Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-28
THIRTY-FOUR POUND TURKEY Presented to the President by
 the Customary Giver. MISS G0RMAN MARRIED The Ceremony Was Performed by Cardinal
 Gibbons at Her Home. SOME SENSATIONAL VENEZUELAN NEWS President Crespo Has Been Trying to As- certain How Many Men Could Be Put
 Into the Field in Case of War With Great Britain.
SOME SENSATIONAL VENEZUELAN NEWS

WaSnlngton, Nov. N.-PreSident CleVe- land received his prize Thanksgiving turkey this morning. It came by express from MT. Henry Vose of Westerly, R. l., the customary giver of the presidential turkeys, and weighed thirty-four pounds. The president and Mrs. Cleveland will eat their Thanksgiving dinner at Wood ley, their country place. They will prob ably attend service in the morning at the First Presbyterian church, where Rev. Dewitt Talmage will preach. It is not likely that they will have any guests at dinner.
 As has been the custom for years, the public departments closed at noon today.
 The marriage of Miss Daisy German, daughter of Senator German of Mary land, to MT. Richard Johnson, son of the late E. Kurtz Johnson, occurred at the residence of the brides father at noon today. The ceremony was quiet enc, only the relatives of the contracting parties being present, owing to the re- cent death of MT. JohnsonS father There were no bridesmaids or ushers The ceremony was performed by Cardi- nal Gibbons, who arrived from Baltl- more this morning for that purpose. The wedding took place in the drawing room, which was beautifully decorated for the occasion, the principal flowers being white chrysanthemums. The bride was dressed in white duchess satin. trim med with lace, and carried bouquet or orchids. She entered the drawing room on the arm of her father and the bridal party took position in the front bay win dow, which was a bower of flowers from floor to ceiling. MT. Johnson was at tended by his brother, MT. Perry John- son.
 fho n elaborate wedding breakfast was served, after which the young couple left for bridal tour, the direction of which was not made known.
 Information of a somewhat sensational character with respect to the boundary d 5nute between Venezuela ana Great Britain has leaked out here today A letter written by a member of President Crespo's cabinet to a friend in this coun- try discloses the fact that President Crespo's absence from the seat of govern ment, which has attracted some atten- tion, had a purpose in view He mas been cautiously sounding the governors of the different provinces of the repuo- lie as to the forces which they could put into the field in case of war Assur- ances, it is said, were given that a well equipped army of 100000 men could De mobilized in case the president snoulo determine upon movement against the British Guiena settlers on what IS claimed to be Venezuelan territory with a. view of driving them back to the boun- dary which Venezuela asserts to be theirs, namely, back of the EssiqulDo river While only part of this force would be necessary for this purpose the army of 100000 men, Crespo believes, would be necessary to meet the counter attack which the British Guienan, with the aid of Great Britain, would undoubt- edly make in return for Venezuela's ag- gressive movement.
 President Crespo has been absent from Caracas since the heated term began last summer He was understood to be at his country home in the mountains. about eight miles from the capital Some surprise has been manifested that he should have remained away from the capital for so long a period, the more especially as several members of his cabinet rendered their resignations some time ago. It Is now explained that Pres ident Crespo has spent only a part of this time in the mountains and that the re- majnder has been occupied as Indicated.
 member of congress from the nortn- west. who arrived in Washington this morning. brings with him applications from five ex-military men of prominence in his state for commissions In the ven ezuelan army in the event Of hostilities between that country and Great Brltain' and if is asserted that many ex-Confeo- crates stand ready to volunteer In the Venezuelan army if war should break out between the South American repup- lica and England,