Show hilt 1111 ii It II It MII Uil III II Portland Oregonian The Tho British newspapers do well to comment commont upon the tho death of ot Sir Hector us liS the pitiful end ond of ot a brave man tuna and amid to ex cx exhort hort his lila countrymen n to renumber him bun bunat at ut his beat Jest l hUll hue and still honors Nelson NIlson as 08 a brave stiller sailor and Intrepid lighter who vho wen uon fur for her herna navy na lasting renown renon notwithstanding the thu Ih gross Immorality of or his hits private life She may mn well honor homier MacDonald as nIl ft a I soldier who on many man curried h hOI hem r arms anus to 0 vIctory und un draw drew the he cur curtain tain tam of o as he lie has lone done between the world work and his frailties of ot nature Hun lun Time Tho death in Paris larl of or don aen Hector McDonald of ot time Hie hl army aria orin will cause deep regret among those who found much to admire In thy the career ur of at thIs unfortunate Mc McDonald Ic Donald was wa the thu son Ion of or a 11 Scotch crofter lie He entered the tl army us IR a n sol mt ol l diem and worked lila his hl way a a up to 10 a ruin com commission mission by b sheer merit Decorations medals had hlll been conferred upon him tar for distinguished service nud valor valorin In battle hattle Ho lie lied diet by Ii his lIs own humid hand Charges reflected upon uon his character had hall been heen preferred against him nUll and were soon eoon to b be Je made tho the subject of or ft n he Ill regarded lentil death UH as a lesser leaser evil than thun the time scandal of a it I trial by II his brother Time The tragic end of ot lien Gen Sir Hector of at the time army removes the only British general who surpassed all his hl fellows In III the tho distinction of ot hay hav having ing lag I en by lI sheer heer military mill tar merit from rom the time ranks of ot the private soldiers Whim I the time United States StatcH army for tor 10 11 years line has been led let by J generals who ho rose rosc from the tho ranks without having hail had hn 1 tho the West WestPoint We WestPoint t Point training the civil war having been een time the best of ot substitutes for tor it Itla In Inthe the time British army such are ex u exceedingly rare Gen hen MacDonald on that account was very ery popular among the common people of or mf Great Orent Britain St Paul Globe Cliche The Tho charges against MacDonald are aro numerous and amid un nasty It was thought h lie hud had been whitewashed but rt it seems the were wore so grave that Kd Ed Edward tI ward VII Vi no prude irude himself could not ignore l them and he told fold MacDonald l to togo togo go 10 back to Ceylon Celon and take his medi medicine me l clime cine the tho fearless bush bUth bushmen bushmen men armed with clubs have havo the mural moral morn I courage to do Once more It Is demonstrated that thaI a II man may mn be 11 phys phs physically physically brave fund and outwardly a I hero but at heart henrt a 1 degenerate and a II coward Kansas City Star The Thu suicide of ot Sir Hector MacDonald he thu Highland soldier In Paris shows show there here are arc somo timings things that even cen a 1 tuna man who Is hardy hartI and resolute enough to wear kilts In winter In Scotland cannot stand Now Nets Ne York Mall and Express The Tho story tor of at MacDonald may be e per permitted by h kindly kind I history his tor to tu end at the tile moment when with ankle shattered and bleeding he lie sat long lung on un his horse at refusing to dismount until tho the battle suns Stas 18 done and his work ovUm over There Is Inspiration for or a whole race of oC thrilling story star up to o that moment Why tell the tho rest of at atthe the tale talc It 18 s better hetter ended there |