Show VERAGUA IS THANKFUL his admiration of the worlds columbian I 1 exposition newyork HEW NEW york tone jane 21 the duke of vera caa has written a letter to secretary aas breshana Ure shana taking leave of the tile government and arid requesting thai that the profound and sincere gratitude of bia big famil family yand and himself elf for cerea t the 11 honor onor and hospitality extended to him and to them be convened conveyed to cot congress ati re 8 9 and the people of the tile united states the 1 duke allude alludes to the fact that only once belore lore be the united states 1 honored a citizen of au adother other nation and he rejoiced that in this I 1 way his name was linked with that of lafayette lie ile pays a tribute of admiration to the grandeur cran grana deur eur progress ress and pros prosperity perit of the united states and for the inte ll 11 gence enterprise and arid patriotism of its people I 1 he lie commends the exposition at lili chicago leago as the greatest arii alit ph of the civilization of the tile nineteenth century and tenders to the exposition officials tile heartiest biest con congratulations ratu lations and und thanks in clos r ling the duke requests Gresh cresham Jr esham atu to express ito the president the regret of his inability to offer thanks in person and arid pay a fare well of respect to the chief magistrate secretary Gre shain in replying said the gratification which the tile government and the people of the united litotes have justly felt at being enabled to welcome a as g a guest t of if thel the ration nation one whose name and blood today represents the great admiral to whose per perseverance and dauntless faith the discovery of our new world is due has found g ex in the cordial welcome extended to you and your visit to our shores 7 will ill ever remain prominently associated 11 with ith the columbian commemoration now in progress |