FORT MILL TIMES.
V0L* X- FORT tolLL, s. c., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5. 1002. EE ,. =
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SCHLEY'S ANSWERED
Navy Department Says He Was Not
Commander at Santiago.
RECORDS ARE CITED IN SUPPORT
Th. AMrecHte A?nrrt? That Scliley
T?l?l Not Control tlie Morrnitntii of Any
l*nrt of the Fleet?Q uentlon of Com>
munil, Ho State*, :? I'calr.rr of Minor
Imporlnnco? Snuipnon'n Victory.
w ssuington, u. i;.?"tdo i?i:im trutii
of the matter, developed for the first
time under the searchlight of tliis Inquiry.
although qtiito Incidentnllj*, is
that, so far as the Gloucester, the Iowa,
the Indiana, the Texas and the Oregon
are concerned, not the stroke of a propeller
blade, not the touch of a helm,
not the firing of a shot, was done under
the direction or by the orders of Admiral
Schley during this memorable
battle."
This is the conclusion of the answer
made by Captain S. C. I.etidv and E.
P. Ilanna, .ludge Advocate and Assistant
Judge Advocate respectively of the
Schley court of Inquiry, to the brief of
Ilenr-Admiral Schley.
In his letter to the department It Is
asserted that Rear-Admiral Schley did
not ask that the question of command
ho determined. Refore the court such
incidental testimony as came in was mi
Hoar-Admiral Schley's side only. The
doors of the court were entirely closed
to Ilenr-Admiral .Sampson.
By the preliminary judicious disposition
of American forces made by RearAduiiral
Sampson the battle was practically
won before it was begun, the
Judge Advocate and his assistant declare.
and credit is accordingly due to
the commander-in-chief for that. The
orders of hattle upon which the captains
of the American fleet acted on
July .'1 were, it is alleged, in no respect
modified by any orders issued or signals
made by Ili ar-Admiral Schley during
the tight.
Rear-Admiral Seldey testified that
Rear-Admiral Sampson's plan failed
because the enoiuy succeeded in passing
the battle line. Commander Wninwright
stated that "our left was refused."
"That is," Captain I-cmly and Mr.
Hanrin say. "the Brooklyn did not continue
to hold the left. The Brooklyn,
having left her position or. the left of
the line, thereby left an unguarded
opening along the western shore,
through which the Spanish fleet passed.
The "loop" by which Commodore
Schley took the Brooklyn further away
from the enemy, by her tactical diameter
at the very least, was executed
while his signal to the licet to 'close up'
.was flying."
At the opening of the battle the New
York was in sight, and, it Is assorted,
probably nearer to the east wing of the
American Hue than the Brooklyn. If
the New York was within signal distance,
evidence, if heard, would probably
show, according to the Judge Advocate
and his assistant, that Rear-Admiral
Sampson was in command. During
the flrst part of the engagement
the New York and the Brooklyn both
pignnlled to close up, but if is contend
v . in i imniri" iniii neuner or
these signals wns se*n. ?>r if seen, thr.r
they accomplished nothing.
Schley did not exercise command
over any ship, it is asserted, except to
some extent over the Brooklyn.
TO END VMR TAXES.
XVnvB nt?<l Means Committee llrcnminemle
to lJepeal l'rnrtirally All of Tllcirt.
Washington, D. ('.?The end to all
the war taxes is in si^ht. The KepubBeans
of the Ways and Means Ccmniittce
have vceonimer.dcd the rep?:'!
of all the taxes imposed because of the
Spanish-American war. save the small
and insignificant levy on mixed flour.
The action of the committee came as
in surprise to men at both ends of the
<1 ipitol. became it was generally understood
that only a portion of the imposts
would lie removed at present.
( haivnuin Payne, in a statement issued
to the press, snid that the decision
will mean approximately a reduction
of the Oovevuiiu nt receipts by $77.00Odo.
"The Treasury has now an availaide
cash balance of $17-1,000,000," said
Mr. I'ayne. "It is not likclv that ttiis
will lie increased during the present
fiscal year, us the Treasury Is buying
bonds at a rate that will use up the
surplus that, may accumulate before
the end of the fiscal year, June fiO nest.
The committee therefore thought It
was safe to repeal the remainder of the
war revenue taxes, amounting to about
$78,000,000."
A<tlnn on Cuhitn Itrriprocity Deferred,
Washington, Ih C.?Tlie Itepublican
mem hers of tlie Ways and Means Commit
tee have decided to postpone Cuban
it proci.y until after it lull for the reduction
of the war tariff is framed.
SHOT DE AO IN CHURCH AISLE.
Cli'l'o fcmtlier Went Thcrit to Object to
Vntini; Mnn'i AtlenMoiiK.
ChUUcothe. Ohio. Joseph Cox sliot
niitl killed 11i:\v.ad Ra.tclilV at church,
r.t Ragle Mills. Cox had been paying
attention to Rut (cliff's sister, anil Itattcliff
strongly objected.
Cox accompanied Miss Ratt cliff to
church, anrl wlien RaUcIift' saw them
together lie assaulted Cox, who drew
a revolver and tiled, the ball passing
through Rat (cliffs l)ody. lie fell i:?
thj aisle and expired amid the shrieks
of terrified women. Rot it nu n are of
respectable families and both are
schoolteaehrrs. Raticliff's wife was
Cox's sister. Cox was arrested.
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KIHOR EVENTSOFTHEWEEK;
WASHINGTON ITEMS,
Brigadier-General Wheaton's reported
criticism of Professor Sehuruiau's
Boston speech caused n lively discussion
of the whole Philippine question
In the Senate.
Wilbur J. Cnrr was elected as Chief
of the Consular Bureau of the State
Department, succeeding Robert B.
Chilton, resigned.
Lieutenant Ilobson's plea for retirement
was denied, the board deciding
that hia eyes were not permanently Injured.
.lames Altnan, who Is said to have re
rused an oiTor of $100,000 If ho would
poison Lincoln, died In Washington.
The Secretary of the Navy nccepted
the torpedo boat Blddlo, built by the
Hath (Me.) Iron Works.
Washington leaders believed a canal
bill would be passed at this session.
our. ADOrTED IST.ANDH.
'About forty small municipalities In
various parts of ('r.ba island, which
which wore not able to meet their expenses,
were abolished aud put under
tin1 jurisdiction of larger municipalities
in their vicinity.
The American Chamber of Commerce
at Manila sent a petition to Congress
asking permission to allow Chinese laborers
to enter the Philippine Islands.
The Philippine Commission appropriated
SoOOO for improving thle harbor
of iloilo and SilOOO to be expanded on
the Cagclyou River, in Northern Luzon.
Colonel Charles W. Miner; of the
Sixth Infantry, reported thatithe conditions
ou the Island of Neg|ros were
unsatisfactory, and that n foro-e of bandits,
under the command of the fnnatl
?[ leader. Papa Isio, were terrorizing
the people.
The excessive rates charged by the
Cuban railroads was tnken ini hand bv
j General Wood by prohibiting the ox- j
I Isting practice of charging imore for
short than long hauls.
Governor Taft, who has, just returned
from the Philippines,' said the ;
Islands are overtaxed.
DOMESTIC.
Captain George II. Wadleljjjh, of the
receiving ship Wabash, in the Na-y
Yard at Charlestown, Mass.,. received i
orders to report to the League Island
Navy Yard at Philadelphia; as commandant.
j Henry James Derbyshire; an Englishman,
who was the last aurvlvor of
those who accompanied Captain Hall
on his expedition to find the North
Pole, died at Huntington, W Va., aged
seventy.
Two negroes were lynched In West
Carroll Parish, La., for the\murder of
G. N. Grant, a police Juror, ^rom Floyd.
James W. Woodford, ojf Elmore,
Mich., was killed at a country dance
by A. B. Davis, who was jealous because
he danced with his fiancee.
Mrs. Harriet Collins Hereon, wife of
former United States Distrl et Attorney
John W. Herron. and mother-in-law of
Governor Taft. died suddenly at Cincinnati,
Ohio, from heart d Isease.
Fire destroyed the Crane block In
Moutclair, N. J., threatened 1 the whole
business section of the c ity and did '
$100,000 damage.
The MIssiRstunt T.ncidl?It ? 1
ft" wvn.wi?nuic |Ki?at*u
an net authorizing the a pproprlatlon
of $00,000 for a suitable di splay at the
St. Louis Exposition.
The Rev. .T. P. Fnrrelly, < >f Nashville.
Teun.. secretary of the American College
iu Rome, was appc luted Privy
Chamberlain to tlie Pope. t
Specifications nre ready for the va.ried
industries building o f the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition at St. Louis. '
! Two men were killed n nd two hurt
1 by being run down at a grade crossing
| in Hay ton. Wis.
( A runaway boom of log: 5 nt Tnc-omn,
. Wash., caused $23,000 da mage 10 the
water front.
Mrs. Whinifrod Carroll, the oldest
woman in Montana, died at Helena,
Mont., aged 101. She wan born in ireland
in 1707, and came t j America in j
1811.
The Sioux Indians at the Relkuap
Agency, in Montana, were quieted.
Tli" bank at Hartford. Ivy., was
robbed of about $3300 jy four men.
who escaped.
A powder explosion the Kings
Mills Company, Kings Mills, Ohio,
killed four men and cleared away
every vestige of the plan't.
Judge Noycs. of Alaska, will not be
sent jack to the district in which he
has otllciated.
Re: r-sentative Ilrownlow. of the
First Tennessee District , was renominated
for Congress.
A'.f Taylor, murdcrpjr of Deputy
Sheriff Jamoa Lucas, ivns hanged at
Friar's Point, .Miss. 1
It vas announced that the creed revision
of tin- Presbyter! in Church had
completed its work and ftraficd an outline
of a short declarar on of belief.
ronsKi^t.
Conservatives in Get/many and the
old aristocracy are beginning to look
coldly on Prince llenry'U visit to America.
I
Emperor William on.thc occasion of
his birthday telegraphed to the Syndic
of Rome presenting to the municipalIty
a marble etatne of Goethe as a
la stint: pled.ee of the sincere and cordial
sympathy binding Germany and
Italy.
General Kitchener authorized GenIcrnl
Vilonel, a burgher, who surren- |
dered. to raise an additional Boer corps !
of 1500 men. '
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COMMCO m ESCAPED
Biddle Brothers, Sentenced to Death,
Overpowered the Guards.
WOMAN GAVE SAWS AND PISTOLS
The Warden'. Wife ATtin Infatnnleil XV Wh
One of the Murderer*?.Doomed Men
Threw One of the Ocarili to the Floor,
Shot Another. Lurln-il Up All, mul
Obtained Trlson Key*.
Pittsburg. Penn.?Edward and John
Diddle. uxvahlnjc execution lu the county
jail for the mtirder of Grocer Thos.
I>. Kahney, of Mount Washington,
overpowered tho guard i at 4 o'clock
Friday morning and escaped."?Tho
prisoners liad been provided with saws
with which they cut the bars in their
cells until ready at uny moment to
make an opening sufficiently large lo
pass through. They occupied adjoining
cells on the second range, and evidently
had been preparing for some
time for escape, Both were armed
with revolvers.
Just before 4 o'clock one of the Biddies
called to James McGoary for medicine.
saying his brother was dangerously
sick. McGenry hastened to the
cell with the medicine, when John Biddie
sprang through an opening In the
cell and, seizing the guard around tho
waist, hurled him over the railing to
the stone noor beiiea-h, a distance of
sixteen feet.
Edward Kiddle joined his brother immediately,
and with drawn revolvers
tho two hurried to the lirst floor, where i
hey met Gnard Reynolds and shot j
lilin. There were but three men on '
duty, and the tnlrd was on one of the I
upper rouges. He was ordered down
at the point of the revolvers, and the
three g ards were put in the dungeon.
The keys were token from Keeper
MeGenry. and the prisoners then had a
clear f.cld. The Biddies went to the
wardrobe where the guards keep their
clothing, and each put on a. new suit, t
They then unlocked ilio outside gates !
and passed out into Ross street.
The escape was net discovered until ,
the daylight guards came m duty, at t;
o'clock. They were Informed by prisoners
where the night guards had been
placed. These soon were released from
the dungeon and sent to the Homeopathic
Hospital. The injured guards
will recover.
The escape of the Riddles was explained
later by a statement from Warden
Peter K. Sofel, who alleges that
his wife furnished the revolvers and
saws which enabled the men to escape.
SofTel declares that his wife. Infatuated
wlih Edward Biddle, has left her home
and four children.
ROYAL HONCRS FOR A ROOSEVELT
President's Daughter Will lti?nk With
l'rlncssses at the CoronntUn.
Washington, D. C.?MISS Alice Roosevelt
has hnd her way and xt111 go to
the coronation of King Edward the
Kuest n >voueiaw Held. Those fa- |
miliar with court procedure pay that
Miss Roosevelt, as the daughter of the
President, should l>e received with the
most distinguished honor. Experts hold
that Miss Roosevelt would be out of
place as a young lady merely In the
cf Vr. Held.
Those who know foreign customs say
that Miss Roosevelt would rank with
the Princesses of the blood. She would,
therefore, wear n robe cf royal purple.
She will ho distinguished from the
peeresses by additional bands of ermine
miniver. The Princesses will
wear golden coronets. Miss Roosevelt
will be < .nspleuous among this group
because the will not wear a coronet.
Miss Rcosevelt has asked this favor
cf her father as a birthday gift.
BOY OILS FIGHTING THIEVES.
Shot to ttin Kcurt'Whllo Holding Ills
I iitplojrrr'ft Money.
Chicago. ? Horace Schroedcr. aged
seventeen, was found dead face downward,
with a bullet hole in his heart,
on the foot* of D. C. Burns's groci ry
store. Beneath the body was fotiul a
bag of coins and bilft, the change received
lu the procery. Near-by lay a i
revolver, four chambers of which were |
empty.
The boy worked for Burns and it was
lils du.y to opea the place <f business
each morning. Two bullet holes
through the window of the store and a
.1 nunbcr of holes in the woodwork
anil showcases indicated that the boy
had f.efendcd the property of his enipioyer
from robbers.
CICARETT-: KILLS A WOMAN.
Smotccil It to r.rll?Ti> Txotlinrlif and I>le?l
of t;)oo<t-t*?i?nnli>c.
Atlanta, <Ja. ? Mrs. C. K. Chandler
died cf blood poison ng brought on. according
to physiriaus, by smoklu_ a
cigarette. A few days ago Mrs. Clirndler
smoked part of n cigarette to relieve
a toothache. Flic had a little
blister on her lip. and as the cigarette
pained her lip she Immediately threw
i 11 ?? ? ? T T ? ? *
.1 m r up u'giin to swell and
echo r.nd soon licr whole face V.'as hadly
swollen.
It. is not contended that her death
was the result of inhaling the nicotine,
but the theory is that the end of the
cigarette contained some disease gerui
that brought on the Mood-poisoning.
Gagn lilds l'iira<T>-U to Cabinet.
Secret try Cage has participated in
his last Cabinet meeting and President
Itooscvelt and the Secretary's associate
members individually erpressed to bint
their most sincere regret at the sever- I
aace of relations which always have J
been of tho closest possible character.
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NATURE OF SCHLEY'S PLEA
The President Asked ta Sustain
Admiral Dcwsy's Findings.
THE QUESTION GF COMMAND
Rrnr-Adcilnil Sclilry Itrqurntrw I'ronlclout
Komrvrlt to licvirx* tlio l1 IntUitR* nl
tt?o Court of Inquiry, llitftluc III" Appc:?l
on tbn CpUInn (if Adnilrul Drwrj
?Arcurarnt" in Support of Contention*
Washington, i>. P.?The npp :il maile
l>y Kear-Adniiral Schley from the findings
of the court of i lquiry has liecu
made public. The Admiral states three
general grouuds upon which ho pell*
t'.ona tlio President l<? rovers.; the action
cf the Navy Department.
1. The court erred itt ignoring the
quortion of command or. July a*tJ
of credit for the victory of the battle
of Santiago.
2. The << urt erred by failing to re
port on the eJUoiemy and adequaey
of tile blockade cf Sai.tiugc by the
Flying Squadr in.
o. The findings of the majority, in
variance with the t pinion of the presiding
officer ot the et urt. are not justiticd
by the fuels adduced.
It is declared that the record of the
court shows that Schley did r.etrally
exorcise the command, and the point
is made that if lie did r.o in the absence
of any right, under naval regulations
his conduct would have been "g.-i ssiy
insubordinate and highly censurable,
and should have been so hehl by the
dniirt *
It is recited that Sampson signalled
to "disregard Dictions Coinn n..der-laChief"
when he started eastward that
morning, thereby conferring command
upon Schley. Counsel also cite I'ecr
tary l.ong's statement to tlie Senate
that when the Spanish ships emerged
Sampson war. proceeding towards Sibency
under orders .'torn the department
to confer wi.li Shafter, and it \
Is held that there rrders detaelic i ltiri I
temporarily fro n li s m i maud. > that '
Schley was actmilly in command at
tlie battle.
Further argument made is that think
and Clark, the two ship captains, present
at the surrender of the Colon, recognized
Schley's seniority, r.nd a' o
that Sampson's order of battle failed
entirely as soon as the Spanish squadron
succeeded la passing the westernmost
extremity of the American vessels.
Counsel deal with the pnsnge from
Cieufuegos to Santiago, and again object
to the majority conclusion that i
Schley should have proceeded with all I
despatch, and have disposed his vessels I
with a view cf interce-.itire tl><? nm. iv I
Counsel submit that the Admiral's
squadron was a unit: that he had no
power to atomize It; and that In view
of the prevailing Ignorance cf the enemy's
location it would have been the
acme of military foliy to hnve disintegrated
his squadron.
CRYCEN ELECTED SENATOR.
New Jersey I.rclsluture Formally tlnllot*
For Oenerul Karrell'n Surccimor.
Trenton, N. .1.?The Senate and Assembly
met in jo'ut session and elected
Tolin F. D.yden, of Newark, to till
th? unexpired term of the late General
Sewell.
Mr. l>ryden entertained the two bodies
at le.neiicou after the adjournment.
ANARCHIST ENDS HIS LIFE.
Rlohr Tan ah t III; C'liililien to \tj:Ulioiiia- .
liti tlin Ui'uil I'rowidntt.
rntorenn V 1 ? TTi?m .1. . ?t. .... 1
arch lot, wli? was scut < jail for eta Iiy j
to liis family, committed suicide because
lie feared a second arrest, lie
was released from jail on giving bail
for $509. auil lie went to hL; home to
ftct square with ids wife for putting
Li in in jail. Molir learned tliat the
police had been called and h.c went into
one of tile rcoins nr. 1 ptit ids mouth
over a gas jet. When the police arrived
they found Moltr lying ca he
tloor dead.
Molir bit 1 not worked for a yea". I
He took the money that his wife fid t
oldest daughter entiled and bought
anarchist literature with it. 11 > prai -ed
Czolgosz mid denoun vd McKinley,
a*i?l made his children r< peat after
bin an nuatluiua against the dead
O.tir
Girl ff Twelve I'oison* Mother.
Ionia Turner, twelve years old, and
her schoolmate. May Holland, thirteen
years old. at Springlield, Ohio, were ?r
rested charged with the murder of
Mrs. (leorge Turner, the inn tt.r of"
Ionia, a few days ago, by pu.iing rat
poison i:i the cotYce pot. In a confession
the girl, Ionia, said that she p <t
the poison in the coffee pot in a lit of
temper because her two mothers were
constantly telling their mother stories
about her which, the girl says, disco tugged
her so that li e at home was unbearable.
It now develops tlint the Egyptians
were acquainted with wireless telegraphy
In 1612, at least Miss Marie
Oorelll, in a recent lecture at Edinburgh.
read an extract from a book on
tho pyramids, published In that year,
which described the system as usee*,
by one Sw*d, a,high priest of Memphis.
MARINES' AWFUL PLIGHT
Americans Dcscriod by Filipino
Guards Eat Raw Dog- Flesh.
MImIdc Mrmlirr* of lH-Tntod I'artj
l nuiwl IlrlirlouH in tin* Junclo, Two
of Thrm llarkln - Likr Do;;*.
Manila.?It Is now learned that the
ten men who became separated from
Captain David D. Porter's command
? ?
kiuiiik .1 iii.ii H cm i'u :tii oxpeiiuion
Into tlio interior of Saiuar three weeks
aso trot into stteh desperate straits that
they were eonipell'd to kill do.us ami
eat their llesli raw. The lirst reports
weie tluit they hail ntff-'ed hardships,
hut thneral Chaffee. who has just returned
here from a tour, says that their
sufi'erinr;:'. were cater than inure
hardships.
Th? re wer> at tie* start thirty-six
marines 5u the party. 'I'hey took with
them rations for only live days. Two
wee' s later Captain I orter and twenty-six
cf his men reaehed the eoasi of
the ls'and of Santar. They were greatly
exhausted, and said they had lost
ten ntcti somehow, and that they were
prohahl.v dead.
Captain Porter and ins men were
Wider the '.uida i a* of some natives,
and when there was no longer any
fm d the natives deehmd that tiny
could not distinguish ihe edihlo roots in
WllN'il t lip fip'imlc 'IM.? " *
vim's dWl not believe tliem, but wore
una I >lc lo foree tl.oni to t' tut the root a
with which to mstain life. It was
while the little party was starving and
was hunting about for somo suit of
food that the ton men became rcparrated.
The others were so weakened
that they eouhl uot make a search for
the wanderers. The natives had deserted
them.
When Captain Porter and three of
his men staggered into the cat iu oti the
coast they were delirious, and it was
with ditiieulty that the whereabouts
of their companions was learned. Tlu y
were soon discovered and taken into
camp, and Williams, of the First lufanii
v. headed a relief expedition for
.Ill- H'U Hint null. 1 III! JVlM't force
faced a torrential rain storm that
flooded the rivers and seriously hampered
progress.
After a hard march the rescue command
canio upon the lost o:ies. All of
tlie ton were delirious and would have
very soon perished. Two of tliem
were discovered in the branches of
trees, harking like dogs. They were
taken to headquarters, where some of
them are so ill that they will probably
not recover.
At n time when they wore overcome
with hunger, there were two dogs following
tliein. These were killed, and
as there was no manner of building
a tire, the flesh of the animals was devoured
raw.
General ClmfTec says he found ma ters
apparently satisfactory in all parts
of the archipelago except on the Island
of Saranr, where the continuous rains
of the past two months had retarded
the campaign against the elusive euemy.
H|V_
NINTH CABINET OFFICE.
Senate Vol#-* Pnr a Ilrpr.Ttiurnt of Commerce
anil Labor.
Washington, D. C.?Senator Nelson's
hill creating a Department of Commerce.
which has passed the Senate,
was amended in various particulars.
I'robably the most important of these
amendments was the one changing
the title to read, "The Department of
Commerce and Labor." It provides for
a Seen ..try. who is to he n member of
Hie Cabinet, an Assi: isr.i Secretary,
and also the other ohicials and clerk i
urn sary. The proposed departniei t
is especially charged with the collection
and distribution of itailatical |
mi on iui ioi> ami w1111 Kie Ue\ elopine'i; I
:iml I'jr.lvriiiR v>? foreign and t oinesiic
C III1I1K vco.
In the depart rout (hero is to be a !
new Krr.au it' Manufactures, U".l \
many bureaus 1 ow inciiulr 1 it. oilier |
iii par. meats are transferred to this
new department, i icludinix the LifeRavi:.*.;
Service, tli * hive dilutive Si rvice,
t!ie Marine Hospital Service, tlie
Steamboat Inspection Service and the
Ke.ivaus of .Navigation, of i'hippi ir
and of 1 minimatIon, as well as the control
of tiie fisheries atnl Chinese exclusion
<iu? si ions, all now will.in tlie jurisdiction
of the Treasury Department;
the Fish Coins lis ion and tlie Census
lUucuit.
The department also is Riven ji risdietion
over the Consular fervice to
tar as it pertains to com mere j.
ONol L.1V..J WITH CANNiDALS.
llrutti of ii Maiiic l'liyticlu.i tV'.to I)nr!t
Two Years With Saviijcu.
Aulc.irn, M Dr. Charles F. Rwett,
Who died here at the :i" > < t \ ?v.f? .>
lived two years among the cannibals
?jl* tit Marquesas. While ou .1 vcyng
iu liic l'aeilio hi was tr.kt 11 siel; ami ag
it was thought lie was going to dir.
In- was put ashore. He recovered anil
l> came a favorite of the chief of t ie
cannibals. l)r. Swett was happy 011
the island and probably never would
have left iiad lie not hci 1 Kiiliia.i 1.
A ship put in there one day to trade
with the na'ives. Dr. Swett wen. o;i
board to do the bartering. The captain
of the ship was short of hands, and
forcibly detained Dr. Sweit. The t
natives started i.i pursuit ia canoes, j
and as the wind was light, for a ti.ae it
looked as though the cap.ain was ilcslined
to pay dearly for his treadier.v,
hut the wind en mo up and the uhiy
slid away to safety.
?w Cialil Dice in;;* in Klonillkr.
Coid diggings panning $Jf> to $30 a 1 (
day per man are veportcd In Alaska )
froui Musk Creek to i'orcupine.
ML BREAKtRS S.iOT EflVVH
3iddIo Brothers and Mrs. SoiTel Captured
Atter a Desperate Fight.
OVERTAKEN ON SNOWCLAD ROAD
Shot# Wrrn l.xrlmtigrtl Sixty VariU Apart
? ttotti MunlcrcrH Wmimltd, One Mnrt.illy,
unit t !<*> Womiiii Turnrtl KrvoI>
ver on Ilrnclf?Xour of the l'urtturrt
I tij urcil?St iilrinr tit oT Dying Outluxv.
Ttntler. IVnn. ? After an exciting
lias * through the tmowelad hills ami
valleys of P.utler County. Edward ami
John P>idd!e. the condemned murderers.
who escaped from jail in Pitts-burg
on Thursday morning, aided by Mrs.
Kate Snffcl. wife of the Warden, wero
brought to hay hy two sleighloads of
officers. Mrs. Kofi'cl was with the out*
laws.
As a result rf the battle, Edward
Iliddle was wounded mortally, being
shot in the left breast and in one leg;
John lt'ddle was riddled with buck*
'hot in the breast and head, and Mrs.
ifi'el. see in that recapture was inevitable.
turned one of her revolvers ou
herself and fired into her breast.
The story of the close of the Bidillo
tragedy Is a thrilling one. The scene
was a snow-covered road two miles
as! of Prospect. P. u'ler County, near
Mount Chestnut, and ?he exact place
was at Met.'lure's barn, llere two
Inuhlc-tciiiu sleighs, tilled with eight
officers, three of tiiem l'ittshurg detectives?Join
Poach, Aliwrt Swinehart
though numerous, failing to reach a vita]
spot.
Aft? r the Riddles fell to the snowcoven
<1 ground (he ot!ieers picked tip
the apparently lifeless hollies of Mrsj
Koflfel sind the Biddies and came bade
to Ruller. bringing (he stolen sleigh,
patched up harness and worn-out horse
that the trio had tried so strenuously
/o ;ret away with toward Canada and
liberty.
At the Jail Bd Riddle called for a
priest and made the following statement:
"I have heen accused of a great
many serious crimes. I want to say
now that I did not kill Detective I'itr.gerild.
nor did 1 shoot Thomas Iv.'.hney.
nor was my brother implicated in
the latter affair. Mrs. cofi'el aided us
In getting out of the county jail, and
had It not been for her we would have
made orr escape to-day. She gave up
everything for us and I was bound tr>
heel: her. I did not shoot Iter. Sho
shot herself. I nni grateful to the
woman who helpe d us to escape. Kim
did i! out of sympathy, and I persuaded
her 10 do it."
At this p ant Middle showed signs of
collapse and made an effort to signal
li e priest. Father Walsh then admin
leered Hi'- rites of the dying. Hiddlo
w:is asked if lie wanted lo send any
wonl to his brother and he shook bin
head, "No."
Chinamen l?i?j;uUr?l an Women.
Isaac Puiney hns been arrested nt
Ogdi nshurg, N. Y., charged with bringing
Chinamen Into the country from
Canada, having them disguised utt
women.
.iiim \ 'K.ii It . .MVAMIM III illt'l I Hi" lUU
Diddles and Mrs. So.Tol In a ntie-liorso
sleigh stolen at Porrysvllle. The short
hut decisive liattlc followed.
Trace of the fugitives was obtained
when they stole the sleigh in I'errysvllle.
They drove in the direction of
S.i? .otiburg, and local oflieers Immediately
started in pursuit, being certain
of the Identity of the party. Word also
was sent to Pittsburg for aid.
The Pittsburg police were met In
IV.ith i- hv Deputy Sheriffs Itninev and
lioon and Frank llollidny and Aaron
Thompson, locit' p. lieetuen tuuler eosnmmul
of Chief of Police Hubert ltay,
of Butler.
The Biddies and Mrs. Poffel ate dinner
in the home of .1. J. Stephens, in
Mount Chestnut, live miles east of
Butler. They had made a detour of
the town of Butler, and after going
several miles east turned nortli nnil
then west. The Pittsburg onieers. only
a few miles In tin? rear, took the wrong
rend for about eight miles, but when
they found their mistake they made up
for lost time by telephoning and telegraphing
nhend for fresh horses.
They reached Mount Chestnut not
less than half an hour after the Biddies
and Mrs. Soffel. At this point
William Watson, a storekeeper, had
fresh horses awaiting them, and tho
chase for life began anew.
The two sleighs with the eight cflleers
aboard started westward and met
the Biddies and Mrs. Soffel at MrOlure's
barn, two miles from Mount
Prospect, the Bhblles having learned
that they were almost overtaken, and
taking what they considered the only
chance they bad drove eastward and
tnei i heir doom.
The Pittsburg and other onieers wero
armed with Winchester rifles and revolvers
i f large ealihre. They shot to
kill, and their aim was perfect. The
Biddies also were heavily armed, hut
not one or the e ght officers has a
wound as the result of the battle.
When the detectives got within about
sixty yards of the fugitives tliey opened
tire. Tho Biddies promptly answered
with shotgun and revolver.
When lid Piddle fell and Mrs. SofTel
saw .die was about to lie captured sho
f.rod a bullet inio her breast. An exa
ni.iation by physicians shows that
she will recover, as (lie bullet was dedeelcd
by her corner, and the wound
ic. eomnavntively slight.
Kd Piddle got a bullet in tho breast
which penetrated his right lung. John
P.idd'e may recover, ids wounds.