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AST01UA, OREGON, UIUBHDAY. PECCJlBER 21,
NO. 7:
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Sow is the lime . . .
llTitl'f: TTHI'' wrathrr will lie n-itiihj colder
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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.
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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
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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."
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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.
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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
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Charles Hcilborn & Son.
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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.
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r.ikmu Tli-'in
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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.
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Halston
ROSS, HIGGINS & CO.
1
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1 i nil 1
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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
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