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The age-herald., 1902-02-04

was hurt and I said I was shot. He raised me up and held my head on his knees. Then I felt myself fainting and the next thing I knew l was in the sleigh
 ''I am grateful to Detective Swlncheart for his treatment of me and saving me from being shot down. The detectives were justified in shooting at the boys for they intended to kill them.
 We were forced to leave the jail be- fore our plans were complete. l learned on Wednesday that the bars of the doors of the cells of that range were to be in spected on Thursday. l knew the sawed bars on Eds and Jacks cell would be discovered l gained admttance to the jail and conveyed this information to the boys. We then agreed to go that night. did not intend to go with them. They were to make their flight alone. l in- tended to go to the country for few days and then meet them.
 Would Have Cheated Gallows.
 Had Ed Riddle failed in his plans to escape from the Allegheny county jail he was prepared to cheat the hangman and most likely would have done so
 This discovery was made in a purely accidental way today by Mrs Mary Redd.
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terrible scene. We drove through But Ter and knew that we had been suspected
 Then we soon reached Mount Chest nut and getting somthing to eat started out again 1 was feeling i'll and was frightened TSe boys learned that tue detectives were after us and they con- suited about defending themselves Ed said Jack 1, Is fife for life; lets shoot them down.
 Recognized the Detective.
 "When they saw the detectives Ed told Jack to get ready. He recognized Detec- tive Roach.
 Detective McGovern got out of the sleigh and was followed by the other two I saw Detective McGoyern hre. The shots were returned by Ed and Jack. Then there was fusilade of bullets. l saw Ed and Jack fall out ot the sieigh. I was shot. The horse took fright and ran away.
 Detective McGovern said Kill all the d-m rascals and pointed his gun at me.
 Detective Swineheart called to him to have mercy on me, that l was only a woman, and not to shoot me.
 q did not fall out of the sleigh. jumped out Detective Swineheart ran to me, and calling to me he asked if
The age-herald., 1902-02-04
Admiral SchIey and Wife h. tertaiOed LavishIy at
 Nashville
VISIT LEADING SCHOOLS
 OF TENNESSEE CITY
Reception at Tabernacle Attended By Camp of Confederate Veterans Dressed In Uniforms Which
 Show Real Service.

Nashville, February 3.-Ths was Ad- mral Schleys busy day in Nashville. It marked the close of his visit as he leaves early tomorrow morning. and citi- zens, public and private vied with each other in doing honor to him and his gracious wife Demands their time came thick and fast, ceasing only at late hour tonight, when the reception in their honor at the University Club came to an end. Briefly stated. the days pro gramme was as sollows:
 A morning visit to the University Of Nashville and the Peabody Normal Col lege, an inspection of relics of President James K. Polk at the residence of Mrs. George w. Fall, meeting the members of the State Democratic executive commit tee, a great public reception at the Tab ernacle, dinner with Major and Mrs. E. B. Stahlman at their residence and brilliant reception at the University Club.
 Greeted by College Yell.
 At the University of Nashville and Peabody Normal College the visitors were welcomed by the chancellor, ex- Governor James D. Porter, and conduct ed to the chapel where the students were assembled. The college yell greeted their appearance, and after Chancellor Porter's introduction, during which he presented the University keys to his guest, the admiral spoke briefly.
 After receiving the members of the State Democratic committee at his hotel at noon, Governor McMillin introducing them. Admiral and Mrs Schley lunched at the Fall residence, where they saw the historic treasures of the Polk family and then came the crowning event oi | their stay in NaShvile-the Tabernacl' reception. It was perhaps the greates | public and general demonstration ever seen in Nashville. On the platform wer, seated the members of several commit 1 tees and the invited guests of the asso' ciation; on the front of the platform al | one side were the only two companies of Confederate veterans in the United States who dress just as they did in 1861; on the | other side were the wives and daughters
The age-herald., 1902-02-04
Hold Caucus to Investigate the Method of DiSfranchising
 Voters in Certain States
CRUMPACKER ASKS THAT
 COMMITTEE BE APPOINTED
Representatives Cannon and Payne Urge Conservatism and Ask That the Matter Be Postponed, as
 Will Engender Bitterness.

Washington, February 3.-After a thEee- hour session the Republican members of the house of representatives who had a caucus in the hall of the house tonight to consider line of policy to be adopted concerning the alleged dlsfranchlsement of voters in the South, adjourned for one week to consider more fully the differ ent propositions brought forward. The main discussion turned on a resolution offered by Representative Crumpacker of Indiana, providing for the appointment of a special committee of the house to in- vestigate questions of disfranchisement and to report remedies to the house. This brought out several other proposi- tions, mainly from Southern Repubi- cans. who favored strong federal law, including one from Representative Bart holdt of Missouri on these lines About 125 Republican membery were in attend ance, out of a full membership of 200 Speaker Henderson, Representative Payne of New York, the Republican floor leader, and most of the leaders of the house. in- cluding about all of the Southern Repub- licans. were present. Representative Can non of Illinois occupied the chair with Representative Laudenslarger of New Jersey as secretary.
 Crumpaeker's Resolution.
 MT. Crumpackers resolution was as fol- lows:
 Resolved, That it is the sense of this caucus that the committee on rules report a resolution as a sub stitute for those now pending in said committee, providing in substance that a select committee be appointed by the Speaker, to consist of eleven members, whose duty it shall be, and who shall have full and complete power and authority, to investigate and inquire whether the right to vote of any of the male inhabitants of
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Pittsburg, February 3.-To prevent the demolition of the coffins and the mutila- tion of the bodies of Edward and John Riddle, which in all probability would follow their burial if the spot were known generally, Harry Riddle has arranged a secret plan to dispose of his brothers remains without letting the public know where or when the interment will take place.
 The only matter now of anything like absorbing interest in connection with the Bi6dles is the fate of Mrs. Soffel, and anything she may say concerning the es- cape and subsequent cap-ure of the trio. Mrs. Soffel is lying in the Butler Hos pital, and though still a sick woman, her case is not considered really serious.
 She made statement tonight to some signal for the outbreak. It was her in newspaper men in the presence of Dr. Bricker, in which she said:
 "I had not intended gong with the Bid dle boys the night of their escape, but Eds entreaties won me over"
 She told of how she remained in the library on Thursday morning awaiting the tention to let the boys go and she would meet them later. While sitting in the library she was almost paralyzed when the two brothers came crashing through the door, In their excitement they had lost the key to this door and had to break it down.
 Ed Asked Her to Go.
 Ed asked me to come with them. Come with us he said to me.
 ''I resisted and told them to go.
 ''They told me they had not an instant to lost and if the officers were to get away we would be discoverd.
 we all dashed out on Ross street. We then passed along the courthouse to the alley. Ed and Jack went out Grant street and crossing the river met in Allegheny at their friends house. We'll, we could not rem ain there and we were soon out on the road again.
 ''The night in the school house was perishing cold. The exposure affected me greatly. Now I want to say the state ments that was intoxicated are untrue. Ed and Jack bought half pint of whisky and I drank some of it. 1t seemed to stimulate me. Now, that was the only time I drank anything on the trip.
 "Ed and Jack took several drinks and I told them to go sparingly on it as they would not be able to get any more with out enhancing detection. We secured sleigh and drove through the country all night. The night was bitter cold. There was no robe in the sleigh and I suffered terribly. When daylight came I was nearly perished by the cold
 "well. the next day brought us to the
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who lives in Butler and whose son, Thomas Redd, was in jail at the time Ed Biddle's clothing that he wore when captured were packed for shipment to Pittsburg with the body. Young Redd managed to secure a piece of the strap on the back of Ed Biddle's trousers.
 Today Mrs. Redd thought she would rip the strap apart, and with pair of shears struck something hard. which was cut in two. Removing the pieces she found that the hard substance was a large pill sewed in between the outside cloth and the lining. Young Redd took the pieces of the pill to Dr. J. J. Shultis, who pronounced them strychnine. There was enough of the poison in the pill to have killed two or three men.
The age-herald., 1902-02-04
KILLS HIS BROTHER.
May Die From Wounds Inflicted By
 the Dead Man.

occurred at Alexander, seven miles south of here, today. For some time an old grudge has existed between Heater Tur- ner and his brother James. Today the brothers met at Alexander, where they renewed their difficulties and Heater shot his brother James dead with a double barreled shotgun, but not before James had struck Heater on the head with a hatchet, inf1icting what is thought to be fatal injuries.
 Excitement runs high at the scene of the tragedy and if Heater does not die from his wounds, he may be lynched.
The age-herald., 1902-02-04
Barnes Are Lost.

Fall River Mass, February 3.-The tug Cuba of the Staple Coal Company of and Cardenas. off Block Island last night during the heavy gale Each barge had 5000 tons of coal on board and was mann ed by crew of five. The company to- night could not give the names of the crews.
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Confer With the President.

Washington February 3.-Representa. tives Payne and Grosvenor. the former chairman of the ways and means com. mittee. had long conference with the President today on the subject of the reduction of the tax. on Cuban sugar i'm. ported into the United States.
The age-herald., 1902-02-04
MIR. GAGE IS UNDECIDED.
Is Not Ready to Say Where He Will
 Live in the Future.

New York, February 3-Ex-Secretary of the Treasurer Gage, who arrived here today, said on being questioned: q have not yet decided what l shall do. The sub feet Is being considered. and will be de- cided in a few days"
 When asked If 1t was likely that he would come to New York he replied: .sThat is the critical question. I may an- pounce my plans in a few days.''
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MRS, SOFFEL TELLS STORY OF THE SHOOTING
 AND SA YS DETECTIVES ARE NOT 70 BLAME

WHEN OFFICERS SAW THEM SHE WAS NEARLY DEAD FROM GOLD. AS THE SLEIGH CONTAINED NO WRAPS - RIDDLE WAS PRE- PARED TO CHEAT GALLONS IF ALL PLANS OF ESCAPE MIS- CARRIED.
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ALABAMA: INCREASING CLOUDI NESS AND WARMER TUESDAY AM UNSETTLED WEDNESDAY.
Newport daily independent., 1902-05-28
MALITIA COMPANY MEETS.

Company "G," First Infantry, Ar kansas State Guard, held a meeting Tuesday evening at the office of Capt. H. G. McBurney, at which a business organization was formed.
 Lieutenant Gullette was elected chairman; Wm. B. Egan, secretary and treasurer. The following com mittees were named: Recruiting Sergt. Wooten, Private Whaley, Pri- vate Woodle; Finance-Lieut. Gull lette, Private Reader and Private Carter.
 The arrival of the company's arms was reported and the distribution of uniforms and equipment will be made Thursday evening at the court house. Renewed interest is being manifested and the organization and drilling of "a fine company will be accomplished if the enthusiasm and spirit of some of the young men can be infused in all
Newport daily independent., 1902-05-28

ticulars; therefore if it indicates that one was immersed it indicates that both were. So that so far as the words and language show it brings the proposition, as the geometrician would say, to "reductio ad absur- dum."
 III.-There are many other instan- ces of baptism in scripture, claimed to have been performed by immersion of which we will have to speak of only in a few words for lack of time; but we are ready to prove in each and every instance that sprinkling or pouring was the method rather than that of immersion.
Newport daily independent., 1902-05-28

The recital of the pupils of Mrs. G. B. Johnson in both vocal and instru- mental music, given at the opera house Tuesday evening, eclipsed in excellence the most sanguine expecta- tions of friends of the performers and proved even more than a realization of the fondest hopes of proud pa rents.
 Mrs. Johnson is performer of re- markable ability, and as teacher she has just cause for congratulations in the accomplishments of her pupils. Her sympathy with them from in- itial efforts to more accomplished stages of education and the deep in- terest which she takes in their teach ing, have contributed to the realiza- tion of this success so amply sus- tained and measured in the excellence of the class exercises. The program is giyen in another column and it is matter of regret that space forbids individual mention, as all were de- serving of compliment. Little Miss Beatrice McHugh in a sweet ren- dition of the song Harvest Days," was especially fine and it was the re- mark of all that her voice is one of great promise. Miss Mary Younger was given very fattering encore. With a magnetic touch that is capa- ble of much expression, her brilliant performance of "Qui Vive" filled with pretty runs, demonstrated natural talent cultivated to high de- gree.
 Miss May Whitaker is one of New ports best pianists and is always warmly received by the towns music lovers. Her performances were creditable to her well established reputation.
Newport daily independent., 1902-05-28
Tbis May 2s, 1902.

M. c. Jones, corporal in the general recruiting service of the United States Army, who has had a recruiting office at the Newport House in this city the past week, has secured but one en- listment, that of J. w. Hudson of Urbana, Illinois, though eight or ten reflections have been made.
Newport daily independent., 1902-05-28
PUBLIC EXAMINATION.

Notice is hereby given that there will be a public examination of teach CTS at Newport on Thursday and Fri day the 18th and 2Oth days of June, 1902, to ascertain the professional qualifications of all persons desiring to teach in the public schools of Jack son county. J. ID. NEAL
 County Examiner.
Newport daily independent., 1902-05-28
CONCLUDED FRIDAY.)
CLASS RECITAL.

Pupils of Mrs. G. B. Johnson Give Closing Recital At Opera House Tuesday Evening Entertain
 ment Pleased Audience.
Newport daily independent., 1902-05-28
SERMON ON BAPTISM.

By Rev. L. H. Richardson, Pastor of Presbyterian Church, Relative to Essentially of Baptism and
 Mode Practiced in
 Scriptures.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-22
LIE RoERs IN ENGLAND.

It is not curiosity that crowds streets
London wherever the men who led the Boer armies
Botha DeWet and Delarey-appear although there is
strong and natural sentiment of curiosity the
brave soldiers who held the might of Great Britain
cheaply and long with handful followers deaed
her best leaders and her bravest paudits
Of the crowd have shown Enthusiastically there sym
pathy and admiration well curiosity behind the
demonstrations of welcome that have greeted the Boer
generals since their arrival British soil the
ment extends from the king to the humbes of his sub
jects Especially gratifying although only TO be
expected, is the friendly and cordial feeling
tween the Beers and the leaders in the against them
Roberts and Kitchener The sentiment honorable to
both parties and it encourages the hope that whatever
Of bitterness engendred by the will
gotten in higher appreciation both sides of the good
qualities Of their opponents
The Boer generals and their British hosts are alike
in rather delicate position readily be under
stood that only high of duty destitute
counrymen could have induced such high-spirited
Botha, DeWet and Delarey anything that looked
like voluntarily taking the part of the vanquished
triumpha pageant of their conquerors The situation
has also its difficulties Cor the British it must be diff
cult at times for nation that has never been distin
gushed for tact to refrain from inadvertently wounding
country under such peculiar circumstances But the
Boer leaders realized that many of their followers
destitute and in urgent need of aid to
place their families their devastated farms and they
know enough of the British know that personal ap
peal could not fail to elicit a liberal response II was
infinitely credtabe their courage patriotism that
they undertook such mission, and it gratifying to
know that in this respect their mission likely to be
crowned with complete The friends Beers
the European continent and in the United States will
have to bestir themselves they willing allow
the British to Guido them in iberality
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-22
DID cRoKER eETRAY eRyAN?

The statement of George V. Menzies. Of the dele
gates atarge from Indiana the Kansas City
ton in 1900 concerning Cookers motive consentng
the adoption Of silver plank in the platform which
Bryan nominated, seems to be entirely plausible
Mr. Menzies is a gold man. be sure. but he seems
to tell the truth when he that Croker realizing that
Bryan had enough nominate him. advocated the
adoption Of the silver plank that Bryan could go down
tc defeat second time his ISSUE and the Demo
Gratis would then be rid of him all his fool policies
Croker according to Mr. Menzies favored giving Bryan
everything he asked predicting his second defeat
would "be the end of Bryan"
1t difficult to understand Crokers shift two years
In the campaign of 1896 he had against Bryan
He had then been for the gold standard But ne probably
that it futile TO attempt to defeat Bryans re-
nomination 1900 and he chose the heroic method
of favorng the Nebraskan policies the
way Of disposing of him.
But Croker fooled Bryan successfully. 1t will be
membered that the Democratic candidate accepted the
support of Tammany in good faith two ago. In
his speech in New York said Great is Tammany and
Croker is its prophet Probably he will change his opin
ion now, for is almost that Tammany will be
found 1904 the side of the reorganizers and against
the western wing of the party.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-22
1alIu. EaaIe
M. M. MURDOCH, Editor.
CURTIS DISCOVERS A plot"

AS the senatorial unfods the soothsayers are
zay reading more and fearful signs in the sky
The friends Of Charles Curtis of Topeka have discovered
a plot which, at a distance appears to have cyconc
twist to it. This plot alleged have for its object
the transfer of Shawnee county the First district
back to the Fourth district transfer carrying Mr.
Curtis out of the First district into the Fourth dis
trct where his congressional ambitions would conflict
with his near friend, Congressman Miller.
This dreadful state of affairs the accusation reads
IS to be brought about By of the legislature
by the friends of Mr. Long claimed be behind
State Senator Allen Donphan county for congressman
from the First district.
The explanation of the pilot" is not entirely clear
If Mr. Curtis has the everlasting the senatorial
seat that Topeka interests claimed all along it
not matter much to him whether he is located in the
First the Fourth or any other district
1t may be that Mr. Curtis is not certain of his cleo
ton senate and in he didn't secure the prize
a change from one district to the other might be
bauassing to him.
But there is really no plot" Mr. Curtis nervous
friends are prone to see things is the with folk
who have been putting up rather sti bluff without good
grounds.
There IS however demand that the state of Kansas
be redsoted by the next legislature The matter has
been delayed long and without good reason has been
put of with one excuse and another for years The
day has come for an Eighth district
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-22
ALONG THE KANSAS NILE.

The Republicans Of Linn county indosed
Congressman Bowersock for United
States senator.
1t is claimed at Topeka that the State
house elevator has run a full week with
out breaking down once.
Cy Leland was the manager Of Judge
Horton in the fight in which Horton was
beaten for the senate by ingalls,
Pension Agent Metcalfs report shows
that while the pension list is growing
larger, the amount paid out is decreas-
Ing.
Curtis friends are afraid that il his OPP
ponents should get hold Of the next leg
islature, they would re-district him out Of
OFFICE
The Kellam book store at Topeka. which
was founded IN 1871. has been taken by
Kansas City concern, and its stock
viii be sold out.
The trip to Kenosha. Wis. was.unfort-
innate for Judge Horton. The weather
vas disasreeabie all through his stay.
ana &c steadily declined
The Atchison Globe says that though no
one knows Just what shade Is meant BY
Titan red. IL is safe 70 describe every
red-heaced girl IN this way
Only Chautauqua and Montgomery
counties, in Kansas, raise cotton All
southeastern kausas Is "A cotton country,
but the farmers don't take TO IL.
There is a red-h7t aght down IN crsw-
ford county Siawsor. Burton man. is
running for representative. and IL op-
posed b. DR. Lewis. who Is a Long man.
It Is sasd that Judge Horton became
Republican because of n wreck near s..
Joseph His older brother was killed in
The wreck. which vas caused b the Con-
federates-
when I'd IIoch told q Republican CON
vention AZ Oiathe that the rcciproc-tv
question was significant there vas no
applause. not sound The Convention
didn't Ike the statement.
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