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The state herald., 1891-12-11
TuNhELINa FOR LIBERTY.
A Wholesale Delivery From the Yves.
tern Penitentiary Frustrated.


tern Penitentiary Frustrated.
wholesale delivery from the Wes-
tern penitentiary at Pittsburg, was frus.
trated Sunday night by the discovery OF o
tunnel the convicts had dug In the interior
leading TO the side wall outside. Tho work
was completed. Only . stone in tho side
walk needed TO be lifted 10 free 500 pris-
oners.
The officials Of the penitentiary have
known for moro than four months that tun-
ncling was being done, but It was not un-
I'll Sunday that they werc able 70 locate
the underground passage. Almost the en-
tire pcnitentiary yard had bcen dug over
to considerable depth In tho effort 10
find tho tunnel, but without result.
Finally the officers directed their attention
TO the malt packing house, the only build
ing In the yard without . concrete floor.
This department has been In charge Uf
four Of the most trustworthy prisoners In
the prison. Whom told that on account Of
cold weather their department would DO
removed to another building the prisoners
protested. This was done, however, and .
tunnel was found TO begin under tho floor
In the packing room. Tho tunnel started
out scvcn fcct below the surface Of the
ground and was over thirty foot In length.
Tho dirt had been drawn out In ,mall
boz and deposited under tho floor Of the
packing. house.
The farther end Of the tunnel was partly
cut through the foundation OF tho outside
wall and only i've feet OF stone required to
bc removed. Ono man ut time would
work In tho tunnel, signaling 70 his fei
lows on the cord used In drawing tho boz
TO and fro. Ho could work only iifteon te
twenty minutes, whom he would come out
and another man would enter the tunnel.
The work dono represents tho labor Of
many months and was done at intervals
during tho working hours Of the day.
The state herald., 1891-12-11
Award to Worlds Fair Sculptor.

Miss Alice Ridout OF San Francisco
rs been awarded iirst prize in the oomps.
ution OF women sculptora for tho fnost do.
signs Of groups for the attic, cornics and
pcdimonts for tho womAu's Worlds Fair
building. Tho award carries with II the
contract for tho execution Of fuii.sised
models for tho groups u . price from
1850 70 y, TOO for each Of tho two smaller
designs, aud from ea,ooo 70 81. 800 for tho
great forty.foot panel.
Tho successful compssisos IL not yot ou,
OF hor "tecns," and Is described as . petite
blonde, serious, disninsd. and quite pretty.
Sho has made modelling and sculpture q
study from childhood.
The three groups designed for tho won
ans building represent rcspectlvely
"womAn's Virtues, "woman rs tho spirl,
Of Civilization and "womnn's Place In
History"
The state herald., 1891-12-11

In our judgment Of men we are to
beware of giving any great import
nnce to occasional acts. BY nets Of
occasional generosity weak men on.
dcavor tn redeem themselves In their
own estimation vain men TO exalt
themselves In that OF mankind /,
mny be observed that there are no men
more worthless and selfish In the gen.
eral tenor OF their lies than some who
from time TO time perform fcats Of
generosity. Sentimental sclfishnesi
will commonly vary Its indulgences In
this way. and vnin-glorious selfishness
will break out into acts OF muniHcence;
but self-governmcnt and seli-denial
are not TO be relied upon for any real
strength, except in so far as they arc
found to be exercised In detail
The state herald., 1891-12-11
Now Works Poor.

lady Somerset, president OF tho
British womnn's Temperance association,
went stunning tho other night 10 com,
pare tho sondltio OF tho poor OF New York
with those Of London. She spent several
hours In tho Chinese, Italian and jewish
llstricts, and among tho half starved and
upon were OF such q character AZ 10 rsn.
der tho ladies III, and before half tho pro
lcctod tour was completed they expressed
desire to return 10 their hotel. Ths
terrible condition Of tho sweaters sni
ployos provoked Lady Somerset into OF.
plantations that such atrocities would not
York she declared 70 bs in q wrstchei
condition - those Of London.
The state herald., 1891-12-11
A Catholic Congress to bc held In Chi.
cago.

A dispatch from st. Louis says: AFTER
. consultation with Cardinal Gibbons and
the Visiting prelatcs, ecclesiastical consent
was given 10 the holding Of . Catholic con.
gress ut Chicago during tho Worlds Fair.
Al u meeting In tho Southern hotei the
srchbishops and bishops substantially On.
dorscd the report Of the sub COMMITTEES sp
pointed ut Boston, Of which W. J. OnahHn
Is the chairman. This report provides for
tho appointment Of ten delegates from each
diocese and additional delegates In proper.
tion TO every u. 900 Of tho Catholic popuis.
uon, 70 be chosen by tho bishops sixty days
prior TO tho assembling Of the congress.
Delegates from each Catholic university,
academy and college will also takc part in
tho congress. Tho questions 70 be dis
cussod will include the social and economic
questions embraced In tho pope's recon,
encyclical,to bring out II possible practica
results, remedies for social grievances aud
tho improvement OF tho wage WORKING
claases. A committee Of niuc, consisting OF
Archbishops and bishops, was appointed 70
arrange for tho Congress This commit
toe will act In conjunction with lay com
mtttpr,
The state herald., 1891-12-11
The simple truth nbou, athletic q

The simple truth about athletic ex-
crcise Is that 1t is splendid thing;
but like all other splendid things 1,
can bo abused. Eating Is q splendid
thing, also, being even moro necessary
TO life than exercise But while q hall
pound OF bccfsteak and potatoes Is q
first class thing for u man to take a,
the proper time; hc who eats Ave
pounds will learn that he can overdo
oven the necessities OF life Also.
while breakfasting, lunching and din.
ing is n pleasant and necessary func.
tion. the man who has no other objcc,
In life is an even more pitinblc being
than the man who has no other pur-
pose Of existence than 10 bs = groai
sprinter. or rover. or lawn tennis or
base bali player
The state herald., 1891-12-11
EIrss In Wisconsin.

Tho most disastrous fire In years
visited Antiso, Wisconsin, early Sunday
morning, causing n loss Of about Nv, ,oo0
Tho Amigo Rcp,,biiodn, S,rasscr's NOR
chandiso storc, Leo woote's stationery
store, In which were tho city records, and
tho Masonic hall were totally destroyed
strasscrs loss 10 ,5,ooO, insurance esc,
ooo. Tho cause IL unknown. A. Wes,
Superior, Wisconsin, firo has been burn
iug since Saturday niEht In M iumcus,
coal pit Ia tho Lobigh Valley coal docks
Engines were sent from Duluth. H. Pau
and Minneapolis, but the iirc Il not yet out
Tbs Ices 20 far 10 oi0,OO0
The state herald., 1891-12-11
Anhl,,nn. Of E.rir LIE.

AT mn experience meeting held In New
York city the various speakers told
what Ind been the objects Of their am.
billion IN early life. One Of them had
wanted 10 be President Of the United
States, another 10 get rich. another To
have plenty Of mincc pie. another 10 bc
n military dictator likc Napoleon. nm.
other 10 own n pony, another u bc n
preacher, another n lawyer, another n
blacksmith. and another naval CON.
mnndcr. Only two of NIL tho speakers
had attained the object Of their early
ambition.
The fellow who Is always In deep
water Ia usually shallow himself
The state herald., 1891-12-11
o. W. CRAWFORD
NJ Need os isathinr.

A noted medical practitioner once
told newspaper man that there wna
no need Of bathing. "You might ~
well grease yourself all over" snid hc.
Look nj the noble comnnchc. Where
will you find more 1.-THE and lusty
specimen Of ngilc. muscular mAnhood2
lie never bnthcs. lie hates tho wntrr
with ns keen nm autipathy ~ docs n
mad dog. Take my advice, young man.
initiate the Comnnchc. What he knows
hc knows by experience Just n tho
bcnr knows that his place II ON dry
land and n, n beaver knows he can 1.-Two
In the wet"
The state herald., 1891-12-11
Railroad Wreck In Ohio.

Mengsr details Of . frightful rail.
road accident have Just been received from
Ottawa, Ohio. A work train, with . CO.
boose attached, containing about seventy
i've employees OF tho FindlAy. Fort Wayne
and Western road, broke down about three
miles east Of ottawa about midnight Sat-
urdAy night and tho whole number pre-.
cipitated into the river. after rolling over
lodge thirty fest high. Three a. The
men were killed outright, and about
twenty-five injured. Some OF them will
surely die. The uAmes Of tho victims can
not BE- learned NJ this hour.
The state herald., 1891-12-11

The London Spectator has recently
shown that In England the tendency of
population 10 the cities IA Irresistible,
that young men and women arr desert.
ing the agricultural regions, md that
the farmers arc unable 10 get tho
laborers needed for cultvating the soil.
Eight years ngo II. n. Bowics
Of Chcrryilcld. Me-, planted IN his gnr.
den y small lowering shrub. Near the
shrub grew n .rccngapc mud cherry
tree Last year the shrub put forth
cherry blossoms. but bore no fruit.
This year II produced luscious fruit Of
tho grcengaEc variety.
The state herald., 1891-12-11
A Ship Load Of Flour.

Tho millcrs propose sending ship
load Of 10000 barrels OF flour 10 starving
peasants OF Russia. Five thousand Amer
lean millcrs will bc asked to co operate.
Tho Russian minister at Washington has
been communicated with and In his absence
his charge d'airairca nt New York wire.
that he has laid tho matter before his
country. Railroads arc willing TO give the
transportation aud the deal will bc closed
~ soon ~ tho Russian minister hears
from home. Minneapolis millers will give
700 oarlosds Of The cargo,
The state herald., 1891-12-11
Fighting for Diamonds.

Shortly after nine o'clock Friday
evening burglar smashed In tho large
plato window Of q Ieweler In St Paul with
u stone tied UP In sack, seized q tray con.
tanning $500 worth Of diamonds and
cleverly eluded the police. Just - he
seized tho tray, however. hc slipped and
tho spsrklcrs flew In every direction In the
mud.
A great mob was soon on tho ground
Hghting over tho rings. Twenty-Five OF
them were recovered and turned over.
How many wero pocketcd by tho crowd
and how many were carried away by the
burglar Is OF course nero conjecture.
There were forty rings In the tray whom
tho store closed.
The state herald., 1891-12-11
E.esnsd with thar Booty.

A Birmingham, Alabama, dispatch
says tho midnight southbound express on
tho East Tennessee, Virginia n Georgia
railroad was robbed by thrcc masked mon
thrcc miles wcst OF Romo. near curve.
Tho engineer saw lantern waving across
the track. He slowed up and two masked
mon got on between tho express car and
the nrst passenger car. Locking tho pas
sonser car door they chtsrcd tho express
car and, with drawn rcvolvcrs, took tho
keys from Messenger Lswis and robbed
the safe. They then jumped on and 90
s4nsA
The state herald., 1891-12-11
Death Of Dom Pedro,

Dom Pedro, ex-emporor Of Braxli.
died In Paris on tho 9TH. The OK .emperor's
oomplainuwas diabetes. aud for tho past
four hours his lifo had bcen dospAircd Of.
The Princes Ysaboll was ut her fathers
bedside n tho time Of his demise, and was
overwhelmed with grief 70 such an extent
that Il ls feared that she, too, may DO sor.
iously III. The Count DEu, husband Of
thu uriucoas Wnn nlao urcasut
The state herald., 1891-12-11
An English Veteran OF the War Of 1912.

The conlennnry OF the birth OF
Thomas Wiltshire Summcrsum, who
fought In tho American war OF 1912, was
celebrated at Brightlingsca England, on
tho 18th with = banquet Tho veteran
sang the national anthem Ia iinc style, aud
IN u hearty speech said ho hoped 10 carry
himself like . man 10 tho last day OF hi,
lifo. After tho banquet forty ociogonarl,
ans and twonty seven septupebarians
headed by Summersuin, marched In pro
ccssiop through the town.
The state herald., 1891-12-11

IT Is one Of tho noticeable fsatures
Of the present age that a good many
things which all preceding ages have
regarded as settled have not only como
to be regarded as open to doubt and
argument but have been deliberately
unsettled or resettled on a wholly dif.
ferent basis In theology. dogme
which have become most hoary and
venerable with age are attacked with
out compunction and repudiated with
out remorse. In politics principles
supposed to be rock-rootcd and cter-
nal are found TO be bascless and unten-
able and are calmly swept into obliv-
ion while their places are filled with
now ones
The state herald., 1891-12-11

EVERY individual owes obedience to
'omething. and there can be no obedi-
snce without authority. Indeed FREQ
iom, rightly understood. imposes the
most solemn obligations OF ALL When
40 human control binds man, he is
bound with the greater stress to obey
The right to bow to the authority Of
conscience to live up to his highest
deal
The state herald., 1891-12-11
The NlonSollan Rahals.

II IL reported that band OF rebels
hAs murdered Monpolian prince.
boon found nassacrcd. Tho mAndarins
are not attempting 70 stop tho butchcry,
which 10 being executed By nn association
called temperance league, tho object OF
which 10 the determination Of foreigners
and ChristiAns.
The state herald., 1891-12-11
A Remarkable smashup.

A most remarkable accident oc-
surred at East Thompson, Connecticut .
station on tho New York. New England &
Maine line, Just before o'clock Friday
morning. Four trains, two frolghts aud
two passengers, were piled up In indescrib-
able confusion In less than I'VE minutes
and three livcs lost, while several persons
wcrc seriously injured, one Of whom may
die.
The passenger trains were tho Norwich
boat train and Long Island Il Eastern
Statss express. Tho freight trains were
tho local Southbridgo and tho through
sastbound Boston. Both tho engineer and
fireman Of tho Long Island express were
killed, the engineer being dccspitated. The
other fatality being that OF an unknown
passenger, who was burned 10 death In QUE
OF the Pullman cara.
The state herald., 1891-12-11

EVERY few months for more than a
quarter OF century the newspaper
readers OF this country have been re-
galed with detailed accounts Of how
Wilkes Booth. the assassin Of Presi-
aent Lincoln, had escaped the bullet
h Sergeant Corbett and was still liv-
INC and enjoying life under an assumed
name So many times has this story
been worked over that about all the
changes possible to ring on It have
been rung, still 1t can be confidently
looked for again. Wilkes Booth. like
the Wandering jew, goes on forever.
The state herald., 1891-12-11

Anything is good enough, II 10 said
100 often, for the man who has broken
over the law. And the broader ques-
lion OF what We are going to do with
that man later on, and what he is GO
ing to do with us after he has passed
through post graduate course In ono
,f these denA Is entirely forgotten.
Yet 1t is the main question, after all.
For the restraint Of the individual
should be made. and must be made.
lnless 1t is to he a life confinement an
opportunity for growing away from
:he criminal life
The state herald., 1891-12-11

IT is said that wherever the name
Il man is spoken, the doctrine OF i'm
mortality is announced; it cleaves to
his constitution. Tha mode OF 1t
baflies our vit and no whisper comes
10 US from the other side
The state herald., 1891-12-11

THERE can be no shadow without
light; yet those who remain in the one
'ail to recognize the other The ca
lamity looms up SO massively and SO
iarkly as to hide the truer and tho
larger part Of life which is bright
with blessings 1t Is wholesome
discipline though often hard one,
10 turn the mind from its sorrow to its
many sources Of joy; and he who can
hclp ono TO do this is true friend.
The state herald., 1891-12-11

So FAR us physical conditions nrc
concerned II is perhaps truo that
rightly constructed. with stocl posts
md g,rders, boltcd together md brno-
cd dinaonnlly. tho tall buildings arc
better calculated TO Withstand m
earthquake shock thnn Arc buildings
oi loss height built OF stone or brick.
Ono OF the tall buildings undcY
those conditions would perhaps
swny great deal and seem In
danger Of going down. II IL pro-
bablo that tho torra Gotta fncing might
be wrcnchcd from tho Iron framework
and fall into tho street But with the
subsldcncc Of the disturbance tho
building would become Us orcct and ns
secure us before Tho fact 10 these
Iron and steel buildings nrs clastic
and not brittle They resemble D
bird.cage In thoir structure, and In
somo dogrcc arc like the bamboo
houses In which people aro compelled
70 live In earthquake countrisA
The state herald., 1891-12-11

As A rule jnils and lockups aro con.
structed and managed 80 as TO Impose
the least possible cost upon tho tax.
payer. consistent with the prevention
OF frequent jail deliverieA A long
ns prisoners do not escape tho people
ask no questions. Miserable struo-
lures often full OF flth and vcrmin
and rocking with vile odors. arc counted
good enough for tho lawbrcAkcr
There Ia no separation Of tho innocent
from tho guilty. OF tho dcpraved md
stepped In crime from those who have
committed with trembling their frs,
oi'ensc. Indeed. II is usually only u
n concession TO some agitation that q
decent separation OF the sexes 10 pro.
ridod for. That done, enough is sup.
posed TO have boon done. Tho public
knows no moro. md asks no question:
The state herald., 1891-12-11
vELAsCo REJOICING.
OYSTERS FOR THE MILLIONS
COOKED TO ORDER, FREE.

She Invites the People Of the rrans'
Mississippi to Rejoice with Her Do
csmbsr ls-Excurslon On Great Ocean
ships Free.
The state herald., 1891-12-11

He heard and took under adviscment
twonty-s!x cases In two hours and
twenty minutes, or nm average OF
about one every Ave minutes. Several
were heard inside OF four minutes
each.
Isaac Sawtollc, under death SEN
teacc for killing his brother Hiram,
was before tho Supreme Court OF Now
Hampshire on an action for new
trial on the ground that the killing
wns In Maine, where there is no capi.
tai punishment, He told graphic
story Of the murder.
Tho issue OF standard sill vcr dollars
from the mints and treasury Offices
during the week ended December 9th
was s525,6s0. The issue during the
corresponding period Of last year was
Gl5.260. The shipments Of fraction
nj coin from the LIST to the 9th inst.
aggregated sis5,959.
On the first OF January next, tho
President. 1t is believed, will deliver
u most interesting proclamation ms TO
the reciprocal duties rcmittcd under
the reciprocity nrrans emcnts thus far
entered Into. The com missioncrs
from tho West Indies have rccci, cd ns.
surnnccs from Secretary Blaine thai
the President will ON that day Issue
his proclamation Ia regard 70 tho
products In which thoy nrc Interested.
About ton miles OF track In laid In
the Worlds fnir grounds at jackson
Park for construction purposes, II II
proposed to build two or more lines o
rnilwn, Into tho park for tho trans
portation OF passengers. and thcrc
will bo an extensive system OF track
ngc for bringing In exhibits. md q
great passenger station with capnci.
" for handling tho enormous crowds
which will tax the ability of tho traus.
porAtion department Of all the Chi
cago rondA 10 ,holr utmost
A terrible catastrophe hns occurred
In n colllory In Nlfsa In Russian Po
land. No details OF the affair hny,
boon received, but II la conjccturct
that the accident wits the result OF nr
explosion Of damp. Further intolii
goncc iA nnxiously awaited md hope,
are expressed that the loss OF life
which the first dispatch plnccs nj 1870
is ovorostimnted. In addition !,
these ls0 men who nrc said 10 hny,
lost their lives, forty horses wor,
killed.
Ynlc University received t333, ,03
In gifts during the past year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-06
JOT7INGS ABOUT TOWN.

Tue Harlem Democratic Club will give dinner 10
Roswell T.. Flower and his companions the winning
ticket in December.
James Golden WAS remanded In the Tombs Court Yea.
terdAy on charge OF stealing 500 ounces Of du nine
from West shore freight car IN Brock yn last June
Theodore f. Glover an engineer ed ut the Net.
ropolitan Museum Of Art has begun an action in the
Supreme Court for absolute divorce from hs wife
Ida, alleging infdeties with six men. 800
Tho Chamber OF Commerce suggests that legislation
home and foreign is desirable TO deny clearance and
not carry proper signal hags and lights.
Peter Blackburn. a plumber. died In the Chambers
been found uncon in the cellar OF the tenement
pipe.
John Murray Of 1914 Downing street quarreilsd with
his father on the evening OF Oct H. and kicked over
the chair upon which bis father sat His fathers 81 u
was fractured and he died Tho Grand Jury dismssed
the complaint against John yesterday.
John ". Hemple. III years old. of ~ Monroe street
amused himself with bean Shooter ON Tuesday. One
Of Ms shots struck llyearoid Hannah GOdsen in the
ted without bail al Essex Market yesterday.
II was said yesterday that Matthew Mulligau who IN
held for the Grand Jury IN 81 90 bail In Ludlow street
Jail was very sick Mul igan SAh patirnt III Bellevue
Hospital, and because he registered thrust into
JAIL His ease 10 hard one and lie may have to be
transferred back 10 the hospital.
6t. Bernards Church. in West Fourteenth street. vii
be rededicaied next sunday morning by Archbishop
mon will be delivered BY Bishop OFarrel OF Trenton.
In the evening AZ 80 there will be yspers az which
discourse WI bs dsliyered ID the Row. DI. Henry A.
SsAnn. rector Of D. Agnsss o6Rssh.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-06
Prizes At the Flower Show.

These prizes were awarded at the chry-
santhemum show in Madison Square Garden
yesterday: Roses - Cut Blooms - American
Beauty. to F. R. Person: Catharine Mermet.
E Asmus: Duchess OF Albany. ]. N. May: La
France. N. J. Barry; Nine. Cusin. ]. H. Tay-
lor: Nine. do VAUDEVILLE. E Asmus: Nine.
Hoste. J. H. Taylor: Ma Capucine. J. N. May:
Meteor. F. r. Pierson; Perle des Jardin. E.
Asmus; Papa Gontar. J. H; Taylor: The Bride.
9. II. Taylor; Waban. n. May; ". I. Ben
Best collection OF roses. + Asmus..
>, Carnations: Best fifty blooms. yellow. Charles
yariegated. H. + Chitty: collecting named va
The $25 cup given by Mrs. Theodore Have
meyer for the best collection OF chrysanthe-
NUNS exhibited by amateurs. went to L T.
The suGeessful candidates for prizes In the
dinner table DECORATIONS verb Brewer 4 Son.
James Dean got the $50 cup offered BY Mrs. j.
Pierpont Morgan for his display OF csnnss.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-06
POLICEMEN ON TRIAL

Cullen Denies That He Knocked Out Steven.
soa's Teeth-Ex-Detective Fogarty's Case.
Capt westerville Of the East 10th street
station had three Of his men before Commits
sioner McClave yesterday. One was George
H. Stevenson. and five Of his front teeth were
gone. One OF the two other policemen was
Henry E. Cullen. who. Stevenson says struck
him In the mouth. Policeman John ]. Allen
was witness to the assault, which occurred
on Oct "a Cullen denied that he struck
Stevenson. p. s. Lee testified that he saw the
three officers together and saw one Of them
Board. -
Policeman Frederick J. Kennedy Of the Ninth
precinct was on trial for his alleged breaking
into the room OF Mrs. Margaret Ray at 10
Downing street and brutally assaultng her.
The testimony WAS reviewed and the case was
held for the full Board.
Ex-Detective Sergeant Dennis J. Fogarty.
who was formerly attached to Ins pector
Byrness staff and who is now patrolman In
the West 125th street station is likely to lose
his shield. He was reduced in rank on Aug.
q at the request OF Inspector Byrnes. Since
Oct Il charges have been accommodating
against him. until there now are q dozen. The
complaints against him are In the main alb
sence from duty at important times He was
to have been on trial yesterday. but did not
appear.