Titusville Herald (Newspaper) - February 5, 1887, Titusville, Pennsylvania L Mammoth stock of BOOTS SHOES la offered Regardless of Cant for the next 30 days mile j L BOOTS SHOES fur tii 30 CALL AND BE FIRST DAILY PAPER IN THE OIL REGIONS VOL XXII NO 202 PA SATURDAY FEBRUARY 5 1887 WHOLE NO 7296 DAILY ESTABLISHED 1865 C Editor and The Herald delivered by curriers or oy mail for Seven Dollars a one dollar and seventyfive Jor three months in MURDEROUS DESPERADOES KVEKT ESTABLISHED 4859 Ouo Dollar and a Half a year in advance Postage free in United States or Canada Foreign rates Ten Shillings and or Ten Marks and 46 pfg Advertising rates furnished upon application tithe Counting Room Correspondence containing interesting im portant news solicited from these parts OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY NOTICE The undersigned will not be responsible for any debts contracted by his employees he accepts a written order H C BIOSS Prop January 1 1887 WEATHER INDICATIONS Fair weather followed by rain or snow warmer northeasterly winds becoming variable THE OIL MARKET Record of at This and Other Exchanges Yesterday Feb little business was done on Change today The market was anything but but three point above the opening and closing at the lowest figure of the day The range of was as follows 67e 66Jo c 67o 67fo and 6Gf2 to close The impor tant Held news was from The received the following specials from different correspondents AT OTHER EXCHANGES Oil City New York Opened 67 Highest 67 67 K 66 66 67 590000 Lowest Closed Sales Clearance 2096QOO 1251000 Liverpool gallon London G cl per gallon Antwerp paid aud New York Pa Fob decker No S still makes about 200 barrels The Phillips 4 oa the Heid farm is making 60 barrels an hour They think they pay streak and she is making her No 3 on the same farm is making 45 barrels per hour Pa Feb 4 a m 3 is now flowing at the rate of 30 barrels hourly The Lsi deoker is doing business at the rate of 175 barrels per day The Phillips 4 is 22 feet in the sand with 700 feet of oil in the hole Pa Feb 4 p Phillips 1 is flowing at the rate of 60 barrels hourly from the lower pay streak She is doing her best and think will decline rap idly Pa Feb 4 p Do not think the well will in crease any by deeper drilling or any of the oilier wells Think Phillips 4 will be off considerable by morning AND BUNS The following table exhibits the charters shipments and runs for Feb 3 and for the month to that date Charters 13042 Previously reported 49126 4 62168 20723 62595 2895 435 358 180677 Total Daily average for month all districts Tide water shipments Southwest Penn shipments shipments Previously reported Total shipments Daily average runs Bradford outside of Bradford runs Southwest Penn runs runs 246455 8215ii 19674 20554 5447 660 Total Transit the month to date Transit outside of Bradford Tidewater runs for the month Peon for the month runs for the month Total Daily average FINANCIAL 58739 68S5S 65083 15627 29664 32S 180200 60067 BOARD A TRAIN AND RESCUE A CONFEDERATE At Ravenna OTwo Cleveland De Wake a Brave Fight for Their Prisoner but Are Riddled With Bullets fBY ASSOCIATED HEBALD Prices of Stocks and Bonds oa New York Markets NEW YORK Feb 4 Money on call was easy at per last loan closing at 3Hi per cent Prime mercantile paper at sterling exchange dull but steady at 100 do 4s couo 63 of 95126 EXPRESS USD TELEGRAPH STOCKS Adsms Nor Pacific pfd Alton T Haute 30 North Alton T H pfd 80 d 5 39 American Exg 108 New Ill Can Southern 56 98 Central Pacific Trans i Oregon 87 Chicago A B Del Hudson K1 Del DenABio Grande 23 Paul 87 St Paul Erie pfd jSL Paul A 0 47 St Paul 0 Kansas Texas Lake Erie W 18 Onion Lake U 8 Express 61 Louisville A Nash Wab P H Michigan Cent WStL 24 Missouri Fargo New Jersey Cant 66 W U Tel 73 Nor A West 44 Southern Pac Northern Pacific 26 9ntro 28 A school honss in tho county of Two Mountains 30 miles from Montreal burned Thursday night Three sisters aged 10 11 and 12 respectively daughters of Mr Dross of Ste and another young j girl daughter o Mr Joseph Forget who j slept in the place were burned to death Tbe se of tbe Kansas City National League Club says there is no ia the reported purchase of tha St Louis Feb The most daring and successful attempt that was ever made in this vicinity to rescue a prisoner occurred early this morning on the Cleveland Pitts burg Express which left this city at oclock last night for Cleveland So desper ate were the confederates that two of Cleve lands detectives were fatally wounded Captain and Detective of Cleveland having received a requisition determined to return to Cleveland last night with their prisoner Harry McMunn who accused of having been concerned in the recent extensive fur robbery in that city Tney took every precaution to prevent any attempt that might be made by the pards of McMunn to rescue him Securely hand cuffed the prisoner was placed ou board the train at the outer depot in Allegheny He took his arrest very coolly and seemed anxious to cause the detectives as litile trouble as possible The Express sped on and at 2 oclock this morning Alliance Ohio was reached At that point 5 men boarded the train and passed through several of the cars Finally they saw the officers and their prisoner sitting in the car No sign of recognition passed between and the men They sat down a few seats from the prisoner and in a few minutes the Express continued on its course When was reached the five men arose suddenly from the seats and without warning drew their revolvers on the officers There were but a couple of other passengers in the car and the confederates of McMunn were complete masters of the situation Their quick action gave them the drop on the officers One of the men demanded their prisoner but instead of complying with their request the officers jumped to their feet feet and tried to draw revolvers They were too late The five men opened fire on them Capt reeled and tottered over into tbo aisle with bullets in his shoulder and thigh As he fell one of the gang jumped on him and kicked him till he lay still as death When the firing first commenced Detective received several bullets in hia body He still attempted to defend himself and another volley was fired at him until bullets had pierced hi body He tottered and fell insensible in the seat He was then kicked until his head was split open The few passengers that were in the smoking car became terrorized and hid under the seats The alarm spread to the other cars and the trainmen and other pas sengers hurried forward A frightful scene met their gaze Stretched out but a few feet anart were the bodies of Detective Hnl ligan and Capt Haehne The floor was covered with blood and the seats in the ear near where the shooting had occurred were pierced and shattered by the bullets that iad sped from fire revolvers The prisoner and his rescuers had disappeared in the ex having jumped from the train 411 trace of them was lost in the darkness The Kavenna police were notified and a posse started out at once to scour the country The injured men were made as as possible and then taken on to Cleveland arriving there about 6 oclock this morning A large reward has been offered for the ap prehension of their assailants but the latest dispatches from Ravenna state that they have not yet been captured It is believed that they escaped without injury CLEVELAND Feb The train bearing the two wounded men arrived in Cleveland about oclock this morning At the depot the ambulance and a large easy covered wagon was m waiting Capt Haehne was placed in the wagon and sent to the City Hospital The ambulance took to his home corner of Bond and take streets On arriving at the hos pital the house physician examined Capt Haehnes wounds The brave officer was shot in the hip the bullet passed length trise down his legs and being em bedded in the flesh Another bullet took effect iu the left arm and passing from th e wrist upwards came out of the elbow He also received a severe cut in the head Hnl ligan had four cuts in the head One was made by the pin and this it is feared has fractured his skulL One ear was was also half cut off Tha physicians think that Capt Haehne may his injuries are very serious Detective gans condition is very critical If inflam mation sets in be will die One of the Jars was shot and bis pals carried him from the train and made their escape Schmitt was notified of the awful affair receipt of the telegram from tho con ductor of the train he went to the central police station and sent a number of telegrams to different parts of the country giving ft description of tbe desperadoes and asking that a lookout be kept for them When Captain Haehne arrived at tbe City Hospital be seemed to be near the brisk of death His face and clothes were covered with the blood that had flowed from his many wounds He was immediately un dressed and placed m bed Dr Sayre the house sent for Dr Parker and tha two surgeons proceeded to wash and dress tbe wounds Tae captain was suffer ing from a concussion over the right eye bis bead laid open to the skull bad also received another bad cut over hia right ear Both these wounds were made by tha coupling pin Tbo brave officer was snot in the part of the thigh The took downward tad into the muscular part of the leg It was located but the physicians thought best not to remove it Another gunshot wound was in the right forearm The ball struck above tbe wml and following the muscles came out opposite the elbow The third finger of his right band was also lacerated by the teeth of one of the assassins After tho were dressed the doctors darkened the room and ordered that no oua should talk with the injured man Patrolman Irwin who had been stationed at the went to tbe central station aud reported to the superintendent giving that official a of the as made by Oapt The captain in bis statement oC the murderous assault said that he three suspicions characters boarded tho train at Alliance He took the precaution to walk through the oar aud look out on the platform Seeing no one he returned to uis seat At three the ear from the rear facing tbe captain They walked through the aisle until they reached tbe seats occupied by the two officers Hulli gans back was toward them and draw ing a coupling pin wrapped in white paper one of the men struck the detective a terrible blow on the bead knocking him almost senseless into the seat At the same time two of them covered the captain with their revolvers and ordered him to remain quiet Hulligan called for help and Haehne disregarding the pistols aimed at his breast jumped to bis feet drew his revolver and fired The assassins returned the fire and the man with the coupling pin again struck Hulligan and then ran along the aisle and broke the lamps In a moment the car waa in total darkness and a terrific hand to hand struggle between the brave police captain and liis four assailants en sued Twice the thieves knocked the captain senseless to the floor and both times he recovered consciousness almost uu mediately and returned to the combat The first time be fell one of the murderers said Weve killed him l him lay there He did not lay however Tit jumped to his feet and continue tie fight All this time waa and tbe assassins dragged him handcuffed to tbe the car to the ground finally fought his way to the platform of tho car where the baggageman and conductor found him The county and the police board have offered a reward of for the capture of the burglars Both of the wounded officers are resting quietly tonight but the of recovery are strongly against them The country about Kavenna is being scoured by detectives and police man in tbe hope of capturing the despera does DISASTROUS FLOOD FEARED The Waters Continue Cin Elsewhere Feb river at H oclock tonight ia 55J feet and is still rising at the rate of an inch an hour The apparent deflection to the north of the cold wave increases the possibility of a dis flood hero Access to tba Central passenger is now cut off and the Cin Southern the Indian apolis St Louis Chicago the Ohio Mississippi the Bee lane the New York Penna Ohio the Cincinnati Washington Baltimore and Cincinnati Midland roads are compelled to discharge passengers at the Eighth street crossing Freight movements are also seriously and a little more rise will cut off some of the freight depots Ke ports from up river points say the rise con Disastrous floods are reported in the Big Sandy Little Miami and the Licking rivers At Falmouth on the latter river distilleries and sawmills and other manufactories were submerged and suffered much loss The river was full of the contents of fields and granaries Many on turnpikes were carried away throughout the country At Butler Ky the Licking was within a few inches of the highest mark known which was in 1854 In Newport Ky there is al ready considerable encroachment on the lower portions of tbe city Six inches more of water will cut car travel between Newport and Ballot Box Bluffers i sensational testimony was presented before the New Jersey assembly election committee in Cam den today by the to prove that the ballot box of Central township was by the Democrats and enough votes changed from flames to Turley to insure tho election of the latter to the assembly on a recount Wm a locksmith of Philadelphia testified I was sent for to come over to New Jersey to open a box and went and opened it It waa in last November It was an awful dark and stormy night I crossed by tbe ferry There wai one man with me we got across we got in a carnage We drove around the corner Another man got in with tbe man we came across the river with We drove up the country a good distance and stopped we got to tho place where the box was it was a private dwell ing There was no one there I carried my tools picks files etc with ma I opened the box It was that box pointing to the township Tbat is the one I opened I picked it open There were papers in it but I did not see what they were Then I unscrewed the locks and made the keys to fit them keys I gave to the men I was paid by one of tne men Then I entered tbo carriage and was driven nearly to the railroad station and I went home A remedy on the basis of intrinsic worth demands the confidence of all Dr Balls Cough is known ana used most throughout tbe land aa is attested by salw Your drug gut it THE DAY AT WASHINGTON THE RAILROAD ATTORNEYS PASSED BY THE SENATE Interstate Commerce Signed by tho Manning and Treasurer Jordan to Officer a National Bank HI ASSOCIATED TO THIS WASHINGTON the Senate to day a wus pissed witU but cue dis vote to credit and pay to the several mates and territories to tho District of Columbia all collected under the direct tax levied by tno act of August 5 1SGI After tho rejection of several tlie Senate passed Hoars substitute to tho Beet 39 14 TUe following is tUe text of tbe That it shall be unlawful for auy mem ber of either house or Congress to accept employment as or payment for services of any kind in opposition to the United States in any case to which the United States may be a party or in which its interests may be concerned or from any railroad company if such member shall huve reasonable cause to believe that measures specially the interests of such company are pending before Congress or are about to be sa pending during his torm of office Any person who violates the provisions of this act ahull be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be punished by im prisonment not exceeding one year or by fine not exceeding or both in tbe discretion of the court In the House messages were received from the President vetoing bills granting pensions to Alexander Falconer and Wm Lynch It was agreed that the Senate for the of the trade dollar be made a special order for Feb 12 The day was spent in considering private business A SWEEPING INVESTIGATION The House joint resolution for nn investi gation of the Pacific Railroad accounts ro to the form of a was reported to tha Senate by the judiciary committee today It provides for a sweeping gation during the progress of tho funding will not be pressed vides for tho protection of tlie interests of the government by authorizing the Presi dent to redeem any of the first mortgage lien and provides that for the future shall be paid to the government 40 instead of 25 per cent of tho net earnings Mr Hoar gave notice he would call it up at the earliest opportunity A PEST The President bus received a letter from Hon C M Olay of Kentucky calling at tention to a report that i cargo of English Australian rabbits is at sea bound for lie United States He flays he has made clo live stock of all kinds a study and that it would be better to have pleuro smallpox aud cholera over the United States than to suffer the ravages which will result from the impor tations of these rabbits The matter was re ferred to the treasury department One of tbe officials of the department said today that as there is no law to prevent the im portation of the rabbits the matter will be laid before the committee of ways and means for such action as may be deemed necessary A LAW The President today signed tho inter state commerce The signing was iu full accord with the opinion of Attorney General Garland rendered to him on last Monday and it is very well understood to be ia accord with the views of the Treasurer Jordan and Secretary Man ning to Resign WASHINGTON Feb Jordan admitted today that Secretary Manning was to be the president and that he Jor dan is to be the vice of the Western National Bank of city of Now York The resignation of both officials are in the hands of the President and will bo accepted in duo time Is is expected that Mr Manning will be released after the adjournment of Congrees It is even said by some that his successor will be nominated before the adjournment De officials say that everything now points to the promotion of Assistant Secre tary Fairchild to the head of tho depart ment Treasurer Jordan will not leave the department before April 1st as there are certain matters he desires to dispose ol daring the intervening lime and it will be necessary for him to mitate his successor into the duties of the Hr Jordan says that applications have already been made for over 86000000 of stock in the bank and that many people will have to be as tho is limited to The bunk business about May 1st Congestion of the Kidneys S J Thompson of No 878 Buffalo New Yoik writes of his remarkable cure of congestion of the Three years ago I was attacked with con gestion of tha kidneys My physician be sided administering internal remedies bad applied on my back over the affected region two 1 re covered iu tne courso of about two weeks A year after exposure on similar attack bat it seemed AS if tuo congestion was more severe Certainly I had more paia and difficulty in waier In stead of calling a doctor this time I eluded to try plasters alone I a box of and ap plied two every duy The pain quickly the water flowed more freely after tbe first application and m just waj completely and able to my occupation SOMEWHAT IMPROVED The Situation Along the New York River Join the Strike NEW Fob a slight improvement iu tho condition of affairs on the frut this Tbo steam ship companies tire slowly recovering from the stagnation to business tint tho strike first and are moving freight with moro dispatch on tiny of the past four or five days Nowhere is this moro than on tho East Kiver front Tho tiro being got away ou their regular starting days and tho freight lines are once more receiving and delivering goods Iu most case the work ou tbe is being done by green men and the work ou the freight lines by tbe hands of tho freight boats Tho tramp steamers are discharged and loaded by their crews assisted by Italian or other labor Tho White Star steamship aud liue steamship of scheduled to sail today with the transAtlantic mails will not be able to get off because of the strike At the headquarters of the Ocean Associ ation today it was said that Smith and Mc hud agreed to supply a quantity of provisions for the fam ilies of the strikers and that many landlords agreed not to press them for rent Tbo strikers on the pier of the N EL H Rail road East River were today admitted into the union This makes over 400 this week Tha employed along tho piers with the millwrights joined tho strike today The painters and mechanics on the Guion Hue struck today The Italians who took the places of the strikers at tho River depot quit work this morning Beecher on the K of L NEW Fob Iu the course of his reply to a toast at the annual banquet of tho Amherst Association Bav Henry Ward said This abomina tion the Knights of Labor is the of this infernal idea of paternity of govern ment Because a few men in Now Jersey think their employers them all the nation is called to oa the order of this paternal of tho K of L This is from want of intelligence God knows I am ft friend to the working man I am a working man I came from working stock My grandfather nud his were blacksmiths and my people worked in leather Working people are being taken care of by tbo Knights of Labor instead of care of themselves and people till over the land are being pun ished and business stagnated because of it Is This Ala m Premature NEW YOKE Feb an editorial ou tho strikes in the Standard Henry George says I think It a in the dark tue blind push of men squeezed past endurance I think it the tirst passive form of a civil war which ironclad forts and ships cannot guard us the kindling of passions and the arraying of forces that roused to full energy give cities to the flames aud destroy our very civilization itself REVIEW The Markets Stead Despite Panics Abroad and Strikes at Home NEW Feb K Dun Oo in their weekly trade review Hay Panics abroad and strikes at homo kara tasted tha strength of all the markets during the past week it ia inferred thai pan ics on foreign exchanges mean war they may mean only a collapse of the speculation which has prevailed of late es at Berlin The news in a strict sewo does not aSord much evidence of war impending but rumor and apprehension have depressed and lifted grain Thus tested the markets show unexpected steadiness Foreign unloading of American stocks has caused but a small decline in prices in the grain market tbo advance has been conservative and limited The other markets have changed but little Coke has advanced at Pittsburgh 08 cents per ton Western nail makers will advance the price from to and tbo Window Glass Association has raised u to 7 per cent The oil production WM last year against 20776041 in 1835Trunk Line east bound tonnage last year was 11 23G 102 against 1135400 for 18B5 aud west bound was 2032576 against 2045 025 The money market is a little higber as o rate than a week ago but well supplied and foreign exchange moves up today to Wheat advanced li corn 1J with meagre declines oil declined 3jJ The business failures daring the last 7 days number for tho United States 229 for 82 a total compared with 271 last week Tbe failures in Canada are ana important and in Now York city few and insignificant Diamonds Recovered KANSAS Cur Uo Feb W the night clerk of tbo Bonne Memphis who decamped Monday night with the diamonds of Funny arrested m this city The diamonds were found intact in a satchel in Talbotts room He admitted his guilt and said he was impelled to it by hia importuned him for money Ho had arranged to meet her litre next Tuesday when they were to go to Chicago He says he took iu of this he turned over to the Ho as serts that ho thought the wers wortU only Salvation Oil is the greatest cure on earth for pain This liniment ronis and banishes all bodily pain instantly and costs only cents a bottle It credibly stated that the French am at Berlin Count Herbert Bis met yesterday and exchanged peace Strutters Wells Co PA Respectfully to their numerous patrons that they wg uow in the field with their upon which time money and the best mechanical 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