The Detroit times., 1908-06-24
CLEVELAND
DIES SUDDENLY
IN PRINCETON

I were shocked and the greer or MIS-
Cleveland was almost uncomfortable.
For a number OF years NJ. Cleve-
land has suffered from periodic at
tacks OF sickness. usually in the
summer time. Last year he became
I'll in the spring and did not recover
his wonted health until September
Mrs Cleveland last night was over
ed so quickly this year and she was
! on the verge OF planning Tor their
| summer recreation
There were times during Mr.. Cleye-
I land recent tii,f-ss- t-.he-atteaa-
/ ing physicians spent ~ hours at his
| bedside. For seven weeks his diet
/ consisted OF nothing but milk and
egg. While Mr.. Cleveland was at
Lakewood the rumor was circulated
that he was suffering from cancer.
but this was denied.
Universal Interest in Battle.
The Interest manifested in the
fight OF Mr. Cleveland for life was
universal Not only in every portion
OF the entire United States but in
Europe as we'll King Edward ask.
ed very frequently after his health in
May when Mr. Cleveland was 80 low
To slight extent Mr. Cleveland's
illness weighed upon his usually
cheerful personality. Indeed. this is
more clearly voiced in an article pre-
pared by Mr. Cleveland. during his
illness for a periodical. In IL Is this
passage:
Like child's outgrown toy. bur
led in the family garnet, the Ameri-
can ex-president is melancholy
product OF our government system.
Grover Cleveland, twenty-second
and twsnty-fourth president OF the
United States. was born in Caldwell,
y. j.. March is. 1887. After the death
OF his father he became a teacher in
the state institution for the blind.
Starting west in search OF employ
ment in 1856, the youth reached Buff
falo, where he found a position as a
i'cferk in law office he stud.
led law. was admitted and began 10
practice. From 1863 10 1866 he was
district attorney. and four years later
was elected sheriff In 1881 he was
made mayor OF Buffalo and his efforts
10 control what he deemed the unwise
expenditure Of public money made
him known as the veto mayor"
In 1882 Cleveland was elected gov
ernor of New York and In 1884 the
national convention at Chicago nom
mated him for president. He was
elected. defeating James G. Blaine af-
ter bitter campaign. AT the close
OF his first term he was defeated for
a second term by Benjamin Harrison
Of indiana. Reu0minated third time
by his party In 1892. he was elected
again. At the close OF this term he
withdrew from active public life and
retired with his family 10 their home
il New Jersey. where he has since
lived a quiet life. devoting much time
TO literary worn.
He married, June 2, 1856, in the
White House, Miss Frances Folsom,
the daughter OF a former law part
ner. She with four children. survives.
Famous Note on Venezuela.
The interest in the personality OF
Grover Cleveland has naturally re-
called many incidents OF the days
when his was the most forceful figure
in American public life. Nothing
which he ever did while president at
tracted more attention than the IA
NOUS message ne sent 10 congress
in December, 1895, on the subject OF
Great Britain's controversy with Ven
ezuela over the boundary between the
latter country and British Guiana.
Hilary A Herbert, then Mr.. Cleve-
lands secretary OF the navy. told Of
the true inwardness Of that historic
episode.
The foundation for Mr.. Cleveland's
celebrated Venezuelan message" said
Mr. Herbert. was the note Of Secre-
tary OF State Olney to Lord Salisbury,
the British minister for foreign az
fairs That note was written during
the congressional recess, three months
before congress convened, and before
Mr. Cleveland's message was prepar.
ed. The Olney note was drafted after
consultation between the secretary
OF state and Mr.. Cleveland during the
summer at Great Gables on Buzzard's
bay. Mr. Olney went there, as I have
always understood. to confer with the
president about the Venezuelan ques-
ton The note was submitted TO
every member Of the cabinet / re-
member distinctly / was In Washing
| ION tlldt summer anu SOpy Va th~
Tote came to me and Mr. Carlisle, the
secretary OF the treasury. and Mr.
Lamont, the secretary Of war. and
we considered the policy together
II remember that as the note de-
veloped II almost took my breath
away, and was inclined TO oppose
its presentation. but before the read.
ing was finished | realized It's force
and value and heartily approved IT,.
Between Mr.. Carlisle. Mr.. Lamont
and myself some suggestions were
made as TO amendments. perhaps
slight. and my understanding Is that
these amendments were subsequent
ly adopted. All the cabinet knew for
three or four months before congress
convened that this bombshell had
| been prepared Nevertheless, IL was
kept absolutely secret. Nobody knew
anything about II. AS Mr.. Cleveland
| himself said. he did not believe In
doing public business on the side
walk The message that Mr.. Cleve-
land afterwards wrote was prepared
by himself just after he had return.
ed from an outing. He had gone
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