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' -tl ' fA ' . I i Liu- J www 1) VOL. L AKTOUIA. OIIKUON, HA'I U1IDAY. HKCEMHKK 16, WM) NO. 171 ni Suggesting .i'l 'fi, .c' .". v.- $ A i- ft Christmas Gifts (" FOR "1 ' 1 1 i - iial luic luri", airv it 1 1-1 i-IiiiiiI aln(tinU with llnliiliiy NnVi liirs in i.ii'nii i Yotuio- Men's 'lullim l li i t ! is imt it htylf in itny nilu lc nf ,Mitn' winr lli.'tt in IH'I linttii lu ll' in iiiiiiiittuic fur U Suits Underwear Neckwear Reefers Hosiery Cloves Overcoats Shirts Leggins Hats and Caps Sweaters Fancy Vests CHRISTMAS TOYS GIVEN WITH SUITS, OVERCOATS OR REEFEPS- A B STEINBACH & CO l K(.IM MH Mil Its IN Mil MflMIIM I M M .(tl Ol Jcl n SolicilCil ( in in. f I Din lit iiiiJ Mon iH.ui.su., I'Olt ll .VMt, OKI (.ON A E (Christmas (Gifts! Wf IlllVf nVi-r iilli llllltilrtil illllileilt style of Kiun y ll k-rs in Malinpiiiy, i idlilcii Oak Mil. I lli.lsrv Milplr li it-It lire excel-li-lit VitliU'- aihl clmi-i) inniK We liaVc I mi a liinntilnl 1 1 tif df I'ntnirH aili-lirally litiiiiril. I.ailiif.' Willing li-kf, I'm ir TuMis, 'ral'inin tli, .lanliii i r i SIihhIm. A litij;i' ii-iitiitctit ni Smyriias, A xiniii- Rugs! I -Il l s llll. I ArtiMtic Picture 'PrninliiK Charles Hellborn U Son. I? H!)--)-!--(?-(!- -X!M-(! 'I fi)';1 llcru Im it 1-lMt of High Grade Goods at Moderate Prices: I'iiih-v ( 'ivaiiit iy I'niltt'i- in Kt'x iiml Uolls. Strictly Kicslt V.. N'i v ( "i-i Miiplc Syrup. m It. II. Miu-kw liral uiiil rmkaril A Smiili's Fancy Italian I'rtuics. New Crop Nut-, Fij;1 Mince Moat. I Ralston ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. Largest and Best Equipped Offices In the Northwest PORTLAND DENTAL PARLORS Cron ami lirkltio Work, H&0 lcr tootli, BunrnnloeJ. Iti-Ht HPt Teeth. .r).OI) lit Kiinrmitml. llt'Kt FillitiKd, fiOti up, iiarniitu((l. ' All Work Positively (iiuinintccJ toulvc Perfect SalKfttetlon OK NO PAY. Wttnlilntfton Duiltlintr, Oorner 4th ami WuRliington 'st". Fifth FI(M)r, U(ioin-47, 4H, ( 0, 61, 52. 'Phoni Oreuon, llrown 4ij. Jr Hi il' ,T, 1 1 'it 'ill u li 'it it 'It 'it 'Te V 'iV ' t II' u 'it it .'' ' u . 1 ' II' li' 'it l 'it 'it (')') BOYS. IKults (iriilillo Cakt' Kloiir. 7 l l t)Y At ')T Breakfast Food, Pancake Flour, Whole Wheat Flour, Whole Wheat Crack ins i-i-fe-!)---i Top i1 Floor v WuahliiKtoii llulld- Columbia gO J BULLER WAS BEATEN BACK lli hi I iiimiiiIiiK III IJi i-. l'ill.Uil M i' - His Attempt to Force Tugela;' ''" """ River Repulsed With Great Loss- FULL STRENGTH ENGAGED; The Fetreat Weil Ordered, but Accompanied by Fearful Sac rifice of Officers and Men. ELEVEN G4JNS ABAND01NED ThiHevcrse Wis Uacxpectc J and Ter rible Englinl frenzied With Rife nl Humiliation - The Situation Is Desperate. ;.i o i i In-. i: t; i m To .. i'. li .i i V . ol'n n iii'i- 'ii. v 111. t f t .-it itlin li.u i .-i I .1 'I ; li.'it . i !.! il :nl..-i h.m ii,. I Il-lll'l i ' ? I I'll' I M .IH .i'. -I.i rni (a- Tim-.-l.i riv.-r. I'-.li llhi; It lini.mol!.. In '-If - t In . I' J. , 1 r l a r.-lli-iii. i.t I I- i i.. .n.ii.l Ki-.nl r I.W II- lift il h'Hiii I- .il- I lolli... HU l t'w t. xt of l i "in ' - I illll'l .lll.t. 'It .III I I I'll 1-'. Il 1' .- Itull.-t- -.. lui.l I ! Chiwlry 'nm;i. 1 1 B :' , n I r. Ki. t to ! .int ,i pm noun :x-v.-i - I ui..v.il fi full k( i-.-ii i; t li from ..in r.uni in. r i'IiI. i-l.y it o. 1, linn ! .riiinn Tli. r ir' i'.v i foi-il il.'i- il.ii'' in lli 'I'uolii ilv.-r ai 'l tt ".(n my Intiiiiloii lo 'ni.-,. i piit. tin iiili .tt li-it mi.- of iluin Tlii-y .u' .ilmiit ("iiih.i ll.lll H for.-. Olll- I V li.u: ,ii,n iirt My iii'finl-.it w.ih t.. ,.i r th.- iitln r Itli if th- lirtKaUfi', . --tirr.il l"i;a.t- it lit Ul tin K ii-ii.-r.il llilvir.l Hi.- Ml. !(. ii ! ;-; 1 . 1 tlw l.-fl ilk-lit i ui.l I .in. I i i--ii." iil Lull', .-ii nas I t iki- tin ' i i'l.- .im I I.. mi.. rl .-ititiir I t illy In tli.- lay I mm tlnii i-ii.-t ii I j II ill it. Hid ti. I'i ,it)l.. I if,. i.i- a I'.i.-i-I I - ii'- iiii,I I lin-r---.! mm to xx 1 1 ii.it ii w injc.1 with itiv.it l -.iiii l.att.il.i. j II.- h i I. 'io.v n -r. itt : k.iI- mil ui l hi-, l ; tin- r. iii-i. uitflu Ita uri-ii. I f--.i, iiiif j f--; i-.l a irr- it l.-.il i 'nlnti.-l t C, j!!--. ink' iv. ti .r1oUKly wn-.tnilt-il , I llv-ii ,.iii'i--l t ; m-ii.i 1 Illlilurt1 .i.lv.in-.-, xx lih-h nt- illil. and Ms i t.-.idiiiK f' Tiin it. Kim Siiri-i-) . i i-cit- 1...' t'.il -liK.t Mtall kl .:li. tilt' llolinrrt in-lit- tho iiitlir-. A tll.it tnntiiPlit 1 Inxitil tliut tin" whi lo ui-lllli'i y 1 h,ul d.-iK to .upimrt tlo' attack. th .'tn t -tnli niiil Sixiy-nivih II. I'l Iml- t .--!.--. .tin I xix n tv.nl IJ p.uiii.1 ir iiili k flr.-tn. im.l -r l.oiir. Iiml ii.i v.itit-.ttl ; -In In tly. i-lv.tr in I.0.1KH lt-sit. to,;,, t- , .inlnoLlni! an onYnsixv xxiir i" t iiiiui .-.i--i-.n - i-i'ik' . n M..."t o f,,,. In- full of t!it- iMVtny. xxlt.. muM.-iiIx ilonetiil Mft lilt -i s t-.-i.uls' c.piiim' op -tied 11 Kiillliii; llr- nl How r.initf. f,.,. (;M,.i v;,nai r.-'s ixvii.-e. may klllinii nil t --!- horves, mid tho Kim-) , tlv .llsloyiill v and fninent tiers were rotnpHl.s! to Miami t.. t'.u-ir, ,.lvj ,,- jn , ,,,. , ,,n , ,t u,, ruii S.uti.. nf tln xx.m'iii t.-.ims K 'l s Mr. ll,.r.in v ni.l t:ie pren-i. r re-sl'fii.-! for the t.r..s in .1 .lone 1 Hii.l , ,,,! , ,n ... ,1,.. ..fleets will 1 iipera1e efT x'is xvel .. li.-iiit; 111. 1. 1, lo ' tniiiiini.tl. lil-IUli nllt llin Held Rlltis j ' Till' lire, howevttr. was too an I only Ixvo xvel-,1 sax- -il, hy t S"ll.ileld .1.11.1 Holll.i illlVel'S, '' ipi.iiuj Xlllilt'- , tuitt'.-B 1 will furnish. ' Atn tin t' inosl Riill.l it attempt "I'll three tinniH was 111. nl.- In- nil ..ili.-er whose tlilllto I will nlil-lill. uf is' horses, 13 xxx'tx- killed, and as -vxeral i.i :n'N. 1.t. Sitikini; nt 11 ilrners wetv xviuiiideil. I w.mlil 11,. I ill-! l'ni"ii-Jt 111 m i tin in ll it kney, I.i.iidnn. low IIIH. Ill m- (lltenipl, us It ks nn ,1 ' lnl txei'lnr. lien--A.liniial Ird tluil I hoy would ! inei-.lv a shell .('lia-lis I eiv.-f, r, f.i, that ho long ina.lk. siterllleliig life tn i K'.illiiiit m iii;o mi l t he s.s r ! ny of Mtate for war, tempt to foriv Ihf M.sag... I"iisiii-! l."i'! l.ins.lowne. iliut the Keveriimem ported bv artillery. I illrei e,l (lint ilie! was in.t s.-.i.lir. - .no inii trnnps to the troops wltlldiMxv, which they .IM 111 good order. 'Throughout the day a considerable fane of tho oneiny xviis presxing on my right Hank, hut xvas kept buck by the mounted men tiudor I-ord IH111 iloni.ld and a part of (ienirul IturKu's brigade. "The il ay was Int nly h.vt n ml inofil trying on the troops, xvh we 0:1. duct was eXi'elletit. "We h.u'o iiliaudoiitsl 10 guns and' l.iMt by sh -11 lire otic. Tlie losses 111 (leiit-rnl Hunt's brigadi , t fear, hiv vej-y heavy, although the proportion of severely w mini, d, l hoie, is not large. "The Fotirt.vnth mid Sixl y - ninth (lelii hallei-ic-H also stiffeiisl s. -Vi ro losses. We have ivtlr.ul to our tMinp t v'lilevelry." Ft KlOl'S AKTILLKKY PFKI.. O.trilsoit at litidysniilh lieplyins the lloxM- Guns on Umbula wan Kill. lo LONDON, Doc. 15. A special from Frere camp says that simultaneous, ly w IMi (h. lioiiil;inlnii'tii f Ci.lon o i it fuil'.im urtilli-ry J ul - i trt ni'-'l , I Iw.-.mi lln- kiuyI"I. at I1)yninlth I .IM'I tin- ll i i mi I IiiiIiuI im mi Mil:. Tin- following fii.iii'-'l ulllc -r of III. Iilrliliiinl 1riKi'l'. '! i P-ii'irtil ' in ! iiiliiiK n"' ' Hi" I'.il'l" of M"i- K' ruf'.m In. w -n- kiil'-'i f.ililn, tlii- ..lli. . 1 1 ' I Ul. IilI.WIIlK UIM-lIIOMI- !i i!.. ..f Ih-lr oiii'Ih: '-.. lnwri- I Ili ltl "l 'lll.tf.-ll. iv .-aivi i.i: r:i:NKi:Ai.siiii' :.li-f .ii I:h;;Imiii TIkh ih- A r, .,, m- n; IV .)'! l-"l. M. V UK, I ". I" - A llM..-t:. h tn ill.- Ti il.iiiio from I.ii.I'i.'i, my:' I'm il. i iiinl if -i.iiiilN.il liiv.' Ii.i 1 III.- Ii-M .no Wii. It w.i lui'iMli t hitt :? I M-t'iui-i li.i'l nilii'l from hi' I inlvii in i ! Hi)l.iii ufi'.i w.tltli-ir vi-r In itlit ii- ill - lioi-th ii lln- l'.i"-ri wmilil i ii 'i, it.- tli-lr nil- tri-tiili.K Mini allow I nn to i-imv -I'l u ill . iw; lull!, into a vl ti.ry , "I'll, n- w.f ii f '-l.l.- i-.illy of i i-.liilotN i; i. i-i- f. i i f. v.- hi. ill wlill.. u f i I . i Ii.iuk.- en ii i "I' i. c-tiT -til ii. .il I i ly-miili lt.nl Ii f-n r--lt.-x-.-l i"l I lioiif.ui'l in iniiH-i s tiiki-ii li" r Int tli - il. - -a--. .ii aii'l Kioinii llv I . IH-II ll UA (III- (llll iXt'tllt of i i' M h'iimim l.n..-n iwr- t--I u'. tli- l ul l h it'll truth s.n im-' th it IK- Huliliiii'l lnliM'U' U . ii t-iiiiaii-l. Iiki- i..ti . ii lllL. vvkilili I" "HI I't'ifi ill- I mi , '1 "I,1V In- .1 i ! I- T : i'i .1- in,, I .l.ri.flit. il iitU.ut hiv .1.1.11 4i ctiiiii .- of Hlr.iitni; a i-i i y l.iiii'o.n .in. I i'i'..v . ' i ll i .mi- ,i ln'i-l niil.'i for rn .Illntln-f liUI-tl III III otll''. .I'l l .mil) iniiti Ih-lilnl I!, a I :f : j in , tl-"! I fl. I,. ... . .-i m ui ti tii,- : ri.m in .i-i i to i-.-iii -- .i u nion U .l.i-a.-t.-r .',.l I - "i. i Hi.' Itrllii.li ,i-tit!i' tl "oi;-.:li ul tl... i ioiMf.- t :- liR i.p -..-:it.n lout ti.il i ii'ii.-. l!n- "!i,ii.i?.-..(-- ili.i' tli. y hi-iv lik-1) t m i. ni fi into I mill h ni'l-r- i a I -init:ni"ii Il v t ll.it vl III, Il .il X.- ,lll IIIIJ til" I'nno .ui v. ni Mill! it) iirtt-ut I.ihi th.-ii M-!f .' t. k i. ti .ni l inhm-.l tin- ali.iii'li'iini'-'.t of KlIllUll.) In Its f.i!.-. tli-- Mitll- ..f M..'Ihi.--.iV I t X " I Mill''- It of li.l'lliP' for.. t.. tli--i ml.l ir i t,. th' lllll .l.-f.-tifiv.- i. i.uiy -.. ii. i., ,.v ,1, - in ttii',1 ii - Ii iii-r.il until .ii-iii)' ' ot ! h,i,.n, mul ni l Iv wnt , t' .Urn ,i. riii y liiilfd to n-,i:l tin- int.- in.ir.il of i hif wifk's ii;-tl. I. wllii li I- tllll fl'i-nh trn0 nr.- ii .i wniit.-il n" miK li 'i. Kin. r. t'f ..i'i.r..l.. ..f iliixi'.iii thi-ni (.tutlmiBly mi I iffirtivily n.iiii.-t a ary Mul llitii-n I 'lli ni . -,.. i,,ut..n i i.nt In i.-.ility ii.p. ii.t,. 1( .titl.i-r tin- .i.(,l.-r wrtl , ,,.,. f, Mil ittM-K or t'.i- aiiialt-tii' fti ii.ttiti.'tlH IniaRllli-. I.. ni .Mi-: hurti' .ii my his not ln llllsllo.1 H'I nlllilll tlltl- 1' Sfl-ioll.-i ill'tlrii'tv In prot.-i-tlii): Its Hi,"- "f runt iniiiiii -an. .us xx hli li Is Biiiir.le-1 by not l.-is tlui 11 li'ii th.irlsunl tin 11. Tin- lii. f il HiK.'i is that Kimll'! in iv Ik- ox ! ix ll 'lin.xl by the ii-lorlnil. Imtrh f.-rvi- urn! Metis Urn's iirniy left tn lie ait without .ill oliji't-tixe or H ntilixo. lllll tin- H.tt-i' iMmiiinndeis i,,.,!,. . s,, i (u.nv up tti.-lr up , ,.rl ,, ,-. 1 1 hit!, -it,, ami s.t ni Im-iifa r.',:i.i:siMoi;n iin tiik wak. I' tli- t ;iiry-i-t Kiifiliitiil Kvi r I'u l.'ltnok .m l Must be Koultt to Finisli. Transvitiil. "Inrt.' i-olnfoivm.-ntu to all our uixilliii l s for ilglitl'iir," he continued, "tullht Ixx ,isi:ileh,'d iiiim-'ill.ilnly tl ml 11. ore ships must lie plac-nl in coniinis sioit in ord. r that ,li- 'til iSritnin tuny Ih pivi.u--.l for eventualities. The foils me a nmhil' ftnv and they Inn-,? h ivy, mmli'i'ii nrtlllery. We nei d mote .iii k .li-iit guns, "t tMlst say '.lull I never thought that wo ntv sen lliiif out enough mwi. When oil'. I! xx' is Kin 1 xv .1 that wo had to send im armv ,'orps t told Lord KtiKidowno as far nark us November 2 that he iv.itiM :i..t ! s.-mling enough, inutile iliv drliai'luient when il is thought that four ongin -s would be levd-M 1,1 cope with a oonft igation, it is a wis 1 plan to .send night. Tld' xv r ol'ice should haw- acted mi the same prinelpl... "This war Is minnf the bii;ir.-st upon xxliiih v hux e ev ir cniburk id, owing to tlii surriuiiili.n, political circum-.ililiu-'S, mi. I If neresiiry every mother's son aino'i us mtisjt go to the finnt. Iirltisli plttok and money will win and thou, with equal rights for all, the Tlrititdi i!n must tly over the whole of South Afrlct WILL MEET AT PHILADELPHIA ! June 19 Set For Date of Mckin ley's Penomination. A FULL COMMITTEE MEETING I'syne Reapportionment Kesolatiofl Couponed at Kcqutst of the President. W ASltlNCiTON, U.x- .15. -The na tional republican conventoin will con- '-nt- at l'liiiad -Iphld en Tu.day, June l:i, next. Tli" place ar.J flut were il' ,!.-i up ti by tlu- nati iiil r. publi can "tniiiltt - tonight, after a friend ly .Mil f,T the honor of tnUTtain Itiir tin- !' i ix' ?n t ion b-wtn the city 1.-1 t.-l. Clikag,., ht. I,-wis and Niw ..t k. Th.- m.-..tlng of the coiniiittetf was Ii- .d at th- Arlington liotol and was l i.-ciil d ovr by r-oriii-r Hiliiia, the 'l11.1rtr.au of tlie comrnUtoe. Forty. tli:.s of tin- I', Htati-H and u-h of the n t.-riiiort-s were reprurtenttd. 8i-n-..r I'otakor held a proxy for Charleu I.. Kutu niitioiial c t.iriiii(.v-nran front 1 hie. n tit S-tut.ir Widcuit, a proxy fir J F. ,-iun li-rs if Colorado, these I -trie tli- only abn tet-e. In ii'l lltt-m to th-? conioiltlw, many .f the bur wigs, nf tile tvpublioan par ti wire in attemlui.ee. Th- .rii.--ilmgn throughout wire -in hifia.-ri ; an I harmonious, ex-ery svh tha! xx-ai made emphasiz-d the fi.i-t that ''r-sid.-tii McKinley would be ri nnmuiat-d and th.it the convett tlui xx 11 1 if in effect simply a rutifl- iti. Ill IllXlillg. 1 he claims of the rival cliit-K xx-i're to ---.etited by iliitl-iguish.-d citizenjt if i nil in the open s.sslon. Th,. ballot ln. o,-eurisl in the afternoon li hind ( I is'e.1 do-US. I'pntl the first ballot rhiladelphi.-t r.f-iiVtsl 1.1 voles, CidCi K y. N-xv Y.vk T. and St. Louis 9. (ti the sec .itid ballot the content nar row..! d'.xx-t: t Phil tdelphU and rhi.ai;.i. the Nexv York votes going tn Flillad -Iphla and th- St. Litis ote lining split lot x eon J'hilad-li hia at.d I'llicilgo. An aniusi'ig Incioeiit ,H-currd in 1 or. nect ion xvtt-i this billot. After it was concltid si and antiourred as Phil-a-lolphli .'5 md Chicago 23, T. N. Jamieson, fvitionuV cnmn.tteirtan fn in Illinois, su ldtnily discovered that In the exi-it"iiunt he lud forgoUen to vote. 11- domandt-u that the vote tfh mid be txvast, and this was accord ingly done, but it di dniit change tho result, Chi, -ago gaining only tho one ) of the cooiniitiei-iiian from Illi nois Thii nlelpliiii won by the narrow liMigin d one vote. As the ballot was secit-t tl'.-iv is no reoiJd of the city f-r which eiteli commit t.teman votd. It 11,1s th ,lt sine of the leaders at the meeting lod.iy tliat the conx-entJon should be he'.d June 12. and that dat; XM.ttut mv Deen selected nad it not be.-:i that It pon1liet.1l -xtth the dutt ! of the ishod.. islau.t Hecliixn. June whs sel.vtil. but the date xvas rtcon sii!eitd ind .-hiinir-'d to luih, in the hope and Ml -f that !-f,'iv that date lotiKtess xx III liave adtourned. The commlt'.v -ojisi l.uvil briefly u r-m st irom lielixvaiv that the com-tiitli-e tak 1 some aelio-i to prevent tix.i conte-iiing del gitions front ap lieat iiiL- fr m that stale. The com inittiv de -i led that it h.ol no Ji;1s.lie tion seviiMl eonimittn-ci were up pointed, and an adjournment was tak en until tomorrow, wli.-n the f'avnel iv-olutii.n for I'h.iiiging the ss;en 01 ix'lnvsetUHti,i will be brougiit up for i-.i.ivid. ration. W AMI INUTON. I'.!.-.. Tit' Pa) tie re-olutiui for the reapportionment of deleg 1 to the tx puhlii-all national convention on the Ixisis of the repub lican vote cast in the states and ter riloties. will nut be pixt;d at this nietKitig of tlie national committee, r.iyne had fully liue-ndcd to oiler the rosHtlut Ion tomiM-row and to urge its! ado ti !i. but after vi confotviice wlthj the pi shloiit tonig-ht, decided to aban don the effort to have it acted ell at this meeting. Milch opp.sition had developed to the piMp-w.sl change and the concltt-4 siou was '-.-ached that it Wiis inexp dient to push the matter this time. DKIIATH WAS BITT1CK. I'li-sotMlilies Kiilenil Into t,he Finan cial Discussion Yesterday, WASlilMVroN, Dee. 15. The clos- :.. - ..r .1 .....-,1 .1 .K.t. 1..1 II. in.l.t ni Hie elicit.. ut;u.iu- tin .irr tiiuiin ial bill proved to be one of ex e.'ptiotial iiitoeoslt. At the outsot a shin t parsttnal colloquy occurred betxvet-n representiitives Wheelor (ind Perry of Kentucky oxer ithe recent Kentucky cl.'ction and the charges grow ing' out of it. Considorable feel ing was shoxvn. Later in the day, Pulley of Texiu-, until recently the democratic floor I'.;i. r. n-f-lv.i! il." t.ll.H!(im in a rwh Vlij .r iuly jiri -tiljiiK thedein-mniti'- rR.tnatlon. In mirk (1 'i.n Irmi viil- J;iiii B uttr-ui'-ii, S'-uil-il -r, '! nio m. of N-.n Yi.rk, an-noUtir-Ml a- a .l..iif riit thif U- Ik--li-x-.-l In ih - nt;i;il.ir l mul w.ilil'l vn'if for I'. Tl..- 'I- li it n tipi -..mi ijiil.-r liv- niiinit'- rutin OTiy IMII.V UKI'i'llT. Anii Hi ;in Trx ;i ll.it'.. T.vo I'.ux -K''-iro-filH H'i ti (..mil.- IJ.u.ilii ,,f Inrurtf n(n. '.V A f H I N O TON . Im. i;-Th war dirj.artm-tK lixluy roWv.tl a cabl.. groin front O-tn-ral Om irlvlM(f the latent develop, nm in thv situation in the I'htlipplrirti. Tlie cabli-Krvini followi: "CAtchililT, Twitnt) -fourth Infantry, ivportu that on ihf tlih ihy hid an cnKairtm''nt at Jx- Junction of tin; Ma and. Itlo Oritid- rlvt-r, Ial.-lli rrovinc, the wtny leevinK four dad and fi-e mortally wour.dl i.'i th" tn-nthts. Our I'M trait on- tlrimned and f.i'ir woumliI. Ht aayx hi- It In nl of cloihinK, pr"lloni anl monn-y. four hundrwl and m-vi-nty-flvt-PuiniDh prisjner arrtveil thin morn ing. Young at Itanqui, In Noi-'.liwt-M-ern Luzon, report that his troopn arr Mill purpulnj a rurr.ant of th? nur- gt-nta who have 2.1 Amt-rtcan privwi. pr In "ht-ir jx-.it x. NfgroH re ports that Sergei it R iter. of the Sixth Infantry, with tw-nty soldi -r and elghtana native police attacked 4.0 insurg'nU at Madr.gjl Uiis morn ing. No casuiltiea. The e-n-iny's , as 2i killed and many wourukd. F.rSHWHACKINO MCST STOP. WASHINGTON. 15-The ts. Vited bands of bushwhacking lnur gents who are caugiu by our firce In the rhillp'Wnt are likely to be summarily dalt with. At a cabin mating todiy the matter was dis cussed anl it was the gem-ral spnti motit tha.. the tsltuation dt-majidid vi?nrus ttVA'jnant. PltuSPFUITr IS UNBOL'NULD. Only Form of Deprw-sdon Is In Specu lative Linen L'ucoainected With Industries. . NEW YORK. Deo. 1.".. K. O. Dun & Co.'s Weekly i: 'view of Trade tomor row will say: The unusual depression in sticks this week has displayed a great diver gence between the trading and pro ductive industries of (he country and its spt-cutali' 1. Nex-er has production b.en greuter, the number of hands era-pl-ed is larp-r, wag,-s distributed hightr, or purchasing poxrvr, bcsd u;k-. earnings, greiiter than at this lime. And never have condions of trade or returns of ednUngs and traf fic gixen certainty of great-r buinees for tnuisporti rs. Yet, ad th earrd igs of railways and mn.nufai luring com panle mount upward, their stocks dtvlltw aa f h were disastrous for the rd to double its earnings and ruin ous for the mill to reallz-s unprec. dented prosperity. Inflate--! capitalization has, of course ,1 rnuoh harm, and sDecuhitlve x- fiterrtetit has counted proflta In many e.-tse long before they were earped. Money markets here and abroad have b:en strUned by the British ivversei in South Atrlo.t, and whtaever they xxetv overloaded have been pushed to quick and dlivtsu-ous instead of grad ual liquidation. Tlie result is that industries and traiispertin,; companies reull.e gr.ut prjilts and spx'ulalive hakiers of thoir . u-ks reiilize sev re Uit-s. Tlie failures for the WA'k xxetv 21S in the -.'ntt--d Siatos. against 61 last viar. apJ 2S In Canad.C agntnst 31 last year. TUB TOTAL WHEAT CROP. WASHINGTON. Die. 13. The gov ernmont report shoxv? the total wheut crop Is 54;.3O0,00O bushel. i The Absolutely Pure Made from Grape Cream of Tartan, Baking powders made from alum and other harsh, caustic acids are lower in price, but inferior in work and injurious to the stomach. ROYAL BAKING ENGLAND VERY DEEPLY STIRRED Bullers Defeat Most Serious Event Since Indian Mutiny. A0THE IDOL SHATTERED Ho (its of Uuller's Great t'owerit Have Ended in Disappointment Rein forcement Kill He Kushcd. UNL'ON. bet-. 16, 4. 00 a. m.-The n-ws i f tKtne.-al Bull'T's r vee xvbj! n"-ul late that majiy of the neix-snper comint tils toLiy are con fined to perfunctory ex prtf ions' nf extreme reg-vt ajul .Uiippolntinent and of th? netsity of caltniv-M and ridoiibli-d effortH to tt-trieve the poal t'on. This lat-Ht thick is p. garded as the most set-i'ius ev-nl in Great Urtt ain's iiiiHtary history sHnce the Indian n.utiny Th- staniLird sviys: "'lenerHi Hulleir's dispatch Is deplor- o! reading. It ,u now a familiar st-ry of cneeul.-d l.oers and of fli-U. Ih tro..is marching up blindly almot to the vtry -.nuzzles of the enemy's riles. It cannot be doubted that the moral effect will be to aggi-avate our di-lliitlties ov.-r the xvhole field of op erations. , "Th" country has discovered with grvitt annoy.uieo uid surprihe that subiluing tin Hiir farmoni is about the h-irdVst work we have entered upon sin- the Indian mutiny. Thidr commandants have shown thi-mselves able to give our generals us.-ful but exvt!isive lesjtms in modern tictics." Depression over the defeat of Great Pritain's trusted and Idolized com-n-ander is all the greater as, during the last 48 hours, thore had been re ports of the relief of Ladysmith. Yes lerdviy the war otlice allowed il to be uniit rstoodx -ihal the nviAition nf. iiTtilr - ill Natal was entirely satisfactory. The rviK-tion is all the more pr 'nounc- ed on this acsjunt. ' . Tt had hardly b?on realized until nttv, even afVr the experince of the wok. that Grt.-ral Buller could fall. Virtually nothing had been . allowed to leak through regarding his prepa rations, but the public waited patient ly in the conflilent belief thtt he was baking such lime and precaution as would ensjr; succeis. No Independent wport'j of the en gagement have yet beu allowed to corre through, but Gonv-ral Buller's own dispxitch tells tne sad story in sufTTient ou'.line to show that the British have bi entrapped agatn by the nstuti Boers. It Ih expected that he will ren-.xv. th tnttack shortly. Inim-xliat-Hy upon receiving the news the war office dex-.id.-d to mobilize still another dlxisloii and tn replace the lessts cf the artillery. The n-c-sstiry rx! forcemeat will bt- hurried oiT as speedily as possible. Fifteen transporns are due to atrlve at Cape Town be-txveen Ix-cember 17 and January S. with about 13.000 T' tnmps of all arms, but unless Gen eral Fuller Is alile to reneiv th at tack, xxhlch is exc-t-dingly doubtful, the pritlsh sv-neials will be compHled for anoih.T fortnig'it or more lo re main on the dofn4x-e. The latent dispatches indicale the continued bombardment uf Lady s nith. who.- position is noxv very per ilous. Tho list of cJi-ualllcs limong non-commliJiied oftlcers and men In the nght xt Mager.-fniU-in, just issu ed, shows 53 killed, -3o wounded and Tti missing. Tlvs. hoxv-jvi r, Is appar ently Hot a complete list. POWDER CO., NEW YO-IK.