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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-27
cniumir rlDDrN oN rnn Ghur.
He Got In On III. Face. and 1t Made Him
Dead Tired.

Say. dem mugs fum Nawt Carolina
can't do a ting wild de pigskin.
FUN de way dey slung dere mout, up to
de Jenyson HOUSE you's a-taught deg was
outer sight. and so dey wuz. Wen 1
cum ter town las night. de whole town
--- --d Mid blue and yaller. an de
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-27

Get any ducks?'
We'll. | should say so. Here's a photo
graph we had taken at the club house
with all that we
But the questioncr turned away. lie
was a sportsman himself and knew all
about that kind OF same.-Detroit Free
Press.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-27
TIE UP

In inc SccOnu N1II NOrIn thIpIINd SUD
stifutod Best for White. 3usbee for
Whitaker, and Turner for Wright.
THE SCORE.
Touchdowns-Groner. 3; Dabney, 8.
Goals k~icked-Hoxton, Z.
Umpire-Mr. Il. Armstrong, Of Yale.
Referee-Dr. David Bovaird, of Prince
ton.
L,nesman-Mr. William Church, of
Princeton.
Time-keepers-Mr F. J. Il,ywood. or
North Carolina. and Mr.. \. -. Carney,
of Virginia.
THE. RECORD.
The following arc the records OF the
two teams for this season:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-27

ing, under the chapcronage' OF MIS-
Leigh and Mrs. Dobie. two wel-kho"h
and charming ladies. prominent IN Nor
FOLK society circles.
THE VIRGINIA CONTINGENT.
The Virginia contingent reached the
city from Charlottesville at nlO O'Clock.
coming in on the Chesapeake ana ONO.
Several professors and ladies accomDa-
MED the students. who numbered about
three hundred and fifty. a large mum
Der OF Virginia students came down TO
Richmond the afternoon before, and
these met the special train. The men
then matched in a solid body up to the
Jefferson. the headquarters OF VIZ
ginia.
The train left Charlottesville at $50
o'clock. and made the run without stops,
except NJ G~ordonsville.
The display Of colors exceeded all
preyious years. There were few spec
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-27

downed by Rcldcn. Hoxton. on n dohDie
mass from GrOncr. went around isosti9
end for ten yards. and was heavily GOWN
I'd by Bennett. Moore made eight Ndt"7
through Bagwell. and was dOwncd py
Turner. Dabncy. on his next two pluhBfs.
made fifteen Yards, then Groner shot
through the left tackle n over the
line for another touchdown. HoXton KICK
cd goal.
0. Time. nine minutes.
Belden. on the Kick or. sent tho bail
over the goal line. IloXton returned II
to Green. who made a fair eaten on the
forty-nve-yard line. Then Carolina took
her chances on a place Kick for goal. II
was their only show during the game 10
score. but Beldcn only drove the oval TO
the ten-yard line. where Groner caught
II and made fifteen yards before lie was
downed.
Moore paced through the line for TWEEN
" yards. but again the Tigers were
guilty of foul interference, and Virginia
was forced 10 surrender the ball TO North
Carolina on the twenty-five var. line.
Turner pokcd his red head into Wallace
Tor seven yards. ennct tried a useless
experiment against The centre. n But
ler's effort 10 get around Cooke was worse
than useless. Fulton threw Butler on his
Try around LEFT with a loss OF eight yards.
anu the biU was iElult Oh toN i7s
TIE LAST TOUCHDONN.
4 was getting late. and but a few mo-
meHts of play remained. The Tigers
were anxious TO increase their score. so
they settled down to that mcrcilo>s push.
shove and plunge. Their ATTACKS were
Irresistible. and the ball was carried over
by Groner for the eighth and last touch
down. from which HoXton Kicked N easy
co4l ,na[fup the final SCORE Nfrofnfa 49,.
North Carolina. o.
only FIVE seconds remained. and the
ball had scarcely been put i'm play when
Church's whistle sounded. and The great
annual game WAS over.
THE LINEUP.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14
THE MARKETS.
New York Financial.

NEW YORK, April la
Money On call nominally $685. per cent;
prime mercantile paper 5laCG62 per cent
sterling exchange steady, with actual busi.
ness in bankers. bills at 4.eS34e14s9 for de.
mand and 4.s1}4giSS for sixty days; posted
rates. 4sSlaSIs and 1891 Gi1J: commercial
bills, 4S7.
Silver certificates 6s1 lG6S.4c; no sales; bal
silver. IS; Mexican doll r.. 5iE.
United States government bonds firm:
new Is registered, III; do coupons, III;
SIS registered, 1l31a; 5s coupons, ll31S; a.
registered. losss: As coupons, 100; gs regis
tered IS; Pacific 9 Of ". l03
Chicago Grain and Produce.
CHICAGO April IL
The following were the quotations on the
Board of Trade today: Wheat-April. opened
6lc. closel 647sc; May. opened 64ssc closed
31ac; July. opened 6jc, closed 66,4o Corn
April, nominal. closed 29ssc; May.
closed 3l1sc. Oats-April nominal. closed
l@sc; May. opened 1sISc. closed l97sc;
July. opened 1859. closed 10i.c. PorlS-April,
opened sSS closed $3.50; May, opened
ss6l closed $500. Lari-April, opened
sSO. closed $500: May. opened s5O5 closed
$5.05.
Produce: Butter-Extra creamery, 17,ao per
lb.: extra dairy. Ice; fresh packing stock
seac. Egss-Fresh stockf lUglolsc per doz
1.-Two Poultry - Tu rkeya llGl2c pey Id !:
chickens. hens, tstG9c: roostera 595hsc; ducks
1lC9lsc: geese. HU,,5O per doz. Potatoes
Burbank,. 19e2lo per bu-: mixed, 1i0lS
Sweet potatoes. s.el32 is par bbl Apples
Fair to fancy; - 5J@375 per Dbl. Gran.
berries-Jerseys. 500 $3.50 per bbL Honey
White clover. l3Gi4c per h.; broken comb, o
@l0c; extracted 5dec.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO. April Ia
Live Stock-Prices at the Union Stock
Yards today ranyei as follows: Hogs-E,ti.
mated receipts for the day. sO.UJ5; sales
rangei at s3UoGI071a pigs, 36OG401 light,
$3.35g3 80 roagh packing So 5jc13SJ mixed,
and S. 3o593s) heavy packing ami shipping
lots.
Cattle-E'timatei rec.ip.s for the day,
l9.oUo: quotations ranged at si.2J0eI7J choice
to extra shipping stsers. s39t9l25 cool to
choice do, 10 1oGi05 fair t. gooi, S. 4Ja37O
common to medium do. $32ud3 ~ butchers
steers. slsJdl1 stockers 325G3S) feeders
81 5tG37J cows. 81. 2.ioGl75 heifers. s20saa55
bulls. s3ljg42j Texas steers, and s. O104aj
veal calves.
sheep and Lambs-Esti,nated receipts for
she day, Is Oo): sales ranged at s. OJei % west
erns $. 1908 s. Texans. 81 10 natives. and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14
BROAD GUAGE FOR TEEroTALLERs
What the National Prohibition Convention
Will DO Regarding Issues.

What the National Prohibition Convention
Will DO Regarding Issues.
NEW YORK, April II. - John Lloyd
Thomas. editor of Tho Constitution, for.
mcrly secretary Of the national Prohibi
tion convention, in answer to a question
rs to whether there would be plit sin
the Prohibition party at the Pittsburc
convention, said: NO sir; there will be
nosplitin the Prohibition party. There arc
two wings to the party, as there are to all
political parties. One wing favors a de-
claration simply on prohibition and silence
on all other political questions, including
equal suffrage, monopolies. finance. etc.
which the party has declared Tor in past
years. Tho other wing believes that the
party must declare on all political ques-
tons that are before the people; that
silence will be equal to o sanction to pres
snt conditions
Thus far somewhat over one-third OF
]. 100 delegates to the national convention
have been elected. About four.f fifths OF
the elected delegates favor the broad plat.
form. There is litsie doubt that the re.
suit will be broad platform adopted at
the Pittsburg convention. Prohibition OF
course. will always stand as an essential
element il our reform programme.
Trouble with the woman suffragists I'm
the convention, No trouble; no. But
there will be lively discussion and the
woman suffrage plank will be in the
platform"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS

All over the country yesterday the re.
ccipts OF base ball games were devoted to
fund for monument to the memory of
Harry Wright, the veteran base ball
player, who died recently.
The result of the meeting OF Emperor
William and King Humbcrs has been, say
the European wiseacrcs, to renew tho
drcibund until 1902 on IN offensive and
defensive basis.
Mrs. Bertha Eckcrt, 30 years old, CON-
nitted suicide in her home, Mt Chicago, by
cutting her throat with a razor.
Thieves broke into the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific station ut Sixty-scc-
ond and Clark streets, Chicago, and stole
el0p from tho cash drawer
A Toledo undertaken Is said to have dis.
covered the old Egyptian method of pre-.
serving the bodies Of the dead.
John Garciss, a dry goods merchant at
Chicago, will sue tho Illinois Steel com.
pany for 5000 damages for tho death Of
his 6-months-old child, which he claims
was asphyx xiatcd last Thursday night
whi!c asleep by smoke tha. flowed into an
open window from the company's plant.
Six hundred pcnniless italian immi-
grants who arrived In New York Sunday,
are being held on the ground that thoy arc
likely to become public charges. The i'm.
migration authorities are appalled, at the
great influx Of italian paupcrs More than
l5.0OO have already arrived and adyices
have been received that 5,Ooo moro are
about to sail from Naples.
Dan Skclton. Of Dinvillc Ills. a married
man and the father Of several small chill
drcn. has elopcd with n young woman.
He was n motormnn in the street railway
company.
United States Consul Hammond, nt
Buda Posth. transmits to the state de-
rartment an interesting report upon tho
fnillcnnial exhibition at that place to CON-
incmorate the I.0Jo,h anniversary of the
foundation Of Hungary.
While William Russell and his family
wsrc attending church at Chicago burg
iars entered their home and stole nearly
s-Np worth Of silvcrwarc and clothing.
n Northwestern engine and four cars
were wrecked at Turner. Ills. a boy Is
supposed TO have taken pin out Of .
switch causing the accident.
Ex-Spcaker Crisp has bcen compelled to
give up his joint debate with Secretary
smith, the ex-speaker's doctor advising
his heart
Adviccs received from Gwclo saw that a
terrible explosion Of dynamite occurred
friday at the Eagle Reef store. near that
place. and 10 Matabelc were Killed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14
HOLMES LIST OF VICTIMS
Chicago Police Say He Has Lied In Sever,
Notable Instances

Notable Instances.
CHICAGO, April 1I-Althouch willing
to credit II. II. Holmes with being the
veriest villain yet unhung and guilty of q
number Of murders, the police here say he
has lied, as usual, in his confession. These
are they whom the degenerate" men.
tions OF the twenty-seven he claims to
have killed: Emeline G. Cigrand, DR..
Thomas Russell, Minnie Williams, Nam
Mo Williams. Anna Belts, Gertrude Con.
nors. Julia Connors. Pearl Connor, saged Il;
Benjamin +. Pitzel; Nellie Pitzel, aged s;
Howard Pitzel, aged II; Alice Pitzel, aged
l3; Anna Van Tassand, Charles Cole; Liz
xie -. servant; Robert Latimer, -
Warner, - Rogers; wealthy widow
(name forgottcn), Worlds fair visitor
(man, name forgotten). Baldwin Will.
Jams.
The police point out that several Of
Holmes seif.claimed "victims'' are still
alive. Robert Latimer. tho ex-janitor Of
tho CASTLE" Is doing business with red
flag and lantern at an Englewood railroad
crossing daily. Warner. the originator of
the Warner Glass Bending company, Is
reported By G. +. Davis. the jewcler Mt
Sixty-third and Wallace streets. to be
alive. Davis claims to havc seen Warner
within tho last year. And there are others.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14
ILLNESS OF LYMAN TRuMeull.
nj Sricsds Hope fos che Hest bus III
Case L. . SERIOUS One.

nj bricsds Hope fos che Hes. bus Hh
Case L. . serious One.
CBtcA0o. April lax. United States
Senator Lyman Tfumbull was brought
from Bcllevillc. Ind, yesterday morning
seriously, 10 MT dangerously III. He had
gone Co Bcllcvillc to deliver tho funeral
address over the remains 81 cx.Licuten.
ant-t;ovornor Gustav Kocrner, and was
suddenly taken III. His condition alarmed
his relatives. several of whom accom-.
panied him. ani he was given medical
assistance. It was thought best to bring
hlm home. however. and hc Il now nc h Is
residence, 4UOs Lake avenue.
Yesterday afternoon Judge Trumbull
was resting easier. lie passed bad night
but three physicians who were called soon
had him feeling bsttcr His ailmcnt Il
said to bc rheumatism Of the heart, and
his family regard tho attack ne a most
s,rious ono. For n man of his yoars JudgC
Trumbull has bornc up well under this
shock. lIis vigorous constitution may he
ablo to withstand the grip of the disease,
and his children hope for the best.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14
MUSICIANS SPLIT IN TWO
AZ the Result OF the Late Convention as
Washington, -. 4.

INDIANAPOLIS, April 40 wing to tho
refusal Of the National League OF Mu.
sicians 60 affiliate with tho American
Federation Of Labor those voting affirm.
ntivciy have decided - form now ma
uonal league. y meeting was held at tho
close of tho league convention and II. ID.
Bcisscnhcsc, of indianapolis, was elected
president and Jacob Schmal., of Cincin.
natl, secretary. They, In conjunction
with Charles F.. Hahn. Of Chicago. and
Otto o.tcndosf. cf 81 Louis. yesterday
waited upon the officers OF the Federation
and made formal application
About forty local unions will 90 into
the new organization which has adopted
the name of Federation uf Musicians of
the United Statcs" Before a year cIa,.,s
it Is expected that all the locals %, the
league will bc enrolled. Is that ursaniza.
ton will 10 merged into the new. TIE
matter will b. submitted TO the cxccu;iyr
council of the American Federation O,
Labor for a vote.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14

delegates to the national convention, &C
that if after the first ballot in the national
convention there is no choice Illinois may
be in condition to make favorable terms.
Clarence z. johnson. of this city. the
state president of the a. p. A, and Will
u. Newton, Of blooming ton. the state sec
retary Of the order, are engaged in organ.
izing clubs in the state in tho interest OF
Representative Linton, Of Michigan as a
presidential candidate. johnson was one
of the committee of the A. p A who Wis
tied Washington and endeavored to inter-
view Mckinley, without success, however.
as 10 his feelings as regarded that order.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14

ST PAUL April ia Butte. Mont.
special to the Pioneer Press says; Tho
last Of the bodies OF the st. Lawrence
mine explosion victims were taken out
yesterday after some Of the rcscuers n ,d
very narrow escapes from the caving
earth None Of the bodies was badly mu.
t.lated except that Of Con Lowney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14
Richardson Has u Scheme.

WASHINGTON, April 14.-Representative
Richardson, of Tennessee. the leader of
the free silver Democrats in the house, in
tho absence of Crisp. said: If the gold
men control the Chicago convention the
free silver men will put up o separate
ticket, and vice versa" Then he asked
II the silver and gold Democratic tickets
together receive q majority vote what is
to prevent the electoral voters SO elected
combining for the sake Of the Democratic
party and electing the presidents
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14

CHICAGO Apri p.-with respect 10 ths
statements madc In New York by the Ba'.
hnGson B,oths tending to show grcs, ant
snos''y toward everything American on
she part oi old General Boo,h. Comman
der Booth. Tucker said that ne knew On
She contrary that General Booths fcciinS.
toward Americans were Of the kindliest
Tie ssii Thar the army had nothing TO con
csh On this point. though he regretted
keeping ny ttc controversy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14
CULLOM STILL IN THE RACE.
He Has Not withdrawn and Does Not In
tend To Withdraw,

SPRINGFIELD. Ills. April la-Hon. J.
Otis Humphrey. who is delegate to the
national Republican convention from the
Seventeenth Illinois district. and who Is
under instructions to vote for Mckinley,
has received the following telegram from
Senator Cullom a: Washington: Il have
not withdrawn, and do not intend to
withdraw" Humphrey states that all
the stories about Cullo1n withdrawing
from the presidential race are fakes,
pure and SIMPLE" The Cullom club. OF
this city, hss sent out circular letter tC
all the delegates elected to the state con
vention asking them to vote down in the
state convention any instructions to the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14
should Not Get ,h. Oppo,,u,,,,

CnsurERtAiS. :. d.. April it-wnl.
lam West. tho Hans desperate and
musicrcr recently apprchcnicd In the
western part of this state and turned
over 30 the Kansas authorities. has sworn
that 10 he ever gets out ot Jail hc will Kill
shcrin Fuller. Of Butte county. his
captor West Is fully capable VI attempt
Ing g. carry cut his threat " given the
Opportunity. for 10 was for similar act y.
vcn .can.c thnt b. Is now fclon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14
PoPULIST RAILWAY ENTERPRISE,
Road to He Run at Cost and Small Salarie
to BE Paid.

to be Paid.
DEs MONIES, April 1l-Articlcs Of in.
corporation Of the American Railroad
company were filed yesterday with the
county recorder. Tho company is formed
for the purpose OF building peoples rail-
road from Council Bluffs to Chicago The
headquarters are to be in Dcs Moines.
Tho plan Is to sell stock in slO shares,
payable 81 every three nonts. The road
Is to DO operat,d at cost, and no salary
over 5000 is to DO paid
James Green, a prominent Dos Moincs
business man, Il the author Of tho enter.
prise. The capital stock IL IS, 900, 600.
PJpullsts all over the country arc CO.
operating in the enterprise. Tor three
months circulars have been sent out ask
Ing for subscriptions to stock. Enough
money has already been raised. SO that
tn; survey will begin In n short time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14

DURHAM, Eng, April l4.-By an
explosion in collicry at Whining
ton. eight miners were killed out
right and Is persons will lose their
lives through the disaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14

fure, rich blood is the true cure
for nervousness. and Hoods Sarsa-
Par'lia is the one true blood purifier
and nerve tonic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14
Goes to Nck.,,,r n. r,,.,s-

NEW YORK. April IA fair.sized
crowd gathered at the Eraplrs Athletic
club Maspcth, l. I, last night to wit.
ness twenty found boxing bout between
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14
Bradley Gets Some Votes.

MADIsoNvILLE, Ky, April 14.-The Re.
publicans Of the Second congressional dis
trict elected DR.. 7. W. Gardner and H. G.
Overstreer delegates to the national con.
vention at St. Louis, and instructed them
to vote for Bradley for president. E. D.
Franks was nominated for congress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14

young Critic" OF Australia, and Charlie
Mckecver. Of Philadelphia Al the end
Of the twenty rounds McKeever was
awarded the fight on points. The work
was pretty lively for about half Of the
rounds. Neither was hurt much.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14

DASsENoRE. N. Y, April IA
Joseph Zlamel was executed here TO-
day for the murder OF Theresa
Kimoora
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14
Resolved for Mckinley.

WARREN. Pa, April 1.-THE Warren
county Republican convention adopted
unanimous resolutions for Mckinley and
elected William Schnorr as national dele.
gate. Charles W. Stone was indorsed for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14
Escissmens at Washington.

WAsHfNGTON. d. c., April a.
Feeling ran high at the capital this
afternoon when it was learned tha,
Spain had spurned the offer Of me-
diation by President Cleveland in the
Cuban rebellion. Senators and con-
gressman guardedly admit the grav-
ity Of the situation, which has be-
come intensified by Spain's refusal to
listen to reason.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14
SPAIN IS NAUGHTY.
Refuses President Cleveland's
Good Offices.
Thinks She is Able to Man.
age Cuba.
Will Fight ifthe United States
1nterferes.
Strained Relations Between
the Two Countries.
Colliery Explosion in Eng.
land.
A New York Murderer Exc
Colliery Explosion in Eng.
land.
A New York Murderer Exc
cuted.

MADRID. April 14-President Cleve-
lands note to the Spanish ministry
Offering the good Offices Of the United
States in the Cuban imbroglio was
received today. 1t has just been
ascertained that the offer has been
curtly declined. and 1t is further
stated that while Spain is not look
ing for trouble. she will fight rather
than lose Cuba through foreign
pressure.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-12-01
CORN FAMINE
IN LOUISIANA.
a Business Mems Committee
Comes to Purchase an I'm.
mense Supply for Re-
lief.

A visit that i. of the great
est importance to the grain in
tarests OF this city is that Of q
committee Of representative
business men from Louisiana,
nov stopping ct the Planters.
Tais committee is here to lego
tiate for the purchase Of over a
Ealf million bushels Of corn,
and vii! try 20 secure reduced
rates on al corn shipped to Ger
tain sections Of Louisiana
where there is almost q corn
famine.
The committee Is composed
Of u. P. Millsap OF Monroe, La,
chairman; J. S. Handy OF
Monroe, B. F. Thompson OF
Ruston; ]. NJ. Lee, Jr., Of Mon
roe; 8. II. Crawford Of Monroe,
and E. W. Anderson Of Monroe,
These were appointed ..by the
Governor, and they were sent
to relieve the situation in parts
OF Louisiana. In certain sec
tions there is a corn famine and
for the first time grain will
have to be shipped into the
State from the outside.
Chairman MilIsap says he
cannot overdraw the condition
Of the farming classes in the
middle aud northern sections
of that State. He said the com.
mittee had been appointed to
center with the railroads to Sc
cure a slight concession in the
rates. II is believed that st.
Louis grain dealers will make
a strong bid for this immense
order.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-12-01
HARRISON. woN,r ACCEPT.
Under No C. substances Will
He Co.sent to Go tc the
Senate.

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 90.
recent revival Of the talk
that General Harrison will
probably not protest against the
use Of his name in connection
with the senatorship led one Of
tho ex-President's friends to
say to-day that, while he had
no authority to speak for Gen
eTal Harrison, he believed he
knew the Generals mind, and
be desired to say that General
Harrison would not for one
minute think OF accepting cleo
ton as Senator He said:
II know that it is true his
name is being suggested; ne
knows that there are three or
four mem bers Of the General
Assembly who wish to vote for
him in caucus unless he makes
"a definite statement, but 1t can
be stated as q fact that the
thought of going back to the
Senate has never entered his
mind, and that it is simply ri
diculous to bs talking about
him in connection with the OF
fee"
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-12-01

ington says; president c leve-
land has been giving a great
deal of time to his annual-mes-
sage during the last week and
now has it we'll in hand, so that
it can be finished in a couple
of days. This message is ex-
pected to be one Of the ablest
public documents MIR. Cleve.
land has written during his two
terms. 1t will be in one sense
his farewell to the American
people as their chief executive,
and there is no doubt that he
will embrace the opportunity
to mark out the course he be-
lieves ought to be followed by
the national government for
the maintenance and advance
ment of the honor and prospe
rity Of the country.
Foreign affairs will natural
ly claim considerable attention,
and the president will have an
opportunity to congratulate
congress and the country upon
the solution of the Venezuelan
boundary controversy in a man
ner honorable and satisfactory
alike to the United States and
to GreatBrltain and Venezuela.