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4 r i VOL. L AHT0K1A. nicHJON. MJM'AY. HKCKuKKK 3. IMMI MO. K( jftirwiniw Now is the Time . . . . i. I il) I. Juhfi. U of of If j i ! I IK weather will lx; gelling colder soon. Hciter buy your STOVES now at THE ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO. 4 IMPORTANT NOTICE YinlrtiUy tan rinVircl notice from I lie pulilUlmrt of the WrMKKN Kl'tTION Of THH KxCTI'Mlf Hill llaiTA a ICA, that owing lo Hid onoroioua inrroaap in tb price or paper willo In I ho ml lew wnrk , thrr would hortly withdraw IIimmIm ul lln'ir KiirvroHB l die ir-aehl irioi. Our ootitrai t wllli I lin piibliahrra rhahlra na to mate the asm lih-ial of -Irr i heiplolnr. Thirty large volumes of Uik Klioyclni. ilm, I'lin guliln U' Hva'i-mstlo Heading nf lb Encyclopedia. Oun l'irllil Oak ltookcai mid One l,arg Webatrr'a V.n cyclopia fine of charge, All tin alsivo will I ili lltrrrj tijHui l atuall payment nf ONH IX) LI. Al Ilalaficv in small monthly myun-nl. ('all ami look into Una offer, GRIFFIN & REED. tp-MiV-MiMs----- If I lore Im n L.lMt of ? High Grade Goods at if Moderate Prices: ' Fancy Creamery Huttt-r in Ken ami Koll. Strictly Fresh Kuui. New Cniji Mnjili' Syrup. Kiickwliriil ami Griddle Cuku Flour. I'm kurd V Smith's Fancy Italian Prunes NVw Cim NuK Fij;, Minm Mint. k.ii . ... CASUALTIES AT MODDER RIVER No Otber Soutb African News Given Out ty the British. RIGID CENSORSHIP IS KEPT ARE NOW READY FOR BUSINESS Both Parties' House Caucuses Se lect Leaders for Session. All Dttnlls lit the Hut tic Withheld I'rum (be I'ublic aad ttocr Loss Slijolf Icootly Omittc-I. t tlml lli- I'nlti-d Mates la far rnor , fiii 'I, fi-iun nulut and other (v.i!l'loiia. lo iilly h-ri"-!f with (i.-rmuny thau l Ur.'iit llritnln. Ih" d-v- loptiw-nl i.f u till li, Judging from jxiulnr opinion,! would Is- d-eldi-dly unsatisfactory to ' .it llrliiiln itt pnnt uril'iw all'1; manag-sl lii some way l'i become a ' party to tin- w dn-lliunil. I T Miu-r critriviy ln-ti n Ihej I'ltritiah ami Ffiiwh rr la nit with iU( Ua m.u.lMK f.m. AU m.nnrr of HENDERSOK VS. RICHARDSON Fn-nih ihcii and Kn'nch wixnan, ! "li t in KiiKlaniJ, from U'llna' maJda, ant inn a ani abl, hw kept th crrfiii,it,ni column of th KnfHah ihm r full of dlaavowalai of th W tiu ka on the 'iuwn, whl"h ha marked omit of th Pari ppTa, while th French paixTa Owmalvra take little; IMJna in cono-al thHr attlafactlon 4vt Uw Irrllatlon Uvjr hare created, IHnVfh j ttw- lH-M'r claaii of p"ope dlarouft- na.ic the vulitarlty of the crl'lclam. No Contest fur Kep. Speaker, bat Democrats Have a "Time" Cas oa to he Sergeant at Arms. I .ON DON, IKi 2-Tli Mvaxcr dla- i ,h. Ui,.hi. f ih- rrl.llam. ! WASHINGTON IX. t-The eucu Ji(t h rvini lVrtt of Ilrltlah cuall'' ' Thr KntTllih pspera hv violently aa- r-publlca menibtr of the bouie at M.nlJer rlvvr and fcimouncln lhi' ,, ,Very antl-Dreyfumird tn Tranea! onl1't WM a t dried affair. The but they can not oncrtv the JuMlee "i a cnawai ior aker ..f ,H.fr.ut arum hen ,h, y tha party In power la uaually wry iim-Yc tr.uillty la InvtilvwI. Aolmatd affair, but moith ao alt lul ji.w f.Miirht In Parla tKtwe VI. J other candidate who enUreJ the f.'ld Jul.-. Huret. of the Fliraro. and It ftcr th' 'nc-. t tkrr It d Vim. ..f the Llbiv Parole, aimtnr port. , abandoned the conteat, leavvir.a Ocn ral ly ..ul of ihe owitroveray. M. Huret , Vavii B Hwleraon. Iowa, the nn h.i lh, n In Knirland idin over pro- j PP ?anJldte. Itia r.omlnatum I .lulled rtu to hla Murr and wu u therefore a for-foti concluiion iMie fart that Uord Mvthuen la Mill thrrr, .xwaltlna rrifmxirtnenta, la aup )Uir ixJ only by a brW apr ui me ua from Cap Towii tonia;tt atatlna: lint th llorni Uratriiytd the bihlK orr Ihr Mxlt rlvtr bfov the bat' tie and ai now co.rcntrutlni( ul Hpyt f.,ut"in, tth-ri- a fli.il haltle, IWone KiIiiImtI y In r'-lwVrd. la expwiei o t iki- plui'i- Th.- ivnaor hioi adriMly iiioppvd u'll rh il!n priw im i-mii.- frmi lh fnxit i-'lCnf w,ni n w i liiiitie, w nun ui not r'K:iiJ"i un a fllnf.(li,. HI'lKHllon An to thi- mi r;.J r ailn f tlwierul Mrtl.Ui-n'a vhiore. u i n clt-ar lwhr UHM-r.J Methui'n'a funv ena. "1 lit- M'.'ll'T rivT or mil I la uwultinx iln- rfliii'l'llnif of th tplic.- t-fii- the aitlll'-ry ittnl rnvalry phii cruea. It In a atirmrh'ant fuel that lrd Me t li iomi k ( iible mnki ii iiii'iillon f Id" It'MT hum, whlrh, therrliir.. n ujiallni U t i b- einnll A illHputi h from Cup.- To. ii lh evi'iiliiff aaya Iird M ti n--i i mhumv tin I.'lilitrilly la t Klnlii to nlT'Cl the 1'urr atrnti'ay and pnlxihly i pliiiu th Mthiliawul from Wool rtver. Whil. It la Impiawlble 'M oblulo xuct atatlt lira, tt la abaolutrty ti'ituln that the iliufTist-M Dutch h,ve Jmn'-.l tin- rw In rrsit numtx-m. wnit h itr mill in-I'lmilntf. Vlnna, la unora;olnK a worae expr l-nc Whlte'a troubb- la llkly to l tl'lwl over, aa It la uml:rtiid th lit-tl,- (jovernrni-nt of IJad.-n him offered to allow the AmcrtcHii ambaModor to oontlntMf to occupy th t"ti flat of the bull'JIna; It purchuwj until tlv- end of Pr-a'defit McKinley'a term. Plnce Mr, Harris arrived In Vienna hi- tiaa b-ti vainly avarrhina; for a eultoble houd.-. The dlfflrulty in the unwllllngneaa of Auatrlan landlnrda to rvnt to Americana. Harrla' prede. c-wr. KartlMtl Tripp, had a diaput with hia landlord and the latter tued Tripp auccawfully. Even Vl-tma tradianK-fl are dlatncltned to supply anyon cimneKed with the legation unleaa paid in advanoe. Both theae lnflilt-q.il. are cauxlna; much antonlidi mix and talk in diplomatic circle at Vienna and Bftln, and many dlnpar aging remarka have been made against the L'nlted fkatew' policy n this r. pect. di-iviuiirril by M Vlau. ho orcepted lh- Ma n M noniinatoii ny aoc.amauon. ami paid for hla crUlclams All officer of the lant houf. except nuim lu the arm which haa Colonel ItUBaell. the Tgar.t-at-armi. i wo of hla nna--nt i were ivnomlnated whhotM uppittlJii. I Colonet Rua.v'l was not a cjuoldate ( lu.l.- l.ttnl. iho cycllat. wb.aie fain- tm, wic.gjn. VM nominat.d In! u,. to Hi.- pi--nt hia 1k-.i baa.-d n h MNl(1 The ttu,.u, Wag ppejed, ho. .1. f-itiiiB Arthur Zimmerman at 0Ver b (V.h-ral Groave-nor. of Ohlo.l FW.-m .-. ha. l-en enre-l aa the h ad-1 wn p,..,., chairman of tbe imk t.-n,.r nf the Lyric tlt-u.(r.-. Milan. ' cnutu, L-.-udnalagr. of New Jer y.l Two In-'i miiK'latrat. wvn- d.-prlved ( U1U1 rary. After ) r.oml- .in - a ..) i,.rn rtanuourn-. m- ii.ro , M General Hi-rn aJdreaa.-d liiiiu-.-ll.-r of ir-land, of their flic on ai-oiii't of antl-llrltlxh c-niiiiienia on ih- Itn-r war Tlie proc.MInK la intl untiau:il, Ittlly aa ! of Hie delln-1 ononis whs ii nobleman. Iird Ktnly, j Halston Breakfast Food, Pancake Flour. Whole Wheat Flour, Whole Wheat Crack Ins. ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. Err r:' ,f) We Rent New Typewriters. Many New lnipmvimiila Added SKK Ol'lt I.ATKST Smith Premier Typewriter NKW AUT CATAII'lifK FltKK I., it M. AI.I.XANDI.K tt CO.. Hume Main MX Kxoluaivd I'aoitlc Count Dealera. LMft Stark St. I'nrtluml Largest and Best Equipped Offices In the Northwest PORTLAND DENTAL. PARLORS Top Hour V aalilii(l.in t'ruwa uml Uridirt Work, fl.riO hit toolli, iiimrantwil. Bent aet Teeth. 95.0(1 fit Kuaranteeil. lli'Ht FllliiiKx, 50c up, gimranUu'il. 5)j All Work 1'imltivcly (iuaruiitecU . toulvc Perfect satisfaction ' OK NO PAY. Washington ItnililinK, Corner 4th and Wuahinuton Sta. Fifth Floor, Itooina 47, 48, CO, 61, 52. 'Plionw Orun, Drown aoj. Columbia 6g i'AHI'ALTIKS AT MUli:U To.- Klll.-d Were rt.--i.'' tin-.-., and lh-W.,unl- In t.- ituok .nit I'll. Ainxuiil t" l,ii.lxN, lK-- t -As iu iiite-l. lb- lll-ltlfll diM.I Ull-I WotlO.il u.t 111- lnuil. fi.tii;hi li.ittl.- of Mixt-br n.-r numb i hiiinliviW. Tb.- inir . i'.u an. -ul to-lu K;tv- .mi III.- mroiiiath.il that lli total ti tl il 1 1 . r -f rusiialn.w was l.:s ainl lh llllllll" I kill -I 7.1 Til- VVs.-l I'Nl ..f ,M-"M-i nv-r 'ii.u.U'.K. in. in i ti mi l -l.iii.-.l -l'i-- rs atiil in.-ii. Is .1UI.I-.1 as f-lll.M s Niiuli lam-is. wouiiil'-d. .-hi;iihs , '.' Mititii!c., S.-HH.I l'obsii-'iis, 10 klllisl ."ill lun.l -l, Tliinl i ir.-naill.-ra. H klll.-l. Is. tt.iinl.-.. t iiiiiwIiik. ScotM iiu.ir.ls. o kllb-il. 37 i.iiimI.-.I. 1 nniu Ihk. NoithiimlM-rliind fnsili.-rx. U klll s. 31 woun.M. Kirsl Nrihuiiilvrlnnd. S miiiiihIhI, S.-. KI.I Yorkshliv, V kllbd. ' -It wnutul.-il. rirr-t N-ith lim.ishlr.-, 1 kill-d, II ttoiiinl.sl. Arsyll and Snili.-r-lii'i-l tilKhluml.-ns, 15 kllbsl. wotind. d 1 niKsin-, Kiwi liliivani. wmind isl, Smith Africa p-aoi v.-, I wotinil.-d; nii-illi.il cui-pa, 1 woundvsl. l-'roin tl-iii-ral Kowt.-r Wulk.-r's illa lulih il Ih piivl th.it all ivpoits i.f Mrthil.-li K ailv,itu-i- afl.-r tin- Imlth- of Mi ald-r l iv.-i wi-re --.-miiliiis-. thoiiKh. . with the raJIr.sul workliiK. h- should not h - lonn In count nii-tlna. leinporury liluhfi-... Ills iJifoir.-'l il-lay iliiiiliil-ss wl'l I- .1 riillslil.-iabl- m ivlii- in )( -ii. u bis hurl-push-il r-.liinm n. .-.Ii,1 i-M. ami In tillowiiiK the arrlvnl of ivlnf' rr. iin-iilH which In- hum Ih- aoiv ly lr nd f. aft.-r t:iii- .-uch I'.ghts, placlPK It. us il.- coinliat upwanls of n lli.aisaiiil men out of loss than "iaav l.lm.-iii'k. Inf-rrrtl that Ur-iit lliilain imicht hnve ano'.h.-r Ijidyatinrh in lr- land. l.i.r-l Ashboiirn.- u.sk..sl f..r im expla imlii.n. but l.nl Ktnly liaiightlly rt fus.sl h.'tvupoti he w aa r-nived. Lord Kmly Is prominent In Iis-land, lh .m Lilly .mil pulitir-ally. and un ardent iioiin- rul-r. Tin- only otli.-t in.sMi.ee on rveotd Is w I'.ti Mr. tilailston.-, y.-ara turo. d.--pn ! I..-I.I I! winotv of a legacy ("r slnulai tilt-raiii-.-M. o.-rl - .ll lc- 1. 1 Issii.-.l Klu.l-I ln-4 -! im I Kiti lienor lum decided to lb- W:i.!y ll.ilf.i-Khartoum rail 1 i -i -nib- r t. l:h a wwkly a.-rv- 1 1 a his. t-. th Hill. ' el -I Tl- kits are now being second i ul a nut and n- a tourist hot. I i-i - Tile l.,ll'llin of th' iiivt-stlg.ition of th- i inn with which l.r.1 Mayor Newton Is nilv-d up ha. so far. bi-oiiKlvt out nothing aartlinK 'iKainm London's i hi.-f iniiKlslnile. A proux't . : t. silned that ch-s-ka were s-'iit t" vai lous llnam-ial iuhI oth.-r editor to obtain favorabl" notlc.-s of the com pany btu his testimony has txs?n pub licly conn a. Ilcled by the sin-rs fp. ci-ll.sl. nation, the caucus. He aal-l; "Ivconomy muit b u.- atchwor4; care In th exp-ndltur "f the rs-oplea, money. At .he sam.- time hi us bel large enough in our Intellect to gTaap! I the situation which pr.aent our gtviw.l Inir country .ith th- opening and n- randing con-llil-ins which demand our cartful and l-uArlotle consldeiatlon. We j are going to be met by n well organ-i l.-d and able minority, k-d by accom-' plishid ltad-rs. This Involvea Ihe ne-( ceaaity for republicaii.H to touch tl-' bows In the work before ua." Payne, of Sew York, ailed atttn I tlon to the- narrow majority in the! I hous and the necessity of hiving all i th.- republicans pint throughout the I sessl-in. Hi ofT-rvd a r.oUitlon which! ' was adopt-tl. ihat no leaves Is- grunti-d . except for urgent cauasp. I j Dalxell. of Pennsylvania, uff,-re.l a ' lesolution di-cluring it to tv the sense ' of tlii' caucus thai the rul-e of the l'lfty-f .ticih ar.d Fifty-fifth iongi-sa( (111- I: d rules! should be adopted l)'i ' tl-.e incoming house. ' I Aft m- soiii.- d.-bate the tvliitlin waa ' adopt-d. i AI'.MY IX)WNED THE NAVY. Great Game HeXween West Point and Annapollt WKn.-aaed by 27,000 People. PHILADELPHIA. I)c-. 2.-Th West Point football teton defeated Annapolis on the Franklin field this afternoon In I a hard fought battle. by a score of 17 to 5. The soldier won beraune tliey play. ed better ball. They were niaMera of the fiiuaiion ail through the gain", with the exc-p-tiou jf thd last few- momenta of the contest, when the middles, by a mighty effort, managed to score by a touch down. It aemed as though every army asid naval officer stationed at Washirg ton was present. The president's cabinet was repre- wnted by Secrstixy of War Root and Secretary of the Navy Long. Hetwetu the halves or the game Secretary Long was c-s--rted acrom the field and congratulited Secretary Root on the good work done by "his boys." This little Incident started a great hut. rah, In wnlch the yells of the West Point and Annapolis cadets were mixed with the long loud roar of the Pennsyl vania students. Ov?r 27,000 persons saw t,he contest. WSHINtJTDN. Dec. t. The Demo crats of tin house .if representative at their caucus today selected Jas. D. ; Kichiirils.in, of T.-nne-te-, as their can-, didate for sp'aker, after a spirited con.j t'.t which lasted through six ballots. This curried with It the detntK'iat lead-; ershlp of the floor. j j Klchurls .n has served 14 years in ttis ' hoie anj is the oldest democrat mem- n. H Austrian budget provides tvr ,n Jollil of s,.rvit.p PXCt,pt McHae.i msul g..iit'ral in l hlcago. The (f Arkaifsws. The candidates aeainati RIchanls.Mi were R?pres nrtat Ives EK-ar- niond. of Missouri; Rankhead. of Ala bama and Suiter, of N-w York. The cuuvis also A..vted the follow- The for a ci Society of Atin-rli-iun Women will Klve a musical and theatrical nl rtaimiit D c. 4. in aid of ;h.' hospital ship Maine. Th.w h. ntofore promln'nt In the NKW TRIPLE ALLIANCE. Relations of England. Germany and America an Absorbing T. pic of Interfst In London. NEW YORK. D.-c. 2.-A dispatch to the Tribune from London, datl Dec. 2. says: "There la a remarkable absence of nws from South Africa this morning, and as the cables are working satis factorily it la clear that the continued Iijtp wance of the public concerning the fipht W Modder river is not the result f accident. Nothing is as yet inti mated as to the probable extent of the damage received by the British tris.ps or thlt Inflicted on the Boers. I: was stated at the war nthce last night that dispatches had ben re ceived from General Huiler but that thy were not lssud to the press. It wits Incidentally mentioned that the rank and file casualties at Modder river had not been received. The embargo upon war news when the two relief columns prepared for de cisive battle beyond the Tugela and Modder has enabled Mr. Chamberlain to command the attention of England. The afternoon papers uok up their (Continued on Fourth Page.) APOTHEOSIS OF COLONEL BRYAN Ranked With the Martyrs of Filipino Independence. HERE ARE YOTES FOR HIM Is Ktcoynized as a True So of the Eilipino IdeaAnother free Sil ver Territor) 'Kah Por billr. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1-MaM ad vices ivoHved from Manila glv th full text of the Filipino proem-ration, notable for Us re f-ivnce-s to W. , J. Bryan, RUal and Aguinaldo. the sub- stance of which was cabled and pub lished some ww.-ks ago. The proclama tion waa published at Tar las, In the La IndepifKanda, the offltial orgaa of Ajutnaldo, Oct. 18. Tho proclamation says- "In the tmggle which we have sua.' tahied with the old severelgnty, the wopl of fredom wts Rtaal, and the arm which put this Idea Into execution waa Aguinaldo. "In the present time Bryan re places the great martyr. There ahould be pictured. In Filipino history, wlttl .the same glory. Rlsal, Dryan and Agtuln aldo, the -florious trinity of our politi cal red mpition; and for the foreigner, who haa Anglo-Saxo.i blood in his vhs to defend our cauwe, we ought to look upon second w ith the same vener ation with whkh we regard our great martyrs and heroes. "Rryan, American by blood, by ideas an illustrious son of the Filipinos. "Bryan !s the clasp that links and unlfl.-a two friendly people, torn by the same disiieniuoa and dewvvlng of the applause and admiration of the world. The American people are not hostile to the Hllpiro. The people have all the time been the victims of the lust of the men in poer. PRANK. M. CHAMBERLAIN. "KIs Diplomacy ia of the Grover Cleve- land Kind. (Copyrightwl 1899 by .V sociated Pres.) LONIH'N. Dec. 1 Mr. Chamberlain's likirg for straight flung words has not only t.it'ow n the capitals of Europe Into a turmoil, but his declarations have been by no nunns acceptable to the.- In England who are itspon-ible for the relations with the United Slates. It appears that when Mr. Choate nia.ie Us Thanksgiving speech he was liuite ignorant that Chamberlain waa s.(eaki!i!f so ili finitely rejfiirdlr.g tang ille alliance-a and the ambassador did not Intend his geiu'ralltiea regarding Grvat lliitain. Germany ami l'nlted States to be taken i-s a confirmation of the eclonhil s.cr.tary outspoken re marks. It would appear that Chamberlain only tokl the truth, for. In -iis;wMChes of Nov. 23th ii was pointed out ihat negotiations were afoot for an alliance looking for a settlement uf the far i ast ern question. ale exH-,-ie.i to i- pn .it , jcnioeiMts o fill th? four ixwtlions iieciii.il not to re lilch .listiiiKUlshe-1 WI-I-K'S NEWS IN l.n'fMN. Ei-Kllsh an I l-'reoch Papers Carrying on a VI !tn t ContiKV. rsy. IVI'.l by the Asoclaled lino ein-nl thoiiKh tl has b.s n peat the f.-Mtui-it- ' Mis. Jani-s llrown I'ott.-rs e:it rtalu-, llO'lll. Many t-.n mb- rs of this society, which' was nskid by ihe originators of the Maui- Idea to help them, are consider-, ably illumined at the fact that lh.-lrl ellorts wcr - Interpreted in such a par- tlal spiiil Many of them at tlrwt thinkliiK the hospital siilp would in-j .lb ale ii mere desire to alleviate liw su'f -rlnss on b.Mh sides iimloud r be ing tak "ii t" mean a warm support of Great I illaln. as has b.en done. allowed the mln-.irlty party In the house: Special employe, Colonel Isaac 15. 11,11. of Oblo; special mewsensvrs, Ewin-? T. lilaJid. of Miss-url; son of th lete U-pis' -niatlve Bland, f Missouri and F.dton D. Ilr.-ght, of Ge.rgia; spec ial pait", Jam-s English, of California. A rv-kiutiti was adopted :nanulng Richardson to c infer with SiT.'ak -r i OS I The Credit of Selling iil.l-ra nces of I hers on Ihe H'opyrlirht.sl l'lN'SS t LONDON. D,v. ?.Thi cabin i iiilnlsters ;uui subject of the miggi-sti-d Anglo-Saxim-Tiiiloiilc alliance have distracted pub lic uilentlim to some degree from Un its! of casual! I. -s that marks Urltlsh pmgri-s in South Afrl.-a. Dm the glowing Insinuations of triumphs of Itntlsh diplomacy can not slem the growing tide of private sorrow that niiiiilf"slfi Itself with the ever Increas ing prevalence of crop.' and the ab s I us-, tliroiiKh mourning, nf many rrominent famlll.-s from social festivi ties. Ah Ambassador Chou.te said at Ihe American Thanksgiving ba.n.u.t Thursday, there ia seutv-ly an English family of his acquaintance wltlioiit i'.4atlvea already either killed or woiinib'd In the war. . Yet the press haa taken kindly lo this new topic, though the more conserva tive papers, such as Ihe Tlm.w, isliit ..tit thut a sympathetic alllaniv villi the UniU-d States Is an easy mallei coniparvd with one with Germany on account of difference of race and Inu giiage. While H Is not aiitually so slated, the palimble d.Muctloii has evi dently occurred to the writers on this RepiVMMitaitVrs of SO.OtKI cotton aJld cloth workers have aps-4il.l to thei home soi l, ty, declaring they will go oil:' on a s-lilki unl.-ss the provls)nns of the law i'UiiliitiiiK the oanltary conditions Hendei-son unit tiqur-M a larger demo i-ratic ivpis-s-niation on the commit- i tees. In ihe last cong-s-ss, the minority w.re allowed six men on each commit tee. Roberts of Itfjh, was present and participated in the caucus. H voted for Richardson for speaker. The Best Clothes in Oregon. of r.uloli s are not enforced. They 1 TIM NEWS IN BERLIN. Scheme Kor a ,'tlg Navy Meeting "With Public Approval Our National Humiliations. spcil'icd unhealthful violations nf the law coiinnillesl bv najiufaelui-r.s. A1 vigorous prosecution was promlstM und. ... ... I 1 e ntu.l., ifiulllllili. ' .., , T ., ,,.,'of preliminary skirmishing the reichs ilelliail-IH II IS ii.h nit.-ij in.- mo..- '.vu strike w III occur. j H'opvilghl LKRLIN. 1S99 by Assix-lated Pr-ss.) Dm-. I. After a rtnight Till-'. UhiliT WAY. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2-The duly on Wisilen nuinui'aciuivd goisls j has l.,ul the result of delei'minliiR scv-j oral German mlllow tiers who have cus-j tomers in the 1'nll -d States to t-stab-l llsh niMiiiifacMirinir lirnnclu-s In tliisl counlry. Jl.lIN' I. P.I.AIR DEAD. NEW YORK. Doc. 2. Word has just been received here that J.hn I. Itlair, of Hhilrrtown, N. J.. a millionaire many tin. es over, and on.' of the i4dest rail road builders and owners In the coun tiy. died at " o'clock this (Saturday) inori-ing. tag during the coming week will begin s-riclis work, starling w ith the first ! I reading of the budget, un Important J part of which will be the advance of! the flg!u for and against the new naval I high i bill. The w hole etu-ivy of the emp 'i'or and government will be usM. toward nuking the bill a law and thus m-cur-Ing for Germany the second place In the world as a naval power. Nu doubt the German public opinion I ovi-i wln lpiinsly favor the bill,' as the i people believe with the emperor that It Is absolutely necessary for Ger many's continued prestige as a world power and for the extension of German trade and influence aboard. The desirability of the United State having suitable government embassies board is again unpleasantly Illustrat ed bv the humiliating experience of Ambassador White and by the fact Just revealed that Minister Harris, at That's what we've Imd for yea is, ami we're niiikino iSteii)l;icli ekdlies more niulur every il;iy. Our Miccess is the restiUjint of our jmins to sell first, last ami all the time, clothes that have lit, Freshness of Fashion, Low Price and Snti-I'iietioi) in 'em. Look to us I'tir the right things in Clothes, Hats ami Furnishings for Itoys and Men. Men's Suits from $10 to $35 Men's Overcoats from $10 to $45. Boys' Suits and Reefers at $2.50, $3.50, its Hi' Hi in $5 00 and up- tic Hi Hi Hi Hi ' Mailorders Solicited. Corner Fourth and Morrison Sts., PORTLAND, OKEGON. A B STEINBACH 0 CO . LARGEST CI.OIHI1RS IN TI1K NORTinVKST