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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
A PRISON REVOLT.
Five Desperate Criminals Make a Bold
Dash for Liberty.

Five Desperate Criminals Make boio
Dash for Liberty.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.i \
MONTREAL, April 17.-The prisoners in
the Jail at st. Joseph De La Beance, half
way between Montreal and Quebec, re-
volted last night The Jail contained about
% criminals undergoing short terms
of imprisonment, besides the brothers
Napoleon and Victor Giroux, arrested
on suspicion Of being the desperadoes who
recently broke into the Presbytery Of st.
Frederick parish and robbed Father Martin
of large sum of money under threat OF
murders. the brothers Jaques and Joseph
Paulin. accused Of arson, and Antoine Ma
laise, accused of assaulting a young girl.
These five are known to the Canadian police
as old penitentiary birds and daring and
dangerous criminals.
At 6 o'clock Keeper Leblanc entered the
ward to distribute the supper, but no sooner
had he entered than he was felled to the
ground by blow on the head, from a small
iron bar in the hands of Malaise, and the
keys were taken from the insensible and
bleeding keeper. The remaining keepers
hnrried to the ward but were not we'll
within the door when they were saw
agely assaulted by the five despera-
does, and after the unfortunatem men had made
a gallant but Intellectual fight were over
powered. The desperadoes then took the
keepers revolvers and made dash for lib
erty. At the foot of the first landing they
encountered the jailor and Sergeant Harp,
who were hurrying to the scene. Both Off
GERS fred on the convicts. The fire was re:
turned, and the jailor was slightly and
Harp seriously wounded. The FIVE men
then made good their escape.
The jailor's young daughter gave the
alarm in the village and several villagers
ran to the Jail and assisted the injured Off
cials in securing the rest of the prisoners
Intelligence of the affair was then wired to
Quebec and Montreal and strong posse Of
provincial police Started for the scene. The
Giroux brothers have been .recaptured II
the woods seven miles from the village. The
police are on the track of the other three
fugitives and expect to have them safe be-
fore morning.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
WHISKY MEN MEET.
Everything IL Harmonious, but They Are
Determined TO Down All Opposition.

Everything IL Harmonious, but They Are
Determined to Down All Opposition.
ESPECIAL TKLEeRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.l
PEORIA, April 17.-There was an unusu-
ally large attendance at the annual meeting
Of the Western Distillers and Cattle
Breeders Association in this city to-
day. There was no sweeping change in the
administration of the trust as had been pre-
dicted, the only departure being the ad-
mission of a representative Of the
new dealers trust recently organ
lied in the East. Two Cincinnati men
were superseded by men from Chicago. A
dividend of one-quarter of per cent was
declared and then the meeting adjourned, It
was one of the most harmonious ever held
by the association.
President Greenhut clearly outlined the
policy and condition Of the trust in his an
nual address. He said:
1t il not good business Judgment to ignore
the position nor underrate the composition we
have to contend with, and we feel confident
of being able to meet any competition on
low prices We must not be fnisled and antic-
ipate large dividends and attempt to vanquish
outside competitors at the same time.
Our policy should be to run on
prices low enough and for so long a
time as may be necessary to overcome those
outside concerns which have been or are now
attempting to take advantage Of our position.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
BECOMING VERY WEARY.
Legislators Anxious to Get Through Work
and Go Home.

Legislators Anxious to Get Through Work
and Go Home.
rFRoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT
HARRISBURG, April 17.-Hon. Henry
Hall, of Mercer, tried to-day to make the
Legislature work for its fun in New York,
but couldn't get unanimous consent for his
resolution. His proposition was to have
sessions three times day on Friday and
Saturday of this week and next week. He
says the Legislature will lose three DAYS in
New York, and considering the backward
state of the calendar, he thinks it would be
only doing the right thing by. their con-
stituents for the members 10 make up the
lost time in this way.
Mr.. Hall considers extension of the session
beyond May simply impossible. The
Legislators have become very weary and
want to get away as soon as possible.
The Committee on Rules, at Mr.. Halls
suggestion, took the matter up, and tonight,
just before adjourning, DR.. Walk, Chair
man, reported a resolution providing for
sessions on Friday afternoon and evening
and Saturday forenoon. There was at first a
storm of opposition, but speeches directly to
the point from DR.. Walk, Mr.. Hall, Mr..
Wherry and others convinced the House ii
was the proper thing to do.
do. There was regular food of oratory on
both sides of the subject, and Mr.. Corey, OF
Luzerne, was moved thereby to remark
that if Mr.. Quay was in control, as alleged,
he ought to send message, "Dear Model
Legislature, don't talk" The House soon
took the hint and passed the resolution,
with the substitution of a Monday after.
noon session for Saturday session. During
the debate Mr.. Wherfy said it was impossi-
BILE for the Legislature to adjourn May g.
and when the proper time came he would
resist adjournment with all his might
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
rrRon A STAFF oORRrsroxDtxr. !

HARRISBURG, April 17.-It was rocky
road the appropriation for the Philadelphia
harbor improvements had to travel after the
bill had been recommitted. The disposition
of the committee was to negative the meas
ure, which calls for 500, 900, and it would
have been killed but for the earnest plead
ings Of Dr.. Walk. of Philadelphia, who
has been charged in one of his home papers
with design to strangle it. He had had
the bill recommitted about two weeks ago.
in perfect good faith, expecting it to be re-
ported back to the House the next day. His
necessary absence precluded the possibility
of his looking further after the matter, and
it was not until last night that the Appro-
priations Committee took It up.
Mr.. Fow opposed an affirmative report on
the bill. DIR. Walk spoke for it. Strong
objections were felt by the majority of the
committee against the rider on the bill pro-
viding for railway to be built around the
wharves for the accommodation of all COM
peting railways.
To save the appropriation DR.. Walk
finally asked that this be stricken of. 1t
was done, and the appropriation was affirm
dIlNSiN Nv NOOc Va W ts
Half a dozen members abstained from vot-
ing against the measure, out of considera-
tion for the embarrassing position in which
negative vote would place DR.. Walk. Sew
eraI of those who voted in the Affirmative did
so out of consideration for him, and say
they will vote against the bill when it comes
up in the House.
The appropriation is to aid in the pur-
chase of the islands in the Delaware river.
The total cost of the purchase is estimated
at $500, 900, Of this the national Govern
ment pays $500, 900. The State is asked to
pay S2O0,O It was on the programme
for New Jersey and Philadelphia to con-
tribute 100000 each, but the former has
refused to do so and the latter has taken no
action. Only minority of the Philadel-
phia delegation are represented to be in
favor of the expenditure on the part of the
State and city. This claim Of the majority
is that the whole expense Of purchase, as
we'll as the removal Of the islands, which is
a later consideration, should be borne by
the National Government, as the improve
ment is in the interest of interstate COM
merce. SIMPSON.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
THEIR FIRST REHEARSAL.
The Dorcns Society Preparing for Their
TabIeaux Thursday Next.

The Dorcns Society Preparing for Their
TabIeaux Thursday Next.
The Dorcas Society held their first re-
hearsal of the series of tableaux perform
ances to be given next Thursday evening in
Masonic Hall, Allegheny, in the hall last
night. The postures of the ladies were
commendable, and the motionless brigades
ELECTED hearty applause from the few spec
tators. The following named ladies and
gentlemen will take part in the tableaux:
Mrs. ]. c. Bergstresser, Misses Marion Painter,
Mary Gillespie, Alice Graf, Sarah McGrew,
Dunlevy, Mamie Nicholson, Alice Fetterman,
Laura Jones, Minnie farrell, Augusta Grace, NJ.
Porter, Mrs. J. ]. shanfelter, Mrs J. H. Gross,
Misses Clara Patterson. Dolly Brown, Jen-
ME Taggart, Annie Reed, Rachel Brad
shaw, Nettie Gregg, Birdie Bradshaw,
Rose Dunlevy. Jennie Brown, Sidney Grace,
Mrs. II. Heilman, Misses Bertha Scully, jean
cite Grove, Nettie Roose, Messrs j, c.
Bergstresser, q. Hartman, H. Nicholson, G.
McC. Kouniz John Bole, DR.. ], Il. Horner,
Percy Beatty, W. Graf, Frederick Robertshaw,
F. Bradshaw, Harry Myler, Edward Miller
John Donnell, ]. b. Horne. John Nicholson,
Charles A. Robb, Frederick Cameron, h Fish.
Harry Nicholson, John A. Strauss, Herbert
Beymer, Clifton Grace, Galen Hartman and A.
Miss Grace Miller and Miss Alice Carter will
render solos. The Gernert and Guenther or
chestra will play between the tableaux
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
TALKING OF A SHIP CANAL.
A Commission 70 Consider the Feasibilit,
of a Great Undertaking.

Commission 20 Consider the Feasibility
of a Great Undertaking.
rFRoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT
HARRISBURG, April H.-Representative
Brown, of Beaver, to-day introduced a joint
resolution Of great Importance to Pittsburg
II provides for the appointment of COM
mission of three persons, to be appointed by
the Governor, and their duty will be to sur
vey a route for q ship canal to connect the
waters of Lake Erie with the Ohio river.
Captain Brown hopes that the route of the
old canal from Beaver to Lake Erie will be
selected, but his resolution leaves the whole
matter to the discretion Of the commission.
which shall report to the Governor and the
next Legislature.
There are, of course, various routes open,
and one of them is the Allegheny river,
which will, of course, accomplish the object
of the resolution. The improvement and
route recommended by the commission will
be pressed on Congress. and Colonel Quay 8
sentiments concerning the bettering of our
waterways are so well known that there is
strong reason for believing he will not only
indorse the measure but labor for it. The
would make him more solid than ever in
Western PENNSYLVANIA.
Captain Browns idea is canal that will
permit the transit of the big vessels of Lake
Erie, enabling them to bring their products
to Pittsburg without breaking bulk, and
avoiding shipment by rail. This would in
great measure solve the problem of rail-
way Determinations so far as Pittsburg is
concerned. But the canal is merely sug-
gested now, and many years must elapse be-
tore 1t is completed even under the most
favorable circumstances.
The bill was favorably considered by the
Appropriations Committee tonight, and
will be reported to the Legislature in the
morning with an affirmative recommenda-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
SOMEBODY LIES.
Standard People In New York Deny That
the Problem OF Refining Ohio Oil Has
Been solved-Their Fairy Tale
About the Pipe Line and
TankaRe Story.
ESPECIAL rzLHeaAn TO THE DrsPAroH.l

About the Pipe Line and
Tankage Story.
ESPECIAL TRLEeRAM TO THE DIsPkToH.i
NEW YORK, April 17.-2The Standard
Oil people in this city were amazed, they
said, BY the reports from the West concern
ing their intention to build additional big
refneries at Lima, o., and also to begin the
erection of refneries at Chicago. They also
seem elated over the significance given to
the pipe line connection between the Penn
sylvanla and Ohio oil fields.
DISPATCH correspondent pronounced the
reports Sensational and untrue ID almost
every particular. They said--but none of
them wished to be personally quoted-that
the laying of the pipe line between the
Ohio fields and Colegrove, Pa, was simply
to utilize the tankage at Colegrove. Here
tofore the Standard has moved the Penn
sylvania tankage from the Pennsylvania to
Ohio fields when occasion required but this
had been found to be expensive and danger
ovis. 1t was less expensive to build pipe
line from Ohio to Pennsylvania, and that
was the explanation Of "the pipe line con-
nection between the Pennsylvania and
Ohio fields"
As to the report of building new refner-
les at Lima, that was incorrect, say the
Standard people, and the question ofbuild-
ing refneries at Chicago is yet a question
OF the future. The problem Of refining
Ohio oil, it was added has not yet been
solved. The new work at Lima and In the
Ohio fields was explained to be simply
measures to provide. storage for excessive
nroduction
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
AN AMERICAN EAGLE

Creates Trouble for Mr.. Dean, the Anti.
Cruelty superintendent.
Mr.. Dean, Superintendent Of the Anti
Cruelty Society, is in trouble. He has .
large American eagle, and does not know
what to do with it.
The bird was caught in the Allegheny
Mountains about month ago, and brought
to Devore's livery stable on Fifth avenue.
The men there put the eagle in large boz,
but forgot to feed it, and Dean was notified
of the fact. So he went to the stable and
took the bird away. He put it in cage at
his home, but the eagle got out and escaped
into the yard, where it devoured chicken.
Now Mr.. Dean is at loss to know how
to act in humane manner toward both the
eagle and his chickens.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
FLAGS, FIREWORKS, FUN.
Good Progress of the washinEtoh Censsn
nial Arrangements.

nial Arrangements.
The General Committee Of the Washing
ton Inaugural Centennial Committee met
last night In the rooms of the Grain and
Flour Exchange. b. I. Gourley presided.
The Finance Committee reported that they
had received donations amounting to 81, 900,
making the total receipts s., 800.
Messrs. James B. Wood, 81. 6. Hoffman
and II. P. Ford were appointed commit
tee to revise the list of members of the Gen.
eral Committee. They will drop from the
list those who have not been attending TO
the business of the celebration. The Hall
Committee reported that they desire to bor-
row flags and bunting to decorate the Gen.
tral rink on the day Of the celebration,
from the councils of the American Me-
chanics and the public schools, If they will
loan them.
The Fireworks Committee reported the
bids they had received for the fireworks
display to be given. They were from the
Unexcelled Firework Company and Det-
weller, Street 8 Co., both of New York,
500 being the price given. The matter was
referred to the Fireworks Committee.
Within the next three or four days the
committee will eonsummate the plans and
be able to carry out every feature originally
contemplated.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
M'KENNAN.RUFF,
Two well.Known PittsburR Parties Mar.
ried in a Western City.

Two well-Known PittsburR Parties Mar.
ried in a Western City.
CHICAGO, April17.-At the Leland Hotel
this evening there was very pretty wed
ding witnessed by guests from Pennsyl-
vania, West Virginia, Ohio and Illinois.
The principals in the ceremony were Miss
Sally Ruff, the daughter of the late Colonel
B. +. Ruff, formerly of Pittsburg, and DR..
Thomas M. 7. McKennan, of Pittsburg.
The bride is niece of DIR. and Mrs. NJ. r.
Hand, of Joliet, and has been living with
them since her fathers death. DR.. Me-
Kennan is well-known Pittsburg physi-
clan and professor Of anatomy in the West
ern Pennsylvania Medical College.
The Rev. james Lewis, Of the Central
Presbyterian Church, of Joliet, performed
the ceremony, which was celebrated in the
presence of only the relatives and ifnme-
diate friends OF the bride. Afterward there
was wedding supper in the ordinary of the
hotel. Mr.. McKennan and wife left for st.
Louis on the evening train. They will live
in Pittsburg.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
CLOSING THE GAPS.
Continued from Fyrst Page.

average man wouldn't believe 1t until thi-
story came out, when they swallowed the
whole thing, and will now believe black is
white. Lima oil is beirg refined, but it has
been found impossible 70 remove that IA
nous odor without very free use Of ehemi-
Gals, and this runs the cost Of it way up.
The chemicals used are very valuable, and
always will be 90. Even then 1t must rank
second to Pennsylvania oil.
"Let me tell you in conclusion. The big
end Of that Chicago scheme ID to furnish
fuel to the mills. The man who worked up
the idea Is far better newspaper man
than he Is an oil man or he would have
known that nobody is going to pipe oil
hundreds of miles to refine when 1t can be
done just as well and far cheaper on the
producing ground"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
COPPER MINES IN THE STREETS.
A Rich Vein Accidentally Discovered Nea
DuIuth's Town Hall,

Duluth's Town Hall.
DULUTH, MINI, April 17.-An ex-
ceedingly rich vein of copper bearing rock
was exposed yesterday by the discharge
of q number of simultaneous blasts bv
workmen engaged in excavating for Du-
Iuth's big $4,000 Masonic Temple. The
excavation had reached depth of about
nine feet when the discovery was made. As
soon as the blast went off the workmen
found q number of large masses of native
copper lying about, some larger than a
boys head, and hundreds of smaller mug
gets about go per cent pure.
At first bystanders thought that large
pocket had been uncovered, but Captain
Mcintyre, the well-known copper expert of
the Calumet and Hecla mines, Michigan,
said: ''It is splendid prospect; the best 1
ever saw" He easily traced the vein as
far as uncovered, a distance of so feet, and
found it to be from 10 to u feet wide.
1t il probable that the vein NAV be
worked when traced outside the city limits
but near where it was discovered it is sur
rounded by big brick and stone buildings.
and the new City Hail is about 200 feet dis
tant
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
LET UNCLE SAM PAY,
Is the Chief Argument Advanced
Against the Philadelphia
HARBOR IMPROVEMENT BILL.
4 Ship Canal Proposed to Connect Lake
Erie and the Ohio River.
HARRISON SENDS FOR SENATOR QUAY.
The Legislators Very Anxious to Get Through Work
aud 60 Home.
DOR IMPROVEMENT BILL.
HARRISON SENDS FOR SENATOR QUAY

There is strong opposition to the bill ap-
propriating 100000 to improve Phila-
delphia's harbor.- 1t is claimed that the
National Government should bear the ex-
pense. The project of q chip canal to
connect Lake Erie with the Ohio river has
been revived, and the Legislature will be
asked to take the initial steps. The legis
latOrs are going to hold extra sessions SO
that the New York trip may not affect the
consideration of bills It is stated that the
invitation sent to the Pennsylvania militia
is not at all cordial
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
Ble sculIinr Race IN sisht.

SAN Francisco, April ia cable
gram was received in this city to-day from
Harry Searle, of Australia, champion oars
man Of the world, accepting the chal-
lenge of William o'Connor, of Toronto,
Canada, champion oarsman of America,
to row a match In England for s., 600 side
He specifies September as the time and the.
London sportsman as the stakeholder.
0'Connor, who is now in this city, has
cabled his acceptance of the terms.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
UNWELCOME GUESTS.
New YOrlk's Invitation TO the PennsyIvania
Militia Only Half Hearted.

New YOrk's Invitation TO the Pennsylvania
Militia Only Half Hearted.
rFRoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT
HARRISBURG, April F.-In spite Of
General Hastings declarations concerning
the cordiallty Of the invitation from New
York to the Pennsylvania troops, Hon.
Nathan L. Jones, of Philadelphia, tonight
introduced bill appropriating $4,000 for
the payment of the expenses OF the Pennsyl-
vanis soldiery at the New York centennial
He backed tup with statement that the
New York papers had aroused hostile feel
ing against the Pennsylvanians and told of
the disconrtesy with which the First Regi-
ment was treated by the Twenty-third New
York, whose guests they were at Grants
funeral ceremonies.
A number of speeches we're made, one in
opposition by Chairman Dearden, of the
Appropriations Committee. Quite feeling
is being aroused on the subject, and ii be-
gins to look as if there were enough bad
blood developed to make it wise for both the
Pennsylvania militia and Legislature to
stay at home.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
BROADWAY LOOKS QUEER.
They Sell at sIrht,

Light colored check suits will be all the
go this season, as will also neat stripes.
Many of these suits we are selling at $40 and
S12; come in for these patterns. They are
very artistically cut, handsomely lined and
are as good as custom tailoring work. Call
at our store and ask to see them. You'll
agree that they're as good as any SIS suit
you have seen elsewhere. p. G. G. c., cor.
Grant and Diamond sts., opp. the new Court
House. With every boys suit we will give
gratis your choice Of either bag Of fun or
one of our Partisan self-winding tops.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
TWO AMENDMENTS ADDED.
The Street Railway Incorporation Bill
Passes the Second Quarter.

The Street Railway Incorporation Bill
Passes the Second Quarter.
rFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT
HARRISBURG, April 17.-The street rail-
way incorporation bill passed second read
ing in the Senate to-day, with amendments
proposed by Mr.. Wherry, who, on one Of
them, received able assistance from Mr..
Fow. One amendment compels company
to begin work within year after obtaining
its charter, and to complete its lines within
two years. The other amendment makes
companies liable to the ordinance of local
authorities in the matter of the repaving of
streets
Walter Lyon and Arthur Kennedy, of
Allegheny, were present to see the bill go
through. Messrs. Kaufman and Capp,
fresh from the shades of Beaver, were also
present to aid Mr.. Brooks to fight any
Amendments to the bill.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
WANTS TO BE FREE.
Marion Manola, the Comic Opera
Singer, Applies for a Divorce.
SHE ASKS TO HAVE Her CHILD,
And Claims That Her Husband Cannot Of
Does Not Support Her.
ANOTHER STAGE MARRIAGE A FAILURE
Carl Irving, the Defendant, Denies All His wiiss
Allegations

Another msrriageof actors has proved a
failure. Marion Manola, of the McCaull
Opera Company, asks for separation from
her husband, Carl Irving, and the custody
of their child. Her claim is based on
charges Of non.support. Mr.. Irving's
friends deny her charges. It is the old story
again.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
DIED.

GALLAGHER-on Wednesday, April II,
1889, at k30, CLARA, wife of James Gallagher,
aged 30 years.
Funeral from her late residence, 90 Washing
ton street, on FRIDAY AFTERNOON at o'clock.
Friends of the family are respectfully inYtssd
to attend.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
HE Is SOMEWHAT SHADY.
A Bradford Oil Man Thinks the Standard
Too Mach Blamed.

James ANN. Bradford oil man, is stop
ping at the Duqaesne. Mr.. ANN said he
had heard it rumored on the streets few
days before he saw It in The DISPATCH
that the Standard Oil Company intended to
build pipe line connecting the Lima and
Pennsylvanis oil fields.
Mr.. ANN didn't know anything about
the motives of the Standard, but he thought
a number of things had often been laid at
their doors for which they were not RESPONSE
BILE. II the Lima field pans out, he said, it
would injure the producers in Pennsylva-
MIA.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
A Family Wiped Oat Of Existence.

WHEELING, April 17.--One Of the most
horrible accidents that ever occurred in
Brockton county happened there to-day.
Perry Wine, we1lknown citizen, was fell
ing tree when it broke across the stump,
demolishing his house, and killing his wife
and three children.