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VOL. XXXI.
AUSTIN, TEXAS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1. 1902.
Cornwell’s
THE BIDDLE ESCAPE THE PATRICK TRIAL Talking Machines
Underwear
#
DRUG STORE
BOTH MEI BADLY WOUNDED CAPTAIN JOIES 01 STAHD
Shumate
self-in-
fileted billet wound in the breast is the
Buffalo bayou and
Smith & Wilcox
Clothes, Hats, Furnishings for Men and Boys.
LAST
I
DAY
Tel. 266.
711 Congress Ave.
The two.sleigha with the
"How do you make that out?"
eight
and met the Biddles and Mr*. Softel
Under the will; of 1896 the indebted
I -
and met their doom.
vate individuals for indemnities and
nations are Involved, are without dues, sleigh with a revolver in each hand
(Centinued to Page A)
$
I
East Side Congress Avenue.
The minister here went on to enum
erate the work of the conference
V
EAT DAMAGE DONE
Bread, Cake
REMARKS BY MB MARISCAL
Delicious Pastry
IE BOCK I BIG LOSER
have come to an end in the ml
Mexico feels
ROYAL
BAKING POWDER
WEATHER FORECAST.
t
novAL eaKING powDEn co., 100 wiutm st, NEW vonK-
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Light, Sweet
Wholesome
With Disc or A
Cylinder Records
court of The Hague all controversies
that may arise among the governments
damages. As those claims. at least in
America, and in cases where powerful
snow-cofered road two miles east of
Prospec, Butler county, and the ex-
act place was at McClure’s barn, where
had not laid proper foundations fot
the testimony. Mr. Osborne remedied
the detect to the satisfaction of the
court and the witness Mid his com-
pany made a draft on Rice. The draft
itself was ruled out by the recorder
when offered in evidence.
horse
The
jumpi
fel's v
Sizes 8 to 10 1-2. were *1.25,
now
isfied for she has sought no other
ward for her efforts.
"Under the wilt of 1896."
The, reply appeared to astonish Mr.
Osborne, and it delighted the defense.
Mr. Osborne claimed that the Patrick
will of 1900 gives all the relatives an
interest in having the will, aamittea
to probate.
FOR
Men & Boys
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1
1
An Effort to Securs Evidence In Re-
gard to Procuring Chloroform—
Other witnesses Testify.
PRISON.
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MUTUAL
SHOE CO
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The Mexican Minister of Foreign Af
fairs Compliments the Conference
on Its Achievements.
o -
THE PAN-AMERICANCONFERENCE
HELD CLOSING SESSIONS
YESTERDAY.
The
Peacemakers.
hey
in.
ave
ors
i ot
Ire-
Admiral and Mrs. Schley the Guests of
Nashville.
ny Other Pieces Seriously. Discom-
boded and Much Damage Has Re-
I suited From the Elements.
We sell everything that is strictiyn
np to the minute in talking machines
Mrs. Soffel Stood Up and Fought the
Officers and Then Shot Herself In
the Breast.
There are cheap baking pow-
ders, made from slum, but
their astringent and cuter-
izing qualities add a
dangerouis dement to food.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
- n
Royal Baking Powder is the great-
est of time and labor savers to the
pastry cook. Besides, it economizes
Hour, butter and eggs, and, best of
all, makes the food more digestible
and healthful.
The minister concluded with the hope
that all the delegates, after returning
to their native lands, would retain a i
kindly thought for Mexico.
The "Royal Raker and Pastry
Cook" — over 800 practical
and valuable cooking re-
ceipts—free to every
patron. Send full address.
AUSTIN DAILY STATESMA
and records. Phonographs, grapho-
phones and zonaphore disc mchines,
all having every recent attachment.
New records arriving every week for
all machines. We only ask factory
prices and save you the transportation
charges. Mall orders receive prompt
attention.
Machines repaired.
Section 1. •
Teagarden 4
are more easily, speedily,
unfailingly made with
agreement of all the delegations, In temperature is rising rapidly.
*'To Save Time Is to Lengthen Life.”
Do You Value Life Then Use
SAPOL1O
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CENT STORM HAS BROUGHT
> DISASTER AND RUIN TO
MANY PLACES.
from Paris. Dresden. McKenzie. Jack-
son, Huntingdon and Union City state of America, due to the claims of pri-
clouds darkened your horizon, it
were soon dispelled by th, potent
fluence of reason, by which you 1
ail been guided, and now your lai
At the afternoon session Mr. Oliver
said that in his judgment the signa-
tures to the 1900 will and to the checks
in dispute were not in the handwriting
of Mr. Rice. The signatures to the
1896 will, he declared to be genuine.
District Attorney Osborne again order-
ed the 1996 will as evidence and ngatn
to get those fine shoes for
Misses and Children at the
special bargain price. Sizes
11 to 2, button and lace, fine
kid vamps and plump oak
soles, were *1.60. now
$1.05
The Seal of
Approval.
Everybody who has used our John
Lucas & Co.'s Paints is ready to say
a good word about them, because of
their even quality and permanent
color.
C. M. Miller
Headquarters for Wall Paper. Paints,
Glass, Room Moulding and Paint-
ers’ Supplies.
n- morning. John Biddle may recover,
In . his wounds, though numerous, falling
4 of the senaational escape
iddles from the penitentiary.
Mrs. Softel, the wife of the
other lines outside of arbitration, and to reach a vital point.
thanked the Pan-American conference The escape of the officers is miracu-
for its practical results In the face of loua. The Biddles have demonstrated
what seemed Insuperable obstacles. on several occasions that they are good
Continuing Mr. Mariscal said: I "Let marksmen, and why they should have
us congratulate ourselves on the fact failed today to bring down thelt„men
that this conference, in spite of Its.ex- is a mystery. After the Biddles fell
lug in the hospital with
I --0 r
DRAMATIC SEQUEL TO THEIR
SENSATIONAL ESCAPE FROM
Trinity river tn Texas. The defense
objected to testimony from him as to
a letter written to him by Ms brother
on the ground that conspiracy be-
tween the valet and the prisoner had
not been shown, The recorder over-
ruled obleetion and the prosecution
proceeded to examine him aa to the
chloroform he is alleged to have pur-
chased for his brother.
The defense objected and Mr. Os-
borne explained that he had shown
that Mr. Rice was poisoned and that
the defendant was in possession of the
fruits of the crime. The recorder sus-
tained the objection.
Joseph J. Pastoriza of Houston was
not allowed to testify as to a conver-
sation he had with Rice in 1890 anti
left the stand without being heard.
Henry Oliver now of Montreal, but
formerly general manager of the Mer-
chants' and Planters' company of
Houston, said he knew Mr. Rice and
that Mr. Rice owned 75 per cent of the
company. The questions put to this
witness were for the purpose of estab-
lishing the proposition that Rice, just
prior to his death Intended drawing
hl* money from banks in New York to
meet a draft he had authorised the oil
at Mecture’s barn, two miles from
Mount Prospect, the Biddles having
learned that they were almost over-
taken. and what they considered the
only chance they had. drove eastward
REMEMBER
CHAPA’S
Prescription Pharmacy
I OPPOSITE DRISKILL HOTEL
[ Is the place to get your drug
I wants and prescriptions filled.
I 117 East Sixth street. Phone,
I 802. FREE DELIVERY.
spite of their apparent radical diverg-
ence as to the application of that
great principle, to submit for settle-
ment to the permanent- arbitration
When the detectives and officers came
within sixty yards of the fugitives they
opened fire with Winchesters. The
Biddles promptly answered with shot-
guns. Mrs. Soffel. too, stood up in the
tion the most frequent source of inter-
national controversies, the importance
of this achievement tan not be doubt-
ed. When the convention In question
once comes Into force all those com-
plaints and claims which most inflame
the minds of statesmen and embitter
international relations will be settled
peacefully in the manner dictated by
equity and the highest considerations
of expediency.
and blazed away at her pursuera.
When Edward Biddle fell and she saw
she was about to be captured she
fired a bullet into her breast. An ex-
amination by physicians shows that
she will recover as the bullet was de-
flected by her corset, and the wound
is comparatively slight.
Edward Biddle got a bullet in the
breast, which penetrated his right lung
and will probably end his life before
Our line is complete from start to
finish. All sizes, all weights. All
prices from
50c eE $7.50
WASHINGTON, Jan. 91—For +
+ Eastern Texas—Partly cloudy +
+ Saturday with rain on the coast; +
+ warmer in eastern portion; Sun- +
+ day generally fair, colder in +
+ northwest portion, variable +
+ winds. +
+ For Western Texas—Generally +
+ fair Saturday and Sunday, colder +
+ Saturday In extreme north por- +
+ tion; winds mostly northwest- +
+ erly 4
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PITTSBURG, Jan. 21.—Edward Bid-
dle in jail dying. John Biddle riddled
with buekshet and in a precarious
condition, and Mrs. Peter K. Soffel ly-
NEW YORK. Jan. El.—Arthur B.
Cohn was under eross examination to-
day at the trial of Albert T. Patrick.
Cohn was clerk for W. M. Rice and
was his business revresentative la
Houston. Texas, wram L. Jones,
brother of the vatet, Charles F. Jones,
was called to the witness stand. He
the sen
of the 1
aided b
jail win
The story of the close of the Hiddle I trailing between
tragedy ,t*'thrilling. The scene was a
|In Perfumes,
Quality. , not quantity, is the main
point to be considered. Our selections
pre the result of careful tests and
many years of perfume study. They
pre of the kind that carry with them
the air of refinement. We would be
pleased to have you judge for your-
keif IT IS HARD TO WRITE ON
POOR PAPER.
[ It is worse to write on stationery
hich looks careless, unattractive
end cheap We hare a pleasing ns-
Hortment of. stationery and fine writ-
ing paper which makes letter writing
I pleasure.
I Yon will feel proud of your letters
If you buy your paper from us.
CORNWELL,
| 620 Congress Ave—Phone 288.
Agent Nunnally's Famous Candles.
two double*team sleighs filled with
oflcers, three of them Pittsburg de-
tectvesjovertook the Riddles in a one-
siigh stolen at Perrysville.
Oddies returned the fire after
ng out of the sleigh. Mrs. of-
wound was through the breast.
that the storm of sleet and rain has
been unprecedented in those sections.
North Mississippi has suffered seyere-
ly. the people being wholly unprepared
to protect themselves from the unusual
conditions now prevailing. In Arkan-
sas the storm played fearful havoc to
houses and other property.
Telegraph and telephone wires are
down in every direction and it will be
several days before the extent of the
damage will be known.
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DRAWING TO A CLOSE
MEXICO CITY. Jan. 31.—In closing serentty and peace,
the Pan-American conference this
Iu tWaknhuulI company to draw. Recorder Gofrul-
aboard started westward the asststant arstric attorney "
It was ruled out. The witness waa not
permitted to tell of a conversation with
Rice in April, 1900, concerning the
sults over Mra. Rice’s will. On eross-
examination Oliver baid he saw Rice
write a check in Houston in 1895. He
did not examine the check. did not
have it in his hand. He though that
was the only time he ever saw Rice
write.
Thomas W. Ford of Houston, Wil-
liam Rucker of Groesbeck, Texas;
Frederick L. Blinn, grand nephew of
Rice, and William M. Rice, J., were
successively called to the stand and
examined. The object of their testi-
mony was further to discredit the dis-
puted signatures of Rice, and to show
that as friends and relatives of the
dead man they had jever heard of
Patriek as counsel for Rice.
William M. Rice, Jr., testified on.
crosg-examination that he had heard
that the disputed signatures were for-
gerles before he saw them. He also
said that hie firm owed W. M. Iice
$24,000 which it would not have to pay
if the Patrick will of 1900 was deniea
probate.
"Under which will do you receive
most!" asked Mr. Osborne of Mr. Gica
when counsel for the defense was
through.
afternoon Ignacio Mariscal. minister of
foreign affairs of the Mexican goverg-
ment, said in part;
"Overcoming the most serlous diffi-
culties, you have successfully reached
the goal of your labors and through-
out your discussions you have dis-
played the distinguished courtesy that
was to be expected from the chosen
representatives of the governments of
America. Receive on this account the
cordial felicitations of the Mexican gov-
ernment. But more than this you
have done. For reasons more moment-
ous you deserve the congratulations
not only of the Mexican government,
but of all lovers of moral progress and
justice. You have advanced. In prac-
tire, the greet principle of arbitration,
the peaceful and rational solution of
international controversies. so as to
render less frequent the barbarous ap-
peal to force. Ten delegations reached
an agreement and signed a treaty of
compulsory arbitration with excep-
tions similar to those that figured in
the Washington treaty.axhich miscar-
ried in 1890, a fate whifwe may rea-
sonably hope is not reserved for the
present convention. Nevertheless, this
is not the principal triumph obtained
in the matter of arbitration. That tri-
umph is undoubtedly the unanimous
ness of our firm is bequeathed to. mo
personally," Mr. Rice replied.
"Under which wjll does your family
fare best?"
"Under th* win of 1300."
The recorder ruled out the witnesa*
reasons for his conclusions, and Mr .
Itice gave him a list of surviving rela-
lives.
Every time the will of 1896 was men-
tinned, Mr. Osborne made a motion to .
admit It Into evidence.
The recorder ruled against him every
time. Finaly just before adjourn-
to the snow-covered ground the officers
picked up the apparently lifeless bodies
of Mrs. Soffel and the Biddles and
came back to Butler, bringing the
stolen sleigh, patched up harness and
worn out horse that the trio had tried
so strenuously to get away with
toward Canada and liberty.
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IN NASHVILLE.
MEXICO CITY, Jan 31,—The notable
feature of the closing session of the
Pan-American conference was the
presence by invitation of the families
of the delegates. Their bright raiment
gave unusual color to the scene. im-
mediately after the closing scene the
delegates were recalved by President
Dias, who congratulated them upon
the eminently practical result* of their
labors. and expressed the hope that
each delegate upon returning to his
country would be the herald of peace
and American confraternity.
The delegates are beginning to leave
fast. Those who did not leave tor their
respective countries will depart on
Monday night for Guadalajara and
Monterey, as the guests respectively of
the governors of the states of Jalisco
snd Nueva Leon.
SrORM’EFFECTS.
LOUISVILLE. Kr, Jan. 21—Louis-
ville remains cut off from telegraphic
communication from the south and the
effects of the storm are etill apparent,
the streets being almost blockaded In
some portions of the city by the half
frozen mass of sleet. Much damage
has been done to the shade trees. The
places -the ground has been covered
with ice to a depth of six inches.
In Central and Western Tenneasee
the damage to houses and stocks of
goods has been enormous. Reports
n, on Thursday morning. I satd he was captain of a scheoner
ens of the smaller towns have
V seriously discommoded by the in-
uption of wire service by telephone
telegraph. In the country the
ea have been heavy. Stock has
ered, and in some sections the
at crop is reported to be ruined,
n a siege of sleet and cold rain is
Kether unprecedented. In some
Edward Biddle was shot in the left
arm. in the breast and In one leg. John
Biddle was riddled with buckshot in
the breast and head.
The Pittsburg officers were met at
Butler this afternoon by deputy sher-
iffs and two other officers. The officers
were certain that they were on the
right uran. The Biddles and Mrs. Sot-
fel ate dinner at J. J. Stevens' at
Mount Chestnut, five miles east of But-
ler. They had made a detour of the
town of Butler. and after going "sey-
eval miles east turned north and then
west. The Pittsburg officers, only a
few mites in the rear, took the wrong
road for about eight miles, but when
they found their mistake they made up
for lost time by telephoning and tele-
graphing ahead for fresh horses. They
reached:Mount Chestnut not less than
half anhour after the Biddies and Mrs.
Soffel. At this point they secured
tremely delicate mission, has given
rise to no conticts in the true sense of
the word. If at times threatening
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IEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 31.—The pe-
iar weather which has prevailed in
s section during the present week
I brought disaster to all the small
I even many of the large town* and
age* in the states of Tennessee. Ar-
Mas and Mississippi. It is difficult
estimate the amount of damage. It
known that at Little Bock alone the
page amounts to half a million dol-
B. Business has been at a stand-
■ in many towns. In addition to
Iks of goods being ruined the
pts and highways are blockaded
I broken telegraph and telephone
L*. twisted wires, the trunks of i
e and other debris
ke damage to stocks of goods is
I to the tremendous weight of ac-
bulated ice and sleet and to the in-
keiency of roofs to sustain such
95c
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ARTHUR B. COHEN WAS UNDER
CROSS-EXAMINATION DURING
THE DAY.
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NASHVILHE, fenn, Jan. 21.—Ad-
miral and Mrs. Schley are the guests
of Nashvine’cnight and the city is In
holiday attire in- their honor. The
train bearing them from Loujsville
over the Louisville and Nashville road
was met at Bowling Green today by
a committee of Nashville citizens, who
joined them on President Smith's pri-
vate car for the remainder of the jour-
ney. Both the admiral and his wife
appeared in the best of health and
spirits and expressed themselves as >
highly delighted with their stay in
Louisville.
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