The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-16
"NICK" GETS THE LICENSE
Bridegroom-to-Be Pays One Dollar fol
the Document. 49,,
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
Lo ngworth paid ST to the District Of
Columbia yesterday afternoon and Sc
cured q license permitting him to marry
Miss Alice Roosevelt ION Saturday, Feb.
IL. Mr.. Longworth gave his color as
white. his place Of nativity as Din
n1s age ana 6a aa4en
been married before. He said he in
tended to marry Miss Alice Lee Roose-
welt, aged 20, daughter of Theodore
Roosevelt and Alice Lee, deceased. He
said Miss Roosevelt had never been
married before either.
Ten Ponca Indians who came from
Oklahoma to present Representative
Longworth with buffalo-skin vest
him in the house on theirvisit to the CAP
itol this afternoon. The Indians were
especially painted and dressed in bead
ed buckskin clothing in anticipation OF
an elaborate presentation ceremony
Their gift for the president s prospec-
tive son-in-law is made from the hide
of a young buffalo, which is more high
trophy of the hunt s..-> .uN,
The Poncas called on President sReose-
welt this afternoon to pay their respects
to the ''Great White Father.'' Incident
ally, Eagle Horse, the chief Of the band,
presented to the president their gift
for his future son-in-law. The chief
added that they made present to the
bridegroom and not to the bride, be-
cause the. bride already had received
many presents, and they felt the bride
groom ought not to be neglected in this
respect. President Roosevelt accepted
the waistcoat on behalf of Mr.. Long
worth, promising to see that he should
get it.
A Priceless Vest. -
The waistcoat is nominally valued at
5000, but in reality is almost priceless
because Of the practical extinction of
the buffalo,. The calf from whose hide
the vest was made came from Okla
homa. The owners did not want to sell
it, even for that, but the Indians in
sisted that Representative Longworth
could not be much of a chief unless he
had buffalo-hide waistcoat.
The hide was tanned by the oldest
woman of4the Ponca TRIBE. It is as soft
and pliable as velvet. The hair is out.
side and the lining is a; beautifully
woven bit Of blanket cloth.
For one minute yesterday Mr.. Long
worth acted as speaker Of the house
He was called to the chair during @
rollcall. When he left the chair he ar.
ranged for a pair for two weeks or I'm.
til March 4. ..' ~
The house voted to adjourn until
Monday. This was an indirect com
pliment to Mr.. Longworth. Nothing
will appear in the record as to the pur:
pose Of the adjournment over 50 long a
time. r.
= - - Cuba's Gift Is Safe. :. :: .,.,
A sealed package containing the mag.
nifcent $4,000 pearl necklace which
Cuba sends as wedding gift to Alice
Roosevelt, arrived here today from New
York. It is addressed to the Cuban min
lister. The precious packet was sent
by Paris dealer to London, where it
was turned over to the purser Of the
e Majestic to be forwarded in bond thru
the American Express company. II
= The casket which contains the neck
lace is of solid metal and with the wrap
pings weighs six and half pounds.
One Of the seals was found broken at
the American Express company's Of
fee in New York. Special Agent Hol-
lard, who investigated the matter, said
that it was not unusual for wax seals
to be broken while packages were in
transit, and that otherwise the wrapper
was intact.
Gift from the Mikado.