen
drons. At the great center windows, direct
ly opposite the main entrance of the
loom and overlooking the east terrace,
a superb floral bower had been con
trived with exquisite skill and artistic
taste. A semi-circular platform, twelve
inches high, was constructed before
the windows. On this the ceremony
took place., so that all in the room had
practically an unobstructed view of it.
The platform was carpeted in green,
of handsome design, and over the car
pet was thrown with artistic careless
ness an elegant oriental rug, designed
in curious and intricate figures. In
colors, red predominated. Banked back
of the platform and next to the win
dows were palms, selected for ' the
beauty and closeness of their leaves.
This group of palms was fringed at the
base with astilbe japonica. Forming
a back ground were dracena sanderii,
of green and white and gorgeous
Easter lillies. Above the platform
there was a garlanding of green house
smihix and aspharagus, with scores of
the loveliest bride roses nestling m
the green. The effect of the. whole was
oxriuisitelv beautiful.
While the decorations in the other
rooms on the main floor of the White
House were beautiful they were less
elaborate than those in the EastRoonf.
The vases in the Green Room were
filled with enchantress carnations of
delicate pink and fern fronds. The Blue
Room vnses bore Easter" lillies, with
fem and asparagus fronds: while two
great vases at each end of the matel
were filled with Easter lillies and white,
roses. In the window recesses - small
Palms and flowering : plants were dis
posed effectively. In the Red Room, to
harmonize with the color scheme of
Hie apartment, the- cases contained
jacqueminot roses in a setting of fern
and asparagus fronds. The State dining
Warn- is . :'fl 1 1 m i .M '- !T: xw v V :
room, which was not thrown open to
the guests, until after the ceremony,
was a vision of grandeur. The great,
high wTal1s and ceiling, panelled in
walnut, like the hails of a Saxon lord
(of old, bearing, just below the ceiling
the hunting trophies of the President,
formed a . magnificent setting for the
beautifully decorted table on which,
amid a shimmer of silver and cut glass,
the buffet wedding' breakfast was laid.
The great' table, extending almost the
entire length of the apartment, was
decorated with vases of American
beauty and bride roses, ferns and as
paragus. In the private dining room,
which opens into the state dining room
on the north, the vases on the mantle
were .filled with bride roses and fern
fronds.
The decorations of the main corri
dor were beautifully artistic. The two
great jardiniers between the columns
along the corridor were planted with
handsome rhododendrons in full flower.
The blossoms were of purple and
pink and the plants were so arranged j trance of Mrs. Rosevelt the bride
in the jardinieres that they formed" a , .groom, Mr. Longworth, accompanied
living screen jujst twelve inches Mgh. j by his best man, Mr. Thomas Nelson
Behind this screen was stationed in , Perkins, of Boston, descended the main
the vestibule the United States Marine stair case and entering the East Room,
Band Orchestra, under the personal took his place at the foot of the plat
leadership of Lieutenant -William H. form to awr.it the arrival of his bride.
Santlemann, the director of the band. ; promptly on the stroke of noon, Miss
A special programme had been pre-"i Roosevelt, escorted by the President,
puared, selected for the most part by descended by the elevator to the west
Miss Roosevelt nerseir. uurmg me
wedding and the reception and break
fast which followed the band rendered
the programme which follows:
1 Grand March "Tannhauser"
Wagner. .
2 Overture, "Jubilee" Von Weber,
o Fallot mil sir. and weddins nroces-
sion from the opera. "Fermamore" . Guy Norman of Boston; B. A. Willing
Rubinstein. :- ' - 'ford, Jr..-of Cincinnati; Larse Ander
A Dance of. the Bayaderes No. 1 j son of Washington, D. C: Viscomte
moderatto
B Candle dance of the Brides of
Kanschmir.
L'Istesso Tempo et Moderato con
moto. ' -
C Dance of the Bayaderes; No. 2,
Allegro vivace -assai.
D Wedding procession Doderato.
4 Polonaiz "Military" Chopin.
5Waltz "The Debutante" San
telmann. - ,
6Serenade from symphony Rural
Wedding" Goldmark. ' -
7 Fleurette Herbert.:
8 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Lizst.
9March, "Bride Elect" Sousa.
During the time the guests were as
sembling the military and naval offi
cers detailed for the occasion to the
White House as the social aides of the
President, were completing me -tii-rangement,
by -seeing that the distin
guished throng was disposed properly
for the ceremony. The officers were:
Colonel C. S. Bvomwell, U. S A., the
TDoiioTit'c. military -aide: Lieutenant
X 1 CO JUV J v ' T
nmmoTirlpr- A. li. Kev. U. S. XN.,
President's naval aide; Major Charles
L. McCawley, U. S. M. C.; Captain A.
E Harding, u. s. ivi. 1.01"
V. Henry, U, S A.; Captain Fitzhugh
Lee, Jr., U. S. A.; Lieutenant U. S.
Grant, third, U. S. A ; Lieutenant P. H.
Sheridan, U. S. A.: Lieutenant Chaun-
coifnrd. U. S. N.; Ensign
tenora, u. o.
vcj
AdOipnus Auuicno. w
Andrews, U. s: IN.;-A,auwiu
cinencer Cosby, u. aiJi."ii
Butt TJ. S. A.; Lieutenant J. H. Pole, many in preparations for the threaten
U. S. A. ing war with the foreign powers.
A few, minutes before non prof. Fryer spent 'SO years in China,
Ster S-S aad believes that the pent trouh.e
ed the main staircase and, under the t js undoubtedly the most ' serious, that
escort of several military, aides,- en- th? nations have had to deal with since
tered the East Room by the mam relations with' "the Chinese .Kingdom
Honrs She was escorted to a position were established. ; , ;
on the left side of the platform which ;. : - . :
was reserved for the bride's family. Register of Deeds McDonald today
Designated .members of the , oride- issued a- marriafre. license to; Mr. Ed
crooms family, including his mother war(i Skidmore who will wed Miss
and sisters, already had taken their j Carrie Painter. ... '
places at the right side of the plat
form. In order to keep a way clear for
the wedding party," white satin ropes
were stretched from each side of the
main entrance to the East Room to
posts located ten feet west of the plat
form and thence, around the platform,
to points on the east wall. Mrs. Roose
velt graciously acknowledged the
greetings which she received on her
entrance. She wore a superb go wi,'
richly resigned of heavy cream colored
brocade, on which the figures of blue
and brown; interlaced with threads of
gold. The gown was made in princess
style with a long train of the brocaded
material. The trimmings were of brown
chiffon, embroidered .in blue and gold.
The 3'oke of the bodice was formed
of embroidered chiffon, as were the
trimmings on . the elbow sleeves. Ex
quisitely designed pannels on the
skirt were m?.de pf the blue and gold
embroiderey. She wore diamond orna
ments. Two or three minutes after the en-
end of the main corridor. There await-
mg them were the ushers selected by
Mr. Lonsworth. All of them are long
time personal friends and several were
the bridegroom's class mates at Har
vard. They were Quincy A. Shaw of
Boston ; Fredrick Winthrop of New
York: Francis f?. Bangs, 01 Boston;
Chamles de Chambrun, of the French
embassy; and Theodore Roosevelt,
Jr.
Preceded by the ushers, the Presi
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GOV'T ORDERED BIG
Prof. Fryer Says Ch'nese Paper
Admits Chinese Government has
Ordered 1,000,000 Small Arms
; a n d 1 0 0 C a n n b n i n P r e p a r at i o n
. - for Threatening War.
: Uy Associaiea rress.
Berkeley, Cal., Feb. 17. Professor
John pryer heaa oI the Department of
Oriental Languages of the State Uni
versity, says a copy of a. Chinese news
paper which has just reached here,
says the Chinese Government had'gr-
dered 1.000.000 small arms; and 100
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unnnnn frnm mannfartiirers in Ger
SUPPLY
REARMS
SCENES OUTSIDE
" " "-THE WHITE HOUSE
Wedoing Day Fair as Ma
lorn-
Thousands Gather About
Wh'te House, Facinated by
Thought of Being Narthe
Scene of Universal Interest,
By Associated Press.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 17. Fair
as a May morning was the wed
ding day of Misg' Roosevelt. Soft,
balmy sunshine poured down from a
cloudless sky and made the day like
Springtime. Although the guests with
in the East room who witnessed the
beautiful ceremony did not number be
yond the hundreds, thousands gathered
about the White House, fascinated by
the thought that they could be so near
the scene on which the eye of the
world was centered.
' It was possible for the crowds in
Lafayette Park to see the guests stand
ing in the East room, and as soon as
i 1" - r - ttt V tv -m rXT t xi n- r-txrO Tr? tliD POP.
jdor th knew the ceremon was
over and a ripple of excitement spread
through the ranks
Straightway there was a movement
to the north gate because of the rumor
which was current throughout the
liiorning that the bridal couple would
leave the White House by this
entrance on their way to Friendship,
the home of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Mc
Lean,where it is stated they will spend
several days before leaving Washing
ton. Felicitations.
Vienna, Feb. 17. Emperor Francis
Joseph has sent a congratulatory tele
gram couched in the most cordial
terms to . President Roosevelt in con
nection with the marriage of his
daughter, Alice.
Cabled Congratulations. .
Rome, Feb. 17. Many .prominent
people have .cabled cdngratulations to
Miss Alice Roosevelt on her marriage.
Conditions in China.
By Associated Press. -
Washington, Feb.. 17. The Post
says: There is no danger whatever of
the uprising in China against fgriegn
ers," said Sir Chentung-Liang Chang,
the Chinese Minister. ' "It's true of
cf course, there is a political agitation
in China, but its object is to create
such excitement as to cause interna
tional complications with the view of
crippling, if not wholly destroying the
present dynasty. My government is
amply prepared to meet ; any emerg
ency. I do not mean that China is
threatened with a revolution, but that
a small party of discontents is striving
desperately to start a revolution.
But the movement would not be
strong or dangerous. If as a result of
the agitation now going on a .worthy
foreigner is harmed, the Emerpor's
sodiers will pounce upon the commun
ity that harbors the miscreants and
lay it to waste, should they be unable
to. find every one of the scoundrels re
sponsible directly or indirectly for .the
trouble. The slaughterywill be sicken:
ing if the government is driven to re
prisals," In Honor of 61st Birthday. ' ;
Mr. J. S. Harris today entertained
the following at dinner at "the Buford
in - honor "cf his 61st birthday: Mrl
John D: Alexander, Mr. W. WV Rankin,
Aliss'Loula Harris and Mr."McLeon. .
'' ' "
' NichoicssTj" Lorgworti
$1,000,000 LUMBER PLANT.
Salisbury Captures Another Large En
terprise. Editor Julian to be Can-
' didate for Legislature.
Special to The News. ."
Salisbury, Feb. 17. Yesterday plans
were perfected for the location here of
a million dollar . lumher pltmt, the in
terested parties being principally from
Tennessee. Ten acres of land were do
nated to the company and other in
ducements made. This is the same
enterprise which the Greensboro
Chamber of Commerce made an effort
to have located in. that city. The com
pany will seek a market in foreign
countries and will employ a large num
ber of skilled workmen. With the ex
ception of the Spencer shop it will be
the biggest thing in the county.
It is stated here now that Editor
John M. Julian of the Post, will be a
candidate for the Democratic nomina
tion for the legislature. Mr. Julian has
much experience in politics and would
make a good canvass and a splendid
representative. He was for ten years or
more, chairman of the county 'execu
tive committee, holding that position
before he reached his majority.
JAPANESE FAMINE
. y :
Sincere Gratitude Expressed for Presi
dent. Appeal for Aid for Famine Suf
ferer$. By Associate Press.
Tolilo, .Feb. 17. The sincerest grati-ttiide-J
is expressed on all sides at
President Roosevelt's appeal to the
American Nation for assistance of the
sufferers from the famine in Japan.
The action is appreciated as the time
liest mark of Americans unvarying
friendsip.
Rev. Plato Durham has returned
home after a visit to Durham.
SOCIALISTS WITH
BS,
Revolutionists were Planning an
Attempt on Lite .of Moscow
Governcr-General. Were Lav-
ishTy Provided with Explosives!
and Bombs when Arrested;
By Associated Press.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 17. An impor
tant arrest of six social revolutionists
lavishly provided with explosives and
bombs, and it is believed planning an
attempt on the life of Gov. General
Doubassoff of Moscow was made yes
lerdayv just previous to the departure
for Moscow. The seventh member of
the party, 'a student, threw a bomb
and escaped The police also took into
custody eight terrorists belonging to
another,, group at whose residences
were found cyanide of potassium, and
other, deadly chemicals, . sufficient it is
said, to kill half the population of
St.. Petersburg; and thousands of rev
olutionary proclamations were also
found. ' ' " . . v
, Guardian Appointed. '
Mr. J. H. Lawing today qualified as
guardian for his brother, Mr. Thomas
Lawing, who is a patient at the State
Hospital, at Morgan ton.
BOM
JUDGE SPEER DESPERATE.
Says He Will End the Case Somehow
or Other Other Features.
By Associated Press.
Savannah, Ga., Feb. 17. "I see that
at the way we are going we will never
get through -this case. Anybody can
see that either somebody will get sick
or something extraordinary wilL hap
pen that will 'end this case just on
an ordinary calculation of chances. I
1 will allow you to ask the question,
Mr. Erwin, but hereafter I am going to'
enforce the rule and you may rely
upon it that I am going to end this
case somehow." '
This remark was made by Judge
Speer soon after the resumption of
the Gaynor-Greene trial today, when
the matter of right of the government's
counsel to again examine Engineer Ar
thur S. Cooper arose.
A question was asked and elicited a
reply that brush mattresses used in
the construction of Tybee breakwater
were entirely unsuited. E. R. Conant,
assistant engineer, who acted as in
pector on the Savannah harbor also
testified.
MINE WORKERS' COMMITTE.
Anthracite Mine Workers' Committee
Resume Their Task Questions of
Eight-Hour Day, Etc.
By Associated rress.
New York, Feb. 17. The anthracite
mine Workers' committee in drafting
the demands to be made of the mine
operators resumed their task. The
eight-hour day question for "out-side
men" is thought to be the main feature
delaying the work. The miners' com
mittee, it is understood, is agreed that
it is useless to try to force operators
to employ only union men and this
demand probably will not be pressed.
It is also feared that the demand for
an eight-hour day for laborers other
than miners (who form a large part of
the union) will be met by flat refusal,
while the scale committe is hard
pressed by the mine workers to secure
this concession from the operators.
ALEXANDER'S CONDITION.
Former President of the Equitable is
Said to be Rallying.
By Associated Press.
New York, Feb. 17. James W. Alex
ander, former president of the Equita
ble Life Assurance Socity, who is in
a critical condition following a sur
gical operation, was reported by the
physicians to be rallying. His condi
tion is said to be satisfactory.
THE WRONG MAN.
Gavey Arrested Yesterday Alleged to
be Slayer of Walter Dolsen, is Re
leased. By Associated Press.
Norfolk, Feb. 17. Gavey, of Troy,
N. Y., arrested yesterday after render
ing valuable assistance at the Court
land, Va. fire as Leo. C. Thurman, the
alleged slayer of Walter P. Lolsen, in
the Norfolk trunk murder case, proved
not to be the right man and his release
was ordered by Police Chief Boush, of
Norfolk.
McCall's Condition.
By Associated Pi ess.
Lakewood, Feb. 17. Mr. McCall
grew weaker this afternoon and the
end appeared to be very 'near. Rev.
Mathew Taylor, pastor of the Roman
Catholic Church of the Blessed .Sacra
ment, of New York City, which Mr.
McCall's family attends; was summon
ed to go at once to the patient's bed
side. Members of the family gathered
in the rooms adjoining, the ,cick cham
ber.
Coit.miss'oners of Duplin County
Appeal to Governor to Aid Them
. in Securing Convicts to Improve
County Roads. Governoi Glenn
t6 Deliver Addresses.
Regarding Fisheries of State.
Prisoner Delivered. Extensive
Stock Farmer to Settle in Or
ange County, Chicken Thief
Arrested.
Special to The News.- -. . W.
Raleigh, Feb. 17. Governor tilenn,
received an appeal from the commis
sioners of Duplin county to use his in
fluence with the penitentiary authori
ties to have them hire out a squad of
convicts to the county for public road
Improvement. The Governor said he
will do all he can for the promotion of
such improvement in any community.
Deputy Sheriff Moland, of Haywood
county, is here this morning to de
liver to the penitentiary John Smiley,
a white man. to serve three years for
murder in the second degree. He killed
a man named Caldwell, Christmas day
because he believed Caldwell had been
too intimate with his wife.
Governor Glenn left this moraine for
liNewbern, to be the guest of the Metho
dists there tomorrow. He will deliver
an address at night. He will leave new
bern Monday morning for Wilmington,
where he will be the guest of the Wo
mans' Christian Temperance Union
and deliver the address at the annual
meeting of the W. C. T. U. He will re
turn to Raleigh Tuesday.
Governor Glenn makes the announce
ment that there will be a conference
between the State Oyster. Commis
sioner Webb, State Geologist Holmes
and members of the United States
Fisheries Commission at Mantic Feb
ruary 21, for the purpose of staking off
and fixing the limits for nets in the
streams tributary to Albemarle sound,
I so that shad and other fish shall have
free passage - .in ju-. their ' spawning
grounds., This is in compliance with
the provisions of the Vann act passed
by the last Legislature. And is the re
sult of efforts inaugurated by the State
Geological Board at their annual meet
ing here a few days ago. ,
Sheriff Dudley, of Pitt county, was
here this morning-to deliver to the
penitentiary Jerry Cobb, one of the
negroes recently convicted for the
killing of Deputy Sheriff Hinton, while
the latter was attempting to' arrest
them. Counsel for the negro at first ap
pealed from a sentence to 25 years in
the penitentiary but later withdrew
the appeal so that he now enters on
the service of the sentence.
Mr. T. K. Bruner. in charge of the
immigration work of the North Caroli
na State Board of Agriculture an
nounces that he has just succeeded in
inducing Geo. E. Smith, an extensive
stock farmer near Canton, Ohio, to
move to Orange county where he will
engage in stock and general farming
on an extensive scale.
What may well be termed a whole
sale chicken thief, has just been ar
rested and committed to jail here in
the person of a young negro by the
name of Henry. Brown. He lived just
northwest of Raleigh arid under his
house had constructed a v mammoth
chicken coop that would hold 250
chickens, being so constructed as to
not be detected in any casual investiga
tion. Large numbers of chickens had
been stolen from the Methodist Or
phanage and from numerous private
houses in that section of the city
lately and special work by the police
led to the unearthing of the place. A
big tub of dressed fowls ready for the
market were found when the place was
raided and also many live chickens.
It is announced that Dr. A. C. Dixon,
of Boston, the distinguished. Baptist
divine will conduct a series of revival
services in the First Baptist church
here some time in the spring, the date
to be announced Jater by Dr. Tyhee,
the pastor. .
McCALL NEAR DEATH.
Almost all Hope Has Been Abandoned
and th Family Have Been Told to
Prepare for the Worst
By Associated Press. - . .
Lake Wood, N. J. Feb 17: Physici
ans of John A. McCall the former pres
ident of the New York Life announced
that almost all I all hope has been
abandoned. McCall is much, weaker
than ae any previous time during his
illness, this condition being due large
ly to the fact that for several days
he. has been able to take only smaii
quantities of liquid nourishment. Mem
bers af the family nave been told to
be -prepared for the end very soon.
' A STEP FORWARD.' ,
Move Has Been Made Toward the Set
tlement of the Main Franco Ger
" mart Dispute.
By Associated Presa.
Algecii-as Feb. 17 An important
step forward has been made in the
main Francisco German controversy
over the control of Moroccan policies.
Earthquake Shocks.
Washington, Feb. 17. Dispatches
from various points of Danish West
Indies, tell of earthquake shocks to
day, but no serious damage resulted.
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