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PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER A HAPPY BRIDE t Illinois N e w * Ceremony that United in Marriage Miss Roosevelt and Congressman Nicholas Long worth Takes Place j > In the Famous East Room in the Executive Mansion at Washington ft"11"""1 | 1 •* y - yi " y • y - V " "V " i fjftn i<|ji ; Choice items from over the state, specially selected for oar reader# S ' I JS3 IM Before perhaps the most conspicu- onsly august assembly that ever graced the famous East Room In the Executive Mansion, Miss Alice Roose­ velt, eldest daughter of the President, was united in marriage to Nicholas Longworth, Congressman from Ohio, ehortly after 12 o'clock Feb. 17. It was the iirst White House wedding in nearly twenty years, and, according to the usual reckoning, the twelfth in number. A most notable company was pres­ ent. Every ruling sovereign was rep­ resented in person. High officials were there; gold lace tricked out hundreds there. No American assem­ blage gathered together ever had the eclat of this. Young Mr. Longworth first met Miss Roosevelt when he came to Washing­ ton to serve his first term as Con­ gressman, a little over two years ago. basket of flowers, she entered the room with her father. At the right of the clergymen Mr. Longworth was standing with his best man. Mr. Roosevelt handed his daughter to the bridegroom and stepped aside to the left. When Bishop Satterlee asked, "Who giveth this woman?" Mr. Roosevelt stepped 'forward and placed Miss Alice's hand in that of Mr. Longworth. Stepping back again, that ended his part In the ceremony. The wedding marches from "Mid­ summer Night's Dream" and "Lohen­ grin" were played as processional and recessional. Then there were two hymns, "Be Thou Faithful Unto Death," from "Elijah," and " Tls Our Wedding Mom," by Pontiatowski The vested choir from 3%. John's sang and afterward the Marine Band played. > ' Mias Rooserelt was married in ex- piano was used as an accompaniment to the choral music. There followed a reception lasting till 3 o'clock, but the happy couple hurried away before that for their honeymoon, to be spent down South at the estate of a wealthy friend of the Roosevelts. When Congress ad­ journs Mr. and Mrs. Longworth will take an extended jaunt in Europe. There Mrs. Longworth will be pre­ sented at the court of each country she visits by the American Ambassa­ dor or Minister. And flr** of all. It will be at the Court of the King of England, at the hands of Ambassador Reid. Doubt­ less His Majesty will entertain Mrs. Longworth himself at some notable function. The Reids will also give a series of brilliant affairs at which the President's daughter will meet the cream of Britain's nobility and gentry, as well as royalty. *'* % Sw•'•'fin rjfe-THEQDOEE^ mimMm - in? J: \ i •, i , f tmfm ir-~iH5 They were thrown together almost from the'first, and though gossip men­ tioned a possible engagement months ago, nothing was made public until last December, when the President yinade formal announcement of the be­ trothal. / Miss Nellie Grant made her White .House wedding the occasion of having eighteen bridesmaids. If Miss Alice Roosevelt had bidden eighteen of her girl friends to be maids she would have been obliged to ask fifty If she would not give offense. The result was that .it was decided not to have any bridesmaids or even maid-of-hon- or. Her sole attendant was 'her little half-sister* Migs Ethel Roosevelt, flow­ er girl. With Mr. Longworth it was a sim­ pler proposition. He had the conven­ tional wedding party of eight ushers and a best man. His best man was his brother-in-law, the Vispount de Chambrun, who married Miss Long- worth. The Viscount Is also one of Miss Roosevelt's closest men friends. Thousands of other brides th6 land over have given their hearts and their hands to exactly the same words as Miss Roosevelt gave hers Saturday. The simple ceremony occupied barely ten minutes. The music lengthened this to about twenty minutes. Custom requires no altar in a pri­ vate dwelling. Instead there was a prie-dieu, at which the couple knelt during the prayers, and nothing more. Miss Roosevelt joined her father up­ stairs and came down the grand stair­ case on his arm. Preceded by the ushers and little Miss Ethel, with her actly the same spot as Miss Nellie Grant. This was in front of the large center windows on the east side of the room, which open out on the es­ planade. Never was a bride in a more impos­ ing room than the great East Room, the show place of the beautifully sim­ ple White House. It is large and airy, and not incumbered with heavy hang­ ings. It is finished in delicate white and gold, quite the appropriate setting for a beautiful wedding. At one end of the room stands a grand piano, covered entirely with gold leaf and hand painted in exquisite panels. On the sides of the instrument are the coats-of-arms of the thirteen original States, and inside the lid. is a beautiful allegorical painting. This And then there will be delightful Visits to Paris, where the Long worth a will be the guests of the Vlscounl and Viscountess de Chambrun, the latter Mr. Longworth's sister. Tha Presi­ dent of France will receive the Presi­ dent of the United States' daughter at some state function yet to be de­ cided upon. Should Germany be in­ cluded in this second wedding trip the Kaiser can be reckoned upon to show­ ed distinction and hospitality upon the daughter of the President. The bride's trousseau has been the subject of much consideration. Every bit of it is American made, save those things which have come to her as wed­ ding gifts. The single exception is just a few bits of lingerie from Paris. Mrs. Longworth's going away gown Mrs. Bellamy Storer, wife of Ambas­ sador Storer, who is a member of the Longworth family. The other is the Washington home. This is the Jones house, in Eighteenth street. It was built by the late John Davies Jones of Cincinnati. It is ex­ tremely bright and attractive, stand­ ing on the corner of Eighteenth and I streets, N. W. And it is whispered that some day Miss Roosevelt hopes to have another Washington home--the White House. She has told her fiance that he must be re-elected Congressman, and then she looks forward to another such ca­ reer for her husband as her father has had, with the Presidency as its ultimate goal. USHERS AT TH£ WEDDING V „ * .<!) V." Thomas Nelson Perkins of Boston, Classmate of Mr. Longworth at Harvard, Best Man. (2) Lars Anderson, Mr. Longworth's Cousin, Usher. (3) Buckner Walllngford, Brothor4ft-Law of Mr. Longworth, Usher. (4} Francis Reginald Bangs, a Boston Alderman, Usher. _(5) Guy Norman Of Boston, Usher. RIGHT TO MADE LAND CLAIMED was of Alice blue, with a hat to match. She wore her beautiful silver fox furs to set off the costume. The skins are a portion of the much-discussed twen- tw-three boxes of things which fol­ lowed Miss Roosevelt from the Orfr ent. These skins are of rare value and have been fashioned Into a won­ drous set There is a wide collar with stole ef­ fect, which reaches down the back and almost to the hem of her skirt in front. There is a muff to match of the prevailing large, fiat shape. This lin­ ing of the furs b of pale gray brocade satin. Miss Roosevelt as Mrs. Longworth will have two homes. One will be in Cincinnati--beautiful home of the bridegroom's mother. It derives its name from the number of rooks that make their home in the ancient trees about the place. It is the home, too, of the beautiful china originated by Contest State's Effort to Secure Pay for Riparian Accretion. Knapp, Haynle & Campbell, counsel for the Illinois Steel company, have filed an answer to the information filed against the company in the su­ perior court at Chicago by State's At­ torney Healy some time ago to declare the title to the reclaimed lands in the state of Illinois and to compel the Illi­ nois Steel company to recompense the state for the time the lands it has in Lake Michigan have been used, and also to order the company to sur­ render the lands and pay proper com­ pensation for the use of the property. The answer admits that much of the land now occupied by the company is reclaimed or "made" land, and de­ clares that, although the title to the submerged lands along the shore is in the state, abutting property owners have the right to use the lands. It is alleged that if the company should be forced to remove buildings now on the land In dispute that the mill would have to suspend operation and many thousands of employes would be with­ out work. The jurisdiction of the court and the right of the state's at­ torney to bring the information are also contested. PLAN TO PRESERVE THE BLUFFS BANK BUSINESS GROWS LARGER <€= 8UNDAY CLOSING SUIT PLANNED Reform League Asks a Rehearing on Mandamus Application. Mandamus proceedings to compel Mayor Dunne of Chicago to close the saloons on Sunday will be Instituted in the Cook county courts by the Sun­ day Closing league, if the state su­ preme court rules favorably on a mo­ tion presented at Springfield for a re­ hearing of the proceedings which the league recently sought to institute be­ fore that tribunal. The court at that time refused the league permission to file a petition for a mandamus, on the ground that the supreme court could not take original jurisdiction of the proceedings. The ruling went further, however, and declared that mandamus proceedings against the mayor for the purpose desired would not lie in any court. This barred the league from the lower 'courts as well, bjut Attorney Robert J. McMurdy, rep­ resenting the league, hopes to per­ suade the court to reverse its ruling so far as the merits of the case are concerned. RAILROAD DEATHS ARE GROWING Big Increase In Casualties In llllnoie Is Shown in Report. There was a great increase in cas­ ualties to passengers carried during 1905 by the railroads of Illinois, ac­ cording to the annual report of the state board of railroad and warehouse commissioners. During 1905 sixty-six passengers were killed on Illinois rail­ roads, an increase of forty-one over 1904, while 297 employes were killed. Seven hundred and seven passengers were injured, as compared with 245 in 1904, and 3,270 employes were Injured. The number of persons employed on Illinois railroads in 1905 was 115,447, an increase of 9,617 over 1904, while there was paid to officers and em­ ployes $1,267,797. Governor Names New Board. Gov. Deneen has announced the ap­ pointment of Isham Randolph of Chi­ cago, Henry M. Schmoldt of Beards- town and Henry W. Johnson of Otta­ wa to compose the Internal improve­ ment commission of Illinois. The board is created by an act of the last general assembly to secure statistics relative to the proposed establishment of a deep waterway between the great lakes and the gulf of Mexico. Isham Randolph Is chief engineer of the san­ itary district of Chicago, and was re­ cently made a member of a commis­ sion composed of American and for­ eign engineers, appointed by President Roosevelt, to determine the relative advantages of lock and sea level plans fg>r the Panama canal. Historic Elevations Along Rock River Are Claiming Attention. An endeavor to preserve the his­ toric and picturesque hluffs „along Rock river and preliminary steps in the commercialization of the beautiful valley are being pushed simultaneous­ ly. Members of the Historical society are behind the former project and business men of Dixon, Oregon> Grand Detour and other places are directing their efforts toward the success of the plan to convert the stone of the his toric bluffs into a valuable commodity --cement. Navigation of the stream tor a dis­ tance of thirty mites, between Sterling and Oregon, is one of the schemes which enter into the present status. Prosaical business men and the His­ torical society are nearer of a com­ mon opinion on that phase of the situ­ ation than upon any of the other numerous interests to he considered. Congress will be petitioned to re­ quire a sufficient lock for small steam­ ers to be placed at the Grand Detour dam. which the house and senate at this session granted the Sandusky Portland Cement company of San­ dusky, O., permission to construct. If congress requires the locks placed at the dam it will be possible for small sized steamers to ply between Dixon and Oregon. Emulating the example of Col. Frank O. Lowden, a number of wealthy peo­ ple have bought up tracts along the Rock River valley and these they will model into Ideal country places. Value of navigation, principally for the fasci­ nating diversion of boating and the number of people who would be at­ tracted to the valley In consequence, Is foreseen by those who are now pre­ paring a long petition which will be presented to congress. Congressman R. R. HItt Introduced the bill permitting the construction of a dam at Grand Detour and he will be appealed to by the petitioners who de­ sire that adequate locks be provided. Meanwhile preparations of the San­ dusky Cement company, which Is building a huge cement mill near Dix­ on, are being pushed. The company will expend hundreds of thousands of dollars In the construction of the Grand Detour dam and their cement mills. Utilizing the latent power of the Rock river, the cement company will convert it into electricity, which will be used in running the cement mills. Surveyors for the Northwestern and Illinois Central railway companies are laying plans for the building of a joint switch to the cement properties. These preparations to level the historic Rock river bluffs, with their legends of the Black Hawk war, while being sorely disappointing to members of the His* torlcal society, are looked upon favor­ ably by other interests. State Auditor Reports on Institution* Chartered by 8tate. A report on Illinois state banks is**; sued by the auditor of public accounts shows an increase both in number and > resources. The report gives the condi­ tion of the banks at the commence­ ment of business on the morning of Jan. 30, 1906, compared with Nov. 10. 1905, the date of the last call. On Jan. 30, 1906, there were 322 banks, an Increase of 11 since Nov. 10, 1905. The total resources Jan. 30 were $503,508,- 963, an increase of $5,604,695. Loans and discounts were $307,476,734, an in­ crease of $384,826. The amount dne from national banks was $42,518,948, an increase of $4,175,781: due from state banks and bankers, $25,665,813; an increase of $1,278,704. The capital stock paid in was $41,325,000, an iv> crease of $1,135,000; time deposits,, savings, $175,951,423, increase of $&« ' 703,833; time deposits, certificates, $38,135,648, a decrease of $605,938; de­ mand deposits, individual, $159,852,846* a decrease of $984,239; demand de­ posits, certificates, crease of $1,976,926. UNCOVERS MORE RA8CALHNT Deed of People's Bank Made Out t» Rev. Mr. Simmons. Receiver John B. Wilton of the Pae» pie's Savings bank discovered the deed to the bank building, which had been missing since the minister killed himself. While the building was bought with the funds of the bank, the deed was made out to George H. Simmons only, thus revealing an effort to swindle his partner, Rev. E. L. Kelly, who owned a half interest with him. The discovery of the deed has caused consternation among the. 90tt depositors of the bank. It had been, regarded as the chief asset, its value being placed at $40,000. As it is in the name of Dr. Simmons the widow will receive her dower rights and the personal creditors of the estate an al* lowance of their claims, the residue, if any, going to the depositors pro rata. OUSTS1 DOOLING FR&ftf OPTICS SCHOOL FUNDS ACT IB UPHELD Jollet Court Sustains Rights of Town­ ship Treasurer. Judge Debell of the Circuit Court at Joliet decided that the act passed by the Illinois legislature changing the custody of the city school funds from the city treasurer to the ownership treasurer is valid. The city treasurer claimed that the act was illegal, and refused to turn over the city money to the township treasurer. The town collector has school tax money to de­ posit, and appealed to the court for a ruling. The case probably will go to the Supreme Court. Knox College Founders' Day. to the seat of the United States mail served by Knox College Feb. 15 with a large attendance of alumni. The principal feature of the programme wan ihe oration of Dr. James G. K. McClure, president of the McCormlck Theological Seminary, Chicago. At the evening gathering views Illustrat­ ing the history of the college from the time of ItB founding In 1835 were ehown. Man Dies In 8aloon Fire. Frank Berry, 21 years old, was burned to death in a fire which de­ stroyed the Haskell livery barn and the Miller saloon at Mattoon. When the charred trunk was taken from the ruins the head was found to be crushed and the theory has been ad­ vanced that the young man was mur­ dered and the building set on fire to conceal the crime. Editor Paralyzed Second Time. Editor J. K. Rardin of the Charles­ ton Dally News has had a second' at­ tack of paralysis, which ha£ f$ade him almost helpless physically^ Child Breaks Arm. Hulda Pohlmann, aged 11, fell Into a cellar at her home at Burksvllle,' and broke her left arm. Photograph Gallery Burnt. Nels Johnson's photograph gallery burned at Louisville. It was insured tor $500. , . Illinois Heir 8ought in Texas. - Advices have been received at Dal­ las, Texas, from Mrs. M. Orban, from Summerfield, 111., who Is seeking the whereabouts of her son, Chas. L. Or­ ban, supposed to be somewhere in Texas. Owing to a death in the fam lly, he has fallen heir to considerable money. Jealous Lover Shoots Girl. Jealous of the attentions paid Miss Anna Greesser, daughter of Mt. and Mrs. Frank Greesser, by a rival, Roy Christ, aged 28 years, shot the young woman four times at Elgin. The trag­ edy occurred at the corner of Kim­ ball and Center streets. Leaping back to the seat o tfhe United States mail wagon, which he was driving, ChrLst whipped up the horses and after he had gone about half a mile put a bul­ let through his heart and fell over dead. Gives City 200 Acres. A tract of land containing 200 acres was donated to the city of Dixon by Miss Charlotta Russell Lowell of New York city, to be used for a public pleasure ground, to be called "Lowell park." The land adjoins "Hazel- wood," the summer home of State Senator H. Hughes. The tract was purchased by her father, Charles Rus­ sell Lowell, an officer In the union army during the civil war and who died in 1864. Court of Honor Supremo Board Finds Him Guilty of Misconduct. Frank E. Dooling, who Is under Is* dlctment for the alleged embezzlement of funds from Springfield District Court No. 25 of the Court of Honor, was tried by the supreme board of di­ rectors of the society on a charge of conduct prejudicial to the interests of the organization and found guilty. He was formally ousted as a member of the supreme board of directors and O. L. McCord of Danville was elected to fill the unexpired term. Dooling holds that the board has neither jurisdiction nor authority to hear evidence for the purpose of removing him from office and says he will appeal to the supreme body when it meets in Detroit nest May. Waukegan Pioneer Is Dead. Lorenzo Hinkston, one of the pioneer residents of the region around Waukegan, died Feb. 14, aged 8T years. He had resided in or near Waukegan nearly all the time since 1843, engaging in various lines of business. He leaves five children. « Held on Charge of Burglary. ,v t . Edward Schroder, formerly of Chfr cago, arrested on a charge of bur» glary while at work in a Kankakee piano factory, was bound over to t|lK grand jury. Rich Man Drops Dead. &»hn W. Wolven dropped dead at the breakfast table at his home ft*' Pecatonica. He was one of the wealth* A iest citizens of Winnebago county. ^ Illinois Man Insane in Oregon. ~;X. Bissell Thomas of East St. Loulit son of the Republican nominee for J chief justice of Illinois, has been ad­ judged insane at Portland, Or*u - 4 t~ Mine Plant Is Destroyed. The plant of the Wilmington Coal Mining and Manufacturing company at Torino was destroyed by fire, the loss being $20,000. No effort will be made to reopen the mine for some time. , V' " H? Sustains Bad Fall. ifenry G- Berger, a cigar manufac­ turer, had two ribs broken and his lungs punctured by falling on a slip- sidewalk at Belleville. ^ Now Trial for Mrs. McKinney. Judge Graves in the circuit court at Aledo granted a new trial in the celebrated case of Mrs. Archibald Mc­ Kinney, convicted of extreme cruelty to an adopted orphan, Stella Grady of Chicago. Mrs. McKinney was defend­ ed on the ground of insanity. Postmaster Turns Farmer. The postofiice at Newmanville will be abandoned Feb. 28, lacking patron­ age on account of the rural mail routes. Fred Luts, the postmaster, will turn farmer. Drainage Boat Is Burned. A "drainage boat belonging to the Midland Construction company of St. Louis, operated for the Vandalla Drainage District company, was burned early Saturday morning. The loss is $15,000, partly covered by in­ surance. Elgin Man Is Killed. / George Apple, a prominent citizen of Elgin, was struck and Instantly killed in the railroad yards at St^rUac by a mail train. . " ~ Eighty Acres for $4 800. County Commissioner Henry Hester berg of Waterloo sold a farm of eighty acres in section 21 to Fred He8terbei|. for $4,800. Killed on Eve of Wedding. Brakeman Roy Allen of Galesburgt who was to have been married day, was killed by a train Frtds? night. Open Interurban Railway. The Bloom ington, Pontiac and JbH iet Electric railway ran Its ears from Pontiac to Dwlght Feb. 17 for the first time. Prohibition Nominees. The prohibitionists in the 20th co^J gressional district held their convt tion at Jacksonville and nominate Jay J. Dugan of Bluffs, Scott cous for congress, and F. M. Purviauce Jacksonville for member the board of equalization. Leaves Baby* by RoadsUs. A woman left a baby by the road­ side near Vandalla and disappeared. The waif when found was almost froz­ en. The authorities are In search erf the woman. Alleges Breach of Promise. Miss Susie Pierce of Papa has filed suit for $5,000 damages as Chaa. Mills of Pana for alleged breach q{ promise of marriage. » 'Wr\W Cars Pile Up. 7 ^ , Although S Wabash pasaenier tvala, which went into the ditch near Ho> mer, ran 300 feet before stopping, not, _ si passenger was hurt to speak of. A misplaced switch caused the wreck. The train, consisting of an engine three coaches, pilt l up, but all passengers had miraculous escapes. % •ki Schoolboy Bent to Jail. John Swearinnea, a high school stl^> dent of Clinton, was fined $100 sad v sentenced to ninety days In Jail tOT "?/ hitting his teacher with a sttse. 'h ,'ik ii * ^ a.*- " -fi t _ v \ 'i ,Al v* 4 A.*?-," ,«.. - *