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T "T ',7 . ' .' i ...... . . I (":.w, i ( ' r "iru j 's-i ff t 'i H'V , .:, ';lv,l 1 JfcftTO TOL L AST01UA, OREGON, UIUBHDAY. PECCJlBER 21, NO. 7: ' I I Jr. mm Sow is the lime . . . llTitl'f: TTHI'' wrathrr will lie n-itiihj colder i T () ) (il ) II lU'i'Tf II s,')n' tiilTlTi. Hritrr l,,.y your tmuf ST0VES j THE ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO. I CHRISB3A5 GOODS! A UrK" ninl l.iinllni;. I'.. Il I I'gu o. ! si'!i, ri.i i n. i' mi. i linn. iin'ti-i, lit , Mallieille Flo A Im-oiii if nl "rin.i'iit. Books! Celluloid Goods! Bohemian Glassware! Leather Goods! Medallion Albums, Frames, a teaullful asicrlnunt. Games. Blocks, Etc GRIFFIN i REED. i .1. SITUATION IS NOW ALARMING No News Received From General Metnuen Since Sunday. HIS COMMUNICATIONS CUT llucr VHtir.l mor Imi'lit in iirn and lnnly ( II. II ni. I I'.hI.I l!.H.k. I raveling I IN- , ( iill Can I'uiit Ions Kiniltrv.il Mure for ml.lalilc Iclu ISrltl-h Arc on the Deft-nth c. I.i NIn'N, ! ;i.-1 ii in.--Tli' ci.tvliv ( ill.- military miuail.ti l .until otnDiK uuli. I ll. III.' j nun. I. ..win l" li- I'Mi.pM" j ,,l... i,. , i.f ii t N'.'lhtt K Iirn I""!! ' h. i'. r t l.'.i I M-tlm'-n aim-" Kuiv J.liy. ..-,.1 it In f.-nn-l that lit" nin- j II. Ml. I. III". II ll.l.e I " Ut "T If 'III I I . .... in i..ii'.ii w 'umtf'-r-.u" n. ..!. in ..f ;li'- I'.liv N . : i. u kc- i.hiii! ti .in M-'M i nvr l.ii It... . .-r ,t-..ii. in, uA --.i.ly f in 'I ,,1,:, ..ii ,i- .-ii 1 1 i ii Ii.lw Miir.- ii'i i ..... ...K- 'I " I "I K I ' .it .i .f I'.'n.ii. Il ''"'r I" -'"' . t . ll.. II. Dt !. 1 -TH III -I tl I u.:li in it "iiiir- 'iiif'li; w" . n , I. ..l . .1 nil ll. , I,. il . i v i..It. I . nin li.iv- i, i;. I ml i rl!"ii. ail'l III"' TIlK ItorCHU AUK mMOUOCK H -ikI m M'nno to I'nwll Hi I July mnlih Klicl'""! Id h Hm-ll. I.ONI;ON, ).-, ilO.-Tlin tuK nw Irom Muf'-trlnv. J iitl tlx- 4(h, hi J'Jt l"ii rvi'i'lviol, Il ny a d-tuliry l"rfiilnrltii.-tit ciiiilli u-J and Ihui uliaij.i'li.irtni r i-tiKiMpil In a mrtrt 'III' I HillliiKM Sli t I'V'lliliK. Ttin ll-I.U-h ul' J'in r;l"i ii.A' nn-ihil "f r. ri'lli k iw-oh ik'-i Ril"inl iy -miir I iM-r on ! iiili-i 4. A flvi-niin'l''r nIh'II IIm 'I ll.l.. Hi" I'iWii ili.tl iUy .11. 1 n.t i xiiIkJ". It wm oiifMnl ai.d u f .iifi l in r .nt.iiii ii l tt'-r iu fiilWwn; Tin 1'i.wlj: ii'i.l'ilml llali-M I'i'A - -ii) r,ni. tin lr-in ni'-wigi-. So "IIm-t iii' iinx "f ! imiU: l .nt. i. I'l'-a- I. il Mi. tliut iiMrttto-r Mini tin? r.iini!) ! .ill ''-ll ln't drink il Hi-- Iiii-h. !." Bum.' rr u whi-ii K'-t III." i.l.-l lit ( Hi1lli omufttl ii It (III' l.lltli- 'if fllli'fMMI liw 137 fv H - i-iiiiivi.i...iiiI ullli-.i!" and HK'li w?rc ki'l-'l MANILA IS IN SORROW Uwton s Deatb Regretted by Na 1 tives as Well as Americans. vulunuia) ChATlin Kinc, Kr4 D. Grant, C(Ant4 It. I. Hughe. Coloiw.d K. i'vinhrtw, I. Hul; Uo Coliw J. (.'. Hmlth, firm Callfi-mfa and Colorcl Frel'Tlik Funntjo. Twentieth Kitmw. BODY TO BE BROUGHT HOME The Interment Kill Ik In Arlington Movement Started I'or the Kelicf of His I'amiU. I1ATTI.K DKT.Wl.H. I.'lll. Hid Wll.'l 'i.Mlry ail It'iUi Wihk" S'.V. . t ll .l t I! U. li ll II- .. 1 VollK. !- Inl.-if fr"ii ' KmlUii .,11 .1 T..U '1 I ii Ii x;i.i i'lf Anll:'T) . :o a .ii'i't' ii i 1Mnl li rii" : H-iiil tho T-l-- f ill.- Tuif li li.r tlw ttif.iiii.aiiun I ' till I i: ll i I'.l f. 'i 1 1 i' 15) I.?. Christmas (Its! Wt Imvr I'Vrri'iH' liinnlri 'l ilillvn nt -t 1 ff Fiinry lI'irki M in Malii'uiiy, (!nlli n (ink ninl 1 tiiii?'' Miij.Ir nliii-li nif ri I litit Vulili- iili'l flmirn jjiiiiiN. i liiii-al-ii a ln aulil'iil line of l'i tur f arti-tii-ally dun. nl l.a. lies' Witting I -k . Pa rim-Tiil'li-. Titl ill ri-t t t, .lai'linirlii' Stiiii'ls. A lari' it-Mitm nt i'l Sin riuiM, A xinin- xtl'I'S Mil' Rugs! Artintlc Picture PrtimitiK ll-nltllH Ilt o I W'lltlilH. Charles Hcilborn & Son. I I V 'llt..! ii r Inn'.. I'l.. Umt Hi.. I id. 11. - Hi.it I In- li.n ur" '!! i. . wiih ii iiuiiiuml' ii i 'n!y h i f ul ii'u kit k f."-'- 'iui h' p- t.. . ., ,r. .f!l IlllUl k.' l-t l 1 . .i r i h K-tn in h 'W tli- lliitun (!' in1' l.uilin "ii l-r-inlv- .1- Ul iiii" i; -. '-r.il i I'iiII.t I;, -'t Ji.U nii.u .it i '.! T"n t it r) In tunf ' I hi it. l'iv i f n tlir iirnii' lluil .. iiiTiil Wliii- ly Tin' I..) t.. .'in i itKiit. I'll.. ..f Hi. r- i. Ii IMII.1. 'III. UII. Mi" 11 U n.ii iii a fi'i- it. in Mil in. mi .uid '.r . rTl . ii" triMinc in'iv in I . irM'. "1 in N.ii.il i- diimn. f t .in linn tni h- ik iryii'K 1" a dunk, n.ovi- K ivriini''tit j -ii . -i n i mid V s .i.m ll.ir.ui rh.!i. wt'.h I...I-! I.-ni Uii il lllr t'l.ll UlltnTi (.. Ill Will .'Hill' ,i. IJ.lt. nil i. 'Hilly III" is-. In l.y Ii- lik'ii'. .f im tiii.i'.-ui- .in- V'TII- .l.i V 1.1. Us oonveyed fp n otliT mill rcn. f-n- : ' :! l!n! -r d.d !'. iHl.ilii'ly nun l'n : ih it I.. Ii i I i.n-iliy .ml .irtdliTjf w h l..'li l.mk4. -and Uu- ;nrr.ini' wan li. U .ill tli- .ui.ilry i.im niv.iy to ihe i -I .! i! nr-'d In nl -11111111. K H'HT lU'ti. I ii. w i 1..M111-11: in Uiiii dir't-Jo'i. Mr. i Ihirl-ltrh aya -flnlUly tint both i.n-.iliy mi I nrllll.-ii- 'T.- nllli rich! hihk Tli- llrt'luh f i mi i rili-fid -il a lll'.iini- ..f ix mt'.-m, hll.' tin- mar-; v. l.nm r.ipl l.ty .ir Uu- ii.t mow ni.iii RUM- iti-in. it iv-r". it fr.nt In tin- ulr. ifkildiii). !l n to change ii ii . 1 div.'i mfy p.iti .lit. ik i. oml ill d'1 iniii .I. Til" Tll""H IMP!'M I id nt Niy tlta- I..hik im I ..nly 10 Ktin ii d ml. U that tl.r Hl'lllhl. ll.ivul Klllif mud." I'Xiv.li-nt I rattier. y-t :lii Ii r urtilli-ry did n i: ""-ill In luvi' b.vii nil-noil aid .4 , i .t r -ii 1 1 i.nd t..nB'!4 tn'ttittun ik to iviililn rvmire nf thi' Uo'-r KUna. Mhieh ivo" making liav.x" if tlif Hi ltiilt Infantry. In all proba bility l.iiller'a tro i.i 'ioro Undi r on ul:!-iv t!r iilih-un,-.! ih-y ivmld n.t nut k- .in ad.- tiVui ivply. If l 1 i:i; s r.fNs i; iii:i;i:p 1 v I l:-ie r Tli 1 1 I l-i .in h" !!.l W I r.ikmu Tli-'in lh. ItlV'T. I'l. v.-. AlT'f mMHTHINi! w ii.i. kau.. lilisll I'lluc Wit.' Pails to R.i tli.- lt.T as ruelnin In the U-T Mil U"Vi'ivei. , X' VNJLA. Iic. :'). Major Ofx-nU I IjiMtoira Iwcly w,m lr ou k lit fpirn j Han Sli.i to MiUilUi thin aft'-moon, ; til iko:; uju u iiji'lrn of cavalry I u tlntf ha iii i. .nt. It Han fu'jiwl i ii.-.'.miiy to Ijii Ik tltj nv-r. 1 n. I I l Ik! Ic n lai fl t-iiijranly In a vault In the Kl I'awu ri'iii-t.-ry, wh'ie j n any of th- Aiiiwiea i nnMi-rs lvi Inn int-rr-l, and a j?u.'rl of hoii'.r I 111 l inumUUtwI. When Mi. I.iwioti and h.-r four ili.ldn'ii m.hII !nvi- c ani.l"te.l tholr ii mitt' -iii.'iita f.ir reijrtaiig to th; i'iil;.'l Hiv.!. the r--maiiJ will he I lak' n on a Ta"uti.rl 1lli an em .rt . f i ll e-m f.ir final interment, as t th'iujlit i.iilnible hi-r-. in Arlir.lin cemetery, 'ieiu-ral I,awton'n dra'.h luLx OiUJ unlven-ul inrrow In Maiillu. No Am'r- ' lean ollicer had greaUT popularity , aniitiiK all rank.", and In hla d.fiili e jlth the native lie c.immunjul thetr ! r. 'i"( i and cmfidiiRv to a remarkable i -Kie-. Thtr ma)ora whom he Inr 1 slulled di III- n.-iKhlTiriK towns are a. rancmg to attend tlw fumirul In ii !dy. Thli'Uen A n-rlt'an, includlnK three idlU'ii. weri? wounib-d In lh? eng.ig mint at San Mateo where General Lm l ;ui klll'il. It ia efctlmiaed ' that the ltifurfont.H numln-red 5.i0. TV ; AiiK-ricaiiH numln-d 3') but the com j ii. and Kid Imii much depleti-d by nick 1 nen. Th-i liBturynta i-lrealed to the i nonlu-ant, leaving nix dead. It ! n"W rlorted that ih lnurKvnl8 inti-nd to CdiicKHrale at tvui'.a t'rui, in La (iura privitev, ajul In the district eust of l.asntui do I!ay. Tli' Anierii in secret m-rviiv r'rlji ' that AgulivaUln has Joined the XTtf i , t'nia forces. ANi iTH Kit TOWN CAPTVUD. WAHHIS-JTON, I-. 20 Admrlal Vatfim t.xlay (abl.il tty navy de-tartin-nt from M-inlla ui fo'.lown: Marala, V-v. 20. The iruntxiat Coo I'orl. Ackly commandng, anl I'arn panKti, IelKh uimmarviinir, the 11th lnt, with two cnmianli' ..f tofantry 'tijiturvil Hornblirfi. John Jima, -a-nian, wounded in trie knee, wan the only r-axualty of tlw- ftivy. N'rwark'n b.i.CMllnii landed from tt- 'allao oc itiled i.'ainidoiw, on th; north of Luzon. BurwWl, of the Wht'dinK, co-op-rating wlrji G-rwiral Young like mi'' nTVlc.', liuwling a battalion, la ii mg txiell.T.t work tUily in the north an 1 wet of Luzon. WOOL AT HAVANA. HAVANA. !-. W.-MjJit Gneml Leonard Wkk, iv-w gvirn'.r gwieral arrivel here at dayl;ruk today on the !tcii!,er M-xico. From Cabanaa for lr-tij tile major g'iVil' salute if 13 Kim were fired and ('ubana from I'tinta fltwl tli? govrrnor frmw-iu'a ta lute of L'l piinjt by the expl.yiion of P'tardd. PORTLAND TO BE DONE-UP PiveranJ HartorBllI Will Be Passed This Session. ENGINEERS ABE TOO BUSY Work Already Authorized Will ik Suspended Owing to the High Prices of Material. k..n' LAWTON PIKL) I'i'Oi:. i (i)(! Here Im ii l-lnt of m K.il IIUli GratTe Goods at Moderate Prices: I'liiicv ( 'ivainci v Mutter in Kri: Strictly I'Vi-sli I'd-'K' New ( Tup Miijile Svnip. Piiicku heal ninl (iriddle Cake I'lour. l'aekaiil A Smitli'.s Fancy Italian Prunes. New Crop Null, Kiiis, Mince Meat. () Halston ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. 1 an. I Uolls. S """ 1 i nil 1 ri i ! (IT ! (!) 1 JH!--B--tt-!--lM I I.i N'l'iiN, I. - I'O -lt mill emu il lll.lful wll.'lln l' !lli' (51ITIK ilia.', i Sell eial Itull.T al'iiii l'Hii-d lit '.il"iii ai in tin ..)iii!on ef llio IlmrH. Ac I'.i.lniir t.. a di!"Ui'll t lh" AiU'-ci-ii -.1 I I". ,i fi-.mi lnirli.m. ""lit "IT on ih- . -muI-h: .f the Ui it I.-, and wlilc.li Iu Jllt l II I'lVi'lM! Jl.'l', Hie Ktlltr I'l-lll.llll. ll wIl'Te 111' ' lli'l v I' ft ' 'll' lilt.li ir.i..'i. and w. n- ciiv.-r. il by In ,i Kim of UU lyai-d'n In 1k..U-. ' 1. l .j.il.... TI.., it) 1 :. I1'111K 11 ll.'lll I' M! Il'-l . ttU'l.T. . ... ly j ..nt.-h mid thai the 1:.-T had tlitm ()!fii' lift ntl.-ini'l.-tl la ci "mi Ihe iii'N 9.1. 'iin.l iMiilui-e ihe tun. v trile iidvl.eii I ' . .. ' .... .Hl.-i!i I l'r".-.N rrotii I'lx-ien.; the mini., late nay thai an . Ill i.K'i' ill.paii Ii h t..rt Hint iw.i l;! wiig.m ami ,i nuiutit .f 1 1. Breakfast Foftf, Pancake Flour, Whole Wheat Flour, Whole Wheat Crack Ins. Largest and Best Equipped Offices In the Northwest PORTLAND DENTAL. PARLORS Top Flour Vf hluitoii Hnilri- Inf Crown and Hriilco Work, $4.50 tier tootli, gtiBratiteeil. Bent net Toctli. .r).00 fit Kiinrantceil. ltcst Fillin(H, fide up, ifilurHiltand. All Work l'osltlvcly (iuarantccil to Rive I'crfcct Satisfuctiou OK .NO I'AY. WiiNlilnKton HuildinK, Corner 4th nil WiiHliiiijjtun Sts. Fifth Floor, Roonii-47, IH, f 0, 61, 52. 'Phoiw Oreuon,. l lrown 4, Columbia 6g aillllilllllll.nl Were i'.!itlll'.-tl. Ih'.id. fl I'llionfi. Part li.i iicMiiii f tli.- I'i. n. la ii'. r I'll! I If ellHlu.i.i' til.' IKCt'lMIH'e "t ih' li"ltlh lu:'lliK-ju' ili'imi tmctii in re Kald to the dl.tillnli !' Ill" I ov i fnivf. Tli.' ilrltlh wcit' urn ai..r thai tin It.M'in weiY cut I I'lit Im! iilong the H'fes of l.iw lying lull liiinu-ll-nlely ii.ntliH aid of Culi nr. i In'idir- un til thf MtiiKKeriliK 'hi' i''iii;oIImI tliein 1.1 1'iit iviM. when tlin iiit.. k se. me.l iihnut to huccivhI. Tlu It. weit llle In greater minibem than intli-lHte,. It iM-conieH clciu- uIho thai t ho 1 1 ill icit gun wiiiv l.iei in tiii'ieiiiiin lo g-'.t w-ltlvlli effective iuii$v of Hie Unci' artillery, tdiowlng i.lmt tin- luiter out Minpetl the Hrltili wlii.moe, wlilcli. In ffWif t f numerical uyM-iority, w wholly Iniideiiunti1 to reply to the li'iig-ranitJ Hoer gnu. The itidtjsili war ntllce coitus In fur tuhiiigr de nunciation, from the Tiuiiv tuday for nut itivivldlng ptvipr artillery, It 1 imliitiil out in 'this connection tl at the lotiifer-i'ungvd niiral nuns, iKit'Uci niillntr In tiiit nm.t iitliK-k. i-scanexl. Thero w.w no iu'wd this munilngr toj ''H,'i''r of enllghliMl the g-.Mie;u td-liaUon. The tor 11 war otiu-e, ivpoa'Uil that wiumi Prench tvotmnnlteivd iit.rthwatH.1 of Aniiiikd Monday, IVceivlx-r 18. After liellliH' JanfonH'Jn ftirni. three iuIICm ea.tvrd of the Hiw pimWlon, the New iiiliunler ndv.i'KvM nii.l ovcllpli! the firm; the Uncr guiiH then opemtl and the liner ndvunced to tho nltick, un til iinler-,! to retire. I NTW i ItK. I.t. A liispitch t "' I Ihe W. ild from I.n.li. -ays: I In the total al- -in e of in w fnm S.'inli All'" vi tile iiillltiuy cx-rt of1 Ihe M a il"; l'i'M i fori isl to d-veXc Jiih tiMlclsin to the government. The history of ihe war up to lo-. iliv." lie wiya, "I ii 'u-Moiy of ihe con- neqUiSice of ihe It MUlcial'.ce ef the, laMnoi from May to iVIoImii. ! 1 The r.i'itili gov ft inii'ia in July and Aamist InM.Md of giKtinK the army i ready and "ii ihe itt w:u trying to; ' polish tip it co.iwioneo and evvn in ' Se.t. tnlier il could ml bring It-v'f M , It-nil ni.'iv tluiu lii.iii nitvu to South i i AffliM. ! I 'A victory i now urgently int'.l.il 'and the s.ini.fl to I- hid piMllilseM to, i he in Nat il wh.-iv the Iti'tLi.sli ninl the; t...ei- f,.i.. ar. now facing each other; like wnf-1 lei's Inn. taking Ii g.'ii- ral 1 jvievv. lheN has b mi no fall. Tile long;e tit... wi-'.-.tle i he lnnvitr will be ; jthe fall In the 'iid. Inn il is yet to. come. ri;.Yi:i;s i-mu picack. to NI-.W Y'.HiK. IW. .O-.V ilispalch the World from Antwerp say.: Two Bival ptviyer mooting wvro iheltl tonight at Kottcrdam by patch 'imsior g'.iih-'iisl l iMm all Ilollaud, l'lh lraiiKva.il hymn wa. snug and tt.liOU lloilii. collected for tho Uoer wouii.lul. A i'ilutioii was piWiM to netul a clrcul ir ;o all llrHish pvistoin asking them to iivtich ami piny foe na end t i the IiomIIIiiIc. AiiiHtwItini and The Hague ladlon aiv iifferlng their sorvkvs for the cidlei'tlng of I money, nnd miciv young mon of griiod faniilie. la The Hague have divided i to El t0 tlu Trai'dvinil to Join tho , ;..'i' In tho Meld. ! WASHINGTON. !.. 2.. neml order wa bcu.il from the war deput n'emt today nnni utuiag the deiith of General Uwtun to the army olticially iuuI Ming nn approir1ate tribute to hi worth. It is the intention of offi cials to have the remains brought to Ihe I'nited States for final Interment but It i not known when this can lj done, Gorw-ral Lawton ilivl a po-T man. ilwrvfore .itno of hit friends have thought jx-oper now to come to the aid of hi family a. is shown by a statement addntv il to the American people today: "Major Oenervil Henry W. Liwton, I'niteil s'tatii voluntixii-s. wh.ih' death occurred at San MatH, ha. b'f; littU but his good name as a lttg.icy to his wife and children. The piece of prop erty purchased by him as a homo in ( alifornla has a mortsugo of ha'f the purvtmso. prie- still outstanding ai d iinlitiiiidated. The undersk-nitl have volunlarlly asK'iut.1 theniselv. to-g-;her for tho piirp.e of raising funds to pay olT tho indebtedness. Contjl batl.ms will bo th.iiikfully lvoeiv.d by them and bo d.-votevl to tho obj.vt heivinabovo s-t forth. Aid of news PHO.MS of tho country is iviiuoso!. "Contributions will Ik tvcolve.1 by any otic of thei following: H. C. Cochin, John F. Wivs'on, William T.tidlow, W. P. Shofter." VfipK I'KACTIi'K SHIPS. Nv liepurtnvMit to Ak aji Appro priation for Tlvat I'uir. NK'W YORK. iKt: . i.-.V p lal to the Tribune fpn Washington, .iys: The r.avy department purn.R- to ask coinrr-.is f.- l.inO.vA t build two first-class triinin? Bhip.i, of S.0W tons d; la.vmecit i-ach, tile vtaeU to be hh-alh-d and prvltfcl with auxiliary' sail power a well as meam pro pulsrion. Su.-h ships are declared In be in disiieiisible to maintaiuirg a force of skilled sx-amen to wo.-k the worship nw in th; I'.eo;. It is esi:ira.'l that thj two project.."!! vesnds cannot b? oompl!.-d w-j'Jiln two yeurs, ajij by that time the Esw-x, the Alliance and the Lvinjoavr, which urv now uti ln. d for training pup., itll be c n dvmned and laid up in r-nton row. It is regariU.'d as extremely Imp .r Uinl that vesi!s adapt 1 to the duly sIkiII be ready lo take tiieir places ai.d in the opinion! if the chief of navigation, who is in charge of the n..it.tir. the only solution of the ou& ti n is to build sp-.fia! ships fitted for the sTVio?. Tlu suggeti:ni to utilize 'he regular tiuisv-rs and battleships f..r drilling m-i;i .uid givi.is them experi ence by mixing thcin into the r gu ! :i (! is met l y the objection that such meih'Ms have Ihvn rep.'.itetUy ti'i.i with the result of deniea'.izing the skilled crew and that It Is poor con ttiy to pluce novices on an ex pensive ship, where every nuut from the captain down, mus Ik an expert in bis pirticuhu' lino. Hven u fliv mii? from the V.st nioroliant rfiip or tho largest .tabliiiiiient ;uhore is (m.id"id an unsife man ia the hold of a vvai ship. It Is said that ihe enlisued stivng-ih i f the navy today is nearly 4 ."00 men short of the leg-il limit and of the n-ids of the service. Many valualde sliij have leoii thrown out of com mission f '.- lack of h-ni. The author i'.' d mivng.h ..f tho navy is lT.raV) r.iep ami 2...ai.i appivntict. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. -Chairman Burton of the river and harbor com mittee authorized the following stat nint tcxlay: Tti-ro will prolubiy bw n river anl harbor bill at the prtet le sion." One otrong argum-tkt agairmt the ; bill l tli? fact that lh: engater f.rca will be oecupu-d during Utf coming year with prjj xui alrcudy provided for. ' In many cases the plaii for lm-prove.nf-iua are not even tmnpli-texl. In ixhera advartisements for bi le have not yet be-n ma.Je. Another fact of Importance is the incruam: In prli- of material In the U yer. Some of the pft.jeota already authorized cuiwot te completed for the amounts esti mated by the engineers. At JOL KNKD TILL JAN. J. WASHINGTON, Dec 20. No bturt ness was traiuuctci at the brief sua sion of the. houiie totiay. Thu time wa occupied in tllibutering agalnrt a motion to adjourn. The Ixuse finally adjourned until Jauuray 3. JHTTIOltEW IS ASHY. t-iys tlie Ad mi Oat rat ion Will not Glv h im Information He l-man.led. ACASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-In the final session of the senate today be fore the holiday rvoefw. P.-ttlgrew, of South Dakota, In a characteristically i".r: islve sp -h, demaraled to know , nheilier It was to be UV policy of tlw rvfr-entaUv-ts of the administration to surpress fao'.s and news when called for by a senatjr. He saiU that he believed an effort was being made to prevwkt tetlmcmy taken by the war investigating com mittee from b-ii'g sent to the awnutii and declar-J his purpose of ivt Biib mitting to the suppression of Informa tion to which die people, la Ms opin ion, were entitled. Morgan, of Alabama, offered aa amendment to Bacon's resolution guaranteeing to the people of Puerto I.le Hawaii and the Philippine a re publics gov rnment, and Hoar, of .V.is.-'Uchus.-us, introiluceU a resjlutlon dtclaring how the people of the Island po-.scssii n of th' United States ' should be governed. GOLD FOIt ENGLAND. XEW YORK, Dtc. 20, From tha best informal!. in obtainable In Wall ;reot today it win stated that at least $.'.0eU,rt00 in gold will be m'lt abroad Saturday. ..-..'.-ii.sa.v.5 ...si..'.' -, r ""'""''S'.. THF. lTtF.SinKNT S SYMFATHV. Suggesting Christmas Gifts Mi'KF. TIOt'HLK COMING. Abyssinia troLttng itevidy Movement Agalnsl Knglanil, WASHINGTON, Dec. 20-The prfs Idont today smU the following cable- g'wm to Genei-Hl Otis: j "I have learned with inexprvastible i sortxivv of tho death of Major General Lawton and ask to Bhure. with the officers and mon of the Eighth corps' in their grief. One of the most gal- ', tent oincers of the army has fallen. The country mourns tho death of this Intivpld leader. Convey to Mi. Law-1 ton my IwartlVrU sympathy (n her j overslhtdowlng afllictioii." FOR BOYS. I.(i.Nr0', Deo. 20.-.V sp.iial dls. patch from Durban, Natal, dated -?at-ui-ilny, say I't la ruiiioiM Hint tien end Huller eaJlod foi- vnlunieein to re cover the abandoned guan, ami that a party Issued from camp after mid night and brought in tho guna, wlilcli were uninjured. NCW YOPtK, liv. 20. -Landon pa jii is Jnt reooIv.M dlsjday much! iiiiaI-ty over tho ittjtllile if Menollk, the emperor of Abyssinia, tovvUrdi Knslainl. At piv.'iit Ihoiv Is a dis pute bewM this iiotoaifate and Great lli-lfiia aa to the iRiundnry bo-1 tweon Egypt and Abyssinia fliid it is' fiat td (hat Meiolllc may consider the l . . i present an oxctI-m-I time to make a demonstration against the Prltlsh. Tlo iillAstlUa of the frontier settlo- niont was dlsciissiHl last year ati Addis A lebra. wh.'re Mr. Ui'iimd-1 Ftoil-I, llrst B.i-w'-lary of the British (Continued on page 4.) ARMY PROMOTIONS. ! WASHINGTON, Div. 20.-Tlve sen- ' ate tixlny confirmed the following i nominations: Army General otllcefs to lo Iwlga- j dier goneruls (all late major generals , of volunteers.) James H. Wilson, Fitzhugh Loe, Jos. Wheeler, LlkTitenaat Coloiuils A. TV Chaffco, J. C. nutea, Colonel S. M. B. Voting. Late brigadier genal3 Lieutenant Colonel G. W. Davis, Colonel Theo. Swan, Colonel R. H. Hall, Colonel Lloyd Whe-aton. Genwxil ofliceits To be brigadier generals (lake giig.ulior generals of This preat store large, airy and elegant abounds with Holiday Novelties in Ioys' an 1 Young Men's Clothes Thero is not a style in any article of Mans wear that is not shown here in miniature for Boys. 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