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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
ROUGHERS AND CATCHERS.
They Lost Their Chance. but They Have Not
Given Up the Fight Yet-The Real Aim.
of the Fight Explained.

They Lost Their Chance. but They Have Not
Given Up the Fight Yet-The Real Aim
of the Fight Explained.
The roughers and catchers held another
meeting yesterday afternoon, but adjourned
about Z o'clock, without taking any definite
action regarding their position. The reason
they assign is that they intend to abide by
the decision of the convention of the Anal
gamated Association, because they had no
chance to get their claims into the pro-
gramme.
From the entire tenor of the meeting, it
was gathered, however, that the men are
just as much resolved to prosecute their de-
mands as ever they were. AT the close of
yesterdays session every man was appointed
on a committee of the whole to meet again
next fall, and the formulation of their de-
mands will again be taken up. 1t is hoped
that the roughers will not be knocked out
again this year, and they expect that no
programme will go out then without their
claims being presented somewhere.
There were 115 men present. Representa-
tives from Bridgeport, Wheeling, Sharon,
Youngstown, Cincinnati, Cleveland and
Newport, KY, were in attendance, and the
resolutions for demand of advanced wages
were aired in very breezy discussion.
From what could be learned after the
meeting, it appears that the billet and pipe
mill roughers are not in harmony with the
merchant iron roughers and the guide
roughers, and for this reason: The work of
a billet rougher can be done by anybody
coming into a rolling mill, and it is on that
account that these men are afraid to go into
a fight with the other roughers, because
their places can easily be filled. In regard
to the existing trouble, one man said, yes
terday:
The thing has never been fairly represented
in the papers. While it is stated that we are
fighting the heaters. the fact is that the
roughers are anxious to get at the rollers. 1t
is a well-known fact that the rougher is the
right-hand man of the roller. and by rights a
vacancy at the rolls should therefore be filled
by rougher. But the roller generally hires
his son, or some other relative or friend; pays
him 81 25 day for a while. and, as soon as an
opportunity occurs, the young fellow gets an
advance, while the rougher is kept on at the
same old drudge. But the men are fully aware
of the wrong being done them, and next year
will see a change of some kind.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
A MARVELLOUS MISSION.
PaulIst Fathers Cathedral Services Phe-
nOminalIy Attended-4,OOO Together
Confession and AbsoIutiOu.

Paullst Fathers Cathedral Services Phe-
nOminalIy Attended-4,OOO Together
Confession and AbsoIutiOu.
The mission at St. Paul's Cathedral, con-
Quoted by the Paulist Fathers, began yes
terday morning. Solemn high mass was
celebrated by Rev. Rector Wall. Father
Cullen was Master of Ceremonies, Father
Hughes, deacon, and Student Edward Muir
ply, sub-deacon. Father Smith preached
the sermon. Extra seats had to be provided
for some of the people, there being over
1000 present.
The mission cross is hung on the left OF
the main altar, and attracted considerable
attention on account of its size. Father
Smith preached at the first mass at 6 o'clock,
Father Doyle at o'clock, Father Wyman
at and Father Smith at 1890. In the aft
ernoon Father Wyman delivered the sermon
of the day. In the evening Father Doyle
made an address. This week will be de-
voted to the women, and next week to the
men. The masses will be at and O'Clock.
At the afternoon service yesterday both
men and women of the parish attended.
ANY man who has special reasons for not
Del0g dDl6 70 dIlCuu tilC SSENACCc hCAb WCSA
will be allowed to make the mission this
week. After detailing the instruction
and the indulgencies to be derived by the
mission yesterday, Father Wyman said:
In the business life of this world we say that
this man or that man had start in life. That
is TO say, he has been left property by some de-
ceased relative or friend. for which he has not
paid the full value. My good brethren, God
has given each one of US start in life. He
has given us that grace by which we receive
Christian baptism. 1t does not necessarily
follow, however, that a man who has been born
rich shall die rich Very often sudden re-
verses will come upon man, when he loses his
wealth. He can also lose his spiritual grace,
given him by God Almighty; but if he has
faith he can regain it. If we have the mis-
fortune of losing our spiritual Inheritance by
mortal sin, we can easily get it back again from
God, for his mercies are infinite. can prove
that the apostles had the power of for
giving sin, and it is also given
to Gods servants now on earth.
When a priest administers the sacrament of
penance to a sinner he does not say: II alb
solve thee in my own name" any more than he
saws. 'I baptise thee in my own name," but he
saws "In the name of the Father, the Son and
the Holy Ghost;' Just as he has the power to
administer the sacrament of baptism. by which
men are made the children of God. If your
sins are as numerous as the sands on the sea-
Shore or if you have as many mortal sins on
your soul as there are droIs of water in the
ocean, you can obtain absolNtion just as easily
as you can for one sin; for such is the infinite
mercy of God.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
SUNDAY IN A NEW ROLE.
The Popular Ball PIuyar Makes Strong
Plea for Prohibifion-Ir Will Produce

The Popular Ball Player Makes n Strong
Plea for Prohibifion-Ir VIII Produce
Greater Prosperity.
BILLY" Sunday, the Allegheny ball
player, was at the Opera House last night,
and the large auditorium was packed with
people to hear him speak on the prohibition
issue. Throughout his address he was loud
ly applauded, and when he first began the
applause was kept up for five minutes.
Sunday was called on to lead the devo-
tional exercises, and the great bali player
evinced considerable nervousness at hrst.
In his speech he said:
My occupation for the past few years has car
ried me over a large portion OF the United
States. have been close observer, and l
sale of liquor is prohibited, either by State
laws or local option, there is the greatest pros
perity. the greatest happiness and the nearest
equality among the people. There are some
people who are slow to see the virtue of this
movement for temperance. Why this Is SO Is
mystery to me. There are men coming in
hero to talk for prohibition who come from
States where 1t has been tried. They have
lived under it and like it. Is not that proof OF
its virtue? have li7ed in Iowa under license
and under prohibitions; and / say of my own
knowledge that Iowa was never more prosper
GUS than she is to-day. What has done thatf
Prohibition.
Men will tell you high license is the best.
High license will diminish the number of sa-
looms, but will it change the moral result?
What difference does ir make if men get the
liquor they want in one saloon or in 500? II
one saloon does the business of street or
dozen do it? There is no difference. We have
good law in Pennsylvania-the Brooks law
but il it is right to license SO saloons 1t is right
to license all of them. say it is wrong to
license any. The Brooks law is temporizing
with an evil, and you can't make a wrong
right by means of any law.
Pennsylvania oil greases the machinery Of
the world; her coal drives the greatest vessels
afloat; her iron and her steel are in them. She
stands nigh on the roll of material prosperity
But she stands at the bottom in this great
moral reform movement. On the 18th of June
she will have a chance to place herself with
her sister States at the top Of the
list Won't you help to put her there?
As citizens proud of your State and
loving your nation, won't you stand
up and vote to kill the liquor traffic! The
wall of mothers whom it has made miserable.
of orphans whom it has made beggars are
heard on our streets. Won't you wipe it out?
Can't you do your duty2 If this amendment fails
evcry one of you who vote against it will have
entered the saloon business. Your saloons /
hope you will be proud of them
Why will they be your saloons? Because
you had a chance to wipe them out and you
wouldn't do it. believe God who keeps an
account of each mans life, will hold each man
responsible for the opportunities given him.
And he is the God who said, 81 am no respect
er of PERSONS That is the God who will hold
you responsible.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
A COAL BOAT STAGE.
An Unexpected Rise, and Over 100000
Bushels of Coal to Go Out.

An Unexpected Rise, and Over 1sOOO.OOO
Bushels of Coal to Go Out.
An unexpected rise occurred in the Mo-
nongahela river Saturday night. The river
men looked for barge water, but they had
no idea it would reach ten feet. This is
what the marks showed yesterday after
noon, and the water was still rising quite
rapidly.
The reports from up the river show that
there are no signs of the water subsiding,
and if the gains keep up there will be at
least 13 feet to-day. Most of the water is
coming from the Monongahela. The Allie
gheny has not shown up well, though there
is a slight rise in that river.
During the latter part of the night and
Yesterday forenoon there was considerable
activity in the pools and along the wharf
and various landings. A number of the
boats with full tows got away yesterday
morning. According to the estimates
of careful rivermen over 1,000,-
600 bushels of coal will be taken out. The
Fred Wilson and Ed Roberts will have at
least 900, 900 bushels alone.
The boats that started yesterday were the
Fred Wilson, with II barges; Frank Gill
Bonner, Alarm and Joe Gould, with
tows. The Tom Dodsworth, with 10 barges;
J. c. Risher, Il barges; John Moran, with
IA barges, and the Ed Roberts, with 250, 900
bushels, will leave this morning. Walton
& Co. will send either the Joe Walton or
Coal City in day or so. The Tom Lysle is
also scheduled to take out II balges.
The c. w. Bachelor arrived yesterday
morninp
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
A POSSIBLE MURDER.
A Man Strikes His Wife With a Club, In.
f1ictiuR Serious Wounds,

Man Strikes His Wife With a Club, In.
ficting Serious Wounds.
John Timothy, puddler, aged about 45,
is locked up for having nearly killed his
wife on Saturday night. The woman is now
at the Homeopathic Hospital, in very seri-
Gus condition.
Timothy and his wife reside in a shanty
boat at the foot of South Thirteenth street.
According to Officer John Coslett, Timothy
has not been on good terms with his wife for
more than year. Saturday night, it is
alleged, Timothy came home drunk and
quarreled with his wife, attacking her in a
brutal manner and striking her over the
head and body with knot-ended club until
she lay unconscious on the ground, having
two ugly scalp wounds and broken arm.
Mrs. Carroll, a neighbor, who was at
traeted to the scene bv Mrs. TImothy's cries,
was also attacked and knocked down. The
noise brought Officer Smith to the river,
and be arrested Timothy and locked him up
in the Twenty-eighth ward station house.
Mrs. Timothy was conveyed to the Homeo-
pathic Hospital, where the physicians stated
that she was in dangerous condition. The
bloody and formidable cudgel with which
the deed was done is at the Central station.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
TANKS ARE ALL RIGHT.
President Campbell Thinks the New System
Will be Successful.

President Campbell Thinks the New System
Will be Successful.
President James Campbell. of the Win
dow Glass Workers Association, went on
visit to the Western window glass work.
ers last night. Before he departed he gave a
DISPATCH reporter his opinion of the tank
system, which is now being introduced at
the new glass works at Jeanette. thus:
fail to see the reason why there are so many
people raising hue and cry about the tanks
when experience seems to prove that they are
a success. base my opinion on the fact that
eight years ago there was not single tank in
operation anywhere while now there are IL
going in Belgium alone. Had the tanks been a
failure they would have been abanroned after
the first years of experiments. That they do
not produce good glass can also be disproved
for the reason that the firm of Pilkerton in
England is said to import the best window
glass made anywhere into this country. New
York people state they have never
seen better glass than the Pilker-
toms, and yet they use tanks; in fact
that firm has IA of them, and their production
amounts to about one-fourth of the entire pro-
duction of the United States.
l. for my part, think that the tank will be a
success, and will not say anything else until
thereverse is shown by experience. The tank
system will be advantageous in many ways. 1t
will make the work easier for the glassworkers,
the cost of manufacture will be less and the
blower will be able to retain his wages.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
THE GUESTS DEPARTED.
Mckinley is Bored With Once Seekers, but
He Uses Great Tact.

Before the reporters could get around yes
terday afternoon the guests of the Anericus
Club had departed. Senator Quay returned
the same evening to Beaver and Senator
Plumb took the midnight train for Kansas.
General Hastings left for New York yester-
day morning, Mckinley started for WASH
ington and Golf wended his way back to the
wilds of West Virginia.
While in the city these men were con-
stantly surrounded with people. They held
a continuous levee. Mckinley told friend
that he was glad to get away from the Office
seekers for brief period. Before he started
for Pittsburg he had hundred callers at his
home.
Mckinley is man who seldom becomes
rufled. He j. polite and kindhearted.
When men petition him for Office he listens
to them, takes their names and promises to
do all he can for them, and he is true to his
word. He pays little attention to the man
who asks him to secure him an office, but he
does respect the man who specifies what he
wants and solicits his aid and influence.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
no TROUBLE AT DUQUESNE,
But Row Expected If an Attempt is Made
to Start the Works.

But a Row Expected If an Attempt is Made
to Start the Works.
The following telegram regarding the
situation at Duquesne was received last
night:
Quiet reigned in Duquesne to-day. A large
number of workmen came up from Homestead,
but the town was comparatively quiet, the rain
preventing the strikers from congregating on
the streets. An interesting time is looked for
tomorrow, however as it is expected the com
pany will make another attempt to bring work
men to fill the places of the strikers, and Sheriff
McCandless will be on hand to see that the
new men are not interfered with.
The action of Judge Ewing in fininG the
three strikers who were brought before him
yesterday was the principal topic of converse
tion among the men to-day. 1t was severely
denounced, but disinterested parties think it
will have the effect of preventing the strikers
from trying to induce the new workmen to
stay away from the mill.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
THE IRON WORKERS SCALE.
The Men Believe the Same Wages VIII b
Paid Another Year.

The Men Believe the Same Wages VIII be
Paid Another Year.
Several of the lodges of the Amalgamated
Association in Youngstown have already
elected delegates to the annual convention
to be held here in June as follows: Valley
Lodge, james LIewellyn; Ayers Lodge,
Patrick McEvoy; Decker Lodge, George K.
Becker; Girard Lodge, James Dougherty.
The sentiment among the iron workers is
that the present scale will be adopted with
but changes, and presented to the manufac-
turers for their signatures. Thus far the
iron operators are non-committal as to what
they desire or what course they will pursue.
With but few exceptions there is much
larger supply of merchant iron in the ware
houses throughout the Mahoning Valley
than has been known for several years, and
the stock is increasing by reason. of small
orders.
A report was current yesterday that the
extensive mills of Brown, Bonnen & Co.,
which run steady until Saturday, would
not resume for some time. Superintendent
Williams said that the finishing mills
would probably start on Thursday, but that
the puddle mills would not resume at pres
ent. Summers Bros. & Co. have decided to
double their capacity, and will build a
large sheet mill.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
MORE GAMBLERS RAIDED.

The Sonthside Police Make n Good Haul
on Saturday Night Inst.
A raid was made on gambling house
about midnight Saturday by the Southside
police in the rear of 1912 Carson street.
Captain William Stewart and Officers
Kelly, johnson and Richards, beside taking
possession of all the gambling parapher-
MALTA in the room, arrested eight men. The
proprietor gave his name as Charles Clark.
The rest of them were distinguished on the
docket by fictitious names.
When they were brought before Magis-
trate Brokaw yesterday morning he fined
each man So and costs, while the proprietor
left forfeit of sos for hearing on Tues
day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
JUDGE MELLON DENIES IT.

He Says He Never Promised Those
Engineers Higher Wages.
The following letter from Judge Mellon,
who is now in the West, puts new phase
on that strike of incline engineers on the
Southside:
To the Editor OF The Dispatch:
To-day happened TO pick up THE DISPATCH
of Wednesday last, published since left home,
and find an item stating that the engineers
who left their post of duty SO suddenly during
for them, excuse the act by saying that 1 had
promised to raise their wages but did not
You will please say from me that this is un-
mitigasedly false. I never made any such
promise 7. MELLON.
KANSAS CITY, April g. lss9
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
The License Court.

An immense stock of wines and liquors.
All kinds of bottle goods must be sold Mon
day and Tuesday, at 964 Liberty street, at
any price, as goods must all be disposed of
before Tuesday night; also, furniture and
bar fixtures of ali kinds for sale. Call at
once and lay in your supplies for the COM
Ing dry season. j. SCHUMACHER,
964 Liberty street.
N. B.-About 80 feet of glass case shelv-
ing, suitable for bar, drugstore, hat or fur
nishing goods store, for sale.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
THE PENNSY AGAINST 1T.
Pittsburgers Do Not Enthuse Over the Re-
ported Trunk Line East.

Pittsburgers Do Not Enthuse Over the Re-
ported Trunk Line East.
Pittsburg railroad men do not take much
stock in the report yesterday copied locally
from the Philadelphia Press that trunk
line is to be built from this city to Boston.
The Quaker City Press alone seems to be
responsible for the story. According to the
statement the Beach Creek road is to be the
m einstay of the new line.
As the Black Greek was part of the deal
by which the Pennsylvania secured the Van
derbilt interests in the South Penn and the
New York Central gobbled the West Shore,
and as the Vanderbilts have recently shown
their attitude, it is hardly possible that they
or the Pennsylvania will permit competi-
tive trunk line to be built with the Beach
Creek as material part of the road. Be
sides, the story is very old one, only as
Carnegie's name makes it modern.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
The Enrineer., Reception.

The Keystone Division No. 293, of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, will
hold their third annual reception at Union
Rink, Allegheny, on Wednesday, May s..
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Brotherhood
will serve the supper. This organization
has increased in strength considerably since
its formation three years ago.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
A Robbers RusA

While man entered the jewelry store of
Morris Blank, on Penn avenue, near
Twelfth street, Saturday night and called
the attention of the clerk into the yard,
where he said man was lying, somebody
went into the store through the front door
and stole q tray with As engraved gold
rings. The supposed man in the yard was
n course q ruse.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
A FREE FIGHT.
Two Men, Refused Admittance to n Board
ing-HOuse, Raise Rumpus.

Two Men, Refused Admittance to n Board
ing-HOuse, Raise a Rumpus.
John and Frank Grant went to John
McGann's clearinghouse in Soho yester-
day under the impression that it was a
speak-easy. McGann refused to admit
them and free fight resulted in which Nc
Gam was assisted bv his boarders. Bottles,
stones, clubs, etc., were used freely.
The battle lasted for half hour Frank
Grant had several severe scalp wounds, and
Johns arms were badly bruised. The
others escaped with black eyes and bloody
noses.
Frank and John Grant, McGann, the
proprietor, Hugh Doyle and Patrick Nc
Kay were arrested. The others escaped,
but are known.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
STILL THEY COME.
MIssourf's Centennial Commissioners Pass
Through the City.

mlssOurfs Centennial Commissioners Pass
Through the City.
The rush to New York is growing larger
in proportions as the 3Oth approaches. Last
night two sections of the Eastern express
were run to accommodate the Western
and the Pittsburgers.
special car on the train were the
Itennial Commissioners appointed to
present the State of Missouri at the eele-
Jration. In the party were ex-United
States Senator Armstrong. General B. G.
Boone, Major Gump, R. E. Anderson, B.
B. Tureman, h. T. Fellows and Mr.. Kings
bury. Governor Francis, who is also a
member of the committee, and his staff,
with 400 of the military, passed through
the city earlier in the day. The crack regi-
ment of the South, the famous Louisiana
Tigers, reached Pittsburg about noon. A
number of special trains were run during
the day,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
PUBLIC AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS.
This Time 1t is the Voice of Father CorcO-
ran, of Soho.

Rev. Father Corcoran, pastor of st. Ag-
mes Church, at Soho, preached at the 9
o'clock mass yesterday morning on Public
Schools" After reading the notices he an
nounced the parochiar school would be
opened to-day, and exhorted parents who
had been sending their children to the pub
lie schools to take them away.
Hesaid the Catholics are becoming weaker
in their faith on account of sending their
children 10 the common schools. He quoted
from a sermon delivered by a Protestant
bishop, while in this city March "a, in
which the latter made number of deroga-
tory statements about parochial schools. To
these statements Father Corcoran took ex-
ceptions, and said they were not true.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
G. W. SCHMIDT.
s5 and 81 Fifth Avenue, pitt.burs, Pa

95 and 81 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburg, Pa.
The largest holder of fine old Rye and
Bourbon whiskies in the United States
offers in bond or tax paid the following
goods.
Gibson, Melvale. Monticello, Dougherty,
Mt. Vernon, @Hannisville, Overholt, Guck-
enheimer, Hermitage, Moss, Large and G.
W. S.
BOURBON.
W. H. McBrayer, Old Crow, Hermitage,
Bond & Lilliard, o. f. c. Carlisle, Hume,
Mellwood and Nelson. Telephone Num-
Der 666.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
Electric improvements.

The Knoxville and Mt Oliver Electric
Railroad Company have made very extern
sive improvements in their motive power.
Two new motors are to be put in operation
this week, and traffic will be more regular.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
Tbs Orpbau., Ent.rtuiumeut

The children of s. Michael's Orphan
Asylum OF the Southside gave an entertainA
ment last night at Columbus Hall, on Pine
street. The room was well filed, and the
little performers received well-deserved
tokens of appreciation for their efforts in
vocal N usic, recitations and dialogues.