10 'nr?TvrT7T Wr T. 1 T) T)Ti,T?T) jJEll l-Clil 1 U Diiil DfilMX At Chnrch Ticnics, Says Judge Ewing, After the Trial of THE mXET 6E0VE MURDER CASE. Echafler Gniltj of Manslaughter Eankej Accessory. and TESTERDAT'S DOIXGS IX THE COURTS Michael Schafier was yesterday convicted of voluntary manslaughter for the killing of Kobert Finan at the German church picnic Et Kinney's Grove June 15. "William San key "was convicted of beinc; accessory after the fact The cases were before Jud;c Ewing in Criminal Court So. 3. Finan was .truck on the head w ith a stone and died from the efl'ects the following day. Both of the defendants are young men, neither being yet 20 years of age. They arc respect able in appearance and had a large number of relatives and friends in court The murder ease was begun first Dis trict Attorney Burleigh represented the Commonwealth, John S. llobb and "V. J. Brennen the deiense. Dr. F. M. Rositer, of the Mercy Hospital staff, testified thai Finsn's death was due to the shock caused by the wound on his head. SAW SIIAFKEE THROW THE STONE. H. C. Snyder attended the picnic, and at 6 o'clock in the evening was waiting for a train. The defendant approached him with t stone in hi hand ana said: 'Those fel lows whipped me." A few minutes after the witness aw him throw the stone at a crowd and Fman fell. Other witnesse-. cor roborated this testimony, and stated that Finan had no connection in the light nor had he quarreled with SchalTer. The de fendant wa placed on the stand "and told of an assault having been mace npon mm ana ot his throwing a stone. He said he did not know Finan. After the noon recess the attorneys on each side agreed that a degree of voluntary manslaughter would be severe enough. Judge Ewing accordingly charged the jury and a verdict wa found to that effect with the recommendation that the Court show mercy to the defendan". Sankey was then placed on trial. Almost the same evidence was adduced as that offered in the preceding case. It was tdiown that on the day Finan died, Sankey told Schaflcr to "jump the town" and offered to take him into his (Sankey's) house to spend the night. Schafier declined and accompanied by Sankey went to the house of a Mrs. Shaw where he remained. Sankey stated that he did not know that Finan'was dead, nor that Schafier threw the tone, the latter, however, remarked to him: "If I had much more beer I would kill an other man." GUILTY AS INDICTED. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the indictment and recommended the defendant to the extreme mercy of the Court. Judge Ewing stated that he would sen tence each to-morrow. He then heard a number of character witnesses, all of whom gave favorable accounts of the deportment of the defendants. It is the impression that Judge Ewing nill give light sentences, especially to Sankey, who has been in jail alreadv 120 days awaiting trial. His Honor was asked to sentence Sankey immediately, but declined, saving: "I am. afraid that my sympathies are too Ftronglv arousei at present to do justice to the judgment I should manifest "What surprises me, howeier, is that picnics, and especially chur;h picr.i?j, cannot be con ducted without disirde". I cannot under stand that a els Ti m should sanction beer to be takeu to a picnic givea by his church." CHIKINAL COTJBT WOEK. John GiUon Convicted of Getting His Two Little Nieces Drunk. John Gilson, of Shipgiss street, was tried and convicted ic the Criminal Court vester- day of furnishing liquur to minors. The case is the first of the kind underthe Brooks law ever tried in Allegheny county. Some time ago Gilson started for a walk with his tiio little niece, Mary and Annie Murphy, aged 6 and 7 years. Gilson got to drinking and fcnally reached McKee's Rocks, taking the children with him. He procured liquor in some manner, and while drunk gave it to the tuo child ,-n. They were made I drunk and finallv fell into a stupor. In ' that condition Gilson left them, and thev n ere found at a hotel at McKee's Rocks. They n ere taken to the home of 'Squire Hryan, where they finally recovered and were sent home. Constable McDona then lodged an information against Gilson and arrested him. Michael .Dickson was convicted of the larceny of an overcoat from Philip DemmeL He was sentenced six months to the work house. John and Maggie Eckin were tried for assault and battery on John Hatfield. They were found not cuilty and the costs divided. All the parties live on Forbes street. Albert Hartner. of Cook's Run, charged by his son, Herman Hartner, with carrying concealed weapons was acquitted. Ella Brooks was acquitted of the larceny of some clothes from Louisa Scott, of Law rence ville. The jury is out in the case ot Charles Dickson, of Coraopolis, tried for assault and battery on "W. S. Hawkins. "Wants Another Gcardlan. A hearing was held before Judge Over, in the Orphans' Conrt yesterday, on the peti tion for the removal of Leroy S. Eicher as guardian of John S. Black, aged 15 years. The petition was filed by Mrs. Black, the mother of the boy. She alleged that Eicher did not treat the bey properly, that his wife beat and horsewhipped him, and that he wa placed as a bell boy in the St, Charles Hotei, where he was engaged in carrying beer and liquor to rooms where there was card playing. An answer was filed by Eicher denying the charges. At the hear ing yesterday 'the boy testified to having heon beaten by Mrs. Eicher. Mr. and Mrs. Eicher both denied the boy's charges abso lutely. The case was continued. Damages for False Arrest. Charles Iiohrbaek yesterday entered suit against Isidore Bowers for 55,000 damages for alleged false arrest. He states that on September '2i the defendant sued him before Mayor "Wyman, charging him with stealing from 5400 to fiiOO. Rohrback was given a hearing, but was discharged, and now asks damages for false arrest. To-Day's Trial Lists. Common I'ieas Xo. 1 Grnntz vsHyland et al: Lahey vs Prentiss; Lee vs B. & O. K. R. Co: Brockman et al vs Martin & Co. Criminal Court Commonwealth vs Frank Coyle (2), Jack Borden (2). Peter An pan (2), Samncl Brady. John Callaghan, Pas url Brunna, Josenh Demno. Tony Vcvell, Daniel Siliacc, William Pritchard, Christ Biers, Louis Biers, Michael Brodenck. John Tnotras, Maiy Tnomas, Daniel Hcmngton, John Kellv, .Tames Hooper, Dennis Cai roll, Walter Groat, William Gallagher, Joseph Alriold, A. S Lndwig, Kuaene McGuirk, il. Wittensolner, John Allen, G. F Miller.Fran- cis Trmth.Andrew Leonard, WillisuiStivers, Georce E. C. Krdnuller, Fred Barth. Jottings From the Hill of Justice. A vEr.Dicr for the defendant was given yesterday in tbo suit of M. Bowery against II. Ticrnan, an action on a note, A vehdict or Oi cents for the plaintin" was given in the suit of Caroline Barkley against Jennie Castor, a wit for damages for slander. Is tho suit of H. M. Dunlap against "Will lam Wilson, an action on an oil lease, a ver dict was given yesterday for $135 19 for the plaintiCV ii the Euit of H. Metz against the Sewick- ley Dairy Company, an action on an ac- count, a verdict was given yesterday for $25 fer the plaintiff. The suit of ST. L. Harrison against Mc Kcesport borough for damages for injnry to pi oporty caused by opening a street, is on trial before Judge White. Is the suit of Mellon Bros, against George Campbell and wife to recover for improve ments made on :i street, a verdict was given fori 120 5-2 for the plain tifls. The suit of H. M. Frazler and wife against Jlellor & Hoene, to .recover for a piano taken awav because it was not fully paid for, is on trial before Judge Slaglc. In the snit of Doherty Brothers, con tractors, against the St. Mary or Mercy School, a verdict was given for $233 17 for the plaintiff. The case was an action on a mechanic's lien for extra woik performed on the defendant's building on Webster ave nue. KENNAN ON PERSECUTION. Ho Is Charitable to the Czar, hat Bitterly Denounces His Advisers. CniCAGO, Oct 10. "The Czar of Russia is a well-meaning man, but his judgment is bad, having been narrowed by his advisers. He believes he is divinely appointed to persecute the Hebrews for having crucified Christ, and thai he is only fulfilling the commands in the Scriptures by so doing." So said George Kennan, the noted Russian traveler and writer, at the Grand Pacific Hotel this morning. He continuei: "The Czar's chief minister, I'obedonostsef, which means 'Victory Bearer," is a good representative of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages, and the Czar's line of conduct toward the Hebrews is main ly inspired by this cruel man. The Czar and his ministers were in a railroad wreck several years ago,and, although their car 11 a totally demolished, everyone es caped unhurt, and thjs escape from death the Czar looked upon as an intervention of Providence that he might continue to pursue the men who killed his father." Mr. Keunau added that the Russian Jew' ish peasants, as a rule, are improvident and often drunkards, making them an easy-prey to the usurpers among their people, who, by loaning tnem money on tneir crops ai exor bitant rates of interest, soon become their absolute masters. Mr. Kennan has great faith in the ultimate triumph of the Rus sians as a race,and believes there is a ground work of character in the peasant that onlr needs developing to prove him great among the peoples of the earth. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Receipts, Shipments and Prices at East lib erty and AH Other Yards. Office of Pittsbuiiq Dispatch, ) Thursday, Oct. It. Cattle Keoeipts, 1,407 head; shipments, 1,30-2 head; nothing doing al through; no cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hoos Recotpts. 3,850 head: shipments, 2.800 head; market dull; Phlladelphias, $4 90 g5 00; best yorkers and mixed. H 704 85; common to fair Torkcrs, H 50i 65; pigs, $3 504 25; 6 cars of hogs shipped to New Tort, to day. Sheet- Receipts, 1,100 head: shlpments,l,200 head; market fair at yesterday's prices. By Telegraph. Chicago Cattle Receipts, 19000 head; shipments, none; market steartv to weak, prime to extra natives. $5 75G 45; me $5 O0r( 25: common, $3 00g4 50; Tnrans ,$2 10 3 10: rangers, $3 25l 20: stockers, $1 855g 3 25; butchers' cons, $2 253 10. Hogs Re ceipts, 3,000 head: shipments, 12,000 head: market fairly active; rough and common. $4 004 25: mixed and packers, $4 3004 41!: ,pume, lieavvand butchers' weights, $4 50 4 W; light, $4 15l 45 Sheep Receipts. 9.000 head; shipments, 4,0 X) head: market nctive. steady and lower: native ewes. $3 504 30: mixed. $4 50; wethers and vearliiiKS $4 go 5 10: Westerns, $4 50; mixed,$i 504 SOjlauibs, $3 755 50. ' Itnflalo Cattle Rcceipts.lO! loads through, 6 for sale- dull foi common, but few sold. Hogg Itecemts, 33 loads through, 50 for sale: dul-, IlgSOc lower; heavy grades corn fed, St 75f 4 SO- medium weichts. corn fed. $4 654 7d Sheep and lambs Receipts 9 loads throcuh, 25 fo sale: slow and dull; Iambs, l(M$15c otT.witb liberal supply; sheep, extra fanes-, 5005 00. cood to choice, $4 25 4 40; fair to cood, $3 904 15; lambs, good to choic natives, $5 fi5J5 90: cormnin to (air. $4 755 50; Canada common to ex tra, $5 G5G OC. New Tork Beeves No fresh receipts and notr.iding- feeling firm, dressed beef stead v at 6j9",ic per pound. Calves Reo-iDts, 495 neau; market nrm: veais. $i w(a oo per iuu pounds srnssers, $2 80 2.": buttermilks, $3 O03 50: Western calves, $3 oo4 00. Sheep Receipts, 9,329 head: sheep steady; lambs lie lower: Mieen, S3 505 12JJ per 100 pounds: lambs $5 376 50: dressed mutton steady at 73c per pound; dressed lambs weak at 910c Hogs Receipts, 5,804 head, includ ing 3 cars lot sale: market steady at$5 00 5 65 per 100 pounds. St. Louis Cattle Receipts, 4,800 head; choice natives, $5 005 90; fair to good do. $2 9005 00; Texan ami Indian steers. $2 30(fS 3 00: canners, $1 3C2 25. Hogs Receipts, 8,400 head: sniptnents, 7,700 head: market lower: fair to selected heavy, ?4 354 45: mixed. $3 C04 30: light fair to best, 4 log 4 35 Sheep Keceipts, 2,000 head; shipments, none; market strong; fair to choice, $2 40 4 70. Cincinnati Hogs Abundant supply and lower; common and Hunt, $3 034 50; pack in" and butchers', $4 154 70; receipts, 3,205 head: shipments, 1,250 head. Cattlo weak; fair to choice butchers' grades, $2 50SJ4 25; prime to choice shippers, $4 005 25: re ceipts, 1,170 head; shipments. 500 head, sheep firm: common to choice, $2 254 50: extra fat wethers and yearlings, $4 65211 75; receipts, 1.250 head; shipments, 870 head. Lambs firm; common to choice, $3 505 25 per cvtt. Omih Cattle Receipts, L20D head: mar ket active and Arm on desirable grades of beef cattle; common dull; butchers' stuff generally stronger: common to fancy oteers, $2 TSffij 75; Westerns, $3 0005 00; Texans, $2 25K3 00. Hoes Receipts. 5.000 head: mar. kct active and 510c lower; bulk, $4 204 25 acainst $4 25l 35 yesterday; light, 4 t0 4 20; heavy, J4 2O0J4 25; mixed, $4 154 25. sheep Receipts, 474 head; market firm. Kansas City Cattle Receipts. 5,590 head; shipments, 5,5S0,head; market steady; steers, $1 25f5 65: cows, Jl 25 70: stockers and fecdere. $2 003 65 Hogs Receipts, 1,150 head; shipments, 3.330 head; market steady; bnlk, $4 25"4 33,- all grades, $3 254 50 Sheep Receipts, 310 head; shipments, 100 head; market steady. A BOON TO MANKIND. Onr Friday's Poor Man's Sale. During the past two years it has been onr custom to hold regular Friday Poor Man's Sales. On that day we sell clothing, and good clothing, mind you, at the cost price of manufacture, and o'ften for less than cost. Our Friday announcement is watched and waited for, and we arc proud to be in a posi tion to benefit the people. 51 25 for boys' cassimere suits, neat patterns, sizes to fit bovs 4 to 14 years old '. 51 25 $2 60 lor men's chinchilla double breasted coats, flannel lined S2 60 ?4 50 for men's cassimere and cheviot sack suits, all sizes, neat checks, plaids and small mixtures 54 50 $2 50 for men's long overcoats, made of a good, substantial cloth, all sizes $2 50 $1 40 a pair for men's cassimere and worsted pants, 25 different pat terns 51 40 $4 50 for men's good quality meltou and kersey overcoats, all shades 54 50 Remember, these prices are for to-day only. P. C. C. C., Pittsburg.Combination Cloth ing Company, corner Grant and Diamond streets. Special Sale or Black Dress Goods Commencing this morning. Great values in fine black dress goods. Come early. Jos. Horne & Co., tS09-G21 1'enn avenue. New "Winter Underwear. K"ew stock ot fall and winter underwear in merino, camel's hair, natural wool and scarlet, for ladies, gents and children, at astonishingly low prices, at H. J. Ltnoh's, 438-440 Market street. TUWFSU One Lot Bonrette Check Saltings, 75-cent quality, go at 50 cents to-morrow in American dress goeds department extra wide and stylish. Jos. Hoicks & Co., 609-621 Penn nvenne. !EHE PHTSBimG THE HIGH WATERMARK Was Beached Yesterday Afternoon in the McDonald Oil Field. THE PRODUCTION 52,000 BARRELS. Two New Wells Added Their Big Petrolenm Output to the Whole. PIPE LINE OFFICIALS' GREAT WORK The production of the McDonald field has at last readied the 50,000-barrel mark. Yes terday its estimated production was 52,000 barrels, an increase of more than 6,000 over the day before. "Whether the production of the field would ever reach this point has been a subject for dispute for many months. Many a hot and rabid argument has been held. The san guine ones, the bulls, were pooh-poohed by the snarling, growling bears, 11 ho looked every day for a sharp decline in the pro duction and a big increase in the price of oil. Now there will doubtless bis hundreds of "I-told-vou-so's" spring up and declare that they knew all along that the field would go to 50,000 barrels a day. There were many of them in the field yester day. Xow there are a (ew nho have the temerity to predict that it may reach 60,000 or 65,000 barrels a day, Gen erally thev are ridiculed, but there areso.ue nho helieve that with the wells which are due withiu a week the production may go to 60,000. This could not be done unless the present big wells hold up to something like their present rate. The belt is widening and its possibilities are seldom made the subject of a guess. Several upper country producers visited the field yesterday. Aiter getting their bearings and the bearings of the big n ells and the dry holes and small wells,"thev were willing to acknowledge that they knew precious little about the lay of the oil bearing rock. All theories go for naught when it comes to locating a well in this territory. The Big Klliott Well. There were two leading points of interest in the field yesterday. One was Guffey, Murphy & Galey's big No. 3 on the Elliott farm, and the other was AV. P. Rend's n ell at the Laurel Hill coal mines. It is believed that the Elliott well will be as big as any ii. the field. The pay streak in the sand was reached about 1 o'clock yesterday morn ing, and from that time "until 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, 13 hours, it had filled one 1,200-barrel tank, and put 500 feet into .mother 1,200-bar-el tank. This was at the rate of 130 barrels an hour, but shortly be fore 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon the drili was started and it increased its production to more than 250 barrels an hour. It is only on top of the sand, and the owners are confident that it will yet equal the big Mevey well. It is located only 400 teet north of east from the same parties' No. 2 Elliott, which is not making over 400 barrels a day, and about 000 teet northeast from Greenlee & Forst's Mervey No. I. The latter well was agitated yesterday morning and its produc tion increased to about 300 barrels an hour, nhen one of tho pumps uliich is taking the oil away from the well broke down and from 50 to 75 barrels an hour was escaping in tha afternoon and going down the run. The most of it, how ever, was being caught in a dam below and pumped into tanks. The Sam Sturgeon No. 1 of Guffey, Murphy Ss Co. or the Sturgeon heirs well were not agitated as contemplated yesterday on account of tankage. Greenlee '& Forst's No. 3 Mevey, 300 feet west of the Sam Sturgeon well, is in the Gordon sand, and their No. 4, on the same farm, one loca tion west of No. 3, nill get the Gordon this week. Tho Laurel nill "Well. Colonel "V. P. Rend's well, oc his own property at the Laurel Hill coal mines, half a mile east of McDonald, was making bs tween 35 and 40 barrels an hour yesterday afternoon. There were all kinds of rumors in regard to i' "Wednesday evening. The facts, as stated by the owner, 11 ere that at eight feet in the sand they got a pay streak Wednesday morning. Yester day morning it -was drilled deeper and under agitation went to W or 0 barrels an hour, and then gradually fell off to 40 an hour. This well is a big surprise. It is a good big well in the Gordon sand, and also in the fifth sand. From its location it was put down at the start as a wildcat, and was generally looked upon as a reck less venture. Since it came in, how ever, the tune has changed. The belt has evidently widened, and is making a track for the east at this point. There are plenty of operators who are anxious and willing to put down wells around Rend's well if they could only get the land. It will be rapidly developed, however, and no great length of time will be allowed to elapse before the full extent of the pool in this southern and eastern direction is known. Hays & Gart land's No. 4 Miller will not be drilled in until to-day. The tools are still stuck in Bowman, Dibert & Co. 's well on the John's lot at the railroad station. The cable was cut yesterday' and an effort will be made to spear past the tools to-day. The Denonian Oil.Corapany's No. '3 Fayall and their No. 1 Elliott, both of whichare on top of the fifth sand, had to shut down yesterday on account of a shortace of water. They wiil be drilled in to-day. Roland & Co.'s well on the McLaic lot is drilling in the top of the fifth sand, which is very hard and fine. They expect the pav to-day G. S. Martin & Co. are on top of the fifth and shut down. Work of Pipe Lino Men. The striking of a big well is always her alded throughout the length and breadth of the land. The people read of it in their homes, the traveler hears of it on the high ways and byways, the jolly man, the sad man, the talkative man, the taciturn man, the big, the little, the rich, the poor all know of it and make it the subject of their conversations if the strike happens to be in their own lo calities. They hear of one or two or a dozen gushtfts, each of which is producing thou sands of barrels of oil a day. They never stop to think how all of .this great quantity of oil is taken care of and pumped away from these wells. Of all the fields everdiscov ered more hustling has been required to handle the oil in this than in any other locality. The big wells have been coming in in groups of three or four at a time and the pipe line men have never been so busy. That they have taken care of as much oil as they have so far is remarkable in the face of the odds against which they had to contend. It must first be understood that the National Tran sit Company closely follows every develop ment and as soon as it is apparent that the production will amount to even a few hundred barrels a day lines are laid to it and the oil pumped away. Last winter they laid a small line to McDonald never suspecting that within a few months every available man would be needed to build pump stations, tanks and pipe lines. Since the first big wells were struck the pipe line officials have been on the jump, and it is only within the last few days that they have been able to state that they can take all the oil produced. Several wells have been shut down on top of the fifth sand at various times for days nntil pipe lines could be laid to them. All that is changed now. The change- has been brouglit about mainly through the indefatigable General Superin tendent of the National Transit Company, Glenn T. JBraden, who has reached his pres ent position through sheer energy and hard work, from the position of a guager. A. Smedley, the superintendent of construc tion, has been almost constantly in the field, and urging forward the work at every point, and by his remarkable executive attlity hastening the desired end. The Superintendent of the Southwest Pipe Lines, E. G. Wright, is another hustler. Hot a day has passed that he could not be seen at some point in the field rushing things for all they were worth. P. F. Emm. Mr. 'right's assistant, and the district fore- I DISPATCH. FRIDAY, man, C. W. Clark, by constant vigil night and dav, have also a share in the praise which is due the men who can, in a few weeks, make all preparations for handling 40,000 or 50,000 barrels of oil a day. With a gang of about 300 men, they have laid in the aggregate 70 miles of pipe throughout the field. They now have three large stations in operation. The first in the town of McDonald has a capacity of 6,000 barrels a day; the second at Willow Grove, half a mile northeast of McDonald has a capacity of 30,000 barrels a day; and the last at Gregg Station, a mile northeast of Oakdale, can pump away 30,000 barrels a day. They have completed three iron tanks at Gregg Station, and altogethcrlcave finished, and in course of contruction, tank age for over 500,000 barrclsof oil. The main stations pump the oil into the largo storage tanks and to the trunk lines. There are three stations termed local stations, which send the oil to the main stations. One of these is on the Herron farm back of Noblestown and below the Matthews well, and has 30,000 barrels a day capacity. The second is on the Robinson farm, near Elliott No. 1, with a capacity of 10,000 barrels a day, and they are completing one with a capacity of 8,000 bar rels a day on the Baldwin farm, below Baldwin No. 1, They have in use from 40 to 50 small duplexpumps scattered through out the field to take the oil from the wells to the local stations. There are 16 pumps at the main stations, each of which can jiump away from 200 toover 1,000 barrelsan hour. The steam to run these pumps is generated in 16 boilers of 35 horse power each; and 19, 25 horse power boilers. Four stationary boilers of 80 horse power each are now being put up at Gregg station. Tiie same size battery is also being set up down at McDonald. There are at present one six inch line and three four inch lines run ning from the field to the main lines, and another four inch line will soon be com pleted. Best Time in the Field. The best time claimed by any drillers in the field is 20J days. So far this is the shortest on record, and was made by D. S. Loy and Charles Waite on the Connell farm back of Noblestown. They drilling for Russell & McMullcn, contractors. The well unfortunately was a small one. Ganges of the Wells. The following is an hourly gauge of the wells taken yesterday morning: Matthews, 200; Bell, 150; Bell No. 2, 150; Herron, 150; Baldwin, 150; Forst & Greenlee, 240; Elliott No. 1, 140, Elliott No. 3, 225; Sam Sturgeon, 160; Sturgeon heirs, 30; Miller No. 1, 100; Miller Nos. 2 and 3, 190; M. Robb, 80; Rend, 35; Gamble, 40; Sauters & Co., 20; Mevey, 25; Favall No. 2, 25; Chartiers No. 3, 20. Sale of Gas Territory. West Elizabeth John A. Snee, of PittsBhrg, has purchased a one-half inter est in the Maple farm, one mile south of here, for 521,000. The tract consists of 71 acres. It is fine bottom land, and lies along the Pittsburg, Virginia and Charleston Railroad. Mr. Snee bought it for specula tive purposes, it is understood, although it is good gas territory. Littlo Actliity at Present. TnoRjr Run There is little of the activ ity noticed in this field to-day which was apparent three months ago. Coraopolis, Moon and Thorn Run are at present on the retired list These three fields nilhthe Cliff Mines 100-foot pool made 60,000 bar rels during the month of July, which was the highest point they ever attained. They are now making about 41,000 barrels a month, or less than McDonald does in a single day. Mellon & Eincrson have start ed to drill No. 7 on the Riter farm. The Galey Bros, are drilling on the Watson property, and the Coraopolis Oil Company is building a rig for its No. 2 on the Watson lot. Its Glory Is Gone. Washington There arc only two wells of any importance now drilling in this field. These are the Washington Oil Com pany's No. 7 on the H. C. Noble farm, which is down 900 feet, and their No. 9 on the same farm, which has a bad fishing job at 2,500 feet. TVU once magnificent field is practically dead. Its glories have departed, and never agr-n will it enjoy the boom and splendor which enveloped it a few short years ago. When it was at the summit of its career no oil field in the country rivaled it. Standing alone, as it did in the southwest, it toyed with the affections of the operators and they bowed to its every whim. It can never regain its prestige, although some more drilling may be do'ne when the price of crude goes up. Standing 'isolated and alone, without an outlet, it is gradually sinking again into the depths ot oblivion where it was hidden before the oil men discovered it. When the history of he oil country is written Washington will be given a prominent place in its pages, and it will always live in the memory of oil men as a field which during its existence eclipsed all others. Work In Advance. Since the Rend well is showing up in the fifth sand the wildcat wells to the south and southwest of McDonald have commenced to attract more attention than usual. An out let for the McDonald pool is looked for in that direction. There are at least a score of ventures under way in entirely new territory, and some of these ought to strike the belt, providing, of course, that there is any to strike. Guckert & Learn have a well drill ing at 250 feet on the Reed farm, four miles south of McDonald, which they located on a 45-degree line northeast from the Gordon sand pool at Bridgeville, and half way be tween McDonald and Morganza on a 45 degree line. It is also on a direct north line from the Washington field. They have a block of 900 acres around it. The" Wheeling Gas Company has a well down 1,500 feet on the Moore farm, and a short distance south of the Moore farm well they are drilling on the Patterson farm at 500 feet. A mile southwest of McDonald the Wheeling Gas Company has a well down 1,400 feet on the W." B. Moorhead farm. Will Fnsh Operations. Bush Creek The lease of the Ncsbit farm.containiiig 70 acres,has been purchased from Fowler & Co. by the Galey Bros, for $1,000. It is east of "Hendersoilville about three quarters of a mile. Galey Bros, have a rig up already and are preparing to push operations in this locality as fast as possi ble. Oil in Beaver County. Beaver Falls Last evening the Brady Run Oil Company struck oil on their well on the Cleis farm, about two miles west of this place, at a depth of 900 feet. The own ers believe the well is, good for 20 barrels per day at the present depth, but they will drill deeper. A. great deal 01 excitement is noticeable among the farmers at the unex pected strike. Yesterday's Market Features. About 12 0C0 barrels changed hands. The market was weak on increasing production at McDonald and more to come. Cash was neglected. The opening and highest for November was 6P,ic. The lowest was 60-Jic, and the close file. Refined was unchanged: Pally average runs. 98,256 bariels; daily av erage shipments, 81,173 bairels. , Oil City, Oct. 15. National Transit certifi cates opened at 61c; highest, Clc: lowest, 60c; closed, 60c; sales, 79,000 barrels; clear ances, 198,000 barrels: shipments, 101,201 bar rels; mns, 133 213 barrels. ItitADFOBD, Oct. 15. National Transit cer tificates opened at filjc; closedat G0Jc: high est, Gljjjc; lowest, buc; clearances, 538,000 barrel. Clevelaso, Oct. 15 Petroleum, easy; S. W. 110, (c; 71 gasoline, 7c; S6 gasoline, 10c; 63 naphtha, 6c. New York, Oct. 15. Petroleum opened under a pressure to sell Irom the west, rallied ic, then declined c, after which tho market becamo dull and remained so until the close. Pennsylvania oil Spot opening, bOJc: highest, 6ic; Ion est, 60HC: closing, 61c; November options Opening, 61c: highest, (iUsJc; lowest, bOc: closing, 60c. Total sales, 17,000 barrels. s BLAINE. Tree Trains Every Day. Get work, secure a home, make an in vestment in the future great Monongahela Valley town. For tickets, maps, price lists and lull particulars call at 129 Fourth avenue. The Blaine Land Improvement Co. d OCTOBER 16, 3891:" WRONGS OF CRIMINALS The State Should Not Profit by the Results of Their Labor. WORK FOR THE PHILANTHROPISTS. Hews of a Correspondent on the Employ ment of Convicts. AN OLD STORY GRArmCAbLY RETOLD Totlie Editorof The Dispatch: The Society lor the Amelioration of the Condition of Criminals, in session in your city, deserves the active support of all good citizens and the zealous participation of all Christians and philanthropists in their good work. The crying injustice (it can be called by no other word) done by the State in our present system to the criminal classes had a very forcible and pertinent example in an instance related graphically in The Dis patch a few years ago. Its repetition now in the same columns and the same clear ex position of the wrongs done that one indi vidual criminal, which are more or less typi cal of the wrongs done the whole class, would certainly be very appropriate. A certain lahoring man stung to bitter anger and drawn into a fierce quarrel by low language applied to his wife, and the mother of his children, assaulted and killed the man on the wharf where they were at work together. He was arrested, tried, properly convicted and given a sentence of LI years. He entered the prison with 5 cents in his pocket, leaving his wife, of whose honor he had been so unfortunately and yet so honorably proud, with two small children and no support. He was forced to work, not for them, but the State of Penn sylvania for a period of 1j years. He was an exceptionally good workman; an excel lently behaved convict. By his conduct he not only iron the respect of the officials, but he shortened his "sentence four years, and came out of the prison with letters from its officers commending his character and recommending his skill as a blacksmith. HIS MONEY "WAS ItETUKNED. The 5 cents were returned to him with his clothes and he was free to labor. For 11 years he had had only prison fare and his C cents went for a piece of pie. He started to find some worK in the great city of Pitts burg to earn money to get to his wife and boys, who were away in the wilds of Mich igan struggling for their own bread and un able to help him. From place to placehe went, honestly telling his story and asking for employment to get money to get to the wife for whom he had suffered. Everywhere the same answer, ""We do not want a convict, good men are plenty," met him, and at last, disheartened, he wandered into The Dispatch office, whose columns he had often welcomed as a friend, and read in prison. He told again his story and it was published. "Whether he got back to his wife and children, for whom he had been patient, good and tractable under the 11 long years he had served, The Dis patch did not tell, and he was only one more unfortunate waif of society. Had the State done justice to this man whose labor she had appropriated for 11 years, how different would have been his posi tion. Calculate the result : 3,300 days' labor at $1 25 Less 3,300 days' board at 40c Less $30 per year for clothi-g1. Due theprlsonor $2173 Calculate his labor, though it was skilled, at the the lowest manual price, and Ins boarding at the highest possible mess rate, which would even allow an indulgence in an occasional piece of pie, and' an employer would have owed him this. HIS LABOR "WAS APPROPRIATED. Could any other than the State have ap propriated this labor and returned no re compense therefor? Has-the State any right inherent in social ethics to take away for the good of society not only the liberty, but at the same time arrogate to herself the right to make the prisoner work for her as her slave without accounting to hira as an indi vidual for the profit or loss of his labor ? ' Had she a right to make this one man, honestly scning, working, and even in prison uprightly living, pay to her his frofits in order that she might recompense erself for the loss incurred in keeping some idle, worthless or decripit prisoners, thus laking the bread out of the mouth of the woman? The State herself had made a widow and she had orphaned the chil dren. It is absolutely necessary that the State arrogate to herself the right to separate criminals from society under confinement or parole and enforced labor, but has she a right to pool that labor, to farm it to con tractors, to sell it to the hfghest bidder, or employ it at all other than for the purpose of the good of the prisoner morally and finan cially? If she has, then African slavery is defensible, "honorable and commendable, for ignorance and immorality are crimes against society frequently more destructive than petty larceny or destruction and appro priation of property, and a just master might encourage religion and mar riage among the poor blacks, even if he did appropriate and pool the profits of their labor, returning to them clothing, bacon, corn and the shelter of a cabin, with the privilege of dying peaceably on the place when they grew old, for labor well done. LET PRISONERS LABOR FOR THEMSELVES. The colonial system is an endeavor to put the prisoner in a place where he can labor for himself, and has on the whole been suc cessful and beneficent. Is it not possible to extend the benefits of individual and inde pendent efforts to the confinement? The Commonwealth does need avast amount of labor for the ge-eral good of society, which could be profitably, successfully and benefi cially done without interfering with the trades classes. A tax is imposed for its payment on all property, viz., the road tax. ODen-air shanty accommodation and whole some labor on the roads of -the Common wealth at fairly remunerative prices could absorb every day's work of the criminal classes in a scientific application of material and labor to mend the public highways. Such labor is paid for by the taxes levied in each district. The criminals, at the ex piration of their terms, would be returned to the body politic, not empty handed, con vict branded, but with the satisfaction of knowing that to every man who had honestly tried to amend himself; the Commonwealth had been fair, just and if not liberal, at least upright and commendable, instead of severe, unjust, slave holding andextortionate. He would return to society with money honestly earncd, with habits of frugality encouraged, hopes new born and rights of property. AVas not the man who, i anger, smote the calumniator of his wife and slew him, a veritable child in passion, and is it not true that he that ofiendeth the little ones had better be thrown into the depths of the sea? Is it not an offense to take his labor for 11 long years without recompense, paying empty words therefor, even if they be well in tended? Let the unfortunate criminal classes be judged on the line that two wrongs never make one right. S. B. Franklin, October 15. I told you so 1 So yon succeeded in curing your neuralgia with Salvation Oil. 25 cents. Found. The place to buy furniture, carpets, desks, etc., is 24 and 26 Ninth street. Men's underwear. Fall and winter weights. James H. Aiken & Co., 100 Fifth ave. 54-Tnch, Check Stripe All-Wool Chovlots, 81 A yard, a great bargain to you and a loss to the manufacturer on sale to-morrow. JOS. HORNE & CO., 609-621 Penn avenue. A Good Suggestion. If you have valuables keep them where they will be safe. The safe deposit vaults of the Farmers' Deposit National Bank, 60 Fourth avenue, oiler you security, strong vaults, perfect ventilation, good light, spa cious coupon rooms, separate apartments for women. Boxes rented at ?5 and up ward. MWF j Far Capes! Far Capes! Immense assortment, ?3 38. to $50, at Kosenbaum & Co.'s. WF Young and beautiful woman, suf fering from general debility, indiges tion and weakness. There are thousands of women in the U. S. in a similar condition. Can't sleep. Cannot retain food. Beauty Sf oiled. Looks old before thirty. Lots of counterfeits on the market. Avoid them, they are dangerous. The proper thing is to use the gen uine Johann Hoff's Malt Extract, which has attained a. world-wide rep utation for its beneficial effects in building up a weakened constitution. It is used by the first ladies in the land, by crowned heads abroad. It is in daily use by the Courts of Ger many and Austria, and recognized as the best nutritive tonic and dietetic table beverage for invalids and dys peptics. Be sure toobtain the genuine arti cle which must have the signature of "Johann HofT" on the neck of every bottle. Eisner & Mendelson Co., Sole Agents, 6 Barclay St., New York. IJO 0"TE TitBre B DcUcato and Laxtlng Odor After T7lnE If unable to procure SuxsnovBTLLa Soap send Zoc!nstamp3 and recelvo a cake by return mall. JAS. S. KSS?K &. CO., Chicago. SPECIAL. Shandon Bells "Wal'z (tho poi nlar Society Waltz) sent FREE to anyono sen lng us three wrappers of Shandon Bells Soap. Send 10c in stamps for sample bottlo Shandon Bens Perfume Wl 0 Never broken Kabo. The "bones" in the Kabo corset are made of it warranted for a year, too. It's a corset you can wear a few weeks, and then get your money back if it doesn't suit. But it's pretty sure to suit else it wouldn't be sold so. We have the Kabo High Bust Cor sets at $1, and the Kabo Sateen at $1.25. Also, a full line of Ball's Ladies and Misses' Corsets, Dr. War ner's, Thomson's glove-fitting, Mme. Foy's, the Common Sense, Her Maj esty's, P. D. and C. P. Corsets, the Sonnette 75c French Corset and 60 other styles, including Waists, Ab dominal and Nursing Corsets, at LOWEST PRICES. R0SENBAUM&C0. 5(0-518 MARKET ST. ocH 92-vwr THEGR&THMtnffllC Package makes 6 gallons. Delicious, sparkling, and appetizing-. Sold by s-U dealers. J-HEUn beautiful Pictnro Book and ctrd3 eat to any one addressing V.2.iiRZS& CO.. fhiUdebliiv mir ' If Vou have a j COLD sr COUGH,! acute or leamn? to CONSUMPTION, OF PUKE C JLITER. OIL AND HTFOPHOSPHITZS OF ZEXE ASH SODA IS STTEtZJ GTTJ.-33 FOIZI. TTC. This preparation contains the stimula ting properties of tho lIipophnnphilr and fine Koncegtan Cod Liver Oil. Used by physicians ail the world over. It is as palatable as milk. Threo times as effica cious as plain Cod liver Oil. A perfect Emulsion, better than r.llotlicrs made. Tor all forins'ol Wasting Diseases, Bronchitis, COH SUMPTION, Scrofula, and as a Flesh Producer there Is nothing Uko SCOTT'S EMULSION. I It is sold by all Druggists. Let no one by proiuso explanation or impuacnt entreaty Induce you to accept a substitute. trfS iiPfi 5?5E3ar'T'5V"-.l' OH.TFIXI. STTPPUES. M. V. TAYLOR, The Celenrated ALLISON -TUBING AND CASING ALWAYS IN STOCK. KOOMS 35 and 3G Fidelity buUdinff Phone 797. JyS-l-n iiELAi k mm, Forge and Machine Shop And Manufacturers of OILandARTESIANWELLDRILLING AND FISHING TOOLS, Cor.Twenty-First St. and A.V.K.K. Telephone No. 122i PITTSBURG, IA. Jal-3-D A J AX ENGINES -AND- The best OH "Well Machinery la th world. All sizes of Engines n Boiler Also all sizes Stationary Engines and Boil ers. "Write for prices. Offices In Pittsburg, Washington and Bnt ler. Always write or telegraph to Carry Office. JAMES M. LAMBING, SOLE AGENV, CORP.Y, PA. Pittsburg office telephone No. 205. xnh5-D STANDARD OIL C0.,! PITTSBURG, PA. BRANCH OFFICES: Standard Oil Co., TYTieellng, "W. Vfc, Standard Oil Co., Cumberland, M&, Standard Oil Co., Altoona, Pa., Capital City Oil Co., Harriaburg, P. We manufacture for home trade the finest grades of lubricating and illuminating oils. Our facilities nre such that our statement that we furnish all oils standard lor quality everywhere cannot be disputed. OUR REFINED OIL LIST: Water White, 130. Prime White, ISO. Standard White, 110. Ohio Legal Test. Ohio Water White Legal Test Carnadinc (red), 150 Test. Olite, 150 Test. OUR NAPTIIA LIST: Deodorized Naptha for Tarnish makers, painters and printers. Gas Nanthas forga- companies. Deodorized Sto e Fluid lor i apor stove burners. Fluid, 74 gravity, for street lamps, burn ers and torches. Gasoline, S6, &) and 90 gravity for gas mar chines. OUR LUr,niCATING OIL LIST Includes tho finest brands of Cylinder, Engine, and Machinery Oils. Spindle, Dvnamo, 300 31mcr.il Seal, Nentral Oils, Miners' Oils, Wool Stocks. Paraftine Oil, Farallinu Wax. Summer and Cold Test Clack Oils. Signal and Car Oils. Mica Axle Gre..e, Railroad and Mill Grease and Arctic Cup Grease. Where It is more convenicntyoii may order from onr liraneh Ofllces, from whicit points deliveries will be made. STANDARD "OIL COMPANY, Cor.Duquesne Way and Eighth Street myl9-D riTToDUKG, PA. WHITTIER 814 PENN AVENCK, PITTSBURG. PA. As old residents know and back flies ot Pittsburg papers prove, is the oldest estab- iisneu anu most prominent puysician in ino city, dovotingspecial attention to all chronio diseases. Mf) CCC IIMTII PIIDCn Fiom re- sron9ible Mrnirw lO and mental a is- persons. I Lfl V U UO cases, physical de cay, nervous debility, lack of energy, ambi tion and hope, impaired memory, disordered sight, self distrust, bashfulness, dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions, impover ished blood, tailing powcrs, organic weak ness, dysoepsia, constiparion, consumption, unfitting'the person lor business, society and marriage, permanently, safely and privately Mi BLOOD AND SKIN eruptions, blotches, falling hair, bones, pains, glandular swellings, ulcerations of the tongue, mouth, throat, ulcers, old sores, are cured for life, and blood poisons thoroughly eradicated from 1 1 Dl M A R V Wdney and iho system. U liiNMn I , bladder de rangements, weak back, gravel, catarrhal dicharges, inflammation and other painful symptoms receive seaicliing treatment; prompt relief and real cures. Dr. Whlttler's life-long, extensive experi ence insures scientific andreliable treatment on common senso principles. Consultation free. Patients at a distance as carefully treated as if here. Office hours, 0 a. at. to 3 t. 5t. Sunday, 10 a. m. to 1 r. K. only. DR. WHITTIER. 8U Penn avenue, Pittsburg, Pj. ,Ui-i9-Puwk WE. Aft IYlE,lM1TnT7R ATTENTION IS CALLED TO THE TUCr MAMK TMCI MARK eitEAT ENGLISH r.EMEDT, Gray's Specific Medicine IjOUSU FER n S ........ ...). ill.. l .. I I. tl.4 .11 IIW1T 1-crn.i ,iym tihv, and Mind. Mienn.ltorrne3. ana Impotency, and all diseases that arise fruni over indulgence and scir-aliuse. aa Loss of Memory and 1'owtr. Dimness of Vision, Premature Old Age. and many other diseases that lead to Insanity or Consumption and an early grave, write for our PiAd?lress' GRAY MEDICINE CO., Buffalo N. T. The Specific Medicine lssoIdhy aUdrujrRists atn per package, or sit packages for & or sent by mall on recelptofmoner.tiip "il a R A NTErT. and Tviih every ' V fc. -,M " " '-"-'--m order a cure or money rcfnudwi. . AS-On account of counterfeits we have adoptea the Yellow Wrapper, the onlr ffcnum.e. Soldi' Pittsburg by b. brilOLI AND. cor. t.niitlinld and Liberty its. jBa-M-iiwreosu DOCTORS LAKE SPEClAIlTb m all cases M Suinnir scientmc ana conn entiat treatment. Dr. S. K. -ri f T r T Q fatfiA rtlrl. .I;-., .... - ! est and most experienced sp ;nn fraa ati'f orTi?tlTr rwnfl. flential. um-e uours - .u uuu wo -. a., bundays, 2 to 4 r. if. Consult them person ally, or write. Doctous Lake, cor. Penn ar ft&d ita it- Pittsburg. Ta- Ja.7-PWte VIGOR OF MEN Easily, Qnlckly, Permanently RESTORER WEIC.SKaS. MIKVOUsNUbS. DEBILITY; and aii the train of evils, the results of overwork. Kkness. worrr. etc. t ull strength, development, and tone guaranteed In all cases, simple, natural methods. Immediate Improvement seen. Failure Impossible. 2,000 references. Book, explanation and proofs mailed (scaled) free. Address IvKIU iUiOICAL. CO, ISOPl'AXO, N. T. tein-u .T -. et A . T . a -n -. . ! Suffering frost the effects, ot 1 3 Youthful erpor-3 early decay, wastlnTweatnPSS, lost manhood, etc, 1 will send a valuable treatise (sealed) catainlng full particulars for home cure, FHEB ot charp;. A splendid med'eal work: should be read by ever r man vrho V n'rvoni and debilitated. Addren, jProC I" 1' t'OWtiB. Moodoo, ComK dei-81-D3uwlc or Fakb HAIR RESTBSED youthful color and beauty hi 03. HAYS' MAIS HF1ITH. He tnvf!! rianrirnrf nri seAlnhumors. boes not stain .tin ot linen. Fet. Mfeat. tmwt cleanly dresnjnc;. Drnerelns fr HAST"Lttw' -"- '"'"-,1-..ialB. Warraatec Soldby JOS. FLEMING & EONS, and dm S lsts. my25-K-W COM BUS. SLEDICA&. DOCTOR" fb&H T5gSB&4 !&-&&..' .
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