The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-12

pied today by the old Unconditional one
and two stored buildings and sheds
numbered Al, 43, As and At Rue Grange au
Bellies, and 1 Rue des Ecluse Saint Mar
tin, forming the southwesterly corner Of
| a small square indicated on any Paris
| guide book. The spot now located in the
4 abandoned cemetery as that where repose
| the remains of Paul Jones was occupied
! by stable for the carts and horses OF
/ Sege. It was subsequently used as a
| laundry. A photographer is now estab-
Ished on the premises Slight excava-
4 tions made in the courtyard revealed the
4 presence Of what is technically known as
| corpse loan, special condition peculiar
to. oversaturated cemeteries. Recently
when trench for the water pipe drain
was dug beneath the photographers
shop, shoulder blades, shin bones and
skulls were unearthed in a fairly good
state Of preservation. If Jones body was
incased in a leaden coffin or clothed in
uniform with metal buttons or orna-
ments, as seems likely, owing to the fact
that delegation Of the national assem-
bly, escorted by a detachment OF grena-
diers, attended the funeral, his bones can
he identified. It will be difficult if an
ordinary wooden coffin was used. Sug-
ges1ons have already been submitted To
the embassy to petition the municipality
of Paris to set aside the site on the Rue
Grange au Bellies as a public square.
where a monument to the memory of
Pual Jones might be appropriately erect
ed. Propositions have also been made
with a view TO rendering the spot avaiIa-
bic to American visitors during the expo
sition.
Popular sympathy for the Beers is TAX
ing practical shape under the direction of
numerous committees. In two days 10O,-
600 francs has been raised for aiding the
wounded and contributing to the support
Of the widows and orphans. Among the |
donors are prominent members of Partisan
society, such as the Prince and Princess /
Of Monaco, Duchess Dues, and Baron /
and Baroness de Zuylen
There are a number of berigerent com
mittees for encouraging the Beers in their
war, such as the Jeuness Franchise du /
Transvaal and the French COMMITTEES of /
the South African republics, organized by +
Nationalist leaders, among the honorary
presidents of which are the former chiefs /
of the Dreyfus prosecution, Edouard Dru-
mont, Henri Rochefort, Francois Coppee.
Jules Lemaitre, Lucien Millevoye, Maui
rice Harres, Deputy Laisies and others.
who now clamor for war with England.
Recruiting offices under Colonel Montell
have been clandestinely opened and a
French legion for the TransvaaI is in
process of formation. The uniforms and
equipments are to be supplied gratuitous-
ly by Partisan clothing establishments.
The Intransigeant announces that a lieu
tenant of Chasseurs at Cheval has re-
signed his commission to accept a colo
nelcy in the Boer army. He leaves Mar
settles on Monday to join Joubert as chief
Of cavalry, with his commission IN his
pocket from DR.. Leyds, who represents
he Transvaal in Europe.
The Gaulois has a permanent rubric,
Pour les Beers" The editorials in Dru-
nonts Libre Parole and Nillevoye's Pa
RE fairly bon over with fury against
England, and every day contain nbelous,
disgusting personal insults to the queen,
he Prince of Wales and the Duke of Con-
taught. The Libre Parole winds up with
he following: THE heroic Marchand
must repeat to himself: Had I not been
-bandoned by my cowardly government,
at Fashoda with my French soldiers
night have put to rout Kitchener's troops
ust as Joubert with his Boer peasants !
ut to flight General White - &
The French military press refers with /