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John First to Pass Awau-Ed-
ward Expires Tlireo
Hours Later.
MRS, SOFFEL WILL
PROBABLY RECOVER
A Lost Love Letter Found Story of
the Plans of Escape Remarkable
Influence of Edward Diddle Over
Mrs. Soffel The Woman's Blind
Infatuation for the Prisoner Is
Noticed Even by Her Father Last
Meeting of the Brothers in the
Prison Cell.
iy Eultwitc Win1 from Tiie AFioci.tled PrcM.
liutler, Pa.. Fob. 2. John Kiddle died
nt 7.1.") und ills brother Kd ut 11 o'clock
lust night. Until the end, .lohn Bld
dle malntalnod vigorously tlmt ho and
his brotlier had not murdered Grocer
Thomas Knhney, of Ml. "Washington.
The two brothers were practically shot
to pieces in tlie fight yesterday be
tween ttiom and the Pittsburg detec
tives. .Mrs. Softol, the wife of the jail war
don of the Allongehny county jail in
Pittsburg, and the woman who, infat
uated with Kdward lllddlo, save th-:
brothers the saws and revolvers with
which they elfcoled their escape, is in
a very dangerous condition, though it
is believed that she will recover. Yes
terday afternoon the Kiddles asked to
be allowed to see each other and John
was carrkd lo Ed's cell. The two
brothers first put their nrms about
each other's necks and hissed each
other, while the bystanders cried.
Kd called out that John had heen a
pood hoy until led astray by him and
that they lniil never committed mur
der. The brothers said good-bye to each
other and John was taken to his own
cell.
Jack Kiddle's suffering was intense.
In his ante-mortem statement. Jack
JJiddlo said that both ho and his
brother shot themselves, according to
previous agreement. Shortly after 0
o'clock tonight it became evident to
the attending physicians that the life
of the criminal was ebbing away, and
Dr. Byers stated that it was only a
matter of a few minutes until Blduie'a
earthly woes would bo over. Jack be
came so violent that opiates had to bo
administered to quiet him and It re
fiulred both physicians and the jail at
tendants to hold him on his cot in the
cell.
At r o'clock he went into a delirium
nnd for the last hour of his life he
was in a semi-conscious state. His last
words were uttered shortly before fi
o'clock-, when lie asked Dr. Byers for a
drink of water. Itcv. Father "Walsh,
who has been in attendance upon the
Biddies almost every hour today, was
not present when death came. His last
visit was made at 5 o'clock, and ho did
not return until after John hud died.
The holy office of the Hainan Catholic.
cjiurch was administered to both John
nnd Ed Blddlo. After the death of John
Blddle, Dr. Byers said that Kd had
been sinking very rapidly all day, and
that he fully expected he would die
before midnight.
Jack Riddle's Statement.
When Dr. J. K. Byers called at the
jail at noon yesterday to learn as to
the condition of the Biddies, Jack was
perfectly conscious, ulthough in great
pain. Ho made the following state
ment to Dr. Byers, who gave it out to
night: "Wo never killed anybody. Neither
one of us was present nt tho Knhney
affair, and we had absolutely nothing
whatever to do with it."
Hero Jack repeated his first seutouco
to Dr. Byers in as strong u voice ns lie
could: "Wo never wiled anyobdy.
"When the three of us loft Pittsburg lust
Thursday, it was nerecd that wh wnnl.l
each kill ourselves before being recap
tured, Airs, notfel shot herself: Mt
was not shot by either of us. Wo did
not shoot Charles Heynolds, the Jailer,
io mii nun. we saw in tin instant he
would make trouble for us and possibly
frustrate our plans for escape, and it
heeame necessary for us to shoot him
In order to get away."
Yesterday morning Mrs, Suffers step,
mother, Mis. Deitrich, and her step
brother, Julius, called to sou her. These
were tho only midlives she has seen
since she left her home to go witli tho
Biddies, Mis. Dietrich only remained
nt tho hospital it few minutes, After
n brief conference, tho step-inotlier
left. Mrs, .Soffcl was weeping. AN
kinougit sua piuy realizes her Bravo
pmstiiKe, ,she continually asked all day
for tho Biddies. They and her chil
dren seemed to be )itr only thought.
A Lost Xove letter,
A lost love letter from n.i. rihidio
o his prison sweetheart, Mrs. Kale
ponei, JOUIKI in tho snow near ihn
Moody scene of their capture, reveals
Ihe careful plot for their esenne from
the Allegheny county jail. The letter
fclearly shows the hazardous under-
iiKings or tne infatuated woman to
Itjcure tho escape of the Biddies, since
kecember 2, 1001, they hud been mak-
preparations to escape. The enistio
Is how Mrs. .Soffel curried the saws
the veils of tho Biddies. It muni.
Its the extreme Infatuation of Mrs.
THE BIDDL
BOYS
TH DEAD
Sorfcl for the murderer and burglar.
It clearly shows the wonderful Influ
ence Kd. Blddle had over .Mrs. Soffel.
Mrs. Soffel fell In love with Kd.
Blddlo In November. It was not long
until he started to write love letters
to her. About the early part of De
cember he proposed u plan of escape!
to her. She consented to lend him her
aid. Befote December 111 they hud
completed all arrangements to escape
from the jail. Then they learned of
the governor's respite. After this Kd.
Blddle almost persuaded Mrs. Soffel to
lly with him and hid brother. The
contents of the letter show It was
originally agreed that 'Mrs. Soffel was
to leave tho city for Canada on the eve
of the boy's escape. Although Mrs.
Soffel's infatuntlon was so great for
Kd. Blddle, she steadily refused to al
low the boys to escape alone. It In
shown in the letter that the Biddies
Intended leaving the jail on the night
of December "0. On this acension Mrs.
Soffel became nlnrmed mid requested
Kd. to wait a few days before leaving.
Kd. then became enraged nnd threat
ened to leave on Tuesday night. Think
ing that Mrs. Soffel's affections were
weakening, lie threatened to kill rll
tho guards In the Jail. Mrs. Soffel suc
ceeded in persuading Kd. not to make
the attempt. Kd. Blddle had a perfect
code of signals with his sweetheart,
Mrs. Soffel, and they made signs to
each oilier from ids cell and the jall
yard window of the warden's residence.
It was from this window that she gave
him the signal to escape, it was ar
ranged by them to leave the jail on
Monday or Tuesday. Sunday the boys
were searched. That was In the morn
ing. In the afternoon she gave them
the revolvers. Ed. Blddle was confi
dent of ids power over Mrs Soffel.
Tho lather's Observations.
C. II. Deitrich, the father of Mrs.
Soffel, knew all about his daughter's
flirtation with Ed. Biddje. Deitrich was
a guard in the county jail. lie said to
night: "I discovered her infatuation for the
Biddies several months ago. and I re
peatedly warned her to cease 'her flir
tations from the warden's residence. I
asked her whether she was infatuated
with Edward Riddle, but she never
made reply. About two weeks ago Ed.
Blddle ashed mo to take some poetry
ho had written to my daughter, and I
agreed, as I thought nothing or it. I
brought it home- nnd on Monday or
Tuesday, when Kate was here, 1 gave It
to her. I did not look at It. and when
my daughter asked me to take some
books back to Blddle I refused, and
told her that if she wanted to do any
thing of that kind she must get her
husband lo do it, I would not.
"The actions of my daughter caused
suspicion in the jail and considerable
talk. But I never thought she would do
what she did. 1 thought It was mere
Infatuation. I tried to tell my daugh
ter that she was making a serious mis
take, but she never gave any satisfac
tory reply to my inquiries.
"1 always liked the two boys, espe
cially Ed. I did not think they had
murdered Knhney. I did not believe
that they shot Detective Fitzgerald. I
never thought that they should hang,
and other guards In the prison felt the
same way. I did not think the boys hud
been given a fair trial. 1 predicted that
they would never go to the gallows, be
cause I believed after they got their re
spite they would be pardoned or would
get a long sentence."
The Coroner's Inquest.
The terrible fate of the Biddies is
the sole topic of conversation here to
day and it curious throng of people
huvc been defying tiie storm, hanging
about the jail entrance hi vain at
tempts to get in to see the bodies of
the dead murderers. A great dual of
sympathy for the boys is expressed
on all sides, and a few of the female
portion of the crowd desire to see what
manner of a man Ed Blddle was, that
lie should exert such wonderful Influ
ence' over men and particularly over
women. The jail doors were closed all
day and no one got in but the doctoin
who attended the autopsy, anil the
coroner's jury, which was organized at
D o'clock this morning. Even the news
paper correspondents were excluded
from tho Inquest, which was held lit
Hie jail, and nothing concerning the do
liberations could bo learned till lute in
tho afternoon, t'oroner John i,. Jones
arrived at 11 o'clock at the jull and se
lected the following jury: Lewis ii.
Stein, W. A. Stein, A. M. Black, J, A.
Walter, Jacob Keck uml Hairy Itutll
ninil, Ed S. lllddlo. court stenograph! r
here, took the testimony, and the com
monwealth was represented by District
Attorney John It. llenninger, A. M.
chiistley and W. 55. Muirln.
The testimony of all the olllcers con
cerned in tho capture was taken, ex
cept Hob Hay. the Butler policeman,
who is sick and ubed, The testimony
of Dr. Ureer, who was one of tho doc
tors who attended the Biddies, and of
Sheriff Thomas it. lloou was alto
taken.
Tho verdict of the Jury Is tlmt I'.d
Blddlo came lo ids ileum by a revolver
shot llred from a thirty-two calibre ic
vnlver by himself, and that ".lack"
Blddle met his death from a gunshot
wounti mulcted by the officers in ills
thargo of their legal duty. VmW Ihn
Instructions of t'oroner John l Jones,
an autopsy was held on both Iho Bid
dies tills morning. Tin; surgeons in
charjie worn Doctors MeL'urdy, Uriels, r
and J, t'llntou Atwell.
Tho evidence secured by the autopsy
bears out the statements that llld.
dies Intended to kill themselves ruthir
Hum be taken alive und tlmt I'M suc
ceeded in his attempt, while "Jack"
failed, though his life was forfeited,
Dr, Thicker gave the following state
ment after tho autopsy;
"Jack Blddle was shot the worse of
the two men, although he was In bet
ter condition than Ed, when tho mvii
were brought lo iho jail on Friday
lilKht. lie had two gunshot wounds, en
thu tight side in the region of tin
llvci'.thi; bullet passing up and nrntiud
thu body and doing no damage. They
Were removed on Saturday. A bttflet
wound was foilntl In tho roof of tho
mouth, but It was slight and would not
have caused Ids death. Tills wound
was Inflicted by himself with the evi
dent Intention of committing suicide.
"Ills fight arm was shattered by live
bullet wounds and tho radius broken
In the upper third. The wound that
caused his death was made by n 4 1 .7."
calibre bullet that passed through the
crest of the llllum on the right side
and passed back through the kidney,
causing hemorrhage.
Suffered from Nino "Wounds.
"In all, Jack was suffering from nine
wounds, but excepting the one that
penetrated the kidney, none of thtni
would have been fatal, Ed's terrible
suffering. were caused by a bullet
wound that struck him on the left
! breast, about an Inch and a half to tho
right of tho nipple" and passed down be
tween the fourth and llfth libs, to tho
loft of the heart and through the lung.
This wound was made by Ed himself.
The powder marks were visible on the
stain. Deatli was caused by hem
orrhages and tho man suffered untold
agony to the last- breath. Another
wound found on his body was on the
same side, about an Inch from the left
nipple, but tho bullet struck tho fourth
lib, passed under the skin and did no
damage. Both bullets, found In Ed
were ,'lT-cnllbre and It Is the opinion of
the doctors who held the autopsy there
Is no doubt ho killed himself."
After the autopsy, the bodies of the
Biddies were taken In charge by Un
dertaker AV. It. Itoosslng, of Butler,
who prepared them for burial.
Arrangements are being made to take
tho bodies to Pittsburg tomorrow
morning. They will be In custody of
Shetirf T. U. Hoon.
Since the olllcers concerned In the
light and capture of the Biddies Imvo
had time lo cool off a little, there ap
pears to be a disposition to be fair
towards each other in the matter of
the distribution of the prize money, and
an agreement to divide tlie $5,000 equal
ly among the four olllcers here, tho
driver, J. A. Snyder, and the three
Pittsburg detectives, has been practi
cally consented to by all of the men
except Detective McGovern, who is not
hero today.
Curiosity of Crowds,
At 0 o'clock this evening the bodies
of the Biddies were removed from the
jail to one of the hallways of the sher
iff's dwelling, and the public was given
an opportunity of looking at the two
notorious criminals. Hundreds of peo
ple today braved the worst blizzard ot
the year, besieging tlie jail doors for
admittance, which was refused until
this evening, when tlie doors of tile
dwelling house attached to tlie Jail
were opened and everybody .given an
opportunity to gratify their morbid
curiosity.
L.ute tonight a long line of people are
standing in front of the door, the wind
blowing about their ears and the drt
ing snow stinging their faces like ici
cles, waiting their turn, and noticeable
among the crowd was a number of
women, who are curious, even in deatli
to see Ed Blddle, the man whq Is said
to have had such a charm over women
wlien he was alive.
Mrs. Soffel is reported to be spitting
blood tonl;iht at the hospital, and her
condition Is not considered favorable.
The track of tho bullet wound in her
breast runs close to the pleura, and
the doctors are not yet able to tell
whether the hemorrhage Is caused by
the wound or is attributable to some
other cause, which has not yet fully
developed.
TERRIBLE STORM
IN GREAT BRBTASN
Large "Number of Vessels Wrecked
and Many Men lost in English
and Irish Channels.
Uv E-uiiuhr Wlie from 'll.c Ahsocintvit 1'inu.
London, Feb. U. The storm in tho
Engllslrand 'Irish channels Is unabated,
Numerous minor wrecks have occurred.
frequent reports have been received of
men washed overboard and tlie crews
of tho lifeboats and rocket apparatus
have been kept busy,
The British armored cruiser iniinoi'
tullte encountered terrible weather.
The seas washed over her forward
guns. Many fishermen are reported to
have been drowned. In the Clyde up
ward of forty vtssels are fogbound be
tween (Ireonoclrand Glasgow.
Tlie mall steamer which left Dover
for Ostein! yesterday afternoon was
sighted In distress in tlie channel tills
mornln.f. Tugs assisted her lutu port.
Her passengers hud terribly exper
lenceii. Tho steamer was swept by tlie
seas for more than twenty hours.
The recent gales have been succeeded
by heavy snow storms in western
Europe, and the shipping along the
const or Spain lias suffered consider
able diimiige.
Forty lives are reported to have been
lost in Milpwrecks on the Italian coasts.
Several persons were killed by ava
lanches in Italy, rivers there have over
llowed their banks, a score of bridges
have been broken, and many towns are
blocked by tho snow.
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
Two Men Instantly Killed at David-son-Bonedict
Sawmill,
Uy I.M'lutiw Wire fiiuii 'fli AvK'flauM I'im.
Ilulieuwald, Teiin,, Feb. i The ex
plosion, of a boiler at tlie Davidson
Ueiiedlct sawmill yesterday demolished
thu bulldliii,'. killed two men Instantly
and fatally Injured one other.
Walter Holllster, Inside foreman, and
,1. N". I'axton were killed, and Edward
Johnston was badly scalded and will
die.
Steamship Arrivals.
By Culiuiu- Hinfruiu Tliu .Uiodatul I'fMi,
Ntw Yurk. Kelt, a. iilvc-il: KcndUKlon, An.tr
urt mui Suutltuniuii; lAiuitiitiu, IIjmcj
1'lioinUl.i, ll.niilnirj,' uml lloulufjms ' lllitln, lire
incii; M. J.oult'. S.)iuluMloii uii'l flii'iLiuur?.
Uuibouitf &illcd; I'lilUdvlpliiu (lnu Smith.
iUiUm), Xviv Vwik. IjiH'Ciittowii laicjiiU
twin Mvaritpol). Ni:w Vwils, llmcfiJllm!: la
Uajceiif, Sjw YtiiL
MR. SHAW NOW
Ex-Governor ol Iowa Succeeds
Luman J. Gnne In the
Treasury.
JUSTICE SHIRAS
ADMINISTERS OATH
Secretary Shaw Settles Down to His
Duties Like One Thoroughly Famil
iar with the Work Clerks of the
Department Presented Mr. Gage
Declines a $100,000 Offer from
New York Undecided Yet as to
the Future.
By I!xc lulvp Wire from The Associated I'rrm.
Washington, Feb. 2. The change in
the executive head of the treasury de
partment took place yesterday morn
ing, when ex-Oovernor Leslie M. Shaw,
of Iowa, took the oatli of ofllce and suc
ceeded Lyman J.' Gage us secretary.
There was but a brief ceremony, and
Secretary Shaw has settled down to his
duties like one thoroughly familiar to
the work.
Associate Justice Slilras, of tlie Su
preme court, administered the oatli to
Governor Shaw In the ofllce of the sec
retary of the treasury. This was a
slight departure from custom, as most
of the cabinet olllcers In tlie past few
years have been sworn In at the white
house. Postmaster General Payne took
the oatli In the cabinet room. There
were present at the ceremony yester
day morning the outgoing secretary,
Senators Allison and Dolliver. of Iowa,
and most of the Iowa delegation in con
gress, also the assistant secretaries of
tlie treasury and heads of bureaus of
that department.
The first man lo extend congratula
tions was Mr. Gage, tiie retiring secre
tary. He expressed the most earnest
wishes for Mr. Shaw's success, which
elicited the compliment from the now
secretary that if his administration
proved as successful as that of Mr.
Gage he would bo altogether' satisfied.
An Impromptu Exception.
After the exchange of felicitations an
impromptu reception was' held, at which
practically all the eifipjoyou of the de
partment were prcsuiitua to the new
secretary. Mr. Gage remained and in
troduced the heads of bureaus, chiefs
of divisions and other employes, and
then held an hour's conference with his
successor, during which the adminis
tration of the department was dis
cussed. Secretary Shaw has entered upon his
duties In n quiet manner and makes
no" announcement of policies. He has
been represented as favoring u wider
distribution of government funds by
Increasing the deposits In natlonnl
bank depositories, but no one is author
ized to make such a statement. It is
believed that for the present, ut least,
he will continue tlie bond-purchasing
policy of Secretory Gage.
it is not anticipated that the new
secretary will make many changes in
the tieasury force at present. It is
likely that In the course of time some
changes will bo made In the assistant
secretaryships. He will also select his
own private secretary, although Mr.
Hlcli, who has been acting in that cap
acity for Mr. Gage, will remain for tlie
present.
Mr. Gage's Future,
Mr. Gage, according to an evening
paper, lias declined to accept the presi
dency of tho International Banking
Corporation, of New York, at an an
nual salary of $100,000. It Is declared
that Mr. Gage did not care to take any
place that Involved any other work
than that of finance. It Is said that
another offer made by a trust company,
in New York, Is under consideration,
and that his visit to New York at
this time concerns that offer. He still
has open to him an offer from the
Chicago Title and Trust company.
After spending a few days hi New
York Mr. Gage will go to Florida to
rest some weeks, and then expects
to go to Chicago. Tho numerous of
fers that Secretary Gage has received
are commented upon by some as show
ing that it man's age has nothing to
do with tho demand for Ids services,
Mr, Gage' is over 02 years old, but
ho has had many offers since the fact
was first made public Unit lie would
not remain In the treasury depart
ment. ICE WRECKS AT OVENSBORO,
Great Damage to Property from th9
Storms in Kentucky.
By Kxelusiie Wiic from Tl.c Aiwcbtiii 1'resu
Owensboro, Ky Feb, 2. Although
tho weather was cold today, thousands
wore In the city viewing the ho
wrecks, .Several hundred men were
working for tho two telephone com
panies and thu telegraph companies,
The streets are still almost obstructed
with piles of wires and ice. Tho elec
tric light plant has now one circuit
on. Tlie streets cars aro pot yet run
ning. Tho damage to properly hero, in esti
mated at $150,000. The wind haw broken
down nearly every tree In the city,
SI 5,000 FOR A PORTRAIT. i
Picture of Frederick Archer To Be
Painted for Plttabuvg.
By Eicuihe n'm- Ironi'llie Aivxiateil t'ten.
Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 2. Tlie trustees
of thu CariegU) Institute have -.decided
to pay $ID,000 for a painting or the late
Frederick Archer,, the- organist of tho
institute, and tho lirst director of tiie
I'lUs.hurg orchestra. . ,
The' commission will probably bo,
given to Churtraud, tiie French arUstt
although tho tvustees aro also u cniut
uiunliiutlon with several New York
puintsrss.
MANGLED BY A THATN.
Shocking Death of Mlsa Hendorshot
and Samuel Smith.
fly Uxviiulve Wire from The Associated I'rtM.
Cumionsburg, Pa., Feb. 2. Two of the
best known young people of this place
were Instantly killed last night, while
crossing tho trucks ot the (.iuirtlers
brunch of the Pan-Handle railroad at
Arden station, n few miles this aide of
Washington, Pn.
The dead ore: Mia Anna Hendor
shot, aged 23 years; Samuel Smith, tlie
inallcarrior of the place.
Miss. Hemlershot and Mr. Smith hud
been out buggy riding early In the
evening: and started to return to tills
place, On coming to the railroad cross
ing' their horse got beyond their control,
or they did not notice the approaching
train. The engine struck botli the horse,
nnd buggy, tpsslnp the young couple in
tlie iilr. Both were mangled In a ter
rible manner, and were picked up dead.
WATERBURY
Business Portion of the City
Is Almost Entirely
Wiped Out.
Hy Kuiiuite Wire from The Atiociated l're.'i.
Waterbury, Conn., Feb. 2. Tho most
disastrous lire In the history ot Water
bury broke out in the heart of the city
shortly before 0.30 this evening, and at
lO.l'i was not under control. A large
section of the business part of the city
lias already been wiped out, and owing
to the high winds prevailing there is
little hope of saving what still stands
In that part of the business section
south of Exchange place.
The fire originated In the upholstery
department on the third floor of the
store or the Beid & Hughes Dry Goods
company, at 10S-112 Bank street, and
that store, as well as many adjoining
buildings are smouldering cinders.
Insurance men estimate that the
property damage already done will be
found to be considerably over $1,000,000,
and there Is no hope of extinguishing
the fire before that figure is doubled.
The origin of the conflagration is not
known.
After 1) o'clock the militia was called
out to preserve order. There was seri
ous talk of blowing up buildings. to pre
vent the spread of the liames. Tlie fire
was chocked on South Main street, and
indications were that it would content
itself on Centre stroot with burning out
the long block that contained the
Franklin house and thOjAmeiican ofllce.
The First. Baptist church, opposite the
latter structure, was endangered, but
was not burning at a late hour tonight.
Shortly after midnight tho fire, which
had apparently been brought nearly
under control, broke ,out In new places
and the efforts of tho local firemen,
combined with the .aid given by fire
fighters and apparatus from Hartford,
Torrlngton, Bridgeport, New Haven
and other places, seemed powerless to
stay its progress. The blaze was wiping
out the business portion of tlie city, all
the fire being confined to that section,
though residential parts of the city
were In danger by sparks driven by the
furious wind.
In the panic caused by tlie fire there
were many rumors of accidents und
fatalities, but at the Waterbury hos
pital at 1 o'clock It was said that no
accidents or deaths had been reported
there. At that hour the fire was still
burning, though as viewed from tlie
hospital, which is on an eminence com
manding1 a view of the city, it appeared
that its vigor was abating:.
SCHOOLTEACHER
FROZEN TO DEATH
I Nellie Bailev Lost In n Dolnwnrn TSH.
zard Two of Her Pupils Miss
ingOrchards Damaged,
by r.xclusive Wire from The AwocltteJ I'rew.
Laurel, Del., Feb. 2. A report reached
here last night that Miss Nellie Bailey,
the teacher of a district school near
Hernden, was overcome In the blizzard
while making her way home, ami per
ished, and that two pupils are missing
and supposed to have perished, Thou
sands of partridge and rabbits and
other game have perished from cold
and starvation.
The st6rm that lias been raying In the
lower peninsula for three days is one
of tlie worst in the history of the stute.
The losses will run up into tlie thou
sands. The storm was general through
out tho peninsula, but It readied Its
worst In Northampton county, Vu.,
where outbuildings were crushed .and
stock perished, Schools were closed; nil
roads la many sections were Impass
able and there was much suffering
among the poor, in several places the
rural mall deliverers weru tumble to get
out of town. Those, who ventured out
! suffered Intensely and were kept out
I after night. Lust night sleet took tlie
j plaeo of snow. This killed hundreds of
acres of fruit trees and truck furins,
REVENUE REDUCTION BILL.
The Majority and Minority Reports
Ave Completed.
Bj Kviukhe Wire from The Associated 1'itw.
Wasliington, Feb, 2. Thu majority
and minority reports on thu bl rediic
(.is tho war revenue taxtn are practic
ally completed, the purpose btlng to re
port the bill to the house after a meet
ing of tho ways and means committee
tomorrow-. Chairman Payne's majority
report Is foreshadowed in ids recent
statement, when thu bill was agreed
upon. It deulH mainly with tlie extent
and details of the reduction, which is
said t" bo tho largest single reduction
of taxation ever made by n nation.
Thu minority' of the committee con.
ferred today and will meet at 11 a. m.
tomorrow to sign tlie filial draft of their
report. It will concur' wth the major
ity In supporting tux reduction mid
also will discuss the general subject of
tariff revision.
EMPTT
BRUTAL
FORECAST OF THE WEEK
IN SENATE AND HOUSE
The Philippines Tariff Bill The Sal
ary Bill and Other Measures
to Be Considered.
lly K.wlinlve Wire from The AxocUfeJ Presa.
Washington. Feb. 2. For the mo.U
part the senate will divide Its time this
week between the Philippine tariff bill
and the bill increasing: the salaries of
members of federal judiciary. The sal
ary bill is In charge of Senntor Hoar
and will be considered in the morning
hour of the senate each day until It is
disposed of. while tlie Philippine bill,
which Is in tlie ' hands of Senator
Lodge will continue to have tho right
of way as the unfinished business after
'l. o'clock of each day, Tho salary bill
will be the subject only of running de
bate, but a number of Bet speeches will
be mad.o on the other measure. Among
tlie senators who will be heard dur
ing the week are Messrs. Teller, Tur
ner, Cannae and Culberson. It Is
hot probable that the debate on tho
Philippine bill will be concluded during
the week. The friends of the Judiciary
salary bill hope to conclude Its con
sideration of a comparatively early
day. They say that Senator Stewart's
amendment increasing the salaries of
senators and members of congress will
bo uncermonlously voted down. Mon
day Senator Hale, from the committee
on appropriations, will report the ur
gent deficiency bill and ask to have it
considered on the following day. Tlie
amendment In this bill providing for
tho antt-ruilniuent of Prince Henry and
tlie expenses of this country incident
to the coronation may lead to some dis
cussion, but no doubt Is entertained ot
tlie final favorable disposition ot those
Items.
Tills promises to be an interesting
week in tlie house. The oleomargarine
bill has been made a special continuing
order for tomorrow and after it is dis
posed" of, which probably will be on
Tuesday, tho bill for the repeal of the
war revenue taxes will follow. "While
both sides are unanimous In favor of
the repeal of these taxes, It Is the In
tention of tlie Democrats to open up
the whole tariff question during the de
bate on this bill, and they will make
a strong fight for ample time for dis
cussion, the Cuban reciprocity question
is also likely to be debated at length,
ns members on both sides of the house
are anxious to define their position.
The friends of the oleomargarine bill
have no doubt of its passage. They
regard the vote on the adoption of the
special order last Friday as practically
a test vote. The bill Is practically the
old Grout bill Imposing a tax of ten
cents a pound on products colored in
imitation of butter and hold retail deal
ers wlio color oleomargarine subject
to tho same penalties as the manufac
turers. EXPLOSION AT HONDO.
A Total of 106 Men in the Mexieai
Mine Nearly All Are Dead Vic
tims Principally Mexicans.
By Kxiluiive Wire from The Associated !'res.
ban Francisco, Tex, Feb. s. Tlie
latest Information from the Hondo,
Mexico explosion, shows It to have been
fully as serious as at first reported.
There was a total ot 10G miners at
work in the mine when tho explosion
occurred and all of them are dead, The
majority of the victims are .Mexicans
and Chinamen, very few Americans
having been at work in the mine. Every
mule In tlie mine was killed, three dead
ones being taken from the debris to
day. The work of clearing away the
wreck In order to get the bodies Is
being rushed as rapidly as possible, but
there Is no iiopu tlmt any of the 100
men will be rescued alive.
The explosion occurred In mine No, 0
and was occasioned by striking a gas
pocket. The mine Is the property of
the Coahulla Coal company, It. M Mo
Kenny being superintendent, The
names of none of the victims have been
learned here, Tho loss Is to tlie owners
of the uiliiu Is very heavy.
COMMENCEMENT
AT CARLISLE
Exercises at the Institution Devoted
to Education of Indians Will
Occur This Week.
lly i:.uluhe Wire from The Aociitul I'ren.
Washington. Feb. -'.A large party
of public men, among who will be sev
oral senators and Itepresentattves
lirowu of Wisconsin; McAndiuws, of
Illinois; Sheldon, of Michigan; Curtis,
of Kansas; Marshall, of North Dakota;
Stephens, of Texas; Tongue, of Oregon,
and commissioner of Indian Affairs
Jones will lenvu horn In special cars
Wednesday niorniiiiv for Carlisle, , Pa.,
to attend tin twenty-third anniversary
and fouitcunth graduating oveiclses of
the Carlisle Indian Industrial institu
tion. Tho party will be tho guests of Lieu
tenant -Colonel It. H. Piatt. l S. A
the supeilntendeut, and with large rep
lesentatlous from oilier cities, inelud
in members of thu Pennsylvania leg
islature, will participate in thu cere
monies at tint Institution Wednesday
and Thursday.
Cut Off His Wife's Head,
lly r..utiilvo Wire from The Associated Vten.
t:jdU. 0., IV1). - John S, 0skl, a Blav miner,
immlcu'd lii' wile )ot night by M'vciins her
hvml wllli uii sue, llu alio litlil indlgiunt nclgli
hum ut ljy until Ukeu into custody by tho
sl.cilll.
ATT
0 LYNCH
MU
Nearo Who Shot a Policeman
Is Pursued bu an
flnoru Mob.
CROWD BATTERS DOWN
CITY HALL GATE
Upon Being Arrested, Albert West Is
Greeted -with Cries of "-Kill Him!"
from the Throats of Two Thousand
People The Prisoner Struck by
Umbrellas and Canes Policemen
with Drawn Revolvers Keep thr
Crowd Back.
Dy lhilntlve Wire from The Associated Tresi.
Chester, Pa., Feb. L Policeman Mark
Allen was shot and killed at midnight
last night by Albert "West, a negrd,
whom ho had placed under arrest for
quarreling on the street with a colored
woman. The negro shot Allen In the
leg, and as the latter fell to the side
walk, West llred two more shots into
Allen's body, death resulting shortly
after.
"West escaped, but wus captured to
day hiding in a stable at Darby, seven
miles from here.
News of tlie capture of the murderer
preceded the uriivnl of the officers with
their prisoner, and when they reuched
tlie city hull in a car, a crowd of two
thousand persons was In waiting.
Cries of "Lynch him!" "Kill him!"
made tlie wretch crouch into the bot
tom of the cur, and when he wan
brought out on tlie platform there was
a rush and a number of persons struck
him with umbrellas and canes, while an
effort was made to get him away from
the policemen.
Rush for the City Hall.
Tlie negro was hustled Into the city
hall and the crowd, seeing that it was
impossible to reach him In tho narrow
corridor, ran around to the court yard
In the rear of the building. Tho bin
gate was barred, but a hundred shoul
ders weie placed against it and It was
torn down, while the mob rushed in
with yells of "Lynch him!" The city
jail stands In this court yard and fear
ing that a rush would be nnuje in that
direction, Chief Leary placed a platoon
of police in tlie driveway and the offi
cers, with drawn revolvers, quailed the
crowd with the grim determination to
pruvent a lynching. The crowd sullenly
retired, but a plot was made for a sec
ond onslaught and It was necessary tc
place some of tlie leaders in custody,
temporarily, to quiet the crowd. Mayor
Jeffries placed a chair on the sidewalk
and, addressing the crowd, assured the
angry men that justice would bu done,
and urged his hearers not to place a
bar In tho way of an orderly procedure
of law. The crowd still lingered, am'
as nightfall found the streets stil".
packed with people, extra guards wcr.tf
placed at the city hall.
ELECTRIC MOTOR PLOW.
Invention of a Russian Excites Great
Admiration.
By Kxilmiv.- Wile fiom Tlie Associated IVsi.
St. Petersburg, Feb. L'. Engineer
Uj'jyousky lias invented an electric mo
tor plow which is said to make a fur
row 1" inches deep, with a saving of
from live to seven per cunt, in power,
as compared with tlie pony plow, with
a shallower furrow. It elicited great
admiration at the electrical congress,
just held in Moscow.
Seoul dispatches say that an Ameri
can 111 111, Coleman & Dustwich, lias se
cured a concession for waterworks fur
the Korean capital. The firm will pay
SI .800,000 (Korean), In three annual In
stallments. VASSAR GIRLS ON THE ICE.
Four Hundred Students Enjoy an
Evening of Skating.
fly Kauhulir Wile fium The Awueiaied Prey.
Poughkeepsio, Fell, i. Not In the four
years that tlie senior class has heen ut
Vussar college has there boon such n.
successful skating carnival as was held
on the college lake Friday night, 100
students participating In the festivities.
Three huge bonfires furnished Illumin
ation uml tho Tweiity-llrst Iteglmont
band played, while strings of Japaneru
lanterns were suspended uniong tlie
trees that line tho banks of the lake.
Miss Caroline Speery and Miss Kho
White led the march.
LEDGER COAL ARTICLE.
fly Kkiliblve Wile iioiuThe Assoeuteil Press.
1'liil.idi'lplii.i, l'li. '.'.Tho U-duer, ill It. mat
uiilile ixiimiriiw, will euy;
"The inilhuillo io.il trade was uiliiu oh,tuU.
td by the lie.n nuw ixt week, Mhllli Inter.
lei nil Willi I Ik' iiiuument ot coj! tu market. Tim
diiuaiul roiaiiaies gouil uml take tho output uui
uuiil'l lake mut.li uiuie could the i'iNi.m!i'a !
Ileie the i,ii- tliuiUKu ami older illfficultlc pn-
KJJJCKeK
u-iuins lull tr.iibK!rt.ittoii. Thew is complaint
i.f the hoit u''ly nf tho itt-Jiu hlies, pea coal
lieiiia n ty MMnv .mil in uiiaut request, i'lieei
.ue Mifriy I eld, .nut iliU condition i expeited to
tvnlimie mall piiut,' H fully opened, Tliu
e.iteiii i-ilio .11.- nut net till;,' in much ritt by
i.ill ,:s tin-; ili-.ivi- und in tome quarter.! tiu
ili-.ihu feji .t dioiUce, Tidewater fchipiiieut-i
uie l.i tr jihI I la in teems to bo a (rood supply
f tojl jt i-jMt-iii pom excepting of tho strum
tUi-.-i.
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t WEATHER rORECAST,
f
-f Wellington, lb. 2. Forecast for Iton-
-f day and Tuesday; Ka&tcrn IVuniylvuaU 4-
f Fair Monday, except biow in tho ltiouti-
4- tain difctikW; niucli colder, with a eol-t -f
4- mw. Tuesday, fair; brUk noithwfttcily
4 winds, diminishing, 4
-t--H- 4 4 44 .4 -t.
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