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GEN. GATACRE IS CRITICISED
l.oDilun I'lulimca I'mnounce Him an
I'nMifc I'omnianilcr I'ur a South
Afrliflo Division.
l.'iNl'UN. 1.T. 1.1. 4 I.', u. hi. WltJi,
U.r 1 m , f Huii'tiy'ii mrtli- t 1
I i.iiiHIi, lil -li innt alii p'pr ni'
unuiliiiiitu in rCMiliiK 10 11 l.rt'llain 1
llr- nt in.ik iiwr- ui- ii furtl r al
ft mil Uui mivt .f ".ir Tl' ur
clli. i- iiiwtili r-lrlji tl'iU Alufcl.lnK
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tin H i hiiit I-ti hIh'ICiik lb- (inn
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I.11H 11UHI I '.tli Mk l M.inalf and .'.n-i
limi of III.- S.iund ItHl. hnif.ul- f
ll.. to nipttnv .1 il. r h.. itx.-r mi th-'
till! Tlx y ivoi hul tin- ift Mltlii.iii;
l in i!i.-m nv Tl, ilr..x- on Hi.- li. my '
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li.iyutm fr !. Tin. It.nr .w-.
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Nl W i KK. Ii'. -A dicimtcli t'iniik la. k "iv ird ! :l..rnfonl. In. i
tli- Ti.Iuiii- 'n. 11 I I iii. H.i; ,s ,, iini.i.m to the pntu-ial plan to!
W'i.-ii th - army corps Mini w-nl oiil , ,vi,,.K. K nnlx-ri y, r.oni.fal Fniiu-h was!
to Af rl a. ll-iiv.ll i;ii:artr was f ji- j,.r. .pi.,K tip a oonti-r U'h- and mill
. 1 illy f inrl 1 In inllit.uy 1 In 1 : us , ,, ,j , f ,r uvn. loiiforilllnir Willi
tin. mi miK.'t "f ilic tlu- linslon 1 0111- j M,.lni,.i h iii,iwiii.'ii:.i. At last tlv
11. .111 .i-t. (i' tinjiU MfihUi-n i-.ill d I im,. c.iiiii. wln'ii lli- pivot of iho inovi -th..
ll il Kiialritn.in and tui'tli-liin of ni. nl, in-m-ral inila. iv'ii forv.-. should
II .. I'.t 1-'1- kTomid. l.i'iii i'il 1 l. ry wiiot
Kllo vll an t!l.' t'.K(lni.l.rtl'-r III S.IMUKy. 1
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0. M1. , in .1," .u niy and tl. m.t l.pu-!
1, r rluhman and .-pl. tliv. fl-n.-ral
Latere had the i-pu!.iUoii of Ik-Iiik a
. as Me d xilill r who liad -n nioiv
nillltarv s.-rvK-n lltaii oiilk i- of hln i--.1 -I.
iiKiiiti, an 1 hud done lu-llll.uu w rk
In l ltypt Ix foi-e uni luriii ui.
Ilolll (i.ltllil and MetlllU'll WelV
know n an inllit.uy mai-tniets, who ,x
1'iTt. il th- 111-1 uiuh-r lit-mi lo wot k
hard, w lief, is I'lery w.m a less timor
1
ous discllilln.u-an and nore coli.-slilei -at-
in his tiwum-ut of his soldiers,
lo luial I't-ry h.m lot .uid a elumce to
show how iroisl u KiraLeirial lie Is. but
lieiieiml Motlitioit has so proved to bi
ll pinr laetlcla'i, mllhoUKh a stionK
Ilrfhlei, atlvl the enemy has liol bis ii
able to entfip any portion i f his foiee.
lii-Ui-itil tlatacr' ha hIi-h his boil and
the I -st :liat the Uilnilreis ca.11 my is
that South Afrhu has always li-.-n the
Kiavi yard of military ivpuialloii.
If ileih-nil OaUi-r tvcovois his pns
Uku It will be bix-aii!- a.vmpiiliy Is
t-xeitnl by pre'n.iiuiv- attacks like that
made by I.o:il Murium yesterday, who
la the snf tMtlimieni of a tat (dork
Hale luiuduMii, dtseiib -.1 liatacro as a
1111,111 untl'. to oomiii i.id troops ln South
AtrliM. J.oitl D1111l1.ini overshot the
n.aik In deelarlntf tin- war olllce was!
respiinsililo for the, distuvn-s m t?tonu- j
berg' In appolnUnir lloneril liatuei'o to j
the ci'inin.in'J of 11 division w hen the '
oplnlin.iti of olllcera who had serveil
under I1I111 wow known. ;
A mo iv practical line of criticism'
Would Ihj to ceiislnv the war ollleo for 1
not 9'tidliii out a lurffjr force of imv-'
airy and iii'tlllcry In Rood time and not!
In arming Cienor.il Oa'.uciv with adi -itiiit
faollltl.w for n-oa'.liiB mini Bi"i
piu.-tic , without forcing hlin to do- j
peiut upon trodc-herous splos as guldiss J
mint then finding hlms 'lt outclassed ln ;
guns.
t!one,--U Yoiinghustiand and other -There is some danger or error or ex
mlLltary expei-U who were willing to ' eess In the.s, Ut M-ary exeursio.w. It Is
discuss tho mjjsiliM publicly yostotdiiy ' h-.iMly pichable that Germanv will
ci.ia.mit oil tlk-iiNMlv. with laying , ov..r nfiain MVome the nnvil of Furoio,
MireM upon tibe neots.sity of lnving
cavhlry for scouting and with explain,
lng (Kitucre's motive of surprising an
untrenolwd poHltllmi wlwm he did not
conshhM- himself atrotig; enough to foree
It by frontal attack, as n sound otve.
La-ter detaila of tl ivtri'at from
M 11 iiiIii-ik 'l i not pruvit iiml'-r p:iillt.(f
' f. f KiikUi'Iiiiu'II ''"a (iiiAiu-tn llmt
liilliiln. wliiih n-.iJi itirliill-l try tiv
wiir utlli" .iii'J imii'luoil wint -IUkIIiI".
J V. hut I urtH ; li KiikIIi-'h" "i' prt'li- l
in.- iitimiiiiitiiiK r.i. t iii'it u 't iiiitin
j t.ttHxw f"r ilicii'itnir .ut I tn- Fifth uwJ
itli I'.Hjiil IriKli Hlll-s in-, with hl
I turli' frm In if Mil 'ii'll'l tMrvlr. in
I .iilnmil 1 iiinp ilifii, In Hi" l.ucktwiw
' 11 nil In r-r 111 1 niiitiilK'wi il ittn tn Out-
! iliiri'iuii liuv" ii-t n vufi uj..'-l uii'I j
jf. in 'l In Hil f''li'li-- ln.i A illiiftiii.-UliK j
It.,.. ,.,!, fn.,,1 -.h, M.inJm N kjHE NATIVES ARE IN TERROR
j ,uiJ Hip M iJuIm hill liattK-H. j
1 i-vitv lio'l'in rluli ami iIhti- wim ai
1 '
uir nf j.-Htmivi. iiM'Uiii'hnly p'-rviuIltiK
I tin' wlinl'- lily if tin- Jvll m-rvlc.e.
I Tin- vr illli" li"-njrr'l Itwlf wi'.h
j iri.ai iill'iim fur i'tiillii riHiifon:
ti.it.tn 1111. 1 iiiin.iuii.-l that thu flnrt
: li ill. ili um if i.tii- hUih dlvlMl m wouM
null . hiiturln. Tlii-n' v. Ill lr rtuit
'dlritiKlh hi tin. Ilo, (iv.-ii If onr Ifi'i'
' i.tl 11 f 1 it wimh-r ict wrunif unil
Ihii Iiiiim lty for ii'l i;iUtiK hlmtt lf
t.i Imti h tartlm.
1 Tli" I ion h wamum r r Ui'ir pan,
1 lliiny final klliW ll-xIWIlty. Willie
i r.nilliioliiK ! IlKht la '.h"lr own way
tli-y Invn Vmrn-il tha.t Ui I5riti.ii
..m Ii.imI h uith (ifUII-ry II i-. In onl-T
! o i li-ir icrounil for a front attack uv.ii
tHvi li.l.l. th-llut lv.il ;ii tlK- bu:U'-'j
I l.y rtiM-ritlnic (Jim fltv anl holili:i
, I mi k rill.- voltiyN untl. thi-y i'an b-
III. ml il"l' 1 Ucliw.
: Tiny liiv.: alwi found out trait the
j I it!ili -. icn in.iiHi.-i-H ittt-nipl to tiur-
j j i-l--.- thir mwloiiH l.y f.nl tuan-lnn
I at n.itl-.t ami th. y s ".li'lr f.xat In
(.la. -..I anibuni' Iv.
I'.M Kit I'KANri HAI.KKIl.
Tli.' I', f.-.u .if tJvit.n r.. ll.m Sp .Hi-T.M-IS-i-k
Sili'ini! for Kim
In i ly K.-lli-f.
I l.u-
NI-.W Vo'tK. lf. l:' -lls uvsitlK
th- AiikI. -Im .HaUn:i. tin' l.on iiill
... 1 . -i.M!.l-t;l "f tli- 1I t.i.I. myx:
Kv.. t'tK h. ! m.iuII not U- nurirll
to I. ml thai. irutiMtd'TliI)!.' part of t'l'
1 ..-m ilii h.-iv liiv.MliiK l.adymlih
I. id l aii- il off and liunh-l d.. n
t.. ili. x.mtli rn im.' of tin- Kr.-tf Stat'"
to Imr tin ai'iir-M.-H of llw lintWi frlii
Noi'tli.-ni ixim t'olony. Tin- i-x'fini'j
i. !! H 1 y of tli.- r.o-rst has vilmayn Iwli.
on- 1 f tii.iir ihiof ini'irc of dtri-nir.h.
im 11-ia! Itull.T y.nliiiTlny ht-Ul .1 ix-j
it.-w of tin- trimj-K til Kr.f r.imi,
I il.;iM .is a ir-li'l'- to KlvliiK lln-j
01 I. v f, r n al 1111 . For III- niotniMit
th. Kt.iu tunilni! o-.,it1oi ivhii-h .
I ml Il.-ii Moinn on in '.ho "t"tn ll -ldi
M. ". I.i'fd M- Ini.in, mi lli- ixiix'tnt'l
t.ulit, Imd U-ii thrust fonvaij lo turn j
,,,, v- fot aaid Tin Htrat.-tfii- ii'i-slty !
of M-.llinr Sloi-mlx lir was olillollM. Il
.. , ', - .. . ... . .
H llli' 1UIH11.U1 Ol Ulf main lino IlOIIlj
.:..-. l.,n,,wi ,nt , 111,, iiramr,. Fiwi
.... . -
.uii' wiui a nun oniiu-n mi' l uinuKHi
-M whu h. wlion tin.- hrtdp. i-uiie-l
ln . M.. aIld 10 t.u,vrtS have
Uni repalivd. will ttlve communication
b- lull liwi'ii 1.1 -n -iiils llatactx" and
Fiviuh, j
I'li'in ral Fri'iieli has hu.l no friat
diihciiliies In his wuy. He hiis ad
v.w.iisl fi-om villas- to village.
Tl tiist move en O.at acre's part was
to soe Morniberg. if poNKlhU". Tliis
attetnpt has Im-i defeat-i! and he has
l tir.d to MoltellO.
Tlie effect of this on the future con
duct of the iMiiipali;n cannot be
prophesied wi'.h any certainty, le-neral
liatiicre w ill have to be fliuorced very
strongly, -bn -ral Fnnch will have 1
pause In his advance. I,ord Mnthu.n. The Filipino virniy is b.ing spill up
one-' t.he dual action for the iH.lief ofi,( snun iKHlit. tile troops taking
Kiuih-rlev
fought will have to turn'
his attention to the
cation with le Air.
Mm- of iMiniiiunl-
(i i!i'i:i.ow s sri:i:rH.
loiimin FaiH-rs Make Kxl isive Com.
iiioiils as to the Slgnllciainx- of
His Statements.
LONDON Dec. 12. Tlh Dallv Clu-on-
j icle in an editorial discussing Count
1 on litiolo.v's statement in the ivlch
I stag, stiys:
' v'ount Von l'.u -low talks of the les
sons of the llis;iino-Amoriian war.
j This may mean that. If Cronnany had
possessed the tUxit lo wants her to
j build, she would have saved Cuba .ind
I the 1-hlllpplius to Spain. Atv we to
1 prisiimo that he thinks (lerniauy n
; anvil and Ain irica as a hammer? If so,
. It Is idle talk of a giwa Ccrmaii nivy
! ptirely for the purpose of defense."
j The Times, referring to Count Von
j Kuelow's hiinnnn- nnd anvil phrase,
I says'
but it is still loss likely thai, even, as
.1 world power she w ill lie the luainme-r
of the sens." Ofvr papers comment
upon the speech In coimoetloa with the
m-cesnlty under whlii Kngland lies of
keeping pace with the growth of the
German lleot.
GUERRILAS IN
THE PHILIPPINES
AgulnaMo's Scattered Forces War
ty Assassination.
American Authorities .Making Ex
amples of Thm Whenever Caught
Suppression a Hard Problem.
MANILA. lx-c. ! 2. -Colonel Smith,
with 4 d.-ta hni'-tit of th 8"jii-nth
Infantry, BUrrounrl.! and capturvl In
a vliltig.- tx-ar Maiamiui,
K j.-rrlll.iM whj liad mad-
a oarty of
thilr hal-
iiiarlt th-re.
The rj- IniluUd tl.; hand which
amus!n.i.'.-yl m-vi-n offl-laia t Malan
jul for frli-ndlln..Mi to th.- Amiri..tum.
All an nnorKWiui who l cam-? hanJtui
w lnn th- llnlnl.-Kratl mi of the Fillplrwi
urmy b-Kai. Tin y k. pt th.- couitry
around M-il'imiOl In a of t-irror
for m-viT.il w-k ami coit.inntiil Z't
iin-r-i'-ni In iv th.ui that numbr of
dayji. Wh-n rh'-y w-rv caught they
w-n- promp'.ly n-nt to .-n-ril Mac
Aithui'11 h'-adUartvn at JiijUnbang
by train.
Il !s ixp-:tl th-y wlil be p-dliy
lrll and Uh-T shot or har.g A 3 an
i-xampli.
Tin- wh.l- country north of San
F.rnando and b.t;wn Pan Fw-manlo
aid Manila, -xc ij.t within th- perma
nent lln- of troops tinund the cllb-s
and i-lmu-ly .itrolled trch.fi of tli.
railn nd. wwa.-tiiH with dmIUir lutnilii.
I'lobnbly they will lie InervMwd by th
iii-n from I'llar'n army, many of whom
I hre making lh.!r way siuih to Join
(the lr.nur;fn f.n-e In 'avlt- provlnee.
I Ttu-. people devote tre'lr cnerttin1
'to ambushini comml.-Kary wapons nnd
I pii-kliiR up sol lhTS who b aie Uvr
, i-oinnuinds. KvMry day aume wag..n
'train in I nl uim or !m? soldl-r dls
I a ppe ars
I lein'itil N'hi!er'.i s.cretnry. Mr.
'IVxrr.-tt. was diamii-d ami la.ried by
ooloii-ui ahiion; within sif-ht of had-niiart-rs.
his aM?allant pursjlns him
n virly into the luudiuarurs hulHlinir.
Tin- policy of thene riilllar.s Is to make
the ceunlry uninh.il.;talU for Ameri
cans mid to frigiileti th. na'Jveti into
ri fruiniiiK frv;n Rivlnif aseisla.KH' lo
AriviliMiis. -is well n.4 to compel nc
InKibitiuns to Miprt the Insurrec
tion. A broth-.r of the president of Imus
went, ouiidle tho town the other day
to haivtst r-:r;v rlo. lie na ctp
tuivd by his compntrliits, a:-cU-d if
bt'lnc a spy ,uul ex -ulel. Only a
sumII portion of the insurgvnt arms
have Iv-on Hurry'iideriM and the prob-
lfin of puppp'KBlnR this ruerrilla w.ir-
. M
: fttiv is anythio,' but easy
of solution.
,,"'1
A ivork-an offlcem
tldnk it is
, i
w,we thn nMn Winff U .
,l e dl,1,l l,1U' "f lh coumry.
NEWS VIA LONDON.
Filipinos
Doing Many Astonishing
Feats Nut Alluded to In Amer
ican Dispatches.
I.ONPtiN. Dix. 12 KeULers T-l
grin- l'ouii,ny has received the fol
lowing dispi.ch from Hong Keiig:
"The InsurgiU go.ornment iso-callsli
of the I hllippi.n-s w ill Iv changed to a
dictatorship to continue Inutilities
aKain-t the
methods of
Americans exclusively by
guerrilla warfare.
oath N-for. separation that they will
licht until their country's rights ;'ic
reccgni.! d. A f"iie of I'nitiM States
marines wh landed at Vlgan. Soii.h
Iloocs provlnee, from the bcittlc-hip
Oregon, vi.is d f.vitvd by the Filipinos
under i.lonerul Fi-ico (Tino) Dee. I
Manila i.ew spapiirs, iiivpii the Mis t
ship, admit that iJenei-al Lawtoii is
miswing."
The t'oivgolng dispatch was evidently
sent by the Filipino junta ir. Hong
Korg.
FILHMN' PITFALLS.
G. Wash-oe-ton's Agulnaldo's Humane
M 'thoiLs of Wartaix'.
NFAV YOU!-:. Div. 12. A special to
the Tribune from Washington, says:
In hospital reports which reached tho
war departm -nt from Manila is chroti. 1
icled tho first casualty due to falling
Into a Tagal pitfall which contained
the horible devk-o of. bamboo pwts, sell
firmly in the hole aid sharK-nxl at :
the top fur the purpose of Impaling,
the unwsiry.
Tho American troops have fiiUently 1
found such traps on the line of. march :
and especially in front of insurgent,
treuchos. Ordinarily the traps have j
bfjon simply deep holes in the jungle
covered with long grass and although 1
soldiers have frequently fallen inloi
thejn, no rious injury hits resulted.
On October 26, when 45 man of com
pany I, Xinoitennth infantry, were en-
gag'-d In reconnaJsnanei In r halting a
ftr. ill land of TuKal fprn .mm-:
tr-mli-n, lMviti.- fw.,cu K.irl ilu.-,g-d
Im;h uui h a pit with l;n uliarji. t.ed
b,imlmR, and had his Wg ami fioti
v.fly hif.-ir.il.il, which put hl.n out!
of n-rvUx: For umiely, he did not ;
tumbl: h'.'idlorg Into the trap for If he
had, In th'.' opinl in of the i-urgcon, hi
wounds mus', rvt.i-ti!' have bn fatal.
IrCHTON GOK-5 IlKI'L'IiMCAN.
Gt'.it Many D-mm -rillr, Antl-Kxnn-iiioti
KtiMnghol'l tlve K'-pub-llcan
Mjjorltl'.
iJO.-iTON, r-c. 12-it. publicans wre
S-norauy nuccassiui uxuty in trie cny.
tk-ctiwis. Only ln N- wbuiyp irt ill 1
tb- socialists make a Htrong showing.
In Boston, Lynn and Woburn, ordi
narily strong iX-mocruUc stnnglioldii,
, the republluu.ni st-on.! signal vtctunv.
BOSTON. Dei-. 12.-T!i rt -publimna nuh r-eat prsune fur time cm the
won a w vkory In the municipal 1 ,i;-t of memb-rs of both Mdm who
clect'.uo today, Tnoma N. Hart lc-' deeur? to participate in live currency
f.ating rX-Cofign-twiiian I'a,:rii k A. 'd.lMta In th houie that tlire? nJght
Collimi, th d'-mK-raUc nominee for , setwiixis wnere onl r-d today,
mayr, by 1,904 vous. The total vol The inr.'3jt "Jv debate Is not
was: Hart frep ) 40.M5; Collnw (d m.) kef-n. Judg-J by th-j attnidance In tie
IS, 761. gullei-its, aJthsign mernbt-rs ih.-n-
Tlie di-m-jcruts, however, still con- n-lv. ar list.iiing attntlHy to tho
tfl tioth brajich. of tlie city gov-arn- px-chea. Only one Jem icr t thus far
ment. The city vote.1 for Uixnse. The has Hpokn In favor of the Mil, Driggn
republican victory" 'a in great mias-if Saw York, wlw ennounc-d today
ure due to the knifing of Collins by the that he had pledged hlmaolf before
supporters of John K. Murphy, who election to uprt the gold maadard
was severely disappoints! at thHrJand proposei 10 redt?m that pledge.
fivorlU-'s df.-at In caucus. He will he Joined by severaJ of his
' Itruoklyu colloagiH-s and probably ev-
DISA.TKIt TO ISLAND OF CHRAM. j erni othei-s.
1 When Dr1??s roe, many r-publicans
Overwhelm-! by a Tidal Wave anlj-i r- th- ir seats and wunt over to the
Over 3,ij0 People D.-troe.l. democratic side to llstnn. Drigg de-
: clajed he IHieved the dignity and pre-
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 12.-TftC ' ,a,,nemf l tfl t'nJUsl Slut. would
r-ull 'tin aas:' Tlw .Usasfer'ilua over- 1 uJ-'r' y P-Hng this country
took the isl.md of Cerum on the tec-
nd of last m'inih ecat the i-ople of.
that distri.-t an ItnnieiiHe ke In lives
aiid ptip.'rty. Tli- steamship America;
Mara. whljh aiTivtii yesterday.
i.rougnt advici-s from emm Hnd re- j
tiorts that 0.00O tiole Were d.ntroved '
on iha,t 'Hlind al.ie wlk-n the dread- I ",!Ul1 w' if. knowing how
ful earth.,uak.-s of Nove1.1b.-r shixkeii;1 1 ou!J not avow m
the Japan coant and agitate! the , wnvilon. and Kep the pk-dgw I
l-imif adjacent to the etoiiire. - 1 n,alt'-
The s-a eame f.rwwd in the ahapa! Dr,gis "n-wwi that h would ro
of a huge tidal wave wid forced ihe;nuun ct -sls demociMt save only
water Inti the buy entrance. It cameui"" lh 'Vnio.i of freie ceinage.
up &) fe.t over, the low lands. At "
IMuhoIy and Sum.is.-r.i, mi the bay.j THE PH-L-PP-,E CABLE,
the wavis swept over the tope of tfeM j
3n ftt high. Out of nearly eighteen i WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. Among the
hum' red inhatmnts only oriy es-, WU intridud In the houae yesterday
liipt d.
A NEED1CD CHAitlTY.
ri-ty of Angl... America! Who Will!
Suppkmetrt the "Fen.iy" a Day. I
i'HICAGi Dec. 12. A general com-j
mittee compos-xl of repivtMUatives
from the various British sot-loth a in
... d alK.iit ohkMgo. met at the Grut
Northern hotel md fornit-d an organ!-
zi-.'.i. ii t. raise monev for the r-Iief of
irklmrs nnd ,riikin f l!ri,ih .,i.u,!
.uid sailors killed In the South African .
war. An enU-rt.iinn.ent will be given-
in Central Music hull January 13.
British-Americans have already
scMbed J4MW.
There are to be 1l00 vice prusidents
chosen from -the landing British-Americans
of Chicago. The name of the
organization Is S.ieioty of S.vis end
Daughters of the British Empire. A
ladies auxiliary will also be organized
to act ln conjunction with the society.
The Credit of Selling
The Best Clothes in Oregon.
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niiikino- Steinliacli clothes more jtiiiliir every
day. Our success is the resultant of our juiins
to sell tii-st. last ami all the time, clothes that
have fit, Freshness of Fashion, Low Price and
Satisfaction in 'em.
Look to us for the right things in Clothes,
Hats ami Furnishings for I5oys 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,
$5.00 and up. - ;. g
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LAK(iKST CLOTHIERS
IX THE NORTHWEST
Mail Orders Solicited.
Corner Fourth and Morrison Sts., PORTLAND, OREGON.
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DEBATING THE
FINANCIAL BILL
Tbe Measure Has Strong Support
From Botb Sides of House.
FIRST DEMOCRATIC SPEECH
fjrigfjs of Xew York, Explains His
Reasons Cor favoring the Adop
tion of the Gold Standard.
WA3HINGTON. Dec. 12,-Tlflre la
upor. the gold ssandard of th most
highly civilized countries of the world.
"I do nut arroguv to myself." said
he, addresHing his dtmocrafic col
leagues, "the presumption to aa to
you that I am right and you are
w rur.g, but I believe that a democrat
j was one by Jo.iea, of Washington, for
j a cabl-j to the Iliilipplnee, to cost not
1 to exi-d $N.isH.0W. and the creation of
u table eommiikdon. .
WANTS TO KNOW.
I
Peutig.-vw Asks for Informanjon
gi.irding Dewey.
Re-
, WASHINGTON, Dt. 12.-Wheher '
ximi ly, acting for the United
lJUt S''Vernment. formally or infor-
m ul rnngmiM tne miipplne re
1 public at Manila, is a question whieh
IVulgivw of South Dakota, deslivs t tie-
navy depur:in.ttt to unfciver.
sub-I irurouuceu a resvilutlon today dl
j rooting the secrr-fary of the navy to
supply the senate .vtth Information on
the subject, but Chandler of New
Hampshire, objected to Its immediate
consideration.
Following this objection Pettlgrew
and Chiindltsr toad a sharp tilt over a
(Continued on page 4.)
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