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KITCHENER WANTS
REINFORCEMENTS
Compelled to Withdraw Troops
From Chase of Dc Wet.
LOCAL DUTCH AID INVADERS
Elihtytwt Brillth Killed and Woaaded tad
Forty-lour Ciplurcd it Noltfcdicit
-KrafcrSaya HeliNoU
Fntjlilve.
LONDON Dec. 20. The war
office lat evening could five
no Information regarding the re
port of the Invasion of Cape Colony.
Tl ofTtt'liUa expressed he opinion, how
ever, that the newspaper accounts wre
exaggerated and that the troop who
havn been employed In chasing O-neral
Do Wet will be diverted to d-al with
the Invader., having p-gard t the cus
tomary methd of the war office.
Thla ran only be Interpreted a con
nnnlnK the report.
Lord Kltrhi-rxT. In the meantime,
ki-p a tlirht fin over n'-ws,
which ln-r-as the public dla-(luli-tudi.
There In a persistent rumor
that he hn demnnd-d reinforcements.
According to the Daily Mall the taut
telegram received In London yestor
dny deplcta the altuntlon In Cape. Colony
aa aomewhat omlnoua. It aeemi that
the Invading Boer are receiving con
siderable assistance from local Dutch
and that the troop at the disposal of
the British authorities are not sufficient
to cope with any serious spread of mil
itary operatlona.
HEAVY BRITISH LOSSES.
LONDON, Pec. 19-Tho British ls-a
at N'oitKi'dacht, according to official ac
rounta, were elahty-lwo killed and
wounded with forty-four mlaalng and
atlll unaccounted for.
PITCH FD HATTLE 1MMINKNT.
Knt'OEUPPOrtP. Tranavaal. Sunday.
Dee. 11 A pitched battle la Imminent
betwe'n the Prlil.h under General Cle
menta, who ha been reinforced, and
the noem under Oem-fal Pelarey.
KNOX AHANDON9 PfRSCIT.
LONDON". r'c. 19. It Ix reported thin
afternonn that General Knox ha been
forceif to abandon the pursuit of Gener
al Pe Wet. owing to the situation cre
ated In Cape Colony by the Boer croaa-
Ing the Orange river.
It la iiald that 3Ci00 republicans have
entered Cape Colony, and a almllar
number have reached Phlllpatown. The
report adda that De Wet, with about
4500 men, li northweat of Ladybrand.
and that an attack on Wlnburg la mo
mentarily expected.
SPEECH BY KRUGEn.
AMSTERDAM. Pec. 19.-Mr. Kruger
arrived here today. He waa met at the
railroad station by the municipal and
communal authorities. Speeches were
exchanged In the royal waiting-room. A
bouquet waa presented to Mr. Kruger.
whose every appearance va, a signal
for rounda of applause. Very large
crowd of people lined the route to the
town hall, where the burgomaster made
a speech In which he said he hoped Mr.
Kruger would aucceed in his eltorta to
aecure honorable peace. Mr. Kruger.
In the course of his reply, eald:
"In 1884 we obtained our Indepen
dence, but that favorable action ha
been obliterated. The Invadera are ten
against one, but w await the day Ten
God will make known his -will. We rely
on his help more than on emperors and
prlncea. I have not come aa a fugitive,
but by the order of my government,
with the object of terminating a war
In which the British employ men and
children against ui."
SOLDIERS ASSAULT WOMEN.
NEW YORK. Dec. 19.-A dlapatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from The
Hague sayst
Pitiable atorlea reach Holland con
cerning the fate of the reconcentradoed
women In the British camps In the
Tranavaal. Mme. Hardus, of Klmber-
ley, reporta at the end of October:
"Today arrived eight women and
twenty-four children from Potchef.
atroom. They had a terrible tale to
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home they were dragged away by Kaf
(lra, thruat Into Jail, and after being
kept aome time without food, taken by
aoldlcra to Kltnberljr. When thy ar
rived here their clothe were In rag,
luvir.g been torn by eoldlex. Two
had tx- n ubj"cted to Indignities. Home
of thor." were widow, two bad hu
barnda In Bl. Helena, The children
were of all ag'-a and nit ban-footed,
I waa glad to be able to get them
aoiiM) food which tbty badly needed,"
Another correspondent describe the
arrival of alx poor women from the
sumo llntrlct In a mlaerable plight. Two
women who had Buffered from the vlo
lino of soldier were taken to the
l.oepltal for treatment
A nursing sister who has arrived at
Harlem from Africa give harrowing
account of the condition of many vic
tims of aoldlera. Another letter relatea
how to young mother who were
brought Into a reconcentrado camp
were not al!ow?d to take Infanta four
and six montha old with them.
BALIjJBL'RY PESSIMISTIC.
LONDON, Dec. 19.-Lord Ballsbury'a
g'Mtmy rvferenre to South Africa yes
terday, at the conference of the Na
tional Union of ConawvaUve Aaecla
tlona. Ir causing much !uirt burning.
The ConaervaUre pre, reluctant to
admit that the situation la worse, com
plains of the prt'mier'a needle peaxlm
lim. The Dally New ask whether Lord
Pallsbury'a utterance foreshadow the
new of another reverse, and It suirsata
that the governmnt bed received dis
patches fn.m Ixrd Kitchener asking for
more troop on the ground that the war
Instead of being finished is enternlg up
on a new and difficult phaae.
The queen' mea-f t3 the vo!un
teera wa evidently dealtjned to aoothe
the general disappointment over the
dieaster li the field. There are rumor
current that ths government 1 not able
to respond to appeals from South Afri
ca to eend more regular.
The abandonment of the thanksgiving
aervlce In St. Paul's bring vividly h"m
to the public the fact that there is still
much work to be done In South Africa.
PORTLAND BANK SOLD.
Canadian Bank of Commerce Buy
Bank of British Columbia.
PORTLAND. rc. IB. The Canadian
Bank of Commerce has purchased the
Bank of British Columbia, comprising
It ten branch? In British Columbia.
Oregon and California ad one In Lon
don. The western bar.ka are located at
Portland. San Francisco, Victoria, Van
couver, Nanalmo, Kamloope, Rowland,
Nelson. Sunder and New Westminster.
The deal waa consummated at To
ronto on December 11 and the change
will be put Into effect January 1 next.
The head office of the Canadian Bank
of Commerce Is at Toronto and It has
about aeventy branches. The capital of
the new Institution will be JS.000.000.
EVERYTHING AGREED TO.
Representatives of the Powers at Pekln
Accept British Modification o' M?.-
PEKIN. Dec. 19. At a meeting of the
foreign ministers late this evening ev
erything In regard to the terms of the
Joint note was agreed to Including the
British modifications. The ministers
refuse to disclose anything In connec
tion with the matter, believing; that the
home government should give the par
ticulars to the public.
SIX HUNDRED KILLED.
Colombian Government Defeats Rebels
With Awful Slaughter.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 19.-The Mate
department has received a cablegram
from United States Charge D'Affalres
Auhre at Bogota, stating- that a great
battle has been fought In the MWTda ene
river district, Colombia, which lasted
two days and resulted In a, decisive vic
tory for the government. Six hundred
were killed and many hundreds wound
ed. RECORD AGAIN BROKEN.
Yeaterday 152,000 Waa Offered for a Sat
on the New York Stock Exchange.
NEW YORK, Dec.19.-A proof of
the very active buslnesa of the stock
market la the high price asked for
membership on the atock exchange. T?
day $51,000 was bid for a seat on the
exchange compared with a sale yes
terday at (50,000 which waa the record
price.
THIS WEEK
LINE OF .
BILL FOR ARMY
REORGANIZATION
Reported by Senate Committee
on Military Affairs.
$15,000 FOR ASTORIA LAUNCH
ScaaK Will Vote el Hay-Pauocelole Treaty
Todajr-Tbc River a ad Harbor Bill
Carrlei Approprlatloi of
UO.OM.OOO.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 19,-The army
reorganization bill as reported today by
the senate committee on military af
fair provide for fifteen regiment of
cavalry; twelve reglmenta of artillery;
thirty reglmenta of Infantry; one lieutenant-general;
six major-generals; fif
teen brigadier-generals; an adjutant
generals' department; an lnpectfr-g-:n-erals'
department; an advocate-gener-ala'
department; a quartermasters' de
partment: a subsistence department; a
medical department; a pay dpartm'-nt;
a corn of engineers; an ordnance de
partment; a algnal corps; officers of the
record and pension office; chaplains; of
ficer and enlisted men of the army on
the retired list; profesaora for the corp
cf radeta; an army service detachment;
a band at the United States military
ac?vterny; and auch Indian scouts aa
may be now authorized by law.
The cavalry regimental organization
la to consist of a colonel, lieutenant
colonel, three majors, fifteen captain
and fifteen each of first and second
lieutenants. Two veterinarians are al
lowed for each cavalry regiment. The
president Is authorized to Increase the
number of private In each troop of
cavalry to seventy-six.
. The house provisions In regard to
artillery are stricken out and the pro
vision substituted retains the regimen
tal system, giving each regiment a col
onel, lieutenant-colonel, three majors. 17
captains, and the same number of first
and second lieutenants.
Twelve companies of foot artM ry are
allowed to each regiment of artillery
and three batalliona are provided for.
The president la authorized to Inrreas?
the privates In these companies to
eighty-five and those In the field bat
teries to 135.
. The Infantry regiments are allowed
the sum irr-nr-ral officer? aa the other
branches of the sen-Ice and the same
provision la made for the details of all
cases. The president Is allowed to In
crease the number of the private In
fantry companies to 127 but the same
;r?Btrletlon as in the other cases Is put
on him. The maximum strength of the
army Is fixed at 100.000.
The president Is authorized to main
tain the enlisted force of the several
organizations of the army at their max
imum strength aa fixed In thla act dur
ing the present exigencies of service or
until such time aa congress may hereaf
ter direct
Nothing In this act shall be held or
construed so aa to discharge any offl
cer from the regular army or to de
prive him of a commission which ahe
holds therein.
VOTE ON TREATY TODAY.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-TMay'
session of the senate demonstrated that
the discussion on the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty by that body Is practically ex
hausted and that the senate Is ready
for the vote which has been fixed for
tomorrow. When, upon Senator Lodge's
motion, the doors were closed today and
he called up the . treaty, no senator
evinced a desire to speak upon It.
LAUNCH FOR ASTORIA.
WASHINGTON. Dee. 19.-Senator
McBrlde of Oregon today gave notice
f ai amendment he proposes to offer
to the sundry civil appropriation bill
appropriating $15,000 for a launch for
the customs aervlce In the vicinity of
Astoria. Ore.
P.IVER AND HARBOR BILL.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 19. The river
and harbor committee of the house ha
practically decided not to give out the
bill until after the holidays. The mem
bers fear that the publication of It
would give the friends of projects un
favorably acted upon an opportunity to
organize a combination against th bill.
The bill has reached such gigantic
proportions (almost $80,000,000 under
the provisional allotment) that aome
vigorous pruning will be necessary to
reduce It to $60,000,000 or $S5,000'00. to
which the committee desires to hold It
down. The direct appropriations prob
ably will not much exceed $20,000,000.
The committee has provisionally
agreed to the southwest pass project at
the mouth of 'the Mississippi which In
volves $S,00O.OOO In continuing contracts.
The Mississippi river Is to get $1i)ww.-
000 during the next ten years. A lock
on a dam on the Ohio river below Cin
cinnati la to be provided at a cost of
$1,000,00. The harbor at Cleveland.
Ohio, the home of Chairman Barton. Is
down for over $4,000,000. A provision
I to be made for the rebuilding- of the j
Jetties at Galveston and general Im
provement at other part tit the coant
at a cost of $1,000,000.
ABOLISH GRADE CROS3IN09.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 19The house
today, at the end of a long contest ex
tending over two days, passed bills
compelling the Pennsylvania and Balti
more ft Ohio railroads to abolish grade
crossinga at Washington, to alUr their
route Into the city and to change their
terminal facilities. An amendment wa
placed upon the Pennsylvania bill to
require the road to build a new station
to coat not less than $1,500,000.
MORANS' BID REJECTED,
Only Two Ship Will Be'ConatrucP-d on
Pacific Coast.
WA.WINOTON, Dec. 19.-The board
of naval construction today completed
It report, although laeklng. aa it do,
the signature of one absent member It
Is still subject to change, f
, By today' arrangement the Piclflc
coant get only two ships, both armored
cruiser, and they go to the Union Iron
Works. Senator Foster and R-presen-tatlve
Jones, of Washington, sp'-nt half
an hour with Secretary Long this after
noon endeavoring to ahow cause why
some of the contract should go to Mo
ran Brothers, of Seattle. The secretary
made no promise.
STICK EL SENTENCED.
Self-Confesaed Murderer to Be Hanged
Within Ninety Day.
KALAMA, Wash., Dec. 19.-Martln
Stickel waa tonight found guilty of
murder In the first degree for killing
W. B. ShankHn near Kelso one year
ago. Stickel confessed to the murder of
Shanklln and also to the -mutder cf
Mr. and Mr. Cornelius Knapp, near
Castle ftock, three weeka ago. The
Judge sentenced Stickel to be hanged
within ninety days.
PROBABLY NOT TRUE.
Rumor of Deal Between Southern Pa
cific and Santa Fe la Not Bell ved.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19.-J. C.
Stubb. vice-president or the Southern
Pacific, has returned from th- East.
In regard to the statement that the
Southern Pacific and Santa Fe may en.
ter into a deal by which the two roads
will be able to secure more direct rail
communication between Salt Lake and
Los Angeles. Mr. Stubbs said that he
had heard the report, but he doubted
if there waa any truth in It.
CHRISTIANS MASSACRED.
More Moslem Outrages in the Central
Frovlncea of Turkey.
LONDON, Dec. 19. A dispatch to the
Daily Express from Vienna reports
aome recent Moslem excesses against
Christians In the central provinces of
Turkey where 200 Christians have been
killed.
CANADIAN SILVER TAKEN.
Tacoma Banks Agree to Accept It at
Far.
TACOMA. Dec. 19. The clearing
house banks today decided that after
January 1 they will accept Canadian
silver at par. It has been taken only
at 5 per cent discount
WHEAT MARKET.
PORTLAND. Dec. 19. Wheat Walla
Walla. M54tt.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 19. Wheat
May, 103H:ca8h, 96Va.
CHICAGO. Dec. 19. Wheat May
opening, 72V4ft; closing 72!73.
LIVERPOOL.
March, 6s.
Dec. 19. Wheat
PRIZEFIGHTS FORBIDDEN.
CHICAGO. Dec. 19. Mayor Harrison
today revoked all permits for prize
fights.
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"General Good" - 5c! I
CIGARS
TWO UNEQUALLED SMOKES
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2 Distributors,
MILLIONAIRE'S
SON KIDNAPPED
Great Omaha Packing House Shut
Down While Search Is Made.
KIDNAPPERS WANTED $25,
Eatire Police aaj Detective Force of Onaaa
Scoured tbe City aad County for
15-Year-Old Soa el Edward
A. Catfaby.
OMAHA, Dec. 19 Edward Cudahy.
Jr., the 15-year-old on of Edward A
Cudahy, the millionaire packer and
head of the Cudahy Packing Company
in Omaha, la missing from his home in
thla city and his parents believe he haa
been kidnapped.
The entire police and detective force
of the city and half a hundred men em
ployed by Cudahy have been scouring
the city and country throughout the
d iy In the hope of locating the young
man, or securing a clew which would
lead to the knowledge of hla where
abouts, but without success.
Buslnesa at the Cudahy packing plant
In South Omaha was practically sua
pended today, nearly the entire force
there Joining in the aearch. The boy'
father baa offered to pay a aubstantlal
reward and ask no question if hla aon
la returned to his home. An anony
mous letter ha been received at the
Cudahy home substantiating the fear
of the family that he haa been kid
napped. The boy has not been seen
since 8 o'clock last night The letter
said In substance: "Mr. E. A. Cudahy.
Your aon is safe. We have him and
will take good care of him aud will
return him to you In consideration of
the payment of $23,000. We mean busi
ness. JACK."
YOUNG CUDAHY FOUND.
OMAHA, Dec. 20. Young Cudahy re
turned home secretly at 1 a. m. Thurs
day and, Mr. Cudahy announced that he
had been abducted but Is safe and
sound. He refused to aay anything
about a ransom.
SMELTERS MAY COMBINE.
American Smelting and Refining Co.
Proposes to Absorb Guggenheim
Plants.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19. Announce
ment waa made today of the proposed
absorption of the Guggenheim silver
smelting- plants by the American Smelting-
and Refining Co. To accomplish
this the stockholders of the latter com
pany will be asked to assent to a prop
osition that the capitalization be In
creased from $55,00,000 to $100,000,000.
DROWNING AT HATA LAKE. !
Report Brought From the North By
Steamer Amur.
VICTORIA. B. C. Dec. 19.-The
steamer Amur arrived from the north
today bringing news of the drowning
by the capsizing of a boat at Hata
Lake, near Copper mountain, of Peter
Early, Mrs. John Taylor and Minnie
Banker.
NO SYMPATHETIC STRIKE.
Trainmen Refuse to Unite With the
Santa Fe Telegraphers.
CHICAGO, Dec. 19. A committee rp
resenting the engineers, firemen, con
ductors and trainmen of the Santa Fe
Railway system declared tonight that
they would not advise a strike In sym
pathy with the telegraphers.
PRICE OF SILVER.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19. Silver, 1
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