St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-10-30
The President,s Message.


The Presidents Message.
The president, it is understood, is 60
fng to deal vigorously with reciprocity
matters and also with ship subsidies.
BE Is giving most thoughtful attention
to the matter of reciprocity and has
discussed this with a number of his
callers with a view to sounding their
opinions.
1t is learned that the president is also
going to recommend that there be no
backward movement in the recent
growth Of the navy. The president will
ask congress to provide literally for
the navy. This will be one Of the fea-
lures of the presidents message. He is
thoroughly acquainted with the stua-
ton in the navy department and will
leave nothing unsaid to fairly put be-
fore congress the need of continued
substantial growth in the navy.
Conditions in the Philippines, the
isthmian canal, the situation in Cuba,
immigration and international arbitra-
ton will be among the other matters
that will form the message.
Probable Cabinet Changes.
The various stories in circulation re-
garding the probable retirement of Sec
rotary Root from the cabinet because
of alleged continued ill health are Wig
Orously denied by cabinet members
who know what the facts are. 1t is ex-
pected that unless the unexpected hap
pens Secretary Root will permanently
continue as one of the presidents fore
most and abiest advisers.
1t is stated that every member Of the
cabinet accepted in good faith the invi-
tation Of the president to remain with
him, and there are not likely to be
changes for some months. Those likely
to leave the cabinet first are Secreta.
ries Hay and Long, both for substan.
TALLY the same reasons, that public life
has no glitter for them and that they
had each contemplated resignation
months prior to the assassination Of
President Mckinley. When Secretary
Hay retires, he will probably be sue
ceeded by Secretary Root or by Sena-
tor Lodge.
White House Stationery.
President Roosevelt has decided that
his official residence shall be called the
White House. Heretofore the station
his correspondence has had a neatly
embossed Executive Mansion" at the
top of the page. When the question Of
printing the new letter heads which
are to take the place Of the mourning
stationery was discussed with the
president, he told Secretary Cortelyou
that hereafter white House" would
be used instead Of Executive Man
sion" President Roosevelt believes
that the former name is more distinc-
tive than the latter. So far as he can
learn, there is not another public build
ing in the United States called the
White House, while the residences of
all the governors Of the states are call
ed executive mansions; hence the
change.
Mrs. ROOsevelt's Secretary.
Mrs. Roosevelt has appointed Miss
Belle Hagner to be her secretary. Miss
Hagner is a Washington girl. Her ia
Their is a leading physician of the ma
tional capital. Last winter Miss Hag-
ner acted as private secretary to Mrs.
Smith, wife of the postmaster general
Mrs. Root, wife of the secretary of
war; Miss Paulding Senator Depew's
niece, and other prominent women. She
proved herself to be so capable that
her services were in such demand that
she could not undertake to accept one
half Of the commissions that were Of
fered her.
! Work has been begun on the new ex-
tension to the Government Hospital
For the Insane. A number of unavoid-
able delays have occurred since con-
gress made the appropriation of $1,000
900 for its construction, but excava-
tions have now been made on the main
hospital tract, in the vicinity of the
Toner group Of buildings, for two of