People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1894 — OFF FOR WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

OFF FOR WASHINGTON.

The President Leave* Gray Gable*— Mach Business Awaits Him. Buzzard's Bay, Mass., Oct 24. There was stir and bustle at Gray Gables long before daylight Just before 9 o'clock a special train backed down to the Gray Gables station, and President Cleveland, his family and party boarded the private car of General Superintendent Allen, of the Mew York, New Haven & Hartford railway. The train, which was run special to Middleboro, left Gray Gables at 9 o'clock. New York. Oct 24.—The train President Cleveland was expected to arrive on swung into the Grand Central depot on time Tuesday afternoon, but the president was not on board. Dr. Leech, of No. 39 West Twenty-seventh street, who was a passe’nger on the train said Mr. Cleveland and Mrs. Cleveland and the children left the train at Greenwich, Conn., where they are to pay a visit to Mr. E. C. Benedict. It is believed that the president will remain there for a couple of days. The passengers on the train who arrived at the depot told the reporters that the president looked very well. Washington, Oct. 24.—The return of the president will find much business of great importance awaiting his attention. Probably the first important business will be the rendering of a decision in the Brazil-Argentine boundary dispute, determining the ownership of the Missiones territory. The action of the quadruple alliance will furnish some food for reflection, although this government has declined to become a participant in the China-Japan war. But the fact that China has determined in advance to" select Secretary Gresham as her arbitrator in the event of arbitration will of necessity make the United States prominent in the settlement of the oriental dispute. He will also have the report of the national strike commission, which is now being prepared, to, consider and act upon. Then there is the awarding of an indemnity to be paid by the United States qf Colombia to Italy for the murder of a citizen in that country, which matter was left to the president to be disposed of. The Nicaraguan matter will take considerable careful thought, as several delicate diplomatic questions are involved. The question of reciprocity has, by the withdrawal of the special trade favors extended by Cuba and Brazil, been brought into prominence and its settlement may cause much serious thought. Last, but not least, is the suit to be brought on behalf of ex-Queen Liliuokalani asking for a couple of million dollars from the United States government because of the illegal part taken in procuring her deposition by its representatives. The selection of a successor to Ambassador Bayard must be regarded as a possible contingency, as it is said that in the event of a democratic legislature being elected in Delaware he will be chosen to succeed Higgins in the senate. A large number of presidential postmasterships have recently become vacant by the expiration of commissions and must be filled. The estimates of appropriations for the next fiscal year have been completed and the president can occupy any of his spare time in beginning the preparation of his annual message to congress, which must be got ready within the coming six weeks. So that it is easy to appreciate how, on his return, the president will find awaiting his attention enough work to put his I recuperated powers into active play.