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The sun., 1900-12-23
BANK ROBBERS TIED HIM Up.
shot at . Preacher, Captured Another Citizen
but Got No Money In Madi.on. Ohio.

GENEVA, Ohio. Dec ?2.-BanE robbers
telrorized the entire village Of Madison last
night There is but one bank in the place.
As the robbers were at work Oliver Smsad
passed the building on his way home. about
midnight. He was shot ut by masked man.
who emerged from behind tree. lie was
then caught by three others, who bound and
gagsed him and led him to u coal shed in til q
rear Of the bank building. telling him that
they ou blow of his head If he spoke a
word The three held six revolvers around
him. continually. They stripped of part Of
his clothing, and were cutting his overcoat
70 pieces. making additional bands to hold
him when their attention was sewhere
attracted oy nose. snledd haG ieit his
pocket was searched. the robbers found noth-
As smead entered the shed he heard tie
explosion Of dynamite at the safe. md also
heard a buggy passing; In i was tho Roy.
" r. CIip: pastor Of the % Methodist Church: If,
became frightened and ran away. allowing
aulp g escape, gninjgrssd III. frisht,p2ed
charge OF dynamite wa. iired but the inner
vault Of the safe remained intact,
citizens he had awakened, and the robbers
:pcoeeded in m,kinT Their SirDI eI'Gp'pr p IL IS
II
There was -, 900 on deposit in the bank, IL o
largest amount that hsd been carried In years,
but not Il cent was obts ned.
Smesd was found elmost .paralyzcd with
fright, but Joined the searching party. The
Instruments used In the operation were found
on tho bank floor and were msrked NJ o. +.
1t wss found they were taken from NJ. O.
Preston's smithy in Madison. The FIVE rob.
bers we're seen in Geneva last evening and
stole a Lake Shore handoar there. going on it
To Madison.
bers OF the same gang which has been operat-
Ing in different parts OF the state recently,
and at ShaneSills last week All were well
dressed and all were masked except one
who directed tho operations The same safe
was blown open hve years ago and q con-
siderable amount Of money carried on An
other blast would doubtless hay. ,opensd it
last night II ia the opinion Of all that the
robbers supposed smesd and Cglp had been
wcrs fred AZ 10th, with the intent OF killing
Gaping Both heard the bullets plainly
K vanderlip, the villag" constable wa,
night and the shed In which smead. hi.
nephew. was placed was only lew feet
from his bedroom window.
The sun., 1900-12-23
NOAKES ADMITS Perjury.
One Of the chief witnesses In the Goebel Murder
Cases Says That He Lied.

LOUISVILLE. Dec % Robert Noakes. who
testified against Caleb Powers In his trial
for the murder OF Senator Goebel. has made
a confession In which he charges his lawyer
Maynor. with entrapping him He says that
he was kept drunk and that when he went on
the stand he was mentally irresr onsble from
intoxican.s lie SAYS Arthur Goebel and 7.
C Campbell Of New FORK furnished MIN with
money and tells how direct offers were made
for perjured testimony. how an elaborate
epy system was maintained. how lies were
used to infane the public mind against the
hapless victims OF the conspiracy. even after
they had been found guilty, how the so-called
informers we're coached and drilled on
witness farm" back Of Cincinnati, how the
hribes and promises were employed. He
says in part:
-Tha nervous strain that had G one through
with had left me almost a total wreck. and
was kept under the influence OF intoxicating
liquors. In this condition I made state
ment In Tom Campbell's room. At the time
] went on the witness stand at Georgetown
and swore to the facts contained In this state
ment was still under the influence OF liquor:
was almost a nervous wreck. and under all
the circumstances was not 4 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 l need
the evidence spoke to YOU about to do II
with have $500 here TO pay for that evil
denco We got J. l.. Jones for $500 and II
you work IT risht YOU can secure his friends
for the same amount. and you will have 500
left to your credit
The sun., 1900-12-23
RAIDS BY BANK ROBBERS.
LIVELY BATTLE ~ 900
STOLEN AND REtO,ERED
out Of Five Men Who Stole the Money In Man
chester. Tenn, One IL Captured lie Had
tho Money on Him Robbers Flee In Mad

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Dec ?2A battle
between five bank robbers and several officer
occurred at an early hour this morning near
Tullaboma Coroo county shor,Iv of.er
~ n.c,ooI i.., nish, ,bo Cocoo County Hank
W O'CLOCK last high' W" 'oheo 'ouh'S bahA
In Manchester er was broken into by the robbers.
who after blowing open the safe by the use
Of nltro-slycerine took $500 In currency
from the safe. and hurryns to handcar
on the branch line OF the Nashville Chstta-
g. "'o I,.i,.. ~ ~.
r',,. Too.a ana '' LOUIS r'''"''' ''a''eu 'o'
Tullahoma.
While ths robbers were IN the bank ncvt
49, o. o.. r.,s,,Lo,. E,ana,r. ,rair ,r,s.
uwooi w W '"s 'eiei'hono TN.n'"L ,'n
encs was discovered by Mrs. h. Taylor.
whose husband ia II. superintendent OF the
TsI.nb.,. rx.b,r,o aud sbo oui,.Iv notInod
i''eppoho hAOnahH'' anu '"r N'r ."'''''
Sherin Powers OF TIC Tact. Tho Shtrhl mas
tened to the bank but when he arrived he
,o,,A ,h., ~. 49,. hod cd ,r. T,,lor
.o.iu wa. ''e i""oo' ''"'. - '"' 80
INFORMED the authorilos AT luilaholnl ana h
party OF deDuties at once started toward
Msncb..,.r to loor for the robhers The
The sun., 1900-12-23
FISTICUFFS IN PENSION OFFICE.
An Aged Couple Slap Each Other Over the
OPENING Of a window.

WASHINGTON. peo, 22.-Commissioner OF
Pensions Evans IL again having trouble over
the temperature OF the Pension once Last
summer 1t was too hot. Yesterday II wss
too cold for ono ot the oldest employees and
too hot FOR another. and they had great row
about IL which Mir. Evans had to settle.
A CLERK. whose age Is over 65. opened vim
dow beside his desk. and another clerk.
woman Of the same age. objected. She OBJ
jected very seriously. and struck her fellow
clerk upon tho cheek. He struck back, cut
ting her eur. At this point some OF tho younger
employees Of the division stepped In and
stopred the fght. The Commissioners was
appealed to and sent for the aged couple.
They went to HE o'lcs ard apoloSihcd for
their childish behavior. The Commissioner
said he would forgive them this time II they
would make up with each other. which they
did
The sun., 1900-12-23
BIRD. MILITARY SECRETARY,
with the Rank Of MaJo -Governor-E Elect Odell
Announces the Appointment.

Goyernor-clect Penjamin b. Cdell. Jr..
announced Just before his return to New
burgh last night that he had appointed Har-
rison X. Bird to be Ills military secretary
with the rank Of Major. MsJor Rird for
some time has been the private secretary
OF Gen. Francis Ninton Greene. who has
Iust declined a reelection as President OF
the New York Republican County Com
m!ttee Major Bird Is member Of the
Sevent y-frst lie Il ducnt. During the Spanish
American War he held commission In the
i7lst Re.iment. Ne York Volunteers. which
regiment as not ca, ~ into active service. He
acTpinvaricu COMMANDER Alen I. B!aKe"e'l
OF Lafayette Post to Porto Rico, and II was
through Major BIRD and Comnmander Blaze.
deluged with American rsgs, All Of the
new schools we're provided with fae..,
Major Bird was born In Hew Tork city
tnf Esa s cobS 1 GSHR Ha Rsd tRs .r
Of the Union League. Club. the New York
Athletic Club, the Ardsley Club and the Pei
p.ilon Pfatean,iy y,oohi1s Ch a1 one arins 0i te
(iovernor-elect odell in appointing Major
BIRD recognized the requests of Senator
Platt. III. Hon. William Brookheld and Il
Maior-t;en Roe, Commander Of the National
,ner,t Cen Francis V Greene and George
X sheldon. who is TO- be the new treasurer
OF tho New York Republican County Commit
The onlv rival that Major Bird had for the
military sec -etaryship was i. Palmer Gav,t
of the Tenth Battalion. Albany. Mr. .Gavt
had many warm friends. IL was wired froIn
Albany asst night that Mr.. Gayit; while some.
heartily congratulate Major Bird on his se-
1artipp
The sun., 1900-12-23
SPOTTED THE CARD SHARP.
steward Of the Camrsni, Warned the Passen-
gers Against Him.

The steward OF the steamship Campania
of the Cunard Line. which arrived yesterday
from Liverpool and Queenstown. noticed
that one OF the cabin passengers. an Ameri-
can, was making an effort To entce some OF
the other passengers with sporting tendencies
into the smoking room TO indulge In poker.
The steward recalled that tho man had gone
over with him in the summer. and was then
under suspicion of being a card sharp. The
steward learned Just before leaving Liver
pool that the man had been passenger
aboard the White Star liner Tcutonic. which
arrived at Liverpool two days before the
Campania sailed. and that he had been ac-
cused OF iieeclng passengers in tie smoking
room. The steward had pos;ed in the smok-
room an iWpsrSOnal notice, warning pas
sengers against the card sharp and his friends
privately the steward told the name of the
sharp 10 passengers who played cards. Only
one card player got into the meshe> of the
sharp and his friends, and he was an innocent
from Boston, who. II Is said, lost 4iO0. The
sharp and his friends. being well known ex-
rcpt by the innocent were avoided and didn't
win much.
The sun., 1900-12-23
GOV. ROOSEVELT A TREEMASON.
II VIII Take the First Degree In Mattinccock
Lo &c on Jan. 2.

Gov. Roosevelt will get rousing welcome
on Wednesday night. Jan :. In oyster Bay.
He has recently been elected a member Of
Mattinecock Lodge sos. +. & A. NJ. and he
is 70 take the first degree on that night. Free
masons from all over Long Island and New
York State and many from different parts
OF the country have been invited to attend
at a stated communication Of the lodge 10
be held on that niSht. The Grand Master
and his staY have been invited and they have
announced their intentions 10 be present.
After the flrst degree has been conferred
upon the Governor. the brethren will go
from labor to refreshments in tho oyster
Bay Public Hall. Elaborate preparations
arc being made for tho event and the Public
Hall rs well as the lodge rooms will be
decorated.
Gov. Roosevelt has accepted an invitation
Of tho Rev II wa.hburn. rector Of Christ
Episcopal Church. Oyster Bay. TO attend tho
Christmas festival TO be held Tomorrow
night The festival will begin at 7:so o'clock
and the Governor will address the gathering.
The sun., 1900-12-23
TO START A REVOLT IN TURKEY.
Osm an Pasha Publicly Announces His Intention
on Leaving London.
.sr.c,aI Cab. Dopnfeh 10 TIE SUN.

LoNpoN. Dec. 22.-plscard!ns tho old
fashioned secret methods OF revoutionaries.
Osman Pasha. hereditary prince of kurdis-
tan, left London TODAY on European tour
for the purpose Of advertising his forthcom-
Ing rebellion against tho Sultan OF Turkey.
lie goes TO enlist public sympathy In France.
Germany. Austria. Italy and Egypt hut
says he does not expect practical assistance
except from his own countrymen
Immediately I arrive in Kurdistan,' he
says the Kurds and Armenians will rise as
one man and follow me- Ihavs not or rsanized
an army, but the populacs will have arms
hidden and are confident Of success. ! do
not aim to capture Con.tantlnople. but simply
to compel Abdul Hamid to grant reforms"
Osman speaks thus openly to all who ap-
proach him. and says theArmenians will fGht
side by side with the Kurds. because they
recognize that the Sultan compelled the latter
70 massacre them. Osmen Is only reticent
as o. the exact time aud place when he intends
to slip loose the dogs OF war.
The sun., 1900-12-23
PEARSON NOT A BOER ESJOi.
Fierce and vessels Issue a Statement to the
American Public.

The following communication was receivs
by The SrS ye<t-r NJ from the head once in
the United States Of the Bocr Relief Fund.
with the request that 1t be published
'Charles i. Pierce. Consul-Geuera OF the
Orange Free state y. Louter Vessels. Special
Commissioner, both appointed by envOys.
representing the South African republics.
wish to Inform the public In reference To the
true status Of Mr.. Samuel Pearson. who has
been reported In various now papers as an
envoy repre- .ertus the Beers in various way
we wish t. tate that he WIS simply con-
nsctel with the Commissarv department in
the Transyaal war. He was not General
in the Boer army nor a man ~ srccial dis
tinctlon He made written staterre't and
EFT i in this Office to-day t. te eject that
re was not poer envoy nor did he serve as a
General In the Boer army. lie arrived IN iii,
The sun., 1900-12-23
CAN'T FIND MAYOR WOODWARD.
Atlanta City Employ e. Unable to Obtain Their
Wages for Christmas

ATLANTA. Ca, Dec. 2?.-As a result OF the
alleged spree which Mayor Woodward hns
been maintaining for the last week. for hours
TODAY the city employees in all departments
except the Health Department were in
despair because ne could not be found to
sign the weekly payroll checks on which the
employees depended for their Christmas
money The Mavor apparently signed q
call for a special meeting of the A'dermanic
Board to consider street railway franchises
but when the Su Superintsndents OF the DEPART
him Tor the Ih !stnas pavtolls he had disn p
feared again IA completely rs II the earth
had swallowed him up Some Of the heads
Of the depnrtInents furnished tho money from
their own privat Q poCk cts but many employees
will be COMPELLED TO wait until Mayor Wood
ward IL found
The sun., 1900-12-23
TO srCCEED Usri,E ByEKNAN.
Gov. Roosevelt Appoint, John Procto Clarke
asupreme ourt JUST =.

ALnANY. Dec % Gov Roosoveit tonight
appointed John Proctor Clarke n. q supreme
Court Justice to flll the vacancy caused by
the death OF Justice Henry T. lirokman.
Mr.. Clarke will serve until Jan /. 1902, ns
Justice Boekman's permanent successor will
bo elected neSt fall Nr Clarke Isl close pcr-
sonal friend of the Governor
John Proctor Clarke. appointed Justice
Of tho Supreme Court In place Of the late
Justice Beckman, BEGAN his public career
a. Republican In tho old 1wont first or
diamond back" district. lie has not al
wars been strong Republican nachiae
man, but has ALWAYS been sturdy Repubi-
can. He Is a prominent member Of the I'm
lon League Club ard Of the Republican Club
He was one of the lawyers who unhorsed
former Surroca ate John II. '. Arnold
When Theodore kooscvrlt WIS candidate
for Governor Mr. Clarke accompanied him
on his tours through the state and mddo
many speeches for the stat. ticket I'M
mediately after The Philadelphia National
Convention. which non.neted MIR. Mchnley
and Mr. Roosevelt. Mr.. Clarke accompanied
Gov. Roosevelt on his frr Western tour and
spoke with Gov. Roosevelt from the -hme
platforms. Gov. Roosevelt and Mr. Cl ric
have been personal friends for eighteen
yenr-
Thcy were young Republicans together
when Mr.. Roosevelt was FIRST elected to the
Assembly. MIR. Clarke prosecuted election
cases before an eItraoruinaTy Grand jury
last year. and he was one of the counsel 10
the NJ get Committee. lie was an Assistant
Corporation Counsel In Mayo strong's ad-
ministr tratlon.
The sun., 1900-12-23
PiUNCKPOTE NOTIFIED.
Notice Of Canal Treaty Amendments Sent TO
Hin and to Ambassador Choate.

WASHINGTON. Dec. n.-The certificate
copy OF the Hay-Pauncefote treaty was re-
ceived at the State Department to-day. 1t
had been delivered first at the White House
by messenger OF Secretary Bennett OF the
Senate The treaty was accompanied by a
statement OF the aIne ndments made by the
Senate. Rs
At a co inference between the President and
Secretary Hay II was decided that notice
OF the amendments made should be given
to Lord Psuncefote, the British Ambassador.
Immediately and that similar notice should
be sent TO Ambassador Choats In London.
The notification will be In Lori fauncc.otc's S
hands in time 10 go Out in the diplomatic
pouch which will leave the British embassy
on Monday to catch Tuesdays steamer for
Southampton. No representations on tie
subject will be mnde to Great Britain and 1t
10 expected that Lord SALISBURY and his Cab
Inet will take their own tine In notifying
the United States whether they are willing
to enter into negotiations on the basis OF tie
amendmepto
The sun., 1900-12-23
country with the other Bo.r refugees. Me.srs

country with the other Boer refugees. Me-srs
snyman md con. ylljoen and Llebsnbcrs.
The following should also be known
throughout the United States. AZ various
nevspa pers have published statements to the
effect that colonies or large numbers Of Boer
people wers coming 10 tho United States
for the purpose OF buying land and settling
In this country, This In erroneous There
ar. no colonies OF Boers. Boct families nor
any consldorable number OF Individuals
publics to the United states for the purpose
OF buying lands or settling hero. Al Of these
p"ople intend remaining In South Africa.
as there is n prospect Of q favorable tsrminA-
tlon of the war, There are very few people
coming here. and the most Of them that have
been sent here have been sent here at the
expense Of the British Government In order
lies and out OF the way
An Of the above statements are Of the ut
most Importance and should have the widest
cirrulatlon. CHARLES ". PIERCE.
p. LoCTER WEsskIS.
The sun., 1900-12-23
ANTWERP sTRIKERs RIoTING.
Prevent Men From Other Cities Prom Going
TO work on the Docks Many Wounded.

Prevent Men From Other Cities Prom Going
to work on the Docks ks-Many Wounded.
Special Cable D.paieh 10 1HE srN.
ANTWERP Dec. 73-There was considerable
r,oting to-day in connection with the strike
Of the dock laborers. Men from other places
who were willing to work and had been hired
informed their employers that II was in-
possible To work owing 70 the threats Of tho
Socialist strikers. After receiving this notice
the slipowners decided 70 6p cal through
the various Ambassadors for help a the
local police force IL unable to Rrapple with
tie situation.
As a result Of to-day's rioting two mon
we're taken to the hospitals dangerously In
jured
A force OF police Is guarding the orfces OF
the Red Star Line Steamship Company.
Thi, afternoon the strikers attempted
to prevent men from working on ths CoCkerill
wharf. but the police disnarsed them with
drawn swords Late" on the strikers rcas-
sonb led and again ATTACKED the n en- on the
wharf. Fifty policemen then charged the
strikers using their revolvers. IL is stated
that thirty of the strikers were wounded.
ten OF them seriously. The strikers were
finally driven back They carried their
wounded away with them. The police have
been REIN forced In view OF further possible
Disturbances.
A collision also occurred between the police
and strikers at tho old basin. During this
row the police injured a number Of strikers.
During the evening tier" were -everal
sTrays between the strikers and the men
who we're az worh. The strikers, who used
revolver. appeared 70 be particularly hostile
to forei-n labor.rS. Invent Of tho latter
we're taken to the hospital. runcring from
wounds.
The sun., 1900-12-23
SCARED OFF SAFE BREAKERS.
Robbers Get Less Than 800 From q G n.
tractors ono and Run.

osooop. Ind Dec. 22-Safe blowers paid
A visit TO Osgood last night and blew mp a
safe In Waddle Il Fltch's Office The crack =
mon opened fhe front door OF the office with
a jimmy and then used dynamite to force
open the safe. The safe was completely
demolished and the interior OF the Office
was badly damaged The Office Ia on a resi-
dence street and the explosion aroused the
people in that square. = VI Smith was tie
nr,t TO reach the scene and saw the men
working in the ofilce and he opened fire when
the robbers quickly left the building and
disappeared In the darkness. followed by
several shots from the cItlIens They got
less than elO0 in cash
Naddle Fitch are the contra ctors that
have the contract here for strengthening
tire Baltimore and Ohio Railway, and as they
lave So many men "mrio' cd, the robbers
must have thought there was a large sum
81 money In the safe. The lob was one of
the boldest ever nttcmptcd in OsEood. Rob
hers al "a entered Sn dcr's blacksmith shop
and stole a lot Of tools Tho Grc supposed
TO have been the same ones that blew VI the
safe.
The sun., 1900-12-23
MANCHESTERS DEBTS PAID.
MIR. Zimmermans Christmas GIFT - Hts on-in-
Law-Dukc Back In Cinci natl.

CINCINNATI Dec 20 The Duke and Duchess
OF Manchester arrived from New York to-
night in Eugene Zimmerman's private car.
accompanied by the Hon l. o. Caran Lambert
Of England. They brought many valuable
Christmas presents for relatives and friends.
One of the Dukes presents to the Duchess
is fine uprirht piano that is TO 60 with them
in their car on the tour through the South and
to California
The Duke was made acquainted, 1t was
stated on his arrival hero. with the fact that
yesterday in London there was deposited
$3.50, 900 to liquidate all his indebtedness.
This was in the nature OF a Christmas present
70 the Duke. and although Mr., Zimmerman
would neither acknowledge nor deny, it may
be stated also as a fact that the father OF the
Duchess arranged this cancellation OF the
Dukes debts.
The sun., 1900-12-23
Mss coSDyr ssIrHy TRUNKs HELD
A. st Pskin. 80 Here, Ten. Woods sistsr.in-
Law .. Left with what she wssn.

Miss Condit Smith, who IL a slster-in-lav
Of Gen Leonard wood. was q passenger
aboard the American liner 81. Louis. which
arrived yesterday from Southampton and
Cherbourg She had been through the siege
of Pekin and when she left tho Chinese ca pital
Immediately after the relief OF tho LEGATIONS
she had only the clothes she wore. All her
baggage had been stolen by the Boxers.
She wa. In a similar condition yesterday
when she left the American Line pier. as tho
customs officials held up her two trunks
containing about si.so worth Of wearing
apparel. all OF which she frankly admitted
had been bought In London. This declara-
ton puzzled the customs inspector who
examined her baggage He knew that the
law allowed her to bring in free Of duty only
a small quantity Of clothing. He referred
the problem to Deputy Surveyor Bowling
Meanwhile. the young woman felt mighty
uncomfortable She appealed to Lieutenant
Commander Asher C. Baker. fellow-voyager.
70 help her out. and he had talk with Mr..
DowlinR.
A. Roosa, a Government offioial who attends
to the baggage Of diplomats. was asked II
Miss Smith might not be regarded as an at
tachee Of the Pekin legation. He looked over
his books and decided that she could not be
properly so considered Then Mr.. Dowling
apologized to the young woman for holding
up her trunks and said that he would have to
refer the matter to TIE Collector.
Miss Smiths trunks were sent TO the public
stores. 1t Is likely that she will not be COM
PEELED TO pay any duty. inasmuch a. the goods
she bought In London merely replaced those.
mostly OF American make. which were taken
from her at PekIn. She went from the pier TO
the home Of Mrs. Cyrus Field Judson. her
sister. she refused to talk Of her experiences
In Pekln. saying that il was like nightmare
After leaving Pekin she went TO Yokohama
to visit her sister and proceeded thence to
Paris and later to London
The sun., 1900-12-23
TRANSMIT POWER WITHOUT WIRES.
Prof. Fleming Of London University Now At
Work q system.
.sp.cfaI cable Dapateh 10 THE SUN.

LoHpoN. Dec ??.-Prof j. A. Fleming.
the famous electrician OF London University.
is ur rderstood 10 he engaged In important
experiments In connection with a novel form
f1r the transmission Of electrical energy.
has discovered the means bv which such
pov cr can he distributed without wires. by
uti'iying the ether as Marconi does for or
dinar" sl..na linz.
Marcoii b. the way. Is somewhat upset
nv the discover that other eyDcri nenters
are uSirg apparatus practically the me as
himself
The sun., 1900-12-23
MISS ROCKEFELIER HOAK.
She l. Said to Have Been Completely Cured Of
Her Deafness.

Miss Alta Rockefeller, accompanied by
her fanca, L. PHmelee Prentice and her
aunt. Miss l.. NJ. Spellmsn. arrived hero
Yesterday on the steamship Csmpans Miss
Eocko'rllcr has been under treatment by
oomliotey cured the deafness with which
she WAS afflicted. She was met at the steam
slip Iiar by her father. John D. Rockefeller.
and her brother. John ID. Rockefeller, Jr
They went TO the Rockefeller residence at
4 West fifty-foGrth street.