The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-03
LoNDon's MYSTERY.
The Discovery of Another Victim In
creases the Excitement.


LONDON, Oct. 2.-The excitement created
by the latest Whitechapel murders has in
creased rather than abated today. The
trunk of a woman was found in a recess of
the new police offices on the Thames En-
bankment this afternoon. The head, arms
and legs were missing. The remains, which
were in an advanced state Of decomposure,
were wrapped in q rough cloth and tightly
bound with cord. 1t is believed the arms re-
Gently found at Pimlico and Lambeth were
cut from this body.
The police have made no progress in their
efforts to establish clew to the murderer
and have further lost public confidence in
their efficiency by the fact that the persons
arrested on suspicion of connection with the
tragedies were released today for want of
even scintilla of evidence upon which to
justify their retention in custody. They
profess to be hopeful of success, however
and many people are inclined to hope with
them, in the absence Of any suspicion in their
own mind. even remotely defined, as to the
criminals motive, calling or identity. The
private rewards offered for his arrest, added
to that of the Lord Mayors, bring the total
sum up to $1,000 and it is likely that it will
soon reach e., 900.
The fact that the latest murders were COM
mitted within the jurisdiction OF the city po-
lice, has created sharp rivalry between
that body and General Warren's metropoli-
tan detectives Many wagers have been laid
upon the question of the murderer's capture,
with the odds largely in favor Of the city po-
lice solving the mystery and landing the
fiend in Jail.
1t is now proposed to send a circular to
every householder in the East End. request
ing details of the movements, habits, etc, OF
their respective dodgers.
The theory has largely obtained support
today that the murderer has two dOmiciles,
one probably shop or surgery to which
he retires for the purpose of removing the
traces of his crime, and the other a dwell
ing house where he is known as a lodger
whose habits and manners make him de-
sirable tenant in the estimation of his land
lady.
The police are being urged to station blood
hounds in the Whitechapel district in the
hope that they may be able by their keen
ness of scent TO run the fiend down when he
seeks fresh victim.
The inquest on the body Of the woman
murdered in Mitre square will take place on
Thursday, when startling revelations are
promised, not at all, 1t is said, to the cred
1t Of the police.
Foreign Notes.
Mr.. Balfour said in Glasgow Monday
night that the Gladstonians were great man
ufacturers of Irish horrors. O'Brien was
managing the manufacturing department
and Gladstone the finishing department.
Owing to the increase Of immigration into
France, President Carnot has signed a de-
cree regulating the residence of foreign
ers who have settled or are about to settle in
France.
The masters wife and children, the first
officer and nineteen of the crew of the Brit.
ish ship Earl of Wemyss, were drowned
when the vessel sank in collision with the
ship Ardenchapel.
The Tribune of Rome learns that the dis
pute between Italy and the Sultan of Zanzi-
bar will shortly be satisfactorily settled. In
the meantime the Italian men-of-war have
been instructed to assist Europeans on the
Zanzibar coast
A despatch from Auckland. New Zealand,
says that the British consul at Rarstonga has
been instructed to proclaim British protec-
torate over the Cook Islands.
Mr.. Jansen has been appointed Governor
Of the Congo State in place of General
| Strauch, resigned.
The boiler of big iron steamer blew up at
| Aspinwall, Sept. IS. The vessel was de-
strOyed as was also another steamer in the
| vicinity and lighter. Six lives were lost.
Several buildings were burned in Halifax,
| Monday night causing loss of $4,000