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ton Of chief clerk to the general passen-
ger agent. in this city. and his transfer
to ST. Louis. Mo-. to assume the position
of assistant general passenger agent. is
also announced Mr. Bunch will exchange
places with r. NJ. Allen, who will here
after be district passenger agent, with
headquarters at Louisville Ky.
Negotiations for the purchase of the
consolidated roads mentioned were con-
cluded November % last when the South
ern Company bought the systems at pub
lie sale. The sale took place at Hunten-
burg Ind, and by direction of the United
State.i Courts is not effective until jan
uary l next. The roads comprised in the
newly acquired systems by the Southern
Company have an aggregate mileage of
3i9 miles. the main line of the system
being between Louisville. Ky, and st.
Louis. Mo-, a distance of pa miles. 1t
will be the policy OF the Southern Com
pany to improve these roads as rapidly
as possible.
Because of uncertainty respecting our
intentions" said Mr.. Turk last night I'VE
have announced the chief promotions and
transfers resulting from the enlargement
of the Southern systems. There can be
no doubt as to our policy; it has been one
Of continual Improvement and constant
growth in the past. and such ii shall con-
tinue to be-one of inherent strength and
prosperity" Mr.. Turk further stated that
the newly acquired roads are in the hands
of a receiver, appointed by the United
States courts, who will continue to oper-
ate the property for the present.
The times., 1900-12-23
THE BOOTY RECOVERED.
Rank Robbers Fail to Get Away With
Their PIunder.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 22.-Shortly
after 10 o'clock last night the Coffey
County Bank, in Manchester. was broken
into by five robbers. who, after blowing
open the safe. took So. 600 in currency from
the safe, and. hurrying to a handcar on
the branch line of the Nashville, Chatta-
nooga and St. Louis Railway, started for
TuIlahoma
While the robbers were in the bank,
which Is next door TO the telephone ex-
change. their presence was discovered by
Mrs. e r. Taylor whose husband is the
superintendent of the telephone exchange
and she notified Sheriff Powers The
sheriff hastened to the bank, but when
he arrived he found that the robbers had
fed. Mrs Taylor informed the authori-
at once started toward Manchester to
look for the robbers.
The latter left the handcar at Hick er-
son. a station near Tullahoma. and were
walking across the country when they
were met by the officers. Shots were ex-
changed but no one was wounded and all
the robbers except one succeeded in es-
Gaping. The one who was captured had
the 50, 600 concealed in sack. He would
not give his name, but said that he was
a member of good family in Ohio. and
that he belonged to a gang of professional
robbers who had got together at Richard
on Thursday last and decided to rob the
Manchester Bank. The prisoner was
taken to Manchester and lodged in jail
and bloodhounds were put on the track
of the other robbers
The times., 1900-12-23
TESTED TABASCO SAUCE
Major Bannister's Experiment
With the Fiery Compound.
Tells the Booz Board of Enquiry
That Fcur or Five Drops Are Not
Injurious - Further Testimony ON
the Hazing of the ES-C-det-Brcth
Immodernteiy Addicted 10 Tobacco.

WEST POINT, Dec. 22.-The War De-
par;ment commission TO enquire into the
treatment Of the late Cadet Booz began
its session at o'clock this morning.
The examination of cadets OF the first
class was resumed. Major Bannster.
surgeon in charge OF the cadet hospital,
was reca He'd after the first witness. He
testified that he had made tests the night
before of the pepper sauce served on the
cadets table. and which all the cadets
who have taken the stand identified as
the sauce administered to new cadets in
the hazing process.
Major Bannister testified that he had
taken four or five drops of the sauce and
felt no i'll effect. In answer to a ques-
tion from General Clous, Major Bannister
said:
1t is utterly impossible that the TAX
ing of this saree could stand in any
co-relatiye relation to the death of Mr..
Booz from tuberculosis of the throat or
any other organ two years after he left
the Academy. II is impossible that he
could have taken the sauce in sufficient
quantity to have produced such a result
without incapacitating him from duty. in
terfering with his eating, and making II
necessary to apply to the hospital for
relief
In the examination of the cadets this
morning General Clous varied the line of
enquiry by going somewhat into the ques-
iion of fights between cadets. Clarence
A. Sheriff., John ". Poole Guy Z. Garlic
ton. William p. Platt, and others, all of
the first class. testified that they remem
D.3rd from two to four fights which oc-
CURED last summer. The contestants
specified in these instances were Phipps
and Butler, who fought a memorable bat
tie in Fort Clinton last summer: Arm
strong and Graham, and Gully and Shin
kle. AS to Booz, Cadet John W. Poole
testified:
--Booz was not specially hazed. 1 never
saw him hazed. ] have heard of pepper
sauce being administered. l remember
Cadet Breth. / don't remember his be-
ing hazed. l never heard of his being put
in strait-jaeket. To the best Of my
recollection, l saw Breth here about a
year after be left the Academy. ! saw
Booz just before he left the Academy.
Apparently he was in his usual health.
Except that the exercising is discontin-
ued, the treatment OF the fourth class
is the same as II has been since / have
been here
Cadet Guy E. Carleton testified that he
knew Booz and knew that he was hazed.
but did not know who hazed him, nor had
he ever heard of Breth being put in a
strait jacket.
Several of the cadets, both yesterday
and today, testified that Breth was an i'm
moderate user of tobacco. Cadet Frowi-
nal. his former roommate. testified this
morning that he chewed tobacco almost
continuously. and in this connection there
have been statements that part of the
hazing TO which Breth was subjected con-
sisted Of compelling him to eat soap nom
inally TO cleanse his mouth Of the results
of this practice.
Wednesday.
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A CONFESSION BY NoAKEs.
Not Mentally Responsible when He
Testified Against Powers.

LOUISVILLE, Dec. 22.-Robert Noahes,
the. most sensational witness who testi-
fed against Caleb Powers in his trial
for the murder of William Goebel, has
made a confession in which he charges
his lawyer, Maynor, with entrapping him
He says that he was kept full of whisky
and that when he went on the stand was
mentally irresponsible from intoxlcants.
He says Arthur Goebel and Col. I. c.
Campbell furnished him with money and
tells how direct offers were made for per-
jured testimony. how an elaborate spy
system was maintained, how lies were
used to inflame the public mind, and how
the so-called ''informers" were coached
and drilled on a witness farm" back Of
Cincinnati. He says in part:
The nervous strain that had gone
through with had left me almost total
wreck, and / was kept under the infiu-
ence of intoxicating liquors. In this con-
dition | made statement in Campbell s
room.
''At the time / went on the witness
stand at Georgetown and swore to the
facts contained in this statement l was
still under the influence of liquor. was
almost a nervous wreck, and under all the
circumstances was not a responsible wit
ness"
Speaking of Campbell, he says:
He laid his hand on my shoulder and
looked at me and said Bob ] am going
to break Jim Howard's neck, and | need
the evidence / spoke to you about to do
it with. l have $500 here TO pay for that
evidence. We got John l.. Jones for $500,
and if you work it right you can secure
his friends for the same amount. and
you Will have $500 left to your credit.
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ENDORSED BY MR.. ROOT
Testimony of the Secretary of War
in Favor of the Canteen.
He Declares That Those Who Seek
to Have II Abolished Are Doing "a
satnn's Work"-system a Means OF
Increasing the Morality, Discip-
line and Health of the soldiers.

The report of the Senate COMMITTEES
on Military Arairs on the Army Reor-
ganization bill was made public yester-
day. The document contains a surprise
In the testimony given by Secretary Root
in favor of the army canteen. The head
Of the War Department stated that the
misguided people who oppose the canteen
system are doing satans work.
4 portion OF Mr.. Roots testimony fol-
lows:
May / call your attention TO the col
lection OF military testimony which is an
nexed TO my report of last year? In that
report | have set out the existing statutes
and the regulations on the subject of the
canteen. and / want to add one thing TO
this testimony. Not only is the canteen
great means OF increasing the morality
and health and discipline OF the soldiers,
but it is the one thing that makes it pos
sible TO make the camp, the military post,
an agreeable place for the soldiers. We
can talk about it just as much as we
please-total abstinence clubs are not sue
cesses. And the post exchange is club
and the men get together there and they
play dominos and checkers and billiards,
and they read and talk and smoke. and
they drink their glass OF beer. and it is n
agreeable place and the men do not go
away. II you pass the provision which the
House has put in, prohibiting the sale of
beer and light wines in the canteen, you
break that up. and the result is going 10
be as soon as it gets around IL will stop
our enlistments. That Is matter of seri-
Gus. practical consequence. The men are
not going TO enlist when they understand
that they are going to be confined in the
reform school.
These misguided people are doing
Satans work In endea voring to take
these young fellows out from under the
restraint and under the influences that
surround them when they are in camp
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and drive them out into the horrible and
demoraiizing and damning surroundings
that cluster around the outside of the
camps.
II might add that to suppress the sale
OF beer in camp would result in a great
deal more drinking in camp than there
is now. because they would be hiding
whisky bottles around
Il think you might, if you put into the
statute the prohibition against the sale
of distilled spirits, carry TO the minds of
the people of the country something that
they do not unde rstand now. You can
say things a great many. times without
100000 people understanding 1t. or
course, we have said many times by reg
ulation that we prohibit the sale Of dis
titled spirits in our camps and military
posts, but / 10 not believe the people
understand that"
The report states that not to keep
the army up to the total of 900 men
would be Ito plunge our present posi-
tion into chaos and let loose all crimes
and shames"
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Anticipated.
(From the November Lippincott'l

IFf0m Inc NoVeWDtT LTFPTHVVTT -
lie was a Scotch minister in a small country
parish and he sometimes put to il for fresh
pasture wbersrith 10 feed his flock. one day,
however he hethouebt himself that he had never
thoroughly exhausted the subject of Jonah, and
his heart rcioiced. Jonah and the whale was
the sort of thing whereby you could easily drag
out i sermon its allotted two hours. Tie was III
full career and had reached triumphanty the
anatomical pcculiarities Of tho case.
AN what feeSh do We think it wad be?' he
cried in stentoran tones. ''Aihlins We think it
wad be i haddie? Ma, ma. it culd nae he a
haddie for to tax big mon like You in his belly.
Aweel, aihlins Se think it wad be a salmon. but
tell We na, ma; it wad ma be a salmon Tor deed
doubt il they see salmon yOnder. Aweel,
aihlins, ye're thinking II wad he big cod
Here aged and weary voice piped up from
the body OF the church:
"Abins IT was whaleg
An the dell hae We, Maggie Macfariane. for
sakin' the word DOT o the mouth o Gods
meenister!"
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CAUSED BY EXPANSION
w. A. Turk Announces Southern
Railway Changesyand Transfers.
His Promotion to the Office of As
sistunt General Passenger Traffic
Manager to Take Effect January L
His Old Duties to BE Assumed by
Samuel ii. Hardwick, of Atlanta.

Through W. 4. Turk, general passenger
agent of the Southern Railway, whose
promotion TO the responsible position OF
assistant passenger traffic manager takes
effect January l, 1901, the company last
night announced certain changes trans
fers, and promotions determined upon in
connection with the early acquisition of
the Louisville, Evansville and st. Louis
Consolidated roads and the general growth
of the Southern system. The Southern
system is materially increased by the re-
cent purchase of the consolidated railways
mentioned, which cease to exist as indi-
vidual roads on January l next. when the
Southern Company takes charge of its
newly acquired property. AS heretofore,
Mr.. Turk will be connected with the main
offices OF the company. located in this
city
Among other changes and promotions is
that of Samuel H. Hardwick formerly as
sistant general passenger agent. stationed
at Atlanta Ga. who will come to Wash
ington as general passenger agent of the
road. He will assume the duties soon to
be surrendered by Mr. Turl. in view of
the promotion of the latter, and will have
Offices In the main building of the COM
pany. Thirteenth Street and Pennsylvania
Avenue northwest. Like his predecessor.
Mr.. Hardwick will bring energy and long
experience to ensure perfect harmony in
the management of his Office
W. II. Tayl0e will go to Atlanta In the
capacity OF assistant general passenger
agent. to fill the position soon to be va
Gated by Mr.. Hardwiek. Formerly Mr..
Tayloe was connected with the Louisville.
Evansville and st. Louis consolidated
roads, and had offices At Louisville, Ky.
He is represented as a man OF wide ex-
rerience in railroading, and will assume
his new duties in connection with the
Southern road with his usual vigor
The promotion of r. Z. L. Bunch, who
for years has acceptably filed the posi-
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HAWAII A HAVEN FOR NEGROES
Rev. John ii. Cook Enthusiastic Over
the Advantages Presented.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. PREY. John
Henry Cook, colored preacher of Mis-
sissippi,- who recently went TO Hawaii to
inspect the sugar plantations and the op-
portunities they offered to negro laborers
returned by the Zealandia today. He
says he is much pleased with the out
look, and his companion who went with
him remained at Kaohala and began
work On plantation. Cook says he will
advise people of his race 10 emigrate to
Hawaii and he Will accompany them.
He says the advantages Hawaii offers
over any of the Southern States are
higher wages, shorter hours of abor, and
no extremes OF heat or cold. In addition,
he says. the quarters provided free by
plantations are better on the average
than the negroes are able 10 provide for
themselves in Mississippi. Then there is
free medical attendance and other ad-
vantages. which make the real wages
much larger than the apparent ones.
There is a good system OF free schools
and an absence of race antagonism. He
is enthusiastic regarding the outlook for
the negro In Hawaii
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KILLED IN AN ELEVATOR.
Two Fatalities i'm n Paterson, n. j..
Department Store.

PATERSON. y. J.. Dec. 22.-Two per-
sons were killed and two injured at 3
O'Clock this evening by the falling of an
elevator in the Paterson Department
Store at 209 and 2l1 Main Street. The
persons in the elevator were John Zevil-
verbal, eighteen years old, who was in
charge of the elevator; Ludwig Antonio
Anderson. head Of the cloak department
in the store; Mrs. Ella McNally a widow
OF 25l Straight Street, and her daughter,
Ellen; Mrs. Frank Holland. and a woman
who was unhurt and left the store before
her name could be learned
The elevator was going up between the
first and second floors when il fell TO the
bottom of the shaft, distance of about
twenty-five feet The strain snapped the
cables and three of the comber weights.
each weighing sixty pounds, bounced out
OF their grooves, fell down the shaft and
crashed through the iron work of the
cage. One struck Mrs. McNally on the
head and split her skull open, killing her
outright. Another struck Anderson on the
side Of the head. He died in few min
utes.
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TO PUSH THE MAYA CAMPAIGN.
Five More Regiments OF Mexican
Troops for Yucatan.

OAXACA, Mexico, Dec. 22.-The 5000
Government troops now wasing a war
against the Maya Indians in the State OF
Yucatan are to be re-enf2Tced by five
regiments of infantry that will be i'm
mediately sent to them from various
points in the State of oaxaca, Vera Cruz,
and San Luis Potosi, where they are now
garrisoned The military railroad which
the Government is building from Progreso
TO Chan Santa Cruz, the stronghold of the
rebels, viii soon be completed. There is
much sickness among the troops now in
the field.
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THE LEGISLATIVE BILL.
Not Likely That II VIII be MnterIaI-
Iy Changed.

The Senate Committee on Appropriations
held meeting yesterday morning and took
up the Legislative. Executive, and Judi
cial Appropriation bill. which will be re-
ported on January g.
The bill as passed by the House carries
S24, ,49G, 30S27. The estimates for 1902
were S25. .39g. .509.43. This is a decrease of
$500 .201.16. II is not likely that the COM
mittee will materially change the bill. but
will report II as passed by the House.
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THE COLLIER STILL ON FIRE.
Flames Break Out Afresh in she
MarceIIus' Hold.

NORFOLK. Va. Dec. 22-The fire in
the coal cargo of the Government collier
Mareellus at the Norfolk Navy Yard,
thought to have been extinguished some
weeks ago, started afresh today and a
large force is at work removing the bal
ance of the coal in the collier's hold.
About fifteen hundred tons were dis
charged after the fire was first diseov-
cred.
The times., 1900-12-23
Ice Cream
Pure and Delicious,
Perfectly Sanitary.

The Lacey Creamery Company make it from
pure Pasteurzed and clarified cream, in the finest
and largest factories south of New York Made
on second floor, not in a cellar. as is others,
poisoning you with sewer gas
Prices lOwest-70 and 80 cents per gallon
or,ler nov-sure delivery Phone 2OSI
Factories 6T7 Nc== York Avenue and l13 and
ll5 Chicago Street northeast. Office COZ New
loFS Avenue
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TOO MANY CIGARETTES.
4 Young Man Dies of Paralysis of
the Heart.

YORK, Pa, Dec. 22-Albert Strauss
burgh was found dead today in the yard
of his home. His death was due directly
to paralysis of the heart. The heart was
greatly impaired, according to the cor
oners inquest, by excessive cigarette
smoking. Mr.. Strausburgh was twenty
five years old and apparently in the best
of nealth. 1t was said by companion
that he smoked from forty TO fifty Gig
arettes day. and several days ago COM
planned of numbness about his arms and
shoulders.
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Lightens the Ills of Humanity.

BY preventing disease. killing and expellng
Its germs Casearets Candy Catharic relieve life's
miseries. Use them regularly! Druggists, Toe,
25e. 50c.
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I.undborg's Extracts. 1Nl

QFirst Floor. west-Centre.) ~
Our indianapolis store has Bottle.
discontinued its Perfumery De-
partment, and sent US its stock
Of Lurdborg and Eastman Ex-
tracts. All delicate odors-freshly bot
tied. Violet Heliotrope, Ylang Wang,
White Rose, New Mown Hay, Jockey
Club. Lilac. and others. They are ex-
tracts that retail regularly up to 81 a
bottle. A coincidence gives you
dainty holiday bargain.
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What is the use OF worrying about Christmas
presents? Order case OF Heurich's MaeTzen. Sen
ATE. VI Lager to be delivered to your house or
YOUR friends house. A present of this Kind is
always acceptable and great benefit wiIi be de
rived from the pure qualities of Heurich's beers.
Phone 63i, Arlington Bottling Co., for case.
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Central location, good service steam heat Offices
Ia Hutehins Building cq Tenth aud ID streets
northwest, for rent very ow to good tenants
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s1.25 to baltimore and Return via
u. ~ d.
Saturday and sundi,y. December p and %.
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Upholstery Goods.
Fourth Floor, East.)


Fourth Floor, East)
Imitation Renaissance Lace Cur
tains; full 1-2 yards lolg and 80
inches wide; in faithfully CT 7c
copied patterns. Worth ~
$3.50 a pair. r................-NC " sss "
Mercerized SILK Portieres, in full line
of rich and handsome colorings; fin
isheG top and bottom O. nH
with fringe. Worth s6 a \ w
pair. r.-........-....-.... ~ OsCO
Lot of Single Portieres, of extra
heavy quality. in variety of shades;
the regular price for the CT Ar
pair would he from s. to N
Sc. Single ones. " ss ~
Three-fold Screens, filled with ar
tistically colored and pat a. AS
termed silkoline; strong III n
frame. Special price....... " ssTO
The Glove Special.
tFirst Floor West)
Every pair warranted-and fitted be-
fore or after Christmas.
Ladies' 2-clasp French Kid, Suede.
Cape, and 1-clasp Mocha Gloves. and
ehildren's Kid, Dogskin. and Mocha
Gloves. Offering a choice f-1 m
OF SIPS. $l.35, and $50 I'LL
SILK Mitts-5Oc to 81 a pair.
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House Coats.

fIUUSt CUdIS.
Fourth Flocr-west Section)
Handsome Brown Mixed House
Coats, with lapels pockets, and cuffs
trimmed with plaids that T n AP
match. The actual value 41
is S.. Special. al...............'UO ~ Jaw
Matelasse, Velvet, and Tricot House
Coats, full satin lined and faced;
some Italian lined; there are not all
sizes of each-but the On -
values range from $3.50 NJ ~
to 500 Choice. e.........V VOskO
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LACEY CREAMERY co.
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Choice of 10 differ
ent pieces, heavily
trimmed with Sterling
Silver. The 25cs size
elsewhere.
Jewelry Counter.
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Ladies' Hose.
CFirst Floor. west)
Ladies' Rembrandt or Richelieu Rib
bed, or Plain Lisle
;sIs, soloT and .s iali fash. for nj
Children's Ribbed Wool Hose.
fun regular made and fast nPc
black; all sizes; worth Csc /1(
pair --.-....-..-.........