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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16
FIVE BOYS KIDNAPPED.
An Unknown Man Visited Pittsburg
Yesterday Morning, and
DISAPPEARED WITH THE CHILDREN
One Of the Little Fellows Was Found, and
He Had Been Drugged.
POLICE TRYING TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY

Yesterday five lost boys were reported at
police headquarters, and it is known that
two of them were stolen. The other three
have disappeared as completely as though
dead, and it is believed that they, too, have
been carried away. The boys are all very
small, and what can be the object of the men
who carried them away is mystery. That
there is danger to all little boys out at night,
or even in the daytime, is proven beyond a
doubt by the disappearance of so many in
one day.
The most peculiar case is that of Michael
Keefe, the 6-year-old son of widow who
resides on Wylie avenue. He disappeared
yesterday morning at Z O'Clock, and at 8
o'clock last evening he was found on Forty
fourth street. He was dazed and seemed to
know nothing about himself. However, he
recovered in little while and said that a
stranger had taken HIM away from his home,
and after travelling around the city for some
time something happened which the boy
don't fully understand, and the man dis
appeared. Evidently the child was drugged,
but for what reason is not apparent. A
search was made all over the city during the
day, but no trace could be found until he
turned up as mysteriously as he left home.
The police are also on the lookout for a f.
year-o1d boy who was stolen from the home
of his parents in New Brighton. A tele-
gram was received last night from Officer NJ.
I. Gayen, of that place, asking that the city
police keep up watch for stolen child.
He is described as wearing frock suit and
straw hat. The case was put in the hands
of the detectives, and a thorough search of
the city is being made for this man and his
stolen boy.
Three other boys are on the list of miss
ing, and they all live very close together on
Caramel alley in the Thirteenth ward.
They disappeared about the same hour yes
terday morning. Their names are August
Fisher, Joseph Muhl and Joseph Lehman.
Every effort has been made to find some
trace of the youngsters, but without avail.
1t was about o'clock when they were last
seen, and that was by little boy YDo says
be saw them talking to strange man. He
says he saw the man offer them something
and they walked away with him. He could
not describe the stranger except that he was
tall, well dressed and rather good looking.
What reason there is for enticing the
boys from home is not apparent. None of
the parents are wealthy, SO they could not
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16
DIDN'T SIGN THE PAPER.
Bender Denies That He Swore Doughty
Was Innocent.

Bender Denies That He Swore Doughty
Was Innocent.
Last night ex-Constable Bender, who was
convicted with the Bender gang for con-
spiracy, and who was the principal witness
against e1-Alderman Doughty, called on
Inspector Whitehouse and denied that he
made any affidavit as to Doughty's limo.
cence, as had been published. Bender's
statement to the Inspector was that on
Tuesday last A. Loheide, who is trying to
secure pardon for Doughty, called on him,
and on the plea of important business took
him to the house Of the ex-Alderman in
Bloomfield. There, Mr.. Bender says, he was
given quantity of liquor to drink, and
while under the influence was asked to sign
a paper which had been drawn up by a
notary public, and which declared Dough-
tvs innocence of the charge on which he
was convicted.
Bender said that he did not sign the
paper, although he had been offered induce
ments to do so. This statement will be
used to offset any attempt at a pardon.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16
Industrial Notes.

LAwRENCEvILLE BARRIERS will close on Deco
ration Day at 6 Pm.
ANOTHER fruitless conference was held on
the wage scale of the flint prescription
branch yesterday.
CARROLL RANDOLPH, of Selma, Ala, is in
Pittsburg purchasing cotton ties with which
to put up this seasons crop.
D. LUTz& Son have signed the teamsters'
new scale, and their 30 drivers are now being
paid an advance of SO month.
CIRCULARS have been issued by the United
Mine Workers appealing for all the money
that can be collected to assist the locked-out
coke workers.
THE committee having charge of the ar
rangements for the annual reunion of the
Amalgamated Association will meet in
Beaver to-day.
CONDUCTOR JAMES OLDHAM, who was dis
charged from the West End line some weeks
ago for participating in a fight, was rein
stated yesterday.
JAMES BLIcK, Mine Inspector for the Sew
enth District, came here from Harrisburg
yesterday, where he had been attending q
meeting of the Commission on Revision of
Mining Laws.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16
A JURORS OPINIONS.

He Sat in Quarter Sessions Court Two Weeks
and Now Criticizes the Laws Workings
He Thinks Magistrates Don't Always
Do Their Duty.
F.M. Gessner has lately served among
other "good men and true" as juror in the
Quarter Sessions Court for two
weeks assisting to adjudicate back
yard squabbles between hyster
ical women, assaults and batteries
between rum-maddened men and generally
assisting in the oiling of the parts of our
social machinery where friction is greatest.
But his mind is of the analytical order and
he hasn't pocketed his 50 80 per day stipend
and patted himself with the reflection that
he has done anything great in the way of
wedding out social evils.
On the contrary, Mr.. Gessner was pro-
voked by his experience into indulging in
some structures not overly complimentary
to our system of criminal Jurisprudence.
He tells of the trial of two chicken thieves
as a sample of the important" work done
by the Quarter Sessions. These people
were charged with the larceny of %
chickens on which the owner placed a
value of S25. The trial occupied half
day and kept 60 Jurors on pay at 81 30
per day, SIS for the time occupied in the
trial Then there were the salaries of the
Judge, District Attorney, Assistant Dis
trict Attorney, County Detective, District
Attorneys clerks, Clerk of Courts and
assistant clerks, three tipstayes and cloud
of witnesses, the cost of all estimated at a
dollar minute, or S210; value ofthe chickens,
owners estimate, S25. The thieves were
sent to the workhouse to be supported at
taxpayers expense, as work there is un-
profitable, and after all no recompense to
the owner of the chickens, save the ref1ec-
tion that the majesty of the law has been
vindicated and he has gotten revenge.
Now Mr.. Gessner believes that thieves
and other malefactors are usually the pro-
duct of their environment, and that is made
by what we call society. He argues that if
that environment cannot be changed the ad-
ministration of punishment can at least be
cheapened. While in general the nearness
of officials to the people may be prime re-
quisite, yet Mr.. Gessner would make
an exception as to committing magis-
trates, justices Of the peace,
and aldermen. He thinks they are too
posed, he says, of hustlers, who are in it
for profit, and as they must be conciliatory to
both sides in most controversies, they relieve
themselves of responsibility and avoid CIV
ing offense by sending cases to court and at
the same time secure their costs, which
they would not always do by doing justice on
the spot and saving taxpayers expense. At
present all depends on the character of the
committing magistrate, and Mr.. Gessner
thinks that his character ordinarily weighs
but little with the average voter, and that
if police courts could be officered by the
right kind of men justice would be more
evenly measured and the county saved
100000 year, probably considerably more.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16
SUCCESSFUL TRIAL TRIP.
A Birmingham Traction Car Makes Good
Run Over the Road.

Superintendent G. L. Abbott and his as
sistant, j. T. Watson, of the Short electric
railway system, made successful trip last
night over the Birmingham traction line.
At 11:55 the car left the shed, but at Twenty
seventh street the current stopped, caused
by a hot-box at tie power House. After a
delay of 10 minutes the current was turned
on and a run to Twenty-frst street
was made, when. another stop was
made. After delay of five minutes the
trip was finished without further trouble
The entire time occupied was 35 minutes,
less 20 minutes of delay. Had it been a
straight trip it would have taken only
about Is minutes. The time for a
horse car from the shed is % minutes.
The Sprague Company also had car fin
ished, but in running it out of the shed it
jumped the track and disarranged some of
the mach merry In making the run to Thirty
fourth street it stuck at Thirty-second, and
after waiting for some little time Superin-
tendent Abbott concluded to 60 on without
it. The return trip was made without INCL
dent and Superintendent Abbott and Assist
ant Superintendent j. T. Watson both ex-
pressed themselves as highly satisfied with
the test
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16
ANN ARBoR MEN ORGANIZE.

Local Alumni of the Michigan University
Form an Association.
The graduates of the University of Michi-
gan in Western Pennsylvania met at the
Hotel Duquesne last night and organized a
permanent alumni association. The inten-
tion of the organization is to meet semi
annually and hold banquet each year in
this city. The graduates number among
them many of the leading profess
sional men in Western Pennsylvania The
officers elected are: President, DR.. w. h
Johnstown; J. d. Wood and II. s. Leidick,
Pittsburg; Secretaries, b. L. King and
Joseph Feltwell; Treasurer, Joseph How
ley.
A banquet will be held at the Hotel Du-
quesne in june, at which many prominent
men will speak.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16
A STOLEN sATcHEL FOUND.

Samuel Painter Arrested in Allegheny on a
Charge of Taking 1t,
Dvring the early part of this week George
Smith, a Leechburg resident, was robbed of
a satchel containing some valuable papers,
ETC., while at the West Penn depot
Wednesday the satchel was found in a La
cock street cellar, where it had been thrown,
and the papers, a number of photographs
and other things it contained were un-
touched.
Johnston arrested Samuel Painter as the
party guilty of the theft. The detectives
claim to have positive evidence against
Painter, who was not only seen to take the
satchel, but was seen throwing it in the
cellar.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16
TAPPING GAS LANDS.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Completing q
Line From Stewards to Murraysville.
D. T. Keenan,, a Philadelphia railroad
contractor, was in town yesterday and took
dinner at the st. Charles. Mr.. Keenan, has
just closed contract with the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company for the completion of a
seven.mile road from Stewards station to
Murraysville.
This road was commenced about five
years ago, but temporarily abandoned The
reason given for the Pennsylvania Company
now completing it is that certain manu-
facturers have agreed to locate along the
line when completed. There are nsmber
of wells in the field which contain plenty of
gas for Consumption on the premises" but
have no pressure for distant supply.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16
DREW THE LINE AT PAYING.

Angelo Pantillo Assaults Lenox Marcel
When Asked to Go Halves for Beer.
Angelo Pantillo is an italian gentleman
who has no objection to drinking beer pro-
vided he is not asked to pay for it. He
draws the line at that. He and Lenox
Marcel, compatriot residing at 81 Wash
ington street, grew merry over keg, but
fell out over the reckoning.
Marcel politely requested Pantillo to pay
his share of the feast, a suggestion which
friends head. Marcel made call on AL
derman Richards yesterday, and displaying
his skull with a very ugly cash in ii, prayed
that Angelo might be arrested, which he
was, and lodged in Jail for hearing to-day
in default of $500 bail.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16
Threats of Mobbing the Officers.
DANGERS OF THE LAW.
Two Italians Find 1t Is Not at All Safe
Weapon.

The law is dangerous weapon, as two
Italians, discovered yesterday. Leonard
Miragio and Angelo Palerdino are colabor-
ers boarding at No. 81 Washington street
During the afternoon they conceived the
idea of having little fun with some box
ing gloves, but after Palerdino's hat had
been knocked off, the gloves were thrown
aside and fight with bare knuckles began.
The result was that Palerdino went to
Alderman Donovan last night, showed a
badly bruised head, and entered charges
against his erstwhile friend, on which the
latter, after considerable trouble on the
officers part, was turned over to Warden
Berlin.
Palerdino's triumph was short-iyed, how
ever, for in the meantime friends of his
pugilistic rival had gone before Alderman
Richards and preferred charges on which
the badly-bruised Palerdino was insturn also
compelled to take up his abode with Warden
Berlin. Hearings in the cases will take
place Tuesday, when the relative points of
the two pugilists will be given a legal in
vestigation.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16
MERCHANDISE SHIPMENTS GOOD.

Furnace Men Would Start If They Could
Get the Coke.
The Wheeling Freight Committee held a
meeting at the Baltimore and Ohio Office
yesterday. The committee hadn't met since
last November, and only routine business
had accumulated. W. H. Booth represent
ed the Wheeling and Lake Erie road, and
w. H. Stewart, of Cleveland, the Pennsyl-
vania Company. The other lines have their
offices in this city.
Division Freight Agent Gallagher, of the
Baltimore and Ohio road, said that the ship
ments of merchandise are very good, but
other traffic is light. He thinks many of the
furnaces would be started if the owners were
assured of a supply of coke. The coke strike
is holding everything. Most of the mills in
Wheeling are shut down.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16

for court by ALDERMAN Succop yesteday on a
charge of aggravated assault and battery.
NICK KELsH, an Allegheny policeman, is
under bail to answer to the charge of having
set af1oat a shanty boat in which Henry
Maybaugh was living.
NICHOLAS POWELL was arrested in ALLIE
gheny yesterday and will return to WASH
ington, Pa to answer to serious charge
preferred by Dora Brown.
BENJAMIN DAVIS and Samuel Caruthers
were fined $40 and costs each by Alderman
King for disorderly conduct on a passenger
train of the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Rail-
road.
A PEREGRINo is charged by Rosina Kinney
with larceny by bailee. He brought her
from Virginia and got her a job with an East
End family, she agreeing to pay a small sum
for the service. She fell sick and she claims
Peregrino took some of her clothes.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16
AN ASPHALT PLANT.

New Manufacturing Company Looking Up q
Site at McKeesport.
A company, with capital stock of from
S15O,OOO to 100000, composed largely of
Pittsburg and. Eastern capitalists, is look
ing for site near McKeesport for a pro-
posed plant for the manufacture of asphalt
block. The plant will employ about 200
men. There is rapidly growing demand
towns along the Monongahela Valley, and
the product of this new plant will no doubt
find ready market.
There is only one other mandatory of
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16
CANNOT VIOLATE THE LAW.

The Department of Public Safety Deter
mine to Stop IngersolPs Lecture.
1t was reported yesterday that a number
of Lawrenceville "free-thinkers" had de-
termined to get around Chief Browns
order and have Robert Ingersoll lecture in
Pittsburg on Sunday. The scheme was to
form an association, each member contrib
uting the amount equivalent to an ad-
mission fee. The whole sum was then to be
presented to Mr.. Ingersoll if he would
lecture.
'They cannot get around the law that
y sfd Tang Uhef sr9Se he eetaTe will nd
stopped"
s'Neither Ingerson nor anybody else can
violate that law" said Inspector McAleese
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16
DECREASE IN NET EARNINGS,
Little Satisfaction for the Stockholders of a
Railroad.

During April and for the last four months
the Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago and St.
Louis road, including the Little Miami, has
not made much of showing. According
to Secretary Liggett's report, in the month
past the gross earnings decreased S117, ,152 96,
the expenses were reduced S112, ,219 81, and
the net earnings dropped 81, 1888 35. As
compared with the four months in 1890, the
net earnings show decrease of s36, ,4O5 16,
while the expenses were cut down 1854, :
59S SO.
These figures indicate very fully what
freight agents mean when they complain of
dull traffic. The freight business has been
slow since January 1, and still the antici-
pated boom in trade has not come. Coke
strikes and idle furnaces finally make ruts
in the fat dividends of many railroads.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16
knights Templar Appointments.

The following appointments have been
announced by the United Grand Com
mandery of Knights Templar, of Pennsyl-
vania: j. B. Campbell, John Dunbar,
William 81. Smith; Grand Senior Warden,
John Matthews; Grand Junior Warden,
John R. Tyler; Grand Warden, James W.
Bell; Grand Sword Bearer, John Hicks;
Grand Organist, Daniel T. Masters; Grand
Herald, Isaac Holland; Grand Almoners
Harry Ewing, Sylvester Neperuza; Grand
Guards, Peter Robinson, Frank Nelson, j.
B. Mason; Grand Sentinel, H. II. Gilberts.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16
CUTTING DOWN THE TREES.

The Pennsylvania Company Annoyed by
Many Falling on the Tracks.
The Pennsylvania Company = has COM
menced crusade against trees which are
liable to fall on the tracks and wreck trains
1t frequently occurs that tree not on COM
pany property comes down on the railroad
This has been particularly true of the Pitts
burg, Youngstown and Ashtabula road.
The new plan is to cut the trees and pay
the owners for them. Where it can be ar
ranged the latter are permitted to work the
trees into wood, which the company buys
from them.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16
Awen-Known Operator Dead.

James B. Coulter, prominent telegraph
operator of this vicinity, died in Chicago
yesterday morning of consumption, aged
81. Mr.. Coulter was connected at various
times with all Of the larger offices of the
oil country in its palmy days. He leaves a
wife and five children. Interment will take
place at Latrobe tomorrow afternoon.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16
WARRANTED KIND AND GENTLE.
A Fiery Mustang Runs Over Young Ward
and Upsets the Buggy.

Mrs. Lawrence Ward, of Etna, had a
narrow escape from death yesterday after
noon. In company with her Oldest son she
went out driving along the plank road. The
horse was hired one, and, though war
ranted to be gentle and kind, proved to be
an uncomfortable mustang. Startled by a
passing locomotive the animal plunged
wildly, throwing young Ward from the
buggy and then dashed over him, injuring
him quite seriously.
Mrs. Ward, who, by the way, will tip the
scales at considerably over 200 pounds, kept
eled down the plank road at 2:4O gait A
hay wagon finally stopped further progress,
but at this point the animal wound up his
destructive course by overturning the
buggy: Fortunately, Mrs. Ward escaped
with slight injuries.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16
Be on Hand

To-day at our store. Special sale of mems
fine suits at IS, $40 and s12. Nothing like
it ever seen before. Mems suits that are
equal to merchant tailors' work only So, $40
and SIP. All shades, light or dark.
P. G. G. c., PITTSBURG COMBINATION
CLOTHING COMPANY, corner Grant and
Diamond streets.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16
Nothing but Wall Paper.

We deal in wall paper only, and carry a
stock that is unequaled in variety of designs
and prices JOHN S. ROBERTS,
414 Wood street.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16
Be on Hand

To-day at our store. Special sale of mems
fine suits at s., $40 and S12 Nothing like
it ever seen before. Mems suits that are
equal to merchant tailors' work only So, $40
and S12. All shades, light or dark.
P. G. c. c.. PITTsBURG COMBINATION
CLOTHING COMPANY, corner Grant and
Diamond streets.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16
Still Too MANY.

Our stock of pianos and organs is still too
large to permit us to display them to ad-
vantage during rebuilding, so every piano
or organ will be sold at exactly one-half
their value.
HoNRICKs Music COMPANY, LIN,
101 and 103 Fifth avenue.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16
coLL1DED WITH THE STATUTES.

MARY O'NEILL was arrested on the South.
side, charged with using profane language
JOHN Brown, aged Q, was arrested on the
Southside last night on a charge of tapping
the till of a millinery store.
JOHN KEEL was fined $40 and costs and held
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16

In jacket department.
Choice styles and colors, worth easily
81 so. Jos. HORNE & Co.'S
Penn Avenue Stores.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16

NEW silk mitts 25c, 33c, 3sc, SOC; fine silk
gloves, asc, 3Sc, 5Oc, 75c,. at Rosenbaum &
Co. s.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16
the kind in this part of the countryside
one at New Castle, Pa.
Appraising Local Firms.

Two agents of the United States Glass
Company are said to be in the city apprais-
ing the stock in the various local concerns
that have consented to 60 into the trust.
The entire capital stock of the company
will amount to S2,00O,0O0. There are at
present 13 firms in the company.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16

WILKES resume of the worlds happen
ings during the week will be a feature of
THE DISPATCH tomorrow. Portraits of
men and women who figure in cotempora-
neous history.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16
NEGLIGE SHIRTS:

We assert, advisedly, no such display
to be seen in these cities. No odd
styles in our stock, and new styles have
the freshness and novelty of the new
season plainly Stamped" on them.
Madras, Oxford Cheviots, Scotch
Flannels, pure Silk and Silk-and- Wool
Prices the lowest, as your choice here is
the largest. All sizes, including extra
large for lusty men.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16
Tennis

Caps, belts, tied and to-be-tied sashes-
largest stocks and lowest prices.
Jos. HORNE & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16

TWENTY THOUSAND shades at price, at
Welty's, 120 Federal street, 65, 81, SO and
II Park way. IT'S
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16

wAKEMAN'S third letter on the English
Lake District, that produced to many lit
erary giants, in THE DISPATCH to-mor-
row. A treat for lovers of good English and
travel.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16
Busy! Busyi Busyi

Why? Because we have the newest dress
trimmings and findings of all kinds to make
stylish dress. REINING & WILDs,
40 Penn avenue
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16
A Plant to Start Up.

The Anchor Coke Works, which were pur-
chased by John F. Atchison few days ago,
from the Pennsylvania Company, will be
started on Monday. Mr.. Atchison said he
had no trouble in coming to an agreement
with his men.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16

2 ANGosTURA BITTERs are the most effica-
cious stimulant to excite the appetite.
TTSSu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16

TAKE care of your eyes. Mannion, expert
adjuster of spectacles, 81 Fifth av. Arti-
fetal eyes inserted. rThs