The age-herald., 1901-12-20
President Roosevelt Tells a Young
 Alabamian He Has Fine Shape.

dred millions of money shaking with the vibratioA upon the bitterly biting air of the coldeI December night ever exper- fenced in Washington.
 Marching the length of the Nations treasury house. the students wheeled into that splendid stretch leading past the White House, and assuredly their tumul- tuous cheering for Schley and Dewey penetrated to the couch of the sleeping President Beyond the White House they halted in front of the Navy Department and cheered more wildly than ever for their heroes. Finally they moved on tow ard Georgetown, and in little while their shouting had fallen on distance to low and confused murmur, then to whisper as of the wind, and then-the silence of a Washington night at.
 The local newspapers here print a story about Congressman DeGraffenried of Texas that would be pretty if 1t were not absurd. It is to the effect that let ter addressed to "The Black Eagle. Con- gross, Washington, D. C." was delivered "as a matter of course'' to Congress man DeGraffenried, ''who is known in Texas as the Black Eagle" Comedy comes in through the natural condition that MT. DeGraffenried has light auburn hair. blue eyes, and a complexion as rosy as that of a Washington woman on a winters day. He is very tall slender and straight, and reminds one of that former Tall Sycamore of Birmingham, Colonel Taliferro. lawyer and legislator of Tennessee and of Alabama, who is now a friend of Tammany. resident in New York. The Texan further resembles the former Alabamian in that he is both brilliant and amiable.
 Captain James E. Shelley, United States Army. only surviving son of General Charles M. Shelley, who Is now visiting his father in Birmingham, is under or ders to sail on January 18th from New York for the Philippines, by way of the Suez Canal All army officers sent to the Philippines seek to travel that route. as do all who are ordered home from our far Eastern possessions. for the reason
 
 in the voyage the transports stopping at Gibraltar, Malta, Port Saids Suez, Co., lombo Singapore and one or two other ports, allowing time in the canal for one to make the short journey to Cairo and return.
 It is probable that Miss Elizabeth Shell ley will accompany her brother to the Philippines. There will be many fami- lies, with ladies aboard the transport. four families. friends of Captain Shelley, going from Ft Myer, this city. where he is now stationed. Thus Miss Shelley would have friends with whom to begin her voyage to the opposite side of the globe. Captain Shelley, by the way, has an enviable record with the war depart ment.
 It is learned privately that the Twen- tieth Infantry. the most famous of the regiments in the Philippines, is at last under orders to sail for home. The regi- ment will make the voyage by the first available transport, which is expected to sail on some date in February, severais months after the expiration of the ordi- nary period of three years fixed for for eign service. Capt. Henry Bankhead, son of Congressman Bankhead, belongs to the Twentieth, and it is believed that he will be given permission to return home by Suez, though the regiment will come across the Pacific, landing at San Fran cisco. Captain BankIead, who has not lost a single day from duty while in the Philippines, now has three months leave of absence due him, and he seeks per- mission to spend two months of that time in Egypt and in Europe
 Circuit Judge John Pelham of Annis- ton. who had been spending day or two visiting his father former Congressman Pelham of Alabama, on the Virginia side of the Potomeic, opposite Washington, has proceeded to New York and from the me- tropolis will journey to Boston on pri- vate business. Judge Pelham will return home for Christmas.
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