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Show EXPRESS 6RATITUBE. Former President and Mrs. Cleveland Make Public Their Appreciation of Messages of Sympathy. Princeton. N. J., Jun. 15. This-statement was given out today: "Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland in appreciation of the kind messages of affection and sympathy they have received in their recent bereavement, be-reavement, desire through the press to make the following expression of their gratitude: The warmth of sympathy and ten-' d;r sentiment which has penetrated tho gloomy chill of our sorrow hns cnijscd us to kqow as never boi'o "o and so Impressively Impres-sively as never to be forgotten, the generous gen-erous sensibility of our country's manhood man-hood and womanhood. From the chief executive of tho nation and from those In every station in life to the humblest citizen of our land, from the intlmacv of closest friendship and . from tho kinship which humanity finds In grief, have come to us thousands of messages of kindness and condolence. They have touched our hearts with; nfroctionatc -gratitude. "Jt would be a great satisfaction If we oould trive pergonal and direct assurance assur-ance of our appreciation of their comfort-In,? comfort-In,? words to each of those who have thus opened thoir hearts to us. Since tills is impossible, we are led to hope that thi; public expression will none the less be accepted by them Individually as a heartfelt ami deeply grateful acknowledgement acknowl-edgement from a stricken and grievously stricken household." |