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i mm ?0L L ASTOIUA, OKKflON, SUNDAY. DECEMBER SI, 1899 no. m '1 Now is the Time . . . . ') T '! Y W I w I i' ii W ,i, 'V SOUII. I. 7 .1. i Hcttcr Iniy THE ECLIPSE FOR T T 1 Y A J A W l7' J. (i L (fc . (h I mtm i Blank Books, Miscellaneous Books, Diaries, Calendar Pads. GRIFFIN S REED. Ktoliday Presents! Wo luiVt' oVtT Rllis! ArtlHtlc Picture Prumhij;. Charles Heilborn 8 Son. . J. . - f'lr Here In ii I.lMt of High Grade Goods at Moderate Prices: Fancy Civuwrry llnlltT in Kvg ami Hulls. Strictly Fresh Fk. New Ciiit Mnplc Syriijt. Iinckwlioat ami (liiiltllo C'ako Flour. Packard A Smith's Fancy Italian Francs. w it. it. m New Crop Nuts, Halston ROSS. HIGGINS & CO. Largest and Best Equipped Offices In the Northwest PORTLAND DENTAL, PARLORS Crown and Briiltto Work, $4.80 Hr tooth, guaranteed. Host ftet Teeth, 85.00 fit Kiiiirantcml. lieflt Fillinn", 60o up, gnarantoud. All Work Positively (Jiiaratttccd to uivc Perfect Satisfaction OR NO PAY. WBRlilnifton Uuildlntf, Corner 4th and Wellington Bit. Fifth Floor, Kooinit-47, 48, C 0, 61, 62. 'Phon. Oraiion, Hrown 493. I IK weather will lc g-ttinjj colilcr your STOVES HARDWARE CO. 1 mo Iminlrcil ililKiiiit Mylf of Fumy Itm-kiT in Mahogany, (i(lln Oak ami Hirtlwyo Mit lt whiih arc cxi't-1-liiit Viihn ainl rliutt'O ginul, Vt lnivi (i No it Ix nutifiil lini' of I'ii-turt'fl a rt i -t i n 1 1 v fiaiiHil. Lmliru' Writing IVt-ks, 1'arlnr TiiMis, Tnltir't(i'M, Jurlini-rn Stands. A largo iKMii'tiui'iit il Smyrna., Axinin- r-tl'I.H llll'l WiltuliH. fm I Fins, Minco Meat. if! I i Breakfast Food, Pancake Flour, Whole Wheat Flour, Whole Wheat Crackins. 1 JL 1 To. Floor S j Wathlniton ! Build- Columbia 469 SITUATION IS NOT CHANGED Tbe Week's Minor Operations . Have Accomplished Nothing. SIGNALING FROM LADYSMITH Kc.o;t U All Well I'p loDciemlicr'.'H No .Movement I'folmiilc Till (ien. Hubert' Arthnl. l.uM.dN, !.. 31, 3U a nt Th w.ir iillcr mUui in'iniiuiinttliiiH ab-ut lli'dlllgllt Oiple uf 1 1"' in Wig- i'Imi. .d..n tli i ! d tit' Wil.nlil .ihtii of Kiittbil'). f uli'O lh.il ll'l flllSli.'l ik-ks li.nl !' Mr lv.-. li ihtil hour and itK lili "f iitipt. n"i.. til cute ft-Mii i. Ill r fco ire .III-tug III.- night. Tin n-k' n.'ill.w, klinil!i, f. . . nil iiji'iot filwl Ixiniliui 1 f 1 1 i I f u' Cliuli-l hlillt ll''f the 1 1 1 1 1 K ! . alii ' . . ii r t ii t .i ii .Mb. i, f.n ii ,4ii I..' Judged. - h..i io i (T.-rl up"u I'i U'li i l i-ilii.i'iwi at ll"' iu! uf nut. whl.ll If pl.l. 'ill' ill)' 'll" Ulnit- u it Mil 'I l Klfk .Hi" I'liiii K ilu- night .'( I'.-oinbr k I. I'll -iniili mi. I "III. v. -ley t ill. Ii tt'l in full i .miriiiiiili I'ii.ii. lit.- f'.ruirr r I i- i,i .ill ill S hi:.- liKiiallii.; iu III l - III.- l .111. Ill'l'". t'l II. II. il' If lll' W Ui.'l till IiIIK'H " fi- .i ru Ii i ii-iiiiiv if t ! 1 I'HK Mi ll, lulu-. I liii". I',..- i. iv il brlKu l" t "k a.lV.iHlMr ..f ill- . n tunny l n'il llw r l. 'Htili.im, uhlrli . (iliUnly rtraM liv : h. ir iiu ii Hthtn 'I'll.- li.nal luil'.-r) f. iuin. ,1 lh.- eh -II- I I it ..f Itr-r lr-ii. It" i n ilu' iik' IUiii: f, . .'(1, lull tlw.r ill' fill il I" l.i II Any -'li;ii i ( lit". ANoTIIClt i'lSASTItiif. SlIIITIi: I .'( t.'liiiii'iit I r 't'i M.if.'kinK 1 I' At.iliittl it Hun K'Hl Wi ll Mi-ivy I..IKH. " j lA.t.i:S. MAItvjl'KZ, I tt-f So - I A lvl,., fiM.n I'i- ! .t l.i titnlt-r itrl.- "t W.tl'int.i.iy, 1 1 a-iiiImi .'T, ny ."1 i I il .li-.iMt fii.iti M,if. kltii; unit 'inif. n lir.it to n xo-llo wl'Uh tin- I rit nil In. I'd fiMiit that pliu I. o nil r 2". tlif) u:iii.k".l urn- of th" Hoi-r f-Tta j nnh ihc ICnulluli hlultilv' i:h i tnii 'ii. Miixlnih .tml .in nrinori d j I'.imriliiill.'iiit t.i ilu- anmunt ..f tiMlii m pi-rHh' tt!! ili.it th. tlKliilttpt .v,.,i th..iiH.in,l ,l,.IUrn wt-re in.trli ' IMti r. I Up I'i lilo ttAllh "f ill" f.'lt. T'lCjin k. m-hhIoii. A ll.lilftf WlIF I' lil-h hut I"'.' Mil. I .nut witiin.lid. l .,.,., iih tin- itiollo, "I'liHeJ v.lu:. Ii.i. ih i i ly l.t it.'.- moo ' si.it..-.. ,.f s.'iith Africa" In the nhapi 1 1 1.-1 urn I x 'V. n wcuinli'il. jf ., tualti Hi- i-roits, ih.- iwimes of th TI. .:i..p,ii( It ii.i.ih tluii i'.tpali. , j,(t, ivin mat-. Iiicnln In rvd, , lvi.krt"i-l .in.! (irviiMl w.'i,- rapiur d ,,,,-,. :,i i,u,.. I.) I'i. - MMIIIS 111 .11' C'ol 'tlJSO, llllll Wl r ..lni; h,ni in 1'ivtorlii. Tin lllll'M.j. ri -'l. lit. .in nu.i "rin Siajion'i ii.-. itii!." liiiv.. ittt n tliv.i nt ltily- rlnllll. I T.'ii S'.iilh Afilt .in in". Ilr. il ntuilrma fiont t'.liiitiin ir i li.iv" nrrtv-i1 :U Cneh t u'lii. f i .mi i iliiu.i lniy, wlilt five I I . li r of mt'illriLl Mtitrt'K. ! A .li.,,,,.'!, fro... th.- it.-.' .Minn ut i Voilili r riv.-r. iln'or Itwcmbi-r 2W. re- pi'itt an artill'ry ilucl hut'lvy an hour .hi I'.-iinili-r 27. A 1'ntlslt rrrniitviJ ti'ilni! pir'y miulo a Hiirtlt-, l.ut illd not (onto within IWr ranif-. Tin1 IIiUIhIi. on m-.t'inlt-M' 2S, foiiiiiMit't'd a iii n ly hiiiiitirilmonl uf th- llo-r , p.ihlihm. ; lintl! ULTTON.S IN t'ANAIiA. t iiHloitiK OtlU'iM'it at Toronto Slop Sitlltlon Sch-iiie nt tin- Tluv.-holil. OTAWA, On.. Die. 30.-A l.irKV iitiinlii'l' of bullous on iv huh wan In Htnlnti lhi Mnl "Victory to tht i.iH'in." h.j'.h in French nd Kiiflhh wt'iv ivcntly utt'UHl hy Uio ciistomt ulMclula In Torvjjilo. All tinportutJona of the I'liuructor mcntlotit'd are d-r-hiiii' hava Ikhii inadi' by 01int toma act and axe thiT'foie pruhlbltvd. The hiituma were ntttile In New Jit my. STILL FUKTHKU LOSSKS. I'ICKTOCIA, Friday, D-c. 29.-ThreA HrlllHh prisoner, from Malaixi report that t'duiJii8 Vernon and Su.ndfot'd of Colniu'l DaJen-To well's ataff wens' killed during an emgntffemont lit which I Lorda Edward Cecil and Caveinllsh Ceiitinck w-viro wounded. Th-e loo of 'the Ilrltlsh were very aeveixs FSNtANS NOT FEAR15D. In Spite of Terrible Throat Cfinwd-t Continue to Send Troops to South Africa. MEW YORK, Dec. 30.-A special 10 tha Time from Montreal gays: With in the course of another two weeka the ttecond contlnifont of 1.000 trcopa which Panada la winding to South Ar nica will aall from Halifax for Cap,1 Town. It will be compound of cavalry or mounted Infantry and field artil lery. The flrat Canadian contliiKertt, which aalled about eight week ago and now f.rtn rl t 0'tiirl Iird M'thu ha ruluiiili, i.ik.ud vinlrty of lif funny nj u m'l' up uf volu'itT. Tlii (I'liint cotiUiiiT'iit will b Olf f.'iitnt. Tli t..iiii'M r.fl"' will cm iiidk f.iiir ilntacliliioiiu. Two will Ih- rrfi ulixil fi'ii'i Hi'-' Nurthwent ftKiiitit ! piillrc ami (ruin llm cobiy of thu iv-nt. Tli'e will b kmiiiiIiiA ' U'hikIi Itl l 'in." ni t.luifntit I'oli.. ii. I lAir.l. 'Un will Ik- llm itip'Tlor iii'iriT In ruiiiir'Uiil, linn "fii li'ti .i'"' Mi ilV" xrivlii' in Hi" went am) In A' rim I'll ' in cull J ulllif r will b ll-n-t.-iuifii C'li ui l T. I' H. Kvbih. It. ' It, Wll.) (ill l fplllllllll!l u (IkHUt. TIlB nlliiT ln ii'l.i('lltiii'lil til'l Ii' iii. nlc iii fr-tut vitiiiuti cavul'-y tup", ih" irrruiK ii. it Im'Iuk lire' iMily r iuli"l t' i nimili'iM if the r'Kiilut iiri, .f ihi-y mm iimllfy thrwii.' In .i n.f 'I iiu' with tin' 1'iipi'ilnl nn;i l.'ClltjI'ulill. Tli. nillll"ty atm uf tic rnilii(rnt will l' r.-i iult .1 fr iin iIip reviru' Imi iiilfd ufi-r arUihrr 'n lit (intuit! I"ii r' KUist ittiil ;nniilii. A" n 'id "I' lnt-ri", fUii'ii..-l t apiTtUhly at ICiiiKniMii ii, I iii'li-.-. hlii r.-'iU-int.. v i i u ii M v tin- only niu'r anil I. ry -il'-.' In I'a it.la will ciiirllf ii" liitttrly to Ilii lifn:!i "f tli cuii i i ii; -it t.l'iitti i:i: Col nii'l lnuiy, I'. I' A , hav onini'i. i.f tin- I:1- r i 1" .:ivl!.,ii. In U'lilill.iii In ll rav aii ml (l.'i.l BrUH'TJ, fllll llilr iriitn. I'l. iiHiiila i f mrw, n an I "th t n i c. nt i i r ii t .it it Cupt.ihi Howard, uf Uillim Bun f;ini" will :u";.mpatiy lh "t'tu.it nt I'i rlinnri- if .i innrhliiv gun uf !lti' Mixuil J.ttlt'ill in-e-l !y t'i" i n r) .ill. I kii uvn ,i tlv gillOpliiR KUtt ll Ink -h .itiitiititilll.iii ami A K-it ii-il lit Ifttirf r.il'1 uloiiil ll Ix- IliK till' lll.'H il'M-Py V.'.M!I IllV.tllill 1111- in HCi: SYMI'ATHIZKItS ! ttfi k li.Mti''iuta Ui'-'-rmln-l to In--..! vv Till ii Cuuitiry In Truutl.- rilli.'Ai. VJ-A mi-la ti th Tiiliuit.- fti'in I'lnniiiiiut., ): A', i iii.-"tii'lt "f th" Trunovaal tytit piiilil. ii. h. I.I In Wt-linnr'a lisll l il t.m'lit i Iuuki in lite l'nlit-,1 S'.atr if !-'."i!li Ai'i' i'k'.i ' r p "il hy th i hull in.in. wil t iniMitloiii.il tin- tnt-m-li'in .f ;hi fuittic k .VitiiuiLiit. Na:a'.. 's- Cl.'iiy, uraiiK" Frrn- Suae, 1 iiinhv.iul an. I Snail'iand Mr. Von All',' v, ,i I'ounln of rrt'M'Hit Kru.vr. aiiK.iI fti'tn N" Vnik In tint t-' n ill" ii Mni'i'i in Ilu- iiMii-a- uf illicit h,' n.ihl: v,. huvi- now i mxt 'Aitiorn-aiia wvli Ji u, , m Tit-t.-rl i ii-tlli 2. Mi mnrr on th - n;iy. KuiuIh arc (iinilitg from nt' i.ii-M .if t Vi t tuna 1 hull. ma n iil r.'i.oio moii. Inn wv nrv ho I fl lli.il wo ran hi v.- them hi tlmo, t-vt-t. I.AMiM! TKiH IH.KS SIITTLI-O. I hi cat of M.mufiirturtirH to Ui'inov V'nMit t'lilctiKo Unit lis KIK'it. I'll h'Ai JO. Tor. Jo. A ptr itiii in-lit :ii hluatlon hoinl lo tn'ttl.- all .llft'-r- ''i",''i l"'iw.-..n unlo.ii and on Union' .tti'l tin' uVi-rlliiK of ttn: i ll iitn'-t of hihor war piHCtlo.illy w'iv iiHsiinil tmluy. At the tniMlurf of the ItiillilltiR trnden council nnd the bitild IiiK 1'ontiiu'toin council the rep,.rt of Ihe (oliil conf-i.-uce cimntillti-e cepre n. ii 1 1 it u the two ni'itiinliatl.'iis wis ac- C.'pU'll, ! The piltii'lpil ivci'iiiiiKMtiliiiloii wait I tin- i-hUiltlltihnii'iit of a p-rtiiuiient u r- I'lli'.illon lioai'd. Thin bniiitl will con a sb-tt of 11 m.-nibem and adjudicate nil I il.llli ulilos l hat inny nrlae. : The uccepMiico of the plan eltli8 1m inii'silon of ftympathotlc an Ike.', us If nil uoublea are arbitrated th?r will ho no uecesspy for any kind of alillie except us .i Inst rrinlt COAL FAMINE IN FlUSOO. SAN FUANClfil'O, Dec. SO.-Tre 0.1a I famine In this city la beoomlng Korlous. The Hoalyn company refuaol to supply the kvoal trade, as all the coal Its biala can biting for the next two months will be noeried to fill con tracts already on lnd. arid the trade must do without. There Is more coal to be had at the mines, but bottoms enn not bs found to bring It here, A few nights ago a line of coal carta over two blocks In lei.gth waited for conl on the waret- front. The drivers built huge fires to protect thomselres from the bitter cold. A NEW DKI'AUTCRK. Ciiiso of Ore From tha Onlont to Be Sni'MW at Tacoma, TACO.MA, Pec. "0. One hundred u'td s. vonty-iwe sacks of ore concen trated wore brought hew on the CUy of London from the ml rue near Sing I apoie, In the ntrn.Ha seittlement, for treat limit In the Tacoma smi'lter. This is th MrU shlpinent of oj from the Orient to an American smelter. The r.roduct of thse mines lins been sent to Rntfluiul 4ti the pnst, and this shipment Is In the nature of a trial 1 ..-. order, i 1 . 1 1. i . 1, ALBIA'S HOPE IN AMERICA All Europe Yelps at Her Hee&She Turns to Us For Sympathy. THE SITUATION DEPLORABLE Itrcad and Coal (iulmj to famine I'rkcs and the Xatlcn's finances Declared Instable. 1 1 "p) tighJ, l"W, A iatl I'rHW., l.OMtitN. l.f. iO.-It U slraiige U iin'i' tint! iw th..- !i" ar i'ini f ! ' J 1 1- l!ri-iu:i, ll.-- ur'4'i-i irmy ?4i v-r put in in.? 1I.1M n-mia .a.-.-lvt in South Afiim. h-'l.l HI liy hy i.f (he riimll.wt n-publii-s mi tin fie ( J'j e;i th, 'ihih- at home, in spite i.f III- 1 irg- volume of Irudc and ap- p.ii'-iu jo ir-p.'i iy hi r Hi.toi i,il iii'-f 1 imiji ar- lh a suit- of itn-.ihl.l.y not mii c tin- Ilanng ri-h. All Lur.(- It. y.'ip 111; at hT h vU, anil ilir ini-iHily f'r A to. I n a 9 f 1 1 , -1 1 I -ilup rtrt..'KU.i'd 'in u.11 sid'-s. The M.i-r ,inj tlw- poijile ttuil f ir y ai h.iirt Im-ii ix-ady with 1 J:U: for Am T uai K'hil will 111 htiig.T inik" any 4.1 'it.pt to Ixlittl" the J'Mirtbilily of Avuiing '.h -ir frt j.i lHhlp. "Ann riiu." soya lite Cilnl-. usually hum irt'vin si. the fxpinso f u l things imns-Ai-laiuio. 'with a it.p of t'2. ,lnt0 1iuk1i--1.i Is i'hp t laily in a pml I1.111 lo help us." The fact that the governm.uit has ch.irlen-d so many truncports has re mit., I In a rise In iht- irli-e uf lirui, while coul la rising by leapi and t .iunils to ftnitne pi Ire. l'i:.-8 thu iliuaU.in improves many Induntrlal cono.sns de'iidin? on the r-wl hupply may have to tji.tptm-l btii-r.t-ss bi'f.Te February is tiitlr mar gin of profit Is rapl-lly lM-1'ig I?J out. Vat!.,-t have gone op. but bu hard to find. A d.smul t'lirisimas cong.tl.,n of 'ruffle aKgra)ules the situation while Ihe government need "f fiiii for t:t tr.11 sp'-rtx, war wast Is and the ilepmi on the way to the Cape has crvtied an unprece.l 'ited demand. That there will be 11 day of reign ing for some L- 11 rerlilnty that evn the most gu irjed and conservative .li not try to ctmcvul. W'helher it bt Lord I.nnsil.iwne, Lord Worseley T (ion.-ral Hull -r It is Imposslbk' to loll. I'll t all the liiforuiatit'll obtainable at the prtsenl and the gist of criticismr point to Loi'd Uvisdown,' hrviiig to shoulder the onus for the trr!hlo mismanagement. While OnU Ilriiain feed cimtont edly on Innit special ctbles showing Anuiican friondship, ltritlsh ag nts In Kurop believe the sentiment in t'te T'nlied Stites has b?en gradually turn Iuk li-sirwarl until th- time is now ripe to devel po it into material of feet. FCNKHAL OF LAWTON. The Body Taken to tho Tianspoit Wlllt Solemn Ceremonies yositerday. MANILA, Pec. 30-Tlie funeral of General Lawton, who was killed at San Mateo, Peeiwbur 18, was hid today, with Impressive ixrenionles. The remaliw were conveytd from Paco cemetery down the Luneta to the Paslg Rnd thence to tlie transport Thomas, which sails this afternoon. As the body was removed from the vault Chaplain Marry read prayers The personal mart of the late general was augmented by Color Sergeant Simon, Trumpeter Haburkani and Privates Oukum and Mohrusen. The laltter who were closely connected with Law ton's recent campaigns, bore the casket from the vault to a six-horse caisson awaiting At the gate. The funornl prooesslon was com posed of 'the band of the Twentloth regiment, General Hall and his staff, two tmips of the Fourth cavalry, who were with Lawton at the time of his deuth. a battery of artillery, a number of elorgynuin, a caisson cov ered with flowers, the personal staff of the general, on foot, Qonerwls Mieeler, Bates, Forsythe, Koblx' and Pchwan and Admiral Watson, in three carriages, the naval battalJo'i, Mojor General Otis and staff, the foreign consuls In full droas, and members ot the Philippine supreme court. Native delegations frcrn the towns whero Iawtnn t.bluinM civil gomnmenu held wreaths, W.nnon from the aame towns wa'td up'tti Mrs. Lawton yesterday and r --ntd 1W with their oondoW-nc and flowers. Crowds of rrtUvee and Amer. leans witnd the proc-exMon. the baud playod Airg and ltv crowl uncovered. At Pasig the casket was transferred to a tug, taps wwv sound l and prayers wre offard by Clap lain Pleroe. Four enllirtad pallbearers will accompany the remains to th-? I'nitxl Bute. LOCKKTT IN ANOTHKIt FKSIIT. Htrlks Aonther Bunch of Rebels and Makes Home Important ('aplurrn. MANILA. Dec. 21, ;30 a. m.-CoIo-nel Locket hae bad a second engagv. tnont with the Insurgents northwest of Montalhui, and by a brilliim charge dr'e the enemy from thiJr poMitlon. Ot'ly otv officer and five sulll-rs wt-e wnundid. but the lot of th' in-surg- nts was heivy. fur trp t-Aptuivd a number of rifles and a quan'-i-y ot iinimunltl..n and prr.vlftfut. TWO HL'NDKKD TO SIX Flllplnoa at Last Win a Battle Fiott the American Trps. NEW rORK. Dec. M.-A dispatch tc Ihe Herald from Manila, says: Six men of the signal corps w re attacked Thursday at Talevera, east of Tarlac. by a fore of 200 Insurgent.' ind four of them were either killed or raptured A dispatch stating that the Fili pinos are harrasslng the entire Lliufjyen coast from Vlojan to San Jai-ii.to in an rail bands and tliat Lieu tenant J. C. Gllmore and the member of the cruiser Torktown's crew wlx bis prisoners of the rebels liad be n separated and were with Insurgent blinds In the northern mountains was certsired by General Otis an th frround that he had contrary liif.r.--mation The strength of the insurgents at Valaluhon caused surprise to the Vnericnns. March&nta here are anx ious to have the campaign In Cavi'f privlnce begun so that It may be th S'Kjrer finished and th? pirts b opened to tradi. Oeneral Otis recent de.-ree au.horl ln(f cl il niarrtag-s makes no pr--vlr-kin for divorce. Only the Ca'holic rea'ons for sepir.ition are recognized In the ordvr. Iris 12 years old and boys of 14 are pinnitted to marry with the cmscr.t of their par-nnis, but otherwise they n.ust le II years old. Ir. order to remove any doubt of ihe stanis of Prn!isiartt martiag a p r f. rmel during tlie last ye.u- by tu-my chaplains, where one of the conumoi Inst parties was a Cvthollc, Giwral Otis' ordor was made relroactle Native women who have mirrKKl t'dlnrs without Catholic rites hive been os'racla.'d by their lelatlve. Jt:lice Atilano rtMiu-sted the onvls slon of a divorce clause frm th- de cive because of the belief of the Fili pinos thai the marriage tie cantmt be broken. AGKNT APPOINTED. SALT LAKE. Dev. 30.-C.eA.rge W. Heintx has ln-n apiKntod general passengvr and ticket agent of the Bio Grande Western railroad, effective on January 1. Suggesting This great store large, airy and elegant abounds $ w ith Holiday Novelties in Boys' ami Young Men's Clothes lj$f Thpre is not a stvle in that is not shown here in miniature for Boys. . Suits Underwear Neckwear Reefers Hosiery Gloves - - . Overcoats Shirts Leggfns Hats and Caps Sweaters . Fancy Vests CHRISTMAS TOYS GIVEN WITH SUITS, OVERCOATS OR REEFERS. A. B STEINBACH 8 CO , LARGEST CLOTHIERS IN THE NORTHWEST Mail Orders Solicited. Corner Fourth and Morrison AN OPEN DOOR NOW ASSURED Favorable Replies From Great 1 Powers to Hays' Proposals. A BRILLIANT ACHIEVEMENT Par Keacbing Consequence of Ameri can Diplomacy Makes the L'nited States a World Tower. WASHINGTON, Dec. SO.-The nef ,w tiatlona opened by Secretary Hay with the Grnfat Powers of Europe ai.d . Jafan towards securing a common underjianding fur a continued "opea do-.i" policy throughout China have met wi-.h the most graUfyiiig results.. The state depirmant Is unwilling at pieiteru ;o make public lh- uature of the repllt-s received, as this informa tion will he emboli d in a spe&U mes.Hagj to congress. Em in other quart irs, tliuroughly roliablf, und la a pisitloi to have trustworthy In formatln, It Is lear.i-d that favorable ipoesns-is have been ina-lu by Great Britain, Geimaiiy, France, Itussia and Japan. Th jre is no doubt, it is thought hew, tha,t Italy, the remaining country addressed, will -nake a favorable ans wer .f, indeed, it has not already done so. The Importance of this unanlinous venlict by all the first ilats powers of the world !u conjunction with the L'iiR?d States can hardly be over es timate!, as far as It relates to the future cf China and the commerce of the world In that en.pt:ie. r.oLD AND SILYKlt ritODt'CT. Statement of the output f,r 1SUS Shows i. Big Increase. WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. The pre liminary estimate of the production of gold and silver In the l'nited States during the cial.mdar vear of 1399 made by Mr. P.oberU, direc-tor of the mint, hows a total gold production of $70. eiM.lTO, an Increase owr the produc tion of lat yeir of J6.2C6.HTO. The production of silver during tlie year is estimated at $71,121,696. an In crease during the year of H.CM0.21L I The gold pruduo'J.m in three north- I .V.., .. .0 ISia am! w-yitni Klines ii-i .ne jwiiff 1S?S l.s given as follows: States ISM 1S9S W;iliingt.in $ 30.202 $ 7M.2O0 Oregon 1.350.3S7 1,177,600 Idaho 2,4.0.6-,0 1,H6.900 Colorado leads all the states with A gold preiluotlvm of $26,000,000; Califor ni conies next wl'.h $14,923,392: Alaska proi'ui-ed $4.6J,S19 against $2,564,800 itt . The British Klondike product was SlS.114.ir-4 In 99. The estimate prxvluctUm of sliver In 1S9 in the following states wtts: Ore t;v. $193.31): WAshington. $06.2)2: Ida ho, $.-.r,1.717; Montana. $20,040,403; Colorado, $31,209,637. - Hi 1 r Holiday Gifts FOR BOYS, fiji- Ob anv article of Mail's wear Sts., PORTLAND, OREGON. mi Qtil C $ .j I ... L