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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-25
THE PRISONERS DELIGHTED.
A Musical Triple Quartet-Those Three
Bold, Clever Escapes.

A Musical Triple Quartet-Those Three
Bold, Clever Escapes.
A most interesting diversion in the rou-
tine religious service at the Jail, occurred
yesterday, in the singing of a magnificent
triple quartet. The gentlemen were taken
from church choirs all over the city, and
the delighted prisoners never heard such
music between those perfectly-built acoustic
stone walls.
The choir was composed of DR.. W. T.
English, j. j. Miller, G. A. Miller. J. G.
McCandless, Charles Pedrick, of Philadel-
phia, George P. Letsche, j. o. Horne,
Charles NJ. Miller, Mr.. E.lstrum and Robert
Rebb, with A. E. McCandless at the organ.
The little prisoner, Doran, who made
such a clever and bold escape Friday by
climbing the immense walls, clinging only
to lightning rod, has not been captured.
Neither has the man Baker, who calmly
walked out with lot of visitors on Cen
tennial day The latter had but ten days
left to serve, and, if he is recaptured at any
time, he will be given eight months, the
penalty being just double the original SEN
tence.
Another escape, that was not exactly a
Jail escape, occurred in the case of Miss
Richards, who was being walked to the
'Squire's Office. Being naturally a sensi-
tive lady, she thought her custodian was not
paying her proper attention, and got mad
and walked off Thus, in every case, it will
be seen that in the pure boldness of the at
tempt lay the only hope and assurance of
success.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-25
GOING TO WASHINGTON.
An Immense Crowd From Pittsburg VIII
See Ben Make His Debut-Clubs That
VIII Stick 10 the Cars.

An Immense Crowd From Pitfsburg VIII
See Ben Make His Debut-Clubs That
VIII Stick 70 the Cars.
As the time for the Inauguration ap-
proaches the crowd that will 60 to Wash
lngton from Pittsburg next Saturday night
grows larger. Division Passenger Agent
Smith, of the B. & o. road, is deluged with
piles Of letters and kilograms from people
asking for rates and sleeping quarters. He
is one of the hard-worked passenger men
who will give thanks with sincerity when
the rush is over and the Inauguration has
become history.
Yesterday Mr.. Smith gave a reporter
some idea of what the road will carry.
There will be not less than six sections Of
the regular night express over the Balti-
more and Ohio to Washington next Satur-
day night. This number of sections will be
required to accommodate the public at
large, outside OF the special trains arranged
for private parties. Most of the people
will leave Saturday evening.
The Americas Club will occupy from
seven to eight sleepers and a combined car.
This club has already purchased $50 drab
overcoats for the occasion, and they propose
to travel in style. They will start at 1920
in the evening. The East End Lincoln Club
will occupy three sleepers, and will start at
11:20 the same evening. Mr.. Lawrence
Ofner, with party of retail merchants and
salesmen, has contracted for one car. Mr..
f. 81. Olnhausner and a crowd of South
side politicians will occupy another. Mr..
j. 0. Templeton and party from Washing
ton have chartered a third, and 35 citizens
of Uniontown have taken fourth coach.
There will De special train Of nine cars
from the Lake Shore transferred to the
Baltimore and Ohio, and the Pittsburg and
Western road will run their special cars
over the Junction road and attach them to
Baltimore and Ohio trains The city officials
of Cleveland and good number Of promi-
nent citizens of Allegheny will occupy a
special train.
Mr.. Smith estimates that not less than 30
Pullman cars chartered for the trip will 90
over his road out of Pittsburg. About 100
carloads will come from Chicago and the
Northwest. Suecial parlor cars will be run
on the morning trains on Saturday and
Sunday, to accommodate those who will
leave at that time.
Among those who will occupy a special
car provided by Percy F. Smith, of the
Pennsylvania Grocer, are W. K. Gillespie
and wife, P. G. Shoeneck, Jr., L. H. Voigt
and wife, Joseph Weisbrod, W. NJ. Leather
man and wife, S. S. Marvin and two sons,
M. L. Meyers and wife, Alexander Muir
dock and wife and others. All these trains
will be run next Saturday evening.
The military organizations will leave at
the same time on the Pennsylvania road for
Washington.
There will also be large parties from New
Brighton and Rochester that have chartered
cars on the Baltimore and Ohio.
Murray and Murphy will come in to-day
from Washington over this road, and
Nelson's Combination Company will go to
Cincinnati.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-25
A BIG ROBBERY.
Over 81, 900 Worth Of Cloth Stolen From
Sharpsburg Establishment - Another
Store Robbed Over in Allegheny.

Over 81 900 Worth of Cloth Stolen From a
Sharpsburg Establishment - Another
store Robbed Over in Allegheny.
Over 81, 900 worth of cloth was stolen early
yesterday morning from the branch store of
Charles Klapfer, the merchant tailor, on
Canal street, Sharpsburg. The thieves OBJ
tanned entrance from the rear after boring a
large hole in the door. Only the most val
liable goods in the store were taken, which
led to the supposition that the robbery had
been planned several days before.
During the past few days several men
have been in the store pricing suits and al
ways insisted on having them made of the
best material. After discovering what
racks the finest goods were on they would
leave, promising to call on Monday and
leave their measure.
Constable Williams, of Sharpsburg, and
Detective Eichenlaub, of Allegheny, made
a careful investigation yesterday. The toll
keeper at the bridge said that no one had
crossed the bridge between the hours of II
and o'clock. Several of the men who had
priced goods and not purchased were seen,
but they are above suspicion and no clue to
the perpetrators of the robbery was OBJ
tanned
William Movie, a furniture dealer at 66
Federal street, Allegheny, was robbed Of
SLY on Saturday by clever scheme worked
by three men. About o'clock in the even
ing, when there was no person in the store
but the proprietor, two men, who had been
in before, pricing furniture, entered and
said they had concluded to take bedroom
set in the front of the store.
They went to examine it, when an argu-
ment arose about the price and continued for
about ten minutes, when the men departed
without making purchase. When Mr..
Moyle went into the Office he found that the
money drawer had been broken open and
all it contained, SLY, was missing. The
thief, evidently confederate of the two
bogus customers, had entered by rear door
and committed the theft while Mr.. Moyle
was trying to sell the bedroom set. He is
unable to give an accurate description of
the men,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-25
FOUR HOURS OF NOTHING AT ALL.
What President Ruhe Says of a Musical
Union Meeting.


The Board of Directors of the Musicians
Mutual Protective Union met yesterday
afternoon at the Office of the Secretary on
Fifth avenue. The board was in session
from 2 o'clock until 6, and after they ad-
journed President Ruhe was asked what had
been done. He replied, Nothing at ALL"
He afterward said that four new members
had been elected and one applicant rejected,
but refused to say who the unsuccessful
candidate was or why he had been rejected.
He had nothing to say about the members
of the Great Western Band who played with
non-union men on the Southside, further
than that the matter was unsettled.
In regard to the case of Prof Weiss, who
was reported to have engaged five nom
union men last week, President Ruhe first
disclaimed any knowledge of the affair. He
then said he had received letter from Mr..
Weiss asking if the union could furnish
him five players. Mr.. Ruhe replied that
he could, but claims that Mr.. Weiss did not
come after the musicians. He denied that
the matter had been considered at yester-
days meeting.
The principal matter that was discussed
was the scale of prices, which will probably
be raised during the coming summer.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-25
UNNATURAL HISTORY OF PITTSBURG.
An Actual Occurrence in a School at Clifton
Springs, New York.

Springs, New York.
Teacher Ito class in geography. at Clifton
Springs, n. Y.)-what causes the smoke and
SCOT in the atmosphere of Pittsburg?
A Little Scholar-The use of soft coal in the
manufacture of glass. iron and steel.
Alleged Teacher-No. 1t is caused by the
large number of oil refineries there.
This is a sad reflection, not so much upon
the city of Pittsburg, as upon the teacher
of Clifton. A grain of comfort, however,
lies in the fact that the bright scholar came
from Ohio and will go back there, while the
teacher will go on and demonstrate how not
to teach 1t would be interesting to know
Just what that teachers idea of an oil re-
fnery is, and it would be interesting to
know Just what are her ideas of this city, if
she has any 1t would also be interesting
to take that little boy by the hand and show
him he once was right, but now is wrong.
The teacher probably thinks the beautiful
italian skies are caused by the painters
brush; the aurora borealis by bonfire, and
moonlight by two lovers glance. She prob
ably thinks the sun do move; that Belva
Lockwood wears trousers; that prohibition
prohibits; that the earth is fiat; that gravi-
tation is myth; that Ben Hill is President,
and that Adam ate sour apple and got the
stomach ache. In fact, that woman prob
ably believes she's living.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-25
THREE TIMELY TOPICS IN ONE.
The Constitutional Amendment the Burden
ofth Song Last Night.

The Constitutional Amendment the Burden
of the Song Last Night.
The number OF persons who wanted to at
tend the meeting of the Gospel Temperance
Union last night is an indication of the in
terest felt in the liquor question at this
time. University Hall, where the meetings
are held, was crowded before the exercises
were opened, and it is estimated that in the
course of the evening as many persons were
turned away as secured admission. The
Union is considering the feasibility of Sc
curing the Grand Opera House for Sunday
nights until June Is. The hall now used is
entirely too small, and better accommoda-
tions must be obtained.
The meeting last night was led by Captain
j. X. Barbour. Speeches were made by W.
j. Cooke, John A. Martin, DIR. II. Bullen,
John Shriver, Worthy Chief Templar A. H.
Leslie, of the Good Templars, Charles Rob-
1nson, of Michigan, and John w. Moreland.
DIR. Bullen was one of the delegates to the
Harrisburg convention, and after the meet
ing there had ended visited number of
towns in the eastern part of the State, where
he addressed meetings. He returned yes
terday morning. In his speech last night
he described his trip. He said that the
meetings were both large and enthusiastic,
and that the people generally seemed more
deeply interested in the prohibition amend
ment than is the case in Allegheny county.
Moorhead Hall was well filled last night
when the W. c. 7. U. No. 2held its regular
weekly meeting. Mrs. M. j. Allen pre-
sided, and was assisted during the meeting
by Captain Spohn, Alexander Cooper, Jacob
Reese and E. L. Grier. Constitutional
amendment was the burden of all the
speeches, but temperance reform was not
forgotten, and number of pledge-signers
were secured.
Golden Circle Division. Sons of Temper
ance, held a Constitutional amendment
meeting, yesterday afternoon, in their hall,
corner OF Grant street and Second avenue,
which was well attended. Speeches in favor
of the amendment were made by A. M.
Brown, John W. Moreland, Alexander
Cooper. Charles f. Kallenberger and others.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-25
TO THE GERMAN MILITARY,
John E. Joos Received Enthusiastically in
Opposing Prohibition-His Address in
St. Georges Hall.

Sts OeOrRe'S HAIL.
Mr.. John E. Joos made rousing anti
prohibition speech yesterday afternoon at a
secret meeting of the German Military As
sociation in st. Georges Hall. Penn ave-
nue.. There were over 100 people in the
hall when Mr.. Joos entered, and he was re-
ceived in very enthusiastic manner. After
the assembly had been called to order and
the speaker had been introduced, he said:
Gentlemen, the introduction on the part Of
the Chairman, I think, was quite unnecessary,
because believe that am already pretty well
known here by everybody. Well, we have
again arrived at crisis in this State where the
principles of mans rights over personal liber-
ties, are again attacked, and, as on former oc-
casions, feel again that ought to stand up
for the principles of every liberty-loving citi-
zen and arouse everybody to a sense of his
duty. This time it is prohibition which is
staring us blandly in the face; a law to prohibit
you from drinking what you want; law to
dictate to you that henceforth you must in
dulge in nothing weaker than coffee or stronger
than lemon squash!
such proceeding call simply an outrage.
But yet it has been projected, and it will be
done again, and in this State, unless every
citizen stands up on June Is, and casts his vote
against the Constitutional amendment.
Now what prohibition will do for you can be
best illustrated by what it has done in the
States where it has already been introduced.
Go to Kansas and Iowa, and you
will there find that it has pro-
duced an army of hypocrites such as the
world has never known before; people who will
shine before the world as good. sober, Chris
tian people, but who in the dead of night, or
behind cellar door, swill liquor by the pint
How have the industries, the manufactures and
the trades suffered under the regime of prohi-
bition? They are all at standstill; and so they
will be until the pernicious law is again abol-
ished
1t is said that drink fills the penitentiaries of
our country. 1 say no! and statistics prove that
1 am right. In the Eastern penitentiaries nine
tenths of the criminals are people who have
been more or less abstainers.
Mr.. Joos spoke for nearly an hour and
the audience was evidently pleased with
his arguments, because they not only ex-
pressed their appreciation by frequent ap-
plause, but at the close of the meeting a
resolution was passed at the motion of Cap
tain William Heck. binding every member
of the association to do his utmost to down
the prohibition vote when it comes before
the people on June 18.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-25
Two Small Fires.

A gas jet set fire to small outbuilding
at the American Iron Works yesterday aft
ernoon causing an alarm from box 157 at Q
o'clock. The loss will not exceed $50. A
blaze on the second floor of Murphy & Die
bold's planning mill on Wabash avenue,
West End, about o'clock last evening,
caused an alarm from box lib. The loss
will reach $25. 1t is believed the fire was
caused by rats gnawing at box of matches.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-25
The New Pastor Installed.

Rev. F. S. Farrand, the new pastor of the
Southside Presbyterian Church, was in
stalled last night. The audience was larger
on this occasion than it has been for long
time. Rev. Mr.. Pattison, of the Sixth Pres
byterian Church, preached the sermon,
Prof. Eyles, of the Western Theological
Seminary, made the address to the pastor,
and the Rev. Mr.. Plunlmer spoke to the
CONGREGATION.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-25
A LIVELY WEDDING.
Several Persons Injured in n Row and
Four Arrests Made.

Several Persons Injured in n Row and
Four Arrests Made.
Lecky avenue, although ordinarily a
quiet little thoroughfare, was the liveliest
in lower Allegheny on Saturday night and
yesterday morning. About 2 o'clock the
police in that end of town were notified
that murder had been committed, and at
once proceeded to investigate. They found
a man lying in the street with a hole in
his head. The wound was not dangerous,
and the injured man said he had received
it at wedding.
The officers proceeded to the house,
where number of people were celebrating
a wedding, and arrested four men, Michael
Morris, George Honkhursh and Joseph
AMI Andrew Steireck. A sister of the latter
sara Morris had struck her on the head. The
prisoners all received workhouse sentences,
except Andrew Steireck, who was dis
charged.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-25
CONCORDIA CLUB ELECTION,

Officers, Directors and House Committee for
Another Year.
AT ameeting of the Concordia Club. held
yesterday. the following officers were elected
to serve for the ensuing year:
President, E. Wertheimer; Vice President.
Enoch Rauh; Treasurer, P. Hamburger; Core
spending Secretary, A. Hanauer; Recording
Secretary, G. Zeugsmith, Sr.; Directors, Josiah
Cohen, B. Forst, Samuel Frank, c. Zeugsmith
Jr., L. Kaufman; House Committee, Joseph
Stadfeld; Morris Wertheimer. s. Galiinger,I /.
E. Wormser, Joseph Kaufman.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-25
REIGNING INTEMpERANCE.

The Subject of n Lecture Given Last Night
by Rev. Father Sheedy.
Rev. Father Morgan S. Sheedy, of st.
Mary of Mercy's Catholic Church. ad-
dressed the congregation of the Holy Cross
Church, in Brownstown. last night, on the
question of reigning intemperance.
The reverend gentleman spoke for over an
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-25
A TURN TAG.

The Birmingham Turn Verein Indulges In
Gymnastic Exercises.
The Birmingham Turner's had gala day
yesterday afternoon in the shape of an ex-
hibition of gymnastic exercises
The members of the Allentown Turn
Verein had been invited to participate in
the exercises. Prof. F. Egger, gymnastic
command of the entire turner's, and the
young men made very excellent showing.
A large number of visitors were present
to watch the entertainment, and the per-
formance was enjoyed by all.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-25
THE FLINTS' REUNION.

It Will be Held at Rock Point During the
Coming Summer.
The proposition of Local Union No. 81,
Of the American Flint Glass Workers
Union, to hold grand reunion of fints
this summer will be carried out. About 30
delegates, representing all the local unions
in this section, were present at a meeting
held at Odd Fellows Hall, Southside.
Some of the delegates wanted a grove
where they could have liquid refreshments,
and when it was found that none could be
found in this State, Rock Point was decid-
ed upon as the place for the reunion. The
time was not fixed, but it will likely occur
soon after the summer shutdown.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-25
AN ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
A Prominent AlIeghenian While Drunk
Tries to Blow Ont His Brains.

A prominent Allegheny citizen attempted
to commit suicide aboutmidnight Saturday,
but was prevented by Officer Williams who
arrested him. The man was almost crazed
by drink when he went into Beilstein's
saloon on Ohio street, Allegheny, and de-
manded liquor, but was refused. He then
announced that he intended 70 kill himself,
and, throwing of his coat, sprang behind
the bar, where he attempted to secure re-
volver.
Mr.. Beilstein ard several persons in the
saloon seized the man, and an officer was
summoned who sent him to the lookup in
the patrol wagon.
Yesterday morning, when he appeared be-
fore the Mayor, he was perfectly sober, and
his name was erased from the docket and
"John Smith substituted. The prisoner
was discharged.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-25
He Interrupted a Fair.

Joseph Mauk entered the Bohemian
Church, on Main street, Allegheny, late
Saturday night and attempted to assume
the management Of the fair which is being
held there. He'was elected, but returned
drinking it. An officer led him out. and
yesterday morning he swelled the Alle-
gheny City treasury to the extent of S5 and
costs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-25
ACUTE BLOOD POISONING.
Young Glass Worker in Great Danger of
Courractiug Lock.Jaw.

n
Contracting Lock-Jaw.
Jean LIE Temps, of 1906 Harkums alley,
Southside, is suffering from very severe
case of acute blood poisoning.
The young man is only % years of age
and lives with his parents. He is a glass
worker in Phillips glass house, and, about
a week ago, was unfortunate enough to in
jure his wrist by glass roll falling upon
it. But the young man did not pay any at
tention to the wound until few days ago,
when his arm and hand suddenly began to
swell very considerably.
A physician was then called in, who,
upon an examination, found that Jean was
suffering from acute blood poisoning. He
was much better yesterday, but there is still
great danger that the injured man may be a
victim of tetanus, or lock,jaw.'
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-25
A southside Gns Explosion,

While the connections of the new gas line
at the American Iron Works of Jones &
Iaughlins were being made yesterday in
Brownstown, one of the pipes burst and an
explosion was caused which burned the gas
office belonging to the new line. A damage
of $50 was done by the flames.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-25
A BROKERS' CLOSE CALL.
He and His Family Narrowly Escape From
Their Burning Home.

Their Burning Home.
Fire visited the residenceo of WI. Thomp-
son, of Bellevue, yesterday morning at 8
o'clock, and before anything could be saved
the structure was in ashes. Just what was
the cause, Mr.. Thompson did not know, but
it is supposed natural gas fues did it.
The family narrowly escaped in their night
clothes, but were taken in by the neighbors
and kindly taken care of and clothed.
Mr.. Thompson is a well-known broker in
the Oil Exchange. He held an insurance
for $50, 900 on the house and furniture, but
could not definitely state his loss. Had
there been heavy wind blowing it would
doubtless have resulted in serious confa-
grafton for Bellevue,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-25
A Club Rooms Furniture Destroyed.

About s o'clock yesterday morning the
furniture and carpet in the second-story
front room Of the house No. 164 Lacock
street. Allegheny, caught fire from the
CRATE. An alarm was turned in from box
SO and the fire was extinguished with loss
of 800. The room was occupied by the
Eagle Fishing Club,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-25
A BOROUGH's SUNDAY FIRE.
A Lady Rescued by Firemen From Burn.
ing Building in Braddock,

ing Bu1Id1ng In BraddOck.
Braddock is becoming notorious for its
Sunday fires. Another one occurred at 2
o'clock yesterday morning on Sixth street,
and the residence owned and occupied by
Mr. John Slim and his two sisters was bad
" damaged. One of the sisters, who was
asleep in the front room in the upper story,
had to escape through the window and de-.
scend by means of a ladder put up by the
fremen.
The cold blasts made the unfortunate oc-
cupants shiver as they were driven out at
the dead of night. The damage to building
and furniture is 5000, and is covered by in
surance.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-25

hour, and touched the drunkard up in
very graphic manner. He drew lessons Of
Christianity and morality from every phase
of the question, proving temperance to be
the fundamental principle of success with
every good citizen and Christian.
After the lecture large number Of the
congregation signed the pledge.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-25
A Hill Robberv.

Thieves entered the cigar store of John
Patterson, on Forbes street, near Magee
street, yesterday morning, by prying open
the back windows. They carried off about
SIS worth of tobacco and cigars, and the
change in the money drawer.