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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-21
THE VISIT OF MAUD CONNIE.
The Irish Joan of Arc Is to Work in
This Country in Behalf of the

the irish joan Oh Arc As W
This Country in Behalf of the
Beers.
The United Irish, German and Hol-
land Societies of New York are making
elaborate preparations for the recep-
ton of Miss Maude Come, the famous
Irish patriot, who is to lecture and
work in this country for the purpose
of exciting American sympathy for the
people of the Transvaal who are fight
ing against England.
Miss Come will he readily remem-
bered as the young woman who has
long been known as the Irish Joan of
Arc" This title was given her by the
people of ireland in appreciation of her
ardent espousal Of the cause of their
independence.
This will not be the first visit that
Miss Come has made to America.
Three years ago she came here on a
lecturing tour endeavoring. to arouse
in the "sons Of Ireland in America the
spirit of '9S which dominated their an
cestors in their great struggle of 1885,"
and to solocit means for the allevia-
ton of the misery of those who were
then in destitute circumstances in the
Emerald Isle.
Miss Comes coming this time Is to
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-21
WAT SE WEARS
N TIE evening.
WHITE SATIN rs THE CHEAPEST
MATERNAL IN THE LONG RUN
AND LOOKS THE BEST.
DESIGNS FOR TRIMMINGS.
EVENING GLOVES, SLEEVELESS BO-
DICES AND DRAPED FRONTS
ARE WORTH THEIR OWN
CHAPTER.
SEASON IN WHICH COLOR RIOTS.

NEW YORK, January 2o.-There ia
. revival in white satin!
This may sound whimsical to the wo-
man of limited purse who regards white
satin as a material beyond her means.
But stop q minute. Is it beyond your
means? Is it not, If you go MI at all,
the cheapest and most serviceable ma
terial you can own, as an evening dress
is it not u~nequaled?
The new white satin is slightly on the
blue pearl. This gives it .. transparent
look; it is called pastel white.
A very few yards of white satin were
made by a deft-fngered girl, with a
good pattern into a long sweeping
skirt, the front touching the ground,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-21

bic and expense Of procuring such q
glove you can get your glove dealer to
lace the tops of your shoulder gloves
with kid, or, better still. you can do it
yourself from pieces Of white kid. Be
sure to stitch the tops along the edges
after you have faced them.
Long Gloves.
Shoulder gloves are so expensive that
the entire world of wOmankind viii
welcome the new style, which does
away with their purchase. Gloves that
Just come over the elbow are fitted with
a stiff cuff of silk, like a gauntlet. 1t
does not flare, but sets close to the arm,
sometimes wrinkling a little. For this
cuff there is used satin, the color of
the ribbons that trim the dress, or to
match the general harmony of arrange
ment of the costume. Appliques are
also used upon the cuffs, and heavy
embroideries in gold and silver.
Have you seen the little braided pack
cts which are worn over bodices OF
silk and satin? They are made OF
coarse silk braid in any color; they are
reckless and sleeveless and are fast
ened invisibly at the back. These
neat little jackets, CIR vests, as they are
called, are to be worn over any evening
dress. They r snug fitting and are
belted with a gold chain or with a
heavily braided belt of silk cord.
The draped neck is another of fash
ions eccentricities, and a pretty mi
The neck requires two yards of chiffon
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-21

In music she adores Wagner; she loveA
the ardor and determination 50 charac-
teristically infused into the grand
composer, and she i~nterprets both adj
mirably. She also loves the soul-thrill-
ing poems OF Hugo, and Is seldom seen
without a copy OF that poets works
Her supreme heroine in literature Is
Joan OF Arc, a character whom she
faithfully initiates and the only COM
panion OF her work as ex-oficio am
bassador for the Independence party
of Ireland Is q sagacious little monkey,
which Miss Come 1a~ughingly calls her
'schaperon," and which travels with
her wherever she goes.
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sisted all assaults upon his home by
well-aimed tufts of glass and boiling
water; but finally, ammunition giving
out, he and his family were compelled
to surrender and go to Jail.
AS soon as he was released McGrath
returned to the homestead and tried to
take possession of the house again. He
was re~-arrested and the house torn
down. McGrath, as o % as released,
assisted by friends. dragged his large
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and, once there, she went in society,
learned music and art, and became fa-
nous for her beauty and cleverness.
But these accomplishments were only
arming and strengthening her for the
work which she was to take up later
in life.
In 1886, when Miss Come was only
twenty years old, her father died, leav-
ing her a snug fortune and valuable
estates in ireland. Her mother had
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trimmed upon one edge with a ruf1e
of the same. At the head of the ruffie
there were small pearl ornaments. The
whole scarf is now brought around the
neck in fichu fashion and is caught IN
front with a jewel. 1t was also caught
upon the shoulders with punches OF
small flowers fastened to the scarf in
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A RerimentaI Maacof.

Here is the mascot OF one OF fhs
Welsh regiments now fighting In tbs
South African campaign This mascot,
which Is a long horned. shaggy haired
Welsh goat, was presented to the reg
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-21

Miss Come Expects to III Same Work for h Boer Which She Did
for n Irish.
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fment by Queen Victoria. and when the
men went TO South Africa acccmpan-
led them to the front. On the forehead
Of the goat, as viii be seen from the
illustration. always appears the instg-
mia Of tho rsgimsnt which has adopted
= e. q psa
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-21

sailboat from its mornings to the old
farm and converted it into a house by
making the sails do duty as a roof.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-12

fering begins anew. and when they
reach their old homes. where IN their
honest. hardworkng way. they have
known SO much happiness, they all
break down The days ahead for these
stricken ones are truly dark ones.
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a result. even the wealthost among
them have become comparatively poor
These natives are good W0rkmen. but
they like best TO take care OF cattle. and
the col0nists use them mostly for this
purpose. Missionaries have long been
trying 20 make them Christians, but
their labor has not been hitherto very
successful. and the old idolatr0us prac-
tees are SIN in vogue. The women
are not bad looking, and their dress Is
remarkable Their distinctive Orna-
mcnts are two heavy iron rings, which
are worn above the knees. and their
clothing consists OF an apron. leather
bodice studded with pieces Of Ostriches
egg shells or with small knobs carved
out OF q sweet smelling root, and a sort
OF mantle which is buuoned In front.
Around the neck and upper arm they
wear chains of pearls. and they adOrn
their wrists with bracelets 0f strong
wire. Most extraordinary, however. IS
the headgear which the married women
wear. II consists OF "a tightly fitting
cap. from which pr0tru1e in various
directions long. cur0usly embroidered
ears made OF cowhde. High above the
head they rear themselves. % the UNI
bounded establishment OF the traveller
who sees them for the FIRST time.
There are also Bushmen In this region
and as a rule, their only clothing Is
something like a bathing towel. made OF
a jackals skin. Only elderly persons
who have money wear In addition
leather mantle. These natives still use
primitive weapons. namely. bows and
poisoned arrows and assegais or jaye-
Inns. A poor. detected race they are.
owning no cattle and subsisting on wild
fruits and the spells OF the chase. Quite
different from them are the yellow Hot
tentots who live 10 the south, and who
are an easy going devil may care,
lazy. drunken lot OF people. Akin 20
these are the KLAUS Iottent0ts. who
made trouble for the German colony
some years ago under their leader.
Nicodemus, but who were quickly sub
dued and punished
Now. this is the country 20 which the
emigrating Beers would naturally turn,
and yet Il Is clear that they would not
be allowed 20 retain their old independ-
ence there any more than they would
In the Transyaal under the British. on
this point. Major X. Won Francois. for
mer representative Of the German gov-
eminent IN Southwest Africa, writes
very clearly In an article which APP
pears In the current issue Of Ole
Woche.'
1.-THE Boer Will not find independence
among us." he says. Gle must conform
to the will OF the German government
just as he would have 20 obey the Brit
ish government n he stayed at home.
Whether then he viii thrive better UNI
der the German than under the British
government Is a question which time
alone can answer. u Is probable that
many Beers win desire 20 emigrate 10
German Southwest Africa. and II Is for
the German government 10 decide
Il r. advisable 20 give them
grants Of land or not"
Major Francois SIS decidedly OF the
opinion that Il Is not advisable
While ] was In command IN South
west Africa IN 1892" he continues.
Count Pfeil, representing the German
Emigration society, asked me II
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-12

"The effect Of the explosion" said
Castle Gate miner as he came out OF
No ], twas TO burn up an the oxygen
in the air, leaving only poison to
breathe. That constitutes after damp
air ful OF carbon dloXid II man
gets the fuu force OF g. he's gone. II
the after damp Is mixed with better air.
be may live long enough 10 get TO a
place OF safety. Breathing after damp
IS quick suhocation and yet the stom-
ach suffers more than the lungs How
ever It's an over very soon and there
IS very little suffering connected with
death from after damp"
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would sanction the admission Of forty
families Of well 90 do Beers who had
'trekked' near US and who desired 10
become members OF our colony. Count
Pfell had tried hard 20 interest Ger
man South Africans In the colony, but
his success had not bon great. Many
Beers, on the other hand desired 10
join US. and two Of them even came
with Count Pfeil In order TO look over
the country, They liked our pasture
land and said that they knew forty
Boer families which would be willing 10
Join US. I weighed Count pfeil's pro-
posal carefully and conscientiouslyan
the conclusion az which / arrived was
that Il would not be well 90 admit the
Beers as settlers ] knew the many
good qualities ~ the Beers. and no one
sympathlzes with them more than / do
There were two hundred Beers In Ma
maland, the district south Of as. and
/ frequently saw them M work on their
farms and had an opportunity 20 study
tneir character Furthermore. ] tray.
eled through the Transvaal and the
orange Free state In 1898 and / saw
much OF B0er life and customs and
what l saw simply convinced me that
! was right IN refusing To admit Beers
into our colony IN 1892
Admirable Is the patrlarchal. plous
NE OF the Beers, and most pralseworthv
are the patience and courage with
which they have more than once faced
enormous difficulties a lover of peace
is the Bocr, and also painstakine ana
INDUSTRIOUS. In some respects then he
would prove a desirable settler and
especially II II were necessary 10 quick.
ly develop q section OF South Africa
! even admit that / would sooner have
uAu boeis as settlers than many of
lhose Heimans Who were continually
grooming over some little calamity ana
running 90 the authorities with ,bti-
complaints, AZ the same Time I San,
clearly that the Beers did NOT know
very much about agriculture. ana fba,
they ga not make any strenuous efforts
70 add 20 their knowledge Moreover
knew that among the half breeds I'M
Nanaland there were more people who
could read and write than there v.r.
among the Beers. Finally. 1 saw that
the Beers were extremely arrogant to.
ward the natives and were not inciir.1
TO grant them any rights. Naurouy
the natives hate the Beers and strone
evidence OF this hatred was given when
the rumor spread IN 1892 that fortv
boer families had asked 10 be admitted
INTO our colony. The WITHHOLD ana
herrero tribes We're al war with oacb
other az the time, and yet when tbev
heaia that the Beers were likely To
come they made peace and resolved 10
lace the new peril together.
Tho main reason. however vrhy
declined 10 admit the Boers In 100
ana the same reason holds good TODAY
Us because our colony should consist ~
Germans only About ten thopsar5
inrmers and as many business mon and
artisans con ilnd homes In German
Southwest Africa II we admit sor,e
Beers, others viii soon follow. ana as
they multiply quickly. the Boer element
In the colony win tend 10 become ever
more ana more prepondepnt Asa
SUIT Germans, who may desire 10 be.
come settlers IN later years. viii not be
spls 70 obtain homesteads. In the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-12

lSIEClAL ~ ! M NEW ~
scoheld. May l2-It is generally be-
lleved here that in a short time, work
will be resumed at the Winter Quar-
tiers mines. The big contract for sup
plying the United states navy with g.
900 tons OF coal per day which began on
May /, requires that there should be os
little delay as possible, and according
10 all accounts, a hundred men could be
put TO work right now at No. /. while
the work Of repairing No. 4 IS going ON.
When the accident occurred all OF
those who escaped, practically declared
they would never work in the mine
again. but most Of them have now
changed their minds and are ready TO
resume operations.
That is a popularity Of coal miners
the world over" said a Salt Lake man.
now visiting here, who formerly worked
in Wyoming u was in the big ex-
ploslon at Almy, and every man who
survived vowed he would never 90 into
that mine again. was one of the
loudest. and yet after the shock had
worn of, was about the FIRST TO ac-
cept work and return to the mine, They
will always do that"
This explosion does not appear TO
have had any effect upon coal miners
located elsewhere. either, because since
the first day Of the explosion, the COM
pany has been receiving applications
from all over the country from miners
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WINTER QUARTERS AFTER THE EXPLOSION.

News by O Ed Anderson spn9e Uah
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that those who have not forwarded
their contributions would do well TO
give the matter prompt attention. The
monument In style of design and quail.
" Of material. Is 10 represent In a sym
bolic manner two OF the most proml-
nent qualities Of the man IN whose
honor II is 20 be erected. viz: simplicity
and strength. The bottom base Is 10
be seven feet four inches long and four
feet four inches wide The entire height
OF the sarcophagus viii be eight feet
These sizes will make a very massive
and imposing piece OF work. The de-
sign throughout is original The wreath
Of olive branch surrounding the en-
itial wv" on both sides OF the cap is
In good keeping with the life-labors Of
President Woodruff who did so much
10 promote peace among mankind. The
polished faces Of the die will contain
appropriate inscriptions and the family
name. "Woodun." win be carved In
heavy raised letters on both sides so
that at a considerable distance the
name can be easily dlscerned. When
finished and erected Il wiz be one OF
the very finest pieces OF monumental
work IN the cemetery.
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Elias Morris & Sons company are
constructing a'memorlal monument 10
the late President MILFORD Woodruff
The material being used Is the finest
quality OF Barre granite. taken from
the famous quarries Of Vermont The
lower base, however, will be made
from our own Cottonwood granite. The
monument Is 10 stand eight feet high
and viii be nearly the same length. The
NJ. l. associations have agreed 10 sub
scribe 500 10 the fund, which Is being
collected 10 defray the expense OF cree.
ton. and up TO date $685. O. has been
turned In TO the Office here. The monu.
ment viii cost about $500. and win be
put IN place as soon a. completed. hut
the date Of that event Is not now def.
nltely known. II Is expected that
metallic box, containing among other
things. q list OF the ward organizations
OF the NJ. i. A. that will have contrib.
utcd 20 the erection Of the monument.
viii be sealed in the bottom base, 50
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country over which the German flag
waves the Dutch language win then
be spoken. since the B0er Cllngs firmly
20 his mother tongue one OF the first
conditions which the Beers mentioned
IN 1892 was that they Doe allowed %
retain their native language
Major Won Francois concludes by
saying that German Southwest Africa
should remain disuuCuycly German
possession, and that no announcement
should be given % foreigners 20 settle
there. Evidently therefore, any Beers
who may trek there viii not find 10
easy o. obtain homes. nay, the outlook
ls that the German authorities Will not
consent 10 admit them us col0nists.
And, even if they should consent the
Beers viii De- obliged t0 conform Go the
rules and customs of the country so
that any dream which they may have
OF retaining their old independence viii
speedily be diss.patel Go where they
VIII they win see some foreign flag
waving, and that flag they must re-
zpect More fortunate were their
fathers. but then times change and Afrl-
ca is no longer a l0rdless land,
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in the old time, trek Tor a few days
and then establish their homes IN an
unclaimed country There Is, however,
one place In which they will, II Is
thought. strive 90 settle. and that Is
German Southwest Africa. An inviting
region IL g. and especially 20 Beers,
since II is notably rich IN pasture land.
They would have TO cross British
Bechuanaland In order TO reach II, but
a Journey OF this kind would have no
terrors for them Yet Il is practically
certain that they would not be well
coined IN this Teutonic settlement, and,
In order 10 understand clearly why even
among these Germans they Will prob
ably be unable 70 find homes some ac-
count OF the colony is necessary.
WindhoelS, or WindecR. is the capital.
and n lies between the lands Of the
Herrero and the Hottentots, Jan jon
ker. a famous captain Of the Hotten-
tots. held IL for some years. but In 1883
he was slain by the soldiers OF Hendrix
Wibbool. and thereup0n the German
government. seeing It's strateglcal yal-
ue took possession Of it. Sturdy colo
nists soon came from Germany, many
OF them settling at Little Windhoek.
about half an hours distance from the
capital. There they titled the ground.
and. while some failed as farmers, the
majority prospered. Others made their
homes in the capital, which Is a truly
imposing place. II has a strong fort,
furnished with equally strong towers,
and IL Is also protected by a long and
high wall. which Is specially fortified at
the four corners. To the north are the
workshops prison. police station, cam
teen aud residences OF the government
officials and az some distance Is the
home OF Major Leutweln, captain gem
eral and the principal representative OF
the German government Natives
mostly Hottentots. live near by IN
aboriginal fashion.
Another notable place Is otilkango,
or Great Barmen. Il Is celebrated for
ia small group Of tall date trees. the
seeds Of which were sown several years
ago by missionaries. The fruit Of these
trees is excellent, though the flavor is
slightly inferior 20 that OF dates grown
In North Africa. Otjikango Is also cell
ebrated for the numerous lights which
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CRONJE, THE TYPICAL DUTCHMAN

CronIe was s.Xty-Gye years old when
he surrendered. lie has been prominent
in an the history of the South African
Republic as statesman and soldier he
refused. Ike Joubart. 10 take office ua-
der the British annexation Of 1851 He
was prominent .n the war OF lsS0-l.
Since then DE bad become a farmer on
a large scale. owning over twelve thou
sand acres near Pretoria while he
ruled with military simplicity and with
marked success He Kept a h1spitabIe
house. and with DIS quiet little wife
entertained DIS friends lie was a mem-
Der OF the TunNaal executive govern
ment. and when the war broke out was
second only to J0ubert in military poe
fl,ioa. An the foreigners who saw lin
speak of DTS pleasant manners his cour-
age. and his independence The Eng
lish writer's have given numerous de-
scriptions OF him since the war began.
Mr. j. b. Robinson said Of him that
he has IN him the best blood Of Eu-
rope. when the liict of Nantes drove
the finest subjects OF France into exc
ile. many OF them went TO Holland and
from there ou 90 Africa. Picture 20
yourself "a ltue man. qu.et-l1okIng, at
first glance almost insignificant When
you first come .n contact Win nim you
might for IA moment OT two Doe inclined
90 dismiss him ash very ordinary man.
out few words from him show you,
by their grasp. their deC.sIyeness mat
first Impressions are wrong AS you
look longer az him the type Of The face
seems familiar and in lash 10 comes
&C. sou that this Is the kind ol hea1
ti.at is seen in the paintings OF the Oh
Dutch masters From The Military
Leaders OF the Beers In the American
Monthly Review VI Reviews for Nay
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wat viii the Beers do in case they
Ultimately defeated by the British?
~ mey remain al home or will they
70 more trek to some outlying re-
ny And Il they decide to abandon
ZONES Of their fathers, whittier win
ygo'
.1''e are questions which many per-
throughout the civilized world are
asking and which are engaging the
."uoa Of some Of the foremost
1 '''''h IN Europe. During the pres
. var NE German nation has been
lug much sympathy for the Beers.
mere WIN be an exodus OF Beers
vac Iransyaal in case Of their ul-
~ 0sieat Is the opinion Of many
any" this people well, though at
'-.n' Tine the belief Is general that
n .aus VIII not be complete. and
N. 9.aa rule be confined 10 those who
n n, I'VE ". Or nothing TO lose by desert
N, laInerland This belief Is based
b,,,s , sumption that the well TO do
gr,,,.' .lst Who have a stake I'm the
tf ,t'' WV, however reluctantly sub
lis,.,. plush rule. and thar as the
|E0r...--al is bound 20 enjoy many
|g b ous seasons after the war Is
ksa,I,ri!s YIN soon recover their
h,s,,..llnl'y IN consequence ~ ,he In tn.
A.shsr ,eiue OF their land ana OF the
msr products '"e5 VIII receive
t,ry M diansyaal. however. there are
n NV, raC are not wen 10 do ana there
N toe ,, @9o. even though well 10 40.
De on f7-,.,.ii,'hecked to submit 10 the
sn IA, ,,.suers. ana it Is almost GER
'1gsshoS mes WIN pack up their
b pssi r goods and seek fresh fields
s'rld pn, AM new says the New York
they ~ ~, !. Where can they find them
hsy IN % the north west az south
b he Br,,,n-na themselves confronted
I ne sss W, ,t nag and 70 they wander
n As mn ey win find that Portugal
ldisln "'v Ne Welcome for them ne ~ c u.s.,
sinot s,s a9der where they viii tbev
al1lsss ts r IN an South Africa any
'''''''Ty' they esnnot now lsc ai as