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ASTORIA. OKKOON, Kill DAY MORNING, .DECEMBER 10, 1M8
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Christmas
Is Coming
Now Is the Time to Prepare
Your Good Things, mince
meat, Etc., for the Holidays
Your Wonts
Foard
A Harvest Time
For the Ladies.
Ladies' $4.00, $5.00, $6.00
Shoes, from
$1.50 to $2.50
It ta aa accumulation of odd tad ends
of flo band-sowod button shoes, motif
equars tooa Just the" thing for amforU
bit bom boa.
John Hahn,
Tho Uollciblo Bfioo Denier.
HOUSE FURNjSHING GOODS
Blankets, Comforts, Bedspreads
Iiaee Grains and
Drapery Goods.
C. H. Cooper,
Stove Store
Headquarters
Supplied nt
Wm
Stokes
Go.
Everything Necessary In the
Goods and at Bottom Prices.
uuTHB LEADING HOUSE OF ASTORIA
SUNDAY IMXMiR
At Flannigan's Boarding
House.
At lahsl whin the cannery whistle had
fhlstled II mlrUta ahfter I o'olock, din
ner wua reddy; for more'n hour tha
boordere had talked on aI slbjlot frtm
tha fight on 8am Wan hill to Harman
Wiaa'a If pr oln 1 radoooUona.
Wa ait at wan tallila at our boordlng
houe B tha landlady to ma, aoa aha;
phat'll ye have, lelg Iv mnoton or chick
en T Oh give ma (ha lift too Iv tba right
leg Ir tha rooster, as I, she give ma
tha mahrble eye, aha did. "V
Jim tba expressman who alt crossdhe
tallila da hot frlin me, oinudiha ijmioo
with Cuba, loortorit koo, tha FbJJflatlnei
n' tha llawelghlng Island. Lets b.v
Poortorlikuo ft wan, lot, annlx (he Phil.
H.tltiM sea mother; n' phat does Mo
Kl'il')' want an annlx fur any way, aoa
l) professor with a Turk.y green wart
on hi ie n' a hut sauaage In hla
mouth, pbat dura ha want It fur aea ba,
tho whlta bouao la blf enougb conaldor
Ing that Mack ties no ttaby McKeoa, nor
Ilaby Itoota.
lot'a buy tha Canarloa hi Tim, tba
mualo ta'har, who can play Annie
Kounoy. n' MoOlnty. Itka In a dream,
want) to know whxthur tha Aatarlaan
AlKla alnt food rnU(h burrd for U. B.
No man wintt tha eanartra axclpt tba
yallnr Journal.; burrd. Iv all col or a flocka
biwhoon am, art aha, quotlnv Bhakeapfar.
I lrtt-4 to rhatixa lha aubjlct by oalllnf
altnritlun tu th lllniant n' uaoful Chrl.t.
mm iii.lnta llnrnmn Wla haa thla
yoaf, but (ha whole lot Iv cm wua In tha
annlxlnf bulnaa; they waa In favor Iv
annlxlna any old (hlna. trim Cu! to tha
nootlnf laliuul tha -xjk had Jua( brnuglit
In far dtaarrt.
Why do Uty call (ha Spanyarda Dona?
aaked Mtka, (ha prea.nuui Iv tha dally
paypur; no wan knrw; bavauaa Uncle Ham
had to don am fur tha wahr IndlmnUty,
aaa Ulka.
At thla atalfa Iv tlwi pracrlln:i, I
thou xti e I'd try m hand on puna iTerir
aoa I, pbata all thla trouble ' bot hoot
lUmpaiai and rV'hloy anyway ara I. V
ye flva It up aea I. wHl ya era. tfla ..s
mlral waa ambltioua lo make thla (ha
battlo Iv tba 1Mb period (.) by maklnx
a daab ( ) abfthar tha Vlacaya, but
B. hlry put a Colon ) ahtler the Miuia
Tboraaa: aoma wan boderad rata u' (ha
wlmmln Wary wan Iv 'em Jumped on
tba lalbl. n' Ivery blaaad man turned
buaa Inapector; talking Iv ho. a, that re
mind, ma that Herman Win. aeila boae
of all rolora and quallllea, n' ha aolla
era by tha yard, by the box or by tha
pair at rrjooced prlca. Trooly your..
FLANNiaAX,
In Care Iv HKIIMAN WI8E.
Tha Rollabla Clothlur Hatter.
P. 8 -llealdra Hoae. wa have a full Una
Iv aox. nackerchlefa, auapndora, ilea, bata
n' clothing lv all dfacrlptlona.
THE PARKER HOUSE
FirBt-ClciBa In
ICvery Repect.
BAR AND BlhlilAflD 1)00jM
Special Rntea
to Theatri
cal Partie
A. J. MASON, Prop.
AMTOR1A, OHK,
THE PROOF
of tha pudding ta In tba eating
and tha proof of liquors
IS IN SAMPLING
I'hat'i an argument that's con.
elusive a demonstration.
Ours will stand tha teat
HUGHES & CO.
Sheetings, Towels
and Grashes.
Above
PROTEST OF
ISLANDERS
Agondllo Says They Will Bit
tcrly Oppose Annexation
of the Philippines.
CONSENT IS NECESSARY
Sale of the Philippines to Any
Foreign Power Mill Precipi
tate Much Tronble.
FOR GOVERNMENT OF CUBA
War Dtpirtmeat Has SetecttdOfflcers
mo Will Have Cfaarce of the
Several Provinces.
LONDON, Dec. lS.-Agor.clUo, tha rep.
raawntatlva of Agulnaldo, tba Ina urgent
Iradar In tba rhlllpplnea, aalla for New
York Saturday, to. aa ba atlegea, ret.tua
hla dutlea aa rrprea. otaUva of tba Phil
llplne government at Waehlngton. Ha
aaldl
"The only portion of the 8rar.lh.Amr-
lean trfloty which wa ara concurred in
la tlut crwuion of the rhlllpplnee, which la '
llligal, aa tho PpanJarda lt thHr aov. ,
nretgnty ovr (h laUnd. an J tho Amrrl- i
cana cannot dl.poae of the fut-ire of tbe
archipelago without oonaultlrg the Fill- ,
"I no.. Their conaont, by popular vote, '
If r.eceaf&ry.
"The t'nltrd Statea cannot carry out
(hla meaaura. I
"iiy countrymen will realit to tho blu
t.-r ri d any ntti rr;t to sell ihj 1'hlllpplnja
to any foreign power. We ara anxloua to
b unltnl and allied' to our good frleada,
the Ameriiana, but beyond (his w ar
determined at all hazards to remain In- '
deptcdent "
UOVKHXilENT OF CLUA.
WA8U1NOTOX. Dee .-Tha war de
par(nxxi( haa maile puMlo tha formal
nrltT for the military government of
Cuba. A notable feature la that Major
llencrrul Ludlow, who Is tlvelgnated aa
military governor of Havana city, while
nominally a aubordinale to tho division
comroandw. General Brooke, la apparent.
ly charged to exercise all civil functions
In (hat place, under tha direct authority
of tha president OeneraJ Lee's funotlona
appear to ba Itmlird to those atrictly
military! and It la thought ha may be
even'uaily cnargvd with all tha dutlea,
civil aa well aa military, of the govern
mant of tha provlnoe.
Tha commanda of tha military depart-,
menta of the division of Cuba, commanded
by General llrooke, ao far as decided up
on, ara aa follows:
Department of Pinal del Rio, Brigadier
General! W. Davla.
Puerto Principe, General II. h. Car
peatar. Santa Clara, General Slmon.nlder.
Santiago, General L. Wood.
Thla leave (he provinces of Havana
an 1 MataniHH unprovided for. but (ha
protmbllltlea are strong ttuit Major Gen
eral Ixe will bo a.aUncd (o the district
of Havana, and Major General Henry to
command Matantas.
RAILWAY ENGINEER
RETl'RNS FROM CHINA.
Gorirany Hostile to United Btatea Rail
loads There Frightful Atrocltloa j
Commuted on Missionaries. i
VANCOUVER. U. C. Dec. 15. Harry
) Frasler, a railway engineer sent by the
; Chincso Development Oo. of New York, to
survey, plan out and report on railway
1 routes In China, with tho object ot Ira
' mediate construction, has returned home
1 with his a.lstunts. Mr. Frasler mapped
out roads fwm Peking to Canton, Shang
' hi! to Woosong and Canton to Caloon.
1 As far as securing charters from gover
nors of districts Is concerned, the gover
nors had no objoctlons.
Major Frasler aaya railroads cannot ba
built without tho aid of soldiers.
Mr. Frasler leaves on Thursday for New
York.
In Hong Kong he Rays he met Prince
Henry of Germany, who was extremely
hostile to the Idea of United Statea ultl-
lena building railroads In China. i
J. Fleming, an English missionary, haa j
been killed by natives and soldiers at
Tslng Ping, 90 miles east of Kuel Yang.
Tho mission nouse wna raiaea ana ournea
djwn. There haa been no nltempt to
punish at tbe hands of Mandarins.
A French mlaalonary baa been burned
to death at Swatow. The mlsolon was
attacked and Cathollo crosses and altars
destroyed by a mob of a thousand Chris
tian haters All oscaped to the mountains
but tho French priest. The fleeing women
were not pursued, as tha priest stood his
ground. He was tied to the bed post and
tha house set on flro, tha missionary be
ing consumed In the fla.nes.
At Shan TunK soldiers raided the Ger
man Lutheran mission. They told tha
missionaries It thoy moved out they would
not be molested. One Frelmuth told them ,
to do their worst They ran Frelmuth
through the body and threw him Into a
creed. He crawled away In the night
and wua taken care ot by a friendly na
tive until his death.
REPAIRS WILL COST
A BIU SUM OF MONEY.
Danage to the Battleship Massachusetts
Mora Extonatva Than at
First Supposed,
J EW 10RK. Deo. 16.- The Herald
says:
So serious are the Injuries sustained by
tha battleship Massachusetts as a result
of the mishap sustained a few days ago
that Naval Conetru'tor Bowles aatlmatei
that tho coxt of h(r repairs will ba at
lniat 124,009, Repulaitlona covering thla
amount for mlortal and labor bava ben
approved and repalre will ha itartad at
onca. Constructor Bowles tatlmatea that
Ix werk. loaat will ba nacaaaarr to
nomHel tha work. OPlclala of tha navy
department aay tha Injarlea to tha battle.
ahlp ara similar to tboae suffered by tba
Brooklyn a year a-o. Tba Brooklyn, wblla
teaming down tha Ielawara river, atruck
pinnacle of rock, which tore hr bottom
id eauaed an expenditure of 0,000 for
repair.. It 1a believed that tba cost of
tha Maaatthueetta repairs will reach
vary near that figure.
tocklng tbe Maaaacbusetta will be a
delicate and danger oua operation. Na
val exparta aay that for a brief period
tba chip rauat reel bar entire weight,
wblcb la about 10.000 ton., on tbe Injured
keel. Tba ejreateet care muat be taken
at tbla critical time to prevent ber from
sealing. Aa rapidly as poaalbie block
will be placed under tba bilge keels, and
tha vertical column will ba relieved of
prt-eeure. The allgtitaat dlaplaoement of
a Mock In be mean lima would cause
serious accident
Lieutenant liowles aoma time ago reoom.
mended tba uaa of docking keela on large
vaaaela. These ara long timbers to 11a
alongalde the vertical keal and afford a
broader surface to bear tba weight of
tha a hip on tbe stocks which la now
placed oo the central kaeL Had rhaae
keela been adopted tbe task of docking
tba M.aaichuaetU would be lesa diffl
cult It may that tha blocks will be ao ar
ranged aa to form a substitute for tba
dock keela. with a apace between them.
Into which the keel of tba ahlp will alnk
aa tbe water la pumped out of tbe dry
dock, ' -'
DEATH CLAIMS ONE OF
AMERICA'S BRIGHTEST MEN.
Ex-aWoatnr Calvin 8. Brlca Dead at New
York After a Bhort Illneea-a
Noted 8uteaman.
NEW YOPC,Dec lS.-Hoo Calvin &
rrlre, formerly I'nlted State. eenVor
frcb. Ohio, died In thla city at 1:U thla
afternoon.
Semttor Bilce conducted a severe cold
one week ago todiy. On Friday he went
ilomt. to ble office, returning borne In a
aufferirig condition, and on Saturday took
(o hla bed. Ha grew ateadlly worae until
thla afteniuon. when he died.
Ho s a native of Ohio, waa born In
lbIS, and waa the eon of a Presbyterian
ml llatur. During the civil war ha waa
captain of an Ohio company. Brlca served
aix years In the senate, being succeeded
l.y J. B. Forake In Washington he gave
Uvlsh Mitertainmenti, which became
world wile. When the demoatlo party
ad rtd free sliver Brlce waa the leader
vf bis party in Ohio, but after (bat be
did not take an active part In politic.
He waa largely Interested In railroad ea
terrprlnca. waa rated a millionaire and of
late had been one of the chief mem here
of a syndicate with large railroad and
other oonocaslons In China.
GENERAL BROOKE BLAMED
BY SANITARY INSPECTOR.
Accused of Being Responsible for the
DlKgustlng Condition of Affairs Ex.
Is ting at Camp Thomas.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-MaJor General
J. R. Brooks testified before tbe war In
vestigation commission today that moat
of the volunteers at camp Thomas were
supplied with all sorts of tentsge, most
of It antiquated; that tbetr uniforms were
old and their equipment In general wua
what had been accumulated "(hrough the
parsimonious policy of the war depart
ment throughout the preceding S years."
Governor Beaver read a report from
Janrea i'.ier, sanitary inspector of tbe
Twelfth Nw York otunte"8, detailing
an unprintable and dustnig state of
sanitary affair at Camp Thom i during
General Hrcoke"s administration, and
General Brooke was a?ked what he had
to aay rotfarvling It.
"I will say." lie replied, "that It is not
only untrue, but If you will give me a
cpy of irut riport I vdll see that that
young man goes before a court-martial
for those statements unless ha Is protect
ed Ire hla testimony by this commlrslon "
FATAL ACCIDENTS ON
WHITE PASS RAILWAY.
Fifteen or Twenty Lose Their Lives by
Avalanches Within a Week Deaths
on the Trail.
VICTORIA. B. C. Dec. 15.-Tho steam
er Danube, arrtvlnar from Lynn canal,
reports a succession of fatal accidents
during the construction of the White
Pass Railway, caused by avalanches.
First Officer Lawrence, of the Danube,
while at Skagway, was told ot six of
theje fatalities occurring within a week.
He obtained no names, but waa assured
that no fewer than 15 or 20 hod lost their
lives on the railway since the advent ot
winder. A number of deaths are also
spoken of Indefinitely as having occurred
on the trail to Bennett, only one, how
ever, being positively confirmed.
In thla the victim was Ferrow, the well
knows packer, who waa found frosen to
death on tha summit.
ENGLISH LIBERALS ARE
WITHOUT A LEADER.
Deop Interest Felt In Roaeberry's atti
tude, but He Has Given No 81gn So
Far ot His Ambitions.
NEW YORK. Dec. lo.-A dispatch to
the Tlmea from London says:
Nothing new transpired today regard
ing the leadership of the liberal party.
Nothing else has been discussed, but no
Important step waa taken.
Hareourt'a letter Is generally regarded
as final, not, as has been suggested, de
liberately leaving the door open for bis
return. Deepest Interest of course Is felt
In Rosebery's attitude, but It Is not gen.
orally believed he win give any sign
whatever under present circumstances.
It Is a curious evidence of closer ties
ot English speaking peoples that many
persons are found asking what view
America lakes of this crista
SHIPMENT OF CANNED FRUITS.
BAN FRANCISCO. Doc 1S.-A train
of 14 car laden with California canned
fruits. Jama and Jellies left Oakland to
day for Butte, Mont Tbla Is tba first
shipment of tba kind, and ahould It be
received with favor, a new market wUl
be opened for California products.
THE NORTH
AND SOUTH
Forever Reunited, Nothing
Can Stand in the Way of
Ocr Prosperity.
PRESIDENT AT ATLANTA
Mikes Another Nctitle Speech
at the Utwt Tendered
the City's Cnests.
WAR CEMENTED THE FEELING
Chasm las Beei Brldrei aad the In
dissoluble Seal of Fraternity b
Stamped Upon the Union.
ATLANTA. Dec, 1&-In tha beautifully
decorated dining rocm of tha Kimball
house tonight tha Atlanta peace Jubilee,
which brought to thla dty tba prealdent
of tha United States, several members
of hla cabinet and many distinguished
figure of the war with Spain, and re
sulted In utterances by tha executive
which have cemented hard and fast tha
bonda between the north and south, waa
brought to a fitting close by an elaborate
banquet. Covers were laid for KM. All
the dty'a distinguished guests wers pres
ent and seated at the president's table.
Hon Clark Howell, editor of the Atl.nta
Constitution, acted aa toast matser. Mr.
Howell paid a tribute to President M
KlUey'e policy of appointing southern
men and cx-ConMerateo to blrh offices.
which, be said, had "broken forever the
burler that divide the north and aouth.
and .stamped the indissoluble ' seal of " ,M 1tauon ot majority or tha
understanding and fraternity upon the Talffl raiBrl and shippers. Grain la.
union. apoctor Wright condemna tbe grade.
The president, as he arose, was the claiming It Is not fair to the Waahing
redplent of hearty and spontaneous w but "Pns the reason for the
greeting. The cordiality with which he avdopHon of the grade. Special sittings
has bten received on all occasions dur- ot raln ommleaion were held In
Inr his visit was nowhere more evident BPne and Walla Walla before tha
than at tonight's ratberlrar. The exc- i KA'1 edopted, and It was decided
cutlve was compelled to stand and bow mlk th -Pound tandard perma
some minutes before those about tha I neot Ther ong feeling among
table would permit him to proceed.
The president reipoided to the toast
"Our Country." He began by pleasant
reference to ao earlier visit to the city
of Atlanta and spoke feelingly of his
association then with Georgia's brilliant
editor, the late Henry Grady. Continuing,
the president said:
"The war brought ua together; Its ret
tlement will keep as together reunited.
Glorious realisation! it expresses the
thought of my mind and the long-deferred
consummation of my heart's desire as
I stand In thla presence. It Interprets tha
hearty demonstration here witnessed and
Is a patriotlo refrain of all sections snd cate to teach, accusing her of unprofes.
of all lovers of the republic, I alonul conduct during the examination.
"Reunited! One country again and one ' Tha case waa appealed to the courts and
country for ever! Proclaim It from the i 's now In the supreme court. At the last
press and pulpit: teach It In the schools; examination Mrs. Gear applied for a first
write it across the skies. The world sees grade certificate and she claima that
and feels It. It cheers every heart, north ' Browne has withheld her papers and re
aid south, and brightens the life of every , fuses to act on them, and that he Is deter
American home. Let nothing ever strain mined to drive her from the school room.
It again. At peace with all the world
and with each other, what can stand In
the pathway of our progress and pros
perityr CHURCH PROPERTY IN
OUR NEW POSSESIONS.
Church Edifices, According to Presbyter.
Ian Minister, Should be Taken Posses
sion of by the United States.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 13. At a meeting
of the National Christian Citizenship ' speed. Her engines revolved at an aver
ORventlon. a letur was roud from age of SSI revolutions, 10 revolutions
William Henry Roberts, a prominent ' above requirements.
Presbyterian and secretary of the Alli
ance of Reformed Churches on the sub
ject of church property la our newly
acquired possessions. The letter says
In port:
"In alt these territories, acpuired as a
result of the war with Spain, there are
largo church propertiea which have been
under the control hitherto of the Roman
Catholic churches aa the estiblibhed
church of Spain and her colonies. These
church properties are claimed by the
Roman Cathollo authorities but to a large
extent with no show of right. There
doubtless are propertiea given by will or
direct personal donation under the con.
trol of Roman Cathollo church authori
ties In Porto Rico and the Philippines,
but in addition to such propertiea there
are other properties, especially church
edifices, which wore paid for out of the
publio funds and maintained at the ex
pense ot tha Spanish government. The
latter propertiea are not the properties
of the church, but of the people,
"This Is the fact In all countries where
there are established churches. Such
churches In Spain, France, England and
Germany are branches of the state and
their ed1 flees are erected and expenses
paid, tho salaries of bishops and priests
Included out ot the public taxes. It was
because of this fact that wlten the
South American republics became Inde
pendent of Spain the new rulers took
possession ot a very considerable port of
the church property. They took the
ground that the ownership ot tha prop
erty was In the state and not In the
church. The same ground was taken In
Eiutlland at the time of the Reformation.
"Westminster Abber, London, waa once
a Roman Cathollo place of worship and
la now a protestant Episcopal church,
because tha structure was paid for by
the money of tha Engfillsh nation and the
ownership waa and la In the hands of
the English people.
"The ecclesiastical situation, there
fore, as It lies In many minds. Is this:
Tha church property In Porto Rico and
tha Philippines, being to a large extent
the property of 'the state, ta not right
fully tha property ot tha Roman Catho-
llo church. The Unltod Bute govern
meat, therefore, should tak po(ion
of all church property, should carcf j)!y
dotermlne what moiety of the property
actually belongs to the Roman Cathollo
church aa auch, ind reta.n the remainder
under ha own control for tha benefit of
tha people of tbe new territories.
"I would not advocate that tha United
Btataa government fhould take poaaesalon
of church property in tha new terrltorlae,
aeClng tha aame at publio auction and
placing the money In Ira own treasury;
but I do aay that the people of thla hew
territory In each of their oldes and towsg
ahould hava an opportunity to determine
what uaa ahould ba made of theaa church
edifices. They were built by monks with
money forced from them by oppreaelve
methods of Bpanlab government, and they
are morally, and they think legally, the
property of tha Inhabitants of theaa tarri.
torUa Let there be a rota, for Instance,
la each of tba towns and parishes of
Porto Rico as to tha disposal of tba
church edifices."
TOSEMfTB ORDERED TO
THE PACIFIC C0A8T.
She Will Oo First to Manila Carrying
Naval 8toree for Dewey's Fleet, Go
ing by Way of 8ues.
NEW TORn., Dec. 15.-A dispatch to the
Tribune from Washington aaya:
Tbe auxiliary cruiser Toaemite baa been
ordered to toe Pacifio by way of tha
Sues. Tho Toaemite haa been laid up
for tba last three months at tba League
Island navy yard, but will be taken to
Norfolk In the course of a week and
made ready for the voyage. The Toaem
ite will go directly to Manila and Jln
Admiral Dewey's fleet She was se
lected for thla duty on account of bar
peculiar adaptability for tba services
which the navy ex pacta to perform In tha
Philippines after the departure of the
Spaniards. Her moderate draught and
great ateertcx radius, eeoeciallr fit bav
for protracted em lees among tha lalands,
aa well aa for carrying troopa to tha loa
calltiee where dlaordera erlne. Tha
Toaemite will take large quantities of
naval stores front Norfolk to Manila,
and probably 600 enlisted men to relieve
thoao aaTiora in Dewey's fleet whoaa
terms of enlistment have about expered.
She Is expected to start ecroee tba At
lantic soon after tha first of tha year.
and may act aa consort for the regular
! troops which are to be sent by the same
i at
TO CHANGE GRADE OF GRAIN.
TACOMA. Dec. K The state grain
commission adopted the 69-pound standard
grain men that the commission when It
meets here next year ought to change tha
grade, and Che pressure which la being
brought to bear upon the commission
may ba strong enough to work a change.
Local exporters are maintaining a im
pound, F. A. Q. standard.
TEACHER Sl'ES FOR DAMAGES.
TACOMA, Dec. 1S- Mrs. E. C. Gear, a
Tacoma school teacher, haa brought suit
agalmtt State Superintendent Frank J.
Browne for $3,0 damages. A year ago
: Hr. Browne revoked Mr. Gear's certifl-
ROWAN'S TRIAL TRIP.
SEATTLE. Dc. 15. The torpedo-boat
Rowan, constructed by Morgan Bros., of
this city, waa given an official trial' trip
(his afternoon. At the end of the first
hour the run was discontinued for the
reason that eecapnlg steam from the pipe
leading to the Indicator made It Impos
sible for the engineers to remain at their
posts. During the hour run the Rowan
munitained an average of 27H knots, one
1 and a half knot above the contract
OPPOSES STANDING ARMY.
KANSAS Cirr, Mo.. Dec. 15.-.U Its
annual convention today tha American
Federation of Labor declared by an al-
most unanimous vote against a standing
army In the United States, which Is In
: reillty recognised as a protest against
expunslon, or the spirit of imperialism,
It was termed by the delegates. This ao.
tl:n was taken after five hours ot debate
on every phase of tbe question.
GEN. SHERIDAN'S PROMOTION.
CHICAGO, Dec 15. A special to tha
Times Herald from "Washington, says:
It Is rumored that General M. V. Sheri
dan Will be assigned to the command ot
the department of tho Lttkas, wlih
headquarters at Chicago. He Is a brother
ot tha late General Phil. Sheridan. Ho
will be succeeded on tbe staff ot Major
General Brooke by General Chaffee.
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