Bisbee daily review., 1903-06-17
THE B0ERS
 GIVE LECTURE
AFRIcANDER HEROES RECEIVED
 ROYALTY.

The Boer lecture of Sunday night, under the auspices of the Irish Nation alists was one to be remembered by the people of Bisbee At s:S0 the Bisbee opera house was filled 10 ever flowing to hear General Joubert ani Captain O'Donnsll deliver their lect ures on incidents and personal eXpe- riences of the late war in South Africa.
 Attorney Edward Flannigan. who presided at the entertainment, opened the evenings program with an ad- dress, the eloquence of which has never been surpassed in this city Nil. Flannigan expressed the pleasure which the Irish Naionahsts, under whose auspices the lectures were giy- CT. felt at the large attendance, as they deemed it a manifestation of the respect and honor in which the Bosr leaders were held.
 He said that to the patriots of old were rendered the grateful veneratio2 ol the millions they fought to free. and that the heart that would not expand with joy at our opportunity to show our sympathy with these two of the late living champions of human rights must be devoid of any feeling Of gen. erosiy.
 He then reviewed briefly the main events of the war beginning with the cause that led up to it, and the victo ries of the Boers at Colens. Spion Kou. oa the Tagela river the sieges or La dysmith. Mafeking and Kimberly. and paid an eloquent tribute to the cour- age and devotion of that handful Of men matched against the might of one Of the great powers of the world: ani showed that it was not the enormous force put in the field which causei them to submit. but the suffsrings of the wives and daughters Of the Boers. dying by the hundreds in the recon centrado camps, under the barbarou, regime of a so-called military ne cessity.
 In conclusion he remarked that it was appropriate that the program should be under the auspices of the Irish Nationalists; though not kindred in blood with the Boer people. they were kindred in sorrow, but the in domitable spirit o neither hand never been crushed. That the years . come would witness the eventual tr.. umph and yindication Of their Boer cause.
 Only a Soldier Boy" by a sexette ot young Bisbeeites, who have bsen trained by Professor Hoffman. was received by the audience with much applause.
 H. $. Morrow's reading Of "ReguIus the Roman" was exceedingly well ren. dered and called forth the approbatioa of the audience.
 A duett entitled The Wounded Sol dier," by Messrs. Grifiths and Morrill,, was exceptionally fine
 Presiding officer Flanrigan. next in troduced General c. D. Jouberr in q neat little speech in which he paid fiattering tribute to the gallant war rior, who won his spurs in the cause of his countrymen.
 The general was received with ire mendous applause and it wa;, some time before he could be heard. His lecture dealt with many of the important happenings of the Boe- struggle for liberty and was repIete with interesting "reminiscences. EarGrfn audience with vocal solo. entitled Only a Soldiers sweetheart" Miss | Caretto has strong and pleasing voice and this young lady will be heard from in the years to come as a singe- Of more than local note.
 A quartette composed of Mesdames Meyers and Harrington and. Messrs. Griffiths and Morrill, sang The MiIIer's Wooing" in a manner that won the | listeners.
 Captain ODonnell was next introd- uuced by Flannigan, as an Irishnan. who, through having gained residence iu the land of the Boers felt his duty to go to the front and lend his aid in the struggle for the preservation of that country. The captain was re- ceived heartily and like his predecess. or and colleague. General Joubert could not be heard until the enthusi- astic asemblage had given vent to it's admiration for the soldierly son of Saint Patrick.
 The wit of Captain ODonneIl soon won his audience and at times, his pointed and humorous remarks caused roar of merriment In every part of his talk, Captain O'DonnelI found room for turning into witty jest any themes which were in themselves de. cidedly serious. The big Irishman was a favorite with his hearers from the moment he stepped on the stage
 America was then sung by the audi ence in hearty and spirited manner after which the stereoptican lecture of the captain took place. The pictures of actual occurrences of the Boer war were very interesting and the faces of those heroes who were most prominent in the war were accorded applause which showed that Americans held a lasting sympathy for those who fought