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where, As M entioned before the news of
he victory of Coulommiers had eslor
the hopes of the disbeartened inha ahitants
They took it for granted that the siege
would now be raised and made para
tions to meet The army of the Lore. The
troops in Paris at this time mum berel
over 100000 men and were divided in
three Sc parate armies. The first of these,
commanded by General Clement Thomas,
consisted Ot 226 battalions OF the national
guard. in all 80, 900 men. These were in
tended 10 defend the walls and 10 keep
oldsr in the city. The second army com
prlsed by far the best material and was
almost entirely composed of the rem
nants Of the famous Thirteenth
and Fourteenth corps. 1t was di-
vided in three corps and one cav
airy division and 800 field guns. Tnis
army, mum bering 10000 men, was COM
manded by General Ducrot and destined
for field service and operations against
the investing lines. The 10000 men of
the third army commanded by Vinoy,
were intended to make sham attacks on
the side frons and there by to contribute
TO the success of the main sorties. Eighty
thousand mobile guards and 35, 900 men
stituted the reserves.
On Novem ber Is Gam BETA sent a mes.
sage from Tours TO General Trochu de-
mandlng a sortie en- force TO meet the ad-
vance OF the Loire army. AS at that time
the latter was in no condition TO take the
offensive the demand was entirely out of
pace, but was, nevertheless. conceded to
by Trochu. Tnree proclamations were is
sued to the Parisians on that one
day, the first by the Government,
the second by Trochu alone and
the Liter by General Ducrot. This
last proclamation, which became famous,
concluded with the sensational words:
'In regard to myself | am determined |
and swear to you before the whole nation
to return to Paris either as a corpse or as |
victor You may sea me fall, but you will |
not see me retreat In the first altern a.
tive do not stop, but revenge me. En- |
avant. en- avant! God be with you. A. |
Ducrot." Poor Ducrot afterward sui |
fered much ridicule on account of these |
words. but it must surely be acknowledged |
that Ducrot was by no means lacking in |
personal courage and that it was not his
fault that he was only wounded and not
killed IN the fight OF November 30, in
which no less than ten officers of his staff /
remained on the battlefield.
Alter some sham attacks had been made
by Vinoy's forces in different places so as
to lurn The attention OF the besiegers to
other points not chosen for the sortie
Ducrot sailed forth from Paris with
80 900 men toward Villiers and Cham
pigny, where the Wurtemburg division
had just been relieved by Saxon troops
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HORRIBLE"
What William Keith Thinks of
RESTORING the Missions.

When William Keith was shown the
comparative pictures OF Carmel Mission
he glanced at them a moment and then
threw up his hands.
"Ho1ri5le!' be cried.
Don't you approve of the Idea?" was
asked.
mo, indeed, L do not" answered the
artist. II think it is about the worst
scheme that | ever heard of. Restore,
indeed. They must mean destroy. Why,
there is nothing of old Carmel Mission
left. l would never recognize it. And so
they want to treat the other missions the
same way. For my part think the plan
should be discouraged and the missions
let a one -
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say that if the restoring is not done
the old ruin will soon disappear. All OF
which seems rational enough, but l do
not see why the process of disap pearanc
should be hastened by the woek of the
restorer.
"When you look at it properly the re-
storer really wipes the old building out of
existence. Where is the object of tax ng
beautiful, arustic old ruin like Carmel
once was and turning it into a hideous
barn, as it is at present. l don't see it.
The same thing has been done all over
the southern part OF the State, and the
loss can never be replaced. There is the
Santa Barbara Mission. A few years ago
it was thing of beauty, both in form and
color. Now it is a nightmare. The beau
tlful, soft walls. Clipped by the hand OF
time, and colored with the most beautiful
browns and greens, have been covered
with a hard gray cement. Each corner is
smoothed out with mathematical exact
ness and the old ruin is no longer recog-
njZable. | cannot see what has been ac-
complished by the restorer in tlis case.
"1f certain people wish to do honor 10
the old padres of certain church why
not build new structure near the old
mission? This would accomp plish the de-
sired result and we would still have the
beautiful od ruin to feast our eyes on.
But l might as well say that it is pos
sible to preserve without restoring ;
There are methods of taking care OF old
ruins so that the passage OF time has lit
tie effect on them. This could be done
Will ho nj bo,-
would disappear in the course of few
hundred years, but We could admire them
as long as there was a handful of dus.
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borne in upon me that now the time wa
ripe to carry out he plans for the restora-
ton OF those landmarks so full of inter
est 20 those conversant with early Spanish
California history.
TO begin with our plans are definite.
The mission OF San Carlos de Carmel shall
constitute the first object OF our care.
You know, of course, that it was
founded June 3 1770. by Father Junipero
Sierra, the founder of so many OF the early
missions and first president OF the Cali
fornia missions. 1t was there he died in
1884, and was entom bed in the sanctuary.
This photograph shows the condition
in which it was found by Rev. Father
Casanova in 1868 He at once set about
restoring it, spending all his private for
tune and money solicited from friends,
with the result that on the centennial an
niversary of Father Sierra death, in 1884.
service was held in the rest )red edifice al
1t now stands.
Besides the tomb OF Sierra there lie
buried in CarmeIo the remains of his as.
sistants and successors, among them Rev.
Fathers Juan Crespi Lopez and Fran
cisco Laruan.
But there is much yet to do. We
want to replace the barn-Iike shingle
roof with one of lightweight tiIing-on
the Spanish Mission style-and we wish
to restore the interior to what it was in
folmer days, tor it is still bare and de-
serted looking.
There are about twenty-five acres OF
land al joining the five acres belon ging to
the mis-, ion that ought to be purchased, i,
for cattle are grazing where Father Sierra
breathed his last although his statue,
the generous gift of Mrs. Stanford, stands
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The next sortie was undertaken by Du-
crot on December 81, and on the same day
Vlncy and the Third Paris an Army at
tackled the position of the Saxons, wh1lc
De la Ronciere received orders to take the
village of LIE Bourgst. The attack on LIE
Bourget by the brave French marine in
fantry was executed with such brlliancy
that they really succeeded in capturing
The northern portion of the place, but part
of the Prnssan guards which occupied the
village received reinforcement of other
ouard-troops and after some very desper-
ate lighting regained possession of the
place in the afternoon. Ducrot now re-
celved orders to retreat On Paris, and the
great sortie ended with a general cannon
made OF the forts which did no harm what
ever. The sham attacks of Vinoy's army
did not amount to much and were easily
repulsed by the Saxons.
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gra phed to the Versailles headquarters,
and in the course of the night from Novem-
Der 30 10 Dece mber the Second and Sixth
German corps were ordered to the most
threatened points of the investment line.
Only few skirmishes took place on
December 1. By order of the Prussian
King all the troops opposed to Ducrot's
army had been placed under the command
of General Pransecky, who was instructed
to take the offensive on Decem ber 2. This
was done, and the result was cons plete
defeat of the French, who lost all the ad-
vantages they had gained on November
80. The Germans lost 26S officers and $3.50
men, and the French 500 officers and II, 500
men in the engagements of November 80
and December 2.
During the battle of the I'd Ducrot re-
ceived news that the Loire army was
marching on Fontainebleau. and he there
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fore decided to try and hold his position
outside of the Paris fortIhcations. He
caused provisions and fresh horses to be
b ought to his army, but when he rode to
inspect his oil Tiers early the next morn
ing he found them completely exhausted
and shiverng with cold and hunger. The
soldiers had fought with bravery and ami
nation on the previous days. but their
strength was now broken and they ap-
peared to be on the point of demoralza-
ton. Under these circumstances, and as
nothing further was heard of the Loire
army, Dlcrot TOOK the responsibility oa
himself to lead his army back to Paris, so
that when the Germans tried to surprise
him early on the morning of Decemb ber
they f und that his entire army was al
ready we'll inside the fortificstion lines,
and the blood OF many thousand brave
soldiers had been split uselessly.
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who were not acluain ed with the geo.
graphical and territorial advantages of
their new position, and were forced to re-
treat before the overwhelming mum RS
OF the French, leaving Champigny in the
latter's nands. Ducrot now tried 10 force
his way farther north, but the Saxons had
meanwhile been re-enforced by the Sua.
vians, and repllsed the French each time
the latter advanced. In the afternoon
CucTot received considerable re-euforce-
ments and made another attempt 10 force
his way through the comparatively small
force OF Saxons and Suavans, but these
resiste with the utmost bravery and their
artillery worked with such tremendous
execution on the French lines that these
were obliged TO desist from any further
advances and broke off the fight when
darkness set in.
News of Ducrots sortie had been tele-
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left. This is certainly better than to allow
The restorer to wipe them out from IN
ftont of our eyes.
Were such work as has been done to
the California missions done to the ruins
of Italy or Greece a howl would go up that
we could hear on the Pacific Coast. Fancy
putting roof on the ruins of the Roman
Forum. What would we say if the Temple
OF Postum was plastered over and made
inhabitable? Or the Temple of The bes
restored by band of stonemasons and
plasterers. What has been done to the
old missions is on par with these and 1
hope the few still left untouched Will for
ever escape the restorer's hands"
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WHAT ARTISTS THINK

For the purpose of ascertaining how the
artists OF San Francisco stand on this sub
ject The CALL secured interviews with
number OF the best-kpown men in the
city. There was practically but one opin-
ion-all thought the mission should be let
alone. The interviewed artists were all
shown the comparative photographs of
Carmel Mission that are reproduced on
this page. AS the interviews were some
what similar 1t IS unnecessary to produce
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IT IS PAINFUL.
What Otto Dobbertin Says on
IT. C..L:o-4 of P,c4a..
the Subiect of Restoring.

'Oh, that's awful" said DIR. Dobpertin
when shown the comparative pictures of
Carmel Mission.
Look at that ugly ROOF. Look at that
horrible front door. Look at the tower
Oh, it is terrible, terrible.
That's the worst l ever saw. 1t is cruel
painful, almost criminal. l had heard
the old miss son was restored some years
ago, but never had time to go and see it.
But l never thought it could be as bad as
this.
mo, emphaticalIy no; 1 do not think
the old mission should be restored. Let
us have the beautiful cd walls as long as
they will stand, and not something else
that is on par with modern fre.engine
Eouse."
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STOP THE SCHEME
Arthur Mathews Does Not Ap-
prove of RESTORING g Missions.

81 have seen Carmel Mission since it
has been restored and l never wish to see
it again." said Art ur Mathews when
spoken to on the subject Il went over
there from Monterey year or so ago, in
tending to paint the old structure, but
didn't.
Just what these people mean by plas-
tering over these beautiful old buildings
is far beyond my comprehension. They
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-30

ltbev look upon as their benefactor ana
friend.
Mr.. J. ". Gilbert, Union Bridge Nd;
saws: u suffered with catarrh OF the
nose for a long time. l could not get re-
lief in my town and Travelled 50 mlies
once a week 10 the Baltimore Once 70
secure treatment under Munyon's spe-
ciallst In one month he cured me OF one one
Of the worst cases of cItarrh. | am dally
telling my fellow-wcrltmen what MUM
yon has done for me-
Mr.. John Irving. Highlands. Whining
ION Del. saws: " Five doctors for Two
Years treated me for gastric catarrh OF
the stomach, but I got no better l ap-
nlied to Munyon's Specialist FOR treat
ment. and after taking Munyon's Reme-
dies for a short time. find ] am aoIe
TO eat well. sleep well, and that l am
we'll in every way. l desire TO thahh
you for my great cure
Munyon has a separate Specific FOR e, eac en-
disease. For sale by druggists: mostly -. -
cents a vial. II I'm doubt write 70 FRO
fessor Nunyon. at Philadelphia, Fa"' anu
ret medical advice free.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-30

ma McGinness, of Pennsylvania, are
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. James Mel
sen. on Washington street.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. B. LOOMS left Fri
day for Springfield, where they Will
spend several days visiting relatives.
Miss Mary Grosvenor has returned
from a visit TO Washington, D. c.
The Michaux Club was entertained
by Miss Ethel Pape Thursday evening"
the last meeting of the season.
Friday evening Mound Tent No. 322,
K. O. r. NJ. celebrated the first an
niversary of the organization in Mari
eta with an excellent musical and lit
erary programme and festival The
occasion was greatly enjoyed by the
go persons who attended.
Miss Winnie Knowles and Miss Mary
Hubbell were at ParkersbGrg thurs
day to attend a reception given by
MSS Trevor.
Mr.. J. S. Goebel, cashier Of the First
National Bank, left for st. Louis, Mo-,
Thursday night. where he will be mar
ried next Wednesday to Miss Augusta
RYAN, a charming young lady well
known in Marietta. After the wedding
Mr.. and Mrs. GOebel will leave for
Nashville to visit the Centennial EX-
position.
Miss Elizabeth Holden has returned
from Cincinnati. where she spent sew
eral weeks visiting friends
Mrs. Anna Cowan and daughter, Al
ice. left Thursday dtucIIoon on the
steamer Virginia for BciiHre, where
they will be suestT Cl nlends Iol sever
al weeks.
MI. and Mr.. J. Lee Welsh, of the
West Side. left this week for visit
TO Mr. Welsn's f,ruer home Ill Penn
sylvania.
Mrs. Charles OKeefe ard Ms. d.
c. Rinehart. of Chillicothe, were call
ed to this city by the serious illness
of their father. Mrs. NJ. Jurden
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Slack, VINO
have been visiting friends here for sew
eral days. left Thursday for their
home in Duluth, MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. b. Torpy have been
visiting friends at Pittsburg for sew
eral days.
Mr. John Dietz is at home from the
East on NlSlJ 70 HIS LIo'AOl' .
Mr.. and Mrs. James Creelman left
Wednesday afternoon on short visit
TO Columbus.
Rev. and Mrs. J. G. Smith left
Wednesday for Cleveland, where they
will reside permanently.
Mrs. Joseph Baxter arrived from
Boston this week and will be the guest
of Capt. Gallagher, Of the West SIDE
during the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Way LETT on
Wednesday for Columbus.
Mr.. R. c. Coburn, of Marietta Col
Iege. has accepted the position OF prlh-
cinal of the High School of Clarksyille'
Mo. and will begin his work September
1st NJ.
and Mrs. Val. B. Hovey have returned
from Los Angeles. Cal, and VIII make
his CITY their home in the future.
Mrs. D. H. Buell. gave a charming
musicale Wednesday afternoon in
honor of Mrs. G l.. Nye and Mrs.
H. B. Nye.
4 brilliant social event was the re-
cention Wednesday evening given by
Mr.. and Mrs. J D. Cadwallader' IN
honor of Hon. and Mrs. F. b. Looms.
FGGER, WAR5lCK G co.
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wELLsBURc nIGn SCHOOL.
The Twentieth Annual Commencement Ex-
ercises to Be Held June Sth.

The Twentieth Annual Commencement Ex-
ercises to Be Held June Sth.
The twentieth annual commence
ment of the Wellsburg High School
will be held in Barth's Opera House on
the evening of June Sth. The bacca-
laureate sermon will be preached Sun
day evening at the NJ. E. Church, by
the Rev. D. H. Mckee. The following
programme will be rendered.
Music
Invocation .......... Rev. D. II. Mckee
Music.
Essay-Publc Opinion ............ -.
80. 1900. ...........F Fannie 3. Waugh
Essay-What Is Your Ideal?............
........ ..... ....... Melissa 2. Patterson
Oration-Decline Of Rome ..............
go. .Cadwallader Blayney Reeves
Music.
Oration-He Has IT.. John Fay Cooper
Essay-Higher Education of Women.
........S .......... .........Mary h. Hogs
Music
Essay-The Ladder of Success. ;........
Essay-Night Brings Out the Stars;
Oration-Knowledge the Upbuilder of
the Race...........Karl Clark Brasbear
Music
Presentation OF Diplomas and Address
..... Rev. r. A. Mckinley, D. D.
Music
Benediction ...... Rev. d. II. Mckee
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HE Is UNFORTUNATE.

The Colored Man Employed by DR.. j. II.
Pipes. of the south Side. Has Warrants
for Two White Men for Assault
Warrants were sworn out yesterday
before Squire Allen. of the Eighth
ward. for Jacob Former and John Tuck
er. two white men. for assaulting John
Allen. a colored man, employed by Dr..
J. II. Pipes. Allen, the colored man,
claims to be a wrestler of some ability
and he and Former went down on the
river bank last Sunday to have a bout.
The colored man alleges that he threw
Former easily. and in the next round
Former struck him and knocked him
down. and that he and Tucker both
kicked him about the head and body.
Allen has been unfortunate in his
scraps. 1t will be remembered that he
was badly done up in a row among the
Six Footers while going to Canton last
fall and afterwards got the worst OF a
fight in the Eighth ward.
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sIrNDAy AT wuErLING PARK

To-day the Opera House Band has spec
ial music programme. commencing at ESQ,
and the Park, with its new Lake bicycle
Excursion Boat. magnificent Casino and
many natural attractions. has gained for IL
The reputation AS the pride of the ONO
Valley.
rirst-class meals and refreshments
served.
w Il l.. G., K X. will make hourly trip.
Round trip Including admission, 25c.
special arrangements for ftcntcs, Balls
and ISanqucts. consult Col. n Rolf. 33 tif.
teenth street. and for Tenpin parties Park
telephone 6i1-1
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WHEELING POTTERY CLOSED.

The Clay Hands Quit Work Yesterday-The
Rest of the Employees viii stop the Lat
ter Part of June.
Yesterday portion of the Wheeling
pottery closed down for the summer.
The clay hands quit work in both
branches of the pottery, and will not
resume for several months. An III
curry at the office was answered by the
information that these departments had
been closed down to make repairs and
that the other departments would cor
tinue until the last of June. when 6oth
the old and new potteries would close
down for the usual summer stop. The
pottery has had a very steady run since
the holidays. but trade recently has
been dull. The Warwick pottery Is
still running, but the employees were
off Yesterday. taking a holiday.
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MARIETTA.

Marietta. Ohio, May 29.-Mr. George
Reppert is here from Chicago on a visit
TO friends. after an absence Of "a years.
Miss Agnes Blondin, Of Beverly, IS
visiting relatives here.
Mrs. l.. J. Cutter spent Friday at
Palos visiting friends.
Mr.. George T. Clark left to-day for
Newark and will return home next
week, accompanied by Mrs. Clark, who
has been spending several weeks with
friends in that city.
Mr.. Warner McGinness and Miss En-
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IMPORTANT CHANGE OF TINE.

The Wheeling and Lake Erie railway
will change time Sunday. May S0th. I'M
portant changes will be made in the
time Of trains reducing the time be-
tween Wheeling and Toledo one hour
and making connections for all points
West and Southwest. Passengers
leaving Wheeling at a. m. city time.
arrive in Toledo $40 p. m, Detroit
$50 p. m, Chicago 1859 p. m, st.
Louis $50 a. m. same night. Watch
papers for corrected time tables. R. f.
Lawrence, General Agent, % City Bank
Building. Telephone 924.
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A MONSTER TURTLE.

Messrs. Healy & Ritter, the Second
ward saloonists. received from the East
the largest turtle ever brought to this
city. 1t weighs in the neighborhood of
600 pounds. and required five strong
men TO handle it in delivery. 1t is cal
culated that it will make about ten
barrels Of soup. which will be served
TO their customers next Wednesday.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-30
GIVES GENERAL SATISFACTION.
Benwood People Pleased over the Recon-
mendation OF Capt Dovener

BenwOOd People PIeased U'er TIC hecoH-
mendation OF Capt Dovener.
The announcement which appeared
in FRIDAYS Register that Congressman
Dovener had recommended the appoint
ment of Mrs. Carrie Newton as post
mistress at Benwood has been accepted
with satisfaction among the majority
of people of that town. OF course, TIE
friends of other applicants feel some
what chagrined. but the majority Of
the people favored Mrs. Newton, as
she is considered worthy and capable
of filling the position. She will very
likely take charge of the office in a
couple of months. just as soon as she
is appointed and has her bond accepted.
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DEFENDED HER HUSBAND.

The WIFE or an Eight haru Ni'i~e" "ot'
the Better of Man Who slandered Her
Husband.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Gabe, OF the
Eighth ward, was arrested and fined
So and costs by Squire C. S. Greer for
assaulting one w. NJ. Meyers, who
is a neighbor of Mrs. Gabe's. The case
was a somewhat unusual one. Meyers
is a good-sized, apparently strong man
and Mrs. Gabe is a slight woman, not
over % years of age. 1t is alleged that
Meyers made remarks about the hus-
band of Mrs. Gabe, stating that he was
dishonest, etc. Mrs. Gabe heard OF this
and went into Meyers house and pro-
ceeded to chastise him. This she is said
to have done thoroughly, and left the
imprints of her womanly fists on the
physiognomy of Meyers. She plead
guilty yesterday and promptly paid
her fine.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-30

1896 model 500 Monarch wheel in
ladies' and gents, $4,000
H. E. HILLMAN & co.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-30
MBreIin9 Re9isffr
DECORATION DAY AT WHEELING PARK.

Concert and Dance Music from L "A. IN. to
4 100 D. IN. by the Opera House Band on
Saturday aud by the Heister Band ON Mon
dly. W. " A.. &. trains leave every hour.
Round trip, including admission. 20 cents.
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doctors COM
bined. These
di s CO V cries,
harmless in
the hands OF a
c mild, are
proving their
potency in so
many thou
sands of cases,
that i would
be sheer mad
ness for any
sick person "
turn a W a y
from t h G r
b e n e Fl I 5. A
cloud OF wit
nesses. stretch
ing from East
10 West, and
North 10 South,
are HIN z
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In Darkest Africa.
and Even Unto the Ends of the
Earth MunyOn is Supreme.

TIE Munyon system of disease cure.
,,ade IIp of Munyon's homeopathic
Home Remedies, is doing more 10 rid the
1-orjd of pain and sickness than all the
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-FGGER, WAR3ICK & co.