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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-25

The late Governor Charles T. OFer-
rsn who served in Congress during
both of Mr.. Cleveland's adminiEtra-
lions. and who was always strong
supporter and friend of the PRESIDENT
had this TO say of him in his admir-.
able book entitled Forty Years OF
Active Service:
.of President Cleveland I can write
without reserve. for l knew him we'll
Hnd long. There are facts in connec-
tion with his administrations which,
so far as l have ever seen or heard.
have never ben presented in plain
and simple manner, and i shall un-
dertake the task.
In the way of illustration--inN an
Mncomely way-of striking charar-
teristic OF Mr.. Cleveland, l shall! Ie-
late li'tle story.
During the presidential campaign
of 1892 ] was travelling in buggy
across a mountain TO meet an engage
1nant 10 speak az a Democratic BAR
becue. overlook an old countryman
ON horseback. sitting on his grist who
was returning home from the mill.
~ spoke to him and we got into q
.conversation. / asked him il the peo-
pie We're warming up much on poll
tics and how they stood between
Cleveland and Harrison. He said that
things were getting pretty hot, and
there was right smart division, hui
he was for Clevcland--that from what
he could hear Of Cleveland lie was
The boss dog in the tannery.' | said
what do YOU mean by thatT He
Yeplied: The boss dog, You know
has his own way about things anG
takes care OF the premises, and Ahe
don't let Others come fooling around
him So when we elected Cleveland
before. we elected him 10 run things
TO suit himself for we didn't give hin
partner, and lie did rum the PEG.
pies business mighty well--he wa
gthe boss dog in the tannery and II,
IS iile@man think who ought to 81
5 back there
Il agreed with his logic. and oftel
during Air Cleveland's second admin
dstration did r. recalE' the saying o
1.-THE ola countryman on the mountain
side. when other people were trynl
TO annoy and hamper the man VIII
fihad been elected 70 run the people
il,uainess, hut who was : maintaining
lwiti courage aud firnpess his posi-
Il ticn af boss dog IN the tannery.'
This fxpression az the untutore
5(cpuntgnan was honely, but IL Illus
.jtrated the point he was making bet
4 ter than the most cultured langnag
y pas,ld haya done.
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CLEVELAND sPO KEs HERE
ETnttj,u.iastically received at Fair Dur

Enthusiastically Received at Fair DUR
Ing Governor Lees Admin iatrattOn. /.
Mr. cleveland was never In Richmond
to stop for any consid erable length Of
time except during his first admins
tration, when he attended q state EAR
here at the Invitation OF his friend,
the late General ntzhugh, Lee, who
was then Governor, He was accorded
glorious welcome, and frequently
spoke afterwards to his Virginia
friends OF how highly he appreciated
the compliment The crowd sthat.greet-
ed him was an enormous on 9. and In
his brief speach he created great ems
thusiasm, He was the first Democratic
President since the days OF James
Buchanan, and. people flocked here
from every section OF the State TO
greet him, He was introduced by
Governor Lee. and was entertained $by
the Governor and Mrs. Lee al the Man
aion, This was on November III, 1887,
on February 4, lsss, the President ana
Mrs. Cleveland passed through the city
en- route to FLORIDA, but did not leave
their train. On several sp bse auent
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WASHINGTON. d c., June -
r.an,,ine sorrow was expressed on an
sides in this city to-day when the news
~ former President Grover GleNeiah"s
,ieatb was flashed over the wires.
pa1,iblicans Joined with Democrats
III +I1atr grief at the passing OF the
,rea7 Democrat who had been the iast
~ iead his party to victory in presl-
dental contest The men OF po.h
VARIES recalled that as a man oil worth r.i
he had administered the AFFAIRS ol ''.S
,stton conscieutiously ana well
Here in Washington. where lhe NV, Nv,
dents Of his administrations are sun
5rnsb in memory, his death was de-
1904 MANY of the government Of
IDEALS arc absent from the city on thelr
.,f,s,,,,er outings, but those VINO re.
n,.in were frank in their praise OIL
1,rover Cleveland and his public WORKS.
rhev declared that he had left no STAN
~. tbe record he had made as the
olt;ef executive of great nation.
rlaes were half-masted on govern
ment buildings and by many ci'iSei's
who fly the emblem over their places
~ business. Veteran Democrats OF the
old Jefferson and Jackson schoois
averred that their party had lost d
great and good man.
Tribute of Cortclyou.
Unofficial notification of the oeatn
of former President Cleveland was
flashed Immediately to oyster Bay lor
tho information of President Roos =.
Se1t. The White House received us
first news of the death from the as
sociated Press.
Secretary Cortelyou who served as
rooftdential srSnographer TO President
T,leveland, EXPRESSED himself as grea's
shocked, He said;
.f.lthough not entirely unexpected al
this time by those who kne" MT
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So one that Will cause general re
Jacob N. Brcnnmnn, Secretary OF thu
state Democratic COMMITTEES. mr.
cleveland was easily one OF the world.
foremost slater q. He was a great
man IN every asation OF life. great
and wise man has fallen"
MISUNDERSTANDING EIlyyon, q,
have heard with sincerest regret Of
the death OF ex-President Cleveland
lie was Americas foremost citizen
and he VIII be remembered as ope o!
her greatest Presidents. His stern
sense OF duty, rugged integrity, and
unselfish devotion to his country wor
Tor him high place In the estin,a.
ton and esteem OF his fellow citizens.s
Hon. Jnmes AIston cabcIls "Mr
cleveland VIII tnke a place In history
along with the men of strong, positive
character who have filled the position
OF Chief Executive of this country. The
belief of the people In his integrity,
liis sound Judgment and his fearless-
ness and independence. both OF thought
and action, gnye him more real power
than has fallen to the lot OF any citl.
zen OF this country In recent times,
with.the single exception OF Mr.. Roose-
velt. He might have accomplished
more than he did for the good of the
country, but his. administration will
, always be regarded as praisewor,hy
one. and he Will be accorded a high
rank among the Presidents OF the
United States"
Mayor Mccarthy, II have always re-
sarded' Mr.. Cleveland as great man.
! admired him extrayagantly for ths
courageous manner In which he treated
| our Southern people. taking some OF
our strongest and best men and plac.
i,,er u =, -.
| his administrations. All else might
say has already been said can add
/ nothing to the deserved tributes thai
haze been paid the former President
by strong men and the press through.
out the country
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STEAMER GROUNDED
Clyde line Freishter Chippewa Strikes
Ains ant inA

Clyde line FreiEhtrr Chippewa Strikes
Rock on Nontnnk Point.
NEW YORK. June 49, aving lost
her bearings in thick sea fog. the
Clyde Line steamer Chippewa, en- route
from Charleston, S. c., to Boston, raE
on submerged rock on the Long Is
land coast just west OF Montauk Point
early to-day. She is a freighter and
carried no passengers The sea rush
ed into tho hole in the steamers hull
extinguishing the fires and rendering
her helpless She has cargo OF ma
val stores and lumber.
Without steam the alarm whistle
could not Nbe sounded. and /; was not
until the fog lifted that the steamers
officers could signal their predica.
ment a ewrecking tug has been sent
to her. She Ia In no immediate dan
gelAto might, as the sea is smooth. Life
savers Will take off the crew II storm
endangerS her,
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.SORROW in WASFIlMGIOM ,,n
- 1T DEATH OF CLEVELAND
Republicans Join With Democrats IN Expressing olleA
Flags at Half Mast and All Departments
10 Paw Him Honor.

e,leyeland's real condition, his death Is
none the less a keen sorrow. He was
n fine American type, rising from on
security to the highest office III me
people's gift through sheer force OIL
character-a character so rugged 80
loval and so. sincere as to excite not
only the respect andaffection of those
who were privileged to be(his friends
b,,t of those who were opposed to him
for political or other reasons. ! Kno"
of no man in our history more I'M
slinching in the performance of what
Lie believed to be his dcty. No man
realized more fully the ideal OF an IN
lcorruptible public servant His cs-
/ ample has been most wholesome ID
these years of social and economic uh-
! rest. and the influence of his cain,
/ reasonable and hopeful spirit has mace
! for better understanding Oh tns
needs and responsibilities of our citi-
zenship. His death Is a very great
loss to the country.
All Do Him Honor.
AnnroprIate honors Will be paid to
| the memory of eX-President Cleveland
| by all branches of the government. I'M.
1 Immediately upon the receipt to-day OF
1 the Presidents proclamation, steps
| we're taken to carry out its provisions.
| In the case of the state Department
all officials OF the diplomatic and con-
sular service will be notified Of the eS :.
Presidents death, and Will be directed
to fly the American flags over thelr
respective Offices at half staff for Pc
| Rod of thirty days. To-day all army
| posts and stations and all COMMANDERS
| in chief OF fleets in the navy, captains
/ OF detached ships and navy-yards ana
| naval stations We're ordered to fly the
national colors at half staff for thirty
DAYS. The flags on the executive de-
partments We're to-day placed at half
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Leading Men of the Nation Pay Tribute to Cleveland
Ply HIGH TRIBUTES
TOGRQVER CLEVELAND.
News Of His Death Shocked Friends Here Who Admired
His aCourageaand Who Recognized His Great .
Service to the American PeoDle.

Sorrows 6loud rested heavily about
1.-THE State offices Yesterday when the
sudden ndshocking news of the. death
OF the only living ex.President was
received. Governor Swanson. ,iho served
in Congress during Mr.. Cleveland g last
administration, and who was. frequent
ly at the White House duting that
time. was out OF the city, but many
OF the other officials gave expressions
az deep regret, and paid high tributes
! to the character and ability OF the
dead statesman
l/Coloncl Joseph e. Willard, OF tile
state Corporation Commission, said: II
am greatly shocked. admired him
for his broadness, his independence
and his striking Individuality while
Occupying the White House--he was
President. Everything he wrote or
said since he first became a national
figure attracted attention and com
manded respect. He goes down In his
tory as one of the nations greatest
statesmen"
Judge William. r.. Rllcn, Of the Corr
porntion Commission, "Mr. Cleveland
was easily one or the abl4st men the
country has produced, His career as
President stamps him us the peer of
any man who ever directed the dcs-
TIMES OF a great nation.
Judge Robert II. PrcntIs, President
of the State Corporation Commission
Mr.. Cleveland had the happiness OF
knowing before his death that the
entire nation recognized his greatness.
and his death fs%felt to be a, great
pubic loss by all classes and parties"
D. Q. Egglcston, sccre tnry OF the
commemorative Mr.. Cleveland stands
out MS one OF the most conspicuous
figures in American history Twice
PRESIDENT OF the United states by will
|, OF the people, he filled the ofI,ce with
such ability that challenges the ad :
miration Of the world. He lived ur
TO the principle he enuncIated-pub-
TIC ofice is a public trust. His death
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GROVER CLEVELAND
DIES AT PRINCETON
Heart Failure, Probably Superinduced by Intense Heat
Brings to End Career Of Americas
Foremost Citizen
Foremost Citizen.
fe former Presidents illness serenade omitted
rlhis Yenrl on aeeount OF q
CONTINUED From First page.1

This omitted
aanyTc
by the hunde IDS from all parts Of the
siators
Cleveland who decided no
Among
Governor charles
ffteaw
shan
during
Westnghons
Butler president OF
yyrodE Ohio;
and aor carona and Governor
Ansei. of Carolina
Thc
of residence
eNPien and MIS-
and were so np1essea
and
health y.
he yerybus s. itt"N
exception cunning \
funeral
been AZ made pubic
eni expected
of Presden.
here WIZ cisvlrenl at
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O,FERRALL,S HIGH ESTIMATE
OF PRESIDENT CLEVELAND

..The people elected Grover Cleveland
10 be President of this republic In
1854 and again in 1892. and for both
terms he was President and fulfilled
the trust, not only in name, but in
fact. He surrounded himself with
able Cabinet counsellors-and with
them he conferred and great and
mighty matters Of State We're discuss
ed at Cabinet meetings, and the course
TO be pursued determined to his salts
faction, and then all the clans and self
constituted advisers under the sun
could not divert him from the line
marked out. He was President and
his mind was convinced; the RESPONSE
bility was upon his shoulders, with
none to share it with him. and he
acted upon his own judgment.
IF he had taken the advice OF wise
men and made a mistake, the blame
would have been cast upon hmm, and
not upon the wise men, In matters
/ not rising to the dignity of Cabinet
matters he listened patiently to all
who desired to be heard and made dili-
igent effort TO acquire all necessary
Information before arriving at con-
clusion; but when his conclusion was
reached, it was hard TO shake It. His
energy was 'indomitable; his endurance
! Gurpriang; his capacity for details
wonderful. He vetoed 34l bills
1 during his two terms OF these Gn-
Guiding the dependent pension biID,
1857 were bills granting pensions ia
\ Federal soldiers IN the War between
the States--nearly all during his frs,
lterm-rand thirteen bills to erect pub,
$lic buildings, all in the Northern States
except two.
TO stranger he had the appear,
lance OF sternness, austerity or saver
Il ity in disposition, but he was. In fact
Just the reverse, He was ever thought
ful and reflective, and he did not pos
sess that suaYtty and smoothness q
a manner of one who can, as occasion
may arise, throw off care and assum,
leheerfulnesst He had the appearance,
.of one who was butdened with weight,
matters and felt keenly the responsi
! hility resting upon him. never heari
! him give stern reply or stern rebuke
or saw him cast stern glance, an,
II he ever did, ! venture to assert
was Justified, - lie Was incapa
bic OF deception or deiusion. II IN
: made IN engagement lie kept II, al
most TO the moment fixed, whether 1
was with high official or an humbl
lcitizen."
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WILL NOT OPERATE

rhysleians Encouraged at Proeress OF
Xlce-l'residcntial Cnndllntc,
CLEV ELAND. OHIO. June 24.-Con-
gresham James s., Sherman, OF Utio3i
n. y, Republican vice-presldentlal can
5didate, who was taleen III here last
Sunday with 9 passage OF gall stones
While on his waylhoma from the, Chs
cago conyentlon,s rested most comforts
ably to-day, Drs. Edward p. Carter,
Dudley r. Alien H. \ g, Western were
much pleased with the progress he
made To-day. ana are Of the opinion
that the necessity tor an Immediate
operation has been passed. However,
they advised Mr.. Sherman to have the
trouble removed as soon as he shall re-
gain his normal health.
Mr., Sherman's condition was best In
d!cated shy the reading Of his temp era,
ture. which showed a. general lowering
icf two ana a. half degrees since last
night Tho rllysicians considered this
Ia hopeful sign. Mrs, Sherman was IN
much 6et.nr spirits to-day, She was
ain ozt recovered from her exhaustion
folloMip1g ths lo1E 5qHrney here }, On 4 2
Mr.. 9herman will be able to leave the
hospital before next sunday. fIe at
tended to his correspondence to-day.
and during the afternoon sent " tele-
gram. OF conc leHGe to MIS-, Grover
|GleVelanl, S 7- - ~ " s5 III
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FINE TARGET WORK
Men Behind the Guns Make Good Show
ins at Southern Forts.

Men Behind the Guns Make Good Show
lnE at Southern Forts.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. June 24.-one
hundred per cent. target records have
been made recently by three-inch rifles
in the Coast Artillery Corps. The
Nineteenth Company. at Battery Nc
Donough, with three-inch rifles at For,
Caswell. N. c.. on May 2Ssh. made ten
hits out OF ten shots fired at q material
target ten feet high by twenty-four
feet long, moving five miles an hour,
at mean range OF LOCO yards. The
series OF ten shots was fired in thirty
eight seconds. This Is the first re-
port received by General Murray. CHIEF
OF the artillery. showing 100 per cent
for a three-inch battery
A second performance Of this kind
took place at Battery Lord. Fort Moul7-
gtrie, S. c.. when the Sixteenth Com.
pany, OF the Coast Artillery Corps. on
June list. made ten hits out OF ten
shots fired at a target moving at the
rate OF nine miles an hour. at mean
range OF 1920 yards, the shots being
fired in ttirty-slx seconds.
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J. Glenn Send. Coincidence.

RALEIGH, N. c.. June 24.--Whcn the
news came to Governor Glenn this
morning that ex-Presidenc Grover
Cleveland was dead he gave orders at
TO be put at half-mast and sent at
once telegram or coincidence ad-
dressed to Mrs. Cleveland at Prince
ton. reading as follows.
AS Governor OF North Carolina and
extend to you my heartfelt sympathy
In your great loss.
ROBERT b. GLENN"
Governor Glenn was an ardent sup
porter OF Mr., Cleveland in his presi-
dentiaf campaigns. and served as dis
trict attorney under him for the West
ern District of North Carolina.
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Actuntcd by Sense of Duty.
tSpecinl to Hhe Times Dlgpatch.1

=
WING HESTER, VA. June 24.--Major
Holmes Conrad, who was Solicitors
General during the second Cleveland
}administrati ton, and a warm personal
friend Of the former President. was
visibly- affected upon receipt, OF tho
news OF Cleveland's- death. and among
,other things said Mr.. Cleveland IN
FALL his official acts and sutterances was!
animated by a patriotic and unseltisll.
sense Of duty, No President ever save
such patient and thorough attention,
to the details OF his ott1Ge or devoted
to them the personal Investigation
which they received from him, lie
was great In all those hls moral ana
intellectual Qualities which alone
form tho foundation 81 true great ness,
He had strong convictions and q cour !.
age adequate to their Ell foraemen n.
lie was altogether free fro mthe leAst
faint of seltishness, lie will leave a
lasting monument In the abiding es,
teeln which his persona ! Il nd ent tola |!
life has wrought in the minds and
hearts Of his 9 Gun tryln m. .g'
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.8pAyIs,s JAILOR DEAD.
Had Personal Charge OF fConfedcracy's
III. Ilna. dan Mt Fort re ~ M nnrOc. A.aa

Had Personal Charge Of Confederacy'A
President ut Fortress Monroe.
a STAMFORD, CONN, June 24,-'MaJor
Joshua A. Fessenden, a retHred officer
of the United States army and "a
brother OF the late Samuel Fessenden
for years "a prominent figure IN the
affairs Of Connecticut, died this Ilolnr-
ing at IFS home here Of heart disease.
He lis survived by q Widow and ono
daughter. lily
Major 9essenden had "a long ana hon,
orable war record, It began In the
Civil War, and when he Was retired q
few years ago it was with the ranA
OF captain, Then. by act % e. Congress-
lie acquired the rank OF major Major
sFessendens had persona charg q Of JEFF.
lferson. Davis, President OF the Confed-
crate States, after Ills arrest, He was
gappointeds p6stlnaster Q e. Stamford In
tile AIcIs inley administra ton. and held
the office up to his dea til, s.sSt siss
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to-day by machinery in the plant where
his father was at work. No one was
IN the room when the accident oc.
Cured, but 1t is supposed that somt
part OF the little fellows clothing
caught In a pully. which projected
through the wall from the engine.
room. the only piece OF machinery In
the room. Mr.. Brocc.. hearing t5e noise
and fearing some injury to his son
shut down Instantly. but not until the
body had been thrown against the CELL
ing and terribly mjtiiated
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SPANISH STEAMER WREc KED5

h PARIS, 3Jnns ga special dispatch
received from Corunna Spain. says
that the Spanish steamer Larache went
on the rociss in al fog near Muros,
Where the cruiser Gardiner Clsrnos was
wrecked III 1905. The Lara che sank
rapidly and a panic followed There
were ninety-sevet pa ssengers, and lltty
four Of the crew aboard. These took
ia the boats, but5up to the filing 81
the dispatch only forty seven had land.
ed Defective Communications lpake 1T
to obtain complete detalls,
but the latest reports state that seven
1 { an WON an were drowned. IN 81 -
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PRAISE OF CLEVELAND

Leading Americans Voice Their Fccl-
s,G nj Death of Ex-rresident.
NEW HAVEN. CONN, June pa
News OF the death OF Grover Cleveland
reached the Yale campus this morning.
soon after tho receipt in New Haven
of the bulletin making the announce.
ment.
President Hadley, always an admir-
er Of President Cleveland said: .
THE death Of Grover Cleveland
few great figures Remaining in AmerI-
can politics. / am very sorry to hear
the news, but cannot at this moment
give q more thorough personal tribute
or estimated
j, Pierpont Morgan, who was In the
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occasions Mr. Cleveland passed through
on his way to South Carolina to shoot
ducks. and when his friends know Of
nus presence many OF them always
went to the station to greet him
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TEN YEAR-O q BOY KILLED

EngIneer's san Caught An Machinery
Y u yVhlle Father Ix mt Work.
y 43LACKSRURG , ~ Al. June z Ill AIRY,
the ten-year-old son of BYRD Nj Rro ce,
engineer at 10 I3l aclSsburg Power nd
Simply Compan s. was rstantly j. lied,
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MRS. ROOSEVELT AT RACES
Syill NotsAttcnd on Account
or Death Of Mr.. Cleveland.

Of Death Of Mt. CIeVeIund' I'1I
The presi Dental yacht Mayhower, on
which are Mrs. Roosevelt and family
which left oyster Bay this afternoon,
steamed into the lower harbor and
shortly after 10 o'clock tonight. 1t is
understood that In the morning, Mrs
Roosevelt and the children Will be
to the Sylph, which VIII
anchor abreast OF the finish line OF the