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I ttmnnmwviwmw Getting Out the -CPPresident's Message dp- Under Guard ^RESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S recent message, like the : I-* other Presidents' message; \?S \?/ which have gone before it was the source of the greatest anxiety to those concerned in patting it in its final form, in order to prevent any possible "leakage" before the appointed day of its delivery. From the time it leaves the White PRINTING THE -MESSAGE IN 11 I ' CARRIES MESSAGE TO CAPITOL. House to ue put In typo aud printed for the use of Congress until e printed copies are plaeed on the desks ot Congressmen and Senators in the Capitol, it is closely guarded, and every step in the process is carried ou untlei the vigilant eyes of inspectors appoint, ed for the purpose. There have been occasions, or. al least, on? occasion, when the President's messaga was printed in a news paper before the day of its delivery to Congress, but the fault did not lie in the Government printing office. iWheo the original copy is received there it is cut up into very small "takes," or sections, only one to each compositor, and he puts it into type (With an inspector standing alongside "bi3 case. The Government printing office has not yet introduced typesetting machines, and the composition is all done by hand in the old-fashioned way. When the forms are put on the press ft guard stands by each machine and (watches it so closely that uot a single heet could be abstracted. Indeed, all the waste and incomplete sheets pulled from the press while it is being made ready are preserved. Not a scrap of paper of any kind can be removed, and while the presses are at work on the message no one is allowed to enter <the -room except the printers and the guards. When the edition is printed it goes to the folding room, where women are employed to assemble the sheets and stitch them together. There also the {work Is done under vigilant guard; no one is allowed to leave the room until the work is completed, and every sheet must be accounted for. Neither there nor in the composing room ?.re the employes allowed to carry on any conversation?New York Mail and Express. In the Pi ^^LSHHBF^ sijfi BHBg&iawg|^K3iS8^^K>-^F^^:T--^^:Vw 1K*W.*> ik-v NELLIE GRA 'Announcement has been made, semi ? officially, at . t. Louis, that Mrs. Nel lie Grant Sartoris will bp selected a: President of the Board of Lady Man agers of the St. Louis Exposition ii place of "Mbs. John Blair. Mrs. Sartor lfl is the daughter of General U. S L I ( Nailless Horseshoes, By means of a binding, or fastening device, a Washington man has mad> it possible to apply an ordinary horseshoe without nails. Th.> design of the > HORSESHOE WKTHOUT NAILS* ' shoe in the main is the same as usual, j but in the naHless method of applying shoes, notches are made in the side of , the shoe, extending inward to the usual k lian giwvt?, tiF auuLiiL uuu. inam IUC fasteners. These are of any flexible, , strong material, with upset heads, and THE NEW GOVERNMENT PRIN TYPESETTERS AT WORK ON TH of hairpin shape. Grooves are also cut, or filed, in the outer surface of the hoof at suitable points and extending upwardly to its top. Oppositely disposed bands are used, one on either side, the stems being fastened in the groove in tne eage or tne snoe. ami uie upper heads, or loops, overlapping. By ' means of a pointed tool these bands can be tightly drawn together, and , the overlapping heads secured in any | suitable manner, by.beuding or otherwise. The merits claimed for the new method of fastening are that it is in| expensive, durable and may readily be ! applied, replaced or detached, without , injuring the hoof. A Rare Occasion. ^ As new words are coined for new j uses, so language must contain blanks where words have never been needed. , Commander Peary, the arctic explorer. was one day talking to a group of , friends; who were greatly interested about life in the ertreme latitudes. "Do vou sDi>ak the Eskimo lan guage?" asked one. "Yes." "What is it likeV For instance, how would an Eskimo say 'good morning?' " "He wouldn't say it," returned the commander, with a smile. "Not say it? Are social customs entirely lacking there?" "No, but you see." said the explorer, "it is a country where they would have occasion to use those words only once a year. So you see, they don't have them." Of the 37,000 inhabitants of Vladivostock, 25.000 are Russian soldiers. There are also 3000 Japanese residents, . of whom 233 are merchants and 204 laundrymen. iblic Eye. fa: T'{v-/. A , :J|_. r. p'^ .; ' ^ .NT SARTORIS. -j Grant. an.i h<?r selection has been en thusiastk-ully received, as Mrs. Sar5 toris is regarded as a daughter of MLs. cnni>; Coimml fli-ant w:is for manv i years a citizen of ulissoari and a resi -. dent o.i St. Louis. I SWIMMING MITT. Duck's Web Foot Closely itated in Rubber. Mechanical aids to swimming- have been iuvented galore, but most of these are too cumbersome, or complicated, to be an unalloyed joy to the user. The swimming mitt, illustrated herewith, however, is simplicity itself, and if a device is desired for rendering the stroke more powerful, or enabling greater speed to be attained, it would seem to fill all the requirements. It consists of a mitt of light, flexible ma-? ort'ol cnnl> na riihhon nil-ai'llr nr writer. proof textile, and of ample size to form webs between the fingers of ihe band when stretched or spread to their utmost. The mitt is approximately of pear form, and is provided at the small end with a wristband of rubber to form a tight joint about the wrist, so as to exclude air and water, this being essential to the proper fo. mation of the webs TING OFFICE UNDER GUARD. E MESSAGE. EACH UNDER GUARD. between the fingers of the hand wheD the mitt is in use. After slipping ou the mitt it is necessary to exhaust the air by simply doubling up the hand and pressing the parts <-f the mitt together, which causes the opposite faces of the webs to come together, the pr?sure of the water and atmosphere being capa mitt fok swimmer. ble of maintaining them in {his position. Indeed, so effectively does the mitt cling when once put on that it is only by stripping it off that it can be removed. " The "Way of the World. When Thackeray was in this country he called on General Scott, full of admiration for his remarkable campaign in Mexico and eager to hear the warrior explain how- battles were fought and fields were won. "Well, now you know all about it," remarked a friend as the novelist returned from a two hours' tete-a-tete with the soldier. "Not at all," replied Thackeray, with a twinkle in his eye. "The general takea no interest in strategy. I found that literature was his forte." The Ror*l Family of Russia. A few years ago, when Alexander j III. was alive and his family included three sons, it almost seemed beyond a doubt that the succession to the throne was secured to his descendants, and that it could hardly pass to his brother or nephew. However, the eldest son. now reigning as Nicholas II.. though married. Is the father of daughters only: the second sou is dead, aiiu uie luiru soil, now iweniy-nve years of age, is unmarried and apparently content to remain so. New Acetylene Burner. A new acetylene burner, which it Is claimed gives an efficiency double that of the twin injector acetyleue jets has been patented la France. It consists of a central tube which carries a flat K.2W AC2T?E,ENE BOSNBe. flame biu'cer of .lie ordinary type. whiJe the side Uibes support Bunsen burners whose flames play oa the edges of tfie centra', one. 7 t New York City.?Every woman wh< has ever been ill knows the necessity of a light wrap that can be slipped or over the night gown without effort INVALID WBAP. This one, designed by May Mnnton, amply fulfills that requirement . and j is dainty and attractive at the same i time that it is comfortable. J1 add! I tioa to serving this first legitimat? ! use it becomes a most satisfactory simple negligee or lounging jacket As ! shown the material is French flannel in a Persian design, with bands of j plain Habutai silk in harmonizing col I or. ana is tied witn sort riooons, uui I any soft wool material is appropriate. The wrap can be made in one piece or seamed at the back as preferred and is cut out beneath the arms, the edges being tied together, after it is throwc over the shoulders, to form the sleeves The quantity of material required for the medium size is three and one quarter yards .twenty-seven or thirty six inches wide when made without a i seam, three and one-quarter yards I twenty-seven, or two and one-quartet ! yards thirty-six inches wide whet made with a seam, with two yards twenty-one. ov- one yard twenty-seven or thirty-six inches wide for bands. Velvet in Great Variety. Velvet, which is being much used foi visiting and reception gowns, is of a new and wonderful softness and comes in many varieties. Besides the many stamped and printed designs there are some inlaid with satin spots and stripes and others of changeable col ars. which shade from brown to deer A Late Design I orange or from petunia to pate helloI trope. The trimming of velvet gowns I is, of necessity, simple, and lace?Irish or renaissance?is much used for this purpose. Variety In Sllkn. Never were silks more lovely or more varied. There are a dozen new weaves, some of the richest showing disks and figures of velvet ombre of the color of the ground or a contrasting shade. Many of the light colored silk3 arc woven with velvet figures, flowers and leaves of the natural colors. Martele velvets resemble embossed velvets, but have gone through a slightly different process, giving LU'.* [tauau a yaguc, shadowy effect. Skirt of Black Broadcloth. Nothing could bo prettier for th.' blue-eyed, blond-haired iuss than a short-skirt of black broadrloth. cut so as to show the graceful lines of the lithe young figure, and a i>lar:k kuitted jacket. The latter has knitted rovers In a baby blue running the length ot' the blouse front, and the narrow cuff.s and rather wide rolling collar are of the same delicate shade. White and Brown. The combination of white and brown Js also popular. White cloth or white suede embroidered in browns and showing a glint of gold forms delight ful wa'.stcoats. collars, cuffs, etc., nnd one handsome evening coat Is of white cloth applique in brown velvet, embroidered in brown and gold, and lined with l'rills of brown chiffon on a soft I silk foundation The ?w Cotton Shirt WfiUt*. The dainty girl's shirt waists are [ plain, more often thau not of cotton, | the new heavy kind that I-ooki bite i / I? &'*' $ " * % at' > wool and feels like silk, and her stocks an r are taffeta, plain or plaided, and tied tri 1 with a dashing .wide, bow exactly un- va . der the chin. Her hats are trim, boy- i ish felts with huge pom-pons and soft Mr silk scarfs. dei hoi Short Co&ta in Favor. -la Short coats are predicted by the s keenest observers of fashion. There ap, is no doubt that the general trend ley toward 1S30 styles would logically mc bring in the short Eton with full mc a1/\n?-Aa onrl Innoo ho/Mr hiif faahlnn 1st F OICC T CO UHU iwgf wuv.i?, k/uw *W not always logical in its processes. Ta rec Zibeline Motifs. 1 Zibeline motifs, more often in white ?Tol than in color, are first stitched to can- at vas t> give them firmness and then ap- Br plied as trimming to everything, from of cloth to chiffon. , J hai A Fashionable Petticoat. (ll The most fascinating petticoat consists of innumerable frills of mous- ? ^ seline over white silk, with tiny green ^ satia shamrocks scattered among the of frills. dei Mi Macneta and Violet. -Reds are seen in all shades, but especially in those tints bordering on magenta or violet. I Go Dreaa SleeTe?. Nothing marks the date of the gown q so surely as the sleeves. If they are correct all is well, but with those im- poi , portant features out of style the entire I err [. costume will appear passe. This sea- I i . son sleeves are even more noticeable . pit . than common and are so elaborate aa k\v l to become the essential parts of even the s a new waist. These May Manton thf models are new, graceful and in every 1 i way desirable. we i The fancy sleeve, shown at the cen- Pit i tre, is peculiarly well adapted to re- vo1 modelling in addition to being stylish. err As shown it is made of peau de cynge. G stitched corticelli silk and trimmed tor with straps of the same, but it Is ap- ^ , propriate for all the season's matei rials. The foundation lining is smoothly prj ? fitted and Its under portion is covered _ i hut thp nnner is shaoed i Willi 1UUW...UM ? - -?-? - l(J and,joined to .the full puff. cre i Tbe shirred sleeve, with puff, is a ^ ?- ? mi; by May Manton. || ^ for gl'U most gracsi'i:! ua?> and suits all the ie? ; many soft mateti.it Is in vogue. Tha ^ i smoothly htcea lining is faced to form i the cap and the full portion Is shirred ? and arranged over it, the cuSC being drawn on over the lower part. cisa The flowing sleeve is exceedingly crj, ! pretty for dinner and evening gowns wjj , and is suited to any material soft ern 1 enough to allow of shirring. It is cut ^ ; in one piece, shirred to fit the founila- <>1^ b.,.,i?iTr rittml nnrl ter- trji: liUU ? un;u 10 o*-tu9ij ?? ? > minates below the shirrings. ers I Tbe quantity of material required che ; for tbe medium size is, for fancy car : sleeves, two and three-quarter yards ma , twenty-one inches wide, two and one- 1 half yards twenty-3even inches wide, vei or one and thre?>-eighth yards forty- _ V four inches wide; for shirred sleeves, 30,< with cuLs, or for flowing sleeves two J"0 yards twuiiiy-one. one and seve .-eighth yards twenty-seven, or one and ?Bert , . pa ' / ^ S* DRESS fiLE?Vl23. p8,< prr quarter yards forty-four inches wide, cri with oue yard of aH-over lace Cor shirred sleeves with cuffs aud two J>gj yards of applique for flowing sleerea. t(> ? INOR EVENTS OF THE WEEK WASHINGTON ITEMS, 'resident and Mrs Roosevelt gave a iall dinner, followed by a musicale, which hundreds were present. Phe House passed the bill to ratify d amend a treaty with the Sioux be of Indians on the Rosebud Resertion. ["he Korean Minister in Washington, . Minhui Cho. who was recently or* red by his Government to return me, ha? been appoiuted Minister to pan, an important post. secretary Cortelyou announced the pomtment or ur. ueorge iv. iieauof New York, to act as appointfnt clerk of the Department of Com?rce and Labor. ? Secretary Root and former Governor ft. bis successor as Secreary of War, :ently dined with the President, rhe President has decided to appoint Lin L. Snelllng Appraiser of Customs the port of Boston in place of A. W. own, who has resigned on account continued ill health. ustice White, of the Supreme Court, [1 a fall, resulting ,in injuries that II keep him in the house for some ys. rhe joint resolution authorizing the cretary of War to receive for instrucn at West Point Alfonso Zelaya. son the President of Nicaragua, was orred favorably reported by the Senate litary Committee. OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS. ,uke E. Wright was inaugurated vernor of the Philippine Islands, :ceeding William H. Taft. ?he industrial, situation in the Phil>ines will soon be relieved by derting tho unemployed at the Goviraent's expense. 'he police of Manila, in the Philiples, have nipped in the bud a clever indie. Chinese have been silvering * copper centavos, easily defrauding ' ignorant natives. lie biennial provincial elections re successfully held in the rhilipljs. A strong and representative ie re-elected the majority of the Govlors. reorge Herrmann, the former inspecof constabulary, who robbed the vernment and fled from Misamis, ndanao. and was subsequently caped at Bayanana, has been convicted :I sentenced to thirteen years' im; sonment. ?he prohibition of coal exports by > Japanese Government threatens to ate a fuel famine in the Philippines, 'he Philippine Commission is deterged to maintain the new currency >vided by the Conant bill at par. ong measures will be adopted to jvent the use of Mexican silver. DOMESTIC. 'he prison at Dawson Springs, I\y., s burned, one prisoner dying in the lies. Vhiie serving a warrant. Deputy thew Helton shot and killed David 1 Thomas Fletcher at Wilton, Ky., 1 then fled. tefusal to agree to arbitration for 'ear caused the lockout at Chicago, . of 1000 carriage and wagon workVhile the train wts running thirty? miles an hour, Frank Morris, a oled convict, jumped from the cars tr Bradford, O., and escaped, n joint session the General Assemof Virginia confirmed the vote of i separate chambers re-electing John Daniel to the United States Senate. 'Snnnln t*c* f/viA it?A.1 of DiiaKIa Pa! 'iitui/iLO irv;ci>cu a c i uumw, v-vi.j m the sales department of the Coldo Fuel and Iron Company, iDdicate general resumption iu all departnts. 'hree men were scalded to death at < troit. Mich.. by the breaking of an ti elbow connecting the boiler and fine in the Hotel Metropole. .n explosion of dynamite at Fairnt. O., killed Thomas Paul, of Phil?lphia, who was thawing out the exsive. in a charge of manslaughter, Con* tor Wallace .T. Cowan was arrested Detroit, Mich., for criminal ncglilce iu allowing his car to be struck a Grand Trunk train. ifter working four days on the books the Nashua (X. H.) Trust Company Bank Cotumissiouers have been uti. e to determine the shortage of iasurer John P. Goggin. Irs. Isabelje A. Marsh, serving a life iteuce for poisoning, passed away in son at Windsor. Vt. eremiah G. Farwell, son of a protnnt citizen of Detroit. Mich., died ra a huilet wound fired, it is supled, with suitidal inieut. FOREIGN. 'lie Premies.* of Grsace has laid be- I e the Chamber :i ministerial pro- j m based on the plans of military ! rgauization. which include the reaoion^of armament and equipment ia array and navy. f. Combes, Premier of France, anmeed to the Council of Ministers t tlie Ministry of Justice had been irged with the duty of making the niual code applicable to prelates o publicly criticise acts of the Oovment. he Princess Alexandra of Isemburg. xged with various questionable suctions with bankers, mou^y lend, and others, and who has hart a very ck*?red matrimonial ami financial eer. was acquitted Jt Berlin. C?er- | riy. ho Anglo-Italian arbitration conition lias been signed it Ro*ne. l.idivostok dispatcher s-iv that; >)<> men are expected there this ii*it to strengthen the garrison, and i orders are expected to mobilise a'l reserves in the Par Ra.<t. .t a meeting at Dublin of r.h-.> Irish rli.tm^ntary Party Mr. John Rediid was re-elected chairaiau for the uitig .session. "Ise Parliamentary re-election in the r Burghs district of Scotland Thurs. r resulted as follows: Joseph Dol>? > (Liberal). '5221: George Younger mservative). 3177; Liberal majority, ty-foi:r. two years' imprisonment and pes;;ual exile to Siberia is the sentence posed on a Moscow student named idreieff for assaulting a Russian neral in the streets of Kazan, .'he Porte warned Austria and Rusof a scheme to murder all foreign cers sent to Macedonia to help reor- . lis:? the gendarmerie. 'lie Keichstag's budget committee i.sed a resolution favoring the penal >.seoution of officers responsible for . telly to privates iu tlio Cerius/uauy. n a court suit against Mine. Hum't the French swiudier decided not make defence. t .f RUSSIA _ MOVES _ FLEET _ # ^ War Cquadron Gathers Oulsiifo .. .. Mancnurian airong-nuiu, Sixteen Fighting: Ships Leave PorB Arthur, and Troops Depart l'"or tuuMiiiru Domination. Port Arthur.?In response to the Japon.wo tv3!* m usurps imnortant naval and military movements have been effected here. The Russian squadron* heretofore inside the harbor, consisting of the battleship Retvizan, of 12.700 tons; th3 battleship Peresviet, of 12,674 I tons; the battleship Czarevitch, of 13,110 tons; the cruiser Fremiaschek (?)? the battleship Orel, of 13,600 tons; the .. 33 cruiser Smiely (?), and the battleship Sebastopol, of 10.960 tons, have joined the outside fleet, consisting of the battleship Probieda, of 12,674 tons; the battleship Petropavlovslc, of 10,960 tons; the battleship Poltava, of 10.960 tons; the cruiser Diana, of 6630 tons; ; & the cruiser Paliada, of 6630 tons; the cruiser Askold, of 6100 tons.; the cruiser Varyag, of 6300 tons; ihe torpedo gun- ,' ^3 boat Bakan, of 840 tons, ' and the - - e i?AA,\ i MM. A. cruiser rsoyarm, 01 ?>zuu iuus. xue lai- ter has ;iust' arrived here from Chemulpo, Korea, with complete Japanase charts of the Korean coast. In consequence of the narrow and dangerous entrance at low' water it took the warships three days to get out of the harbor. The* accomplishment of this task is regarded as spe? dally important, owing to the danger of the ships being immured by an accident in the channel. The cruiser Djigit, of 1456 tons; thg torpedo gunboat (Taidamak, of COO tons; sloop-of-war Zabiyaka. of 1234 tons; four gunboats and the torpedo flotilla remain inside: Simultaneously the Third Brigade of M Siberian Rifles and tfro batteries of artillery started for an unannounced destination from Liao-Yang, south of Mukden. v Altogether about 9000 troops have departed, leaving 10,000 men at Port Arthur, exculsive of the troops man- * uing the fortifications. The arrivals of Japanese coal have been stopped. In consequence of the military authorities monopolizing the use of the " r-ij railroad the latter has declined to transport any more commercial freight. The telegraph company declines to ac- - .p* cept any more press or private mes ? 4.U,?:n l,? rnnta/1 ?ag?ra. 3U lilCjr >uu umu *.vr w ^ via Che-Foo. Forty-eight hours' quarantine was ordered against Che-Foo on account of smallpox. The authorities declare the naval and military dispositions should he regarded as precautionary, not as offensive. : j GERMANS DEFEAT AFRICANS. Two Towns Relieved and Natives Driven From Their Main Camp. v "Rni-li'n P.orminv?A difinntfh fl'OHl Colonel Leutwein, Governor of German. Southwest Africa, Avho was marching: from the Warmbad region toward the* besieged German posts, states Wundhock and Okahundja, which were besieged by the rebellious natives, have been velieved. The chief encampment of the rebels, at Kaiser Wilhelivsburg, was stormed by the Germans on January 28. The rebels fled, carrying with them the cattle tbey had stolen. They, raided all the farms in the neighborhood, destroyed the railway stations and murdered and mutilated forty-four settlers, including children. Fifty more are believed to have been killed. The German losses in the fighting num- . bered twenty-six. WIFE DYING, HE KILLS HIMSELB? . Young Husband Says, "If She Goes, I'm Going Too." Philadelphia, Pa.?William And^rsou, a young married man, of this city, committed suicide under pathetic civttoc infnrmnrl hr n lUUiOiUULCO. ?? uu physician that his wife, who had given birth to a daughter, was dying. He immediately picked up a revolver, and snying, "If she goes, I'm going too." lift then shot himself through the head. His wife died a few minutes after the shootiug. j TWO KILLEP IN TRAIN WRECK. ' Intercolonial Express Train Plunges .'X Into River Near Halifax. Halifax, Nova Scotia.?Two dead, two mortally and twenty-five seriously, injured is the revised casualty list in the wreck of the Intercolonial express train, the five cars of which left the rails at Hunters Crossing, forty miles west of this city, and plunged down a thirty-foot enibankment iuto the Shul?euacadie River. Every one of the $ Hiirt v nnsseneers suffered more or less serious injuries, as did the ten members of the train cred'. ' ? - i Dodge Extradited. The application for a requisition fop C. F. Dodge, charged by New York authorities with perjury, was granted by Governor Lanham, of Texas. - , "> Yj 1 -H Postoffice Robbers Get $300 in Sfaraps. The postofflce at Edwardsville, Pa., was broken iuto and robbed. The safe ' was dynamited and money and stamps to the amount of $300 were taken. Bogus Prince (Joes to Jail. William P.rown. alias A. E. Stewart, who. as Prince Athrobald Stewart de married tiie Countess Russell, of Loudon, was sentenced to six months in jail at Toronto, Cauada. Three Arrests at Cieufueeos. ? Three arrests have been made in connection with the recent throwing of mud at the escutcheon over tht> door of the American consulate at CienfueA'os. Cuba. Citizens of Clenfuegos appear generally to regret the occurrence. The official investigation is being pu>hed. Detective. Arrested. Detective Ireland, of McKiniey's* bodyguard at Buffalo, N. Y? was :ir -* ?> ?.sn. mm Pe&tril (a LMce cuxrgeu nnu Labor World. riarbors at East Liverpool. 0. are one strike for shorter hours. London's threatened cab .strike seems to have been abandoned. During 1(H)." there wore less strikes in Indiana than for many years. , The Musicians' Union, of Toronto. Cauada, claims the distinction of hav'ijoc one of the largest memberships ia America. The Canadian Manufacturers' Association. after careful inquiry among: the members, find that there are place* for 4?03 women in Canadian factories^