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w rt7-sr vw&' i:?Jrj?vr'f tmv' TEDDY I30ME "HERO" IN "ROYAL BOX" New York, Feb. 16. Col. Roosevelt, hero of the Spanish war, the man who is willing to "serve if drafted," went into the Metropolitan opera house yes terday, reached up and turned on the spotlight, and allowed it to shine all over him as he sat in the "royal box" and listened to the singers without interrupting. The audience was astonished to find that the "royal box" which is reserved for distin guished visitors, had been draped in the national colors. Nothing less than a duke was expected. And then in walked the colonel. Everybody cheered. The colonel grinned. His press agent says the performance was stopped temporarily. And even the sing ers bowed in T. R.'s direction. Between the acts the colonel stood in the "royal box" and re ceived visitors. One of them was ex-Senator Chauncey M. Depew, the famous joker, who, himself was one of the biggest jokes ever played on the U. S. senate, which has suffered much. Every anti-imperialist in the house shuddered when they saw T. R. in the "royal box." He seemed to like it.A Some remem bered the words Of Col. Watter son, who recently wept on the shoulder of Col. Harvey there are so many colonels in this there must be a few "nuts" also. Dis cover them for yourself. Watter son said that if Col. Roosevelt ever pot in the .White House again he would have to be car ried out feet first. There is no question but that T. R. liked that "royal box." All of this happened yester day, but no one paid any atten tion to it until some indiscret press agent of the Teddy camp inadvertently let it slip. If he hadn't been so careless he would probably have lost his job. FOUR YET TO ARREST ' Indianapolis, Feb. 16: Only four members of the IronWork ers charged with complicity in the alleged dynamite conspiracy, are still to be afrested. -Fifty men are now in custody. TheHm arrested men are: John J. .Mc Cray, Wheeling, W.vVa.; M. H. Davis, Philadelphia; J. W. Irwin, Peoria, 111., and Patrick Ryan, Chicago. Frank J. Ryan, best known of the indicted men, sent telegrams to all others indicted today tell ing them that attorneys to defend the cases had been retained here. o o - WEATHER REPORT, j Unchanged Un settled weather and probably occasional light rain to night or Saturday, for Chicago and vic inity; no important change in tempera ture ; lowest tonight about 30 de grees above zero; moderate southwesterly, winds.