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Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

James Harlan was born In Clark coua-
". III. August =. tseu lie graduated at
IndiEn. A-bury university IN t<t5. aud be-
ctfn" a lawyer. lie was elected tn. firwt
uusriutend~nt % Instruction % Iowa IN
lsss was president - Iowa Wesleyan uni
verStty at Mount Pheasant In is1l. He
was tuited STATE. senator from Iowa
from tsa5 - lss1. WAS secretary of the TN
terror I'm t.incoins SECOND aoinet lssS-sS
ant was again United States senator
froEs Iowa from l.s to iS7A In f<s2 Mr.
Harlan was appointed chisf Justice % thu
court cf commissioners of Alabama
claims, which position be held four yrars
IL ts1 he vas called from retirement to
act as temporary chairman - the R~pab
ucan state convention As such officer he
made a speech which wisid~d a tremsnd-
ous Influence IN checkinx the threatened
bolt of prohibition for practical local op-
tor. He Mas a candidate for the republt-
can norntnation for governor In tSsG. but
his sxe Was against him HE also served
as a member of the Iowa soldiers ansf
sailors Monument commission. and ~as
prominent In the councils of the Methodist
furch
Senator HariAns wife died In Issa She
was remarkable woman ami during the
civil var did much to alleviate the suf-
fertu<s of the Union tsltit~rs. having an
Unlimited pass from Secretary stanton u
g1 here she plea sol
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12
GALLANT IENNESSEEANS.
Ges. Otis Tells OF the Gallant Act OF
the resa~~.~~ Troop. IN the
A9air at C~ba-

Washington. Oct. s.-Gen. Otis has
advised the war department that the
transport Puebla sailed from Manila.
Friday. with los sick and 100 dis
charged men, The Caronns WINS TO
sail Saturday. and the Indiana Sunday.
with the Tennessee troops. Gen. Otis
said:
The Indiana was sent south early in
September to collect the Tennessee
regiment. at ! lilo and Cebu. She
picked mp n portion at Iloilo and p=o-
ceeded to Cebu. where the regiment
volunteered service to assist to drive
on insurgents from the mountains
near that city. Their services were ae-
eepted by Gen. Snyder. and the insur-
gents were overwhelmingly defeated.
the Tennesseans taking n prominent
part. The regiment rr-embarked at
Cebu. reaching this harbor the lst
inst They were detained to complete
the necessary discharge papers. and
will sail on the Indiana Tomorrow"
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS
By J. L. POWER.
.ASAS>SNS~SASHS@s>SA one snsASaSNSNSASN


iuasnuch a. the census ~ ii-o wili
certainly give Mi~sissiprs ou- sdaisi"aai
representative VA e.sncre~N q map -
the dtsfrists ~ now constituted. Nth
the tables accompanying. viii Assist N.
rv-sasting the di.trirts - a. g. pruvisie
for eigh, representatives rAe ratio -
representation ia the h.suse II r~prs-
s~niatix~.. ha~sd ua the ~i~venth rrn-
~Gs. t~so. i on~ uisnb~r f,sr islssai =
population. THIS mnitipiis.t hF gives
i.eis .aos. Add o. this to- So. and Ne
have the nnmh-r that viii cnfiti~ tho
state to eight Representatives The
population In t-po was i,-~e.sso. The
increase in popuisti.,a frun i--a "a
i-sso was a frsstion under - per cent
So that II the same rate ~ increass oh
tains for the decade now cls~inw. ths
crn~ns ~ l'oo will show iss, 80 al
ditional. or total population - tin.
sea. This will b. ample IA provide fssr
any inrrra>.s IN ratio - representation
A. population increases. the ratio 10
cr-a>e>- The present ratio commenced
In issa and ends ieW
Al - the data following il frutu the
CENSUS % i~pa. except the two columns
to the right. Material rhanrrs have
hsru made ia several counties since i~ap.
aud these must b. c,,nsisier.si in coB-
sidrring the rvgi>tsr-d vote ~ i-s-i. and
the total polls for i-a~.
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12
EX-SENATOR HARLAN IS DEAD.
Ne uess sssy rt.~~. ss u.-.- 80
psssi.~sss. q. n-ss state s.s
Nsft...I aastrS.

DIS Noines. Ia. o~t The death
Of sx-Uui,ed states senator Jam..
Harlan orrurr~d at HI. home in Mount
fisasant. Thursday. The end wa- not
unexpected. collapse having taken
place last sunday. The inm.aia,s
cause of the death was congestion OF
ths lungs. complicated with liver tron-
Die. over-exsrtion In attending the
sessions % the Iowa Methodist con
te-enee last week aggravated his mala-
dies and caused pro~;rzsioa. His
daughter. the wife ~ Robert T. Lin.
coin. Of Chicago. was summoned fror,
New York city. and WIS present at the
bedside. The funeral will probably ~
held In Iowa Wesleyan chapel In
Mount Pleasant. on Sunday.
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

The Washington Post. OF the 4th.
said: On the first day OF the ap-
Proaehing session Of congress the sen
ate financial ball will b~ introduced in
that body. II will not be on the sam.
lines as the house bill. but IL will de-
clare without equivocation for the gold
standard
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

The advertising car Of the Northern
Pacific railway. containing specimens
Of mineral. cereal and fruit products
Of the w-st. was consumed by fire. on
the 9Th II contained also many rar-
specimens of animals which ia will be
impossible to replace. The loss is sup
posed to be in the neighborhood OF
So go. and i- insured.
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

Ne~~ r-r~iSesi from johannesburg.
nirsl tA-r~ on the III. insis>at-~ that th-
last rush Of Earop~an- to leave the
te~n had occurred. Thy crowded the
tFsiR< hk~ sardin~~. o~vapyiag every
pu~sEhi~ inch on the trucks Cousid-
srabae anxiety was felt with regard to
thu f-w who remained behind.
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

The ~-rond ats~mpt Of the Shamru<k
sne the Columbia To try conclusions
Cor the coveted Americas cup proved
failure. en the srh- th< wind proving
fa.s light snsfysriabi~ toadmit Of either
s--~<l Smashing within the time limit
The great erossds assembled 10 wit
n~ss the rzr~ again vent homo disar-
pointed
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

Si<f-en missionaries. sent by the
saptist Missionary unison. sailed from
Boston. ON the steamer Victoria. on
the sth. for posts in Asia Farewell re-
e~ptioas held in Tr~moat temple were
eontina-d al the wharf. where a group
OF prsyerful men and women assem-
bi-si to encourage the departing mis-
xionarse~
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

Gen. Fred Grant. with three com
psnies Of the Fourth infantry. two
companies of the Fourteenth infantry
and band Of scouts attached to the
former regiment. advanced from linus.
On the eth. driving the insurgents
from the entire west bank Of the isnus
river.
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

Ex-Uuited States Senator James
Harlan. who was secretary Of the in
terror in President Lineoln's second
cabinet. and chief Justice of the eour;
OF commissioners of Alabsma claims.
died at his home in Mount Pleasant.
Ia. on the 5th. agrd I9 yearx.
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

Dr. Calvin Ella. eiass of 'ss. Of Cam
bridge. Mass. who disd in iss3. aud
whose viii has just b~~n probas~s. left
Ia Harvard university siso.ooo. Most
Of this saEn = IN b. d~votei 10 the ri
usaii"n of nj. d~-c~ndents. and the
r~Haainst-r for maintaining three pro-
fes~ars IN the n,~siical school.
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

Hiram Maxim and John c. Meiggs
Of the United States. have taken on,
certificates Of naturalization in Eng
land Mr.. Maxim's certificate 10 dated
September Is and that Of Mr.. Meier,
August 30.
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

In the new constitution. adopted
without dissenting voice by the IIn-
nois state Federation ef Iahor al Chi
erxo. On the ssh. the sixth clause in
tie platform declaring in favor Of the
free eoinsge Of silver At the ratio Of 10
to 1. was left out.
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

Lewiston. H.. Oct s.-Nathaniel
Bcrdwine. a soldier Of the Black Hawk
war, and q citizen Of Lewiston for 10
years, was 100 years old Friday. Mem
bers Of the G. A. R. post and promi-
nent citizens helped him to celebrate
the event.
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

The president. ON the sth. directe<i
the immediate dispatch to the Philip
pines OF n number of vessels of the
navy. including the cruiser brooklyn
and the gunboafs Marietta AMI
Naehais- This action is the result OF
an interview with Admiral Dewey. in
which he went over the Philippine sit
patton with the president
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

London. Oct 7.-Enos NJ. Barton, Of
Chicago. and Miss Mary. daughter Of
Henry Appleton Rust. also Of Chicago.
we're married yesterday I'm the parinh
church Of St NarylebonA
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

The fire lo~ses Of the United States
and Cansda for the month Of ssp,em-
ber. a. compiled from the New York
Journal Of Commerce and Commercial
B'flietin records. amounts to 81, ,5.s.-
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12
GENERAL GRANT ADVANCES
Enttre West Bssk OF the
River Imus-

Manila. Oct. T.-Gen- Fred Grant.
with three companies Of the Fourth in
fantry. two companies Of the Four
tserth infnatry and band Of scouts.
attached to the former regiment. adj
vsrc~d from linus yesterday morning.
driving the insurgents from the entire
wsst bank of the linus river. Three
Americans were wounded.
IL is estimated that ten of the Fill
pinos were killed
Companies c and II. with the scouts.
crossed the river at Big Bend and sd-
vaneed westward in the direction of
the Bincayan road. the insurgents fir
ing volleys. but retiring
Twenty Filipinos were discovered in
trenched at the Bineayan church. about
midway between Bacoor and Cavite
yiejo. These were routed. six being
killed
Riley's battery of the Fifth artillery
made an effective sortie about a mile
south of Baeocr and shelled the west
hank of the river at close range. That
bank Is now held by the Americans.
sssps ThresGh the NesAes ss the Law.
Rossland. b. C.. Oct. s.-Charies a.
Hineklcy. the bank cashier who was
accused of robbing the West Side bank
Of New York Of $4,000. is again n
tree man The offense was alleged TO
have been committed in iss4. and il il
understood now that others were i'm
plicated in the case County Judge
Florin yesterday heard the case and
promptly ordered the discharge of the
prisoner en- the ground that when the
ofen.e was committed there was no
treaty that covered the case. and that
the set of fs90. was not retroactive.
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

Some Of the newspapers Of Missis-
siPpi and elsewhere have indulged in a
little pleasantly at the expense Of the
state officers who have selected the
present time for little rural reerea-
tion. Others have camplimented Gov
ernor Conan" and few others still on
duty. But none have mentioned the
fact that the State librarian Is regu-
larly at her post She remained
through the fever Of 1897 and is9s. and
she is here now, and keeps the library
open rs regularly as IL the supreme
court was in session and attorneys were
dropping in and out. The State library
is lonesome place these days. bu, the
law says it shall be kept open every dag
except Sunday. and that is what is
being done. The State may have had
a. good. but has never had. and per-
haps never will have. . better librarian
than Mrs Helen ID. Bell IL is the only
position that q woman. under our con-
ssitution. can 6ll. and II is pleasant to
note that the innovation has worked 80
we'll
During the Dewey .uarnde In N~w
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

London. Oct. SIT is rumored At
Portsmouth that the admiralty will
Organize . flying SQUADRON for the
Cape.
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12
VOL. XIII.

A dispsteh from Cousssntinople. %
the 2d. said: lit N nov estimated
that i.soo P~rsons perish-d in the ~
cen, earthquakes around Aidin. In
Asia Minor
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

Harriet Hrilburn. Of Chicago. nv,
years old and for two y~srS blind and
a paraly,ie. has had her sight and the
u.s. Of her limbs restored through tn,
agency Of the x-ray.
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

The physicians examination Of the
parts AZ the morgu. disclosed a
cut three inches long on the left thigh
and above this several smaller cuts.
giving the impression that the body
had been hacked. \ numb.r Of little
cuts were found on the battoek. On
the left side. and these corrrspousiei
tn the cuts on the left thigh. indicating
that they were inflicted before the
body was cut "a pisces. and establish
ing the relationship between the two
pgFts.
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12
4 G~s~vHI ttarus.

general alarm was sent oIt toward
micuieht from the West rhirtieth
street station. for driver and fnrni-
tur- van which were seen between five
and six O'Clock yesterday morning NJ
the foot Of Seventeenth street. The
mans conduct was 80 strange as to ex-
cite comment. tie is described as
man of stout build. OF medium height
aud having n sandy mustaehe.
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

One Of the most remarkable features
OF the occasion. on the id. when Ad-
miral Dewey received the sword voted
In him by congress from the hands Of
the president. was the ovation to Rear
A1miral schley. on the return of the
party from the capitol tn the White
Hoa~e- which scarcely ranked below
that accorded to the admiral himself.
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

The registered eolord polls
.xc-p n o the constitution
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

puring the yellow fewer In Jackson
in f-s~ the ~,iitor - thi. d-par na~nt ~
csiv~,i a letter from lady fri~usi -
4usssiug ~.rsn~ safe and plain di-.'ti'
m ease she shauld hs-a yeiios lever
and might bs .s~i-yet In getting a phv-
i-tar ~. showed the letter to nr.
, ~ FurnelI, aud h- kindly wrot~ out
the following. q should b. transf-rre.;
- every family scrap P-b-rois in Nissis-
sippi
elu appearance ~ usual symptauis chill.
s-h-e sal pains ssa right % h.-i take hot
fsi'.-fsrsf fa.st hath then take i've grain.
fstsssss-A sa-s ar~ = -s-is ia rat-ule Or
p.s~sisr the latter Preferable. mt-sut III
xrsins ph~na stins ~ssrv twa h.str. until
gsaans reiievssi T.ke s@siiitr jovssi-r I've
hssslrs after tsGinx raiasnei bowels failing
"a 49,. ~u~ms u t~pid vater ami ~a.p.
Tsk~ freely ~ - AMI ie~i sf-,lanafis
wst~r dariar eutir~ p~ri,.i ef fever n
fsvsr runs hlxh amt patisuf j. restless.
.f-suxw Hith lukeWaru ~ster every two or
fbF-e haurs. Tak~ M uoari-hsn-nt ~ any
sint far first three dsy- then oas half
nune~ u mhk wtth two teazg-ranfnis -
Has~ ~stsr every two hsafs ghirk~n ar
beef br,ith. er oAfaisssi crust ~ harley
~sfsr mas be .rnsrns-iY partsken % II
xettins sioaS weii. after afth ,lsv tax.
semi -aiisi- saff h-iil-t egg. mds toast.
oatmeal ieliis-. sBd either dsiiesssstssa Th@~s
dir.stfans ot~~rv~sI. ~ith g,susienss ia Diet
su.i ss~rriss. tho patient aaxhs - msk-
rartsi rs-sox~rx
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

lust i~xisls-ur there = -till ruoui an the
-tsta,s bssks Tor is~. that vii invits
espitAi that viii start the construction ef
f.csart--. that ~iii tabFicate the wh~~i. -
c,samerse snd sasks oar stat. "blo~~om''
o. the provertaai r,r-@
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

The nsv spafrF~ IA which the parts
~ the hodY werr wrapped including
Que of the date - ortol,.r 5. showing
that the body had becn diSnsemi,ered
ou that date or subsequent TO il. There
were several marks ON the papers, hui
the nature Of these the police will
not diSeIa@s
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

The coruner'- physician and several
other physicians who have examined
ths parts arr Of the opinion that they
arr those II a woman about five feet
SIX inehe- in h-ight and weighing b..-
tween tga and ied pounds. II was
stated ai~o that thr woman was prob
ably less than middle aged and hal
bsrn moth*r
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

The elimination Of Admiral Dewey's
triumphal homecoming was reached
I'm Washington. on the ID, in the shad-
ow of the dome Of the national capt.
tcl- where he received from the hansis
Of the president and in the presence
OF sdmiring multitud~s. the magnifi
cent i<~~ied sword voted him by con-
Eres~ in eommemoration Of the VIC
tory of Manila bay.
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12
a Close watch

Last night the water fronss all
around the city were closely watched
by the police. the threatening night
bring considered a likely time for the
disposal of the rest Of the dismem-
hsred todv.
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

Confirmation has been received OF
the report Of the arrest, upon the aP-
plieation Of the United States lega-
ton. 1t Santiago de Chile. OF Fred I.
Nosre. the fugitive assistant teller o.
the Natkonal Bank a Comnsres. q
BoatnG.
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12
D~-tru-tis- Fire la J.ek-ss A oi.a Iaa.i-
sssFk t.assss


sssrk ssssssss
The three hanasssute rvstilrncs.a just
north of the capitol. that hai hssu 49,
cupjed hy the sullivan. Jshssssa aa.t
Terrell families. ana th- engine hau-.,
81 jackson fire Company ~. D. we're de-
stroyed bv hrs on Saturday night >sp-
temher "a. The Presbyterian mause
barely escaped A ssrung vind was
blowing s.1uthwar,i. and taoasansis of
burning fakes fell On the capitol rt-sf
Fortunately It was - sheet iruu. The
greater portion - th. population vsss
out u witness the fre Which fhrraieu-
ed Ia b.. a general canfiagrafiou- Naxs-p
city IRE department tsi~--raph.si they
would bring down their entire apps-
rstus II needed The hre started AZ
ga The famil o. arv absrut FROM the
eitv
The engine house was one - the iansi
marks ~ the long aga Il Wa al tn.
north end of capital lot Tn. legislature
appropriated o.. 5so toward IT, erection.
with the provsso that :, shoai.i BE- re-
moved whenever the Legislature shoaia
80 demand. A concurrent resolution
viii not be necessary.
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

The navy department. as we'll as the
var department. having been OBJ
strucfed in the acquisition Of the lands
i'm Hawaii actually needed for their
purposes. particularly in the execu-
ton of the Pearl kabor improvement.
the president. on the sth. issued an
executive order declaring all sales of
public lands in the islands null and
void and susp~nding further sales
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

-" -" Af'N 49,
~-.isss.si.x IN the s,su wsr.
Nussaraa ~ept - -.
ppAN Coto<sf We old veterans -
Frequently hear the little skirmi~h
aruand santiago sF,okrn - a. II u was
really q battle. that am tsmr,s'i -
--ad you the following iist - battis- ia
Whi-h Sergeant John >,histtman. toui-
panv y Fihh Tinted states cavalry.
participates during the Last tive years
u the war hetww~n the ~ta,e>- Mr.
~sh8ssssaan was far ssariv thirty war.
resident - this city First Ia every
charitable movement and last - desert
his FRIENDS the puhlic r,r-i. he was
A. well beloved - any man who has
~x-r lived IN Nicksburg. There are
plenty ~ Coafesisrst.@ who have just
sarh an honorasls rresrsi. aud a. not
I wish ~ par,ieulsrsss Mr.. >-hi.staaa
snlv a. showing that there : usss-' -,
usuch lauslatinn II the little affair." b.
hind santiago. wh-n the discharge
pap~rs - many tuinn ss,liirr~ can
show sush list. he>i,ic- any one -
which th~v v~rv not cirruuistanec.'
/ Deep iiottsns. Iuiy 20 t~lt
/ Cedar Nnunsain. August O., isft
| sh~ppartstass. August q, i-eA
>onth Forks. August -. i-sit
>ammit Point. september 2. t>sA
Winchester. September y i~ssA
Milford. September -. iss@
Fruat Royal. ~~ptesnher - isi1
| . ~-pteasi-~~ /. .. q -iit
Port Ecpublic. september =, i~'la
woosl,toca octnh.r p. i~Gt
Cedar Greek october 10. i>.it
Gor,ioasvilic I,c-cmh~r ~ ise1
/ Wsynssbor,,. March e. i>ss
I North Anna River March ia i%'ta
I Dinw .ddis CourthouSe. March 81 Isis.
I fiv- Forks April 1. I-aa.
Chappin's Farm, April =. l-4sS
AppomsttoS Courthouse. april >. 's5.
Lees Surrender Aprilp. t-sis
Srm~ uf the date. are iiisEihls aud
the name ~ uu~ - the battles has
faded out ~ that I cannot read u. aud
one - the stupidrst ~ rules - tho
adiutsn, g~n~ral's ufiice prevents du-
plieste being given. 50 that have been
unabi. 10 have the rvcur'i completed
think Il j. safe L. v-utnrr the pre-
iirtian that II ,'cn Shaftsr had either
ou~ % the armies which fought tho
above llst - battles under his cunl-
nsnd they would have taken SansiaT,,
before breakfast and skirmi,hsi flr
the breakfast sft~rsar,i.
>iucrrris years.
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

II Wa found that the portion of thu
thigh htivi the aismsnbsrrd trunk
aud a general alarm was sent cut.
S.-orv~ of p.siice were detailed along
-4-..- fCout sud throughout
the prrcinct in Whtsh tnc pssrtlss.- ssf
The hs,.iy were found. ia ssarvh of the
missing parts. Up to a late hour last
night nothing had h.-eu found
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

In . decision handed down by the
United States court of appeals at Chr
cago. ON the ID. the verdict OF $4,000
formerly given against the Worlds
Columbian Exposition CO.. in favor OF
The Republic Of France. is reversed AMI
. new trial ordered The case resulted
from the burning of the Nanufaetur-
ers' building at the Worlds fair, in
Which the French republic lost many
valuable exhibits
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

The board of supervisors of Kinds
county refused to quarantine the rest
Of the eounty against jackson. sensi-
BILE. 1t don't require quarantines to
prevent social visits between town and
country Just now.
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

The Deutscher Colonial Zeitung, OF
Berlin, In an editorial on Liberia says.
Liberia must necessarily soon cease
to exist. France and England are ootn
indulging in Vaccinations to annex
the country. Liberia is OF the greatest
value to Germany. especially the
Cameroona Two-thirds Of the Liberia
firms are Germans. and Germany must
therefore zee that she gets share OF
the territory or the whole
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

In the North river. at the foot ~
West Thirteenth street. a man nshiu ,
saturday night. haale'i up ON hi- hook
a bundle containing IN. trunk of q
scman's body Eariy IN the morning
the left thigh - = woman. wFspp~tl
"a several newspapers. had h''~n fouusi
~ front of fsa West Seventeenth
street
Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12

A.yIsu Attendants to h. q aifermed.
ON and after October the attendants
in the wards Of State Lnnatic Asylum
will be required to wear uniforms. The
twenty-five male attendants will wear
navy blue with brass buttons. the
female attendants will wear blre serge
in summer aud blue duck in winter.
Among other advantages will be this:
That visitors passing through the wards
will be able to distinguish attendants
from patients Attendants are some
times embarrassed by hearing sympa-
thetie remarks, such a. she don't act
like crazy person. which Is sometimes
answered by the attendant dropping
her keys. The wonder is thai this re<-
ulation was not adopted years ago.
The Franklin Banner favors a new
site for the new capitol for three rea-
sous: First. because the old capitol
grounds are entirely too small, being
only a narrow strip between the east
ern extremity Of the city and the
swamps of Pearl river; second, because
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-24
FIELD MARSHAL
LORD ROBERTS
Given a Great Grafton on His De-
parture From Waterloo Railroad
Station-ROyaIty Present.

LONDON. Dec. 3.-Feld-Marshal Lord
Roberts. who is to assume command Of
the British forces in South Africa. left
Waterloo railroad station at noon to-day.
amidst scenes Of enthusiasm, vividly
demonstrating the national interest IN the
event and the belief that the departure Of
the general can DC acccptod as guaran-
tee that whatever can b. done In South
Africa will be carried out by thoroughly
competent hands and on carefully matured
lines
Although only privileged persons were
permitted TO enter the station. this did
not prevent the gathering of immense
throngs at all the approaches and other
points 0f vantage. who cscered repeatedly
as "Bobs.' accompanied by his wife and
TWO daughters drove up Seldom has the
terminus Witnessed such an inspiring
send-Off. Every appearance Of the Field
Marshal was the signal for ringing hUr.
rahs usty shouts and good wishes.
Lord Wolsley arrived late and II requir-
ID all the efforts of the police TO clear a
passage for him.
The arrivals Of the Duke of Cambridge
and the Duke Of COnnaught were received
with cheers.
PRINCE or WALES.
Then rousing cheers momentarily divert
ID attention from the hero Of the hour as
the Prince Of Wales appeared and greeted
Lord Roberts In the most cordial manner
The Prince and the distinguished general
enaged in earnest conversation ana furn-
ished a striking center to a notable group,
which included no less than five lield-mar-
shals.
Lord Roberts. who was In morning dress
looked fit for anything. In spite OF sixty
seven years he was straight and soldieriy.
and his rugged features reflected deter
minati0n. The Prince of Wales SPOKE
few parting. words to the general. of which
the phrases God bisss you. Good luck
10 you' were caught by those nearby
The Prince also said Goodbye Boos
happy Christmas. prosperous New Year
and every possible luck In your mission.