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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-09


Saw on the Back Yard Fence is Dis
proved-That Man Was Honest Pat
rick McGowan, and He Proves an
Alibi.
FALL RIVER, Mass, August S.-The
clothes worn by the victims of the Bor-
den murder, which were buried in the
yard, were dug up this afternoon for the
inspection of Medical Examiner Dolan.
He picked from several parts of the
clothes quantity of hair from Mrs. Bor
denis head. These hairs he placed in
two lots and took with him. He would
say nothing as to the cause of resurrect-
ing the clothing. He ordered it placed
in shoe case and buried four feet be-
low the surface of the lot. Today's pro-
longed search did not result in any clues.
Portions of the chimney were dug away
by mason, and the barn floor was torn
up.
The theory that the murder was COM
mitted by a man seen sitting on the gar
den fence an half hour before the muir
der was discovered, .has been exploded.
The man seen by Mrs. Nathan Chace
picking pears was Patrick MCGOWAN, who
is masons helper, employed by John
Grove. The yard into which the man
dropped when Mrs. Chase shook her gar
ment at him, was used by Mr.. Grove for
the storage of old lumber. One of Mr..
Groves men was engaged until II
Thursday in dressing stone in the yard.
He was out of sight of the Borden house.
No one could have jumped the fence in
to Groves yard and escaped his notice.
A man was splitting wood at a pile nearer
the Borden house. From the place where
he was working he could see the divid-
ing fence. He remained in the yard till
noon and saw no one jump the fence.
MCGOWAN came to the yard between II
and 12 o. o'clock and waited few minutes
until sent out on a new job. While
waiting he went to the fence, climbed
upon some old frames, and was picking
pears when Mrs. Chace saw him. When
he dropped, he disappeared from Mrs.
Chace's sight, but did not go between
Mr.. Groves barn and the Chagnon fence.
He walked around to the south of the
barn and was at once sent off on new
job. While on the fence he saw no one
in the Borden yard,
DeISCLlVe O0F0T Soet1eS uIldL ono VI tlo
two hatchets found in the cellar was
examined under a powerful glass and
two hairs were found adhering to it.
The inmates of the Borden house are
all suffering from nervous prostration,
Miss Lizzie and the servant girl being
particularly affected.
Late this afternoon Medical Examiner
Dolan submitted his official report of the
murder to Judge Blaisdell. The latter
took the papers, promising to read them
at the earliest ;moment, and set date
when the inquest can be held.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-09
Local Weather Report.
PORTLAND, Me, August s, 1892.
8 a. NJ. P. NJ.
Weather Observations.

The following are the observations of
the Agricultural Department Weather
Bureau for yesterday, AugustS taken at
s p. M. 18th meridian time, the OBJ
servations for each station being given in
this order: Temperature. direction Of
the wind, state of the weather:
Boston, 74o. SW, cloudy; New York,
S0o, Sc, cloudless; Philadelphia, 7S0, SW,
partly cloudy; Washington, s20, calm,
Rarf B"slo el?gay I w wAeinny eioSdv ri bsro s. aious
SW, partly cloudy; Chicago, oS4, SW,
cloudless; St. Paul, 74o, SW, rain; St.
Vincent, missing; Huron, Dak., 76o, N,
cloudless; Bismarck, 74o, Sc, cloudless;
Jacksonville, missing.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-09
Rubber Combine Formed.

New HAVEN, August Sat the recent
meeting of the representatives of the
United States Rubber Company, which
includes nine of the largest rubber boot
and shoe manufacturers in the country,
it was decided that the combination
shall go into effect November 1st. Chas
L. johnson, secretary and treasurer of
the L. Candee Company of this city, is to
have charge of all the sales. The capital
stock of the trust is limited at $50, 100000,
and it is expected that all the principal
rubber manufacturers will join the COM
bine before November lst.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-09
puauesue Strike Broken.

The Duquesue strike has been broken.
Five hundred of the old men returned to
work yesterday morning, No disorder
whatever is reported and some of the
most skilled of the strikers were among
those who returned. There is no sign of
wavering in the strikers rank at Home
stead,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-09
Strikers Returning to Work at Barre.

BARRE, Vt, August S-This afternoon
one of the striking cutters returned to
work for Marr and Gordon. Six appren-
tice cutters and apprentice blacksmiths
refused to work with non-union cutter
and left the shed, The employers claim
that the union induced the apprentices
to leave. The cutters say they had moth
ing to do with the affair. This is the
first shed where the apprentices have re-
sented the employment of non-union
men. A few more strikers returned to
work today.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-09
Eleven Killed by Dynmite.

ROME, August S.-A mortar charged
with dynamite was exploded Sunday
near ST. Alfonso's church during reli-
gious fete. Eleven persons were killed
and 25 injured.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-09

The 'gold train'' from San Francisco
passed through Chicago yesterday morn
ing. The cars bristled with muskets,
and no one was allowed within smelling
distance of the precious freight.
Three cases of small pox were report
ed by the police in New York yesterday.
They were all sent to the Reception hos
pital, where one of the victims, Mrs.
Savamore, died two hours after her ad-
mission,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-09
TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 8, 1892.
FIRST GUN.
Auburn Republicans Turn Out to Hear
Senator Frye and Mayor Savage.
rspecial to the Press.]

Especial to the Press.1
AUBURN, August s.-The first Repub-
lican rally of the campaign was held in
Auburn hall tonight under the auspices
of the Young Mems Republican Club.
The meeting was addressed by ex-Mayor
Savage of Auburn and by Senator Frye
of Lewiston. Senator Frye spoke at
great length on the tariff and alluded to
it as the chief political issue of the day.
Ex-Mayor Savage spoke chiefly in reply
to the speech of Hon. d. J. McGillicuddy
made few weeks ago at the Democratic
rally in Auburn hall. Mr.. McGillicuddy
at that time claimed that under Repub-
lican administration the taxes of this
state had increased so per cent, and to-
night ex-Mayor Savage explained the
reasons for such an increase.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-09
Walking Delegates Declare Strike Off.

New YORK, Aug. s.-Strike here in
the building trades, which kept $4,000
men idle for the past two weeks and
greatly impeded the work on over 100
large buildings has been declared off by
the board of walking delegates. Strike
cost men heavily.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-09
Mr.. BLAINE.
1t is Intimated That He Will Make at
Least One Speech.

NEW YORK, August Sit was init
mated tonight that Mr.. Blaine will make
at least one campaign speech in this city.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-09

BosToN, August 8.-Local forecast for
New England for Tuesday: Fair and
warmer; followed by thunder showers in
the afternoon or evening and southwest
winds.
WASHINGTON, August 8.-The follow
ing are the indications for Maine: Fair
except showers in the northern portion;
warmer in the interior; southwest winds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-09
THESE LABOR TROUBLES.
Striking Maine Stone Cutters Weary
Of the Fight.
EXPECTED FUNDS FROM THE Ma.
TIONAL UNION DO NOT COME.

A Few More Strikers Return to Work a
Barre-various Reports About What is
Going On at Homestead-OtherN Notes of
Happenings Among the Toilers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-09
Excursion Steamer Sunk.

LONDON, August S.-A despatch from
Helningfors, Finland, says pleasure
steamer was run down outside the har-
Dor there today and rs persons drowned.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-09
THE WEATHER.

Fair, Followed by Showers in tho After
noon or Evening.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-09
NERVOUS PROSTRATI0N.
The Inmates Of the Borden House
Break Down.
MICROSCOPE REVEALS TWO HAIRS
ON ONE OF THE HATCHETS.

The Theory That the Murder Was Com
mitted by Man Whom Mrs. chace
Saw ON the Back Yard Fence is Dis
proved-That Man Was Honest Pat
rick McGowan, and He Proves an
AIibi.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-18
THEY AGREED TO DIE.
Williams Succeeded and His Wife,
After Several Attempts, Is Missing.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May ia corpse in the
morgue, and wife to identify it were the
dramatic personnel in a pathetic
story learned here today, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Williams were married at
Warrensburg, Mo-, two years
ago. Coming to St. Louis the husband
secured work, though the pay was small.
A month ago he was discharged. Little
by little their money disappeared and then
the household belongings but still no work
could be secured. At last, with their ro-
sources exhausted, not bite to eat in the
house and the future darker than the
present, the couple determined to die, with
mout money to buy poison. The river was
the only resource. Husband and wife
failed to seek their end at different points.
He succeeded rs this tale will show. She
went to the foot of Spruce-st., and with a
murmured PRAYER jumped in. 1t
was cold. icy cold, but after
the first plunge it was too late to
retreat. The woman sank once, twice. not
thrice, for as she was going down a last
time she was seized by a boatman, pulled
to the shore, partially restored and sent
and a day or so later, she, think
ing her husband had likely been
pulled out too, but last Friday giving up
again she once more sought the river.
Again all the experience OF drowning,
sinking even a third time. But just as the
end was near boat-hook roughly thrust
into her dress caught aud she was again
pulled out. Once more resuscitated and
strength restored, she today went to the
morgue, thinking her husband had, after
all, been drowned. There on a slab
lay the dead body of him she had
loved best on earth. No tears could
flow; death alone must be
sought. AS she stood by the
seat she told part OF her story TO re-
porter and then disappeared. The police
cannot find her. Has she sought the
river third time in an effort to join her
husband?
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-18
ROMANTIC BUT SAD.
The Elopement and Ruin OF Christie
Jacksonville Arrest.

CHICAGO, May 10.-The deplorable in
fatuation of young girl for a worthless
scamp, the elopement of the couple, the
theft of large sum of money by the girl
from her wealthy father to assist in the
elopement and finally her ruin in a sec
ond-class hotel in this city, form the out
lines OF sad romance which has Just
come to light here today.
Christie Jackson, the daughter of the
Hon. ID. A. Jackson of Sharon Springs, n
Y, leading politician of that place, is the
victim. were four characters in the
drama-Miss Jackson, Louis Marriott,
George Hoffman and Teresa Smith, the
daughter of q leading clergyman of
Sharon Springs and Miss Jackson's boon
companion. Miss Smith had agreed to be
party to the elopement. but backed out
at the last moment. The three others left
Sharon Springs while Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
son were away from home, and came
West. At Detroit Hoffman left the couple,
taking the 81 900 Miss Jackson had stolen
from her father. Hoffman was arrested in
New York, and through him the where
abouts OF the runaway pair became known.
Sheriff Black of Sharon Springs came to
Chicago, and with the aid of the police to-
day arrested Marriott and Miss Jackson.
The latter is utterly broken down. The
sheriff aud his prisoners left for New York
tonight. 1t is stated that the girls brother
will not await the slow process of law to
secure the punishment OF the abductors.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-18
TRoUBLE FOR HARRISON.
The Blaine Clubs Are Right After His
Scalp.

The Blaine Clubs Are Right After His
Scalp.
CHICAGO, May 10-An important meet
ing of the Blaine club in this city was held
today. Inthe circular calling the meeting
the secretary, II. ID. iced, says:
An important meeting of the Chicago Blaine
club will be held next Tuesday. May 10, at the
Sherman house club rooms liz is now almost
certain that Mr.. Harrison will not be renom-
mated. Whenever a state or district conven-
ton has Endorsed his administration his friends
have claimed the delegates from the state.
But il is a fact that less than two hundred del
egates have been instructed for Harrison and
many of these will not consider their Instruc-
tions binding after one or two ballots. The
600 uninstructed delegates are mostly from re-
publican and doubtful states and anti Harrison.
This being the situation. all eyes turning
toward Mr.. Blaine. He is not seeking the
nomination but il is seeking him. There are
good reasons for believing ne will reconsider
and accept If the nomination is unsought and
unsolicited. The Blaine boom" has spread all
over the country. This club will be a con-
spicuous organization at Minneapolis and will
have an important work to perform as a center
around which the Blaine sentiment will rally
and will exert an influence on the convention
similar to what il did in 1888. This is a great
opportunity ana il is our duty to seize il with
credit to ourselves and benefit to the cause we
have at heart. The Cincinnati Blaine club
will arrive here on the morning of June and
will join US for Minneapolis.
New YORK. May l0.-Postmaster Manley
of Augusta. one OF Secretary Blaine's most
faithful followers, has been in Washington
for several days and has held a number OF
consultations with Mr.. Blaine. Before
leaving for home Mr.. Manley said:
There is nothing in this new talk about
Mr.. Blaine and the presidency. When he
wrote his letter OF last February to Clark
son, in which he stated that his name
would not go before the convention for
the nomination, he meant it. He has not
changed his mind since then. He says
frankly to those who speak to him on the
subject that he feels better than he has
for long time and he knows of no reason
why he should not live for years. but he
is conscious that he could not bear a great
and unusual strain. He does not intend
to place himself in position where such
q strain could not be avoided"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-18
A QUEER ARGUMENT
offered By n Colorado Man on the silver
Question.

offered By n Colorado Man on the Silver
Question.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 10.-State Senator
Glider of Colorado is in the city. In Civ
ing expression to his views on the silver
question, he said:
1T may surprise one If say that if my
signature would make the silver bill law
tomorrow, don't think would sign it.
Why? Because the effect of increasing
our silver coinage to the proposed extent
would simply put gold at premium.
NO." he added, "the price will not re-
main where it is. / think it will rise
gradually to about "a cents, and If the
proper course is taken then it will 60 per-
manently to about Sl.i0. My plan is this
Let us offer to England to reduce our tariff
on some of the articles which will stand a
reduction without hurting our industries,
for instance, steel rails, wool fabrics and
tin plate, if she In return will guarantee
to coin S25, 900, 600 year in silver and put
it in circulation. That would take the
price of silver up without declaring our
own money, and we in the West have a
right 10 ask this much of the East. This
can not be done unless we have the re-
duction to offer, and therefore can only be
done by the republicans, as the democrats
are committed to free trade"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-18

095, while Mr.. Cleveland's vote in the city
only 49,, 73S- MIR. Harrison got the
advantage of this perfectly obvious traffic (;
and after the election a Tammany mag
nate declared that he was sorry for Mr..
Cleveland, but self-preservation was the
first law Of nature.
The ballot law under which votes are
now cast in this state is an effective OBJ
stacle to wholesale trading like that Of
1888. But the chief Distinguishing differ
ence between the canvass of 1885 and the
coming contest is that no state officers
are to be chosen in New York this veal
except a chief justice OF the court of aD>
peals. There is neither the basis nor tina
material for any dickering in votes. In
this city it is possible that a democratic
candidate for mayor may he nomf
mated against Tammany's candidate; but
il so. the trading incident 10 that
situation would affect Mr.. Cleveland No
more unfavorably than any other dem
ocratic candidate for the presidency. And
it is to be borne in mind that the leaders
OF Tammany have this year given assur-
ances of unusual positiveness of their in
tentiOn to support the candidate of the
party. ave are tied to no one and shall
support the candidate heartily" say Mr..
Croker and Mr.. Gilroy, and so says Mr..
Edward Murphy OF TROY, chairman OF the
democratic state committee.
When the democrats meet at Chicago in
the great party council, they may dismiss
from their minds all doubts and fears
about the ability of Mr.. Cleveland to
bring New York into the democratic
column. In this state, as in every other
state, he is simply the strongest man in
his Dartv
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-18
BoIEs OR CLEVELAND.
The Iowa Democrat. on the Presidential
Question.


Question.
Council BLUFFS, Ia, May l0.-The state
OF Iowa will send solid delegation to the
national democratic convention with in
structions to vote as unit for Horace
Boies for president. If all hope of their
favorite receiving national favor shall
have passed away, the delegation will cast
a solid vote for Grover Cleveland. but the
resolution OF tomorrow's convention will
not discount the chances OF Governor Boies
by admitting the possibility of such a
contingency. The following gentlemen
are mentioned as candidates for delegates
at large: G. A. Clark of Cedar Rapids,
Senator Shields of Dubuque, Senator Yoe-
mans OF Sioux City. ]. F. Duncombs OF
Ct. Dodge, L. NJ. Martin OF Des
Moines. Z. d. Campbell of Fair
field, Senator L. X. Bolter of Harri-
son county, Senator Perry of Monroe
county, and S. T. Marsh of Des Moines
The latter is colored man and the presi-
dent Of the Iowa Africa American reform
league. The only contest on the platform
and that, II 10 comes at all, will probably
be confined to the committee on resolu-
tions-wilI be on the financial plank. For
the past two years the democrats OF Iowa
have adopted planks favoring the free
coinage OF silver, but it looks as though
the custom would be departed from
In tomorrow's platform. The can
didacy of Governor Boiss may have
something to do with this contemplated
change oil position. The most powerful
opponent of free silver declaration is
Congressman Walter S. Hayes Of Clinton,
who Is regarded as the coming U. S. sena-
tor from the Hawkeye state in case the
democrats succeed In carrying the next
legislature. The fight has, therefore. mar
yoBsd down to . contest for the control of
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-18

A heavily wooded grove extends 70 il,
with the exception of a small clearing
Immediately before the house. In this
patch her five children were playing while
the mother was engaged inside the cabin.
Suddenly the wild screaming of her chill
dren startled her. She saw an enormous
bear strike down her oldest boy,
who had bravely attempted to defend the
children in his charge. The beast seized
her baby and shuffled rapidly away. The
animal tore the little one limb from limb
before the mothers eyes, and before help
arrived from the village completed his
meal and escaped within the forest.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-18
Washington Democrat. !

Notwithstane the different construc-
tons put upon the action Of the demo
cratic state convention at Indianapolis last
week it means Cleveland for first choice.
and when he is out of the way then the
delegation is at liberty to place Gray in
nomination. Delegates who 70 10 Chi
cage in June and disobey this obvious
meaning OF the instructions may as we'll
prepare at once for permanent retirement
from politics in this state. They will
show by their course that they are not
sufficiently honest TO be entrusted with
authority from the party.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-18
Raum's Dirty Work.

That refrigerator statesman, Green B.
Raum, commissioner of pensions. is still
attempting to smirch the record of the
Hon. g. w. Cooper, and to this end is
writing letters to pension attorneys in In
diana, asking them if they have been pay
ing money to learn the status of pension
claims on file in the pension office. These
letters have been received in Greencastle
this week, and the answer thereto has
been an emphatic no, 30 far as Mr.. Cooper
is concerned. In the interest of political
decency and for the good OF the public
service, Green B. Raum should be boosted
out of office in the shortest order possible.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-18
A Safe Prediction.
E,-.sto I

At the present time a large number OF
republican newspapers are working hard
to make the tax law odious and unpopular
among the people. They tried the same
racket on the ballot law and the school
book law. Both of these measures have
been thoroughly tested. They give gen.
eral satisfaction. No one presumes to ask
their repeal. The same will be the case
with the tax law. We predict that the
ballot law, the school book law and the
tax law, or improvements on the same,
having the same purposes in view, will
live to adorn and brighten the statutes OF
Indiana long after the republican party
has passed into ''innocuous desuetude."
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-18
Effects OF the Mckinley Law.

Free traders have been frequently chal-
lenged by the upholders of our worse than
war tariff TO "name one article" that costs
more than before the passage OF the Nc
Kinley bill. The Tribune having named
a few. as the editor stated, that had come
to his notice personally, our esteemed con-
temporary tries to crawl out of hole by
saying these articles are not in general
use. We have at different times men,
toned cloaks, doImans, shotguns, ammu-
milton, Gin, 81. Y. L." (Sheffield) cutlery,
granite, albumenized paper. etc. These
articles are in general use, and only Nc
Kinley editor can have the effrontery to
deny it.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-18
FOR TARIFF REFORM
The Connecticut Demo-
Gratis Speak Plainly.
Delegates Cheer Cleveland
to the Echo
And Show Their Prefer
ence Enthusiastically.
IOWA Is GETTING READY.
Her Convention to Be Held To-
day at Council Bluffs.
A Declaration Will Be Made in
Favor OF Boies,
But the Delegates Will Be for
Cleveland Second.

Missouri Will Select a Solid Delega-
ton for the ex-President-TheN Novel
Idea of n Colorado Man Regarding
SiIver-ChicagO's Blaine Club Mani
Testing Unusual Actiyity-Mr. Cleve-
land Has Nothing to Say Regarding
the Rumor That He Will Write n
ical News.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-18
EATEN BY A BEAR.
A Helpless Mother Sees One OF Her
Children Devoured Before Her.

MOUNTAIN HoME. Ark. May ll.-Mrs.
Mary Carter, widow with small family
OF children, Is a raving maniac as re-
suit OF raid on her little cabin by hall
starved black bear, which devoured one
OF her children. Her cabin stands upon .
hillside, some distance above the town.