-- , , . r" 1 U.' , p'-i-',iVW 1rlf tmu rtrnta THE ONLY SCRAIiWAPERjtECEIVJNG THE COMPLETE NEWS SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE GREATEST NEWS AGENCTMN THE VORLD. p muDAY MORNING, JANUARY 8.1, 1902. TWO CENTS. TWO CENTS. '-' J-gy V'o BIDDLE BROTHERS ESCAPE FROM JAIL Sudden Fliulit of the Plttsburu Murderers Utidcr Sen tciiGC oi Death. WIFE OF JAIL WARDEN IS ALSO MISSING it Is Thought That the Warden's Wife Assisted the Prisoners in Making Their Escape They Sawed Cell Bars, Shot One Guard and Hurled Another Over Balcony. Woman Believed to Have Tar nished the Tools and Weapons. I5.v Kitlule Wire fiom The Associated l'ie. Pittsburg; Jan. SO. -Edward and John Piddle, awaiting death In the county Jail for the murder of Thomas D.. Knh ney, a grocer, of Mount Washington, overpowered the guards at -1 o'clock this morning and escaped. Wurdcp Peter K. Soffel has made a icport, in which he expresses the be lief that his wife Is tesponslble for the furnishing of revolvers und saw to the Diddles, which enabled them to es cape. In her lnfatuutton for the hand some desperndo, Edward Diddle, it is illeged that she has left her husband md her four children, and, it is sup posed, is to meet tlie escaped murder ers at a place agted upon. Mrs. Sofftl was the only person admitted to the jail since last Sunday. Yesterday af ternoon she visited the condemned men in the warden's absence. Last evening, she retired at 9 o'clock. She told her husband that she was going to visit a sister at McDonald caily this morning. Warden Soffel was in the jail until after midnight. He went to his room shortly before 1 o'clock. "When he awoke this morning ho asked for Mrs. Soffel" and was told that she was absent. Later, when the details of the escape became known, ho tele phoned to McDonald and was informed that Mrs. '.Fpffol was not there. The warden Immediately made a confession of his suspicions.- .Shortly before 4 o'clock this morn ing, one of the Biddies called to James MrGeary, who had charge of the out Mde gates, and asked for some medl clno for cramps. Ho slid he wanted it in a hurry, as hfs brother was dan gerously sick, MoGeary hastened to the cell, when John Diddle sprang through the opening cut In the bars, nnd, seizing him around the waist, hurled him over the railing to the stone Moor beneath, a distance of six teen feet. Edwaid Diddle joined his brother immediately, and both, with drawn re volvers, hurried to the first Hour, where they met Guard Reynolds and shot him. Only three men t were on duty. The thlid was in one 6f the upper ranges. The murderer ordered him down and then put all throe in dungeons, taking away the keys of the jail. Prisoners in the other cells who could not Inter fere or give nn alarm watched the es cape. The Diddles went to the ward robe, where the guards keep their clothing, and each put on a new suit. They then unlocked the outside gates and passed out into Doss street. Injured Men Will Recover. The, escape was not discovered until daylight, when the relief guards came on duty ut G o'clock. The prisoners told them where the night guards had been put, and they soon released them. The injured men probably will recover. For several months preceding the Kuhney murder daring burglaries wore of almost nightly occurrence. The po llco seemed powerless to prevent them, nnd nervous citizens retired at night in fear and trembling. On the morn ing of April 1-' last Mrs. Knhnoy was nwnltonrd by burglars and called to her husband, a cripple, who was sleeping in nn adjoining room with one of the children. As he entered the door of his wife's room ho was shot dead. The burglars then fifed, A few hours later Detective, Patrick Fltsgernld and two otllcer3 surprised the Biddle bi others at their home on Fulton street, but before they were captured Fitzgerald was killed and Edward Biddle, who shot him, was dangerously wounded, Walter Uorinan, unother of the gang, nnd two women, Jessie Bodlno and Jennie Seebeis, were also artested. Dorman turned state's evidence and the two Diddles were convicted and sen tenced to be hanged, John on the-Hth of this month and Edward on the iGtli, but three days before the date set for John's execution they were respited until February 23 und 27 by Governor Stone, so that their case could go be fore the pardon board at Its coining meeting. Durinan Is still In Jail await ing hentenoo. The wonielt wero to Icased. The Waiden's Suspicions. District Attorney John i Haymaker had a conference w I Uf "Warden SoftVI til noon and the warden told him of Jils suspicions concerning Mrs. Soffel, The' warden has made inquiries a I the homes of till his wife's relatives, and he bus been unable to II ml uny trace of iter, An Investigation du closed ts fact that she hud taken all of her best clothes with her, i The warden's overcoat is aUo missing, it Is reported that the Diddles took i train at the Fourth uveuue station of tha Pan Handle railroad, which w within h block of the jail, and left for the West. Warden Soffcl is brokdit neiu-ieu. no is completely unnerved, snd with dilHculty could repress his tears. It has been known for several weeks that Irs. Soffel was taking an tat-Jt In tio Diddles, and It la said that she frequently furnished them with dainties outside their usual prison fare. The county commissioners met this afternoon and offered a reward of $5, 000 for the recapture of the murderers. A report Is current that the Diddles escaped from the city along the Pitts burg and Western railroad, Scores of people at Etna, Pine Creek and Shnrpsburg claim to have seen them. Whether they caught a train Is not known. The friends of Mrs. Soffel believe that 'she could not have been In her right mind when she ulded In the es cape of the Diddles. For some years she has been an invalid, and about one year ago she was sent to a sani tarium. She came back very much Improved, but the long and painful Ill ness is believed to have weakened her mind. Her husband devoted time and money for the relief of the sufferings of his wife, but It Is said that she never has fully recovered her heaUh and at times was melancholy. Warden Peter K. Soffel, in discussing the escape of the Diddles to-day in the otllce of the jail said: "I believe my wife furnished the weapons to the Diddles and assisted them to escape. This is an awful thing, but I am only tolling the whole truth. My wife was not In bed when I was awakened this morning and I have not soon her since. She is gone God only knows where. I said I would lay every thing bare and I am doing it. This is the worst blow of all, but I believe it is true. I did not suspect her and hence was off my guard. Dut she Is gone and the suspicion of assisting in the delivery by furnishing weapons rets upon her." He broke down and wept when speak ing of his wife's actions. "Think of my children," he said, "their future will be blighted. I would rather have died than come to this. To think, that my wife, the last person in the world whom I would suspect, should act so." Mr. Soffell has two girls, ir and 13 years of age, and two boys, 10 and 7 years. Warden Soffel Hemoved. The prison board began an investi gation this afternoon, and announced upon adjournment tonight' that Wur 'den Soffel, at his own request, had been removed from duty pending the result of the investigation. Deputy Warden Marshall was placed in charge tempor arily. Nothing else was given out. James Francis Burke and J. D. Watson, the attorneys who defended the Biddies at the trial and the former of whom was instrumental in securing their re spite, have announced that their con nection with the case is ended, and At torney Burke has telegraphed the gov ernor that the application for a hear ing before the pardon board is with drawn. Up to a Inte hour tonight not tho slightest clue as to the whereabouts of any of the fugitives has been discov ered. The Biddies at Cleveland. Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 30. Edward and John Diddle, the men who escaped from the Plttsburg'Jall to-day, are well known by the Cleveland police. They are held responsible for a large num ber of daring burglaries in this city. Edward Diddle has served In the Ohio penitentiary and at the Indiana penitentiary, at Michigan City. "There are several charges of burg lary und .larceny agnlnst the men in. this city," said Chief of Police Corner3 to-day. They are also wanted at Erie, Pa., and a number of other places. Tho Diddle brothers are bad men. They are probably the most daring burglars that are known In the profession to-day. A man's life Is nothing to them and they will take long chances for small sums. Cleveland, Jan. 30. Pennsylvania railroad ofllelals have notified the Cleveland police that It is believed the escaped murderers have secured rail road uniforms and are probably travel ing as railway employes. It Is udded that the men are armed to the teeth, and will no doubt tight desperately when an attempt la made to jecapture them. GOVERNOR STONE'S VISITOR. The Mysterious Woman Pleading for Biddies Was Not Mrs. Soffel. nKiclu.iie Wire tiont'ihc Associated I'nu. Hurrlsburg, Pa., Jan. HO. A myster ious woman recently called upon Gov ernor Stuue nnd pleaded with hint to pardon the Diddle btothets, who es caped this morning from the Pitts burg jull. Tho woman was about 2,' ycara of age, was dressed In tho height of fashion and made u special request for tho governor not to dis close her nume, The executive de clined tu pardon tho brothers, but af terward grunted them u respite that their case might be heard by tho board of pardons nest Wednesday on an ap. plication for a commutation of settr tence to, life imprisonment. When the governor learned that It was reported that Mis, Soffel, wife of the prison wmden, may have been the wouutn who visited him, ho gave out a statement denying that his visitor was Mrs. Soffel. Ills statement follows; 'i lie lady who tailed upon me was inJl Mrs. S-oflel and had no possible lOllliettlOIl Will) her, Sshe U a lady of respectability in I'ltUbuig, who Mine merely, out ol sympathy from midlii tlis lirotiedlujts ct ihe trial an many other ijw. pathetic- people tunc. She tan have i,u possible lonntctlou wllU ll.il capo of the jrlQii-i, hho Jld nut wUU her mine ilUclosed. To tUe her ii-ime would i.po hu- uul her family to im unpleasant ui.il uiinr;n,ary notoriety. Any iiioiiiutiun ilvdnil by the dulikl attorney will be ifiH'ii to lili 1 1 in contUvncv. (Signed) William A. Stone. B1J1 to Create State of Oklahoma. By j:.clualic Wire front The Awueiated Preps, Washington, Jan. Wl. Senator Patterson today Introduced u bill providing for the, union of Oklahoma und Ir.dl.ui territoiy and their ad. mission Juto the union ui a state tu lie tilled Oklahoma. ARMY AND NAVY RECEPTION. One of the Most Brllllnnt of tho Season at the White House. My I'.Trtiuhc Wire from The Amoclaicd J'rrcs. Washington, Jan. 30. Tho last of the state levees, the reception In honor of tho army and navy, was Riven at tho white house tonight by President and Mrs. Roosevelt. It wns otio of tho most largely intended of the season. The decorations of the pallors was very effective. Mrs. Roosevelt's gown was of heavy spangled net over blue taft'eta. She wore n diamond necklace and three blue ostrich tips. Throughout the evening the Mitilno band played patriotic airs. Among those behind the line were tho mem bers of the cabinet nnd their ladles, the only cabinet absentee being Sec retary Hay, former Attorney General and Mrs. Gilggs, Lieutenant General Miles, Commander and Mrs. Cowlea, the members of tho Supremo court, General and Mrs. Brooke and General and Mrs. Merritt. PRINCE HENRY IS READING ABOUT US Most of His Time at Present Is Spent in Studying the Manners and Customs of Americans. Dy Uxcliuhc Wire fiom The Associated I'resa. Berlin, Jan. 30. Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia is maintaining un usual privacy at the Schloss, and spending much or his time reading about the United States. He declines as many Invitations as he can, his only engagement before his deoarture for Kiel being that to attend tho dinner In his honor to be given January 31 by Count Von Duolow, the Imperial chan cellor. Prince Henry Is using every oppor tunity to meet well-informed Ameri cans and to talk with them concerning the United States. An American to whom the prince has granted an audi ence today describes Prince Henry as pleasant mannered. "I was surprised to see how thor oughly and systematically the em peror's bi other Is informing himself about America," said this American. "He looks forward to his trip with the keenest anticipation of enjoyment nnd instruction. I find him to be less Inter ested it: processions and external dis plays than In the men he expects to meet. He says he wants to meet Ameii can men, to talk with them nnd learn to understand America. Prince Henry added, In a tone of enthusiasm: 'It has been the dream of my life .to visit the United States, and this trip'rijjnes now like a gift from heaven.' " SAMPSON RETIRED. Captains P. H. Cooper and Geo. H. Wadleigb. Will Be Advanced to Grade of Rear Admiral. Dy Inclusive Wire from The Associated Tres-t. Washington, Jan. 30.-The navy de partment to-day issued an order an nouncing that Hear Admirals Williams T. Sampson and E. J. Cornwell will be placed on the retired list on the 9th proximo on account of age. Admiral Sampson is now In this city on wait ing orders, his health having compelled his relinquishment of active duties sev eral months ago. Admiral Cornwell Is In command of tho European station. These retirements will result In the promotion of Captains P. H. Cooper and George H. Wadleigb to the grade of rear admirals, AID FOR FAMILY OF DYNAMITE VICTIM. Rapid Transit Tunnel Contractors Subscribe $3,000. By rjfclushc Wiie from The Associated I'reas. 3Ccw York, Jan. 30, 'llio toutiaitou who arc ImiMlu:,' the rapid tran-.lt tuuut-1 intt today und Mibai rilictl lS-,000 to bo Used for the benefit of the wife and family of William TuliUs, master mechanic, who lost hid lite in the d.wumltc ex plosion of Monday while endeavoring to put out the Ounui at the djn unite house. HluilUr ui tlon was taken at n miitlrnf of tho cueuthe lommlttee of tho Itapld Tramlt Sulmuy Con Mriictlon company. At the buggestion of Auitwt llehnunt, the torn inittce decided to plate Tubb' name upon (he pay rolls of the tompany ut the salary he a rciehimr from Sub-Contractor Mialer. In letos nillon of his "heroic dciotlon to dutj." Statue of Charles Decorated, By Kmlusive Wire from The Absociatitl I'resv London, Jan, so.Tlii1 ttatute of lilnf diaries I at Chaiiiifr (.Vomi, wls dtcoiatcd with wic.ithi, in tlu- cualomaiy iiunmr today, this being tho anuivcrtaiy ot the beheading of that moiiauli. The moftt noticeable wieath, which luu bent from IMiiilmriili, wa lntiilietl; "Sacred to the imiuiiiy of King (,'hnrlei the first, beheaded by Ids nlivllloiM subject at While Hall, J many iiO, JdlU." ' " mm .- Aldermen Cannot Regulate Traffic, By llitluslic Who from The Associated Picas. New York, Jan, SO, Oui potation Conine! Hives today devlded that the lwa.nl of alJertncii had no authority to pass a resolution icquirlng the CBtablitliuuiil of a Moil; iuiu xvateiu on ihu New Yolk Untlttl tunnel, riuthciiuou-, he tiid, Ihe lio.ml of aldenutn had tin powir unr the leisulallon o tufllo on the road Hotel People Should Be Vaccinated, By i:xchuu Wire from Tho Aodated I'run. Xe w York, Jon, iy.Healili ComuiUlouer Lcdcrle sent a letter to all hotel iruinelri.lii (heater yew York today advUing them to 1 v all of their emplojcj vaccinated The letter ulil tlit Mep uaa mhlti-U "jn U-w of the ciUnilic preiuleiite-of miall-pox in thte and iieisliboring cltlej." African War Casualty List, By I'.xtlwUr Wire from The Associate,! l'rca. London, Jan, SO. The war office' c.uudty )ut iau-.-d Innhht hlimv' Itut li. ft Mtti.Mtr, ,,.n..t. ed tugagniunt at Abraham i Kraal, near Kotly-'j loniciii, urange inver colony, January as. Col cm! h. V H'.l Moulin, of tho gice.- rcifiiuini, and eight men vrrc killed und ict'en men were wounded. Steamship Arrivals, Br Kclulvc Win from '1 he Associated I'reii. ! New Yoik, Jan. i-UAiTivt-il: Qeeaulc, Liver pool; Sallfd; (Jolurab.'a, yanlet; lai Clum. pagiic, ilaue. Havre Anhed: La Saiole, New YoiU. tuceotowii Airbed; (leimanic, y!.y York tor Liverpool, COMMENT IN GIL The Features ot the Appeal Arc Reviewed oil Mr. Leinlu and Mr. Hanna. ADMIRAL CONDEMNED ON IMPORTANT POINTS According1 to tho Commentators Ad miral Schley's Appeal Is Based on Unimportant Incidents of tle Case. The Remarks of Grant nnd Sher man Regarding Victories During the Civil War. By Exclusive Wire from The Aisociated Preu. Washington, Jan. .10. The "com ment" of Judge Advocate-General Lemly and Solicitor Hanna upon tho appeal of Admiral Schley, as submitted to the president by Secretary Long, Is less than a third as long as thf appeal Itself, a fact accounted for by the com paratively few quotations from tho court's testimony In the case of the "comment." The commentators begin with the statement that 'Admiral Schley and his counsel have shifted their ground. They say the chief fea tures of the case were "the retrograde movement," "disobedience of orders," "inaccurate and misleading official re ports," "failure to destroy vessels of the enemy lying within sight," and "Injustice to a brother officer." These matters are all grave. Tho first was that the finest aggregation of Ameri can, naval vessels under one command was, by Schley's direction, turned about and headed for Key West, more than 700 miles distant, when within 22 miles off Santiago, where the ene my's ships were. The second was that Schley deliberately and knowingly dis obeyed the secretary's order overtak ing him in his retrograde movement. The third was that Schley's reason, of ficially given, for the retrograde move ment and disobedience of orders, 1. e., that the flying squadron was short of coal, was not true. The fourth was that for three days some of tho Spanish ships lay within reach of the flying squadron and no sufficient effort was made to destroy them. The fifth In volves Abe point of .hfjuor. Tho com mentators say: Upon the aboo named features, belleu-d by n to be the moi-t imiiolUiyt, If not the only really important matters, into which the court made Inquliy, the conduct of Admiral Schley wa condemned by thai most dUtiiigruhhcd tribunal. Admiral Dewey and Pear Admirals Dcnliain and Itamsey unnlted in their findiniro and opinion upon all of thee scleral points, and tlicy 'united aUo in the significant iccommendation that no further prociedings be had, in xlcw of tho length of time which lias elapsed since the occurrence of the eicnts of the Sintlago compalgn. Grave Matters Ignored. The commentators charge that Ad miral Schley now ignores all these grave matters and bases his appeal upon unimportant features of the case as compared with the grave matter above referred to, "upon which there was not and, in the face of testimony, could not have been any difference of opinion in the court." The commentators say they recog nized the fact that Admiral Schley de votes the greater part of his appeal to the question of command, and conse quently gave that phase of the case considerable space. They declare that to Investigate this question fairly, both Admlrul Schley and Admiral Sampson should be heard. They add: "To determine an Important question of this nature, under such conditions, is contrary to the underlying princi ples of Anglo-Saxon justice. Never theless, this Is precisely what the ap peal asks the president to do." It Is admitted that the precept was broad enough to have permitted the court to go Into this question, but It Is stated that the judge advocate, though expressing a willingness to ou ter upon It, did not consider It proper to do so, The Judge advocate, they say, might have shown that It was Admiral Sampson's play of night blockade that forced Cervera to come out in tho daylight, and Captain Clark Is quoted to support that statement. They quote Admiral Schley In his tes timony to the effect that tho American ships charged In "according to the original plan to jink tho enemy hi the channel," and that "that plan failed because the enemy succeeded really In passing the battle lino." They ask why the enemy succeeded, and declare "tho Brooklyn, having, abandoned her position on tho left of tho Hue, thereby left an unguarded opening along the western shore, through which tho Spanish fleet passed our ships und at tempted to escape." Losses Through the "Loop," Tho court's opinion Is. quoted to tho effect that the Hrooklyn lost dlstanco In position by the "loop" and delayed the Texas. To sustain their conten tion that Sampson was In command, the commentators quote passages from Schley's report of July 0, isos, us fol lows: The toipedo boat ik-atiojus wein dctiojed cail.V In th ailloii, but ihe smoke w i so dune in their iliiCLtlon (hat I cannot ay to which Ve&el pr it bell the credit belong. This doubt leu wos better tten from your; tlagthip. The demo tmoko of tho eomb.it bhut from my view the Indiana and tho HlouecMer, but, -a tliMe eeU wero Uuir to your flagship, no doubt their part in the coullltt w-ai under our im mediate obcriattou. "So this order, tho second of the two, signalled from the Hrooklyn dur ing the battle of Santiago to the American licet, was really formal aUo,' una wns given in accordance with Sampsoii'8 original plan , of battle, which" required closing up with a view of sinking tho Spanish vessels in the entiauce. Surprising us this is, it is shown by Admiral Schley's own sworn testimony, and Is corroborated by, the time and clicumstunces under which the signal was made. It did not- In fluence other ships, Alt the captains had been advised of the plan of buttle nnd all 'closed' accordingly, without waiting or looking for signals from the Brooklyn, nnd paid no attention to this signal, which, us above stated, was not seen except from the Oregon, nnd not ftom that ship until after nil vessels had closed lip. It Is even more sur prising,' but It appears to be a fact, that Admiral Schley Issued no further fleet older during the progress of the battle." Tho commentators next state: "If Commodore Schley was In absolute command during the battle, and If ho made any use of his authority, he must have exercised some control over some of tho vessels participating" whereupon they take up In detail the testimony of the commanding officers on this point and say: W.llnwrlght, of the fllouccsler, said he fnw no order.i fiom the Brooklyn; Tayloi, of t lie- Indiana, said he saw- no signal from the Brookl.in; Ilvard, Continued on Page 0.) CARNEGIE INSTITUTION IS ORGANIZED Executive Committee Elected Tem porary Home for the So ciety Is Secured. By Kxcluslve Wire from The Associated l'ress. Washington, Jan. 30. The Carnegie institution completed Its organization to-day by the election of tho following executive committee: Abram Hewitt, Dr. D. C. Oilman, Secretary of War Elihu Root, Dr. J. S. Billings, Carroll D. Wright, Dr. S. Weir Mitehel and Dr. C. D. Walcott. Dr. Oilman, president of the institu tion, reported that u house, No. 1439 K street, in this city, had been secured for a temporary home for tho institu tion. Tho erection later of a building In this city is contemplated. Judge Hlorrow, of California, -offered a resolu tion acknowledging the gift, which was adopted. Dr. Oilman spoke at some length ex plaining the scope and purposes of the gift. The next meeting of the trustees will 'be held at the headquarters of the Institution here -next November. DEPUTIES IN A ROW. The Brussels Chamber the Scene of a Eree Eight. By L'xclushe Wire from The Associated Press. Bruswl, Jan. KO. The chamber of deputies heie v.-as the scene .of a fi'ec light today be tween "the SoeialUt and Catholic factious. The troubte grew out of a proposal to prosecute M. Smeet; a Socialist, for. a' letcht Kvotutlonary cpcetli. The dirdcr began in the galleries which were .eVentually tlearcd, .by foice. There after the uproar, wm continued, oil the floor. The Socialists advanced in i) body against the benches of the Catholics, shouting taunts and epithets. The deputies finally engaged in "fist cults and the sitt'.n? was suspended. Hut, wliUn the session was resumed Ihe distuibatieo recom menced and picU'iilcd the transai (ion of busi ness. HOWARD FOUND GUILTY. Life Imprisonment Fixed for Assas sination of William Goebel. By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press. Prankfort, Ky., Jan. 30. The jury in the caie of Jim Howard on trial for the muusluation of William Coebel, returned a veiditt of guilty against the prisoner and fixed his punishment at life imprisonment. It is said that on the fir?t ballot on the ques tion of punishment seven jurois voted for life imprisonment and five for the death sentence, One by one those favoilng the death penalty came over till all twehe voted for a life sen tence. Howard's attorney says an appeal will ha made. CASSELS CURSES THE COURT. Murderer of Mary J. Lance Makes a Scene When Sentenced. By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Picas. Springfield, Jluss., Jan. M. John D. Cassels .n sentenced this afternoon to be eleetiocuted during the week of May t for the murder of Mr-. Mary J. bane, in I.onif Jleadow, Ttb. !, lol. Casseli became lolent after .sentence was pro nounted and he shouted: "May (lud cun'e every mun who sent me tu the chair," Ho was hunted out of court. Ivanhoe Burned Out. By Exclusive Wile from The Associated I'resa. itoauoke, V.i Jan. i0. The little town of haiihoe, in Wjthc county, was almot ciithely desjroyed by tire eaily thl-i mornlns, The stores of J. W. Miller. K. II. Huddles, J, O. I.awsun, Pierce & Co., a new brick bulhllnir Just com pleted and intended for a bank; two ijrocei)' stores, the postoltitc and seierul dwelling wqrc burned, The money value of the lotsct has not yet bun learned. Trolley Car Shed Destroyed. By E.xtlusilo Wire from 'Ihe AssoeUtid 1'icm Ntw Voik, Jan, 30, The car thed of the l'at eisou Klcitrte Hallway company in Pasilc, N, J., was dcslioyed by lit- today. All the cats In the thiil, fifty In number, wire buipcd, The taia dtttroyed were mostly thoo uu-d in tne taunmi'r traflle and wcru ttoicd In Hie shed for the winter, t'liu loss was ifJQ.OW. Mr. Schwab Won't Talk. By Exclusive Wile fiom The Associated Press. I'ails, Jau, 0. Chailes M. .Schwab, piesldent of the Unite) Mutes Sttel corporation, was seen here today in connection with the Wall stiect miner' Hut he had resigned the pruldency of that toiu'trn. lie refuted to torimm or deny this uport, He lepe.lted emphatically, "1 won't ,-j nn; tiling," Vienna Story Pronounced Absurd. By i:tluslw Wire from The Associated t'rpss Berlin, Jan, f0.--Tln i,Ui-y cirljliutlnir f Vienna that Herman- would buy the Philippine Islands from the L'ullcil Stater, ur.d that the visit of Prime limry would precede tha an nouncement of this sale, is pronounced by lk-r man oltlclals in ho tihsuicl. DEATHS OF A DAY, Philadelphia, Jan. CO. James Spear, a pioneer stovv and ranuu nuinufjctuicr, died ut hi lieina hero today, aged 73 Jews. .Mr, Spear made the (list successful railway heater, which is at piei cut in use on all ot thopiincipal mllroad of the country. Ho was. u member' of the Prion lutjuc and of the boaul of trail? and wa u trequeut toil trlbutor to tltarjtablo and educational institute tioiu (Specially the Uiilmslty of l'lnnyhaiiU. atl, Jau.i SO.lxiuis Jules lliuctt Ueuor. luandie, a member of. the senate and foimeilv tiovjmor of the Bank ot Fiance, is dead. He was born In ISil, St. Joseph, Mo., Jau. 30. Mrs. Mill's Emily Bastion, a?cd 81, widow of the late James tsaxtou, snd a cousin ot Mil. Mc'h'i'nlcy,. Is dead here. General debility was the cause ot her death. THE HOUSE ' SHAW INi WASHINGTON. New Secretary of tho Treasury Will Take Oath of diSce Tomorrow. By Evcliislie Wire from lheAsociatcd Press. Washington, .tan. 30. Governor Les lie M. Shaw, ot Iowa, tho next poere tttry of the treasury, arrived hero to night with Mrs. Shaw and went at cinuo to the Arlington hotel. Mr. Shaw will call on the president to-mono w morning when tho time of his taking tho oath or oillce to stieeceed Mr. (Jage will be determined. Mr. Shaw said to night that he expected to be sworn In next Saturday morning, In accordance with the agreement reached with Sec retary Gage before he went back to Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Shaw did not go to the white house reception this evening, but remained In their apartments, where they received a few callers. They have taken apartments at the Arlington hotel for the winter. MEASURE TO REDUCE WAR REVENUE TAX Bill Prepared Which Will Go Into Effect on July 1, 1002 Annual Reduction $77,000,000. By Exclusive Wire fiom The Asocited 1'iess. Washington? Jan. SO. The ways and means committee, by unanimous vote, instructed Chairman Payne to prepare a bill repealing all the war revenues except the tax on mixed Hour. The action taken was In th& form of u resolution to the effect that the bill should provide for the repeal of the remaining war taxes, to take effect on July 1, 1902, except that the repeal of the duty on tea should go Into effect Jan. 1, 1003. The only division in com mittee was on amendments pioposed by Democratic members. Representa tive Richardson, of Tennessee, pro posed an amendment to put trust-maue articles on the free list. This was defeated by a party vote, as was the amendment of Representa tive RoberisoK of Louisiana, to con tinue the tax on..".bucket shops." l'lep l esentatlve- Is'ewlandsof Nevadai of-j fered two "amendments, one excepting from the repeal the tax on petroleum a d sugar reflnerl6s, and another Im posing a tax of one-tenth of one per vCent. on the gross receipts of 'any In dustrial corporation having receipts of $1,000,000 annually. Both nmendmenu wore defeated by party votes. Tho reduction on ferriieiited liquor will amount to sixty cents per ban el; that on tobocca and snuff will be three cents, bringing the rate back to six cents per pound as before the win. The rate on 6lgars and cigarettes wn.-i changed last year, but the further change now made will bring the rates back to those existing prior to the war. The repeal under Schedule : will include the tax of one cent per pint bottle on wine and two, cents on bottles over a pint. The rate on beer, now $1.60 per bar rel, Will be brought, down to SI. Tho presept tea duty Is ten cents per pound and this will be repealed.' Chairman Payne made a statement showing that the total reduction would be $77,000,000 annually. The delay hi the repeal of the tux on tea Is for the purpose of enabling those who have stocks on hand to- dispose of them be fore the repeal lakes effect. Mi. Payne says the country will start upon the next fiscal year with $174,000,00(1 available cash. SLOAN PLEADS GUILTY. Kidnapper's Trial Came to an Abrupt Ending at Philadelphia. By ExcluMve Wire from 1 ho Anctiaieil 1'irw. Philadelphia, Jan. iO Hunan! IC, Sloan who was jrstriday placid on tilal charged with nib bing Mabel Kearns, nlixi Mabel liooclrh h, a i.i torlmu woman, today wlthdriw his plea of not guilty and enterid ore of (;ul!t). 'll.e tifal wis thus brought tu mi abiupt termination ufici eet cral witnesses fertile piosvcutlon had been ex amined, 1). Knight Klnley, Henry K. Wallace', Jr., and Oaear Punlap, Sloan's alleged accomplices, will bo tiled at the I'chruaiy leim of court. 'Ilicie nro mmiirous luditimcnts aalmi tint pil-unu.H, iiicludim; betides tho lobboiy thantc, tint.." of iciHpiiucy, .iliiluclloii imd aMaull and battel r. The defendants are i harircd with abducting Mu, Keaiib, m (loodikli, l.'ihllnj,- her pilonci in .1 Iioum! and rubbing 1m of Jeiu-hy vmsli !;,;iX) and money to the .ununnt ot eu-i.il hun ched dollars, .-loan, Wflllaic and I'iiilcy Heie fnimeil in tin newipapcr bu-lne-o ami limilap is a haihri, McKeevor Commits Suicide. llv Kxiluslii! IVIit- fiom 'Ihe Affoi lajed I'rcsi. New Vorh, Jan. 30. John McKetitr, ulio, wish liU brother, Alexander, cmucd thu Culonia! hotel us vu'll as m Viral saloons and cafm in UiU city, W.U found dud in u fanhloi.able rptoiwi hoUl today, li,nln' loiumlltcd Miltide, iuIiil; .1 re volver. Ho icttbtiitil at the holtl undw an u -suined name and It vui only tlinuuh a faicitcll nule, In which he ttave h! l.uu-c aillic-s that hU identity was dUcuuivil, Jli, JkK ever wa pioniimnl in Democratic tirth-4. PENNSYLVANIA TOPICS. Ily ):-i(uile Wile fiom 'Ihe Aiicciatcd !'ie. Waihiiijop, Jan. at). '()ii- hciialc today con filmed lliv following iiomin uicits of I'cnMjlwinlj ponluuuuiei II. 1'. Il.mk!.-, Ileavi-i l'all; W. I), AllUou, We.-t .Newton; J, I. .clA, M'junt i'ltafaut; Uconte Sowiuh, Irwin; I', I!, llaiuiuui, t'lirlvtianai William J. l.ealiy, I'alU Cii-ehi J. 11, lloblibou, Jaiuetlowu. Washington, Jan, 30. The following fourth cUvi IVnnijlvJnia postmasters were appointed today; Haitlry Hall, l.(om'nj louuty, J. 1'. lluntei; 1'utiiamiiUe, Atimiioii tounti, II. II. I'utuiy; Sagon, Xotlhumbiiland county, (i. It. I'rufj. Hurtbburtr, Jau. 30. W. H. Uhestnutt, of llroohilUe, was today appointed by Governor Mone therlit of Jcllcrtou county, vice J, M. ChCfetuutt, leeUucd, JUitliur,-, Jan. SO. Ittao Steamer, aged "S .ur.r, of (.eerburtr, died today at tho IIaiTlburi; hospital, steamer v.-aj a I'hllidelphia und Head ins r.illicad trainmen and wjj found In a dvluj condition IhU morulas 1 a caboose in tha liar rinburic jaidi. He naa quickly removed to the hixpltal and d'- jejilnlncj conscioua-ncui. PASSE! SUS BILL Enthusiastic Friends o? the Givl' Service Receive a Setback ' in the Deal. PRESENT EMPLOYES " MAY BE TRANSFERRED Senate Session Entirely Devoid of Tumultuous Sctnos Mr. Tillman Makes n Quiet Speech He Refers Mildly to the "Miserable, Canting, Damnable" Attitude of the Re-" publicans. By Kxehisiic Wito from The Afoelatcd I'reM. Washington, Jan. :;0. The house to day passed the bill for the creatiqn of a permanent census bureau. The friends of the civil service law. whb I were opposed to making the employees of the bureau eligible for tranr-far or retention? wero overwhelmingly defeat ed. By the terms of the bill, the psr- ! inanent organization will succeed tho I piesent temporory organization, July i, 1 JS0-, and all employes on the rolls up on the date of the passage of the' act I will become eligible to transfer to other I departments or retention in the per I manent organization. Tho bill alsO I provides for a manufacturing census In ' WOo and for the collection of certain . special statistics annually. Early In the session a bill was passed for the protection of the lives of miners I in the territories. It provides that in every mine over 100 feet In depth mine owners be required to provide r,0O cubic feet of pine air for every 50 miners. Mr. Lacy (Iowa), the author of the bill urged the importance of proper ventilation of coal mines. Tie olforeti an amendment providing that tho man agers of coal mines should employ shot flrers to fire shots therein. While the bill wus being discussed something of a stir wan caused by the appearance of officers uli'd marines of the German i- cruiser Moltlco who marched Into the ! publle gallery in uniform and , ut ! ooittred with their side arms. The con- i I fusion' was so pronounced that thu ' speaker -was obliged to call the hou3i I to' order. I The Laccy amendment was adopted i and the bill was passed. Peace in Senate. Today's session of the senate was en tirely devoid of thV tumultuous scenen which chur.ieteilzed the sessions of the past three days. After the Philippine tariff measure was taken up, Mr. Till man dellvcted a speech, devoted almost entirely to the discussion, of the nnr;t his state took in the war for the inde pendenee of the states. Incidentally ho rofeired occasionally to the pending bill, drawing mqrals, he said, for the benefit of the Tnajorlty that they might be applied to the Philippines. In opening his nddress, Mr. Tillman said he desired to continue the discus sion of "the very interesting historlea' subject" which had been btought.to tlu attention of the senate by Mr. Money (Mississippi). lie would hiivo had some thing to snv about the matter yester day had not Mr. Lodge employed wll.lt he c-onsideri'd ungracluu . tui-tlcs. Tho tuetles were suunleineuted brother lie- ! publican senators, he st'ld, and '"nn I gallant young ft lend from Indiana (Mr. I Beverldge) leaned intu the. arfnn mid 1 charged the minority with tor.nilnicy and obstruction. "The Philippine tuiiir bill," he con tinued, "Is very liuuortunt ftom the standpoint of those who propose to pui sne relentlei-slv nnd muiiri-lcf"Mv the piezent Philippine policy, although tlu senator front Utah (Mr. Kiiwllus) has shown thi't thi'ic- Is now over there plenty of money fur the c-aipv-t baggu." to spend." Discussing the hUloilml 'Mibjec raised yesterday, Miv Tlllnmu :-tld: "1 am glad tlmt Massachusetts had one renre.sfntntlvo in. this chamber even If South Carolina hmi only one," he interpolated significantly, "who stands sturdily for tho mlucltiles upon ; which thl? Kovernirnit v.as founded." ( lie then entered upon an elaborate uc- count of the part Hotttli Carolina" tocilc I In the war for the Independence of tho colonics. I While Mr. Tillman was speaking, I hevmnl fcnatovs engaged In conversa- lion among themselves. To this Mr. Tillman objected, because of the Inteiv I million, und lu rcqucMttd that those so engaged to n-tliv to Hip .clinic looms-. For once he was. ho Mild, making -n speech for home consumption. "Of cotttse," ho said, "the senators nn the Ittptibllcau side nro nut Inter ested. ' I-could hardly hope to roach on such a subject through thu minds and hearts! of the calloused majority ihe copuneiilullzed, money grubbing, money loving majority, us such it sub Jcct Is not In consonance with the mis erable, earning, damnable attitude K'oiiiiimeil on I'ago fl.l YESTERDAY'S WEATHER. Local data for January 30, JC02; IligheH tempciatmv ,..,,,,.,,,, 2i degree I.owcit timperatuio J desneej Ucialive humldil : . in ,...,,,.,,., fi per cent. p. i ,.,, 10 per cent. Precipitation, H hours ended 8 p. m.,,.0.10 intli Total snowfall, 21 hours ended 8 (i, m..l.U iucliea f- WEATHER FORECAST, 4- f Wailiingtou, Jau. SO. I'orec-Mt for lU - - day and Saturday: Eaalepi 1'enm.vlva- 4-- nia, Increasing cloudiness l-'iida), pinb- - ably snow by night and Satuiday; trJjh -f--i- northoaterly wind. -
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