Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-13
70 V|RCHON AND KRUGER,
ALL GERMANY DOES HONOR.
AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF
THE FORMER.
WHO is EIGHTY TODAY
KIND WORDS FOR THE SOUTH
AFRICAN PATRIOT AND THE
FIGHTING BOERs.

BERLIN, October i2.-The name of
Prof Virchow was on all lips to-day.
the civilized world paid homage to him
and the papers were full of comments
on his life and achievements.
The Vossisehe Zeitung says:
Capital prepares holidays which are
seldom celebrated. but delegates from
all countries will be here Sunday tVir-
chow was born October 1S. 1921 to
congratulate Prof. Nirchow. the octo-
genarian, sound in body and mind.
There is no nation and no city which
has not mentioned admiringly and
thankfully his accomplishments for the
glory OF Germany and the benefit of
mankind. All fields of medical science
have been influenced ny him. and all
physicians are his disciples on both
sides of the ocean. His name is second
to none. Therefore. the dignitaries of
science gather and honor themselves in
honoring their well deserving leader"
The climax of the celebration will be
| the congratulatory ceremonies this
evening in the hall of the lower house
of the Diet. They will last until mid
night. Is
Most of the papers ref ! feelingly to
Mr.. Kruger's birthday. The papers
also comment with syms athy on the
two years war. pointing out that the
| remarks of the British war secretary.
Mr.. Broderick, and the chancellor OF
| the exchequer Sir Michael Hicks
Beach. furnish proof of the desperate
situation of the British and show there
| is still hope for the Beers.
The Duetsche Zeitung closes an arti-
Gle on the subject as follows;
The whole civilized world thinks OF
| the Beers with pride and hopes OF in
tercession Our hearts greeting and our
| thoughts are with the aged Mr. Kruger,
who has lost his wife and favorite son.
! and with the iron-wllled Steyn and
| Botha and the other heroic fighters
The Kreuz Zeitung eulogizes the her
| oism Of the Beers in the following
| words:
Considering the moral momentum
| OF the desperate struggle of the pastoral
! tribes with the great power: even the
| struggle of the Netherlands against
| Spain cannot be compared with1t. They
Cthe spaniards) WIS., never ted TO ore.
as is the case in South Africa Though
! England wastes millions and sends ar
| mics against diem, the Boers resist and
| in fact they gain ground% The CUES
| ton is raised beyond the channel: how
| will 1t end?
The papers make light of the cruiser
| Vineta incident at Porto Cabeilo, Ven
| ezuela. The National Zeltung says:
Undoubtedly Venezuela will give
give satisfaction. The cause OF the con-
llct is likely to have been fight in
which sailors are frequently involved
ashore. The attack on the German
merchant vessei obviously places the
blame on Venezuela"
In official circles no importance is at
tached to the incident, as nothing mas
been heard from the sea captain of the
Vlneta on the subject.
Prominent men of science from all
parts of the world assembled here to-
day to join in the celebration of the
eightieth birthday of Prof. Virchow
The newspapers this morning devoted
columns to eulogy of the professor, re-
views Of his life instances of his re-
markable vitality and incessant work,
referring to the fact that he only allows
himself four or five hours sleep daily.