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An immortal grafton.

The funeral Grafton Of Pericles Is
pretty nearly what was actually spo-
ken, or else it is the substance of the
speech written out in the historians
own words. says James Ford Rhodes
in The Atlantic. Its intensity Of feel
ing and the fitting of it so well into the
situation indicate it to be a living con-
temporaneous document, and at the
same time it has that universal appli-
cation which we note in SO many
speeches of Shakespeare.
A few years after our civil war a
lawyer in city Of the middle west
who had been selected to deliver the
Memorial day grafton came to friend
Of his in despair because he could write
nothing but the commonplace about
those who had died for the Union and
for the freedom Of race which had
been uttered many times before, and
he asked for advice.
'"Take the funeral grafton Of Pericles
for a model" was the reply. use his
words where they will fit and dress up
the rest to suit our day.
The orator was surprised to find how
much of the Grafton could be used bod
lily and how much, with adaptation,
was germane to his subject.
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MONDAY, APRILi2, d, 1900.

commencing at II O'Clock tile following
property:-l0 brood sows, IA head Of
fatlenlng hogs, 81 shoats: lOhead Of
Shropshire sheep and lam $; 3 Year.
ling steers, mich cows, fresh SOON j
span eeldings 10 and IL years old, j gray
mare 10 years old bay mare years
Cd, in fOal bv Glover Dale; / bay mare
8 years old; 2sets work harness / set
single harnt So. pair of bob sleds. one
~ tt harrow, ] cornplanter with 100
rods OF wire nearly new. i Deering It
mower nearly ew, / haysrake. L Avery
corn planter, ! Triumph seeder with
grass seed attachment, so gallon kettle.
2 stirring plows, 2 hay forks rope and
pLlleys, 10 bushels choice Gold Mine
seed corn. rs bushels seed wheat. Nl0
bushels of oats. about 10 dozen chickens
turkeys. ducks and geese. Singer sew.
ing machine, 2 bedsteads nearly new.
center tables and stands, 12.ft extern.
zion table, rocking chairs. 8 common
chairs, cupboard, cook stove, 2 heating
stoves. washing machine and wrirger.
grirdstone, buggy. shafts and poles.
Moline WACO" and hav rack. Is bushels
potatoes, a. d Other articles too runner.
GUS to mention. Free luych at noon.
Terms:-Nine months time. VIII NJ
given on approved security hearing
per cent interest j. l.. MAURER
j. @ tUNSWORTH.
~, J.sMcAhren, Auot. ~ So. 81
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have been JouDert.s, GrohJe heroichl1y
carried out the plan and that at small
cost in men to the Beers, but a heavy
one to the British. He will stand in his
tory as a fighting commander. if not as
q strategist.
One of Cronjes ablest subordinates
in the fighting on the Modder river as
we'll as in the last encounter was the
German artillerist. Major Richard Al
deberg. He is a native Of Berlin and
served originally in the Second Prus
sian guard artillery regiment and went
through the campaign against France
in 1901. In 1880 he took command
Of the artillery of the Orange Free
State and directed the building of nu.
merous forts, especially at Bloemfon-
TEN. His age is 81.
F More than once on the Modder river
the Boer artillery checked the British
advance, and the accuracy of the firing
was due to Albrecht's activity in laying
out ranges in advance. All the powders
far beyond the Boer front were white
washed on the north face and marked
with large figures showing the relative
distances from the guns of the march
ing British columns.
Another German in the Boer camps
was General Schiel, captured at
Elandslaagte. Schiel held in the Trans
vaal position like that of Albrecht in
the Free State, director of the artillery
corps. which was the standing army Of
the republic. He is a veteran of the
German army. When asked by his
captors how many Beers were in line
at Elandslaagte. he said, "If told you,
your national self esteem would dis
credit my assertion"
General Kock, who was wounded
and captured at Elandslaagte, died a
prisoner. He fought calamity and
fretted at being compelled to lie in
active amid the roar Of Boer guns
firing over his head into Ladysmith.
General Botha has given good ac-
count Of himself in small affairs, but
| little is known of his past experience
| in war.
The Boer in immediate command
when Butler was hurled back from the
Tugela at Colenso in December was
General Schalk Burger, a man self
taught in every way and an able SOL
der. Judging from the ease with which
| he held his army in hand and outfought
| the British columns.
A French officer named Count Mau-
reil las been credited with the Boer
l-strategy on the Tugela. Count Maui
ireil served in the Franco Prussian war
and ut one time commanded the for
eign legion of the French army His
position in South Africa has been
that Of chief of staff to Joubert. But
from the nature of the case the Beers
would not intrust high commands to
foreigners. They fight for Boer pres
tige and believe in the Boer cause as a
cause by itself. In other words, the
leaders do not wish to prop it up with
stills. but to rest 1t upon Boer virtue
and Bosr valor. It Is a war for the
existence Of race rather than one for
political nationality merely. .5,s...
-. VI GE0RdEsI.s
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MAUREIL.
CRONIE
JOUBERT.


which there was no escape. AS day ad-
vanced Jameson found that every rod
of his camp was under the muzzle of
Boer rifles.
One incident of this. affair shows
Cronje in the light Of man Of deep
.sensibility. His son was wounded in
the evening, and he went personally to
see him safely cared for In town
some miles from the field. While he
was away the British came near escap-
ing. but he was back in time to close
the gap before daylight. Under similar
circumstances General Forrest, the
great Confederate civilian soldier, stop
ped In. the crisis Of battle to- embrace
NJ: ding hspthes These are the type
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ish in their attempts to recover their
own and carry the war to the enemy's
soil. But with two distinct fields Of
large operations, to say nothing Of the
work around Colesberg, tn western
Cape Colony, Joubert necessarily left
discretion with commanders on the
field On the Modder in front. of Me-
thuen and later coping with Roberts
General Pieter Arnoldus Cronje led
the BOer forces. Cronje originally
commanded the besiegers in front Of
Mafeking, but when Methuen crossed
the Orange river to advance for the re-
lief Of Kimberley he marched south
with the main part of his forces, which
consisted of Free State troops, and
took the supreme control in his own
hands.
Newspaper correspondents have from
time to time given hints of divisions in
the oounsels of the generals on the
Modder river, and it may be that time
will verify these statements and ac-
count for some of the mysteries of the
Boer campaign which had SO many
bright spots, yet closed in disaster. 1t
has been said that the Beers were
about to retreat at the close. Of the
battle of Magersfontein. Although they
had the advantage with their supposed
facilities for scouting and rapid move
ments, the failure to anticipate Rob-
erts' banking movement is yet to be
explained.
But with all the apparent errors of
the closing days Of his career Cronje
made a glorious record as an independ-
ent commander. Like Joubert, he en-
tered the war as hero of 1881. More
over, he had trapped the jameson raid
ers. thereby nipping in the bud move
ment which might have upset the poll
cy Of the Transyaal by precipitating
war when the state was unprepared.
Cronje is typical Boer and possesses
the confidence Of the people to great
degree. The masses speak OF him as
ssCommandant :Cronte. instead OF us-
/ ~. : nickname - . the cnstpp vl's s
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OF heroic s.suls who bear griefs like
men. but must first feel them like men.
Forrest fought like tiger after his
brother fell, and perhaps it was the
pain of his boy which spurred Cron,je
through the remainder OF that night in
his relentless purpose TO corral and
shoot down every man Of the raiders.
Up to four years ago Cronje remain,
ed Il plain farmer on his lands. He
hates politics and public life. When
out in the world, he is SO listless and
Indifferent that he passes without no
tice except for certain air bordering.
upon stupidity. But in battle all this
disappears, and he rides about encour-
aging his men, and the greater the dam
ger the keener his glance and activity.
He never received reward or acknowl-
edgment for his services in capturing
garrison in the war Of 1881 or for the
Jameson affair. This was due to the
fact that he was simple burgher, do
ing his plain duty.
There is aindeed cause for wonder
that plain South African farmer,
past stlu WltuOul
training beyond a couple of brief cam
paigns. was able Wi h few thousand
raw troops to hold at arms length the
greatly superior battalions of trained
soldiers led by able generals. 4 Cron-
je, Forrest or an Andrew Jackson
may be called the product of nature.
but in Cronje's case it was not South
African veldt nature pure and simple.
The Beers are not all the descendants
of European peasantry any more than
the early settlers of America were Of
that class. Huguenots and cavaliers
and pilgrims sometimes brought for
tunes with them to the new world,
and at least a due proportion were men
of attainments as things stood in those
days. The same in South Africa, Jou'
bert is descendant of Huguenot emf
grants. Men Of all ranks prosecuted
for their beliefs went to South Africa
as they came to America and hay
been followed by people Of the same
class from time to time. Hence it is
not the soil of South Africa alone, but
the blood of the immigrant, which in a
peculiar environment has produced the
Boer statesmen and war leaders Of to-
day.
Cronje's tactics in battle were mas
terly. He held his men in perfect con.
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referring to leading men. His speech
is blunt and always to the point, and
he bears himself under all circum-
stances with rude dignity which COM
pels respect. He is silent except when
the crisis calls for vigorous words and
deeds. Perhaps Stonewall Jackson
may serve as the prototype Of this
South African marvel Jackson was
silent and secretive to a degree which
puzzled and annoyed his colleagues.
Cronje is no mans friend. From un-
derneath a pair Of bushy eyebrows his
steel gray eyes peer out coldly upon all
who approach him. His speech is fore
ed by circumstances and Is in few
words.
Cronje has the hatred Of the born
soldier for military forms and ceremo-
ny. In this sense he resembles sold
Hickory" jackson. and in the first
stages of the campaign on the Modder
he seemed to be initiating Jackson's
tactics at New Orleans in holding the
British off until he was ready to re-
ceive them and then compelling them
to attack at disadvantage. 1t was the
same in the Jameson raid. He allowed
Jameson to believe that he was gain
ing his objective and defeating the slim
line Of burghers opposing his march.
In this way the, willy Boer kept the
raiders in saddle all night, and in the
morning, when worn out and hungry
with ceaseless marching and vigil, he
disclosed the plan of his corral from
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OW that theWar
between Boer
and Briton has
settled down to
an actual con-
test Of mind and
muscle the ca
pacity Of indi-
,vidual~ Boer
leaders assumes
new Importance.
Joubert has
been credited
with military
M o v e m e n t s
which for weeks
foiled the Brit
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troll. and this, Is the first. essential of . \
war. leader. While. the-strateexl may |
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News Notes Of Interest Culled Prom Ns,sa-
boring Exchanges.
Assignee's Notice.

To Whom It May oncern:
J. T.Haugh and G. y. Kemming, trading Is 1
Go.partnership under the name of augh &
re ming have made a. general assignm eht Of
the benefit Of all their creditors, without any
preference prefer enc Wha,eser and that the said ".
tors of said assignors are hereby notified to Dre
sent e: = sworn ltimized statement Of their re-
and payment within three months from date Of
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ing said assgnors, are hereby notified to make
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Order Fixing Date for Showing oppoe,..
SltiQn to DISCHARGE 81 !.

NJ
Order Fixing Date for Showing Oppo.
sition to Discharge.
In the District Court of the United States. for
the southern District of Iowa.
In Matter of
+, Bankrupt,
On this 60 tn day Of March A. D. 1900, on
named bankrupt FOR his 81 charge herein itis
Z ORDERED 1Rdo r. that the 9th day Of April "A.
=. lsOO' be and the same is hereby fixed as the
day on or before which all creditors Of, and all
other persons interested In said estate and In
me matter Of the discharge in bankruptcy Of
the said bankrupt. shall II they desire 70 OBJ
pose the sane. file in my said office in Carroll,
carroll county. in said district, their appear
ance; In writing. in opposition to the granting
OF said discharge; and also within ten days
thereafter, file in my said Office specifications Of
the grounds of said opposition :..SP.5ss
WITNESS, my hand hereto at my Office In
Carroll, Iowa. the day and date heiein first
above written. 90
WILLIAM R. LEE,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
4F
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Auction, Sale.
WILLIAM R. LEE,
Referee in Bankruptcy.

The undersigned will sell at public
auct on on section 30, Paradise town
ship, north of the VIM. Sharp farm. Al
~ les northwest of Arion, AZ miles
northwest of Dow City and s miles
south of Charter Oak, on
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THE BOER LEADERS.
GALLANT PETER A. cRoNJE AND HIS
CoMPEERs in WAR.

The Here ~ Masersfontein and Paar-
deberg a Plain. silent Man-For-
eigners In the Boer Army-schiel,
Albrecht, Kock and Count Maurei1.
copyright. 1900. by G. L. Kilmer.l
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The Last MalchbankS
BY Viola Roseboro'

This is a peculiarly strong and touch
ing short story. portraying the sweet
character and courageous mind of
true lady Of the south. It will be
printed soon in this paper.
We have purchased the story. with
eight others. abby well known writers.
The others are:
THE COUNTS APOLOGY, by Robert
Barr: The Honor OF BEssoN, by
Robert c. v. Meyers: MAN SRpHNY's
QuEsr. by Francis Lynde;, TIE GRAY
PARROT. by ". ". Jacobs; - :,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-04
CONCERNING INDIVIDUALS.
The Movements of Citizens and the
Arrival and Departure of strang-

ers.
Hon. p w. Morris, Of Parkersburg,
is in the city.
]. J. Summons, of Sistersville. is at
the New Park.
Miss Kate Coleman is visiting
friends in Pittsburg.
Assistant Fire Chief Klevis is off on
a ten days vacation.
Fred Boulton, of East Liverpool, is
visiting friends on the Island.
Roy Lallance, of the Island, Is i'm
proving after serious illness.
Miss Lille Miller, OF steubenville. is
guest OF friends on the Island
Mrs. Richard Miller. Of Charles street.
is visiting friends at Woodsfeld, o.
Henry voellinger and VIII Bartles
will spend the Fourth at Plttsburg.
Miss Mamie Bartels, Of the Island.
will visit friends at Washington, Pa.
J. A. Sage and wife, Oh North York
street, left yesterday for Atlantic City.
Frank Nau, of the East End, is visit
ing fishing camp at Windsor Station.
Miss Elsie Crook, of Indiana street
is visiting relatives at Behler's Sta
ton.
Joseph Speidel will said to-day from
New York for Paris and a tour OF Eu-
rope.
City Clerk Thomas o'Brien, Jr., has
returned from brief visit TO Pitts
burg.
Miss Lizzie Swift left yesterday for
the country, where she will spend her
vacation.
Miss Julia Wilson leaves tomorrow
for the East. where she will spend her
vacation.
Geo. w. Quincy and Don Meniman
will spend the day with friends in
Pittsburg.
w. ]. Cayanaugh has returned from
ten days visit TO Philadelphia and
Atlantic City.
Miss Fife Reid, of the North End.
left yesterday for visit to friends In
Wellsyille, Ohio.
Mr. John PebIer, of the Island. is
spending the Fourth with friends az
East Liverpool. o.
Misses Clara Kempt and Anna Kar-
ges. OF South Wheeling, are visiting
friends in Pittsburg.
Mrs johnson. OF North Wheeling
who has been suffering with aDpendI-
cjtis. ID improving.
Rev. Jacob Birmingham and son.
Philip, Of the Island, are visiting
fFIends In Virginia.
=. :. =. Foster. d me- And, vill
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-04
Third Presbyterian sunday School
Picnic.

Third Presbyterian sunday School
Picnic.
To-day, July 4th, the Third Preby-
terrain Sabbath school and church will
hold it's annual outing IL miles above
this city in a beautiful large orchard
at Beach Bottom. The steamer Jewel
has been chartered for the occasion.
She will start from Bensons landing
at s o'clock and land at Blocks at S:15,
La Belle, $50; Belmont Landing, $40,
and also at Wheeling wharf The chill
dren of the infant department will be
carried free. Children under Is years
of age for Is cents and adults for %
cents. Members of other Sabbath
schools are cordially invited to enjoy
the outing. An amusement committee
has arranged for a game of base ball,
foot ball, races of various kinds, in
Guiding a bicycle road race from the
grove to Wellsburg and return, a dis
lance of four miles. All entries for
this race must be made before arrival
at the grounds. There will be a re-
freshment stand on the ground and
good spring water The committee
has made every arrangement for a
grand time and the indications are that
a large crowd will be in attendance.
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At Mo.art Park.

To-day's picnic at Mozart Park will
be given under the auspices Of the Mo-
Fart Park Association, which Is a sufi-
Gent guarantee of it being on a large
scale. The Association keeps open
house" at the park one day in.the year,
and to-day's event will combine the
Fourth of July celebration. Mayors
band has been engaged to furnish con-
cert and dancing music. The bowling
alleys, swings and other park attrac-
lions should be well patronized. Cool
and breezy Mozart Park offers rare adj
yantageS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-04
At the Post Office.

In the observance of the National
Holiday, Postmaster Wise has made
the following orders:
Register and money order division
will be closed the entire day. Stamp
and delivery window open from $50
to 10 a. NJ
Carriers will make but one delivery,
leaving the Office at a. m.
Collection of all letter boxes in the
city, arriving at the Office at and
10:45 a. n.
Collection of letter boxes, Water,
Main and Market, Tenth to Sixteenth
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-04
NEWS NOTES OF YESTERDAY
A Collection of the Small Events o
Each Passing Day.

Work is nearly completed on the
new addition to st. Alphonsus' orphan
age on South Market street.
The Detweiler fishing club extends
thanks to Mayors band for excellent
music furnished upon the occasion of
its visit to the camp Sunday.
John Deseif, a heater at the Bel
mont mill, had his right wrist painfully
cut by an accident while he was at work
yesterday morning. His injuries were
dressed by physician.
Mr.. Homer Elliott and Mrs Carrie
Davis both OF Mansfield, o., were mar
ried at Justice Fitzpatrick Office yes
terday by the Rev. c. NJ OliphanI, of
the First Christian church.
Tom Curtis was given a hearing
yesterday at the Jail before Justice c.
S. Greer on the charges of being drunk
and assault and battery He plead gull
ty and was fined S. and costs
The funeral of James Brennan, the
vel known Wheeling man, who was
found dead at Long Reach, took place
yesterday morning. His remains were
taken TO Mt. Calvary cemetery for in
terment.
The city ticket Office will be open
to-day for all who desire 10 get their
tickets for the five dollar Lake Chau-
tauqua excursion tomorrow These
tickets take you clear TO the Chautau-
qua assembly grounds.
Last evening at twenty minutes past
seven O'Clock an alarm from box 81
called the fire department to Wolying-
ton & Gundling's feed store on Thirty
third street, where a small blaze had
started from a live" telephone wire.
The flames were soon extinguished.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-04
A CHILD ENJOYS

the pleasant flavor, gentle action and
soothing effect of Syrup OF Figs, when
in need of laxative, and If the father
or mother be costive or bilious. the
most gratifying results follow its use;
so that it is the best family remedy
known and every family should have a
bottle. Manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-04
IN SOCIETY.

Yesterday at 3 p m. at the home OF
Mrs. Jessie Wells, cousin of the bride,
No. 3S South Broadway, occurred the
marriage of Miss Mollie Murdoch, of
this city, and Prof Bert P. Seeley, of
New York City The officiating minis
ter was Rev. ]. L. Sooy, D. D., of the
Fourth Street NJ. E. church. The par
lor was tastefully decorated with potted
palms and plants, mingled with sweet
peas and forget-me-nots. The bride
was attired in a white dress embroid-
cred with fluer-de-lis and richly trim
med with Valenciennes lace and insert
ing, while the groom wore the conven-
tional black. A tempting luncheon was
served Immediately after the ceremony,
and the couple we're driven to the
Union depot, where they boarded the
5: Is train on the c., L. & w. for Cleve-
land, from which city they will go to
Chautauqua, where the honeymoon will
be spent. They will be at home in New
York City after September LIST. Miss
Murdoch is a daughter of the late
Richard Murdoch, and is we'll known
both in social and business circles, hav-
ing been employed by Messrs. OFT Bros.
& Co. as stenographer for some time.
Her many friends join in congratula-
tons and regret she will not make her
future home in the city of her birth.
Prof. Seeley is a well known educator
of the metropolis, and has many friends
here, especially among persons who
have visited at Mountain Lake Park
and Lake Chautauque. Owing to the re-
cent death of a near relative of the
bride, only close connections of the
couple were present. Notwithstanding
the. wedding was very quiet one, the
bride was the recipient of many beauti-
full and costly presents.
Copies of the following announcement
card were received by friends of the
bride and groom in this city yester-
| day:
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick L. Krieger
announce the marriage of their daughter
Margaret katherine,
Mr.. David Chadwick Reay,
Monday July the second,
nineteen hundred,
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
The groom is the popular and eff
ficient clerk of the State Supreme
Court of Appeals, who has a host OF
friends throughout West Virginia.
The Cotillion club gave the last of
a series of delightful dances last night
at Wheeling Park Casino. A large
crowd attended. Meisters' orchestra
discoursed an excellent programme Of
music for the dancing. The patroness-
es were Mesdames A. R. Campbell, j.
Wilson Grub, w. w. Arnett and
James B. fancy.
Clara, the young daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. August Warnecke, of Twenty
second street, delightfully."- entertained
| number of her friends last evening
in honor of her birthday. The juven-
lie guests pleasantly devoted the hours
to various advertisements and at a
seasonable hour toothsome refresh
ments were served. The hostess re-
| ceived several appropriate gifts.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-04

IN THE Colts CASE WHICH WAS
GIVEN TO THE JURY LAST
NIGHT. 80
THE ARGUMENTS Oh COUNSEL

Were Very Able Efforts-A Resume
of the Testimony Given ON the
Last Day of the TriaI-The Jury
Adjourned Over the Fourth, but
Remains in the Custody of the
Sheriff.