Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Number 33, Petersburg, Pike County, 22 December 1899 — Page 2

m fife* ®ouut»j frmottat M> McC. 8TOOP8, Editor tad Proprietor. PETERSBURG, : INDIANA. Failure* for the week ended on tht 15th, as reported by R. G. Dun & C<x, were 218 in the United States, against 261 last year, and 26 in Canada, aguius' 81 last year. The Ohio supreme court, on the 12th,' handed down a decision dismissing the ^ouster suits brought by the attorney general against a number of insurance companies, on the ground that they had combined to fix rates. The New Richmond (Wis.) tornado relief committee has wound up operations. In all $120,000 was collected ia cash and $20,000 in supplies. Of this amount the largest share, $87,300, went to aid individuals in rebuilding homes and re-establishing business. A gas explosion occurred at one ol the Cumberland coal mines at Victoria, B. CM on the night of the 11th, killing Zucci and George Jones and badly burning P. Fairbairn, Harry Thompson, John Gulpie, Sr., John Gulpie, Jr., Fred Larson and a Chinaman. Senator Davis, from the committee on foreign relations, introduced a bill, on the 14th, to provide for the punishment of violations of treaty rights anu crimes against the citizens of other countries committed in the United States, under the laws of the state in which the acts may have been commit? ted. Governor-General Davis has issued an order governing the display of flags in Porto Rico. The Spanish flag is net to be allowed on public buildings. Oi late it has been customary for the municipal authorities in the interior towns to display the Spanish and American flags together on the city buildings.

At the instance of the secretary oJ the navy, Senator Hale, on the 12lh. introduced a bill providing for the classification of the vessels of the navy into four classes, torpedo boats excepted. The bill provides that vessels of more than 5,000 tons displacement shall be first class, and provides for 9 gradation downward. The American line steamer Paris, which ran on the rock off The Manacles, May 21 last, and was refloated July 11, will be handed over to Harland & Wolff, at Belfast, for a thorough overhauling. When she resumes her., place in the trans-Atlantic service a year hence, she will be rechristened after an American city. The navy department has given notice that any person claiming the remains of any of the victims of the Maine explosion before the Texas arrives at Hampton Roads with the bodies from Havana, which will be about the end of December, may have them sent to their homes for burial at the expense of the department. A dispatch from Salt Lake City, Utah, on the 14th, said: “A distinct earthquake shock passed down the valley along" the Wasatch range at 6:50 o’clock yesterday morning. It was quite severe in Weber and Davis counties, and was preceptibly felt in this city. Many persons were frightened, but no damage was done.” The next Republican national convention will be held in Philadelphia, on Tuesday, June 19 next. The place and date were decided upon by the National Republican committee, in Washington, on the 15th, after a friendly contest for the honor of entertaining the convention between the city selected, Chicago, St. Louis and New York. What was tmdoubtedly the worst defeat inflicted upon the British arms in Eouth Africa was suffered, on the 12th, at Magersfontein, six miles from Modder River. The troops fought with their usual intrepidity, but, as usual, were sent against invisible foes and suffered terrible losses. The Boen., also, are reported to have lost heavily.

Commemorative services, on the 14th, of the one hundredth anniversary of the death of George Washington, were held generally throughout the countiy. At Mount Vernon, the home and burial place of “the Father of his country,” the ceremonies, very elaborate and impressive, were held under the auspices of the masonic order and Order of Red Men. x Revised returns from all the wards and precincts of Boston show that Thomas N. Hart, the republican candidate for mayor, was elected, on the 12th, by a plurality of 2,084, his total vote being 40,678, while that of the democratic nominee, Gen. I*. A. Collins, was 38,594. The vote was the largest ever cast at a municipal election in Boston. Secretary Gage has called the attention of congress to the lack of facilities in onr new insular possessions and dependencies for the safe-keeping <*1 large sums of money required for the current expenses of the army and navy. He recommends that authority be given him to designate one or more banks or bankers in each of these islands as depositories of public moneys. The post office department has authorized a trial of an automobile mail collection system in certain sections of Cleveland, O. It is claimed that mail can be collected more quickly and at less expense than under the present system. Post office officials will watch the automobile service closely, and make a report to the postmaster general as to the practicability of th« scheme.

NEWS IN BRIEF. Compiled from Various Sources. *IFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. la the senate, on the nth, Mr. Mason (III ) called up his resolution expressing sympathy with the South African republic 'n the war w4h Great Hr!tain. Mr. Platt presented a resolution of theConnecticut legislature opposing the admission of polygamists to congress.In the house, Mr. Overstreet (Ind.) opened the debate in support dt the currency bill, and Mr. Maddox (Ga.) replied to him. The feature of the debate, however, was the speech of Mr. Dolliver (la.), which was characterised by wit and eloquence and held the members, without regard to party, lor more than an hour. In the senate, on the 13th, Senator Pettigrew (8. D.) introduced a resolution directing the secretary of the navy to inform, the senate whether or not Admiral Dewey formally or Informally recogulsed the Philippine republic at Manila. Mr. Chandler (N. H.) objected to the immediate consideration of tbe resolution, and a sharp tilt between the two senators lent some life to an otherwise quiet session.... In the house the debate on the currency bill was continued, and owing to pressure for opportunity to speak oh, the democratic side, it was agreed that night sessions for debate should be held on the 13th, 14th and lath. In the senate, on the 13th, the session lasted only a few minutes. Some routine business was transacted, but beyond the introduction of bills nothing of importance was done.In the house the debate on the currency bill was continued, and lasted from 11 a. m. until 10:30 p. m., with a recess of three hours for dinner. A resolution providing for a holiday recess from Wednesday, December 20, to Wednesday, January 3, was adoptef. In the senate, on the 14th, the Pettigrew resolution of inquiry as to whether on not United States troops had recognized the Filipinos and turned over Spanish prisoners to them, was laid on the table by a decisive vote. House Christmas recess resolution was concurred in..In the house the debate pn the currency bill was tame and tedious, and attracted little attention from galleries or floor. Mr. Sibley (dem.), who it was thought might vote for the bill, announced that he would vote against It. A night session was held lor the further discussion of the currency bill. In the senate, on the 15th, Senator Aidrich (R. I.) officially announced, the practical completion of the committees for the Fifty-sixth congress......In the nouse the closing day of the general debate on the financial bill proved to be one of exceptional Interest. Several speeches for and against the measure were delivered, the debate extending into a night session. Mr. Clayton (dem.. N. Y.) announced his Intention to vote for the bill, and said there were many democrats of his belief In New York and that the number was constantly growing.

PERSONAL AND GENERAL. At a meeting of the Boston Clearinghouse association, representing the national banks of that city, on the 14th, it was voted to issue $3,500,000 in speeial clearinghouse certificates to enable the Globe national bank to tide cvi r the difficulties in its finances, which have existed for some time. The state of Colorado, by means of a carefully prepared suit through the United States supreme court, will seek to solve for all time the silver question and the demonetization of silver by a judicial construction of^the constitution of the United States on the patter. The British losses at the battle of Magersfontein are reported, officially, as 832 killed, wounded and missing. The casualties among officers was very severe. The Boers also suffered fearfully from the lyddite shells. A Seaforth Highlander rays that while he was lying wounded on the field at Magersfontein, he saw a Boer of typical German appearance, faultlessly dressed, with polished top boots, a shirt with silk ruffles and a cigar in his mouth, walking among the ant hills, picking off the British. He was quite alone and it was apparent from the frequent use he made of field glasses that he was singling out officers, A detachment of Col. Hayes’ cavalry, under Lieut. Arnold, has captured Biacnabato, Luzon, the mountain stronghold, where the last insurrection against Spain was ended with a peace treaty. A large quantity of munitions of war and a cartridge factory was secured.

Otis cables that Lieut. Batson, who organized and commanded the Macabebe scouts has been seriously wounded in the foot, and that'amputn(ion will probably be necessary. Lieut, Batson is recommended for a majorate in one of the staff corps ns a reward for efficient service. Winston Churchill, the British news1 wiper correspondent and former officer of the Fourth hussars, who was captured at the time cf the armored train disaster near Estcourt, Natal, November 16, has escaped from Pretoria. The society of Hamburg1 (Germany) fruit-dealers has adopted a resolution declaring emphatically that American fruit is indispensable there, and protesting efiegetically against a duty. Without dopbt the Hamburg chamber of commerce is of the same opinion, and will take a similar course. Imports of American apples are said to be increasing. The Western Pennsylvania institute for .the deaf and dumb, situated at Edgewood, was completely destroyed by fire on the evening of the 14th. The | 500 pupils in. the building were panicstricken, but the teachers quickly secured control of them, and it is believed all were saved. Loss, $150,000; insurance, $100,000. Mrs. Nettie F. Craven, who claims to be the widow of the late ex-Senator James G. Fair, of California, won a partial victory in Judge Troutt’s court, on the 15th, when the court decided that she might prosecute her claims for a family allowance of $5,000 a month. Mrs. Craven will now be permitted to prove, is she can do so, her contention that she is the widow of the deceased senator. Senator Foster, of Washington, on the 15th, introduced a bill extending the bounty provision of the homestead law to soldiers who served in the war with Spain and who have served or are aerviag now in the Philippines. Dr. F. C. Rainier, a physician ot Fort Scott, Kas., was accidentally shot and killed, on the 15th, while hunting with i a party of friends, near that city. The trigger of his gun caught op a }>ost and his head was blown off. Dr. Rainier was a graduate of tue Sterling medical cortege of Columbus, O

Another serious reverse overtook u<« British arms in South Africa, on the 15t£, when the forces under Gen. ilul* let, moving: to the relief of Ladysmith, were repulsed at the Tugela river with the loss of ten guns captured and one destroyed and a long list of casualties. Gen. Buller withdrew his forces in time to prevent a crushing defeat, “the delay thut this repulse Involves seriously endangers the beleaguered city to whose relief they were going. It has been suspected that large quantities of military stores were in the possession of Cubans at some poiut in the interior. On the 13th the mayor of Tunis, s small town in the district of Holguin, voluntarily disclosed the location and surrendered three effective field guns, 10,000 rifles and a hug? amount of ammunition to the Americans. Representative Elliott, of South Car olina, on the 15th, introduced a bill foi the building of a new eruiser to b< named the Charleston, to take th« plaee of the cruiser of that name re* cently lest in the Philippines.

LATE NEWS ITEMS. The senate was not in session on the 16th....In the house, the debate on the currency bill under the five-min-ute rule was closed, and an attempt was made by Mr. Bailey (Tex.), Richardson (Tenn.), and others to introduce a 16 to 1 free silver amendment, but objection being made the motious were not entertained. The scenes at the closing of the session are described as the most exciting that have been witnessed in the house since war was declared with Spain. Senor Silvela, the premier,replying tc a question on the subject in the Spanish chamber of deputies, on the 16th, said the report of an alliance between Spain and Russia based upon the cession of Cueta, the Spanish seaport town in Morocco, opposite Gibraltar, was without foundation. “Neither now’ nor in the future,” he declared, “will Spain cede her African possessions.” * According to the annual statistical report filed with the New York state prison commission the total number of prisoners confined in the prisons, penitentiaries, reformatories, houses of refuge and county jails of the state, is steadily on the decrease, especially is this true of the penitentiaries. Chief-of-Police Murphy of Moorehead, Minn., was shot, on the 17th, while attempting to arrest a burglar named Collins. Collins shot and ran, but fell, dropping his revolver, which Murphy secured and shot Collins in tl»e head. Both men were probably fatally wounded. The arrangements made for the queen’s departure from Windsor castle for Osborne house, have be hi postponed until after Christmas as, owing to the present state of alTairs in South Africa, the queen is unwilling to be at a great distance from London. Gen. Avery Andrews of the national guard of the state of New York, on account of press of private business, has resigned his position as chief of stall5, and his resignation, which will take effect on the 31st, has been accepted by Gov. Roosevelt. The Methodist church in New Richmond, Wis., built since the cyclone or June 12, was dedicated on the 17th. Rev. Mr. Eaton, of Des Moines, la., peached the sermon. The church cost $3,000, and was dedicated free from debt. The Spanish government has formally recognized Gen. Castro as president ot the republic of Venezuela.

CURRENT NEWS NOTES. The Union mission at St. Louis, has made preparations to feed 3,500 poor persons on Christinas day. The court at Parkersburg, W. Va., has ordered that Ellis Glenn be sup* j plied with suitable female attire. Thomas J. Hunter, said to be wanted at Atlanta, Ga., was arrested at Tangier, Morocco. Texas officers chased horse thieves for 200 miles, capturing the culprits und stolen property. Domestic and foreign capitalists have invested $22,006,700 in Missouri mines during the last year. Senator Hanna has leased the house, in Washington, occupied by the late Vice-President Hobart. Thomas Ashley, for 30 years one of the most prominent men of Bloomington, 111., died iu Chicago, aged 62. The senate adopted a special bill fixing the personnel of its committees, including selections made by the democratic caucus. The National W. C. T. U. have decided on Washington, D. C., ns the place of the next convention, which open on November 30, 1900. Peter Studebaker, grandson of the Indiana carriage manufacturer, died at San Francisco, Friday, of heart failure. The Sherman County bank, at Wasco, Ore., has closed its doors. Inability to make collections caused the failure. Capt. J. H. Peckinpaugh, a river «?et

eran, died at Owensboro, Ky., Friday, of blood poison, caused by cutting hi* thumb with a pocket knife. Gen. Otis has notified the -war department that the transports City of Sydney and Pathan, with the FortySixth infantry volunteers, have arrived at Manila. The Republican national committee selected Philadelphia as the place foi holding the next national convention. William Dashman, aged 65, was burned to death while alone in his home at Gladstone, 111. His clothes caught* fire at a stove. The Comedy theater, at San Francisco. was destroyed by fire Friday. The flames are supposed to have started in the scenery room. The loss will* exceed $25,000. * < Warden J. D. Starke, of the Missouri jienitentiary. has closed the doors oi the prison against prisoners from all sections of the state, on account of the prevalence cf smallpox.

HOOSIEB HAPPENINGS Told la Brief by Dispatches from Various Localities. A Ghost cf Hr«. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec, 15.—Ernest Andrews, a sober, truthful young man of English, was totally blinded by a ghost which he met on three or four occasions near Doolittle's Mills. Mr. Andrews, who is 23 years old, reports that while passing in front of an old dwelling he was shocked by a huge flame, from which issued a voice tell* ing him to pay a debt of more than $1,000, contracted by his uncle, now dead, or he would die by fire. The young man at first accepted the vision as a trick of his uncle’s creditors and he was told by his mother, now a widow, to pay no heed to the demand, as the debts were contracted while intoxicated. Ernest is now blind, and he is giving the matter serious thought. His physicians and his friends insist that he is insane.

Will Marry HU Kara*. Brazil, IndM Dec. 15.—Cards haw been issued for the marriage of Miss Cora Painter, of this city, and Herbert Hal■lead, of Chicago, to take place her© next Wednesday evening. There is & romance attached to their marriage. Hallead served in a Michigan company in the late war with Spain. He was wounded in the fight at San Juan hill and taken to the Siboney hospital, Santiago, where Miss Painter was serving as an immune nurse. The wounded soldier was assigned to her care and she nursed him through his illness. He became enamored of her and they were engaged while she was serving as nurse. A Narrow Escape. Alexandria, lnd., Dec. 15.—Fire early in the morning destroyed the residence of J. D. Wilson and resulted in Wilson receiving injuries which may result fatally. The family was asleep at the time and Wilson did not discover the flames until the bed on ivh:eh he slept was ablaze. Being almost suffocated, he ran back through the flames and in so doing was terribly burned about the face and head. His wife, in her anxiety to escape from the house, dropped her baby from her arms and when rescued a few moments later it was badly burned. Was Not Dead. Salem, lnd., Dec. 15.—Thomas Cauble, son of ltobert M. Cauble, who was reported, officially,'dead at Manila from smallpox, is now said to be alive. It was reported that he was taken sick with smallpox at Malabon, and from there removed to the hospital in Manila, and in May he was reported dead in-one of Gen. Otis’ official cables to the war department. He was in Salem for a day and then took a train for the south. Life Reinstated. Indianapolis, lnd., Dec. 15.—By a vote of 16 to 4 the judicial conference of the Ohio, Indiana and north Indiana conferences of the Methodist church, in session here, reinstated Rev. J. M. Life to full membership in the Ohio conference. The judicial conference decided that Mr. Life was the victim of a clique within the ehureh, and that malice was the motive of the charges.

Baby by Express. Wabash, Inch, Dec. 15.—Mrs. Selin Setters, of Bristol, near here, has received by express a six-months-old baby from an unknown source. Mrs. Setters announces that she will adopt and rear the child. The infant was well clad, properly tagged and is believed to have started from a station on the Lake Shore road not far from Bristol. Mysterious Death. Indianapolis. Ind., Dee. 15.—Frank H. Smith, formerly proprietor of a prominent printing house here, was found dying in his room and expired a few hours afterward. The body was much discolored, arid there were great blotches upon his skin, but no mark* of violence. Twins at Fourteen. English, Ind., Dec. 15.—Mrs. Artie Mackey, 14 years old, is the mother of twins, weighing eight and seven pounds, respectively. Mrs. Mackey is herself a twin. Her mother is but 30 years old, and quite likely she is now the youngest grandmother in the state. Stricken with Apoplexy. Terre Haute, Ind., Dee. 15.—Mrs. Sarah Doll, aged 65, was stricken with apoplexy while sitting in a room with her grown son, who was helpless from rheumatism. It was three hours before a physician arrived, and she was dead when he came. Storage Plant Burned. Alexandria, Ind., Dec. 15.—The Cellular .Insulating company’s storage plant in this eity was totally destroyed by fire as a result of an explosion in one of the drying rooms. The loss will reach $12,000.

Eloped. Vincennes, Ind., Dec. 15.—Henry C. Mooney, 58 years old, a prominent farmer of Knox county,. >vooed and won pretty Lettie Knight, 16 years old, and they eloped and were married. A Hotel Sold. Richmond, Ind., Dec. 15.—John Y. Meredith, for many years owner of the Meredith hotel at Williamsburg, this county, has disposed of his property to James Clements. Tauirht School Thirty Year*. Rushville, Ind., Dec. 15.—Roil Haywood, 69 years old, was found dead in his back yard by his son Edward, the result of apoplexy. He taught school for 30 years. Death of a Pioneer. Delphi, Ind., Dec. 15.—Isaac Farceman, a Carroll county pioneer, is dead. He served as treasurer of Carroll county from 1866 to 1870.

Maj. March, Who was Bunting Aguiualdo,Has Returned With His Men to Cervantes. A6UIHAL00 REPORTED 60IH6 SOUTH. Maeabrbei to be Soot Boole to M*> olio to Reenperate—bleat. Chadwl«k ood o Prew Correspondent t aptore o Company of lnkargenti at PaofOMk Manila, Dec. 16, 9:15 a. m.—Maj Peyton C. March, of the Thirty-third infantry, has abandoned his pursuit of Aguinaldo, and has reached Bagnen, in the heart of the Grand Cordillera, where the range is 10,000 feet high and where food is scarce and travel almost impossible. Aguinaldo Headed Sooth. From native couriers and Spanish prisoners, it was learned that Aguinaldo left Bontoc, in the province of the same name, with three women and soldiers, three days ago, and headed southward, evidently for Bayombong, in the province of New Yiscaya, where, it is thought, he may encounter the Americans. Maj. March's command was depleted 20 per cent, by the two days’ march from Cervantes to Bagnen, so he returned to Cervantes, December 10. Hacabebe* to Take o Rett. Scattered bands of Macabebes which have been operating in the north are being collected with the intention of sending them back to Manila, a»th*re is much sickness among them, and they are unlit for further mountain work. Sword and Pen Work Together. Lieut. Chadwick and a press eorrespondeut, the latter commanding 30 Macabelies, have visited the mountain town of Pamposa and received the surrender of a company of insurgents, including three officers, with their arms and ammunition.

Concept*Iou is 1 neerrui. Gen. Concepcion and other Filipino officers who have surrendered have been taken to Yigan. Concepcion, who is cheerful, insists that the insurgent organization will be maintained, even; in this districts where the American are operating, also claiming that the Filipino leaders can use their troops whenever they desire. He suggests that the only method of terminating the war is the capture of Aguinaldo and the obtaining of an order from him for the troops to surSurrendered to Gen. Yo«uk-Ab Ba* aaKemeut Near DiitKran—Claverla and Pantelo Occupied. Manila, Dec, 17, 10:45 p. m.—The following dispatch, dated December 15, has been received from Laoag, province of North llocos: “Natives at Manitong, province a* North llocos, report that Aguinaldo, in disguise and accompanied by several of his generals, left Manitong last Saturday, with 500 men,going in the direction of Salsona, from which point he intended to proceed to Cabugon, Province of Cagaign. “An insurgent major claiming to be in command of 100 Filipinos who have been guarding 23 American prisoners at Cabugon, surrendered. He wrote his captains to deliver the prisoners to Gen. Young. “Gen. Young's command is now divided into six or seven parties, which are operating in the mountains about Laoag. Several parties are hnnfing for' Gen. Tino. “Maj. Swigert, with a detachment of the Third cavalry, had an engagement with 120 insurgents near Dingras. Two Americans were killed and two wounded. Several Filipinos were killed. “Capt. McCalla of the United States cruiser Newark has occupied Claverh and Panteloe. The Filipinos surrendered J.0GQ rifles.” The Only Method. render their arms. But, Cor believes, Aguinaldo will never tured. AGUINALDO IN DISGUISE.

CABLE FROM LEV OTIS. The Trouble In Xevros Arose Front Lying. Filipino Stories. Washington, Dec. 17.—Gen. Otis cables aa follows: “Manila, Dec. 16.—On the 8th inst. Gen. Smith, at Negros, reports that early in December a number of the inhabitants of four coast towns entered the mountains, believing the statements of Panay and Luzon agents that the,' Americans had been overwhelmingly defeated in those islands, that Aguinaldo was about to dictate terms of peace, and the American congress to confer independence, when the est&bwould be overthrown. They also were told that all Negros were about to rise and drive out the Americans. No depredations were committed, and no consequences of importance are apprehended. lJeul. Brumby Dead. Washington, Dec. 18.—Lieut. Thomas Brumby, ttag lieutenant to Admiral Dewey during the Manila campaign, who had been ill with typhoid fever for several weeks, died at Garfield hospital shortly after six o’clock yesterday afternoon. Suicide ut a Soldier. New York, Dec. 18.—Samuel Hahn, S3 years old, a private in Co. H, stationed at Fort Hamilton, was found dead yesterday iiv a hotel on Fast Houston street. He tad committed suicide by taking mcruhine.

w ENGLAND IS FULLY AROOSHD. - ■ Troop* to B« Ralttd «M Um ito! British (ieutral* to Command.: ire of the is, nevermorn* and just received* .'Gen, Sir; equerry to* §uU> . London, Dec. 17.—Not for years tiefore has the queen decided to spend Christmas away from Osborne. Her decision to remain at Windsor,in touch, with the cabinet, is a i grave crisis impending, theless, in fair health, ing she took her usual before dinner that even..., Lord Wolseley, who, with Henry Peter Ewart, the queen, dined at \Y Tn m * U The queen's graceful agtin\. presenting a flag to the American hospital ship Maine is highly appreciated by her own people, as well as by the Americans in London, and the morning papers express the hope that the incident means something more than » pretty ceremony. Tfce Government Aroused. “Black Week” as last jfieek is now called, has evidently aroused the government and the war office to a full sense of their responsibility and of the magnitude of the task before them. The papers unanimously applaud their awakening, despite the* fact that they recognize that the heroic measures now decided upom savor rather o# weakness than of strength. Wasteful Econony. Rumor has it that the question of expense has really been at the bottom of the half-hearted meakpres hitherto adopted, and it is not unlikely that Sir .Michael ilicks-Beaeh, chancellor ol the exchequer, and other: members of. the cabinet will resign. §1| The British Loxac*. It was high time that something very energetic was done. The British losses, in killed, wounded, prisoners and missing throughout the campaign now reach the enormous total of 7,030.

A New Commander for South Africa. London, Dec. is.—liaroh Roberta, of Kundahar and Waterford, commander of the forces in IrelandY has >>eeu appointed to the chief command in South Africa, with Gen. Lo.d Kitchener, of Khartoum, as his chief of staff. Roberta. of the apalmost simWttnou nee meat ting son exsympathy. Appointment of The tragic circumstar point ment of Lord Ik ultaneously with tl of the death of his cite the deepest put Lieut. Roberts was a» jMily son, and had been his father's aide de camp since 1895. He served in Wawristan* and in the Ghitral and Ktls? expeditions. Such was his display of gallantry on Friday, in an attempt to rescue the guns, that he was mmuiuiemled for the Victoria Cross. MORE TROOPS TO BE CALLED. Heinforeenaents to be Hurried to tho Aid of Hard-Prenaed Generali. London, Dec. 18.—The war office yesterday issued the following announcement: “Acting upon the advice of "the military authorities, her majesty's government has approved the following measures: “All the remaining portions of thetrmy reserve, including section ‘D’ arc lulled out-The seventh division, which is being mobilized, will "proceed to South Africa without delay. The commander-in-chief in South Africa has been authorized to continue to raise at his d&cJretion local mounted troops. Yflf' “Mine battalions of militia, in addition to two battalions which have already volunteered for service at Malta and one for service in the channel Islands, will be allowed to volunteer Tor service, outside of the I'aited Kingdom; and an equivalent number of militia battalions will lae embodied for service at home. “A strong force of volunteers, selected from the several regiments, will be formed for service in South Africa. Arrangements are being made and will shortly be announced for the employment in South Africa of a strong contingent of ea re f u lly>*ip|r t ed volunteers. The patriotic oiftrs yvhich are being received from the colonies, will,, so far as possible, be accepted, prefer enee being given to offers* of mounted contingents.”

Treachery of the Boers. London, Dec. 18.—Tbe/wrar office haa. received the following dispatch, dated December 17, from Gen. Forestiei> Walker, at Cape Towi*|-J|r „ “Methuen reports that Lieut. Chandos Pole-Gell was taken prisoner, last Thursday, when going meet a flag of truce. He was waving his handkei> chief in response, and was unarmed. “Gatacre has removed his troops :nd stores to Sterkstrooiu from Putterskraal. “Gen. French has established headquarters at Arundel. Vandermerwe,, with a command, is reported south* from Jacobsdal.” JUfc'f To Ratlmate Luuet. Durban, Saturday, Dec. 18.—The: Natal government announces that Gem, Buller has appointed a committee to inquire into the losses of the people of the colony resulting from the Boers* invasion. Wile of RepreaenUttv: Chino Sol* vldeti. • ,r v ; Macon, Mo., Dec* 18.—Mrs. G. W. Chinn, wife of Shelby county's representative in the legislature, committed suicide yesterday morning at her home in Clarence, by cutting her throat, with a case knife. Mr. Chinn was at the Sunday-school of which he is superintendent, and he found his wife alive on his return, but she died soon, after. The deceased left a note stating she could no longerendure her troubles*, which is supposed to refer to her illhe&lth. Aj.fe, • -