PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 160, 27 June 1908, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mi. James Coutts, late mining inspector, w (lead. He arrived at Thames (according to a Press wire) in 1807. lie WHS associated witli many of the i.j-'-i cipul mines there and at Collingwood. J! ■ ■ mi 7 ll P, l ! olntea Inspector of Mines ill ■10.J7. His age was li 6 years. "1 Silil for London and my wort- .. the end of the week," said the U. Mauagan to a Mnnawatu Times repuriei' . . », 1 w « re twenty years younger I should be tempted to star. What vou want in New Zealand is the vounW geneiation to build up the country. I have brought my son out here with me and shall leave him, as I think it is the' finest country in the world for a voun* I man," * °! Stephen Graver Cleveland, whose death was reported on Friday, was born on 18th March, 1837, was admitted to the olliccs in Erie County, New York became! Mayor of Buffalo in 1881. His'veto ol extravagant appropriations directed outside attention to him, and led to his nomination and election as Governor of AtMv York in the following year T» 1884 he was elected President of the I nitcd States, as a Democrat, by a majority of thirty-seven electoral votes oyer Mr. .Tames (I. Blaine, Republican. Mi. Cleveland was the Democratic nominee again in 1888, hut was defeated l),v ill'. Benjamin Harrison. In 1802 however, the tallies were turned, and' Air. Cleveland was elected President, defelting President Harrison. In 180(i, the Democratic party having declared for the free coinage of silver, Jlr. Cleveland withdrew his support, and retired from political life. Mr; Cleveland will be best remembered anion" British people by his message to Con" gross oil I7th December, 1895, re"ardin» the boundary dispute ' between" Great Britain and Venezuela, and Britain's refusal to submit the matter to arbitration. On that day the world was startled by the peremptory tone of Mr. Cleveland's recommendation of a commission to determine the future action of the United States, and next day the House and Senate both met the wishes of the President, authorising the commission and appropriating 100,000 dollars lor its work. ■