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the aroBNiyG oregoxian, Thursday, December 20, 1900.
AMY BILUGHANGED
Alterations Made" -by - thet
Senate Committee,-
BEERTO BE SOlD AT CANTEENS
Retention of the Present Regimental
Organization of tlie Artillery Is
Recommended Army's Maxi
mum Strength to Be 100,000.
"WASHINGTON, Dec 19. The subcom
mittee of the Senate committee on mili
tary affairs has completed its worl upon
the Army reorganization bfll and report
ed the result of its labors to the special
meeting of the full Senafe committee this
afternoon. The subcommittee reported a
complete . substitute -for the House bill,
and -while much of the language Is the
same as that of the House measure, there
are numerous changes. Probably the most
Important change is in the provision re
garding the artillery arm of thje service.
The subcommittee recommends retention
of the present regimental organization of
the artillery, and does not give its assent
to the corps organization proposed by
Secretary Root and accepted by the
House. In the matter'of the appointment
of staff officers, the bill .follows largery
the lines of recommendations made by
Secretary Root. The House cahteen pro
vision wa amended so as to permit the
sale of beer at canteens. This exception
was made by-omitting- the "word ""beer"
from the prohibited .articles. The maxi
mum strength, jat the ;5vrmy is to be 100.1)00
men. latery the full committee adopted
the bill as reported by its subcommittee.
As amended, the paragraph reads as fol
lows: "The sale of, or dealing in wine or any
distilled spirits by any person, in any
post exchange or canteen or Army trans
port or upon any premises used for mil
itary purposes by the United States is
hereby prohibited. The Secretary of War
Is "y. directed to carry the provisions
of this section into full force and ef
fect." Santor Harris majle. an effort to .have
the canteen, provision extended, .to Cityr
of Manila, so as to prohibit entirely the
sale of liquors in"th.at city, but failed.
The provision of ttfe jifiW ljUr regarding
the general organization and .scope of the
Army Is as followsr -
"That from arid after the approval of
this bill, the Arm? of. the. United, States,
including the existing -organizations, shall
consist of 13 regiments of cavalry. 12 regi
ments of artillery.. 30. regiments, of Infan
try, one Lieutenant-General, six Major
Generals, 15 Brigadier-Generals, an Adjutant-General's
department, an Inspector
General's department, a Judge Advocate
General's department a .quartermaster's
department, a subsistence department, a
medical department, & pay department,'
a corps of engineers, an ordnance de
partment, a signal corps, the officers of
the record and pension office, the chap
lains, the officers and enlisted men of
the Army on the retired list; the profes
cors, corps of cadets. Army service de
tachment and band at the United States
Military Academy; such Indian scouts as
may be now authorized by law and such
other officers and enlisted men as may be
hereinafter provided for; provided that
when a vacancy shall occur ' through
death, retirement or other separation from
active service in the office of store
keeper, now provided for by law In the
quartermaster's department and ordnance
departments respectively, said offices shall
coase to exist."
The cavalry regimental organization Is
to consist of a Colonel, a Lieutenant
Colonel, three .Majors. 15 Captains. -and 15
each of First and Second Lieutenants.
Two veterinarians nre allowed for each
cavalry regiment Of these officers, the
Captains and Lieutenants not required for
duty -with the troops are to be available
for details as regimental and squadron
staff officers and also other details under
the law. The President la authorized to
increase the number of privates In each
troop of cavalry to 7C, "but." the provision
continues, "the total number of enlisted
men authorized for the whole Army shall
not at any time be exceeded."
The House provisions in regard to th
artillery are stricken out and a provision
substituted continuing the present regi
mental system and giving each regiment
a Colonel. Lieutenant-Colonel, three Ma-(
Jors, 17 Captains and the same number
of First and Second Lieutenants. Twelve'
companies of foot artillery are allowed
to each regiment of artillery and three
battalions are provided for. The Presi
dent is authorized to increase the privates
In these companies to 5 and those In
field batteries to 135, but not by so doing
to increase the size of the Army. A vet
erinary Is to be allowed to each artillery
regiment.
The infantry regiments are allowed the
came general officers as the other
branches of the service and the same pro
vision is made for detail in, all cases.
The President is allowed to increase the
number of privates in infantry companies
to 127, b,ut the same restrictions as in
other cases is put on him as to the In
crease of'-the total strength of the Army.
The enlisted force of the corps of en
gineers is to consist of three battalions
of engineers. The appointments of chap
lains by the President is authorized at
the rate of one for each regiment, in
cluding the artillery service. Post chap
lains are abolished. The new bill con
tinues the rank of Major-General to Gen
eral Corbin as long asr he may serve as
Adjutant-General, but reduces the rank
afterward to Brlgadier-GeneraL Provis
ion also is made for assistants in the
Adjutant-General's department, the In-epector-Generars.
the Surgeon-General's
and the subsistence department There
" nre to be. five assistant Adjutant-Generals
with the rank of Colonel; seven -with the
rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, and 15. with
the rank of Major. Vacancies in the
grade of Captain of the subsistence de
partment are to be filled by the President
from officers of the Volunteer Army. A
female nurse corps is provided in connec
tion with the Surgeon-General's office. The
"House "provision Tof-a eparaTeveTeflnary
"corps- is "sTrloken out. V"- "
The pay3epartmdnt is to consist of one
Pav master-General, who is to be a Brlg
adlerSerleraX IhxocTpafmaatexs wlth,the
rank -of. Colonel, "2oufc jv'lth -the ranlc of
Lieutenant-Colonel, nine with the rank of
"Major, and 27 with the rank of Captain.
-The numbers are- different from .the House
bills. The heads of the ordnance depart
ment and the signal corps are to be
Brigadiers.--
tfhe; maximum strength of the Army is
flxed at"ii5v,000 men and the figure, 's not
mentioned until near the--close of the
bllL It Is then inserted in connection
with the provision for the enlistment of
Filipinos. The Jro.YisIftn Jjs. :as jf.c41avs:
.-"That, 'When in hsoglnlon. the condl
tlons ,Jn .tlje.. Philippine Islands .justify
eu'ch action, the President Is authorized
to enlist natives of the islands for service
in -the Army to be organized as scouts
with such officers as he shall deem nec
essary for the proper control or as troops
or companies as authorized by "this act
for the Rcgpjar;Atmyi -The President is
further, .aphorized in, his dlsc'retonj to
form companies, organized from compa
nies of the Regular Army, in squad
rons or battalions with officers and non
commissioned officers corresponding to
similar organization in the service. The
total number of enlisted men in such na
tive qrganlzation shall not exceed 02,000
and the total enlisted force of this army,
together with such native force, shall
not exceed at any time 100.000."
-The field officers of the native troops.
are all to be- Americans for the present.
but whenever the Filipinos show fitness t
Sot command, the President is authorized
to make provisional selections from
among them -for the grades of First and
Second Lieutenants. A native regiment
of Porto Ricans is also authorized. Fol
lowing are some provisions of the new
bill:
That to fill vacancies occurring from
time to. time in the several organizations
serving without the limits of' the United
States with trained men, the President
is authorized to enlist recruits in numbers
equal to 4 per cent In excess of the total
strength authorized for such organiza
tions. "That the. President Is authorized to
maintain the enlisted force of the sev
eral organizations of the Army at their
maximum strength as flxed in this act
during the present exigencies of the serv
ice or until such time as Congress may
hereafter direct.
"That nothing in this act shall be beld
or construed so as to discharge 'any offi
cer from the Regular Army or to deprive
him of the commission which he holds
therein."
There are in the new bill some changes
in the provisions regarding staff officers.
The House bill continues Adjutant-General
Corbin as a Major-General only dur
ing his continued "active service." The
Senate committee strikes out the word
"active," continuing the rank "during
service." In the Quartermaster-Qeneral's
office there are to be six instead of sev
en quartermasters with the rank of Col
onel, nine instead of 11 wi,th the rank of
Lieutenant-Colonel, 18 instead of 28 with
the rank of Major, and 54 instead of 72
with the rank of Captain (mounted). In
the subsistence department, the number
of commissary-sergeant Is made tho
came as under the existing law. Instead
of 150 as In the House bill. There are to
be three. Instead of four paymasters with
the rank of Colonel, four Instead of five
with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, 13
instead of 29 with the rank of Major,
20 instead of 25 with the rank of Captain.
The grades of first paymaster and deputy
paymaster are stricken ouL In the signal
corps there is to be only one Colonel,
three'Majors and nine Instead of 19 each
of Captains and First Lieutenants. The
provision in the House bill regarding
staff promotions is changed and extended
eo as to read as follows:
"That so long as there are any officers
holding permanent appointments with
the Adjutant-General's department, the
Inspector-General's department, and the
quartermaster's department, the subsist
ence department, the pay department, the
ordnance department and the signal crops,
those shall be promoted according to
seniority In the several grades as now
provided by law and nothing herein con
tained shall be deemed to apply to va
cancies which can be filled by such pro
motions or to the periods for which the
..officers promoted shall hold their ap
pointments and when any vacancy, ex
cept that of the chief of the department
of corps, shall occur. It shall be filled
by detail from the line of the Army and
no more permanent appointments shall
be made in those departments or corps.
All officers so detailed shall serve for a
period of four ears, unless sooner re
lieved at the expiration of which time
they shall return to duty with the line,
and officers below the rank of Lieutenant
Colonel shall not be again eligible for
selection In either staff department until
they shall have served two years with the
line."
The medical department provision Is tho
same as that of the House bill, except a
slight change as. to qualification for head
nurses. The bill will be reported to the
Senate tomorrow.
RIVER A"D HARBOR BILL.
Roane Committee" Will Not Give It
Ont Until After Holiday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. The river and
harbor committee of the House has prac
tically decided not to give out the bill
until after the holidays. The members
fear thit the publication of items would
give the friends of projects unfavorably
acted upon an opportunity to organize
combinations against the bill. The bill
has reached such glgintic proportions (al
most JSO.OOOOOO. under the provisional al
lotment) that some vigorous pruning will
be necessary to reduce It to the $60,000.
000 or JC3.O0O.O00 to which the committee
desires to hold It down. The direct ap
propriations probably will not much ex
ceed $20,000,000. The committee has pro
visionally agreed to the Southwest Pass
project at the mouth of the Mississippi,
which Involves $8,000,000 In continuing con
tracts. The Mississippi River Is to get
$10,000,000 during the next 10 years. A lock
on the dam on the Ohio below Cincinnati
Is to be provided at a cost of $1,000,000.
The harbor at Cleveland, O., the home of
Chairman Burton, Is down for over $i,O00,
000. Provision is to be made for restor
ing the jetties at Galveston and general
Improvement there at a cost of $1,000,000.
Arkansas Pass, Tex., Is to receive 4350,000,
and Sabine Pass $250,000.
The Secretary of "War today transmit
ted to the House the report of the board
of engineers appointed under the last
river and harbor act to make a survey
and estimate of the cost of the improve
ment of the Upper Illinois and Lower
Desplalnes River, In Illinois, -with a view
to an extension of navigation from the
.Illinois River to Lake Michigan at Chi
cago and to report tho cost of a chan
nel 10, 12 and 15 feet deep and estimates
for a proper connection at Lockport with
the sanitary and ship canal constructed
by tho sanitary district of Chicago. The
conclusions of the board are as follows:
"First That the existing project for the
Improvement of the Lower Illinois River,
if extended to Lake Michigan by the
eight-foot project along the Upper Illinois
and Desplalnes River, on which the board
submits estimates. Is ample for all ex
isting river navigation In the Mississippi
Valley or any thereof authorized by Con
gress. "Second That any extension of lake
navigation along the Desplalnes and Il
linois Rivers will require a navigable
waterway, not less than 14 feet deep.
"Third The cost of such channel Is not
likely to fall short of $20,000,000.
"Fourth That a waterway for lake ves
sels extending only to tho mouth of the
Illinois River will not develop commerce
that will Justify such an expenditure, and
that this Improvement by itself Is not ad
visable. The board, therefore, recom
mends that no further surveys of the Des
plalnes and Illinois Rivers be made, un
less In connection -with a project to be
authorized by Congress, which shall In
clude provision for a corresponding depth
of water In the Mississippi below the
mouth of tho Illinois."
Named by the President.
"WASHINGTON. Dec, 19. The President
today sent the following nominations to
the Senate:
Marine Corps Promotions: First Lieu
tenant Harry Lee. to be a Captain: First
Lieutenant Frank H. Delano, to be a Cap
tain. Artillery Promotions: Captain Constan
tino Chase. Fourth Artillery, to be Ma
jor; First Lieutenant J. K. Cree, Sixth
Artillery, to be Captain: Second Lieu
tenant W. "W. Hamilton, Second Artillery,
to be First Lieutenant.
Infantry Andrew Geddes, late Captain
of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, to be Cap
tain of Infantry.
Repayment to Mexico.
"WASHINGTON, Dec 19. From the com.
mittee on foreign relations. Senator Cul
lom reported favorably, -with an amend
ment, a bill to pay Mexico $240,6S3 paid by
the Government of Mexico on account of
an award in favor of LaAbra Silver Min
ing Company, the whole of which awarcr,
it has been declared by the United States
Supreme Court, was procured by fraud.
Cullom also reported from the same com
mittee a bill to pay Mexico $101,899. the
amount of an award paid to Benjamin
"Well, the circumstances being similar to
those of the LaAbra case.
Patterson's Nomination Confirmed.
"WASHINGTON, Dec 19. The Senate
has confirmed the nomination of J. M.
Patterson to be Postmaster at The Dalles,
Or.
HOW THEY HAZED CADETS
PRACTICES IX VOGUE AT "WEST
POINT ACADEMY.
Son of Phil Sheridan and Brother of
Lieutenant Hobson Testified at
the Booz Investigation.
"WEST POINT, N. T., Dec. 19. Some In
teresting testimony -was brought out to
day by the court of inquiry "which Is in
vestigating the alleged hazing- of cadets
at the Military Academy here, in connect
tlon with the recent death of ex-Cadet
Booz. Thirty-five cadets were examined
during- the morning and afternoon ses
sions, and of these, one was the brother
of Lieutenant Hobson, of Merrimac
fame; another was the son of General
Phil Sheridan, and a third, Mark Brooke,
of Pennsylvania, a nephew of General
Brooke, who Is the presiding officer of
the court. All three told of the hazlncr
.they got during the encainpment of 1S36
at the time Booz was their classmate,
and not one of them said that the treat
ment received ox things they had to do
were either brutal or degrading. Hob
son's worst ordeal -was when he had to
stand on his head In a bathtub in which
there was about 10 inches of water. He
said ho was partially strangled, but was
all rlgbt in a few minutes. Young Phir
Sheridan was made to ride a broomstick
along the street in commemoration of his
Illustrious father's ride, and he had to
keep shouting "Turn, boys, turn." all the
time. He did not think this was humiliat
ing, he said, although he did not relish the
taslc In nearly every Instance tlje wit
nesses said that all the more brutal forms
of hazing was obsolete, and while "brac
ing" was still practiced secretedly. It was
against the regulations, and If anyone
were detected violating these regulations
he would be summarily dealt with and
severely punished.
As there are about a score or more of
Booz' classmates to be examined and
there arc several of the first-class men
to be heard from, as well as some of
the officers, the court may not get
through the taking of testimony until
Saturday.
The first 15 minutes of today's session
was behind closed doors. "When the open
ing sitting was begun. Cadet Raymond
L. Linton was examined. He said he
knew Cadet Booz in 189S, and he seemed
to be in good health. He said Booz was
not hazed or treated brutally so far as
he knew. The witness described "brac
ing" as an exaggerated position of the
soldier, the drawing In of the chin and
the throwing back of the shoulders at the
same time.
"If a fourth-class man is unpopular Is
he subjected to more 'bracing' and 'ex
ercising than others?" asked Captain
Dean, the recorder of the court.
"On the contrary, a great deal less," re
plied tho witness. "He is let alone by
th,e upper classmen and members of his
own class."
In reply to questions by Colonel Heln,
commandant of the cadets, the witness
said:
"There are orders against 'bracing and
'exercising,' and cadets have been se
verely punished for violating these or
ders." On a blackboard In the rear of the hall
the following was written:
"To haze to play mischievous or abu
sive tricks on, try the pluck or temper of,
especlally'by physical persecution, lower
class students In a college or newcomer In
an establishment of any kind. Century
Dictionary."
Cadet Stephen Abbott, of Illinois, the
next witness, when Bworn, was asked
to read the definition of the words "to
haze.' He said that was not his con
struction of the words as applied to haz
ing by "bracing," etc, which took place
In the academy. He was not quite cleat'
on the rules prohibiting this practice. He
had 'been rcqnlredtisTa fourth-class man
to take some few drops of tobasco sauce,
off a spoon, but was not forced to do it.
He took It himself at the order of two
upper-classmen. It was hot, but did no
harm.
"Did you see Cadet Bo'oz after the
fight with Keller?" asked the recorder.
"Yes, sir; his left eye was blackened."
The witness went on to say that he
had never known Booz to be abused or
ill-treated, and denied that Booz was in
terfered with on account of his religious
practices. In reply to the commandant
the witness said he had known cadets as
well as the commandants of the mess ta
ble to be severely punished for permit
ting or practicing restraint," "bracing"
or other exercises on lower-class men.
Cadet Albert B. Dockery, of Mississippi,
was questioned at length on the military
regulations prohibiting hazing. General
Brooke read an extract from the United
States military regulations prohibiting
nearly everything which could be con
strued as hazing. Then the General
asked, "Are these regulations violnted?"
"Yes. sir," replied the witness.
On being questioned by Colonel Mills,
superintendent of the academy, he said
that tobasco sauce. If not on the table,
can be had by asking for It.
"Do you know any other name for It?"
asked the superintendent.
After some hesitation, the witness said:
"Yes, sir; the cadets sometimes call It
hell sauce."
Charles McH. Eby, of Pennsylvania,
was asked about the hazing which used
to be prevalent, but which he said was
discontinued about two years ago. He
described it as follows: "Bracing." an
exaggerated form of soldiery position;
"wooden "Willie." continuous gun drill;
"football," lying on the back and raising
the legs to a perpendicular position and
back again several times, probably for
six or seven minutes; "eagling," standing
on the toes; "hanging on stretcher," sus
pended on the hands from a bar with
the feet not on the floor.
"Did you ever see a man faint while
undergoing any of these exercises?"
"Well, I have known a man to feign,"
was the reply.
"Under what form of exercise?"
"Eagling, I think, sir."
"How long did he exercise?"
"I can't say exactly, but about five or
six minutes, I think."
"Who was the man?"
"Myself, sir."
This reply caused laughter in which the'
women spectators joined.
"Then you are an authority on faint
ing?" said General Brooke.
"No, sir; I never fainted," was the
reply.
Eby then, at the request of Superin
tendent Mills, stood up and gave the
court an exhibition of nvhat Is known as
bracing.
Cadet John K. Herr. of New Jersey, who
was present at the fight between Keller
and Booz, and who acted as one of the""
latter's seconds, said:
"The men put up their hands and
sparred. Keller landed a blow on Booz
eye and the latter turned his head away.
He tried to avoid Keller, who said
'Stand up and fight," Then Booz went
down from a light blow and did not
want to get up. He was helped up, but
went down again two or three times and
wanted to quit. He got a blow in the'
body, not hard enough to knock him
down. Booz flopped down. He cried and
said he would give up. He was not
knocked out. He just laid down. After
the fight I told Booz that his actions
were cowardly and were so regarded by
the others, and that he could remove the
stigma by fighting another upper-classman
his own size or smaller, but he
paid no attention to me."
"Had he a mark on his body?"
"YeSi he had a black eye." T
Referring to bracing, the witness said
he would not "brace" an under-cktssmari
in the presence of an officer In charge
because he would be severely punished.
The witness, in speaking of the treat
ment by "bracing," etc, of lower-class-.
men for "offenses," was asked by Gen
eral Brooke what were considered "of
fenses." "Well, should they refuse to comply
with an order from an upper-classman,
providing the order would not bring dis
credit on the lower-classman, and also it
they walked in a slouchy manner," was
his definition.
Continuing, Herr said that many fourth
classmen on their arrival at "the acad
emy were "full of conceit," which had to
bo taken out of them.
"Describe the conceit," said General
Brooke.
Tho witness hesitated, but after a sug
gestion from Colonel Clous, he said:
"Some of them are conceited on account
of wealth, and others on account of social
standing, position or superior Intellect."
"Then these are treated by the upper
class men In this way, In order to bring
them to a realizing sense of the fact that
they are no better than anybody else?"
suggested General Broke.
"Exactly, sir."
Cadet Casad, of Indiana, testified that
Cadet Booz was unpopular on account of
his cowardly conduct In his fight.
R. D. Valllant, of Arkansas, knew
Booz, but not very Intimately. He knew
the ex-cadet was not popular, but the
witness never knew of his being hazedl
He himself wis hazed, had taken part
In pillow fights and a "rat funeral." The
latter was held in his tent. The body of
a dead rat was placed on top of a, box
and a towel laid over It. Four lighted
candles were placed on the comers of the
box. A high priest was apolnted who
read from the "black book."
"What Is that?" asked Captain Dean.
"The regulations of the military acad
emy, sir," was the reply
Continuing, Valllant said flowers were
placed around the body of the rat. The
services, lasted about half an hour. Sev
eral upper class men took .photographs
of the proceedings, after which the rodent
was burled. He. had beard the president
of the Y. M. C. A., called "Saintly Mitch
ell," but it was not done in disrespect.
All ther cadets, he said, looked up to Mr.
Mltchel.1.
James A. Shannon, a cadet from Min
nesota, said there were about five fights
between fourth and upper class men dur
ing the camp In 1S9S- It was the rule,
he said, if two men had .a disagreement,
and they were of unequal size, one or the
other would chose a man to replace him
so as to equalize matters.
Cadet Benjamin Miller, of Virginia, said
hot candle grease had been dropped on
his feet, and the same was done to Booz.
It did not hurt.
Samuel Frankenburger, .of West Vir
ginia, said he had been hazed by exercis
ing., bracing and other methods, some of
which were injurious.
"What is your religion?" asked Com
mandant Heln.
"I'm a Jew, sir."
"Have you ever been slighted or an
noyed on account of your religion by any
of the cadets?"
"No, sir."
"Have you known any case of a person
being annoyed or Interfered with on ac
count of his religious views.
"No, sir."
"Did you know Booz?"
"Yes, sir."
"Who was his tent mate?"
"Cadet Albert."
"What was Albert's religion?"
"He was a Jew, sir."
"Was there any discrimination in his
case on account of his religious belief?"
"No-, sir; not at all. He was not a com
panionable man."
Fred W. Helnrlchs, of New York, said
a man who would not fight "when called
out" would be looked down upon, but he
knew of no case In point.
"Would a man who refused to fight on
religious grounds be regarded with con
tempt?" asked Commandant Heln.
"He might be by some." replied Heln
rlchs, "but I never heard of such an in
stance."' B. O. Mahaffrey, of Texas, said he knew
Booz, who was unpopular on account of
his cowardice- "I met Booz in the bath
room about three days before he left. I
knew he was in disfavor for his, actions,
and said to him: 'Why don't you brace
up? Call somebody out and redeem your
self.' "
"Why, did. you give him this advice?"
"Decause I hid heard men say things,
to. him as they passad which were of
such a nature that I shodld have resent
ed them. He left three days later. His-eyes
were weak, but I would not have known
It only that he was attending the hos
pital." Walter "K. Wilson, . of Tennessee, had
seen Booz the night of the fight. His
eye was black, but he could not say what
kind of spirits he was In, as he did not
talk to him. Wilson had had his feet
inspected and many other little things,
but i.t9did him no harm.
. James "M. Hobson. Jr., of Alabama,
said tb.at Booz was disliked for his lack
,of physical courage.
Burt Phillips, of Ohio, after telling
abput the hazing of 1S9S. was asked if he.
were not the man mentioned by the
father of Booz In his testimony the other
day. General Brooke read from the
transcript of the stenographer's notes, In
which he stated that Phillips' father came
to West Point in 1SSS to prevent his son
from being hazed. The witness said his
father came here, but he was not aware
that he came for such a purpose.
The ConRrcidlonal Investigation.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. The special
committee appointed by Speaker Hender
son to Investigate the circumstances con
nected with the death of Oscar L. Booz
today decided to enter upon tho Investi
gation Immediately after the holiday re
cess. The committee has determined to
probe the case -to the Dottom. It will
meet at Washington. January 3, and go
thence to Bristol, Pa. Chairman Dick
was authorized to Instruct the Burgess
or the town to notify all who have knowl
edge of the case that they wilt be ex
pected to testlfv there. Then the commit
tee will go to West Point. Colonel Mills,
the superintendent of the .academy, will
be notified that all cadets having knowl
edge of the case will be required to give
testimony. In addition, the committee
wlllqueitlon some of the young men who
were in Booz class, who have failed or
who have left the academy, in order to
secure testimony which Is not prejudiced
by the atmosphere of the academy. The
committee also will Investigate the gen
eral' subject of hazing sufficiently to make
an Intelligent recommendation to Con
gress. Chairman Dick will call upon the
Secretary of War for a transcript of all
the testimony of the Military Board,
which Is now making Independent Inquiries.
Trolley Cars Collided.
ASHLAND, Ivy., Dec. 19. At S o'clock
this n;orn!ng, during a heavy fog, two
.electric cars, both well filled with passen
gers, collided near the center of the city.
They were running at a rapid 'rate of
spged. Motorman John Scisco was pin
ioned between the cars and Is believed to
be fatally Injured. Motorman Campbell
Is also In a critical condition being cut
with .glass about tbe body and face. Con
ductor Walter Hutchinson was badly cut
about "the body and face. Among the pas
sengers injured are: tranK .running.
County Attorney; Miss Annie Kerr, of
Norwalk, Ky.; Internally, may die; Mrs.
T. G. Patton. Catlettsburg, Ky.; Frank
Frelt, Mrs. Lydia Moore, Catlettsburg,
Ky.
Indianapolis, ind.. Dec 19. Two
electric cars on the Greenfield & In
dianapolis line collided head on this morn
ing near Jim. Ind. Emory Scott and
John Glasscock, motormen, were fatally
Injurcd. Six passengers were badly hurt.
The cars were running at a" high rate of
s'peed, and the heavy fog prevented the
motormen from seeing their danger.
o
Daily Treasury Stntcxncnt.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. Today's- state
ment of the Treasury balances m the gen-1
era! .fund, exclusive of the 5150.000,000 gold
reserve In the division of redemption,
shows:
Available cash, balance $14L011.3S
Gold S9.2G9.2C3
Stop the Conch nnd "Wo r lis OCT the
, , . Cold.
Laxatlvo Qremo-Ciulnl&fe Tatlets curs a. pold
Is one day. No cure, no pay. Price. 3 cent.
CAPE COLONY INVASION
IN LONDON THE SITUATION IS RE
GARDED AS OMINOUS.
Kitchener Said to Have Demanded
Heavy Reinforcements Pitched
Battle Imminent.
LONDON. Dec 20. The War Office last
evening could give no Information regard
ing. the reports of a Boer Invasion of
Cape Colony. The officials expressed the
opinion, however, that the newspaper ac
counts were exaggerated and that prob
ably the troops who have been employed
In chasing General Dewet will be diverted
to deal, with the invaders. Having regard
to the customary methods or the War Or
flco, this can only be Interpreted as con
firming the report.
Lord Kitchener, in the meantime, keeps
a tight rein -over the -news, which ln
creases the public disquietude. There is
persistent rumor that he has demanded
heavy reinforcements.
According to the Dally Mall, private
telegrams received, in London yesterday
depict the situation In Cape Colony as
somewhat ominous. It seems that the In
vading Boers are receiving considerable
assistance from the local Dutch, ana
that the troops at the disposal of the
British authorities are not sufficient to
cope with any serious, invasion.. It is
believed that the government has at last
awakened to the seriousness of the situa
tion, and Is making great efforts to have
Lord Kitchener supplied with horses and
mules.
Tho British losses at Nooitgedacht, ac
cording to the official accounts, were Si
killed and wounded, with 44 missing and
still unaccounted for.
It Is reported this afternoon that Gen
eral Knox has been forced to abandon
the pursuit of General Dewet, owing to
the situation created in Cape Colony by
the Boers crossing the Orange River. It
Is said that 3000 republicans have entered
Cape Colony, and a similar number have
reached Phlllpstown. The report aaas
that Dewet, with about 4000 men, is north
west of Ladybrand, and that an attack on
Wlnburg is momentarily expected.
Sufferings of Boer Women.
NEW YORK, ' Dec. 19. A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from The
Hague says:
Pitiable stories reach Holland concern
ing the fate of the reconcentrado women
In the British camps in the Transvaal.
Mme. Hardus, of KImberley, reports at
the end of October:
"Today arrived eight women and 24
children from Potchefstroom. They had
a terrible tale to tell of how when they
refused to leave home they were dragged
away by Kaffirs, thrust into jail and aft
er being kept some time without food,
taken by soldiers to. KImberley. When
they arrived here their clothes were In
Tags, having been torn by soldiers. Two
of them had been subjected to indignities.
Some of them were widows, two had hus
bands in St. Helena. The children were
of all ages and mostly barefooted. I was
glad to be able to get them some food
which they badly needed."
Another correspondent describes the ar
rival of six poor women from the same
district in a miserable plight. Two wom
en who had suffered from the violence
of soldiers were taken to the hospital for
treatment. A nursing sister who has ar
rived at Harlem from Africa gives har
rowing accounts of the condition of many
victims of soldiers. Another letter relates
how two young mothers who were brought
Into a reconcentrado camp were not al
lowed to take Infants 4 and 6 months old
wlth.'eim ,
Pitched Battle Imminent.
KRUGERSDORP, Transvaal, Sunday;
Deo. 1R 'A pitched m battle Is Imminent
between the British 'under General Cle-t
ments, who has been reinforced, and the
Boerjr under General Delarey.
MAXY.CHRISTIAXS KILLED.
Mnssacred by Moslems In Central
v Turkey.
LONDON. Dec 20 A dispatch to the
Dally Express from Vienna reports re
cent Moslem excesses against the Chris
tian population In the central provinces
of Turkey, w here 200 Christians have been
killed.
Kmger at Amsterdnm.
AMSTERDAM. Dec 19. Mr. Kruger
arrived here today. He was met at the
railroad station by the municipal and
communal authorities. Speeches, were ex
changed In the royal waiting-room. A
boquet was presented to. Mr. Kruger,
whose every appearance was a signal for
rounds of applause. Very large crowds
of people lined the route to the Town
Hall, where the Burgomaster made a
speech In which he said he hoped Mr.
Kruger would succeed in his efforts to sa
cure honorable peace. Mr. Kruger, In the
course of his reply, said:
"In 1SS4 we obtained our Independence,
but that favorable action has been oblit
erated. The invaders are 10 against one,
but we await the day when God will
make his will known. We rely on hl3
help more than on Emperors and Princes.,
I have not cOme as a fugitive, but by the,
order of my government, with the object
of terminating a war In which the Brit
ish employ men and children against us."
After Two Hundred Millions.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19. A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from London
says.
The Corey family, of Nebraska
and Kansas, has been trying to get a for
tune of $200,000,000 alleged to be lying in
the English Court of- Chancery. Ellsha,
Corey, of Omaha, who believes himself;
to be heir to 52.O0O.0CO, Is leader of the
project, while Jay Corey, of Towanda,
Kan., thinks his share is $13,000,000. Let
ters circulated declare that gold, stocks
and bonds belonging to the Corey family
and held by the English court for 63
years ..re now about to be secured. In
quiries having been made through of
ficial channels, the Court of Chancery
replied that not a penny of the Corey
estate is held.
Floating Gambling: Palace.
NEW YORK. Dec. 19. A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from London
says a syndicate has been formed to buy
an obsolete Atlantic liner, fit her up as a
miniature Monte Carlo casino, moor her
off the English coast, just outside the
three-mile limit, and run a big game In
the English Channel, off Brighton, the,
place chosen. Launches will run back
and forth to meet the London trains. The
boat will be a floating hotel as well as
a gambling resort, and visitors may live
aboard as long as they please in luxu
rious surroundings. Experienced croupiers
wll be Imported from Monte Carlo, and
roulette will be the principal game played,
in strict accordance with Monaco rules.
Tnkci No Stock in Charges.
PARIS, Dec 19. The French Govern
ment has given the most emphatic denial
to those French papers which tried to
Involve the American Embassy in the
Paris disclosures in connection with the
United States War Department's knowl
edge of French Government gun secrets,
by offering the cross of the Legion of
Honor to Lieutenant W. 8. Sims, the
formal United States Naval attache at
Paris, whom .La Presse describes as the
person guilty of disclosing the gun se
crets. An Austrian Airship.
NEW YORK. Dec 19. A. dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from Vienna
says an Austrian engineer, William Kress,
has Invented an airship which Is pro
nounced to be better than Zeppelin's.
The Emperor's attention being called to
the model he his become much Interest
ed, and expressed the belief that it would
be successful. .Kress did. not have money
to build a large ship, and the- Emperoij
said he would fix' that, and contributed
$1000 out of his own pocket. Numerous
others followed suit, and Kress will build
theifihip.
Spanish Royal Marriage.
MADRID, Dec 19. In the Senate today,
the royal message, read yesterday by
General Azcarraga, the Premier, annbunc
ins the marriage a.t.an eariy date of. the
Princess of the Asturlas, heiress pre
sumptive to the throne, with Prince
Charles, second son of the Count .of Ca
serta, was adopted by 157 votesagalnst 49'
Choate, Will Not Resign.
LONDON. Dec-19. United States Am
basaadqr Choate- denied the report that
he Is about to resign his post, which he"
says is based on the belief that the death
of his partner, Charles C. Beaman, would
necessitate his return to his law practice.
STANFORD"" - TEAM'S LINErUP
Players "Who Will Contest In the
Christmas Game.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Cal., Dec. 19.
It has been definitely decided that a
team from Stanford will "bo north dur
ing the holidays and -play the Multnoman
Athletic Club at Portland on Chclstmas
day. The team, will leave here Saturday
afternoon for Portland, returning direct
ly after the game. The Stanford team
will be made up as follows:
Center, Gregory; left guard. Thompson:
right guard, Barnhlsel; left tackle, Hau
verman: right -tackle, Wooley; right end,
Wardall; lefjt end, Nourse; quarter, Pol
lard; left half, Parker; right half, Nara
more; fullback, Boren.
THE DAY'S RACES.
Races nt Tanforan.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec, 19, Results at
Tanforan:
One mile, selling McNamara won, Ho
henlohe second, Opp&nent third; time,
1:45.
Six furlongs, selling King's Pal won,
Sam Howard second, Honddran third;
time, 1:19.
One and three-quarters miles, seven
hurdles Lomo won, Can't, Dance second,,
Mestor third; time, 3:29.
Epsom handicap, one and one-halt miles
Locochee won, Topmast second, "Lavator
third; time, 2:404- -
Five and one-half furlongs, selling Cou
sin Carrie won, Instante second,. Illusion
third; time, 1:03,
Seven furlongs Tuthjll won, Scales sec
ond, Sam Fullen third; time, 1:314.
- -Races at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec 19. Results:
One mile, selling Judge Magee won,.
Castlne jecdnd, Brown Vail third; time,
1:47.
Steeplechase, "short course Isen won,
High Admiral second, Dan Cupid third;
time. 4:24. '
Handicap, one and one-eighth -miles -Monk
Wayman won. Hood's Brigade second.-
Beana third; time, 2:02.
Selling, one and one-sixteenth miles
Chorus Boy won, Suber second, Henry
of Frantsamar third; time, 1:55.
One mile, selling Ben Chance won, Sun
Locks second, W. -B. Gates third; time,-
1:49.
Jeffries and Rnhlin Sign Articles.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19. James J. Jeffries
and Gus Ruhlln today signed articles of
agreement to box 20 rounds, Marquis ot
Queensberry rules, at Saengerfest Hall,
Cincinnati, February 15. The men agree
to wear gloves not exceeding five ounces
in weight, and to accept George Slier as
referee.
NO SYMRATHETIC STRIKE.
.
Santa Fe Trainmen "Will Not Aid 1
leligrrnphers. -
.-t ... A
CHICAGO, -Dec 19. The committee rep
resenting the engineers, firemen, conduct
tors and trainmen of the Santa Fe Rail
way system declared tonight that they
would not advise a strike In sympathy
with the telegraphers. The committee,
consisting of J. F. Roddy and Irving Well
man, representing the engineers; Thomas
Burke, representing the firemen; H. C.
Scott, representing the trainmen, and W.-
H. Hutton, for the conductors, Issued the
following statement:
"As members of the committee repre
senting the engineers, firemen and train
men on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway, we wish to say that at the re
quest of the telegraphers we have en
deavored to bring about a satisfactory
settlement of the differences between the
railroad company and the telegraphers.
After a careful and thorough Investiga
tion of the causes which led to the contro
versy, and after listening to the state
ments of the telegraphers and also state
ments from Mr. Barr, third vice-president
of the road, we wish to say to the public,
as well as to the members of the different
organizations we represent, that, -while
we regret that we are unable to bring
abdut a settlement between the telegraph
ers and the railroad company, we also
Wish to advise the members of the or
ganizations represented by us that the la.
bors of the committee are completed, and
the attitude or our members will be neu
tral during the existence of the present
controversy.
"Our meeting with Mr. Barr was a
pleasant one, be expressing a desire to
maintain friendly relations with labor or
ganizations as long as they were con
ducted on business principles."
Run Out of Town.
DALLAS, Tex., Dec 19. A dispatch
from Pendlevllle states that the new
agent and operator of the Santa Fe was
run out of town by an armed mob. A
posse of officers brought the man back
and Is guarding the station. A telegram
How it reddens the sfcir. Itches, oozes,
dries and scales 1
Some people call It tetter, milk crnst or
salt rheum.
The suffering from -It- is sometimes in
tense; local, applications aro resorted to
they mitigate, but cannot cure.
It proceeds from humors inherited or ac
quired and persists until these have been
removed.
positively removes them, has radically
and permanently cured the worst cascs,nnd
Is without an equal for all cufafieo-a
eruptions. ' '
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Latest thing m shapes. Sin
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Sets for Six
Sets for Twelve
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Great Eastern Tea Co.
STORES: - '
3-iG Wnsi. St.. net. Sixth and Seventh
t -M, Flrat Street, near Salmon.
from McGregor. Tex savs th stntlon
agent and Operator there has abandoned
nis post. ,
Bnrlcd Alive In n Cnnnl.
CHADRON. Neb.. Dec. 19-Tho Tnor.
were this afternoon burieo" alive beneath
three feet of earth In 'an irrigation canal
four miles east of this city. The names
of the men are: C. Burns, of Montana;
Staunch 'Rlirne hlo znrt Tiit -OTnnAtr
"Litchfield, a hired hand. Burns, sen
ior. Was a wenlthv rnnph nnfl cViomnn-omor i
who came here recentlv and" invested I
neavny in irrigation lands. He was su-
perinienamg me building or the- irriga
tion canal -when the accident occurred.
Three Persons Drowned
.VICTORIA. B. C, Dec. 19. The steamer
Amur arrived from the north today, after
a rough trip, bringing news of the drown
ing, by the capsizing pf a, boat a"t Hata
Lake, near Copper Mountain, of Peter
Early, Mrs. John Taylor and Minnie Ba
ker. The Amur also brought news thai
typhoid and pneumonia are very preva
lent at Dawson. . ,
No. Prizeflehta In Chicago.
CHICAGO. Dec 19. Mayor Harrison
today revoked all permits for prizefights
issued prior to the passage of the antl-fight-ordinance
by the City Council Mon
day night. The Mayor's action puts an
-end to the stories that- he- would not ap
prove the new law. ,
No More
of the Dental Chair
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crowns undetectable from natural teeth,
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i by a FREE EXAMINATION-
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