Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-17
TOO GRAND A SCHEME
Billy Dieutch'S Proposition Staggers
Congressman West.
in. GUPFEY TALKS ABOUT GAS.
How Two Enterprising Young Men Over
shot Themselves
PROMINENT PITTSBURGERS In GOTHAM

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DIsPATCH.1
NEW YORK, March 16.-In certain cir
cles here there is probably no man better
known than Billy Dieutch, man about
town who, for a pastime, solicits life insur'
ance for a large company at $4,000 pei
annum. He is a handsome man of about
IS, with a fund OF good stories and original
savings which go toward making him agree
able company in a party of New Workers.
He has had a varied career, being worth
hundreds of thousands of dollars manya time,
and as often having dropped it into the Golfers
of the custodlans of Dame Fortune over the
green cloth. 1t was Billy Dieutch who bet
and won 500, 900 on the turn of card al
Monte Carlo some eight or ten years ago.
He is ever willing to speculate on anythlng
which has a semblance of chance around
it. He is a good conversationalist, and ms
urbane manner wins the listener to his
smooth flow of words. AS an instance OF
this fact he was in the Fifth Avenue h0leI
last night with a party OF trlenoS "heh
Congressman West, The ten-millionalre paper
manufacturer of this State walked IN
Dieutch was attracted by the gen'iean""W ZEN Wien
tingue air and inquired who he was. Nneh
told he said: I'll bet l can talk to that gentie
man five minutes and know HIM well. ana ID
side of ten minutes can have nm over ;, 9iilAiis
a bottle of 'fzz' with us. Watch me.
He walked over to the Congressman, and
said. pardon, but isn't this Congressman
West?" 49,, ..o.os
"NIy name is Dieutch, and l am about en-
barking in the manufacture of paper in Penn
svlvania, and would be pleased 10 see you 'o-
morrow on some important business A..
"Why. certainly" said Member West, at
what time and placer
sRight here. We expect to go into the busi-
ness on a very large scale, and in our mill con-
templated a capacity of lOO.OOO tons per DAY
will be attained"
OVERSIGHT THE MARK.
The Congressman turned quickly, raised his
hand high in the air and said: YOU'RE liar.
am interested in eight mills in this and the
old country and all of them do not turn out
over S5 600 ton per day."
Mr. Dieutch saw that he had cornered him
self, so he endeav0red to eXtricate hlmseh as
best he could. Being quite versatile he re-
sorted to some pathetic recitatlone. song or
two, several . asts and good stories, until be
had captivated the Congressman entirely and
the Sec was flowing rapid at his expense. Billy
had succeeded in ingratiating himself thor
ourhlv and when the two parted the rich
paper manufacturer invited Billy up to spend
week at his Hudson River home
A gentleman who attracts great deal OF at
tention from the guests of the Fifth avenue is
Col. j. NJ. Guffey. the natural gas king. OF
Western Pennsylvania. He dresses Ike
Southern millionaire, with SOFT slouch hat
worn slightly on the side of his head, Prince
Albert coat low cut vest, displaying an 1mmac-
ulate shirt front with large solitaire diamond
sparkling from it tight trousers and neatly
fitting boots. He is a perfect Chesterfield in
his manner and a well-informed man OF the
world. He says the natural gas status has not
materially changed in his district and the wells
are putting forth gOodly quantity every
where report to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Along the Southwest line there is no complaint
from consumers. Col. Gutfey tells good story
of the UniOntown gas well.
"Wbeu the Rider well was struck four miles
from there" said he, II saw that it would in
a measure hurt our interests in Unlontown,
having laid pipe from our Held to that place.
OF course the owners of the new well were
crazy with ioy, and their dreams of untold
wealth were many. After they had piped il to
town and offered it to the consumers at almost
nominal rates. we had to come down also in ours,
which was a dead loss to us, as the expenses
were TAR greater. Several industries located
there drawn by the cheap facilities, ETC., and for
a time il looked very blue TOR the Southwest
Company around Uniontown. saw that some
thing must be done, and Immediately made
known to the officers of the Rider Company
that we would buy them out
MILLIONS IN IT.
1.-TWO young boys, Minor and Ewing. were
sent to confer with me. and / explained the sit
uation to them, afterward offering $4,000 for
their well. They thought that ridiculous, and
wouldn't hear to anything less than $4,000.
Talk was useless. because thew saw millions in
il, and would not be convinced. They proposed
TO supply our consumers if we would sell them
our low pressure line. We finally agreed upon
a price, and they took it upon themselves to
furnish the town with plenty of fuel AS soon
as winter came on them they saw their mistake.
There was little or no gas, the new glass works
had to shut down, and the people burn coal and
wood to keep warm. The Rider well was not
rrfr1aa and xraE cd
bad results. The town is as bad off as ever,
and it only shows another instance of people
biting off moro than they can chew. IT they
had accepted our offer they would have had
$4,000, where to-day they are probably losing
money"
Miss Daisy ALL. who formerly resided in
pittsburg. has developed into promising vocal
ist She is under the training of Madam Shell
ley, and sometime ago Colonel McCaull offered
Miss Ali the under study of Marion Manola,"
which she refused. From the tiattering reports
I hear of her Pittsburg will have the honor of
pro ducing another fair songstress.
Cora Tinnie, who will be remembered as Cora
Powers in PittsbuTg, is here making her mark
i'm the same line. She is protege of DOyley
Carte, who hears her expenses until she is
formally engaged by him to sing in public. She
has had a minor part with the "Gondoliers''
here, but next month sails for London TO Join
Mr.. Carteis own company there. Young Charlie
Clarke is also spoken of frequently about the
Casino, and hear that his voice is good one.
PITTsBURGERs ABROAD.
c. L. Magee and E. NJ. BigeIow were at the
Fifth Avenue comforting with a Philadelphia
gentleman last week. Itis said the matter dis
cussed had something to do with new pave
ments for Pittsburg.
EX-Mayor Fulton is a familiar figure on
Broadway. He is as well known here as in
Pittsburg, and if this wasn't such Democratic
city he would stand a chance for the Mayor
atty
NJ: K. McMillen, of the Exchange, is at the
st. James.
l saw sheriff McCandless here one night last
week. He said he was down in New York in
vestigating, through the aid of some chemist,
the merits of "Emmetsite,," the recently dis
covered explosive which is claimed as power
ful as dynaCite. The Sheriff was accompanied
by 1. ). Messler, Commissioner who is also an
enthusiast on the new agent of death.
c. L. Magee and wife, E. NJ. Bigelow and
wife. were registered at the Fifth Avenue last
week.
Billy German, of the Sheriffs Office was a
Hoffman House guest last week. He has Just
recovered from severe case of carbuncle.
Captain J. j. Nandergritt was in the city Fri
Gay en- route, with his stepson Mr.. Hartly to
Florida, where they will remain a month
c. W. Schwab, e. z. Dlnkey James p Nc
Collum are registered at the Hoffman
West Gutfey is Fifth Avenue guest
LYMAN KANE.