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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-05-14
EI naufragiO del ''URGas"
DATOS OFICIALES

En- San Juan crcul6 la noticia de haberse
perdido frente Fajardo ell yapor UNcAs, del
servicio de Ia junta de faros.
Los informes ofcaes solo dicen que, a
consecuencia de Ia explosion del tueo circu-
lar de sus calderas, Sc hala prvado, en- abso-
luto, de continuar la Marcia
81 GBorinqnen> ha salido para Bohtd Hon
da, donde ocurri6 ell suceso, fin de remolcar-
10 hasta San Juan.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-05-14
CHINA

Ell conde Won Waldesee Sc opone en6rgi.
camente a la evacuation de las tropas euro
peas de China.
Los desmanes Y atropelos contra los crls-
tlanos Sc snceden con frecuencia es de te-
merse que en- las ligaciones vuelva q perder la
garantia de Id vida.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-05-14
Sc vende muy barata

La acredltada Destileria para ron IL
cores, que gira en- Ia Ciudad de MayagGez,
baio la raz6n de SIgnacio Barrabeitg9
Para informes dirigirse al mismo esta.
becimioIto, sito en- Mayagiiez, calle de <Mi-
raSol,D frente la casa nGmtro 27.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-05-14
Ultima hora
FRAcAsO

San Juan Mayo IA.
FRAGAS0
La.reuni6n celebrate anoche inielativa
de Egozcue para acordar las festas pstrons-
les, resulto un immense fracaso. Sc reunieron
varios iudividuos sin representation y ellos son
los encargados de organizsrla
PA0LT
Anoche un gentio incslculable llen6 la
iglesia de San Jose para DIR Paoli eantando
e AUe Maria de Gounod.
R0MBRAMIENT0S
En Ia semana pr6xlma Sc nombrarSn los
jueces asoelados, entire ellos ,uno para Maya
gdez.
0VAaION
Asu regreso de Ponce. PaOli CARA IN con.
cierto en- Ell scasino espafiOls Sc lie prepara
una oYas6n ruldosa.
0OTesponsal,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-05-14
AL.EMAniA

En Kel Sc construye con mucha activldad
un submarine sobre cuyCs pianos Sc guarda ell
mas absolute secreto.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-05-14
FILIPIM s

El general Nc Athur ha entablado ARE
glo para que su gobierno adquiera las propie-
dades que las 6rdeneS religiosas tienen en- Ell
archipelago.
Las autoridades de Manila toman toda
clase de precauciones para lmpedir que ases-
men AguinaIdo, Els tai la Indignation que
produjo en- el campo rebel1e su maniiesto,
que tratan por todos los medios de quitarle la
vida
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-05-14
Sc e,eMdeM

Una casa terrera de mamposterfa en-
la cal de la Fortaleza en- 4 1000.
Una sasa de MADEIRA en- Santurce en-
teramepte nueva en- $500.
Ultimos precios, de contado.
Informaran Fortaleza tercerplso.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-05-14
BUENA OCCASION

Sc desea vender una prensa de HE
rro de extraer aceites, de POGO uso en-
buen estado, construida en- Paris, precio
menoS de su costo, para pormenores di-
rigirse don Cayetano Fuster.
Guayama, P. r. SO
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-05-14
EsPAaA

Sc ha legado un aenefdo sobre el trata-
do comerclal que Sc proysctaba entire Espaiia
y la Argentina.
Han empezsdo dentro del mayor orden
lss elecclones generates
Todos los huelguistas presos han sido In.
dultadoa Solo quelan en- 81 castillo de Mon
inich 27 ansrquistss, los cuales seran juzgados
en- un consejo de guerra.
--E go6ierno be pBbllcado an deeFsto So
bFe la naturalization de los espsholss en- las
eelenlas
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-05-14
ULTIMOS CABLES
AFRICA DEL SUR

Las negociaciones de paz entire Botha y
Kitchener van con snma lentitud por las fire.
cuentes consultas al gobierno lngl6s a los
presidentes de las fepGbIicas coBfederadas.
En- Cape Town decrece rapldamente la
peste bub6nica. Entre los 45 invadidos solo
0currieron defunciones.
Las guerrillas beers han emprendido la
tactica de las emboscadas para seguir la cam
pafia. En- las cercanias de Rustemberg sor.
preudieron hs POGO, dos compaiifas britsnicas,
exploradoras. El viernes fue sopada por que
rrillas una avsnzada iuglesa de las columns
que man ia ell general Methuen,la que perdi6 ell
armamento y las municiones. Los transva.
lenses la dejarou en- libertad luego de inter
narla en- las montafias
lei general de Wet al frente de dos mil
hombres han invadido de nusvo ell Transyaal
burlando Ia vlgiaucia de los ingleses.
Lord Kitchener psrticipa al ministerio de
la guerra britano que los b0erS tuyleron mu-
chas perdidas en- yarios encuentros en- la CO.
lonia del Cabo.
La prensa de Londres no da importancia
Ia noticia.
CORE ell rumor de que ell general De Wet
ests sitisdo por los inglesss, qulenes le intiman
Is rendici6n.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-05-14
TURQuia

Los embaiadores extranjeros de Turqufa
han pasado una nots al gobierno, protestando
de los abuses que Sc reali1an en la administra-
ci0n de correos
La correspondence intma Official, es vo-
lada, enterandose de ella los empleados de la
ohclna postal, antes que sus destinatarlos.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-05-14
MOROvgS
Sefior Director de LA DEMocRACTA.
Caguss.

senior UITector de Ia UEMOCRACIA,
CaguSs.
Senior: No pudiendo soportar los vecinos
de este pueblo las extralimitacones que dia-
rio Sc han venido cometiendo por los funcio
narios p1blicos llamados impartlr recta y
cumpllda justicia, hasta ell extreme de verse
perjudicados hondamente en- sus intereses mo-
rales materiales hicieron un llamamiento
pdbco, previas las formalidades del caso Sc
reunieron en- la casa de un propietario de la
localidad, creando una SJunta de Defensa1 pa
ra perseguir en- todos los Centres los violado-
res del derecho escrito
Y habiendO sido proclamado su valiente
ilustrado peri6dico vocero en- la prensa de la
reterida Junta, que teugo el honor de presiuir,
10 comunco usted para su conOcmento an
ticipandoe desde luego el mas vivo reconoci-
miento las simpatfas mas profundas.
De usted respetuossmente,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-05-14
IA ESMERALDA"
Cafe Restaurant de NOriega y FiguerOa
ARECIBO, PLAZA TYSON

Complete suriido escos core Cen cOnccadss Dor un
msgni6co con as unaO sercO esmerado Me-
dcidad en- los preciOs
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-05-14
Pedro ]. Rivera %

LA DEMocRAcIA estiua on mucho ell honor
que la dispensan sus amigos los apoyara re-
sueltamente contra los tiranuelos del dia, vio-
ladores del derecho destructores del reposo
p1blico.
A esos debe prerequisites como 4 las He-
ras en- los bosques: sin consideration.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-05-14

Pasajes de ida y vuelta 10 % de rebaja.
Nifios memories de IL al s: mitad de precios.
Los yapores de esta lfnea son recomenda-
bes por sus comodidades especiales para pasa-
Ieros, empeando de Puerto Rico New York
al rededor de das.
AgenteS generdleS: Boulton, Bliss & Dallett,
1876 Front st. New York En- Ponce, Morales
v Ca En- San Juan Villar Ca
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-05-14
FARIlM!IAlclA PEREZ ATlLES.
Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Plaza Princil

La antigua acredada armac que 6 del LcdO Perez Fetes
hoy propedad del Ledo Manuel Perez Avies que ha stausdo
covenientemente por complete la ara de las prmeas
su case en- Ia Isa.
despacho las formulas eA cargo de mteGgente personal
bao Ia Immediate direction del Perez Avles.
En- esabecmeno encontaa constanemen los dmos
ductOs quImco nventados apicadOs Ia terapeutica
producs de han sdo premad edBs de
plata variss Exposicons e1tranjeras-
Precios taratisnos.
st&psu del rneaao,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-05-14
ALL.EM

E gobernador Allen Sc detiene en- Halifax
Massachusetts,, vsitando sus amistades; ell II
ira a Washington y ell 20 embarcara par
Puerto Rico.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-05-14

Sc forma uuo para combatir al rey del
acero, Mr.. Morgan. Mlentras este compra las
lineas de vapores european, aquel adquiere las
lineas de vapores americans.
Muchos temen que en- ESQ haya combina-
clones priyadas.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-05-14
C0LISI0M

En- el rio Mississippi, ochenta milas de
SaLt Louis, tuvo una collision ell buque GCity
OF Pachucate1, y6ndose pique. Perecieron
treinta y cinco pasajeros que dormian, ajenos
& la catAstrofe.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-05-14
QUEBRADILLAS

Legan Quebradlas msioneros de la
congregation de San Vicente de Paul.
Ell pueblo los recibe en- masa. Las auto
ridades log complmentan.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-05-14
PRESOs

Carlos = Ramon Julia, administrators de
correos de Juana- Diaz hermanos polftlcos
del alcalde Frsnceschi han sdo presos, condu-
ciendoseles Ponce.
Se les achscan varias incorrecciones en- ell
servicio de giros postales.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-05-14
EMTRO
TRUST

Ha entrado ell yapor UNcAs remolque
JniD
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-01
Y VI. c. a Star Course.

The coming OF the Brown University
GIee Banjo and Mandolin Clubs will De
heard with delight by all lovers Of college
music The Browns have nroven them
selves capable OF doing splendid work, and
are receiving cordial gres tings. Tney will
be remembered as having appeared on the
Star Course three years ago, and as having
given splendid satisfaction. The pro-
gramme Will be varied. and includes both
vocal and instrumental selections Ar
rangements have been made to have this
strong organization appear as the second
number of the Members Course. and they
will undoubtedly be greeted by a good
house.
Each member OF the Association is en-
titled to one reserved seat free of any
charge: regular admission. including re-
served seat. 30 cents Tickets on sale be-
ginning to-day a l O'Clock P. N.
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We would like to have something nice
Dear SAINT if you will please go TO ME-
Myers | am sure you can lind plenty OF
nice things
NV sisters and | have saved us bank
when my Papa gives you our money
please get us something and try ana
have some money left [ know little
Boy and Girl that has no Para Flesse
devfde ours and bring them some too My
Papa has two Cows and have TO carry
milk now Santa clous if you do not know
of any other little Boy that needles your
little donkey so Very bad l wish you
would bring it to me We have d nice
stall in our stable that we do not use L
could keep him in there when my Papa
is not at home 1 have to help 70 feed
the Cows and then l could feed the Don
kew nv Gran p; is old and CRIPPLED and L
could take him out riding L must close
| am not tired talking to you but my
fingers are SO tired Hope you may nave
a. merry Xmas and q happy new year
| Remain your little friend
JOHN SULLIVAN,
No I'll S. Belvidere St.
Richmond, Va.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-01
MANY COUNCIL
COMMIT TIES MEET
Street Committee After the Passen-
ger and Power Company.
THEY MUST FACILITATE MATTERS
To Ask for Gas Connections Between
Upper and lower Gas Works.
Printing Committee Has
Money Left Over
THEY MUST FACILITATE MAT TIERS

A number Of Council Committees met
last night for the purpose Of closing up
The business Of The year. ouorums were
not easy to get, and several OF the com
mittees, in consequence. sat a long time
The Street Committee was TO have met
at ) o'clock, but il MAS after when Il
quorum appeared, embracing Messrs. foi-
lock (suh-chaifmanl, Gibson, burt0h'
Nhittet. Peters. Lawder and Moody.
The business before the committee was
TO consider bids for supplies Tor the year.
The payroll and several important reso-
lutions.
MIR. Pollock offered a resolution direct
ing the Passenger and Power Company to
rehabilitate the Seventeenth-Suee eX-
tension. to begin within fifteen days and
10 be completed within sixty days from
dale OF commencement. The motion was
adopted.
Mr. Whittet offered a similar resolution
IN reference 10 the River View extension,
which Vas also adopted.
AIR Gibson made a similar motion in
reference To the crosS-ovcr at Beech and
Main Streets. which also prevailed
The City Engineer WAS instructed on
motion Of Mr. Peters. 10 take steps to-
wards compelling The Passenger and Pow
CT Company TO facilitate the progress of
The work now going on. and TO report at
the next meeting
Payroll and bills were approved, and
The City Engineer was instructed to
award contracts TO the lowest bidders.
and the committee adjourned
ACCOUNTS AND PRINTING.
The Committee on Accounts and Print
ing met al $50 o'clock Present: Nessrs.
1.awder chairman, Bloombcrg, Adams
and West.
Mr.. Nest. during the reading of the
minutes Of The previous meeting, objected
30 its appearing that he Was present when
The award for newspaper advertising was
made He also desired it TO appear that
he was not present when the penalty
checks or bonds of successful bidders
were fixed. These corrections We're made
in the minutes OF the last meeting.
Mr. West raised the question as to the
manner in which bids We're counted UP,
and declared that the figures that he had
and those presented by the clerk We're
entirely different. bnt the clerk explained
that Mr Nests figures We're not correct,
IN that the proper columns We're not
added MIR. Nest coutended that iii
awarding the contract for binding and
stationery the same method should pre-
vail. hut it was shown that that method
would not answer the purpose in both
cases The minutes We're then approved
The committee approved bills. and
showed that after all accounts had been
settled that s1,25R remained of the appro-
CREATION for the past year The same ap-
nropriation will be asked for the coming
gear This IS a good showing for the
committee, which viii probably be the
~ -
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-01
DEATHS.

SWANN.-Died. at her old home. Guinea
Farm, Cumberland county. Va, Decen1-
her %, 1900. Miss NJ. A. SWAIN. in the
seventy-eighth year of her age.
Blessed are the dead, who die in
the Lord. =
N,LEoD.-Died, Sunday night, December
80 1860, GAzNEAU M'i1EoD, IN the
tifty-fourth year of his age.
The funeral services will be held at his
late residence, No. 81 West Franklin
Street. at A P. NJ. TUESDAY. January
/, 1901.
IoRD.-Died, Sunday, December 80, 1890,
at P. NJ, Mrs SARAH c. LORD. in
the sixty-ninth year of he- age. She is
survived by four sons and four daugtl-
tiers.
The funeral will take place TUESDAY,
at Up. NJ, from Leigh-Street Baptist
church. Friends and acquaintance in
yited to attend
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-01
atced as a principal in the negotiations
with the Schnelderwinds Tor the Grover

GtCeu as q principal III li'C A'So
with the Schneiderwinds Ior the Grover
Street cottage. % 10
IDENTIFIED AS ONE OF THE GANG.
John Smith. q broom maker, employed
by the Schnciderwind broom factory, has
positively Identified Pat. Grove as the
man who in his presence, rented the
Schneiderwind house on Grover Street,
which was used as a prison for Eddie
Cudahy while he was being detained for
the So, 600 ransom This is the first posi-
tive personal recognition OF any OF the
bandits, and establishes the most impor-
tant point Yet developed in the case.
When asked to identify the picture of
Pat Grove in connection with the case
Smith said: You need not show me
any picture. I know that man. 1t was
Pat Grove. l could have to3 any police
officer the same thing had he called upon
me- was busy at the broom machine
when Pat. Grove called 10 rent the
house, and paid no attention to him during
his talk with Mrs. Schneiderwind.
THEN I thought I recognized the voice,
and stopped my machine long enough 70
get q good look at him. I saw at a
glance that the man was none other than
Pat. Grove, a man whom l have known
for ten years. l am as positive as to
the identity OF Pat. Grove as [ would
be of my own brother.
Smith has lived IN Omaha twelve years,
during which time he has known Grove
and seen him at frequent intervals.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-01
TIL. KIDN.APPERS
THREATEN MURDER
Demand That Offer of Reward be
Withdrawn.
ARE NOT FAR AW AY.
Letter is in the Same Handwriting as
the Ono Demandin. Ian
som-Thc Police
at Work.
1v Associated Press. }

OMAHA, NEB., Dec. 31.-The CudahJ
family remained at home yesterday, ano'
beyond giving out an exact copy OF text
of the latest letter received from the
k.tlnanpers, Mr.. Cuaady refused TO see
any representative Of the press The or
Typography OF the letter is poor as Is also
the writing, which is in the same haAu
as the letter of December 18th, demanding
nu ransom.
The letter YVES addressed ''E, a. Cuba
dy. SIS South rhirty-seventa street Ont
ia" The address as well as the iettel'
is printed III lead pencil. 1t is on common
nGte paper. ruled with blue ink. when IS
scarcely traceable. The postmark shows
that the letter was mailed at the post
office at A. N. Saturday, December "a,
showing Clearly That one OF the gang OF
abauctors was in the post-o1f1ce on lhat
date if the letter had the same origin as
the letter demanding the ransom -idt
the origin was the same IS attested by
Gen. John c. Gown, who saw potA mis-
sives The letter reads:
BULLET FOR YOUNG CUHADY-
-.Cu,lady, if you value the boys life at
the price OF uilet you Will withdraw
tie Reward At Once. And let well AnouSh
alone, if You don't. do this we viii hniSh
the Job with a Bullet. II any man Wheth-
er City or Innocent IS ever arrested \
EulieI Will close the boys lliohti- y"
Will think of this warning when 1t IS TO
late.
TIE only marked difference between this
letter and the letter demanding a ransom
Is in the greatest number OF misspelted
words This however, may be an aifecta-
ton. for the most difficult words are
spelled correctly, while some OF the sim
pie words are misspelled.
The letter was given out by Gen. John
s GOWN attorney for Mr.. Cuhady. Speak
ing of the letter, General Gown said:
The day after the reward was offered
Mrs. Cudahy received a letter printed IN
lead pencil. the same the letter that
was left on the lawn. but this letter came
through the mail and was delivered by
the carrier The letter was Immediately
shcwa 10 me. and I thought that the
Chief of Police ought TO see 1t, as 1t
might help IN the investigation. but |
/; advised strenuously that nothing what
! ever be said about it. because thought
it was to the interest of all that until
these parties had been captured the letter
should be withheld
Mr. Cudahy states that he has not with
! drawn the reward, and does not propose
! to do SO.
; Detectives to-day secured information
! which they expect will result i'll locating
| the buggy used by the men in the abduc-
/! ton Another man has been found who
(; positively identified Cove as the man who
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-01
Richmond. Va, Dec. : 1880

Richmond, ' d-- LEI i'y'-
Dear Santa Claus--I wrote you q letter
last week but for fear you would for-set
me I am going TO write TO YOU again |
said said in my other letter that / did
not want that donkey Unless he was a
sure enough live donkey becaus thought
rnavbv that you were just fooinS US tout
7 ought to have known better OF dear old
Santa Claus and Myer bros 1000 But now
that | have seen him [ have but one
doubt left which is that you VIII not prove
your self a donkey by not siveins me the
prize hoping TO hear from you on the
cath day Dec I am your loving little boy
JAMES c. LAME. Jr.
p. Smother says do you think a little
bow nine years old could drive him and
what does he eat j. c. IL. Jr
You ask me to write dearest Santa and
what I'd ike you to bring me on next
Christmas day
So I thought about dishes and dolls ana
all such
And I've found that wanted them all
very much.
So find the best things I've been all over
Rut nothing so nice as at Meyer I've
found
So dear Mr.. Santa get all my things there
A great big French doll with wavy light
hair.
Some trinkets doll house and now I
Will stop.
But in my. stocking leave room for the
Donkey ON top
Then the happiest child that ere donkey
has sat on
VIII be your little friend Mamie Leary
Patton.
sol West Franklin Street
lam ten years old and my little brother
James D Patton who wrote to you last
week II only eight pears s.A
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-01
AMuSEM ENTS.
ACADEaIY OF NusIC.,.Matinee and
7,I nIStft Al the week-Vaudeville.

Tho hill which the Bijou mana ge1nenr
nc 's-,a,-ii7eS for the dedication of its pa
1~ons for the opening week OF me iieW
century is one OF the pest eNEi sito''
that popular amusement les"it ias ~,
Tt,,oin The moment the curtain rises Oh
rraFeseor Herbert's trained dogs uhIll II
& 1I,n,r down on the musical nosItels' !"
i,oI,rs later. there is not duii hlo.iieH.;
Professor HerbertS dogs are pui,S ~
1,ast-trained animals seen mere III qui!te d
t pg9I, They so through their various
.,rts without being urged lh&relo. "il'
some of the actions OF the iiLeLtSt ;t,Iii
,,;rss are almost human III lleit i'it'ti'-
I,;o5,al and Watson. as eccentric dialect
,,,eIia,,s pleased the audience anu
I,rera forced to respond to an encore, no
Understanding that there mas besh an sfi.
da,nic Of Dutch comedy IN klchiiloiiu III
Sra II The hits OF the evening was Miss
1s8holla I-rullhart and Mr.. Gerald GflTliu
~ the comedy sketch Even Slehheu;
Ms I-rouhart combines great urahhali"
80, L,ith a stri6ingly handsome per
ssanaiitv. and she is happy, not onlI IN nc
s.sinr,ion of :, vehicle Tor her talents, put
in the selection Of her partner .,,4
The other pronounced M, MAS 80 ' nc :
In,,a,,es;t condolences who visits TINS CITY.
Miss Ping is beautiful III form. attractive
=, MANNER and sings in excellent voice
She was given Il double encore,
Az, twentieth century dude, brought Gown
tjn house He is S9ndoubtedly clever. but
his act is most TOO cffeminate- HIS cos
t13n,e changing was exceedingly rapid
THO Todd-Judgc family sac a ~ondrelNi
.,rrni,,tic performance They present
re5jly a thrilling act. Last evening. how,
ever frequent accidents occurred, ana
while iIie acrobatS We're not injured IhcS
succeeded in very greatly marrins their
The concluding Offering was the musical
,2t of the Racket Brothers. which IS one
nf tl,e best o. its hind on the vArdeNitss
stage. Ii is original and pleasing, and the
,,or;tlizirs of the three brothers IS oil an
.xceotionally h:Sh order
me bin continues throughout the week,
with the usual frlatineeS-
"A MIDNIGHT BELL.
The Ncw-Goar's Day attraction at the
Academy will be "A Midnight Bell =
There Will be matinee and night perform
ances. The revival is interesting for many
reasons IL was the first of that wonder
ft,l succession of Hoyt plays that nave
lSfr, recognized as the most brilliant OF
their Kind. and by muay it is said to be
the most capable and the cieNerest.
1t c9,aes TO Richmond this year COM
,,!ete md roy,
..wHY SMITH LEFT HOME"
.Why Smith Lett lone" is the problem
that will be solved at the Academy on
Friday and Saturday night and at me
Saturday matinee.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-01
: fspeclal DEspatch 70 'rhe TImes.l

FSpeciaE DisFatVl! 10 = sIt sF1.'''-7
DURHAM y. c.. Dec Sl-IrinitS
C,h,,rcb eonsrecation. Rev w c. Nor
man nast,-. he'd a watch service tonight
10 hid the old year and old century good
hive ard 10 welcome the twentieth epoch
in our calender. Services lasted from
$50 P. VI till 1a:2o A. ". 1901. The pro-
4,ranoue was an interesting one-slnsing.
nraver and addresses on the significance
of the occasion by Professor MimIns. OF
Trinity College, Rev. W c. Norman and
others
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-01

Dear Santa:
par saws [ am so bad that it is no use
TO write TO you for anything for you Will
not bring it. / am not so bad santa, as
nan makes out like. I just punches my
brother when he makes me mad no"
santa when you was a little boy. dion
YOU punch your little brother. so 10 fool
par. lust see how much you can bring me-
! was Q years old last Tuesday. My name
is Earnest Williams. L live at 1905 Baker
ST East.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-01
A REAL LIVE DONKEY

TIE lucky winner of the donkey offered
by julius Meyers Sons Tor the best let
te., 10 Santa Claus has been won by Jonn
Sullivan, SIX and a half years old. CT NO.
81 South Belvidere Street. and the ut
tie animal now has comfortable stan
in the rear of his house
The offer made by the Meyer store
attracted universal attention, and PROB
ablv NOT less than 10000 letters were re-
cejve6. They came from children in every