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A8T0K1A. OKK00N, TUESDAY. DECEKBEK 12, 191
NO. 107
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THE ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
FINANCIAL BILL
OPENING DEBATE
Brilliant Speech by Representa
tive Dolllver In Its Ftvor.
BRYAN'S PROPHESY UNTRUE
YioIiimUv Wi fceeivi'.l notice (nili) llir lillblialii-ra u I I.f
WritMiu Ki'tTi" or tiik Km (i'ioimu Iihitnii'a, that
ititl In tho riuitiiioiia irit-ri'Mat' In tlin f iricM' nf mXT wild
in tlm iMt li't wk, they would aliot ( ly withdraw (beanie
of tln-ir r iii-vciiipedla at llin preacnl riiv. Our flotilrat I
llli tlu putdialirr M.ulili n II a lu tillike the saint. llUlitl of.
(rr an lic ii'lofiire. Thirty Urgit volume of the KjictiioM'-
lin, niir iiiiiilp In Hvatrnmlln llradlniJ of I he 1- ni-y r l in.
Umk I iri;lit I ink IliHikrutii itin! ilhi' Large Wol.nt. r'n Kn
rinM'ilia frn ii( rliait,'!', All Ilia lilw.vt' will Imi ioiiTi-.
iihiii I In' ninitll n) tin-ii I of
ONI'. lOt. I, Al
HuIiiiiv ill atnall monthly inriila. Cull uii.I look into
liim niliT.
The Gold Standard ba IScen In force
for Years Yet Prices are
Kislng Instead of Palling.
WAJM!NiJT)N. lac. It. That fnt
lure i.f (ho 'iaitni( (Uy if I he debwte
i ;. j.i.i t.'.i tiii't u"h u raluodm tun
'MIll.y be t'linrKl to a contraction
H. il.ii twin equally unexpeitd. Hi
pri,i.-r roiiipju-aliin la Istwiwin the
amount j.. wiljl.- undor th.- nwnt law
"ml ili- ..iriioiiDl pflbl.- under pio-
d Ktn.ndrrient, which would m l.ut
ii ( n jH'i runt Inir.-.i-, an uti.ot.nt
v, lid ii nit Im ,iily alm.iii'.'l by 111"
I. ii-Iii.-m i.f ih- cotiniry ainl utilized In
ii- iii.'iii) dlffi'iMtil motu-y centers us
th"i- r- nnljii'iiil Umks.
'1 li ri'iHtil of '.In- tux uxjii null'. mil
l.ii.U ii. .in mill ilw sulavtltuiloii i f a
Ian upon Istnk fra ii'!ilw, tut Mi-Hjuir-il
l.y ii h i-ilul, surplus an 1 undivided
prn'liK, nr- iir.H""''! In tt niililt of fair,
iii'w aii'l fur tt jum llHlrltiiitli'ii f Uiv
lniril' ii of liu- tax Tlu- :.irf-r bmka
will my itn' tux In tin mini dicn'
the mnill-r In ika, w hilt.- tin- umount of
ri-vi'iiui will I- i-rai'tli Hlly un-cliaiiK-'d
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In Kiim-liiatui. Mr.' i vi-.p r-tl , ild
'Tli? a.lV'a4.,a of rummy Murm
GEN. GATACRE'S
SERIOUS DEFEAT
Free States' Invasion Delayed In-;
til Reinforcements Arrive.
NO PARTICULARS RECEIVED
Tke Inttnse Aniicty of Kclatives and
friends 'reparations for a
Long Campaign.
GRIFFIN & REED.
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firmly (UrUrt-.J ',l.at Ui flnaiiol.ij
mi th" i'UiMK')f llll in thf hiiua wu ,rl,,l(,, f iu. KVi.f ntm iu ar upon
ll.- Wh nf t.IHvir. r rtjth- oM niTUnlxrd, liut that Ju- honjiit
w.ia i hir.i Vrt.-l l.y an i-Iihiui rxv fur,., c,,)-.,,.)..-! (y .J..ul.ifut li-Hli-la-wlilih
til- .m ui i m ini luul the . ,j,tv. it. allvr fi.lii.i! and th"
ni-iiil r f.h u? mKiinl l piirty fir! , Mtn atlat k Um Di alvinilard of
mmv thiin mi t.ur. U.ili:. . fully Ju-iufy tin- I. glala'.'. n
1 intil -.-r i. In-A HuU tlv- limt doubt 'a"Ki-l.
in llir H'iiililliir irt iui tn On la- To rlrinly Six ..lil its the Bun'Url
. ii. ..f ili 4 i'Iuu-IIiik tin- K"l'l wa-iwl- "t vain-, tlif uii 'miiivim al lermh, mad
.il l l.m lui.l !- n ini'Vul by tlif x- fu.ly nTii-h by ail prn-r fafi--,.
rlii if :li- tuirtm-wi world during xuiirk". la lii i-:itriil l'l..i of ihf law
.....I . . . r II.. ...r.t llrv. Or it.i.-il. It 1-1 c.illfld.'lll Iv b -lltV d
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..il.u.-l U..- mu-K d'i'"t ih.- country .t-n. ukU 11. nd that .'"""" i rv...i'r.-
.f tla. ita-iiiia'ft.la In 'our a.ll.m nil! !- raUtb-d by llic t-o-l
l. Tin- MiiKrl-ra "f 'lit- ir .(urJlioli
Miw.,url. ,.. il....'01'' """ w r. public. r
..-in.a nuic aid.-. Mr l, 'r,'
P'M'O.V, Ia--. li.-4.ta . m.-No
further rM-w hu ln n rwlv;d Vj re
move th" ir.ytrry .vrhnglnf G-n-
rU ij.uin r?'a pr-t from 8tiirnib--rK.
Il ban nut yrt furu-ani-J th pn-ml-d
ai'Utiiial in -iauk- and the ouaorahlp
tiua ir vnleJ corrivprayV-ntii from ex
plaining Ow tna'Uir.
It b-oin.. l'bnit th'. fJerwral Oat-Jur-j'H
mlafcrtuiu; or ei-ncr vl;l delay
the Inviu-lon of tile Kr-T State n--rha
aomo f--K. It la .-x:tlirigly probable
that he will b cnn.rM-lUd o letlr.; on
a", ii ml a -hi tally
f .il- pi . ..ti i n
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It. at V H'l'i mi t
I uin. (In. r-pui .ll.-itiii fruii Uk
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nor In ll-
h-.-i-aIIi-J 'nionty
of -outviire an I I '
iiiunt, whl' h in hardly reach hint
Uiiill Sir tTharbai Wjrrn'a division ar-riM-iti
at ih "a!e. It now in-mB it
tuln that tlw Ki;Moth dhlmon which
gi-inn nioblllzl at Aldjrhot will
l:,t Here Ih n .Mt of
ifr.nt ariy lln and aiiffor, unlltitch-1
'lt.l, tlic mUhb; of the party h j . In i
'h.'ii'Kl .tt.d laUiiotli' i ffurtH to uphold
!tlie lrteanliy "f the national crvtht ual
.make aecur..- trie fnundati.in of in.- vl
U.ll
High Grade Goods of
moderate Prices:
Kaiicv Ctfanu'r)' ItuUfi' in Kt-n nl Klk
Slrii tly Kituli l!n.
New Crti Maple Syrup.
ItiH'kwht'iit ninl (tiil(lli Cake Flour.
Pmkuril A- SinilliV Funcy Italian I'ruttf.
New Crop Nuts, Fij-H, Minn' Meat.
hint tb. y i".u,l ii..! i-iv- their c..n,",,,,"MM, '
i it ni(u i h In th.- lomliK (-"lurnis-ii'iiiul
..U.ll. mi- I.) ,lai intuit that tlu-y iwid
, ).-l'l.. .. lie- i-.!l.iiii of thi-lr col
I b iKti-a In raU' Ut..
I
I O.-l t.. of Ili.IlHIRl, ,.tK till 1'-.
bill.- 111 Mip.u't i.f the bill iinl Mad'lox,
' of tb- .ritlii, i..1..1 tn lUm.
, ,mh b-lbiti. .. N-w V"tk. na tfu- only
nli.4- "penki'f o-lay II" aniloutued
h.a iptit1in .i vh- bill on tla- ground
thai it w.aiM . .annu l ttie curp'tny. I
. I w
alo
U a-nt t.) South Africa.
t In Just twj inonrha ince tht
Truiisi"iuil ulUnaitum wajt Ueliwried.
i Niti I'li-tag.-m-ntu havj be-n fougttt
an I the HrtrJh hvtve kat .M killed, 2.0-5
mnded and 1.377 mitliiK or prt.-iora rs.
and .-x,.andlnK on,. , of our pie I Tl,e wur offbe la,Ued a notlce ,hat
The Am-rl-an - nn.ry in U-. giv.it af,r Jnu.ir,- 1 deduction will be
I H. ..1. ft.. ...... . .1.11
1 agrlcultuiul Ib-ida of the country, i-
fully awake to the nnportiu.ee of Uie
laubjei-t urd apiirxmi" the idom of
I the It-glfluUcii. Nnurly ail of fw-
:vi waver l In M!4 corr.ct'd their
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the value of r.ln ImiiiiIii. He apiul. il ... . .
... , ,, 1 i "While the u-tfitti ih ec.inoinlc atid
to thou.- of hi .U-mnrratic collt-agu.B, .... , , .
. . , atiould lie at-iurated ftx.m parlmtn de-
frjin N w nrii. who It In r-mrled. In-
. . jb.iti, vt-t Uie republican tariy will not
lend to v.rte f.r trw bill, l.i-t to do n. . ... .
attempt edo.ie irt.m tt.mrtltrllliy for
White li aliver wiui aavtkin Sltniiu.j . ( y1r,a.j,,, Indu vb thatt it U wis
..f T. iiiieav. ;ik If h- va wUllng! . . ,... -af,. f,-. tiM ,.,-m.Ui
that th- nmiLi Hj.uld be oiH-ned to'-nJ ; v,.x,.vX ',.inM'y with th Irani
imlvri If an li.t.Miwill.nMl agixnM ,u, j,,,,,, lf . nation."
I
I have!
allv.r. I
the llLM .
IN TIIK SKNATU
Breakfast Food,
Pancake Flour,
Whole Wheat Flour,
Whole Wheat Crackins.
i Large t run .In i Hear Matwn on the j lighting at Modder river yom-.rday
: evening Oeneril Cronju roiuntuiiteil his
Hi., rs- Ibma-'i Uesolutlons.
ROSS, HIGGINS & CO.
We Rent New Typewriters
fVrV Many New liiinrovmiieiita Ail.le.1 1SK.K OfR L AT K.ST
w ($1 Smith Premier Typewriter
: Tv NKW' 'tT CATAUHit'K HtKK
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' Kxi'ltiaiv" l'aclrtc (.Vmat Ihwleii. 245 Stark St. iWtlaud
! . o:il.l be obtuinoi.
! No lt." npU.! Ii.illlver.
b.i I m lost whirl with fi-e
III IV. It-ell hlUllhtJtCM-ed for
I
time.
J i..llier ivialle.l llr)fcim pioplhx y ,
j that lli KM utit-'Mliud could mil be
. ttia.lti with .til -i. utiivent.il fall 111 Th,. HiitiouiH'tt Intention of Maatml
I i . "In tli' iv .i nnui In Una chain- illl i to ..il.li.m ih.- -iuit- imLiv on hia .
In ' b- .i.Hk.rl ' hn Kill n.e In Ina re-.iutnin xureiAinv Hie i-yinhathy of',IvLF NATIONS AT LADTSMITH.
! 1 1 ire tun I k.1) lli.t: Hr)un knew what' the it.Miu.u- with the South Africa r -1 LOREN7.0, Marqu"x, lVc. 11. The
.be wia talklitii alM.ut?'' Not one dotno-1 tmbllcx in the war with Grout Britain i following dispAttch haa oean reivid
W.XSHI.NOT'JX. Det. H.-iSonAte)- j Potion and capture 50 UiltiVh sol-
i diiTa.
l .il .one. 1o11jvt lmUw.1, relteratevl
divw tt bur if e civwil to the tenute gtil
U'n.tt. In the tbtiei.ee of PreslvleiU
Inn iiiiemiiin ami then ixwumed.
!(epivNiitd :iv. t vt rliT.t. who was
i rhiii-K" .'t ttw- lull, 111 nm apwn.t ir prettentil resolutions t Uie
a'nt.nK olb-r lti!n.- ftUil : j Masf ai-huietts legialatur in favor of a
alull liikn the cenMtltuUonal amendment providing for
the InUgrtty
"V II. II OKI-till!)!
.lie ol tbiulil ntl'i
i
our i t.lll be it rtxtxl aa the honor o'n the t'rtiuVI Scau
Krye, I'latl iCotui.) tHVUpied the chair. I Lvdysmith to Estcourt have been cap
tured. The Intercvpied metagva show
thai! the in-"i and hortwa tn Laily.amilh
are now on italf rail) vs. that whisky
is a a U't.'.le and that beer Is ex-
I hAlmted "
i
lf, utilfcrm hours of labor In nvanufacture
1 the ii tn. i.i, (hit luktional l-bt ran b-j1 iKli it'ottn.) prtttinuj a roaoluilon
i r.vidily reftin.Wl at Uiw-r Interest 1 0f t'h(, legislature of Conmvticut In op
j r.r.tv, viii'l new l.Ltiai iiut1tel at low- poaitlun to the admimlon of polyga-
' rate than l f j mlsla to conrgiM.
j "I lie n.t pld .It v-KtimuitH of Atnerlciutj ivttlgrew (S. D.) cffereJ a nolution
tin U- and li vant t-xpiuuiliMi, bringing . calling on the sieoivtviry of war for all
jour people mi.. cUne n-bitloiw-i wlilij0,.,VsS rvlatlng to General Morrlani'a
the I.Mdlnif tnnJ i of tlw wurld, mukea .(tui, regarding' the Coeur d'Alene
jli ImpeiMilve ilna lJw atandiinl of ntlnen. nlallng the oliargvis against
.value In with h wLtlemeiiUt nr.. iimde Merri.mi in his conduct of the aft .ir.
xliall Iv- the l!t known to the hlglxtt Chnndler obJivUsl to the Imniodlii u-
clvJIitlon. ,unl wliiiU B,itHy iii'al coiiHld-iatlon of the resolution and li
Largest and Best Equipped
Offices In the Northwest
PORTLAND
DENTAL
PARLORS
Tiip
floor
Wa.hlli((oll
frown uml Uridun Work, $4.fk) tier tooth, gitai antectl.
' Ilest aet TtMtth. 85.00 lit RinirHiitttoil.
Heat KilliiiKH, Wlc up, tfuurniitootl.
f
All Work Positively (uiaranteod
to kIvc Perfect Sutlnfactioit
OK NO PAY.
WiiHliinuton BuililiiiK, Corner 4th ami WunhingtoD Sg.
Kifth Floor, koomn-47, 4H, 10, 01, .r)2.
'Phont Orauon, Hrow n 493, Colunihla (Og
tit it)tell;j,-'-nt .ui.l suivusful exiieri-
ence. '
Ti n-lit fVeiiin, Kfiuianl by c 11 use be- ,
yotld .uif coiiIimI, IwitrliiR oblitMllolis j
which national )i...im' i.iiu. shall I
Went over. j
Mason adiltvtKec! the senate for ail
hour and i5 niinu'.e. He was non noe
liiterruptetl diifiitK the coui-ae uf his
speech. At lis com lusioii. Lodge, ofVr!
I .- coiii inf.'oiisly iHt.-harK'l. open new expiv.sslng ,1 w-btli that Mason minht
have delivei-d his tiddivsd in Uie Itrtt-
I'.clds for Aitn1-iJi sialeinaii(hlp.
c'h.innels if ir.ule yl unknown tonH) parliuineiii, said itieiv was a wid.
Ainei-ii'iin fiiien.rjKt uiul aventu of culf bet weii privat. opinion uaul pub-
cuni.ieice yet to wvboine Ainerktu;
ptodiii'ts, will niifUy result. Su.h coil
11 It Ions emphaslte tlvt iuceclly for a
nt a tulu ii! of v,Utie which ahall nnialn
firm tlnotuhnut th.t vtclsrtitudtn of
ciunpetitlve. tnul("
After an elubu.wU- expntlllivll vf Jle
feat in t. of the bill uJid llie nieilhod of
their opci'.itimi wlttch follnwetl the line
of his report on 1hf measurv, heivto
fere printed, Mr, OvvrBlrcet said: "The
pniivwitlon to allow national banks to
issue circulation to tht pur value of
the bonds deposited for their security,
Is neither new nor iniirtlsiui.
"It has bttii. tvmnioned.Hl by four
prosld.iUi and fv navreUiitleai of the
tieitsury, and bills containing' such
provision have boon Intivdueed In
coiigtv, and suiported by nienibers
of botih political piirtJos, It Is entlivly
consistent with tin1 hwmii banking
system. The Ame re.i.sonn which
Justify th-. ia-tuo of 90 per cent of the
bi iiila will Justify am Issue to the par
value of the bo ids.
"The only objection lulvunceil, a-l.le
from thii't of t!eiiiiiK'iKlc iiii.ii k ki'ti
it'.illy upon bunk, is that tt petiuii."
tcn ktrge an lnor-u' of ilit' volume 01
circulation and thPniteiiH an Intlatloii.
l'ut it Is unfair to win pate the .amount
possible under the proocd bill with
the amount of bank nob now- in cir
culation. "The lack of profit upon bunk note
circumtlan'g fir Iwlow the amount ever
lie ottlclal exprxvtsiiMi. The eXejcutlve
di p.it'iniont of the gvvernnunt, he saJd,
had .itvstniHsl a neutral altitude towards
(he South Afriovin war. The assti of
this resolution by . the senate would
change lninietiiately that attitude. "If
we ane to deiiart from a p.ieiition of
neutrality." said Lodge, "It ought to
be a subject of the moat serious con
shWatlon. The resolution was sent to the com
mittee on foivlg.i tvkwlotis.
SOMK PKRTlNlON'T gi KSTlONS.
Krforts i.f rromitiMXt Demoerats to Ex
plain their Luck of Votes at
the North.
NKW Y:U1C. lv- II. In tvply to
tl;cs que.-: buis asked by the New Vork
World:
Why Is thi'ie not a donioeiMiio gov
ernor In any norrhern state?
Why Is tbei. not a dein.Hratic sena
tor iron' any north vn wtate?
What Is the cuts,, of this?
What is the remedy?
Senator Tillman, of South Carolina,
iy:
TpheavaU in, ivnard to the tlnnnces
of 'the country and l ho efforts of the
demiK'nu'Jc iMrty to press silver as an
Issue has Uti:i kwgvly responsilble for
Continued on page four.
TUK HKVKItSK IS SiCKlOLS.
All Um Now Tuned to Buller For lb?
Sah-aitJon of the Situation.
NEW YOIIK. Pec. 11. A disuch to
the Tribune from Ijondon. says:
Th' Hri'isli foro In South Africa
have met with a sig.wl defeat. This
seiiMtlonul news was otliclally an
nounced fntn the war office ut mid
nlght. tio:vr.il tla'.ictv .tdmltliiiK that
lie hid nut with a serious tv ei se in
attack y. sierday mornl ig at St. tin
bert;, in Xorlhern t'ape t'olony.
The lti-ltisii jen-ril says he was mis
led by gui.l.M as to the liner position,
and foil'id "Impracticable ground."
Apparj:i:ly he. 'us c-ui.irht In an am
bush, as his c.isual'aos as .tl present
know .1 are !..-!iiinff. The nutnleis of
il.tid ami wotmdeil o.uinot Iv con
sidwd exc-vs-t'vo lu the ciivuinsiani-es.
but the enortii.ius nutnlHf ivv.rad
missing sUjtKcst that the eng-.i. iiient
must 'lot have boon unlike thai of
Nicholsons Nek. when GotK'ral While'
lost so hearily.
Ganeral M: thuen's army is know n to
have been heavily ivliiforct .t M.xl- '
der river with infantry, cavalry and
axtillnry, w hile tren -nil AVauchop;s
HiRhlund brigvtde has largv'y ik-resxy
the nuntbef -tf bayoneita available for
frontal attta.-k. The necesjlty for this :
cosily niethol of warfare has bin'
o'ovlalcd by the prince, of v full
briKitile of cavalry eommandod by Gen- ;
oral Bubtneton. This brlRaile Includes
three regiments of cavalry and a
sironir body of provincial horse.
Two powerful baitterios of horse ar
tillery have be" added, with a mob-1
llity nearly omml to that of cavalry. ;
Melhuen's army cm not number less
than 17,0o0 tn.m and Its iiian -uv.-ring
power has boon increiis.il until there;
Is slight Justlileatlon for frontal at-1
tacks mud .' without adequate rco:.-
nalssance atul scouting. Military pivn ;
ass'ime that ho has not lift Modder j
river uivil Ui? ctiin of the howitzer ,
battery with lyditte nniniunitiojv has 1
arrived.
General. Buller" s tdmlivrs laugh at
the Idea that he will attempt to force
the passage of the river at th point
where the Boers ane strongest. They
tuaert that h will mike the crumtng'
Kith htavy arUllery aa amn tu th
howitzer are sent up from Durban,
but that th nain lKly of ih army
will m over Wgh-r up, after a Mat
has been mule 'ow.-r down, and that
the enemy's position will be tun.d,
Iidysmlth n-lleve at;d the n tr-at cf
th Frt B'.atsis to the mountain (
paai-s cut off. N.ithlng can be aim pi r.
than, "ttrutegy In a cmfrtaWe -rvloe
tlul wltlwiut int-rruptlon fr nn the un
munneily Uint.
AGUINALDO IS
STILL FLEEING
Many New Towns Occupied by
the American Troops.
:t:hio'.-s aim.nky Maiixet.
YOUNG'S SEVERE CAMPAIGN
NKW YOIIK. I-c. il.-There was ai
great rVnrand for murw-y to-iay, 15 pr u...i. wi.t..uu ,. t. o..i. .
rent ruling for some early trai.aucUom. i 'ar'lBJ KlcbDCSS of (be Regloas
Tnroogb wbkh the Rebels ire
Now Being Chased.
made from ttvj pay of soldi -rs r-ing
in boutb Afiiu; In the case of privates
four jM-nct p-r .fciy for wlies. jr. pen 11 y
for euch i-hiid, In the case of sxinraktita
elifhl pence for w1v .tnd two ponny
for eai.h child. Thvtv sums have thus
far been p.uu by thi government. '
The ord-r indlottes a belief that the
caiupaigl will be a long un-..
THli BKIT1SU KKI't.'LSK. 1
I Over Seven Tlioutund PrtoIlers Were
J Captun-tl at the Second Modder
I River Battle.
I rnirroniA. Dec. u.-six hun.iieti ,
jar.d m-venty-two British pr'.s.n -rs
I were taken at Stonnsburg. In the
frcm the Ir lnager twar Ladi'.
smith. "Sevr-U Kaffir runners from
One Wall atrer.t bank requlrwl from 20
to Zj per cet.t margin, besi.bs 10 to 15
points to spare on slock for $100,000
loans. In all from J7,000,000 to tW).
otiO v;h caJltl and paid off, then two or
three mil lions were Ivanetl at 6 and 7.
Ijirge supplies were then lottud tlown
to J pi-r owit. While banker were pux-
MANILA, Dec 11. -Th advance
guard of General Grant's command un
tied over the money aituadon ivere and ; d.- Major Sjxmou arrived at Olangape,
abroad, the prediction ws mad, that gul)if oember 9. which plaos
demand Wlls) wald rule higher: . . . t
throughout the wk, with no prospect, I " M 000111,1 wlth UlU stanoe. th
however, jf touching expiring point, i enemy a&'tng.
I Tbirday morning ch Baltimore and
ItK A'AftDS TOR SAMPSON MKN. Oreg m arrival at OkingMpo from Maa-
Ila. The navy was disappointed to
J'resiilent Pr-p'iri'iK a Mewage on t.iej find ttu army In poaatMBjon of the placs
Valor and Value .f Th-tlr Services. wWrt .y naJ h.,ped to .-apture. A
,, . . detachnwni of niarin, under Captain
NI W YORK. O.-c. 11 A special t)
the Herald from Washington says: jMjrert- um-d :he nary yard atOlatu
ft is expected rtiat the (.resident will : Spo and will huid and occugy It as A
soon send to ciaitgr a spiecial m s- j naval sWJu l The town of Subig. flvs
sage regarding rew aria for oflletTs and
men from the Atlarntic !b who dis
tinguished themselves during the war
w Ifh Spain and whowe gallantry hus
n. A yet been rec isrtiixed.
Pr.sldent McKlnU-y has the same
Sampson-Schley matter under serious
eonsideratloi. He is understood to be
villli.g that a WU sh- uld be passed au-
nilleu llgLajvt, wh occupied December
10th. The AmM-icaos found the place
aband jnod by tnu re'.r-atlng enemy,
who fired a few shots The America as
kilt.-d one if th emmy.
General GriiU and the reminder of
his command arrived at Olangupo yes-b-rday
af-.noou. rjeneral tir.knt will
movj north along the coat and will ef-
th.. rising thu revival of the gwde it : feet a Juncture wltn the Twtmiy-flfth
vlee-admlml fr die Vneflt of Reur
Admlral Sampson and Schley, the for
mer to be givn seniority ovar the lat-
lnfa,ntry under Outaioi Andrew S. Burt.
The enemy wtcounlering In GtwriA
Grant's advance !led to the mountains
ter. It Is bell?ved Secretary Long will ; and scttvred. Gnnerai Grant is not
Join In endorsing this solution of the
controversy.
What will probably cause conslder-
garrisMdag the towns he occupies.
rispatch- dat .d Concepclon, Decetn
br 2, from a corrwpnndjnt of the As-
able criticism amjng the friends of : soci'tted Prei, with the detachment
Hear-AdnWnU Schley, is ihe daterml- j pursuing Agulnaldo, have Just reached
nation of SecMUry Long to name Ad
mira.1 tampsoi In .he measure he is
preparing, giving the thanks of con
Eie3 to tha co:ntna-j.U-r in chief of the
North Atlantic squadron and the officii-
vind mn under ;-.is command. It
is mn bellewV hexe. however, thai the
pivideiit will transmit such a resolu
ti' H to congress, knowing what deter
mined oppoetiUoa it will meet and the
l-rt'b ibili'y that friefttls of Schley
would have his nam- substituted for
that of Sampsi-n and pass the resolu
tion In thai for.n.
PRIZE MONEY CASKS.
Seizure of Stdanvr Buena Ventur
Held Illegal, by Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON. Dic. U.-The su
pren:e court of the United States to
day decided In the naval prixe-money
case growing out of the capture of the
Spanish steamer Buena Ventua during
the Spanish wwr, that the condemna
tion jof the vessel was contrary to the
terms of the pr.stident's proclamation govs on to say
and ordered the vessel to be tunied . the richest the AmTlcans have en
ovei to the owners. In the ca.es of counter-d in iha nortliern campaign,
the veeseU Pro and Guldo. also own-d Several towns reo lv?d ttie troops with
by the Spaniards, the condemnation!
wss iffirmed, ( (Continued on page 1)
1 iiiil.t by a mesaeing"r.
According to tlnse advices Gemeral
Young- was at Cund-m November 29th,"
th.? iiornirul atrmth of his command
beinj , reduo-d awe-tliird by oickneas.
HiT.i were worn out and handicapped
by a la.-k of shn. The infantry were
sh.iele3, and all were living on the
coiintiy. The troops had no tammuni
tl m except .vhaX xhey oarried in their
Nit. ' Having received informaxlon
that Insnrg'.nt General Tlno, with a
thousand men, was some where to the
potth and that Agtilnaldo, with Gen-er-i!
I liar, .ive wonvjn and 400 soldlera
was in the mountains to the east, Gen-.
oral Young dec i led November SO ts
divide his force. He proo-jjded himself
towjrd' Ylgan, hoping to attack "Pino
and to prevent him joining Agulnaldo.
Major March, with his bat ballon and
Cunningham.' a scouts, started over the
mountains toward Cervantes after Af
ulrialdo who wis reported to have been
there November 29. This . columi
marched 4S hours without food.
The Associated Press correspondent
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