jAILY EVENING EDITION MLYEVENIHGEniTIOH tHit , Kntwn rra or tgTBRH ORKUCIN EAST OREOONIAN thk raori.R ax.n thi t M OKI (IONIAN TltT' iiii'nin for tmr.Tistt... I i entSlktonTumaTILLA ( ouxty, owkuon.i imdav, dkckm bbb u, two. NO. 39118 JESS Santa Claus HEADQUARTERS AT Frederick Nolfs There is a tide In the aftaiTs of trade Which taken at its flood Leads on to money-saving. The time is now The tide is here So hasten to this carnival of saving. Pel Large line Toy, I) lis, dames. Blocks Albums. Fancy ClmiCs, New Lamps, Toilet Set.-. Popular Books, mas Candle.- and Pocket knives A Sale of Overcoats Late sty It! riuch under price d shipment Oi In -t and newest Overcoats yon ever saw, Right when you want Overcoats comes this hftnee to luy the hest ami newest styles from a good maker at very liberal reductions from regular prices. Are you Interested? Alexander & Hexter. The Boston Store Going out of the Cloak Business Wt- arc positively going out of the Cloak Business and in order to do so we will sell Every Garment in Stock Regardless of Cost. Thia means Jackets, Capes Skirts and Tailor-made Suits Ask our Prices, they'll surprise you. THE BOSTON STORE Pendleton's Big Store GENERAL MEWS. A membership In the Hm York Mock exchange colli Wednesday for 17. 000 to John 11. McCnlloah. The Illinois Staats .eitung M sold 'at auction In Chicago for f'jnO.OiH). Tin- company will ta reorganixod at ! once. I Tfic Western I'nioti Telegraph com pany roorts that for the quarter MM ' n Pecember SI, the net earimiua will a shout l,800(0ll. A rumor in in circulation in the Aus trian capital that former king Milan is alnnit to become engaged to Minn Atrel, an American heiress. The official vote in Texan was ho follows: ivmooratir, 167, 43t; rapablt- can. i:t0,(t4 ; populist, 20.W1 ; prohi biten. 1.664) social democratic, M6 socialist labor. Mi The will of 0M late Senator Pav is who died November was fUed for probate at SI. Paul. The will leaves all his estate to Mrs. Pavis. The estate is value nt LV,100 in personal ami 140,000 in real proierty. With perfect weather ami in the presence of a vast tlironir of people, Governor J. C, W. beckhama inaugu rated governor of Kentucky , rnesduy, tor thi three vears remaining of Ihe term for which William l.eohcl and William S. Taylor rontoaed lust year. Jerome It. Kisiier, grand exalted ruler of the Klks; J. T. Funning and .1 . 1 1. Oshen, rHiot trustees, ami QMm P, Crunk, past exalted ruler, are at Colorado Springs to --elect a site for the contemplated hohie lor aeol and deenpit member- ol the order. William S. Stratton, of Cripple Creek, has offered free a plot with a magnifi cent new building and everything In tact at Colorado springs. The New York state Is.ard "f can vassers met We Inesday and cunvas-ed the state vote. Only four of the Id counties cast a majority of votes for BryM, They were New York. (jueens, Richmond and Schoharie. The prohi bition, social democrat and BOCta lahor parties have sufficient votea to go on the next election ticket without petition. following are the totals: Si e Kin lev. B21.H92; Brvan r7H,;,sti; Wind ley,' '.'..'.Utu ; l'ehs fJ.KiHt ; Mah.nev, M,6Jt -Mckinley', pliiriliy. 140,000, PACIFIC NORTHWEST NEWS. Jerome I'al uiateer. a prominent citi zen, fell on the sidewalk at llillshoro, Wednesday, and severclv fractured a leg. The hotel at lint Lake, Union countv, is to he heated throughout during the winter months hy the hot water oi the great spring. The Masonic Temple at Lu Grande will lie dedicated pcceinhcr 'M. II. II. Thielseu, ol Salem, grand master of the state of Oregon, will olllciute. The llrst train will U- run through the new droat Northern tunnel in Ma Cascade mountains next Sunday. The tunnel is 1 .'1,200 feet long and the thick ness oi the roof at the thickest place is .VIIKI feet. The I.akev iew and Ager stage was robbed Tuesday about two miles from l.akeview. A lone highayiiiati accom plished the job. No passengers were aboard tne stage. Two mail sacks were ritleil and a considerable amount of registered mail was tuken. The Northern I'acilic ha- decided to reduce passenger rates in .Montana from four cents to throe cents s-r mile. The change will go into effect shortly after New Year. Kvery state on the line of the Northern I'ucilic will have the three cent rate when the order goes inio effect. District Attorney Harrison Allen has tiled suit against ex-Sherifl Ford, unm-ina! , and his bond-men, at 11 1 1 at -iioro, Washington county, us tux collec tor for the year IKK.'i, in the sum of $s4'i.:;o, lor moiic alleged to lie due the county, and not proerly turned over to the county treasurer. FINANCIAL PANIC THREATENS IN GERMANY. o There is Already a Slump in Mortgaged Bonds. o TWO BANKS HAVE CLOSED DOORS One o( Thorn M Hypoihtk Rank, Which Wits a Bin Concern- A Financial Crisis Is Bcini! Experienced lu Berlin. New York, Pec. 14. A dispatch to the .lou rim I and Advertiser from Her I in. says: The pesimistic speech of Huron Kleischmann. secretary Of the imperial j UMaur. in the Relchttan Monday, in I which he told (he country to prepare for a peri. si ol hard times, as the financial situation was gl.sitnv. has caused a sensation in the inonev mar ket. There has been such a slump in the price of mortgage bonds that unless confidence is restored the economic stability id (.ermauv will be im periled, some of the banks and bankers may find themselves in fnfHMU) diffi culties ami a financial crisis of nn paralelled gravitv muv lw preciiiitalcd in Iter I in . The l-'irst I'reussiclie llvnothek bank and Pentche i.rund- sclmld bank are unable to meet the strain and the government has ap pointed receiver in both cases. RADICAL EU2MENT DOWNED. The Conxervatlve. In the Fodvratlon ot Labor Control. Louisville, Pec. It. The conserva tive element Ifl the Aiuericiin Kedera tion ol Labor voted down two resolu tions championed by the radicals. One was a bitter pronounce mom against trusts and monopolies in gen eral and the other a declaration in fa VOf ol a i i-onerat i vo commonwealth and gover:iiui.-nt ow nership ami control l .ill means ot pruductiou and dis tribution. l-or Isith ol them lunch more moilerate substitutes were adopted alter long debate. Throughout the lehate the opisinents ol the re-nln- tions claimed sis'lalism as the only -"luti'in ot the indiisirial problems. STILL UNAUI.K IO AUHli.:. I lie Jurors In the Morrlion-Caxtle Murder Case SUM Out. Kldorado, Kans., Pec. It. .ludgii Shinn sent the Morrison jurors to their hotel al " o clock la-l uiglit alel in structed llicin to resume their del iberu- tion at k.m o'clock today . Ihev kiatn Infortnad Iha conn that tlinf are boon, lessly .if dillereut minds us regards .Mis- Morrison's guilt, und that they have stopped balloting in the jury room. It i considered likely that the judge will let the jury slay out the re mainder oi (he Week. Morruun Jury Olxuliaraed. Kldorado, Kane., Pee. It. At noon the jury in the .Morrison cao was Ml letl ill and discharged by Judge nliiiiu, 1'he jury stoisl nine i.,r uc ipiulul and three lor manslaughter in Ine luiirth degree. Miss Morrison broke down ami wepl nt this announce, inent. Genaral MacAnhnr today to tend home the regiments until the (ntoa there w as reduced to 60,000 men The tramporl Sherman will leave on Ulf loth with otHl convalescent and the Wnrreu on the ltd with the same number and the Sheridan will sail on January it with tjie remaining sick I1R0WNBD IN LAKE BENNETT. Two Man Lota Their Llvex While Their I Wlvei Look on. The news has only just been receied at linker Citv, savs the Pemoi-rat. of the death bv dfownlni "t Clayton Shocks, a former resident of MlMf county, who met ft wateri grave m I nke Itennetl several months ago, to gether w ith a companion bv the name i oi WHi ihiiyer. oi Helena, Montana, a traveling companion. Tho accident was a very ad one. Itolli VlcttBM were grooms ol a tVH weeks, and their ! brides stocsl on the shore about one' hundred yards distant and w atched t hem L'o t" their iloom. Hot h couples were eurouie to Pawson, and the men had started aeros- the lake lor the balance of their 0OMt when their OMnoa eapsied. The bride- started to push out to their as-i-lance, bill were warnad back hi their husbands, who Hnftlly sank. Shocks bad f lisi in hll i lofhes. WQ0VERN WHIPS (iANS. II K IS NOW THK IINDISPUTKO LIIM1 WlilUIIT l MAMPION OF T II K WORLD. The Holiday Sale is now on at Frederick Nolfs Great bazaar :VWYW.Y3Vi.. KS2xNXNNSN2s for Infants and Children. T...... I I , . M .- a. .r ,iK I . iiuuiiimii ill inein, ic i'j t-c-. jroo toys, nleam engines, musical toy.-, Woekn, rubber toys, games, dolls, annus , nuirs and ns-kors, trunks, '"'fie -.iiiiliottts, ho.ii and ladder aflile , ,-t( . etc. Juvenile ami QMl Booka. Our .!i,,. this year is an extra large a. bjoKs from'le to $1.46, nicely il EMJntted, m w le-nji,-, etc. Mudilllono. Oor lii,, this vear is exceptionally rand, ubxinidu frames, new studies, rtixti, subjects, prices from 2&e to l' CuMtoria it A linriiile-s hiil-titiite for CuKtr OH, Iurv. grlc. Drops und Soothiiiir Hyrups. It la I'lenauiit. It 4-onUtiiiM iieitbei Opium, Morphine nor other JN'ureotlo tiiibstunce. It destroys Worms and allays 1'Vvcrislnies.M. It cures Jtiarrhii a and Wind Colic. Jt relieves Teelh intr TrottblOM and eUTM CiiHtipatioii. It reKiilaU-H ib.i Istomach and Bowela, irivinif healthy ami natural .sleep, l lie t'liildren'h I'auacea-Tlic Motlter'a Friend. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears tne Dignaiure oi S f In Use For Over 30 Years. m mm mmm ai8 ToiM Seta and Work Boxea xuIiT" l'''M, "eta, good bruab, uoinb T mirrur, regulai worth II.'hM " price ll.ly. Jtwl poaati writing Jja"i ladiaf1 iiuraeK, traveliug aet, "Jc Mils, iiHttful presents. Prayer Booka, lydl dalrlea. bave a large line of Prumnier'a T!1" which we offer at leas than g "Qalar ptioa, no 1' alike, the o.e eVur ,r,lUg,t i 1'imdlutou. Christmas Presents Here is the opportunity of a life time to buy your friend a Christmas present and buv it cheap. 1 have an elegant line of uur.rde.-med pledgee conaistiug of ladies' und gents' watches, linger rings, earrings, und other jewelry which 1 uui otieriug very cheap for the holiday trade. Contagious Blood Poison There is no poikou ao highly coiit.-u.uoua, eo do ' j.'ivc and xodaatructiva, Pon't la too sure you are cured Ijecau-eall txlcinal in of the disease have ('.isapjx-ared, und tUc doctor says you are well. Many jsrr aous bave b en dosed with Mercury ami I'otain tor oi' on,., ur fearra, ami pro. notiuccd cured - Lo faalllt when Px Lite thai the diseuae BWi only overt d Up - . ,m, driven from Um Uko Bogota Uko. M1(lj, , t ,,. lk out aguiu. and to their xoi row und in-.r: lo cation find tlioae iiwaic.t and dcurt-.t to til- in loiva ..ci it nife. led by tins loutb hon.c dixrase. for no other oihou ix ao biirelv trail rnitteil trorn pHrrnl to liihl Us this Olten 11 bud . ,w ol Kl.i uin..ti ill, Catarrh, rkroluU or severe skin diaaaai , an old sore or ulcer developing in middle life, i an be traced to blood jsaxou con- LMta fmt s,n ot ,ho Part Wlt, for it remain, tuiol It-ring in the tya teui forever, uulcsx projs rly treated itud driven out in the liegmuiug. S. f. b. ia the ouly antidote lor thia s uliar virus, the only leui. dy known that ran over come it und drive it out of the blood, und (t doe Una to thoroughly and effectually that there ix never a return of the disease to em ban as or humiliate you afterwards, jffa- m BE I'ijisou in any and all h ttac: contains BBhxJI ftxB 'oiu r.d to break doll m your constitution ; purely vCj'ct.iUc EM th ou'y blood pliri Ber known that cleanses the blood and Bt t'.c same time builds uj, the general health. Our little book on contagious blood poison ix the most complete and instruc tive ever issued; it not ouly tells all aliout this disease, but also bow to cure yourself at borne. It is free and should be in tile hand:, of everyone seeking a Clue Send for it THE IFT SPECIFIC CO.. iux.lt. ux Joe Basler. THE EAST OREGONIAN. rtis Paper or the People. Everybody Baafta It. Ths Larcest Circulation, us. i aaseriisluK Meaiaai. Pendleton Ukiah Stage Line rtuaUo at Caravay , Prop's. i e.n , Pendleton everv day at 7 o'clock except Sunday, tor Pilot Koek, Nye, Kidge, Alba and (Ik iuh. Oood ac . "luiuodut ion.. Keasouable freight aud passenger rates. City ollice at Tall man oi Oo's drug store. The Six Uay Haee. New Vork, Itue. 14. Narrowed down to six sore, batten d and n.raiui d teams, the nix day bicycle tin e in Madison Soiiure Warden bus now become a con test 01 litti nut ions. At the beginning o! the tilth day ol the contest only om American team is left Ifl the race, l.ikes und Mi I urlund who with bierc. and Melon lern, I '.uiadiaus, ha v. BOMfBd over ilOtl miles. stulu Funds ol tax Order. ludiauiipol i-, P.-c. It. '-Thomas Von l was thin morning appoint. .1 re ..over ol Ine Order ol Chosen Priofldx Ibe 0. Uniting treasurer, W. II. Mil- son, shortage is I.Wi.utkl, all id which lie lost in st. k spe. illation, .lust Isi lore his dealh, Oe unlde u clesll breast of the story to i.raud Id colder i.ii.ii, in i . lobar last. Rank (ji'uwlu ul Wnsal. Wichita, Pec. II. Wheat m growing Bfl rank in tne trkam-as valley wheut la-It, embiaciiig a territory that pro- dined over tll,isro,(xs; busied, lu.l year that the farmers are advertising to. lake sua k Iree lor the purpose ol eating il down. Terrible Lalesu oalia. Canton, Pec. II. 1'he lulling ov.i. board of a man Iron, a jiassenger iiout on Ihe West river mar llokuuid ami the rush ol some 100 passengers lo oue side ol the vessel, which canm-d her to sink, wan the . aime ol over ion oxvaulli la-llig .Irow n.-'l . rralni to assut. Kt. h)um, Mo., Pec. It. Stx retary I'erham, ol the railway telegraphers, Usiay said the trainmen ol the Mania l e have agru.si to assist the strikers hy refusing to take any orders ffoai the non-union operaUira. Eartliuaks Siiouk. Jopnii, Mo., Pec. M. - An earth- ouuke shock occui rul here ul 7:t.'i o clock this morning, lasting BlllUl. House, ruttled and trembled, hut no damage was done, Blvycle Manufacturer Uead. t l.o. Angeles. Pec. It. Adolph 1 bob roan Invar, praalaUxnt of the Wesiein Wheel company oi Chicago, died here lart night. Congress lo Adjuuru. Washington, Pec. It. The senate concurred ill the house resolution to adjourn on the -'1st inltant to January Troops from the Phlllpplaes. Washington, Pec. It. -The replacing ol volunteer troops Ul the Philippines by regulars has btteu started by the war department, orders being sent to Tim Victory tamo in the sooond Hound In Two Mlnutot and Klve Seromlx Chicago. Pec. It. -Terrv McCov.rn is now the undisputed light weight Champion of the world, lie knocked otr ,ioe Uani oi Baltimore after two mi lilies and live seconds ol tluhliin.' in (lie second round here la-t niuhl. I. ans put III) a verv I r exhibition and was never in it at anv stage ,f the game, NCttOVoril slartcil nn.hnu' him at the sound of the gong and never let up until i.ans was counted out. duns never delivered all lulccttve hlnw dur ing the tivht aud for a man of his reputation bo made a tight which will tiain bun no Irietldl among the lovers I true sport in the ring. Woleoll Won tho Unlit. Hartford, Conn., Pec. U, Willed knocked out llaiirahan in the I'.'lh round here last night . NKW YOHK MARKET. Ilaporlod by 1. L. Hay It Co., Chicago Board of Trade and Now York Stock KxcliuiiKO Brokers. December II, - Wheat was extreme- lv dull t.nlay with hut small price changes. I.iverpinil , I I o -1 1 , com pared with ) II', yesterday. New 1 ork opened and closed, , t , -S, Mnv, being I -H under yesterday. Speculation is iarg. lv In slocks al present us tlmv have I n verv active since election and all show good advances. IfoM) , to I. per cent . Clo-e yesterday, 70, Ipan lislay, 7S 7-H. Kauge lislay, tt ' to 7U. Close today, 1H 7-H. "UKOWN'S IN TOWN.'' Will He al the rraxer Opera House Uec. IB. I'endh'loo Iheater goers who relish a good, clean fare, coiinsly are proiui-osl a Ireat in the new larce llrown s in roen which will Is. the allracliou at Kraaaf opara house, Tuesday , Daoan bw IH. The company is under tin. manage ment oi Dal bar and u, no whih in iis.di is a guarantee oi the worth ol the allracliou. The cast, which is claim. si to 1st "all star," includes tho loliowing well known artist- Churlen Horn, tieorge Welch, Kmiiiei Wnituev, i i.H.rge Kbuer, Jessie Mae Hall, Maude know I ton, I-Uliny Mi.lgeley, l.dllh Well ami others. 1'he advance tuln op, um Satur day morning ul Tallmuu'a drug store. I - i.ii prices, John MuMucien Osad. John McMurreu, Bfl old resideiil ol Bnkaf uoanty, died m linker City We.lion.luy, niter n rotractil illness. Ho was horn in I'nuiisylvaulu in I HIM. He came to Kasteru I iregon in IB7U, He leaven nine children, as billows: William McMurreu, ol Maker I'Uy, Alexander McMurreu, ol ,-t. I. mils. Mo. . Mrs Jan.- Weatherlord, ol Cali fornia; Mrs. Iiro.k, ol OraatMi City, lira. Psttra, m Mappnarj Manry He Murren, ol l.agle Vulb-y; Mrs. Mftlla siulley, of Astoria; Mrs. Pauula Messingi-r, oi Wasbinglou county, Ore gon; John McMnrr.-ii ot Idaho. A New Vear's Guide, there in oue book every one nliouhl make an ellorl lo gel lor the new year. II contains simple and valuable nlutl coucermug health, many amusing anecdotes, and much general Inf'xfBMP lion. We relet lo II, , -I, tier - almanac, pilhllsbed by I lie Hoslelter Co., I'ltts hurg, I'a. Il will prove valuable to any household, hlity eiuployen urn kept at work ou this valuable ijuok. flia Issue for I 'JO I will lui OV.I ulgbl mill mi,-, printed in Ihu Kuglish, liar man, fremiti, Welsh, Norwuglull, Swedish, Holland, Uohemiau und Spanish languages. It couiuiiia urool ol Ihu ulhcacy ol Ho, teller . Stomach Hitters, ih gr.-ul remedy prepured by the publisher., und is worthy of tare- lullpraaarvatlon. Ihe almanac may buibtainod Iran of ooat. al uuy druu- gist.or goiicral.'h.aler in the country. THE BOER GENERAL SLY AS A FOX. o Rumored Boers Capture Four Companies of British. o GEH. DB1KT FAR FROM CAPTURED He Is l,dlni! the Kortlistt Undir Knox t Merry Chusr, nd ArcoHlnit to He- porls, Has Ihe BfM ol II. London, Pee. I I. The Pailv Kx press publishcH , rumor of u serious d isaster lo I be llritlsb arms. lOCOrdlnfl tO thi report the BuBfl attack. h ha camp of i ...ueral llnaMMtl in Ihe Hail. don district, capturing the camp, killing a number nf Itritish tiffleera and takilUJ prisoners all the Itritish troop., including four com panies ot Noiibumberlaml fusiliers. I be ttory is not ciinllruied. The Fox Dewet. M I N York, Pec. 14. -A dispatch to the Tribune from London says: Pevvet. the "fox," is still allehl and running tOOnver at Ki.ldershurg, w ith his pursuers close behind, t itinera I I Ht Wei Instead 01 following the direct road freui Ivoiixvillo lo Weiiener, where be would have been bead. si off by the column sent to intercept him, baa circled around Knox's forces, recrossetl the ('ale, Ion river ahead of them, raw gained die Mmtlilicl.l roud and doubled hack Upon bis lirst track. It has been a wonderful fox bunt and has not yet ended Dewol Is al Bay. London, DM, It. Tho .'.veiling Standard says a telegram has l..n re ceived to the effect that (ieneral Knox hftB OOtnpalbjd Pewel to make a stand aud an engagement is now in progress. Many ol Pewel 's men have been cap tured it is said. alkali Dead. London, Pec. It. -Michael Mulhall, statixtician, is dead. THK HOI 1 I ITT ionium I 0. Kxmout Oralorlo W II Re Hendered In Epmoopid Church. ThaJamoUl oratorio entitled " 1'he llol) Oily." bv Pr. Haul, will ls ren dered in Ibe Church ol the Uedeetuer by a chorus of Ba singers thm evening. I'erforuiance will coinnxanoa at H o'cl.H'k sharp. This will Ih an oppor tUnit) such as seldom enjoy.nl hv lovers of a high-class ot ..n red music. I l.o rcndltoii oi the oratorio occupies uhout lo minutes. The singer, of Ibe cunt have been practicing i u.lust r i.uisl) for -cw ral weeks in order to perfect tneui- i.e. f,,r their duties on this occasion, and those attending am assured a classical musical Ireat. DEATH OF MHS. MAKION JACKS. MMM and Child Will Be Burled at Athena Saturday. Mrs. Marion .lacks died in child birth al il..- family MEM seven milea eanl ol I'eu.lleloii on Thursday after ; I II, Peceillber Li. Mother and child will be buried together oil Saturday 10 relic, ,n ul Athena, where the parent, of Mrs. Jacks, Mr. and Mrs. f. J Kirk, reside. Po eased was aged alsait 11 year, and leave a husband and two children to mourn her sail ami un timely dem.se The funeral will start I iroui lb. t late residence ,, ,..,e.ini- at H o'clock in the morning. TO CUBE A COLO IN ONE DAT. I.l latisttvt. Hrom.i giilulau Tsblewi. All .Ir.usl.l. reluiid III. ititiu.r II It fells to i nr.. a. VI l.rt.v..'. .luu.tliru I. ..I. c.-li tn.l iac. Karft Clover Root Tea ',V,jlhr" 1 i if spin, lurtK th ' Ua a t-iuwxh.l bur Sklu, I ..raVa Irf aStl11" I'"1'! ""'. i Hi 'vh "I tlio Skin. Aii anrtrNllai 1 jsativ Ndcvo lnlt, Sx. 1. 1 mi a I. .10 a lai-tiiUaS ty all drupiKlata ill f, ., fttk . and l IH). C. WCUb CO , LCMOV, N V. lull r-NOi'NIIIONl r..r -.,il i. I .itiiiuin .1 il i Hiaat ' ' (3k PARK AND WASHINGTON STRCCT8 A. P. trmstroiig, LL. B., Pr -ta- " J. A. Wexco, Penman and Secy OPEN ALL THE YEAR Uluatrated Catulogue, CoIIlkc Cuirciuy, Hiimirss Furms, Kpeci MM ol PajotBatubip, KtC.i MiuU-d l'Vet- to uny Address. We hi t hundreds of former students in positions, and shall lend out thousands more.