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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25
Notes OF Current Event

VII
The ST. Louis Drug Trust has coll
lapsed, owing to cuts In prices.
TaE late James E. Hodge, OF New
York. has left $1,000 10 Hope College,
Michigan.
FIVE attempts have been made by in
cendiaries to burn the village Of New
.astle, Pa.
UNITED STATES SENATOR KENNA, Of
West Virginia, who has been seriously
III, ts better.
HARRY LAMAN. n jockey, was crushed
by his horse falling IN him at Columbia,
8. T., and will die.
SECRETARY FOSTER estimates that
$25N, 600. eO1 will annually b. required
for pensions In u lev years.
A PORTION Of the wall OF the Plant
crs' Press was blown down at Vicks-
burg, Miss, by a wind storm.
OVER /, SEQ ersons were converted at
tho revival meetings at Kansas Cify,
conducted by the Rev. B. Il. Mills.
ATTORNEY GENERAL MILLER will
practice law It Wash ingtnn after retir-
Ing from President Harrison's Cabinet.
A NEW I epublican morning daily
paper ia to be established in Cincinnati
with S2ap. 900 capital. II will lie known
as the Tribune.
THE death OF VIII am Cleveland. Sec
ond cousin Of President-elect Cieye-
land, ttcurrel at Jefcrsouviile, Ind.
He was 30 year old.
CART. IRVING has Leca relieved OF
the command o. the Tcutonic. The
steamship co.npa ~ d%isapproyes OF his
record breaking speed.
A COMMIT Ea OF ilfiy citizens Of the
District OF Columbia will be named to
take charge OF arrangements for the
Inauguration OF Cleveland.
The President has appointed Thomas
]. Flanner. OF Nntchitoches, la, to be
receiver OF pablic moneys at that place.
vice Alexis i. e,nee, rene ed.
FAMILIES OF th Italian Yntia assas-
5 MS. Iynchel AZ New Orleans, are su-
Ing leading M mbers of the lynchina
party for SO 100, damages.
A PRAIRIE fire in the Missouri bottoms
ewept ovcr q tract three mi.cs wide anu
twenty miles lsne. Six hundred stacks
OF hay burned LOSE. $7e.0O1.
THE contest II the will OF John Two
| hiy. q banter OF San Antonio, Texas,
! has tc a settled. the CashoIi. Church,
to which he left his entire fortune oil
SSOa,, OUi, accepting 8 0o.ag0.
OPPosIr os among st. Louis priests
to the apo ntmt mt Of Vicar General
Brady to Ill, os ,tinn Of e~oadjnt0r u
| Archbishop kcnr.ek has brought fortl, d
petition to Rome protesting against bis
appointment.
Fonrs THREE indictments were found
at .,acks II, Miss in the Federal Court
against as many members OF the cOfIll
trust. recently formed In tina State
The Indictments are basel on q Fedora
| stas ute.
AFAsT \ ess gu the Atianti. b fa'
eslc road ilew the ira I. and iolied dosf
= steep eleban snrnt * Tucson Csnon
N. M. w. I'll. Walker, u Mi souTl. Wal
killed and several D hers were Injured
though not err ussy.
IAMfH CHRfsspMAN shot and kilies
GcorRe Woyda M UanTilie.. i M
| Win = kn3te desHpltAsed HIS vIcsssm4 MI
y1kn 800 hsIshbesing fsrmaf
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
case Of cal arrh that cannot bo cured by taking
Halls CRtarrh Cure.
+. J. CHENEY & q. Props, Toledo, Chic.
for the last Is wears, and believe him perfectly
honorable in ali business transactions uni
i.naneiaIly able to carry out any obligations
made by their fir ~.
WEST 4 TnUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
WhLDINe, kINNAN & MARVIN, Nholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price IS cents per hottie. Sold by all Druggists.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25

Al Scotland the safe OF Mr.. Jasmann,
butcher and stock buyer, was burglar
led. The burglars were no green
hands AZ tho business. rs they drilled
Into the safe aud opened 1t at the first
stttmpt. Reports conflict rs to the
amount OF money and y%a.uabies taken.
Mr.. jasmann being in sioux Fails ut
tha time. II Il certain. however, that
NJ least $50 In cash Was taken. No
trace OF the bnrlars has yet been found.
They also entered tho store OF Mr..
Janda. but found the clerk sleeping
near the safe and left for other places
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25

L.nc0l.'s Early Tutor.
Dennis F. Hanks, tho early tutor ~
Abraham Lincoln, in fact he taughs
the great man how 10 read and wssss,
has Just died in Paris, ILL.,, ct the rtpe
age of 90 years. He was severely IN
iured on Sept. "a, while returning
from the emancipation exercises. he
was run over by . buggy. Such VA
bis vitality that il it had not boon 9 2
this accident, he would probably have
rounded out the century. Feopl0
would live much longer than they e
if they would take proper care OF th4r.S
selves. Most old people get chilled
through, take cold which settles upon.
their kidneys, and they die from PaAsu1
monia. This is why pneumonia - -
generally fatal after q person hae
reached the age of GO years. REDS
GERMAN CouaH AND KIDNEY CURn VIII
heal the worst case of pneumonia ~,
u it incites and stimulates the kid
news to action. When this 10 done the
evil result of the cold is avoided, and
the patient is soon restored to health
This great remedy can be purchased
from any dealer. The small bottles
are 25 cents. tho large ones are ~
cents. Get it of any dealer.
SYLVAN REMEDY Co.,
Peoria. Illinois
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25

Flower

"Fof Two years suffered neex.
With Stomach trouble, ard M
ali that time under treateet1t| t.
physician. He finally, amer
everything, said my ston,aca
ease eating solid food. On tlae v
cmmendation Of d friend I proctttan
IS tile Of August Fiowef. IT,
Cd TO do me good at once. $50.
strength and flesh rapidly. ~ :.
now like . new man, and consaa
that August Flower has cured re. ~.
Jas. E. Dederick. SaugsTties, N.Y.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25
the lsutler Gaze.

TUX case Of ". Il Butler, the we'll
known draughtsman Of Aberdeen, will
come up In the United States Court In
Sioux Fall< al tho pre- .ent term. l:nt.
ier, " will be remembered, is accused
Uf having used the mails for fra ldulent
purposes. the offcnse being In tho send
Ing OF u fake letter 10 Il. u. Jessop, =
real estate agent in this city. which
CAUSED him to mako . trip TO M.nne-
apoiia The affair has caused comment
throughout the tate, because Of Nj.
Rntlers prominence. and much interest
10 taken by solth Dakotans In the pro-
cecdinga.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25

THE summer girl has taken to
wearing ~suspenders, but the acmo OF
feminine imagination will not be
reached until she is able to scold her
husband for not sewing on the but
tors for them.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25
How Rats Taste.

We have taste I the rats that run riot
in isolated wheat ricks, says an ex-
change, and we can conscientiously
aver that they are both sweet and sue
culent. Their flesh is white a. that OF
o s~weetbread, and has unquestionably
more favor.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25

officers, with drawn revolvers, forced
IN , r way through the crowd, and even
when the prisoner was plac d in the
East Chicago patrol wagon tho danger
Was not over, fer the horses were
thrown back Oh their launches, while
men tried to climb over the wheels and
steps to get ut the object OF their wra h.
He was finally removed in ga ETY. to the
East Chicago Avenue Police Stat on and
subsequt nt'y to the County Hospital.
The result Of the mo ning's bloody
work was:
Henry Siies, Sc Yeas old, No. 723
Moth Paulina street; shot in face, arms,
and boiy.
Mrs. Caroline Silas, 10 years old, No.
723 North Paulina street: shot In breast.
Wounded.
Bertha Guttman, = years old, No. 245
West North avenue: shot in left hand by
scat ring shot.
jeremiah O'Ionoghue, police officer;
shot In face and neck; not seriously.
Herman S!egler, 81 years old. No. 72]
North Paulina street; shot In abdomen:
may recover.
Ars. He, man Siegler, 80 years old,
No. 1913 North Paui;na street: shot In
lace anu neck; Will reco fef.
Sirgier's S.ateaanat.
Siegler made the following statement:
1Abo 1t $50 o'clocs this morning l went
to my brother William Siegler's house.
s83 North Hoyne avenue, TO get a gun,
"a I was told b; our Lord God up above
to GO and get a gun. was born to
realize this county. The Lord said
to me, I s-day Is the day OF iudg-
ment, and you have got 10 he there.
] brought the gun home and put 1t In
the clothes els set, and after awhile I
took 1t out. Then my mother-in-law
came d swn stairs. She is a witch. She
sal to me You have got to die, and
l will not 60 where you want to send
me- and shot her in the hall. The old
man came downstairs and | was con-
fused, ard I fired at the old man and
shot him. then came out IN The steps
and the patrol wagons came. Then I
was dumfounded. ! have been sick
and been feeling bad for some time.
1t is strongly believed that Siegier is In.
sane.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25

Rev. E. 3. Cook, \
Methodist minister,
. cultured and schol-
Arly u Since ear
Hest childhood he
has been devoted to
the Sunday School.
In boyhood he joined
the church, and be-
gan teaching in the
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25

A NOBLE English yachtsmAn has
been fined 81 for throwing his wife
overheard. England u the country
in which they send boys to the pent.
Tertiary for killing q rabbit on . rich
mans urONnda.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25
Mur.u,s FInx Mitt stnrts.

Ar Huron. Hamilton Kerr his his
FAX mill In operation, the machinery
works to satisfaction and the tow made
10 0f tho best He has already con.
trxcted the first ten cArios do made and
eastern parties are negotiating for the
entiro output Of the plant. Farmers
Eni 1t much moro profitable disposing
OF their fax straw at from 50 to So. so
or ton than burning II, - hiss been
thcir custom for years.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25

A LEADING actress says that "a
kiss to be artistic must be imperson-
al" There is entirely too much in
artistic realism in shadowy halls and
cOzy back DarlorS.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25

A ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS In opera
ton on the stage Is heralded as an
entirely new piece OF theatrtc real.
ism by some manager who forgeta
that John L. Sullivan has been play
ing this role for some years
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25
mu,,,upt Ia tleshy people.

We have noticed a page ait.cl. in the
BOSTON q ODE on reducing weight at q very
snail expense. 1t will pay our readers to
send two-eent stamp for q copy to Betina
Circulating Library, 30 f. Washington
Street. Chicago. Ill.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25

rhaMoat Riaaaxut WAY

Of preventing the grippe, colds. headaches.
aud fevers IL to use tile liquid laxative
remedy Syrup Of Figs. whenever the system
media . gentle, yet effective cleansing. To
be benefited one must get the true remedy
manufactured by the California Fig syrup
Co., only. For sale by all druggists In Soc
aud n h,ttlcs s
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25
Wis tors West or south

Who contemplate visiting CaliforniA. Old
Mexico. Texas, Florida, or any other win
ter resort, shI uid call at Northwestern
Ticket Ofice. corner Of Fourth and Me-
braska Streets, or on G.. +. Wheelock.
Ticket Agent, Union Depot. before making
their arrangements. ii. G. CHEYNEY,
Gent Art.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25

FIRST A Gle, nEN B~RoNcHIrI !. Check the
fret with HALE's HONEY OF HoREHouND AND
Tar,
pIKE's n oruAcuE Drops Cure In ouo Minute.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25

CRAwroRDsv1LI.r, Ca. has . 'shak-
ing rock similar to that Ia Kentucky.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25
.at,, iimkotA Ment ms.

John II. Drake OF Aberdeen has
salied from New York for his now pos,
q consul 81 kiehl.
Two instructors In the Agricultural
College at 13ru0kings have becn dropped
because Of lack OF funds with which te
pay their salaries.
Eureka built \ court house and ten.
dared " TO the people OF Mcpherson
County rent free II they would mcys
tae county seat there from Leoia, hui
they tiidNst.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25
.l,.r ,i~la to ,i.s , RAND Jury.

You've stephen Huber had = pre-.
Hmtnary heariaz before Justice g. NJ.
France Of Memo for the murder Of
David Bechthoid. and was bo,tnd over
to appear before the gran | jury 1t the
next term of The Circuit Court in the
sum OF 81. 900 Londs were secured
and young Huber released.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25

Is OUR blood potr! rake Heecham's
Pills. Is your liver out OF order? Csc
Heecham's Pills IS cents o box.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25

lie vOLEUR (the thief) is the name OF
= new popular weekly paper started In
Paris.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25

THE Executive Committee OF the
state Worlds Fair Commission APP
pointed ! committee TO draft . report
10 the Governor and Legislature and
transact some loutine business. The
next mretiDs will be held In Sioux Faiis
Lee. q
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25

asasx~ @aGS1
A4MDaM1okl6G lnst61D IN VS.
&ttfaSl1s NpSEines tot G6veYH0r
s1g SdS6dn1e(9Sed tts9 kf6hes4 npIAber VI
sNGao4t3 hUs1inee IN tlsu ticket.
0eieA 3a6teat1s III rome extAAt hts pop.
s6aaetth kfjEh tsefk I1ylor ~ ( osr:nis.
et0nr4 u tle t3eHstaI ] and Once set
HAIRS a thASa WustGrn prAirtNs would
hxVe eSfrtonA indeed.
A1tsr ~ Whsat / sasbIas.
Axpxgw j. TOMB ~ Platt County.
Missourj, fsoscss nting tina Miss.ssip1i
Valley Wkext GYowers' Association. Is
SOW III ath Dakota securing ssyaers
~ Assys ain gfowers' memorial Mr.
Todd hos nnished ennya ssiny MissOarl.
Iowa. Kansas And Nebraska. and
through Ills own personal efforts since
Ocsobef IL. Mss sscured 1000 signors.
~ farmers. 10 the fstiiion .noO IN
Nebraxka and 5000 each IN Iowa. Kan.
Saa and Missouri. The petition calls
Tor the appointment Of : special CONF
mitta Of Congress TO iavesti,at tina
wheat combine III tho Mississippi VAT
10y. Mr.. Todd devotcs one day III each
Town and Will put 10 ten days IN SOUTH,
Dakota.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25
Nh ysont<s STARTED.

wSSSs
assssss I'm W0HMS 1TAHTEO.
seaeM aeNssAssa Messs = Mssasv - -
NnsX..sns ~raaannlinn vorka Of the
11sE~.@ 49, T1n lflnlnx (unpsuy,
sstnafad a nm tity, about
ln.TS aitaa soutll a. Dead wood, III the
:tsfS hSse ID SthA Iixsk IlIiis country.
vsf1 naS VI operation on Aalf sapsrisy
No beUa WorkiGs very smoothly,
w3sh0at EnvIns Md ) b.eak sDr acci-
1eHk INA lwmeuse ORC bias, having )
eSWartly 81 5000 tons, are iiiicd witt,
r. sshKt iii average 4 per cen. cas>i-
Eo6ilN witch Il fsr superior 70 the fam
SaS1RSlSo III ore. The iIMrney oak
Co1nxny eonnene4d ID career III thu
NiGEk lisitss ID isk6 VII d : vast areA Of
stfo 11athern llllls country was held by
shfosCoc1ors Who N dreamed Of tho
exSi1ueS of ihs lin. The movers Of
tfeont1sprise we're men who had ex-
ao~xporienco n lin n,ining Ana the result
~ The propaFsy was fought up until
the con owns I. 900 mining
elaisna. which 80 AGO Nv $50 feet In
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25
Ghost Ha~k !. .srsser Case.

DEFrTY UNITED STATES MAHsuALs
CAMS MATHIFsoN AND FRANK FAY
have gone 10 Pine Ridge and Rosebud
Agencies TO secure ten witnesses for the
Ghost Hawk murder case At Sioux Falls.
!tawk IL q Rosebud Indian, who ono
day last -pring twisted the arm OF his
wife = u III It II was broken and refused
10 permit : physician to treat her. In
& n~sequence modification set in aud
tho poor woman died In horrible agony.
the OF the witnesses IL the ancient wife
OF Spotted Tail. whose death occurred
50 tragicaiiy seperat years ago.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25

New Akr ca sur"i S0tIe8e Trustees.
TnE State Educational Regents in
session NJ Aberdeen are getting down
70 work. They appointed \ new Board
OF Trustees OF the State Agricultural
College III Brookings, as follows: +. 4.
She don af Miller, Lars Larson III Dell
Rapids. Charles Ceilings OF Brookings,
John Geiscy Of Watertown, J. q. Carter
OF lps wich. The new Eoard OF Trus-
tee, OF the state Agricultural College
gives good satisfaction 10 aliintere ,ted.
and 1t il nov believed all diHicu!ties
will be satisfactorily adjusted.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25

Now riAT the election excitement
has about died out the people Of South
Dakota are become interested ia the
resubMission question. Owing to the
fact that little WAS said regarding this
question during the campaign just
closed II might be inferrel that resub-
mission was u dead issue. but such is
Tar indeed from the case. Parties who
favor rcsubmissf0n claim that . good
majority In tho legislation lis been Sc
cured FOR II. tho work being done at the
primaries.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25
nnlDn n sypnane 3abit Cared h 10
.FlUm 81 ~ :J. sffii e. { c.s AM sg .Ssss:

IN writing !, ADVERTISER pltna. ao not inii
knOv what M,rAiL.ns O;av them best.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25
and Kidneys
Hood's ~Sarsapariua

I feel wcit and am well. All who know nc
marvel 70 ace me so we'll" d. NJ. JORDAN.
UDtbirS FILLS are the best atterliaucr Psls
-. . Is..EtE+p, ,p,"4 ~ I r..S 49, IL 3r r.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25

RNfsS AND MEAD NOISES CURED
b by PEGS slnvlitle Ear Cushions. WknI~yshssva.
~@~Su Successful when al remedies fAL. sels EESE
~ y. l.xccx. $50 Btway. NY. Write for boob Of proofs ] ts6V
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-03-25
JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS,
Professor at yaIo Gets His First APP
pointment to Public ONCE.

Professor at yaIo Gets His First APP
pointment to Public ONCE.
WASHINGTON, March 25.--The president
sent 10 the senate the following nomina-
tions: Stanton J. Pcelle OF indiana, judge
OF the court of claims, vice Glenni w.
Scofeld,: retired. United States district
judges-William X. Townsend for district
of Connecticut; John Is. Rector, northern
district of Texas; John H. Baker, district
of Indiana.
Stanton J. Pcelle was formerly a mem.
Der Of congress from the indianapolis dis
trict. He came into special prominence at
one time owing TO the fact that the Demo
cratic house unseated him and gave his
place TO q son of William III. English, who
contested the legality of Mr.. Peelle's cleo
tlon.
John Il. Rector lives ct Austin. lie is a
graduate of Yale university, served four
years In the Confederate army and IL an
able lawyer.
John II. Baker served in the Forty-nfth
congress and was on the appropriations
committee. He lives at Gotham, Ind lie
Is a Republican and is good lawyer.
Mr.. Townsend is about a. years OF age.
lie was born In Connecticut and was
graduated from Yale college in the class of
II. He Is lawyer and for the past six
years has been professor of law at Yale.
This Is the first public office be has ever
been appointed to-
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-03-25
THE GOVERNMENT CHEATED.
FuiIdiug Which Endangers the Lives
OF Those whom It shoCld shelter.

a Fuiidiug Which Endangers the Lives
OF Those whom It shoGid shelter.
New York, March 2J-The high winds
Of the last two weeks have had serious
effect on the new immigration building on
Ellis island. For some time past the fiimsy
condi ion OF the building has been re
pcatclly commented on, the officials of
the bureau being the loudest in their con-
.dcmnatiou Of the builders aud nil others
who are responsible for the deception
practiced on the government ia supplying
such q cheap, ramshlckle structure for the
more substantial one contracted for Yes
terday the weakness of the building was
shown very plainly. Running around the
interior OF tho structure and extending
its fuU length is II narrow gallery from
which visitors can view the workings of
the Institution without interfering with
The business of the place.
IS hon the c,pl0yes reported for duty
ycsf.. tho. noticed that this gallery
sprn., t., AZ OF falling Tho sup
p-l.s to-. ..turec iron rods Some OF
;l,~e Nvr. brut, and the gallery WAS
.boly. Carpenters were at once sent for,
aIj r. who" morning was spent in prop
pin 81 mp. WIS then reported that the
IuHln- vns settling, and one " the
oi,cu,l5 .,i aat The lives of immigrants
and ot an p ape Working on Ellis island
were cui1H ri b, having them housed
in thc rril hl.iiing.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-03-25
MINISTER REI0's POPULARITY

Attrsted by Banquet and Compliment
tary Address oy Friends in Paris.
PARIS March GA farewell banquet
was given 10y the American colony 10 Mr.,
Reid the retiring United States minister,
last evening Three hundred guests were
present The company drank the health
o; Presidents Harrison and Carnot and OF
Mr. Reid The complimentary address to
Mr. Reid was presented by Consul Cen
erd King
To Ills EXccllency, the Honorable Whitelaw
noid. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
p'gntipolcniiary of the United States 10
France.
SIN: We. the undersigned, your fellow citi-
Tens, desire 90 mark our warm appreciation or
the able. Giguiled and successful manner In
which YOU have fulflled the duties Of your
high Office during the past three years.
AZ the very commencement OF your diplo-
matte functions YOU were confronted by In
Vulnerable aud Intricate qnestio arising out
az the opening of the Paris exposition or
lso, which, as well as the constant calls
upon your time and patience, were successfully
met boy the Judgment, courtesy and foresight
that have invariably distinguished your on
clal career. ", have not forgotten. moreover,
that you sccuI'd from France the first of'icial
acceptance by Any nation of our government's s
invitation 10 the Worlds Columbian cxposi-
ti9a ut Chicago.
The intimate personal relations which you
have cultivate and maintained with the diff
ftrcnt membcll Of the government, and tho
esteem and respect In which you are held In
France. have LARGELY contributed to the sub
stantill competition, as announced by the
French press aad officials, Of a new cxtradi-
liln treaty. moro than doubling the number of
cEtrJdi able crimes, and of commercial con-
yeniion, providing reciprocity for certain ar
ticle, In return for the free admission OF
hides, sugar and coffee.
IOur fruitful labors for copyright and for
the repeal OF the duty on works OF art, have
liscWise earned you the applause ot YOUR coun-
tfiuicn, and as "a crownng net OF your career
the long negotiations for the removal OF the
prohibition Of American pork-a question OF
the first importance TO the United States
after unceasing efforts extending over eleven
yc'rrs, have been tfiumphantly closed through
the vigor. tact and wisdom of your cxertions.
The thoughtful courtesies you have extended
not only TO those resident in, but 10 Americans
passing through, Paris, as we'll as 10 the MEM
ber- OF the gov crnment and people Of France.
iu which yon have been so effectively aided by
yolr accomplished wife. have strengthened
and confirmed tac reputation OF our country
forhin lly hospitality
Mr.. Reid made suitable reply. Minister
Ribot NJ Tirarl aud others also made ad-
dresses.