New-York tribune., 1900-12-25
UsHERING CHRISTMAS IN.
THRoNGs OF BELATED SHOPPERS FILL
STREETS AND CARS.
SALVATION ARMY WILL FEED 10000 PER
SONS TO-DAY-MANY CHARITIES TO
CARE FOR THE POOR.

CARE FOR THE POOR.
us Christmas The shops which have been storm
centres Of trade during the last fortnight are
closed. The crowds are gone. great many wares
gone. and a considerable amount OF money
also gone The crowds that thronged the stores
and sbops Yesterday increased in volume and ir
compactness as the day drew TO a close The
throng 70 a great extent was made up of the pro
crastjnating kind Of people who never can make
up their minds until the last minute and then are
sorry they made them up Judging by the great
mass Of these stragglers as compared with the
crowds Of preceding days IT would be inferred that
the majority Of the numan race put off till to-mor-
row what they DO to-day.
Because Of the jam. especially in the shopping
districts and the big department of Twenty
third-st. and sixth-ave, the act of buying hand
kerchef a tin whistle often necessitated lively
exchange OF blows. administered generally by ell
bows 10 stomachs heels sore toes
CARS OF ALL KINDS JAMMED.
The shoppers going home made even a more pict-
uresque sight than those remaining. They carried
through the their different purchases, some
concealed by well folded paper and others exposed
10 the staring public eye. The street cars became
packed beyond even standing room with the shop
pers toward sundown. and the jam was made even
more perilous TO human comfort by reason of the
baggage with which almost every passenger was
burdened. And that baggage was made up Of al
most every kind of commodity sold. from doll
wagon to a turkey gobbler.
The street fakirs did a rushing business. and if
they were active they were yesterday after
noon They sold a thousand and one things that
wound up and then ran down things that did just
exactly the opposite from what one expected them
70 do That the fakir is or less of criterion
OF public opinion was evidenced by a pedler who
sold toy cannon in lower Broadway. In the morn
ing he calling out:
Dewey cannon! Manila cannon. cheap! Sell EN-
out half dime!"
In the afternoon his cry had become
''Kruger's cannon. cannon Of the Transvaal! Sell
'em out. half dime!"
When asked If KRUGER and Dewey used the same
kind OF cannon the fakir replied:
Dewey don't sell well KRUGER"
The rush Of shoppers out Of town on the railroads
delayed the trains to considerable extent yester-
day This delay was somewhat aggravated also by
the great piles of baggage and express packages.
1t is said that the holiday traffic begins
10 ebb. there will be trouble bringing trains in
time and that delay is not caused by the system
OF switches This ebb in traffic will be to-day.
81 is said and several Of the regular trains will be
taken of.
HIGH WATER MARK AT POSTOFFICE
The crush Of business at the PostofHce reached
the high water mark yesterday. 1t is estimated
that than 100000 has been sent abroad In
money orders since December 1, and that the do
mestic money orders will amount to not less than
N,OOOOOO This shows increase in foreign bust
ness of 20 per cent as compared with that of
last year This great exodus of money to Europe
is looked upon indicative of the general pros
per1ty Of the country. The registry department is
overwoTked that the force has been increased by
thirty-five additional men to III men. The force
has worked three or four hours overtime each day
and the last two Sundays 1t is estimated that the
business for this year will prove much as 25 per
cent over that of last year The rush of mail will
continue until week or more after New Years,
although falling away considerably after to-day.
WHERE THE POOR WILL BE FED
But the holiday has peculiar meaning to thou
sands in this city who did not go shopping in the
days just passed nor who sent money TO Europe
or burdened postal clerks with registered parcels
o the poor in many cases. the supreme meaning
Of the day is a good square meal In this work
Of charity a hundred or more agencies will be
found to-day dispensing food and drink Many Of
these good people have been at work for weeks in
advance preparing or,the final day OF these
those best known to the general public are the
lads and lassies Of the Salvation Army who have
h Streets e es p9 result Th 6 tg and nc @ in
Salvation Army it will be possible for 10000 people
the morning 1900 meals, in $500 baskets will be
SSSIglnutea % 70 those who come and ask at Madison
square GARDEN. These dinners intended for
poor families. who may thus dine at their own
another invitation is extended To them 5000 din
ne! neTs Will be served at the Garden at o'clock in
reproduction Of the Passion Play
peca attention breakfast viii be 80 served st th
@ Bo"ery Mission from TO a m. to any one who
at 8 O'Clock and at 3 O'Clock huge christmes
tree Is 10 be raised and decorated The rest of the
Gay is to belong TO children
At O'Clock In the afternoon Mrs. S. ]. Bird as
sisted by several other workers of the mission is
20 distribute the burden OF the tree among the boys
and girls OF the East Side A dinner will be given
70 men at o'clock. the chief expense of the char
iy being met by Mrs S. J. Bird and THE Chris
tian Herald"
DRY DOLLARS DINNER NOT DRY
Those OF the Bowery who do not wish a dry din
ner are invited 20 the feast which Dry Dollar"
sullivan has prepared at No 20 Bowery. Senator
Sullivan pTides himself being a popular man.
and, though II may be strange, he appears to be
even more popular Christmas Day than on the
days preceding election. In the notice made public
by the Senator the menu is said TO consist of yar-
Gus substantial edibes, coffee and beer There
Is an unlimited supply" the notice continues land
no danger that Il will give out"
The newsboys will be remembered at the T2racs
memorial Lodging House No. Duane-st. The an
nual dinner given by William NJ Fleiss will be
served at o'clock in the evening. A dinner for
SIX hundred newsboys Will also be given by Frank
I1ford, OF Park e. Tilford, Lyric Hall Forty-
second-st- and SXth-aVe at noontime
on the East Side there will be a great number
o.. places where food, clothing and presents will
De Qlstrlouted among the tenement DOOR The Fdu-
catlonal Alliance Building. at East Broadway and
SeHerson-st, should receive especial attention.
Ihen thsre Is also the College Settlement, in Riv-
ington-st; the Friendly Aid House. Hartley House
and the Kings Daughters
Ihe New York Protestant Episcopal Mission So
elety VIII give festival TO the boys and girls who
I'VE IN the ST Rarnabas House, No. 394 Mulberry
ST. IN the afternoon.
GOVERNORS SCHOOL RECEPTION.