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OESTREIGHER&Cd
Gall attention to a
few items for Holiday
gifts
and all are useful.
Bath Robes
$4.00
to $15.00.
Dressing Sacques.
Fur Collarettes.
Muffs and Boas.
Neckwear.
Handkerchiefs,
in
all
varieties.
Api
rons,
Umbrellas for Lad
ies and Gentlemen.
And one of
Novelty Dress
terns makes a
our
Pat-
very
handsome present, up
to $4ioo the yard.
Q1STREICHER &RD
51 Patton Aye.
Store open evenings this week
Valuable Building Lot
At a Sacrifice.
We are offering a v ry desir
able residence lot at considerably
less thain. its value to, o er to
make a quick saie. It Is lo
cfculen on ine street, near ter
minus of Chastnut street, size
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WILKIE & LaBARBE,
Real Estate Brokers,
Phone 661.
23 Patton Avenue.
SCHOOLS,
Colleges, Institutes)
Attention I
Colleges, Institutes, Attention. Are
you looking after the health of those
who are placed in your charge. Wtoa:
kind of Baking Powder are you using?
RUMFOfRD
IS HEALTtePUL,
IS economical!
IS THE VERT BEST.
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1 ' ( If we have it, it. is the besi
1: IJSb ',(1h - r season. -' ' y ?
THE TRAIL Of
KIDNAPPERS
Evidence f hat Crowe is Guilty
of the Abuction of Young
Cudahy.
Lantern Used For Signalliug
and the Kidnapper's Horse
ARRESTS EXPECTED
AT AN EARLY HOUR
BELIEVED THAT MOST OF THE
GOL PAID IN RANSOM WAS
BURIED CROWE'S CONFEDER
ATE PROBABLY AN ORDINARY
THIEF..
Omaha, Dec. 24. -If Pat Crowe da not
guilty of abducting Cudahy's son he
had better communicate with the
Omaha splice before tomorrow night
or an entormioiis re'ward (will be offered
for htm dead or aliive. The boy's fath
er had. announced this, ihasmiutoh as
he is rapidly being convinced that
Crowe is guilty.
A iphotograplh of Crowe has been
fully identified as one of the men who
rented a house from) a man named
Patrick a month ago and by others
from whom he rented the house in
iwhich young Cudahy iwas detained
It seems the sheriff drove the thieves
from the house they rented' from Pat
rick because of their suisiplcdouisi ac
tiohs, and they subsequently rented the
house in which young Cudahy was de
tained. The police say within the next
few hours arrests will be made.
The lantern by which the thieves sig
nailed Cudahy to the (place appointed
for turning over the ransom was found
today and also the horse which the
kidnappers used. The honse was found
ativ Pacific Junction, just across the
river from PHattsmouth, Neb. Every
thing ipoimts to the fact that Crowe
made his escape in that direction. It is
believed that Crowe left on a train
from Plottsmbuth.
The police believe Crowe's confeder
ate was an ordinary thief, and they ex
pect to get him shortly. They also be
lieve most of the gold has been buried.
PROBABLE ABDUCTION
GFAYOUNC WOMAN.
Pueblo, Colo., Dec. 24. Maggie Hoel
has been milling since 'about 3 o'clock
Sunday afternoon and it is feared that
she has been murdered. The girl, who
was about 18 years of age, lived with
her Sister, Mrs. Charles Beatity in a
lonely .spot about three miles west of
the city. On Sunday Mrs. Beauty left
Mkgtge in charge of her little child
at her home., Upon her return two
hours later, her sister was gone and
the baby was alone in the house .
Indications about the premises led
to the immediate suspicion that the
girl had been taken from her home
by force. There wias evidence of a
struggle and in the yard were found
the footprints of a man, evidently of
large size and weight. The footprints
led to the direction Of the Arkansas
river and at some places along the trail
appeared the printe of smaller shoes
such as Maggie Hoel wore. At .other
places the trail indicated that the girl
was dragged or carried along by her
captors.-
Near the river bank, where the
ground is harder, all traces were lost.
A 'large number of men have been
searching but the girl has not yet been
found. Ait Mrs. Beattys home. Mag
gie's hat and the wrap which she or
dinarily wore out of doors were found
undistrubed.
In the immediate vicinity a1 3arge
force of men have been working on
reservoirs now under construction.
ANOTHER BOY KIDNAPPED
BUT WEATHER SAVED HIM
Kalamazoo, Dec. ,24. 'Hobart Clay-
berg, ia 17-year-old boy whose (father,
John B. Olayberg, tts a iprominent cm-
Our Moliday
has been satisfactory, and
want you to remember that we are
as teady to serve you for aitQf your
wants Jn oiir tihe as In th$ holiday
-7rrA.:, . ...v j. , i . . - PH03E19. ' - v . . , OurStore is Open Every Night, b
zen of Heteraa, Mont., iwlas' kidnapped
im tihis cilty; last ndgltt toy two xneru
The boy TVaa 'blindltoided and oompelled
to "walk1 to MattewuA, a dltamae ol
eleven omlles, it bedajme stormy &ha
the , Jddnaippers reieaisedi young Oay
berg at , Mattewian! after robbing hint
of the small sum! of "money he ihad In
his i (possession rnhe boy, telegrapihed
here for toean and: nwas brought home
during t3he nigihft.
EARTHQUAKE III CUBA. .
Santiago, Dec. 24.-JA) severe eartl
qake lOck at noon today caused'
ipante In ithe spoorer quarters, where ithe
ipeople ifled fearing he (houses -would
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fall om ithem. The walls or a
fey
buUsdings ciracked.
WILL HOT CRAtIT REQUEST
OF CEBMAH SUBJECTS
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rroiocihiTTidtrtTi. Te3. 24. -Germany Ssa
Mised ia ooiestion of the liability nf ttoS
ToT
break of the Spaofeh-' American !wwsv
isuH. bedne radsed ibv fnin WWnmw-.
G-erman subjects in Ouflaa ffor euoh q&ffiVwvB - amendments
aigesi The govenwnenft will not iffj to ttiem.
take td ay daime for foreign wxpjei
growing out of .the insimeaaD. suoHay receIved: a, .M fmm
sequent war in vw. ana
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POPE CLUotO HULT UUUII.
fRome. Dec. 24. The pope today per-
formed the ceremony of closing the holy
doors of St. Peter's cathedral with .the
forms usual to the great fuiactaons o&
this kdndl. It was a mlagnificent spec--;
taicle. There was a great igathteiring Of
the princes of the church, Who painticd-i
pabed in the clerernony which was wit
nessed (by enormous crowds.
INDIAN OUTBREAK FEARED.
Sitka Alaska in a Condition of Sup-
prSSed Excitemet n,d prohibition of the importation of
Seattle. Wash.. Dec. 24.-dvicess OWna- indicates clearly that
.at ,tAWn IS iTV a COIlir
Hd-r. nf s.nrvnresseid excitemeiait. fearing
oinit'break of inidians. The United
States marines stationed there are un
der srms and he marshal and deputdes
aire taking every precaution to protect
ftihe whites feu case of trouble. The as
pect of affieuirs is very serious at Sitka,
as the Indians ore by far th)e e'troiigest
.nuimerieally. There are flfty-fitve ma
rines, commanded toy 'Captain Pendle
ton,, at sSitka.
WORLD'S RECORD BROKEN.
San Francisco, Dec. 24. -John Nelson-,
f .-RsH-on.. defeated Harding Downing,
of S&nJose, in a five .mile motorpaced
race at the Velodrome in 8:01 2-5, break
ing the World's record.
CHRISTMAS EVE NOISES
Horn Blowers'in Lively Measure For
an Hour
There was evidence on the streets last
njtg,nlf esptecially on Patton avenue and
c.v. .iu-ovTiha many people delayed
w,Qn,. rihristmiais, -buying till the last
.,.ilt;AA v -
momeiEt. All stores selling enns-m
,q. 1,1.0,! -ran.fh CUS
goods were open auu
. Hhia; ihmndile carry
itomers. anui n:uws
tog .crowd, on the streets the tin horn
Slyer? mingled and tooted, regardless
S Town and on the public square and,
Nonth Main street the firecrackers ad
iNontn .yiK"" .arrTP'hiiig horns,
ded their noise to the sc?reaeiniJto iiu
rrhe hern blowers as the night ad
vSfeined in squads and picked up
and coin .the crowded street,s weir
music. One of these squads numberea
sixteen boys, marching an twv AJe
wlere all colors and ages among the noise
producers. Six negro girls going Kme
together through Patta,. enae each
JL-u v ,K,inriiift of nurchases, todtea
On 'the streets Jutt converging from the
pu Wic squ :, , T est ;ctorist-
.mas evening ever Known
TCrrm is for mm& folks., Buyjtlhe ba
by a go cart -from' Mrs. L. A. J-
A jnew ana iauuuoviii - -
ceiveil.
Stirring times miay be expected, now
Ithat the plumb-pudding season is at
liand.
An ancient philosopher once saiu.
-There are only 'two ,good men; one -of
them is dead and Ithe other is not
yet born." J g
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Trade
THE TREATY SENT
TO ENGLAND
No Protests Against Amend
merits From Nicaragua or
CosaRica. .
IN SIONING NOTE TO CHINA CON-
QER SXJBMiTTESD A WIKTrTEN EX
PLANATlbiN OF OUR ATTITUDE.
Washington, Dec. 24. Sealed dis
patch bags which went from the state
department and British embassy to
day conrtalned copies of the Hay
Pauncefote treaty as amended, ad
dressed respectively to Ambassador
Create and. the British foreign office.
They go to England by Tuesday's
steamer.-
According to the Nioaraguan minister
Ils governimen and that of Costa Rico
wlH not make any protests to the state
epartmenit against the Benate amend-
ttKsnfcs or make any representationB on
auibject vMhatever until negoitfationa
to the srixbjecft have been reopened ;w!th
em. There 4s no 'trutlh in the state-
.ODrta Rica
&hdf Nicaragua have .been made, and
wqf warrant for statements " ffehat Ah
is objectionable
Washington, Dec. 24. Secretorr
--fttttatater danger, at Pekin, annexing
rtnat he has signed ' the agreement re-
Prted by the foreigners, but did, so'
tjj a written, explanatory statement
settiner forth, th . pxnt TwvrfiOiTi vf iia
government. The itet of th m.
ment ds not forwarded' but It is under-
stood to be based upon the last instruc
tions he received fromi the department
which, while disproving the inclusion
5n ithe agreement of some of the more
severe language, accepted it as the
'best arrangement that could be made
rat this (time. It is believed that the
United States also while sanctioning
tthe provisions of the agreement rela
tive to the malmtalnimeht of permanent
iliines of comhrmiViiS'rtflttlon Wtaiinr ettarrAs
COXlWW'VU!UOi iWilH CVCUl WW Ci
ecutive from making
any pledge to
take part iin the execution of ithese
plans.
The signature of the 'agreement by
the ministers closes what is regarded
here as the first, ithe most important
and the most difficult phase of the ne
gotiations as to China, for it is not
doubted .that the- Chinese envoys will
subscribe to the agreement, without
amendment. Its conclusion has been
marked by one of the most curious
mistakes in the history of international
exchange, for by a cipher error, the
j majorities of the last signatories found
to their amazement that they had con-
itracted to do exactly what they did
not intend, and moreover, the error
was irretrievable.
THE SLAYER OF MORRIS.
Washington, Dec. 24. 'Samuel Mc
Donald, the treasury clerk who shoe
and! killed! FVaink H. M'orrds. auditor ,oif
. :tne iw'ar department "Saturday and then
attempted to suicide, was reported to
be some better this morning. Last
night he hiad a sinking spell and it was
tnoug(hi,t at ltne os-pital that he could
not survive umtil morning.
BRYAN TO ANSWER CLEVELAND
.Chicago, Dec. 24. The Chronicle
says:
"William J. Bryan will answer Cleve
land's criticism of 'the democratic iparty
at the annual banquet of the Bryeja
league of Chicago on the anniversary of
'the battle of New Orleans, January 8.
The affair will 'take place alt the Sher
man house. 1
"It will be Bryan's first public spleech
since his second defeat for the presi
dieracy. DRU8 STORE
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"We have opened an elegaat line
of perfumes for holiday giving.
Goods axe the beat, are daintily
boxed and reasonably priced
GRANTS NO. 24 CURBS COLD.
'Fresh violet and heliotrope
Sachet Powders. Palmer's and
Colgate's.
- GRANT'S NO. 24 CURBS COLD. -
Chamois skins, best quality, 5
to 10 cents, according to size.
The roost popular violet waters.
Roger & GaUet, Colgate's and
UzzeU'e, .25c itx J1.00.
GRAFT'S
pnnhtiflGY.
WORK OF TRAIH WRECKERS.
Passenger Train Tarovn From the
Track Near Komc, Georgia.
Rome, Ga., "Dec. 24.-A passenger
train on the Chattanooga, , Rome &
Southern irattway'was .wrecked by an
funknown miscreant at Miller's station
early last evening. The train employes
were Injured and the pasengers badly
shaken . upi 'ibiit 'nobody was fatally
hurt. The wreck occurred one and one
half miles below Rome. The North
bound passenger train' between Carol
ton and Rvme due here at 4 o'clock,
was running, at full speed through Mil
ler's station when the train suddenly
took the side track and crashed into
a dozen box cars. The engine of one
passenger train was almost totally de
molished. The engineer and fireman
saved their Hves by jumping, although
the fireman received several Internal
injuries. Several of the passengers
were thrown from their seats and
,'brulsed. but nobody was fatally Injur
ed. It was ascertained this mfornlng
that the switch Sock had been broken
and the switch piurposelyi turned;,
The matter will be Investigated by
the counftry authorities and the railroad
people at once.
DISCOVERING OF All ISLAND.
London, Dee. 24. A dispatch from
Berlin says that Capt. Saxtgaard, a
Norwegian, has discovered and named
after himself a hitherto unknown is
land in. the Pacific ocean, tying in lat
itude 24 north and longitude, 135, SO
east, between the Philippines and. the
Caroline groups. It is stated that an
American gum boat has annexed the is
land, which seems to be richly wooded
and very fertile.
DISASTROUS C ALES III EHGLAHD
London', Dec. 24. The gales wie'n
swept over England were very disas
trous to fishermen iu the Shetland is
lands. It is known that 25 were
dlrownted and! many boats lost.
BOERS WATCH RAILROAD BRIDGE
RACES AT RIVERSIDE.
Fine Program of Spnrt Jlor TMs
Afternoon
There will be plenty of sport irai the
racing line at Riiiverside .park this af
ternoon. The track has been put in
excellent condition. . Therla will 'be mu
sic by" Douthwaite's .orchestra. The
(orosram will open .wdth'the 'lOhristmos
Handicap, "for trotters' in inarness,morses
which have won on this t,racK to go m
high four-wheeled! vehicles, others m
any kind of vehicle. The prize is a
piece of silver valued at $25. The iu&e
will be run in half mil4Jhea;tSi, ibest 3 in
5. The entries aire: pet, t. u.
Lady iMargaret, Pattci & Stikeleather;
Lady Jane, A. P. Parker Annie D., C.
Millard; Queen Victoria, J,. H. Dunlap.
The second race will be if or named
ponies; that is for the ponies named.
This race will be run, iim three-eighth3
mMe heats, best 3 in 5. The prize is sill
ver valued at $20. The entries are:
Lex, E. E. Curtis; Jack, Mr. Fitzger
ald; Indian Jim, DP. A. IMears,
The principal event oih. the crd will
come next, this being the "Battery
Park Hotel stake," runnliaig, this priz-3,
which is a cash purse of $40, being do
nated bv Proprietor McKissick. The
purse is divided thus, $25 to first, $10 to
The race will!
copAn
be run io half mile heats, best 2 in ati'Shiffts with the British outposts, and it
catch wteig'h'ts. The entries aire: Fisch-jis rteported that parties cf Boers are
er J. M. Lorick; Daisy, A. B. ParK-ar; hovering around Johannesburg."
Black BeautyCaney Brown; !Fox, Capt.
Price.
BIG FIRE AT J0L1ET,
Ffl RE OMFW1YF W x F
Uolliet, 111., Dec 24. The Fox Press
ed Steel Car Works, one of 'the largest
industries in Joliet, was nearly destroy
ed 'by fire this morning. The plant con
tained much valuable material which
more or less damaged. The loss will
reach many thousands of dollars. Two
houndred men 'are thrown out of em
ployment. A woman's hioppines may depend up
on the offer of marriage she refuses.
If a man would live in absolute peace
he should be blind, deaf and dumb.
Our Store Is Open Every Night.
A good durable, useful present,
present, no matter how small, re
flects credit on yourself-
ARTHUR iW. FIELD COMPANY,
Leading Jewelers
Church Street ahd Patton Avenue.
AsheyiUe, N. C.
Sill . . i. - -, i -. i a ll
GEN. KITCHENER
IS AT DEAAR
Where He Has Taken Meaar
ures to Crush the Boer -Invasion.
Cape Town Despatches Fully
Confirm the Gloomy .Re
ports From Cape Colony.
MUCH ANXIETY IN
ENGLISH MILITARY CIRCLES
BOER ACTIVE BETWEEN JOHAN
NESBURG AND .PRETORIA
DUTCH COLONISTS HAVE SUP
PLIES OF DHNAMITB.
London, Dee. 25. The only important
news from South (Africa is the ferrival
of Kitchener at Dearr, where It is said
he has taken measures to crush the 'Boer
invasion of Cape Colony. The Daily
Mail says further reliable information
has reached! London from Oeupe Town .
fully confirming the bad condition of
affairs. The invaders are still receiv
ing much assistance from the Cape
Dutch'. iRaliflroad) commfuniication be
tween Cape Town and .the north is al
most, entirely severed, partly by the
Boers, partly by washouts, and partly
by the Dutch colonists.
Thle ipaper adds there is considerable
Bnziety in (Military Circles at Cape
Towmt. A despatch to the Mail from Pie
termiaritzlbuirg says a force from Hei
dleberg has desitroyed 37 farms, sweep
ing off all thle live stock.
London, Dec. 24. Advices from South'
Africa say: The Cape Colony cfcbinet
had an important sitting yesterday af
ternoon (Sunday) . It appears that the
Boers have destroyed a railroad bridge
cinety feet long 'about twelve miles
south of DeAar and that no Cape mails
have arrivied) at Bloennfonteia for three
days.
(Further anxiety has been dti&coverecD
in Cape Town by the discovery that dair
ing the last two months public 'bodies
inf "out of the way places have .requisi
tioned supplies of dynaimdite. The coioi
ial governmect is now: endeavoring 4o '
recover jpes session of thtese exlosiVes -and
is removing "all stores of 'amms and
ammuind'tiion from suspected depots.
Other, ad vices ;f rem! 'Cape Town reipre
sent true Dutch -element in 'Caipe colony
as greatly elated over the southard
.progress of the Boers and as boasting
that the whole district- of Victoria west
will join the raiders. It is suspected in
'Cape Town that the force traveling
from Soulpiaia's drift lis not a body of
Boers, but one of colonials, ' hastening
to join the invaders.
The Pietermaratzburg correspondent
of the Daily Mail says:
"The Boers 'are active between Jo-
hannesiburg aind Pretoria, exchanging
The Gazette has received a handsoma
calendar from Muslin-Rob jrtson Com
pany. The head should be educated to
think, the heart' to feel and the body
to act.
More misery and crime results from
idleness than from all other causes
combined.
The man who loses money and ac
quires wisdom by it is a gainer by the
loss .
A genius in generally a man who lets
his wife take in washing to support
him. i
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