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“Arne who speaks impartially. l ,' rum! that the Boers do not even mm the British nation, their .1 yr'oiufilce being merely against a few gun. I would not go do tar as tosay M , m mush-tut m. Chamber- “’6 , in the cm of Lord Mll- not It to diluent. They regard him as ,tho man who drgefilzed the war. , ”Neither 09 these two could be ac- cupied u mediators by the Boers, be. com théy do not feel that these gen- tlemen can entertain an impartial point 10! fl". Moreover. both have again and min refused to acknowledge the , tuthorities in Holland. Yet it is on ‘hy recognizing them that any peace overtures pan be possibly made,. [or who else is there to make them to : who possess the requisite nuthority?‘ Tho Boers have . nnhositatlng ‘confl- donoe’ln two British leaders. they are In!!! Roaebgry _and Lord Cromen It - L7“- _..-. 5mm KEY MAKE OVERTURE .’ Amsterdam letter: , There has been more nativity herein Boer circles since Lord Rosemary’s enigmatic speech at , ' old thkn for some months past. Hie exertion that any overtures tor pace from the exiled Boer government id be given resnecttui heed, re- membering that Britain and Boer must live together in South Africa. has cans: d mmderabie comment, here. . ~ V The truth is there has long been growing a spirit of dissatisfaction on the of more liberal minded Boers ot the bigoted and immovable attitude ot that element. which has hitherto stood for absolute independence. 0! course these advisers oi Kruger who foresee the inevitableto be final compulsory submission of the Beers are allied traitors by their more uncom- pmlnising. countrymen. _. .u. m..." halinvfl! that ”vwm w- __,, ,, “Mm Lord Rosehery spoke no one fielicved that an En lishman could be brought to consider he desirability qt :1. compromise. The Englishman who :mfl it was‘ called a meoer ‘ _ the Boot. who, likp myself, was man a Beer and has been fighting at an (rant since the war began. is called tn new because hesn'gxasta cr accepts Intaflcw With Boer Leaner m ‘ ' Touch Withtxrugor Show: Sign! of Compromise. lie leader of this party oeuevca um. thc flint hu come tor the Boer leaders to his a middle course and that the [any at the Hague should take the in- ltiatlve ty sounding the British gov- meat. ' ‘ 7 A _- -_L -L-An _ wn-vâ€" â€" ~ 7 no. 1 day or two ago, “has had more to do with the promulgation of this war that anything else: There has been i misapprehension on both sides to the exact the: no arrangement leading to a mount peace could be brought about without a sacrifice of prestige on mum sale. They have persistently Ignored the fact that there was a mid- n‘dlevay out of this carnival of carnage which we. the are laying, down our “man the tron}, are engaged in. __ .. a“... 11m policy ls. of course. most stren- uously opposed by the ultra-conserva- tlves and Milton who believe that an appeal to the present government would prove a futile undertaklng. He In: managed" nevertheless. thus far. to hold an, Kruger": confidence, although It has men"!!! the face of some stormy mas-km "Pride" said thls man to he; 1 day or two ago, “has had more to 4.. mm. um m-nmnlxatlon of this war [tune-nu; _..- _,, mm ”on! that Lord Rosebery must have Jamel-secret source of information as to the feelings of the Boers at the than or he would not have committod himself as he did in his speck), by as- nxnms that a middle course would be mama)” them. ~ ‘ Aâ€"Iâ€"â€" _.-AA mm- ”cywu u, -..... Lord Rosebery, having made corn- mn ground by his speech for the Bri- ton and Boer to approach upon. let us review the conditions now existing in south Africa which practically make unconditional surrender impossible. Lord Rosebery has said that, for his part. he would make the setlernent be- tween the two.combatsnts a generous one. To begin with, the Boers no’w fighting are mainly the Free Staten, the elea mm which was most progressive and .‘ tumble to the English beiore the v rcommenced. and who had a hearty damation of Dr. Leyd‘s brand of Kru- geflsm. What. in the name 0! humani- ty, have these men to gain it they lay m their arms and march into the ‘arms of Kitchener-'5? waiting battalâ€" iom? Nothing whatever, its the situ- ation stands today; they would, in tact. ioso what little is left to them. om presents no worse features to them than surrender. «Their farms have long ago heeu'burned; their property have deter: “gamer. WANTS CONSCBI‘PTION. With Boer Leader in Close nrrA 1:03: 50 .1 “no SURRENDER", a junior Senator from Maine, has distinguished himself by fin: mt the National Guam got me! our purpose it we doteminfld to become a great ‘l J u-vâ€". of this party Bella-es that L 3__- is confiscated; their wH'es and children are placed" beyond thnr reach. it they are not already dead}? There is. in fact. "'Emy lnducement (or this; desperate 20% ant to continue fighting and none w :aver to suggest the ant-native of surflndgr. 1 of these men.‘, ’ed and are no; as legitimah' toes. All things co =, ered can it he; wondered that the m in the field are; determined to atru‘gg- on to the éndfi »Were the English Edged to the condi- I tion of broken desperffloen. would they‘ not fight on until extig’minnted? This may be taken; perhaps, as the extreme Boer View. 5 really la 30 at this moment that i l 1 speakingâ€"and I am not speaking it hoot. knowledge. 1 know that those on yir. Kruger's ad- visers who have mot power to deal wlh the matter. now; {to a more, modâ€" erate line. I know t ghtithey are preâ€" ipared to a cextain ei.j,ent to put their pride in heir pocké ;. proylded that Englishmen viii do 93 same. and may «on havevmnki‘ent , it}; in it to be. lleva that, a. Britt; tntesmnn could contrive a just pone - Englishmen might ‘ ink it a great concession to make to Boer dignity. » ......... .4.” “on . umnld never I am nbt speaking w I know that those on visers who have mo: wlh the matter. now; crate 11119. I know t pared to a_ c_extaln ei. Mrs. Booth u n!~or disc The other day one chivomen in saving from thoé island ‘ the beautiful suvfitfonm. 1 the same. unsung w 4..-. ,-..-. Englishmen might ink it a. great concession to make to Boer dignity. but a. powerful natl 1 would never suffer the shack to sensitiveness that a small, almo eaten one must do. “Generous" was 2 good word for Lord Rosebery to are. Let us hope that he will have ,n opportunity to prove his generosity. ,. _ ‘ BREN ER MURRAY. Louisville Times: 3 a rule you chn never taken woman at her word. A Louist'ille woman ! her husband went on East for rizperation. it was their intention to in ervisw a leading physician before t » came back. in order to get his 0-, ion of the wife’s health: She had n in far from Well. and finally conclud nothing w'ouid satisfy her but the- ni-rdict-QI this med- ical celebrity. .- - Accordingly. hus .‘w d and wife called by appointment u" this specialist. VNow. doctor,” sa the woman, “I want your honest -‘.Iinion.:'I like can- dor,- and‘ don’t wi ~‘_ to make the trip here to be told 4v falsehood about myself." , - 1 . _ n This sounded ve wopon and courage-' ous. so the expert yent to work. He looked at her wel asked questions. 'mnde a minute e «.minntion of the case, and finally iquired. “Did ,any doctor ever tell ‘ .yonphad so and It Is Not .yâ€". - Accordingly. 11118 by appointment u vNow, doctor." sav want your honest don- and‘ rdon’ t wi$§v BO myself." § , . t This sounded ve gown and courage-' ous. so the expert‘uvent to work. He looked at her we} asked questions. made a minute emination of the‘ case, and finally ; iqnired. “Did ,any doctor ever tell .,;1 youghad so and 50?" J ‘ . “Only oneâ€"the Pom-id brute!" war the reply. “1 ha been to ten or twelve. and he w the only} one who was go ignofint a * rude as to tell me such a thing, and dischprged him at once." . ~ , "Discharged hi ' «claimed the ex- ‘ e, he was the only pert. “Why, mad , one of the lot wh told you the truth.i‘ *3 ho ,had been Greek professor of 113- ton college for 57 yarn. but reel. 1'» a month ago, re- 75 {1 Edward North, ceived 700 latte . appropriate to the day on Chirstm -;;uorning from the emulate! the i , tution. The idea was suggested «e alumni by a St. Louis “grad." 2» among the letters were one from - a_ rotary of Wu Root1 who greduated 1364. and" one from 1 w. H. ‘H. Miller ex-Attorney Gen ‘. or the class oil ’6 “ pastel eyetem i: The tree deliv‘ ' ‘ Ulscuurgcu u... v-.. u.“ w pert. “Why, mad me. he win the only one of the lot wh ”.old you the truth? ‘1; ho had been Greek professor of H ton college for 57 years, but resi. ,‘ a month ago, re- ceived 700 lette appropriate to the day on Chirstm_ orning from the alumni of the tution. The Idea was suggested to? e alumni by a. St. Louis “grad." = ;_ among the letters were one from Twenty of War Root, who graduated i“ 64. and” one from ex-Attorney Gen 4 W. H. H. Miller, iot the class of ’6} ‘ ‘ Edward North, One-fourth of i shrubs ol_t,1.le_ m0? “(3355an Air mg. 9n Doc'rdn ANI' grAnm. Always ‘3 rofltable to Tell the maxi (truth. I nLQr (ii-coursed in her , minim: of winning min. to chivomen forwhom she had intend“! and succeeded thy; Island broke 10 one again and hndtobo «an04, but lefitzonht keep; on tt her nob). tuk undaqntod jut 'iins. BALLWGTGN Boom. §§me 5,000,900 coflee it?“ variety planted in «:5: are an eady hw- postgl aygtemh is brute! ” wail~ Shoemaker of Monmouth. lll.. Iho eel- ;ebrated her 110th birthdhy on the 10th day of last December, having been born iDec. 10, 1791. She has lived in one memory. through another, and in well 'stnrted on the third. This remarkable long’llved women} wan born in Shenandoah county. Vlr-1 ‘glnin, and her huhand died 62 years gago. She'is the mother of six cblldren: the oldest living chlld. being the third =0! the funny, is upward of 10 non old: the second is 68. and the third in 68. She has 41 grandchildren living. :0 greatcgrnndchildron. and four greet- :great-gnnddalldl‘fl. Bhe he lived In knonmonth about 80 non. and until ,3 new den go, Milne that» her :idence with her oldest living child. to. gCnster, and the lattet’e son. lire. S oe- grfiaker has been for many years a men» ‘1ber of the Christlnn church. ‘ ° Ionmouth Woinah Who is n l and and Tan Yen: a! m August Gissier, governor of theisland of Cocoa, a. Cost: Rican possession. in vi‘iting Chicago. The island is famous in connection with the operations of the buccaneero of the Wall mainmnd the reputed hiding pines for millions of ‘_their iliagoften treasure. , Mr. Outlet ihu held his omce Iin‘ce 1891. luv v3.1--_ ._ --, by letter carriers has recently been ambushed at Honolulu. Hitherto'cit- item: have had to to to the Women for their mail. AN ILLINOIS WW. The tax- of I wulthy wu the widow o sfitem 9! (rep delivery of mnil , ,kA._ x--â€" Field Marshal: Count Von Walden-loo; the was oom- pun forces in Qhuu, will visit Anode: next April with countess was Tog-unrely 1m Either Leo, the “ugh. I, New York grocer. When mrrlod tho count sh. of Prince Freda-ck at “hm Helium. Eoumess vou WALDERSEE. wrath of heaven down upon the] N his furyBort more (filled all] I Beaconnille Dramatic ”Char; wretched humans. 7 . . . I.--‘ .-4 Bees Aineworth end he hnd been eu- med tor 2. you when'the Dramatic eo- ciety was formed, and the pretty lit- tle cottage which we: to be their home we: elmoet mid for when "Lorne: or Alone in New York'." wee~ produced et 1‘ the Beacon-ville opera house before “e: 1080. cultured end nppreeintive Audi-1 once." u The Weekly Clarion deeeribed: it. Beer riveclty end nelodione voice; together with a. hint trace at nature! dnmetlc ability. hnd feirly uptured the house. Anin quoting the Weekly Cler- ion: “The role oi Lorne could not be improved upon. lte interpreution by Beeconeviile'e Bernherdt wee e eurpriee. even to her noet erdent edmirerl." The sensation produced by hie sweetâ€" heu't illled Ben'- mind with uncul- neel and etiiled his pride in her decom- pliehnente. it filled the mind or He- worth Burnside with new eehemee end unhltione. -- - ,7. A- AI... wubuvu. '1'. Hnworth- Bumslde'q out! In the dnmnuc paper: announced that he wu “ht liberty." Tho: did not Add that the comma! 11th whlgh he had opened the .n...... n“. “way-w w... .._- - season led stranded at Norm, the county sent. 30 Inna tron: Wvflle. Mafia member-whom them to Chicago counted themselvu biased and started at one. lot the nidweotl ham. Those who looked the price. Bumide m then, all back upon their win and wrote to their nun“ friends for “she-nee. “ij:thth the Bony stock company to coach onutenr Thee» puns of seem-fills. This would my bloboud o few week. end then perhap- inc-0th!“ better might turn 19. his mm with glut men 4 women of his profession and kept Bess well summed with dramatic publicl- iione. He coached her no ulidnously ‘that the land no time for walks through the autumn woods with Bert or for Jon; mm in the-front room. with in em- broidered tidia and In: fruit, She lost intern“ in the pile of hounehoid linen which had been slowly gaunt/in; tor 1 your. end when Bert talked about the little ”(use she replied with quo- tations from Shun-spare. -.- -,-__.A lI-thq‘wfime Burnside hid '11!- m to them: of: mettorycom- pnny hauled toward Norm u foflowl: "If you an make room In your mm- pny for a. good light comedian and In- (€091!!th more an“ the (cane. I ”watchman". downupon magnum figagebm pun! amt! .ocg ,.wwur, n - , ' 6d ”Son-thug; ‘lnx under canal“. and she I got I do; 61111qu In. bit of money. whkh mid some n he burhd his in. heady If we ctr-ck had Hall "0, viewed the whole moon-1n. Lame warrant! ' And from the singer on” th I. hit gawk! l he Ind been on- I'the Damage .0. if the MI the flush. Grey ha! been ul the pretty m- pinyin: llght media to: m but u ‘r to be their home ho'l been Means the plpoagth [11 (in when "Lam; or him two weeh‘notbenn . an produced. It . i on “ . ” hm" ' Burnside naturally did nxcwrocnuvo .ua- ‘ tn ’ M011 duet 9““ 35“ lbod. III opening In View to? her. howl: at I! nelodl I , t me. :1" Jgggltho'truth and: the men, when fllrly upturgd nu . at her. 0! a I the Weekly em. if the were going on the out. oi! om come not be .00 it !n the Museum may. lnterprouuon b, pic-Id run any, and the m wad. Irdt muwmm. “11¢ '10: let m. It wu ant ndmlrern." “3" :ueed by his sweet. The! ‘23 the next morning. 3. ”5. Mn! “d inning together n: the not I :13: 1:33, l:2;:""|Izaonmrt on her nunt' W ‘ m'hmvlngl Wall M for Ben. slde'q out! In the‘ utter Bert manned that he won ! happy e", ' "Md to w .11! not ndd that the ‘mennge muck! commune he had opened a” .‘° the now thoroughly frightened out In! Morgan. the and Immodhnektohunulyshov- ‘ from flue. Of one thing he was convinced-e30. _. whomhnd a)“; t”. and nothing for the crow But-pd“ , -_ _ And with Bamako/uncanny! e. ___. a. y COLINJ hrr heart was loyal to him. ..- - A;_ __ Three hours mr n «mm W muted In: fur coat edged vith and! nclden and hung with mu. m [mo the mind hope! at m "I: Miss Boa W W hen?" came to the'clak in m tunes. The umnuhod nan nodded. "l was! to ace her right any." n. strode up to the paler. and vi. Bela entered he stood m and ”and In _the dun light. ?'Befl”â€"Ihe exchImed. than mud Iwknrdly. He netted her buds. ‘ “l hadmcome Baa. Contamin- a 19' you would hats I've-I've rut- ed: y utemdon Bun.nlyoum1 tefuse to so may with no!” _ She kahuna. than M out both lands. 'Bert. dear lmâ€"glulâ€" you came.“ But It w'u not until they ICC be. hurriedly married by the must in- ace and hm uken amt a Q hotel farther removed from the m place of the mp1" County company an Beu opened her heart to ku- kw band. “Oh, Bert, It wasn't a cl] an! expected! We had a reheunl the lat thing. The girl- vhlspend and fun or the “1.1 read my nun. horfld , mmuerâ€"hâ€"huuu M But. don't look like that! I pulled m away from him. at! 1 heard an. 0! ti?- men say that Burnside Ind found an- other my lurk. Now mt did in mean by that?" "I’m sure I can't imclu.” mun-ct Bert, with we“ assumed Innocents. but a (ct mnum Inter he aha h the most casual my whether tho it! given Burnside her money to um cab of. “on, No!" she, replied. "Aunt NI mambo-uremic” lthnyundu‘. um pocket. I Just lent kiln enough toroururondtogethumdrou out of the exprcurofloe." "Express once in good," murmured Bert under his Math, than ulond: "Never mm. mm woman. W. an “You! no lone that an turn. our. The. ale and my nun-A hm. too. you know." The Rev. Robert Howie 0! Gina". who has been by the mu- In; committee. of the United PM Prof. Hum. Bopr’esenutlve Lmefleld at lune. II the futon taint In thohoua. He bl terror to the one“! What. Henry U. Johnson of Indium who Ion- ed several terms In 3 minute. Ir. Ll untold m1... "annexes-common“.