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s It .is i. 1 - Ay .4 - K)L,IV NO. 276 ASHEVILLE, N. O, WEDNESDAY HORNING, DECEMBER 26, 1900. PRICE 5 CENTS y him ,in j im. f 1 I J . mm smwt i mm ii i I t OESTREiGHER & CO CHARITY Gall attention to a few items for Holiday gifts and all are useful . Bath Robes $4.00 to$i5-- Dressing Sacques. Fur Collarettes. Muffs and Boas. Neckwear. Handkerchiefs, in all varieties. Aprons, Umbrellas for Lad ies and Gentlemen. And one of our Novelty Dress Pat terns makes a very handsome present, up to $4.00 the yard. A Great Dinner by the Salva tion Army in New York City. from etaumcb suDDorters. Amonr" the presents meceived -was a complete set of Henry George's iwarks frara the Hen ry Georg-e Bryan cluib of OMtfago. Over a to.und.red' tele grams from leading dem ocrats and .oersanlal friends were re ceived extending1 congratulations and best wishes. PORTS AT RIVERSIDE YESTERDAY AETEROON FILIPINOS WHOJAHT PEACE. Address Calling for Organization of a Federal Paity Manila, Dec. 25. The federal party has decided' uiponi a new organization and !hlas pmlbldshed1 in the iSpanish and Twenty-Five Thousand Fed o papers on address to tt'8 mu' "Tihe niuaniber of Filipinos who are oomanciedi that the ttime for peatea has come, increases daily, ' says tt3re adi- dtress. "The oibject olf the ifederal party is the reunion of ail Filipinos who truly wish for (peace and who are disposed I AN ATTRACTIVE CARD OF EVENTS WITNESSED BY at Madison Square Garden and Thousands Elsewhere, HOW ENGLISH ROYALTY CELEBRATED THE DAY HUNDREDS. Trotting, Pony Running, Rabbit an Poot Races. The was Battery Park Handicap Postponed to New, Tear's Viy, Owing: &o Daok of Entries. iAs usua'l, Col. Horton had preioared a most attractive program ol sports -r.1r lit T,t tnmnlPtflla itrt ,DhOe rwhO xvivcumt; !a y ' will attempt to attain for the pfMltpptoes ministers and his credentials and those of Prince Ching were presented by the latter . to the foreign envoys. Prince Ohing- replying1 to the Spanish minister, Senor B. J. Decolagan, who presented the note said he would . immediately communicate its contents to the em peror and assured the (ministers that a speedy reply was the desire of the court, as- it (felt that ail China wants peace and prosperity. HIDDEN ARMS FOUND. Paris, Dec. 25. A dispatch from Tsen Tsdn states that French troops discovered a quantity off hidden arms in a place thirty kilometres southwest of Tien Tsiru. In an engagement with boxers on December 21 'the French lost an officer killed and' two wounded. AD CHINA aGvaAOO The ministers are umanSmous in the opinion that China will accept the con ditions within ta month. The note has already 'been; forwarded Ito the ermperor and dowager empress and will probably BRYAN EAfTS TURKEY AT HIS HOCME AND RECEIVE OONGRAT- ULATIONS BY TELEGRAPH. New York. Deo. 25. Christmas day dawned bright and pleasant and 'be fore the day was well tinder way the hundreds of tihteritable society work ers were up seeking' to provide whole some dinners for the thousands of de serving in the city. The great Miadi son Square Garden had been trans formed into a gigantic dining room and there tonight the Salvation Army fed! 25,000 people. The Salvation Army began this morning' to distribute baskets of dinners to all families who sent 'tickets. These tickets ha'd been given out by imemlbens of all religious denominations to all persons worthy of charity, i State Senator Timothy D. Sullivan fed 5,000 people on the Bowery, Frank TWord 500 at Lyric hall, the Thomas "Revnolds Democratic association fed 1,000, the Department of Charities and nmrwrtiona feid .their inmates, and Mrs. Howardi Giould fed 500 children. the ereatealt number of liberties under the application of the American constitution. "We call ouTSielves the federal party, ibeioause. under America ni sovereignty the righteous asperations of the Philip- ptnes will' be to form a part ox Tine Aanericani iPedienation as states oi the Union." The executive committee (has cabled President 'MjcKinley announcing tt:hf onaianiizlatioin. has Ibelen lterfected land! exJcending an expression! or gooa will. CSopies of the 'address have been sent into the nrovinces. The new ptaaagnaph in the platform declaring; for American recognition of the legality of s-ame acts done toy treet authorities of the insuirgient govern'mteint is in conformity iwitlh the precedents established dturing the re construction period! following the civil war in the United States. A QUIET DAY, crowd yhich. attended. There were" eev- Missionaxies are agaim reporting eraJL huiiidHed people who vi-swad! 'trouble .with (boxers. They say on the raoes fro.mi Inside the enclosure, 1 December. 21 twelve Catholics were and of course ntamy more than' that .killed near Pekin and eight others stood on the surrounding eminences to ihuirned in temples by boxers. The mil itary authoriitieis are invesiiga;uaje wic report. see without oavine The judges for the races were A. 1. 'McOudlkin. R. S,. Smiith and W. N. Cooper. The first race started was the trot ting .race, with Caney Browtm's Lady Jane and R. Q. Hunt's Pet as entries. , Trrvi n Bud Buchoaian drove Pet, and Brown wuitco -ivuuu - RACE WAR IH INDIANA TOWN. drove his own horse. The first two heats were beauitiiCullv done, aicd were rather close, Lady Jane, however, winninc both by over a THE CAMPAIGN IN SOUTH AFRICA British Mounted Troops Occu py a Boer Stronghold Without Opposition, Boers Eetreat from Bristown and WiU be FoUowed by Thorneycrofts Men. OESTREICllERann THE DAY IN ENGLAND. London, Dec. 25. London iff hixuriafr- tas& ixss a fogigy, damp and misei1a,ble Cfcrtetrnas. Nevethflese not for many I veara has Christmas business been- so I rtsk- or xreaidi)tures o lavish aanong Hot -well-to-do daass despite the war But No One Knows How Many Had Real Christmas in Their Hearts Christmas day in Asheville was marked! by a Sunday-like quiet, and was, to all outward (appearances, very little like Christmas. In the churches appropriate sertmons and music were heard by (hundreds. Afterwards the average citizen ate hiia itiurkey and crtanberry sauce with quiet enthusiasm and those who didn't 'have the turkey andi the cranberry sauce did the best FIGHTING IN MOUNTAINS Of CAPE COLONY A CULVERT DESTROYED BY BOERS SOUTH OF DBAARr KIT C H E NBR TELEGRAPH FROM NAAUWPOORT London,. Dec. 25. The following waa received from! Kitchenex todayc "Naauwpoort, Dec. 24. Thornycroft's mounted troops have occupied Bristown without orDosition. The Boers retired' in the direction of Pries kau. They rill be followed." , ENTRENCHED IN THE MOUNTAINS- Cape1 Town, Dec. 25. -The Boers were repulsed at Steynsburg and fled? they 'oooiid witinout xx. wftn Somehow it is not easy to have the ' Christimas f eelinig except in an atmos phere ta4 is terally the proper at mosphere ,1 And it nfflist he confejsefi I ,ffc ,wteua aofc-tajn, idedfl ChTfetmas day Liquor Saloon Cemenitheville, IndL, Dec. 25. This miwTi; is itpfrrvvnized (bv a race war. Last leojpth. Pet continued, to .break, and it night a mm-ber of drunken negroei was dfeax tfefct this lost much for her. szed saloon ami grocery ot on .the third heat she oroKe wors? umo " . "T, usual aod was several leghths behind at -art to reject them They fJJ11 'hp finish L IplSWiI - i! - - The next rade was lhnss-elehths. run- numvoer or rauze w uu. y - - . . a . j (thi Tifexoes were reaniTorcea'. ha xm, entrencnea xnemeeives. ix is Deusvea Caw Bx. and Indto Jta. wTOd te" - . 'STSJK' nT by F. A. Mears, as entries. Jack won the three -heats toy good' margins. The white tnd two Beeudl little 'boy who rode Jim showed up as Knndall s wife succeeded moving her a wonderful -rider. He aided' the horse hu rT" greatly in running, while the colored leod and verely wounjed him. boy on Indian Jimeemed to hold him p e fLf03 a VOl back, or at least rode hard. ley fooirt the negroes. A rabbit was turned loose mm one e felf fft . ... -. . jj, orwr nrnfii tonleflit armed men are cog alter mini. Arounoi xne uracK uxrey , v " . . , , , went, time after timfe, and a they ran stalioned- ong the streets to hold the the iog fell -back, the rabbit clearly 2" P eating him. Several times the little greasy excited y dog lost' his rablbit entirely and had ' 1 5SSf 5et ttc 6 llt u wftS DISPENSARY 0YMAMITEU. A half mile running race was initro- 51 Patton Aye, Store open evenings this week wave of induistrital. proaperity to stilil -jii-,.. V11r W . ValuaWe Building Lot At a Sacrifice. 4 We are offering a v ry fledr ftJble residence lot at considerably less tham, Its value In o er to make a quick eae. It is to etttoen on x'tex& street, near ter minus of Ohastnut street, size 94x422. WILKIE & LaBARBB, Real Estate Brokers, Phone 661. 23 Patton Avfrn'U'e. e 9 SCHOOLS, Colleges, Institutes, Attention! Colleges, Institutes, Attention. Are you looking after the health, of those who are placed in your charge. "Wihas kind of Baking Powder are you using? RUMFC4RD IS HEALTHFUL, Tffl WTONOM1CAL IS THE YBKI tsmss-x: it!hrinsr Otsborne. including many of her great grandchildrern. The Queen ihm not beweftttted appreciahly by the riMjrwre in the mild air of 'the Ide of "W3ght and she only takes one short drive before hiiDcheon each, day in a carriage. At 'Windsor Castle has Just been car ried out the three cenuries-old cuistomi of roasting a 200-pound baron of beef from, one of the queen's fine steers. It takes ten or twelve hours to cook the beef before & huge fire, consuming half a ton of ootal, fif ty bundles of fire ,woodi and 200 huge billets of dried twood.- The baron of beef was taken to Osborne to be placed on the queen's side-board, with the royal monogram land a Christmas motto (artistically ex ecuted upon It to shreddie horseradish . The aueen touches the monster joint before Christmasi day luncheon with a innrffo Tid itihen it is cut up by the chief (butler and all the household, fromi the royal gueistts down to the -scullions, OnQrv lii1nirhfeoai Off it. Thf Prince of "Wales ha a iamny rwrv ojt Sandringham but he returns to London on Wednesday as Christmas festivities bore him'. TJnrd Salisbury has his family rouna him' at Hatfield house, including the first lord of the treasury, Arthur Jai four; the preslident of the board of trade, General Balfour; first lord or the admiralty Selbome, land the under secretary for foreign affairs, jran- borne. rroviifl ite -rVremier makes good the joke at hiis expense by Lord Roseberry, who said that the country couaa ll assured, if any crisis arose in onrux- nMMH fche effective section ox me ministry wouM all have their legw un der the same imahogony at Hatnena. . The mistletoe statistics are not all la yeit. One thing Is certain: wagon, loads of mistletoe wire sold. And few were the chandeliers not adorned With at least a1 sprig of the magic ever- 'creen. "Was all this mistletoe, or a ttrislderable ipart of it, cut arid hauled, sAid' bargained for, and carried home, BJfid tijstefully arranged, all for naught, to shfcdi its leaves In arrow at wasted opportunity? This scribe wotteth not, but weeneth' not It mas so. For the miss that was kissed and the miss that wm missed looked equally -sweet on tne street; and you cannot tell what might Wave "befell' by Jack's and Jill's iooks rwihPTi thev meet. There were, of course sundry small intra and a few small scraps growing ' ... out of them'. Last night the festive tin horn was again on the strets in force, and the booming of fire crackers by .-Hho'ssA iwho had money to burn was fowrA ifrwini t.iimie to time. On North Main street a crowd gathered and a Roman candle duel took place, the re spective parties, each numering a doz en or so, being stationed on opposite ides of tihe street. The duel was a la 'French, with no fatalities. Later on the display of fireworks in (front of Ray's store, on Court square, took place. After much blow ing of horns, and firing of bombs, Ro man candles, sky rockets, etc., the big paper balloon was Alien; and maae a most successful ascension. entrenched themselves. It is believed they have already been driven out of their positions. . Boers have blown up a culvert south of D eaar. DOES NOT SHOW ALARM. London, Dec. 26. The governmeni still does not issue anything indicating its belief in) the gravity of tihe sttua-tion in South Africa, and) i& majority of the correspondents at Capetown continue ta treat the invasion of Cape colony a a not serious. The government is rep-9-sehted as taking the most elaborate precautious to prevent the situation de ieioping seriously. The cO!TcSindleirt of the Morningi Poet, however, tl 'a despatch' doted Cape Town, Dec. 24 , tears 'the position of Cape Colony i9 ijangmg in the (balance and everything depends on the amount of anvmainitiohi the Dutch have it their disposal. It sg race was irairo-i ., . . i j Pris fox and BuildlnfiT: at Franklin DestroyfiO on Daisy and Caney Brown's Black Beau-1 Chriffcmas By. ty running'. Oun the first heat 'the samel cT)eCjQJi o the Gazette. ' little boy who miadie such a hit riding tjt.. ni q, rec. 25. Some la the S3onv race rode ty. , un tnei - jt... iwi hi. tragic wa fci3Tv firaaJtenl nigb't m w(BBr ?a wve.-"tiaHa twk o,-- invxA. up, and narrowly eecae lbl4n!irialtorat a -tofc me. Bad! law forced. by the other (horses. He wastrwiimg i upoa gwu.vw wuiu. " and his horse came to second without, ajsextt finds many remedle an cne ranira rJdJer. : , I of 'tihe best itieens of our country. Fox ledi easily and! wosa all the heats. I Everybody is merry here" but no drink ing." " R F.J. El. C. Gudger and Mr. HornJbuil iran a 100-vard dash. Gudsrer winainigi toy a The Battery Park Handlcbp was ipost ,nonfl ito New Tears dar because sev-1 of tjhe entries could not eet to. The half mile running ratefe was subsitituted therefor. CHINA RECEIVES THE ULTIMATUM Note From the Powers Given to Prince Ching and Sent to the Emperor. BRYAN'S CHRISTMAS. Lincoln. Dec. 25. Bryam sptenit a quiet me wirthi his family. The turkey which graced his table was a fimie one that came from & Kentucky ad mirer. Ht was one or seven rivcM MINISTERS ALL BELIEVE HE WILL AGREE TO IT BOXERS AGAIN KILLING MISSIONARIES. Pekin, Dec. 24. The preliminary joint note was delivered, today to the Chinese. ' ' Li Hung Chang, found that he tfas unable to attend the meeting of the TO MEET AMERICAN COMPETITION. .Trj.r, tw 9(5. "Paul Tjerov Beau- ii.A ihfta writiteii; lettter to -the Tagblatt advocating the formatiasi of am econam loal federation in Europe, owing to the annmfflia - Trwwerrfal develonmnt ih the United States. THE POPE GRATIFIED. Rome. Dec. 25. The Pope i much !t,ifio! a- itw success of thi jubilee He is prepariig to hoio oroiTuwy tbwi- tions. W. J. WILLIAMS DEAD. i Bright Young Man Paswd Away Hear Noon Yesterday. Wilkie J. Williams only son of Mrs. .Mamie W. Marshall, of 188 fWoodfin street, and her first husbandi, C. M. WilHaima died tat 12:40 a. in. yester day. 'Fune.al services will De cjnujv-- ed at - om" ti"ni j:tw at il a. m., First Baptist church, of which Mr. Williams was a member. Mr. Williams returried unwell albout a month ago from, the Binghami school at Meiban?.. For a time he amprcvea. but became very ill ag"ain tei days a?o. after which his condition grew rai.idly I'.-crsp. He was a bright and promisicg ,.,.n -rr.y, and will Ibe mournec. ov a jv-uuft " lar'? rnimber of friends. tmodrexl dutdh 9mv Joined! the lavadj ers. - ; : " Meanwhile there Ut but little of actual operatiohsV KitCiener ha gone from Ttefiajr to. iliaaitiwixortt. ' the direotloi til oTjerktions ' and it 4a reatjortftd he is corf ceatrtitihg a great rce to crush .toe: ' :.c i Motto., for a temperance) sodtyi "Glass i up-side down with care."' The'inan who has 'the least is richer. than the man who wants the most. Bvery time a woman" saves a nickejU car fare she .wastes it in shoe leather. . It is far better to keep out of a quar rel than it Is to fight your way out- ; A surgeon will not hesitate to cut his best friend if he thinks it necessa ry. ' L If to (be a'Teeable is to pleased,' how easy it must agreeable. be easily be Ito be No woman who is true to her sex' will ever marry a man who is so tall she can't" reach his hair Many a man who imagines himself capable of ruling a great nation can't even keep his own children out of mischief. Says an observing philopopher: "Time marches on with the slow measured tread of a iman who is work ing by the day.' Mamv a 'voung man wlho imagines he t,,o,o Q. rtiii- ito roreach the gospel disco v- '11 tAKJ M -XT erg later on that the people have not been called to hear him- A millionaire merchant says: "My success is probably due to the fact at might I store my mind and during the day I mind my store." Nunmally's delicious bonbons andchoc olate, in beautifully decorated Christ mas boxes and fancy bajskete, 1-2 toj pounds at 60c. Large assortment fresn on Wednesday. RATSOR o UlrtUVx &iviw DRUfi STORE NEWS. n We have opened an eleg&at line of perfumes for holiday giving. Goods are the beat, are daintily boxed and reasonably priced . lmirer. uic iwaw " I ki 1 i ! 0 HI A I - I If we have it, it is the best Our Holiday Trade has been satisfactory, and we want you to remember that we are ast eady to serve you tor all of your wants in our line as in the holiday seasoni ASHtiVlLtE HARDWARE CO,; & Cor. Court Sg. Phone 87 S GRANTS NO. 24 CURES COLD. S Fresh violet and heliotrope Sachet Powders. Palmer's and S; Colgate'. 5 GRANTS NO.24 CURES COLD. 2 Chamois skins, best quality, . 5 S to 10 cents, according to size. g The most popular violet waters. S Roger & GaMiefe, Colgate's and; Lazell'e, 25c to $1.00. S GRANT'S I PIIARGACY. I PHONE 10. Agency for Wood's Seeds. Our Store Is Open Every Night. m A good durable, useful present, present, no" matter how small, re flects credit on yourself- ARTHUR Ni. FIELD COMPANY, Leading 1 Jewelers. Church Street and Patton Avenue. Asheville, N. C. "fil l uuE-piore is tvcijr Mism, I' ' i - ;;: 4 . .... ... ,. . - V- t 1
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