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PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Interesting Facts About isichmon'ps
Cjt,zens and Other Matters.

ut-CiLeiItS7-lI
The Misses Glasgow are guests at Raw
lev Snrings
Miss MAY Greener has returned from
yirarnfa Baacb
Ir5s To,,;sa Onar1eS Is sDe1Ifns the
summer at Goshen. Va.
Dr Z, Mcconnell of Ivnchburg. was
in fha civ Iasf nfsrht.
rIatcher Andrews Of North Twenty
e:.-hfb s+roa- i slightly better.
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snnnd -, =, me coas+ or Maine.
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Mrs. Jonn Sio4h anu son IA
l'1,'' . ,'s.s - = +-;,
1naF!eS ZlHeHe i"I1 sssSI''E -
20 the i-urdS iaFe ana -H1,''i''
Miss Myrtle Fox is slightly better lt hsf
residence 10. 10 TWeEty-S.S'h 0lteet
Mrs Lucy Benfley and Miss Anne G.
Bentley left Tor Daggers Springs yesterday
Mr. Melvin Hudson has returned to the
city after Il charming visit to relatives in
Amelia.
Leroy Crenshaw left the city Tuesday
for an outing; t. The Luray Cave and Natu-
raj Bridge,
Rev Or A. E. Dickinson and wife have
gone to the Cold sulphur Springs for
three weeks.
3Irs, Seldom Bruce is staying al the home
Of Mrs. T,Ibott, corner of Franklin and
FIRST street.
Mrs David ~ king Of WINSTON. \. G..
Is vfs.ttne Mrs lane Kfng. of North Nine
teentb street.
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NJ. ~ Scot. Street
,tf.. psI1a y,-.rIfr,-t,-,,, ,.,.t,-.r,,.l re
day- .afts- 5,erfartfTII t-;-ff ~ Me- trr,f
Hunter. of Ashland.
ar. r,,,as Y f,.rr.+sr has iu-- returned
er,-, , r,ri.,a.,t ,.ssr+ - bs, sts+ar Nfrs
- - N-Grfg,rl- -,
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L,,s 5J'' f. .7,,,,hfer Mrs
e:bs.Ih, TacI,s5, op EorfoTl,
= 90, So, r7,,-,,,+,.--t,--1, r+-aat
=, eI-s,ir
NV ;, Tya.an q aetfjns. On nicely.
". - $500, ,,,d ~, p
80 ~ ,..l,..,I :, -. ~ So
- 49,. lii sod = st,o,.t ,..oat,o,5
N. y redeem T. Of church mn
hi. Scrt nod VIII, :, hroL,a, hot
no out - 49,,
''o
Mss C1,iF1 - I'm ~, ife5 Viz
ht'' ? ,i'''s 10, - -, >; ttf
l nf-, ~ '''-l
n.,..,,. 80 ,o better
~ ca2di,i1-7 i mt vet thought
to be serious. He IS suffering from typnoid
fever
Charles Perry was arrested and locked
| W, at the Second Police Station yesterday
morning on the charge Of being drunk and
disorderly.
The funeral of Mrs. NJ w Washing
ton took place at $50 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon from The residence, 80. III
>fs575son Srraer
Mrs. Henrv Bonner, who has been quite
~ ~ me Eorns of hsr mother. Mrs
~ t75ia M To- f.vons is in n1i,cr.Irn-
80 .or,Iirf,,,
p'oEsH
Miss h.iiz@oetl Logan ana MISS Iaila
Logan. oL ~ 80 - 49, ,l,I
Stt1iLiiis,L a. - -.
Try pace -Ni71,''''
Lieutenant cha.leS u. " e-7Sol' 0eSsi.S-i
CaNaFy' Y. > ~ ana rs SiS'@F' ~ >
Madison Brown are NlSiats the!F Fs.A-
tons ana lfieA'os IN i'ieliti'oii'
Two Of tne three nen VINO quit york Al
the kosenesk HFe"inS ton24nE plant
returned g ", ana 45*eG 20 pc e.
lhstateu' ineS were t'keL o'''N-
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PRICES MADE A
FURTHER DECLINE
Result of Attempted Profit Taking
With No Buying Demand.
TIE CLOSING FAIRLY STEADY,
Net Changes for the Day Were Small,
but Generally On the Wrong Side.
The Bond Market Without
Special Feature.
TIE CLOSING FAIRLY STEADY,

i NEW YORK, July 25.-EIhe attempt -
5take speculative profits IN ths l1' MAJ
barren OF amy real paying h.iu lt9 ID ''', -
result in ii fGrther decline q iFloes -
day The reaction which set IN yesterday
ALSO encouraged the putting out Oh f0it'
fresh short lines. but the bears "eiS -
no means aggressive in iliei 9FEl 81 tC 49,
and the spectators on The long SlNt ~
apparently well enough foruued 10 De
tree from the necessity OF i3Ga!ua Ii's o.; oll
rapidly falling market. me usG4iii.l45
tendency OF prices consequently St.Y - -
abatement as the day wore ON, ana LIZ
closing Was fairly STEADY. hut al lIlsI-
tionaI net loss as the rgle.
There was no evidence Of reneWeu ma
flipulatlun for an advance. one or i"O
Strong points which were in evidence dur
sng the day appearing to he due 10 lliGS-
pendent causes. American Tobacco vas
well bought ca the belief that the lofih-
coming report viii show "NiiaGrdlnaTs
earnings. Metropolitan Street Railway
was marked up 3la from the Low point
without any news to explain The move
sncnt. There were firm spots. including
South Pacific and Southern Railway pre-
Serred, but these did not represent an
aggressive stand against The reaction
yThe cessation OF the pressure TO realize
Aroused 2 national expectation that The
bulls were ready to resume their opera
slohS for IN advance. While this cNpcCta-
ziou checked The bear operations, the ef-
IOTts to rally prices was not forthcoming
The conditions in foreign markets were
u depressing influence here, especially the
gear felt IN London, and the continent of
isan approaching stringency in the money
market This was based on the high rate
of interest which the British Treasury
was obngcd TO pay on yesterdays aliot-
fncnt The absence OF engagements OF
gold for export by to-morrow's steamer,
although they had been counted upon did
not seem to relieve The market OF its APP
s3rehension OF future demands from
abroad upon the local money market.
The current ease of call loans IS to be
attributed az much TO the desire of lend
trs 10 keep their funds in easily accessi-
bile shape as to any plethora of idle funds
Seeking employment New York bankers
hire practically out of the market for ner-
Cantile paper, and they continue loath 10
sput out funds in time leans for any long
period. Reports OF an attempted ADJUST
kncnt OF various matters in dispute be
tween the New York Central and its en-
1,luyes, the failure TO advance refined
sugar as expected, the still unsettled scale
of wages amongst steel workers and the
decrease in earnings for st. Paul for the
1hird week in July We're minor factors in
the depression.
The bond market was without any fea-
fCre OF special interest Total sales, par
value S3,l2o,OO0 United States refund
ing rs advanced Il and the old Is and
G's \ in the bid price.
Total sales OF stocks to-day were 2.2l 200
shares.
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defray expenses OF refreshments, etc. Tie
asterdanze Will be by Invitation.
Colonel John Murphy came down from
the Sweet EaaLyhca5e Springs, where ne
has been spending the summer, TuesdIy
10 spend q short while II the city. His
health IS much improved
Mr. Abner c. G1ode, OF 40. 1851 East
Marshall Street, left yesterday for WIZ
Harrisburg, Jar1as City, Norfolk and Ocean
VEzw. He recently graduated Win hotsef
from the Eapf School Of RiehyuQaEt College.
lie viii begin the graetice uE his profession
-ur0n his retNrE 20 the cEty.
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the part of bulls and scattering short
sales by scalpers Early in the afternoon
there was a fresh advance on the furry
of buying from the short side but the
market at best showed feeble recupera tive
energy and soon became apatheflc. Ihefe
was the customary struggle OF room bu.iS
and bears for supremacy at the close, but
the general ruling OF the market was
disturbed but little. The feeling finSlily
was quiet TO II points lower about bot
tom for the day.
COITON-Futures opened easy; July,
1901; August 9-56; September ;. %; Octo-
Der, SIS; November SIG; December So;
January, .S.21 February, s.; March,
SD; april, $40; May, $50.
Futures closed quiet; July. $50; August,
SIS: September S.Il; October, SIS; No
yember So; December. 81; January,
81; February, s.23; March, s.2t; April.
S Is; May, S31.
Spot cotton dull: middling uDlands,
los; niddIins gulf, 1885 sales, Loo bales
CoTToN-Duu; niddling, los; gross re
ceipts, 900 bales; sales, 10 bales; stock,
$685. bales
Total to-day-Nat receipts. 5G7 bales; to
the Continent 558 bales; stock, l47,,22S
Observation-Disclosures receipts, 1922 bales:
exports TO Great Britain, Cos bales TO
the Continent, i,536 bales.
ToraI since September lst--Net recFintS
6,t6G3A0 bales; exports to Great Britain,
2,25462t bales; to France, Gg3,O29 bales;
to the Continent, 2.GI3 i04 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, July 25.-COTTON-
Futures closed quiet and steady July,
10.1301O1J; August. 9.52E9.I3; September,
S.33: October, S.i44S 10: N9Vember, S $50.
SCI; December, S,91@S.02; January, S.1!9
S.02; February, S.o&@S,0o; March, S.09lp
S.07: April, S,0I@S09.
LIVERPOOL, July 25.-COTToN-Lim
tied demand; prices hardening; Anerly2n
hos a he gll
were 1000 bales. Of which 400 were FOR
speculation and export, and included 100
American. Receipts GOO bales, All
American.
Futures opened steady and closed quiet;
American middIing. /. m. c., july, . 2!'-tii
value; July and August, > It'll sellers;
August and September, . l3-H4 buyers;
September and October. 4 G0-lt, sellers
October and November, 4 41-tif, sellers
November and December, 1 ii-Gi buyers;
December and January. / $S-6i, sellers;
January and February. 3j-G4, sellers;
February and March, / @l-'jl sellers
March and April, 33-Gi sellers.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
NEW YORK. July 25-FLOUE-Wa
weak and again lower, closing Il shade
steadier in tone on the late rally in wheat.
Winter patents. $3.9O4-i3V; Minnesota
patents, S4.2.Gt450.
RUE F'LOtR-SealS.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
HARLEY MALT-Nominal
BARLEY-DulI.
WiGAT-Spot market firm; NO. red;
SIC options opened easy and developed
pcsIJiye weakness later, owing to line
weather in the Northwest harvest dis
tricts. more or less liquidation, foreign
selling and heayineSs in outside markets.
1t finally rallied decidedly on big west
er.n cash demand and closed Iirn at lIc.
net advance. Sales included No red,
July at Size; September closed at SO5sc'
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MONEY. AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES on
call LAX per cent; prime mercantile
s1aper. 4di&i per cent. Sterling exchange
firm with actual business in bankers bills
at s.. S7,,sl+. STai for demand and al Sisisi
"a. S&5s for sixty days; posted rates. 81 SIG
DDS and Siss@4. SSIa; commercial bills,
81 S3GiI. SLY Mexican dollars, IS; bar sill
.Ter COLI; silver certificates, 6lAg62li.
Government bonds strong; State bonds
aHeal,. raiIroad bonds Irregular.
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Vir.ininnS ia New York

(SneciaI Dispatch 70 The TI1es.)
NEW YORK. July 25,--V !resi.1!,tsis N New
I.yneabss.g-W. r. white. Cosmopolitan
Mrs. 4. S. White. Herald Square; c. I.
Watts s. Denis.
Sosfolk-se. Lamb Astor: " Martin,
Psters5urg-s. sweeny, Continental.
RIclu5one-F3- y. tiaen. tSstSrss J. Land
street Jr.. Grand. Is, E. johasfIs.i- 'ftfs;s-
son a.lhoraush; T. E. SiraGaa, Herald.
s.sTiara. j. NJ Fo,trttaseAn. 81. nets5. e.
paws. ] s: Gilman. ssgrteEaHs
s-iteii.ia,---r T. C;eosae. j.. 5. Johnson,
Hoffman,
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IYNCHEuRG TOBACCO MANKET.
Lyuchburs, Va. Juiy -, 1890.
owing TO the dullness OF the season
I ,yl,chhiIrg's tobacco market continues
very quiet, and the breaks at the ware
houses very light. The quotations are as
follows:
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RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.
Ricbmond. Va. Julv p. 1900

SALES.-$1, GOO Atlanta and Charlotte
first IS at l1G4 20 shares Nirsinia-Caro-
lima Chemical preferred at 1GG4s ! shares
do al iu6ia: 5 shares MISUNDERSTANDING
Chemical common lB. O. at DIS; Is
shares do. ut 5ii@: II shares do. at 54i&:
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CHARLESTON. s. G., July 25.-TUR-
PILMTINiI -Steady at flc
ROSIN-E'irm; sales, none.
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Charles Perry was arrested and locked
W, at the Second Police Station yesterday
morning on the charge of being drunk and
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NEW ORLEANS, July ELECTION
Futures closed quiet and steady; July,
lo.130101J; August. 9.52@9.I3; September,
s .5J: October S.i4MS.1J: November, S.&-T5
s o.; December S.u1mS.O2: January, S.o!GG
S .0!: February, S-0&GaS05; March, S.034
S.07: April S.0TMS.09
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the taste and judgment OF so many people
In England have fallen below the old stand
adr
II WIS actually a relief 10 reach This
Ii1"". where one hears III. war discussed
without violence. abuse y ~&leg@-atior.
where the death Of one Or Of many OF the
enemy IS spoke o. not with reiol1ing. Tut
With regret. wh.r. his .-,kl IS bravery IS
admired and C,niorci rs a fault OF Youth.
ard where men whose bullets lodged at
iIo'ers lin from the English nnos listen
70 MY Side o; tie story q the same night
without ~, Julie. or suerIcluri or ili-wil.
l. ;he English IL. : abuse some one. they
in!ght h.@in on III o.. 'h,'r oan ti-ierals
viih the exception Of Lord Roberts. Sir
George White ani General French. rri
I'ii=:lt c5uEt-ma-ttal trr,. o. four Of The
others Then TIL prestige OF their arms
won!l rise again. Fof 10 one can blame 4
man "io employs Incapable servants until
they have proved themselves 60.
TIE English Generals rave been titled and
found wanting. This time Il was the fault
OF the Generals: shoUil Grc1. Britain mako
use Of tE"m again Il WIN tie her fault. 1t
was her misfortune that hers should be the
first % tho great 1ri.iiss @: the Old World
70 waco war under modern conditions. II IS
"a war hcs't with great difficulties OF trans
port. with Il lire - Communication running
to- 80 miles through a rebeI and hostile
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cam OF liberty hr we mennye Am T H We met
HHn h nc ma hnaus mybe

f.rgi their services heFaro N. war began. 4
tTiurn.i1Il march throuch The streets OF
London, Instead Of Sending them HON
out, and secretly So Tint no one woul-t
Know that they had had 70 call upon them
fer help.
They have sent the good Queen to ireland
for the first time in ha'f Il century election
ec,Ine and have br,hCd the Irish with the
privilege. which Trey should always hrre
enjoyed. o. standing guard u s.. James,;
Palace. They have robbed tho ships &C war
Of men and OF ears. they have co7u.tteI
~lth Toyerty-ssTicsen PORTUGAL, they have
Mt ~: The way 20 Elootlko To- SO. in
Aiuc,iCHu Il net rs thCis chief Of scouts,
and trsy have finally scIjt their two great
Generals to the front. only to find that th.y
have but cn6 great General. and that tn
other, upon whom they had iavishiy be
slowed Il fortune and a title IS not q tao
tician nor fighting man. but an ir.ell!-
gent train dispatcher and chief OF coIurnls-
sariat.
one would think that some sane III n in
tho nominal opposition party would point
cut 10 the G3vefnI1sut that this var IS =
good thing 70 drop, T. lay on the table. that
Il j. net Il subject to discuss to crowded gal
Teri $. that it IS only showing to the amused
Powers IF Europe weakness after weakness.
We all for so long have believed England to
he a great military Power that at first we
excused defeat after defeat We even cablcd
them home as "reverscs"
Eut to-day no real friend of England
would try to hide the fact tfat she is il
a precarious and ridiculous predicamcnt and
that she is going about saving the rem
nants Of her lost prestige in the wrong way.
\ friend of England. which | certainly
claim 10 be. would beg her to call upon her
sense Of humor; 10 get back her sense Of
proportion. to act IS though this war was
not so very serious, as though it were an
Incident Let us advise her t. stop her alb
sent-minded beggar funds and all the other
undignified appeals to private purses for
that which should come out of the national
exchequer. and to prohibit Mrs. Langtry
and James Van Allen and soap nlanufactur-
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territory. against an enemy intrenchcl he
hind natural and intricate fortiiicatiOns and
armed with the best artillery.
This war. which England forced upon the
Eoer, is helping to educate Europe. The
Powers are learning through Great Bri;ain's
mistakes and expenditure of life and money
what not tn DO. They are strengthening
themselves al her expense. Eut Great Brit
ain is not learning. Instead of recalling the
men Who have blundored ard rroclaimlnc
by So doing that the standard Of her army
is still what We all used to believe ii to be.
she shields them. once more sends them
forward and begs them no; ~ do 1t again.
England is not adaptable, she cannot chan sc
In rniistTc1rl. she cannot pick out the nat
ural leader and throw over the General
made At Aldarshot and at the Guards Climb.
Instead Of admitting that she has made
mistakc-that the man whom she supposed
to be the great leader of men IS. after all,
only a duh butcher who continually butts
his head against a stone wall. who has lost
her more men by his lack of wit than the
Beers have killed with their rifles. she sends
him on again 10 Van Reena1s Pass to
butcher more Tommies. to butt his head
against more stone walls. wellington held
back Napoleon and defeated the greatest
army Of veterans OF this century at Wat
erloo with a less of 700 men. l; cost Butler
$3.50 men 10 relieve Ladysinith
With the exception of the capture Of
Cronjc by Lord Roberts, which. after all,
was the capture Of 3.C.o men by 20ee). with
5000 more hurrying up II reserve, there has
not been in six months single British vic
tory cxcept Of a negative character. If
you think Of it you will find that the men
who so far have made regulations out Of
this war have done so by hoilin- their own,
not by advancing on the enemy or entering
his territory. do not consider Lord Rob-
erts. as his reputation was made many
years ago.
But the men who have won distinction In
this war are Sir George White. who held his
own at Ladssmith: Baden-Powell. who IS
still holding his own at Mafeking; French,
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never saw battle until 10 wont TO CUba.
but who is abuoTmally Intelligent. would
make a better General to-day than any Of
these gentlemen who have conducted army
corps along the Moddcr River and The
Tugela.
In three months there came out Of the
crucble Of our little war Dewey. Sampson
Schley. Roosevelt. IIobson ana Leonard
Wood. who in six weeks was prnmoted from
the rank of Captain To that Of ErieaGicr
General. and in three months vas Il .Iaior
general and Governor Of Santiago. aEI " 10
Is ROW Governor General of the whole Island
Of Cuba. All these men did something. they
sank a fleet or took = fort. they showed in
tclligent executive ability. They did not
merely bold their own nor conduct =
mastery retreat. Dewey was not an acct
dent. lie was no: sent to Manila on ac-
count of his place IN the line Of promotion.
but he was selected from. among others be-
cause he was known to ba of exceptional
intelligence: Sampson was also pushed over
the heads of the C0mmodores who ranked
him for the same reason.
We sought ont inteliigcnce and We re
wardcG Intelligence. Miley when he went
to Cuba was only a First Lieutenant. and
he came out Of the war Il Lieutenant Cot
onel, and no one deserved promotion more
and TO one while he lived. through the in
creased influence which his promotion gave
him. was of greater service to the army.
But ii would have been impossible for
Leonard Wood 10 rise In the British army
in three months from the rank of Captain
TO that of Brigadier General Napoleon
could no; have doro it. 1t would have been
against the precedent and traditions OF the
British War Oaice.
/ am not sure that they have any Ma
poleons. or Mieys. or Funstous. or WOODS
in the regimental ranks OF the British
army, but if they are there they will re-
main concealed until this war is over.
Twenty years from now they may obtain
command, but the British War Office can
not In six months adapt itself TO new con-
ditions. nor face new facts. nor turn upon
its history and recognize new men.
We all. were with Great Britain as soon
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exactly I'm ho- words Sh. found the wife
81 Tn. President rci-eyed with weeping and
iu a state Of complete detection. The
President" explained Mrs. Kruger, has
Just received "A telegram from General
rotia IL SAYS the English iIy" not
butioi their .lsad y,j at SpioH X p. i Is
,hryo days nov and the, az" s'lli l. ing
there. I cauuol understand wfiy n 3 80
Even the BIRDS respect - dad Loay so
much that they rill not touch e for three
DAYS; th.n tell me- why IS Il that those
E1.lisk hap, no respect 70. tr.!r own
dcr3. ! cry whom l ,hirs o. TIL mott. SO
ana rh!l,'r,.i % these poor mo-" You VIII
-zeus- ~. 5at have been so ia! -s, biz
! haze iut charged my dr"ss I cam {
s'.gp t1-n'a!.. II think those mon axe tying
there vet"
Yoa r. rr-ij,bsE Tho Queens ne 1=e. he
elnaiu-: -M, heart h''e5s.' and 80 ol.
Tor NV soldiers" Vr+ Eiu@"r's hra,t
L',l too Tor the Queens soli,,5s. the me.
t.ho had been ecnt 20 rob her Of nor hofs'e
and country Compare The teo. ~. god
Queer. sent TO Ireland. aftor n.-!--tiry Il
for f;ty years. to encourage oriiettn mt.
ana tho wife az the f;oer President. uc-..-
r.c over the soldiers who hai ;r!rt 60 Kill
rar country men Whlrh shows tho g-sa5rr
ur-,,G- ',l.ces. tho more Christian e,ir's. The
r0h'er chl~ltv"
Tie s rr'l tEri'y care "a write -: I'm
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as brief words as POSSIBLE lie & told that
after three days General Eothd wrote t.
Butler requesting permission - bury the
English dead ard asking for guarantee
tina; his men would not be fired on wh!la
50 engaged. Eu,lcr replied that he would
guarantee protection to the Boz rs while thcy
were hurying the English, and requested
that they should "sord him in 4 bill for
their trouble General Jouhert's answer to
this message. is carefully preserved IN the
state archives Of the Republic. General
Butler himself has not given i, on. for pub
iicdtion.
This reply Of Buffers ana the charge OF
the Fifth I.arcers at El'ndslaagte are the
only true Incidents Of the war which 1t IS
not pleasant to ask B1cr to discuss. Save
for these two incidents | cannot find that
they have any hard feelings toward the
English. except. OF course, on the ground
that they are trying to rob the Boer Of
his liberty. But these two incidents have
hurt them deeply.
The charge Of the Fifth Lanccrs was de-
scribea bv an officer OF the regiment in n
letter home as good pig sticking" and
consisted so the Beers say, OF the Iancers
stabhing the wounded Germans and Dutch
as they lay on the ground waiting for the
hands for mercy. One Swiss hotel waiter
was brosht in here from Elaudslaagte with
a bullet wound in the knee which had
brought him to the ground and seventeen
lance wounds In his body, which he had
received as he lay helpless from apparently
each Tommy who rode over him But 50
far as l can learn. what hurts the DO r
more than the stabbins o. the wounded men
on the ground is that one unfortunate line
Of the English officer who described the
charge as good pig sticking"
1t is the ill-breediug and useless calious-
ness and brutality Of that remark which
the Boer cannot understand. OF course. the
officer was a blackguard. and let us hope
has been crowded out OF the regiment but
his phrase was. with rare lack Of taste.
copied widely into all the English papers.
That fa alone shows how since the war