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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-02-07
ED RIDDLE MAKES A STATEMENT
Declares He l. Innoceut of the Crime
Charged Mrs. sonei's Participation.

Declares Tie l. innocent of the Crime
Charged Mrs. sonei's Participation.
At the Jail last night Ed Biddle
called for priest and made the fol-
lowing statement: Il have been ac-
cused of great many serious crimes.
| admit th~ | could have committed
many-the opportunities for them pre-
scented themselves. | want to say now
that | did not kill Detective Fitzgerald
nor did | shoot Thomas Kahney, nor
was my brother implicated in the lat
ter affair Mrs. Soffel aided us IN get
ting out of the county jail, and had II
not been for her we would have made
our escape today. She gave up every
thing for us and | was bound to back
her. cid not shoot her. She shot
herself.
"Oh. father, bless me and tell me
that my sins are forgiven. Although
| have been pictured to you as des-
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President Issues an Order.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The president
has issued the following executive or
der: "All officers and employees Of
the United States Of every description
serving or under any of the executive
departments. and whether so serving
in or out of Washington, are hereby
forbidden, either directly or indirect
ly, individually or through associa-
tons. to solicit an increase of pay or
to influence or attempt TO influence In
their own interests any legislation
whatever, either before congress or its
committees or In any way sa'
through the heads of departments, in
or under which they serve on penalty
OF dismissal from the government
service
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Minnesota Legislature.

st. Paul, Feb. An response to
call by Governor Van SAINT, the Min
nesota legislature conven I'd i'm extra
session at IL o'clock. Speaker Dowl-
ing, according to ruling of the at
torney general, needed no reelection,
and called the house to order. while
Lieutenant Governor Smith officiated in
like manner i'm the senate. After COM
pleting the organization by electing
clerks and sergeants-at-arms, boln
houses adjourned for the day in men,
DRY of Representative ]. w. Torrey OF
Magic or cOlIntv
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TO REPEAL WAR TAX
Bill Ordered Favorably Reported by Ways
and Means Committee.

Washington, Jan. 31.-The house
committee on ways and means has
unanimously authorized Chairman
Payne to report bill repeating all
the Spanish war revenue taxes except
the tax on mixed flour. The repeal
is to take effect July l.. 1907, except
the duty on tea, which is to take effect
Jan. /, 1903.
Chairman Payne made statement
showing that the total reduction
would be 100000 annually. The
delay in the repeal of the tax on tea
is for the purpose Of enabling those
who have stocks on hand to dispose of
them before the repeal takes effect.
Payne says the country will start upon
the next fiscal year with $174,OOOOOO
available cash.
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CONGRESS IN BRIEF
Synopsis OF the Proceedings I'm the Senate
and the House.

anu the
Washington, Jan. 31.-The senate
yesterday passed a number of bills or
merely local interest, debated the Phil
ippine tariff bill, reconsidered the vote
OH the bill relating TO devices patented
by naval officers and held an executive
session.
The house passed the permanent
census bureau bill, overwhelmingly de-
feating a civil service reform amend
ment; also a bill to protect lives Of
miners in territories.
Washington, Feb. 1.-The senate
considered without action the bill TO
increase the salaries of United States
Judges, listened to a long speech by
Morgan on constitutional question
connected with the Philippine tariff
and held an executive session. Adj
journed to Monday.
In the house the ways and means
committee introduced the bill to re-
peal war taxes. The ways and means
committee was instructed to report
on a resolution referred thereto rela-
tive to senate rights in annuling tariff
laws by treaties. Several bills of pure
ly local interest were passed.
Washington, Feb. 3.-The house
Saturday, after the transaction OF
some minor business, which included
the passage Of the senate bill to pro-
hiblt the sale Of firearms, opium and
intoxicating liquors in the New Hebri-
des, devoted the day TO eulogies of the
life and public services of the late Rep
resentatlve Broslus, Of Pennsylvania.
Washington, Feb. 4.-The senate
yesterday took up the bill to increase
the salaries of United States judges
a vote was taken on the proposition
to increase the salaries Of senators and
representatives. and resulted-ayes
10; noes, "A. The Philippine tariff bill
came next, after the salaries bill had
been laid aside. and provoked only a
long and sharp political debate, there
being no progress made on the bill
An executive session was held.
The house took up the anti-Oleomar
garine bill, and after some filibuster
ing by Its opponents, began the debate
Votes on the tilibustering motions in
dictate the passage OF the bill, upOr
| which no action was taken Yesterday
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FOUR KILLED BY GASOLINE
Domestic Explosive "Goes orr While Men
Are Fighting Fire.

Boyertown, Pa, Feb. 4.-Four per-
sons were killed and one was probably
fatally injured as the result of an eX-
plosion of gasoline at IL p. m. yester-
day in the bakery of George Carver
of this place The dead are: Henry
Shaner: Frank Shaner. his son, aged
10: George Gormin; Charles Hough,
aged Is years. George Fry was in
iured internally, may not live.
Fire was discovered in the bakery
shortly before II p. III. and the flames
had gained considerable Roadway.
While the firemen were fighting the
flames in the rear of the building a
terrific explosion occurred, blowing out
the entire front of the structure. AT
the time of the explosion large crowd
of spectators was watching the hre'
and many of them were caught under
the falling wall.
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Kansas is covered with thick blan-
ket OF snow.
The Ohio river at Cincinnati is ris-
ing rapidly.
Hubert Klein, a Chicago man, gave
500 reward to two men who returned
him S1O1 which they said he had lost.
The S1O1 was in Confederate money.
A Chicago man recently attacked by
thugs wants them to try 1t again, and
is carrying 81 900 with him as bait.
The st. Louis fair managers propose
a universal conclave Of jurists as a
feature.
Captain Hobson was given an ova-
tlon by the United Daughters Of 1917,
of New York, when he advocated a
great navy.
Brooding over the wreck of his sa-
loon in the storm Of last week at Port
Angeles. Wn, Thomas Money blew
out his brains.
The Iowa Congress Of Mothers is in
session at Des Moines.
The weather at Louisville yesterday
was damp and cold, but Schley's greet
ing was very warm.
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Friday, Jan. 81.

Charles NJ. Schwab refused at Paris
TO either confirm or deny report that
he was to resign the presidency OF the
steel trust.
Texas is suing the Standard Oh CON-
pany for matter Of S1,07O,OOO in fines
for violating her antitrust law.
Two thugs tried TO rob house at
Gallipolis. O., and they are good thugs
now.
At Province, o. r., Walter Childs
was shot and killed by Ella Pitts, the
result of IA quarrel.
Business is paralyzed at Hunting
ton. w. Va, as result of snow and
slush.
Miss Ellen o. Proctor, deceased, OF
Brookline, Mass. left $4,000 to Har.
ward medical school
Andrew Carnegie has been proposed
for membership in the Reform club OF
London.
The smallpox epidemic in London.
after falling to twenty cases daily, has
increased suddenly.
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KELLEY INSTITUTE, DWIGHT, Ills

ly company. All of the guests and
employees escaped without injury, with
the exception Of Il colored cook, who
was bruised by jumping from a sec
ond-story window.
The fire started around the boilers
used for heating purposes in the main
building Of the Keely company This
structure was completely destroyed
and the flames then spread TO the ho-
tel adjoining. This was soon reduced
to ashes. The fire department, by a
great effort, then succeeded in stop
ping the fire without much additional
loss
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IMPORTANT LEGAL DECISION
Relations of a Broker and Customer Those
of Debtor and Creditor.

st. Louis, Feb. An decision
handed down yesterday in the case of
the defunct st. Louis brokerage firm
of Gaylord * Blessing, by Judge FL
mer Il. Adams. in the United States
district court, the relations of broker
and his customer are shown to be
those of debtor aud creditor, and that
the broker is not Il trustee for the GUS
toner.
The decision is considered one Of the
most important handed down in years
in bankruptcy cases. and will be re-
ceived with interest by the entire bust.
ness and legal world Of the country.
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Saturday, Feb. 1.

1t is said that the concentration pol
icy in the Philippines is working fine
" as a military policy.
DIR" Dowie and his deacons have
been denied clergymen's half-fare rates
by the interstate commerce commits
sion.
George L. Wade, of Chicago, has
been awarded $1,000 damages for In
iuries received while employed by the
Illinois Central
Joseph Bisoky, Of Chicago, took his
own life because of grief over tia.
death of his father.
Fremont, O., has decided to close the
public schools as a measure against
smallpox.
Norwegians in the United States
sent "home" last year 100000 kroner
in cash.
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Miners Adopt Popular Vote.

Indianapolis, Jan. 31.-National of
fcers of the United Mine Workers
will hereafter be elected by ma
jority of all the members in good
standing in the national, district and
local organizations" instead of by the
national convention, as at present.
This action was taken by the nation
al cSSnvention on the recommendation
made by President Mitchell In his an
uual rppOrt
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Fire Mt indianapolis.

Indianapolis, Feb. 4.-F'ire when
broke out i'm the large four-story build
ing in Pennsylvania street, between
Washington and Market, occupied ny
the When Clothing company, did
about SIC. 900 damage TO the building
and contents. The greater part or inc
loss falls on the clothing company the
remainder on Office occupants anu
owners of the building. Partly in
Sured.
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Fire Engine Refused to Work.

Warsaw, Ind, Feb. A disastrous
fire at Mentone. this county, wiped
out half the business portion OF the
town, causing n loss on buildings and
stocks of $4,000 or $4,000. on which
there was but little insurance. A
whole block Of stores and two resi-
dences were destroyed. The town has
only hand fire-engine and this re-
f,1aod To work
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x,,cbener,. weekly Report.

London, Feb. An his weekly re-
mort to the war office Lord Kitchener
states that for the week ended Feb.
1 twenty-nine Beers were killed. six
wounded. 142 taken prisoners, and for
freight surrendered.
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KELLY INSTITUTE BURNED

Fire I'm the Little CITY OF Dwight, lils.s
Causes 100000 Loss.
Bloomington. Ills. Feb. 1.-The city
OF Dwight suffered "A 100000 ire
loss The great laboratory OF the Kee-
ly institute and other buildings were
completely destroyed, together with
the Livingston hotel. The hotel was
fine brick and stone structure and
was owned and controlled by the Kee-
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First Message Through i'm One Day.

Washington. Feb. 1.-The first tele-
graph message that has reached Wash
ington directly in one day from Fort
Egbert Alaska, came yesterday to
General Greedy.
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Pittsburg, Jan. 31.-Rev. DIR. A. b.
Miller, for forty-one years president
of waynesburg Pa) college, Is dead
of paralysis.
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END OF THE B|DDLES
Tragic Sequel to the Escape OF
Two Murderers from
Pittsburg Jail.
AIDED BY TEE WIFE OF THE JAILER
Who Flees with Them aud Takes Part
in "A Battle I'm Which All
Three Are Shot.

Butler. Pa. Feb. 3.-The terrible
fate of the Riddles is the sole topic or
conversation here, and curious
throng of people defies the Storm
hanging about the jail entrance in vain
attempts to get I'm to see the bodies or
the dead murderers For they are
both dead-John Biddle dying at 7:3o
.. m Saturday and Edward following
at IL p. IN. Both died from gunshot
wounds. The coroner's jury says that
Ed Biddle committed suicide, while
John was killed 10y the officers ''in the
discharge Of their lawful duty
Mrs Soffel is suffering with pneu-
monia, as well as a bullet wound
through the body the origin of which
IS not vet known. as she has told two
stories of it-one that she made the
wound herself; the other that Ed Bid
die did il. There seems no doubt that
one of them did it, as the bullet did
not pass through her outer garment.
Pittsburg, Feb. IA telegram from
Butler at 900 p. m. says: Edward
Biddle in jail dying, John Blddle rid
died with buckshot and in precarious
condition, and Mrs. Peter *. Soffel ~
ing in the hospital with a self-inflicted
bullet wound in the breast is the Sc
quel of the sensational escape of the
Biddle brothers from the Allegheny
county jail, aided by Mrs. Soffel, the
wife of the Jail warden, on Thursday
morning. The story of the close of the
Biddle tragedy, which came at 3:45 p.
m. yesterday, is a thrilling one. The
scene was Il snow-cOyered road two
miles east of Prospect, Butler county,
near Mount Chestnut, and the exact
place was at McClures barn.
Omcers Began the Shooting.
Here two double-team sleighs with
eight officers. three of them Pittsburg
detectives-JOhn Roach, Albert Swine
hart and Charles McGOvern-met the
two Riddles in a One-hOrse sleigh stol-
en- at PerrySville, and at once opened
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that the trio had tried so strenuously
to get away with toward Canada and
liberty.
The Washington times., 1902-07-06
SECRETARY DARLING AT
THE NORFOLK NAVY YARD
Orders Sixteen Ships There for Re
pairs-In Favor of Equal Dis
tribution of Work.

NORFOLK, Va. July Hon. c. H.
Darling, Assistant Secretary of the
Navy, inspected the Norfolk navy yard
today. He was received with naval
honors.
He said that he is not in favor of he
unequal distribution OF the work of the
navy that has prevailed. and that he
had ordered sixteen ships TO this yard
last week for repairs.
The Dolphin on which Mr.. Darling ar
rived, passed out the capes tonight to
Frenchmans Bay on the New England
coast, where she will witness the ma
neuyers.
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manage to catch the train after having
been so far down the platform as you
were? Besides. you know that l had no
ticket and no money. and the conductor
would have put me of. probably. in some
lonely country place if had gone on"
That's all bosh," he responded.
Didn't l swear to protect you and
don't you suppose that l would have
locked out for you, whatever came?"
"A lot of satisfaction that would have
been if l had been put off alone in
lonely bunch of woods. l tell you
won't stand it,"
The situation by this time was becom-
ing extremely interesting. The angry
couple finally noticed the unenvia BILE
position in which they had placed them
selves, and while she sought the seclu-
sion of the retiring room, he made
rush for the door heading straight for
the nearest mans solace," where
glasses and liquids form the principal
decorative and entertaining features.
a truce was finally proposed. The be-
igerants were successfully brought to-
gether. and shortly after each offered
and received the forgiveness of the
other, and promised that they would
never again let anything on earth come
between them.
They had missed the train they had
hoped to take, but as the l1:35 accom-
mediation train pulled out on it's mid
night run to baltimore she was heard
to say:
And you'll never, never let one little
wee bit OF 4 cross word pass your lips?"
And he replied:
Never: | swear it
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CONFEDERATE VETERAN
ENDED HIS LIFE
Thought 1t Fitting to Die on Anniver-
sary cf Death Blow to the
Southern Cause.

LITTLE ROCK. July 5.-Col. ]. N
paper men of this section, committed
suicide some time yesterday, and his
body was found in bed with the pistol
with which he fired the fatal shot still
elapsed in his hand. He left three notes,
one to the undertaken, directing him to
take charge Of mis- remains. The others
read as follows:
For cripples and mendicants l have
no use Fearing l may get in one of
these classes by reason of the injury
with which was recently visited, end
the doubt.
"Thirty-nine years ago today July u
Lee was retreating from Gettysburg;
Vicksburg was surrendered and the
battle of Helena was fought and lost.
That day the Confederacy received its
death blow. 1t is fitting that my taking
off shall end today"
Colonel Smithee was a native of Ar
kansas, and sixty years old. He was
eeveral times editor-in-c chief Of the AR =
kansas Gazette" and one of the States
best known politicians. He secured con-
troll of the Gazette" for the last time
about six years ago, and remained in
control for three years.
He was an editorial writer on the
Rocky Mountain News" prior to OBJ
tanning control of the Gazette the
last time. He leaves a family, consist
ing of widow and six children, living
in Denver.
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the officials usually reply by simply call
ing the attention OF the writer to the
following section of the Civil Service
rules
Section Il. The Commission frequent
iy receives letters from different parts
of the country inc!osing advertisements
of individuals and bureaus claiming to
have special information of value to ap-
plicants and special facilities in prepar-
ing them for civil service examinations.
The writer's of these letters inquire
whether, in the opinion OF the Commits
sion, the claims OF these individuals and
bureaus are genuine or not. Attention
is called to the fact that the manual
OF instructions and the schedule of cx-
aminations. which arc furnished to every
applicant upon request. contain all the
information about the times and places
OF examinations. the method of marking
papers, certifying eligibles. and the
prospect OF securing appointments, and
they also contain specimen questions of
examinations. No person has any in
formation OF Importance to applicants
concerning examinations which cannot
be obtained without cost from this man
ual or by request to the Commission.
All claims to the contrary are therefore
Misrepresentation
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Out, But Will Help.

Representative DeGraffenreid has re-
turned from Texas, where he made an
unsuccessful canvass for denomination,
and Is at the Riggs.
THE only explanation 1 can make"
said the Lone Star statesman, cheer
fully. SIS that tie other fellow received
the most votes. The people down in
Texas believe in passing the Offices
around, and now it is my duty to turn
in aud help elect Judge Russell, which
I shall do.
Texas viii, OF course, send solid
Democratic delegation to the Fifty
eighth Congress, and will have the Iarg-
est Democratic membership in the House
unless the New Workers get hustle on
themselves this fall and elect a ma
jority of the Representatives from that
States, which hope they will do, and in
that case Texas will gladly accept sec
ond place in the number of Democrats
II Congress.
Mr.. DeGraffcnreid's friends deplore his
defeat, as he is popular with both Dem
ocrats and Republicans in Congress.
They predict that mis- political career in
Texas is by no means closed, and that
he will be heard from later in the pub
lie affairs of the Lone Star State.
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MRS. STAPLES FUNERAL.
Services to Be Held at the Riggs House
This Afternoon.

Funeral services over the remains OF
the late Mrs Helen NJ. Staples, wife Of
Col. o. G. Staples, who died Wednesday
afternoon, will be held in her apart
ments at the Riggs House at o'clock
today. The Rev Randolph H. McKim, D.
D., who arrived yesterday from Summit,
Pa, will officiate The interment Will
be in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Mrs. Staples had been resident of
Washington for twenty years. She was
born in Oneida county, New York. fifty
years ago. Since coming to Washington
she had been very active in church work.
She was a member of the visiting com
mittee OF Garfield Hospital, and presi-
dent of the Founding Hospital. She
was one OF the founders of the latter
institution, and worked earnestly for its
success.
Mrs Staples was member OF Epi-
phany Church, and was conspicuous In
church affairs Through her many char
acteristics she won a legion of friends
here. and in her death Washington has
lost not only charming hostess, but 4
woman to whose efforts many prominent
local charitable institutions are largely
indebted for their maintenance and sue
cess.
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GOSSIP AND CHAT HEARD IN
WASHINGTON HOTEL LOBBIES
Irrigation Means Much for the West.

''1f Congress had done nothing excep:
pass the regular appropriation bills and
the irrigation bill the people of the West
would have been satisfied with its
work" said Mr.. H. ]. Caldwell, of Ne
braska. at the Raleigh last night
You people in the East do not fully
comprehend what this measure means to
the great arid regions of the West.
Talk about the Philippines and re-
tanning them for the commercial ad-
vantage they will be to the United
States-why in two years. under the
operations of the irrigation bill. the
arid lands reclaimed will be worth more
than the entire Philippine archipelago,
which has cost us already probably
5000. eco 600. to say nothing OF the lives
of thousands of young men.
In ten years we will open up terri
tory which will afford homes for mil
lions of American settlers upon Ameri-
can soil. which will be worth ten times
all the insular possessions OF which we
talk so much. The people who will set
tie this vast region will be American
citizens. both producers and consumers
Our people are not one-quarter as
Interested in Cuban reciprocity as we
were in irrigation. In fact. there has
been no measure enacted by Congress in
recent years which means so much to
the upbuilding Of the West. and the
benefit will accrue alike to the East, for
We are one nation, and the good of one
section is the good of ALL"
The Washington times., 1902-07-06
Cleveland Controversy Not Ended.

Representative Burton left last night
for his home in Cleveland. and accord
ing to current opinion there will be
things doing politically in that city
upon his arrival
According to a statement which Mr..
Burton made yesterday before leaving.
the difficulty which arose over the selec-
tion OF manager for his campaign is
by no means settled. What his course
will be he did not disclose. but his
friends declare that unless the matter
is adjusted satisfactorily he will make
good his threat to withdraw from the
contest.
This would still further complicate
matters. and give the Democrats a good
opportunity to carry the district this
fall. Already the political affairs OF
Cleveland are practically in the hands OF
Mayor Tom l.. Johnson, and there are
many well-informed persons who believe
that Mr. Burton is about the only Re-
publican who would Be able to carry the
district this fall
Hence they are anxious to have the
controversy amicably settled at an early
date.