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PLAsTERERS' LABORERs OUT:
A General Strike In This Town Tint Win
Bring Out I, 90 Men.

The Plasterers' Laborers' Union has caught
tho strike fever. Yesterday 1t ordered series
OF strikes OF its members on all the buildings
in New York. which will bring LOO men out
The strikes are for the enforcement OF the new
union scale Of S2.15 a day. They began ut
noon yesterday with II strike on the new
trimming school building in Fifty-ninth street.
between fifth and sixth avenues
Contractor Dobbins is erecting this school
building on the days work plan. and Contrac-
tor Roberts has the contract for plastering.
The plaste-ers have been paid by the day. tho
wages averaging $3.50 II the men worked
only half an hour they received nothing; IL
they worked an hour they received twenty five
cents. and /! they worked an hour and u half
they wero entitled to one-fourth OF days
wages.
old system. and Walking Delegate Quinn or
dered the men out. Mr. Roberts notified the
men that they. were discharged. and filled
strike OF plasterers' .8borers in the city was
then ordered and will go into effect to; m orrow:
Tho strike was reported to- the Board OF
Walking Delegates. but the, Board took no
official notice OF 1t. Several delegates said it
was n pity tho strikes should be ordered now
when there are SO many other strikes to at
tend to.
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Tho searchers In westport Yesterday found
1 nsns sad
cisely the description Of the man seen BY the
boy on Thursday ct noon: tho young man on
Thursday aiterne S ny This man Appeared to to
be the principal Of. the trad ers: and would not
converse on any subjects otherthan those per-
bS ed sss tSs Terhsd s S
found hard ware store whore Ratchet was
purchased on Wednesday by one Of the men
and the clerk Eives q description, like that
given BY the Fall River people. This clue is
viii se Called tel where ts
,.There arc many who think it strange that
when she discovered her dead father. But
Miss Borden says she has an explanation on
After Bridget Sullivan had reached the ait
ting room in response to the daughters call.
Churchill, the daug liter went UP stairs to see
i her mother was in the house. and found her
Mr. Morse, was not in the house when the
police got ther9. He was the first suspect on
Ha us I'D M ef
had been ut the Borden house only one day
he slept at the Borden house on Wednesday
0!sietk and tho family 0Fe4A'as'sd about I
At a quarter before o o'clock he left the
street. The family Of Mr.. Daniel Emery. Miss
Emery. and a cousin. Miss Morse. entertained
Emery says It was II 20 o'clock. and fixes the
time hy her delay IN starting the preparatii9ns
Enony went to the store as soon as she coud
get her hat on after Mr.. Morse left. and saw
by the clock In the store that 1t was IL 80
o'clock.
Mr: Morso's niece confirms this story.
and Mrs. Horace q. Kingsley WHO resides In
Mr. Morse come to tho house early in tho fore
noon. and that she heard the trouble he had
at the door to get in and saw him as he was
going away.
:. She was getting !her dinner at the time and
1t was after II O'Clock. though she did not
| OF unimpeachable yeracity. and their testi-
mony completely absolves Mr.. Morse from
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UDoNAELL ON The war TO nosroN.
He stops Here Long Enough TO Express
tho OplnIon TINT tho Strlkcrs VIII Win.

Hugh O'Donnell. the leader OF the Home
stead strikers, passed through tho city yester-
day on his way to Boston. accompanied by his
vile. He was seen by Sun reporter on board
the Fall River boat Just as she was about to
sail, and appeared to be In excellent spirits.
have recovered my health. which was
quite broken down when lett Homestead"
he said. and feel rs fine as a fiddle am
verywell satisfied with tho result OF my confer
ences with the labor leaders here and In other
places with regard to tho Homestead troubles.
and | think l havo accomplished some good
work"
Asked who tho labor leaders wero and for
said;
II will sneak Of, that when the proper time
tho "details noW and nd %eald, IN fact &C. do hSrm
i, am nm however. well pleased with tho results
Doyou think the strikers will win in the
ond2' was asked.
a., Csrtainly." he replied. They went, into
the merits OF the dispute believes that the
iSsS ny w0S in the
which is SO far removed from Homestead, thu
accounts Of what actually happened arc mix Ell
that the men will win. Tho grounds for that
belief viii give ~ another time
send tSs Ersst
we're not officers of the law. he said. and the
workingmen regarded their. presence as an in
suit. 1t was mistake at all times to employ
Pinkerton detectives during strikes.
ODonnell will stop at tho United States
Hotel in Boston. Before he goes home he will
visit a number Of the manufacturing towns OF
New England. and will speak at any of the
labor meetings to which lie is invited on tho
Homestead affair.
He will probably be back in New York by
the end OF tho week. Among II number Of
labor leaders who saw him OIL was George, l.
Murray of District Assembly AZ. who had n
short private conference with him.
Just as the gangpank was about to be with
drawn and the reporter was stepping to the
wharf UDonnell said:
have only to repeat that I nm very we'll
satisfied with the result Of my mission, which
l believe will bring n great benefit to the
strikers in Homestead"
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OBIIUARE

Mary Swan vaux. wife Of Calvert Vaux. the
architect, died at Closter. N j.. yesterday. Her
death was the result OF runaway accident.
She was visiting Mrs. Mason Weld. and on
Thursday the two ladies took u drive
on tho Palisades. On their return the
horse ran away and overturned the carriage
at n sharp turn OF the road near home; Doth
ladies were fatally Injured, Mrs. Weld died
almost at once. Mrs. NRux's skull was frac-
tured Mrs. vaux was daughter OF the late
James jan MsEnSSe with t iEa Eriss car
Canal, and sister Of Jeryls $.
McEntee. the artist who died about u year ago;
She was born In Rondout. and WAS married
there In 1852. She leaves four children. TWO
tiers is married to br. ii; H. Dopeldsson Of this
member o. Or. Wlllisms's Unitarian Church.
She Will be buried on Monday ut Rondout.
A well-known veteran. engineer, Joshua
Walcott OF Tucson. Arr. died on Friday He
was 81 years old. He was born in Massachu-
sets was rst train
also tho first engineer on the Panama Rail
road.
Mrs. Mary Maugin, wife Of Police Captain
John Mancin Of Yonkers. died yesterday ut
her home. In her 63d year She leaves two
sons. one Of whom Is Sergeant OF Police IN
services will be held on Tuesday morning.
Col; John c. Bundy. the Wiley known spir,
and Phiiosophicdi Journal. died yesterday ct
his homo In Chicago. aged 81 years.
Ths fast lin. for Lo9n Lax. Psul snish,s ..rSas.s
s1S TuRH.r Lst .;sp,ps sAa
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completely in the crime as a principal.
time he left left tho house. and late last
to mail a. letter he was followed by
9uf, Lynch him" strips up the murderer"
Had It not been for the arrival Of . strong
guard Of police some violence might have
been offered. though IT is extremely doubtful
ifany lynching would have been attempted;
Mr. Morse having proved an ibi. the police
again turned their suspicious glances In the
direction Of the daughter, singularly enough
direct charge.
The police could not SEQ how she could profit
~ the death OF Mr.. and Mrs. Borden; Tho
and as Lizzie was the only one at homo she
Miss Elizahoth J. Bierden. who is thus sus-
pected. is ~ years old. u refined woman
against whom suspicion OF anything evil has
never rested before
,she has been a prominent worker in tho
church and temperance cause. and has been
looked upon as an earnest Christian woman
Of nobp character. She is well educated, and
has moved in the best society In
Pour fast train. to Detroit every day By the New
York CsntTsL-Ads
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residence. Tho boy went to his homo on Gen.
trail street and told his father OF the cifsup IN.
story that he notified Marshal Hilliard. who
semitic the boy and heard what he hadko say.
significant thing is that the boy gave the same
fence as did the young man who saw the
stranger standing on Mr.. Borden'a doorstep
in the description OF tho shoes and the hat, n.
thoy struck him as the most glaring part OF
tho mans dress This was exactly the sxpe.
rigidly examined Ivy the police. and he told
such straightforward story that the Marshal
was convinced that his statemen was true.
: On tho way to New bedford yesterday
Frenchman was found who told tho following
day was driving along with my wood wagon
in front Of Merchant Mill. A strange man
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with blood after each murder. Yet there Is not
tina. tiniest drop OF blood on the CARPETS or
stairs between the two bodies. 1t follows.
therefore, that the weanon must have been
within. But no bloodstained cloth has been
found. and none was burped that day at the
H,rden house. for the ashes have been caro-
fully inspected. and no remnants OF cloth were
found. Neither has any axe or Ratchet been
found which bears evidence OF having been
used in the work.
The first thing the police did was to hunt for
the murderer and tho weapon In the house. In
tho celler they found an axe and two hatchets.
edge and might have made the wounds in
ficted on the heads OF the murdered couple.
although. the handle and steel were clean. they
we're perfectly dry. The police put Thorn aside
as having no hearing on the case. Late last
night Golicems took up the sharp Ratchet i. t! a
ing to the handle, where 1t ,protruded from
the, steel head Thereupon tho police came
TO the conclusion that that might have been
the weapon used after ALL and they have sub
mitted the Ratchet to a chemist for q more
careful inspection. with n view to determining
whether or not there was any blood In the
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pores Of the wood Or on the steel None w Eas
to 70 human and looked like Mr. Bords9,s: :.
tho old idpD man., pockets were lis gold watch
and chain. s7s in bills. and some change.
shsr %bn an ns y 81
nothing had been disturbed. Having, failed to
discover any, evidence. Of robbery. tho police
none. The Old man was evidently asleep when
the axe crushed into his brain. and he had not
moved ms ieet were hanging easily over the
Mrs; Borden wa, feled from behind. The
rst bloW sent the axe crushing into her
after tlow vans strScE fso head nSi
Ing; The first blow was the only one. nesded.
the recent ,caisrs at the Borden home mes w.
wern: LAST Monday morning At about o'clock
II ana .NssI into
Borden residsnco. ~ '''
a mar, who is euployod near by sat in his
ssrs,s + iGIk 4 ahs yshisis md re sirsSm:
mind Which he re@em Ssrs disti sssiSn on Ills
rans the shf hs4 %sf Se and aS
server saw him plainly. and remembers that
Rs oS d sas %, about
dark trousers with wide strip Of dark mate.
rial down tho leg. and russell or baseball
The shoes particularly attracted his attsn-
ton. as they were OF recul lar make and color
and the man spoke a few words and was adj
mitted. The man who remained in tho buggy
MAS not 80 closely ssrutintzsd and r his descrip-
entered remained about ten minutes. and then
came out with his hat in his hand. Tho team
street
boy named Kierouask. aged about IL. WAS
day Of the murder. and saw a man scale the
rear fence into the back yard Of d.. Chagnon's
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Investigating Charges Against . Union

Alexander Wright Of the General Executive
Board OF the Knights Of Labor and James A.
Wright general lecturer OF tho Knights OF
Labor. came to this city yesterday to attend
an investigation Of charges made against F.
+. Schmidt. member Of the Clothing Cutters
Union.
Ing OF Local Assemblies Nos. 1888 and 1904.
Schmidt was the business agent Of these
unions OF clothing cutters. and the charges
turers. Tho charges were made by Harry
White. Secretary OF ;rival union connected
report Of the investigation will be mude in
few days.
1t is believed by n number Of the knights
to react against an agitation for the pardon Of
James Hughes. Master Workman Of N T. A.
charges preferred by the Rochester clothing
manufacturers similar to those preferred
against Joseph Barondess by Popkin Marks.
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the old fashioned pill did forcibly, these do
mildly and gently. They do more, too.
Their effects are lasting they regulate the
four act as a cathartic. They're the smallest,
cheapest, the easiest to take. Unequaled as
Liver Pill Sick Headache, Bilious Head
ache, Constipation, Indigestion, Bilious At
tacks, and all arrangements OF tho stomach
and bowels, are promptly relieved and per-
manently cured.
Put up in sealed vials-a perfect vest
pocket remedy, always fresh and reliable.
They're the cheapest pill you can buy, be-
cause They're g'iardnteed to give satisfaction,
You only PAY for ths gsed you -
| Qs4 yep ~ AoEst
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,as blow struck. and that the butohery was

was blow struck. and that the butchery was
resorted to for the solo pN5Iose Of throwipg
crime. as mapped out theoretically involves
n disposition more fendlsh, than can he
nocessitarea a knowledge Of poisons and Grim.
inal cunning very fOreirn to the characters OF
tho young women.
II haa already been published in THE Sun
that drug clerk accused Miss Borden Of try
ing TO buy prussic acid of him. He told tho
police that he had refused to sell har deadly
poison hecausc he considered her excuse for
wanting tito kill moths In a sealskin sacque
too frivolous. To-day hcwerer. friond
tEat the clerk an aid sal Miss 'f Borden small
vial Of the poison and neglected to register
tho sale. rs required by law. and that was his
reason Tor denying the sale: Acting uron the
assumption that Miss Borden did buy some
prussio acid few days before THO tragedy.
the theory has been formed that tho first
poison ed her father and stcnmother and then
nutilntcd their bodies after they were dead.
II Ia believed that tho murderer had deeper
object than common robbery The house was
within pistol shot OF police headquartets. Just
before thu noon hour. there Is good deal OF
traflic on Second street.
. There are houses within thirty feet on either
aide Of tho Borden house. In tho house. at tho
time tho murder must have hecn committed.
was ut least one person beside tho murderer
There was muscle behind tho weapon that
sank into those victims. and IL appearance in
dictate anything there was cool nerve which
could not be shaken by tho sight OF blood.
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Iam.'. Punishment No, Too Severe.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: With re-
gard to the fuss Private Iams and his friends
are making about the very Just punishment
received by him. have to say that tying up by
the thumbs was common punishment during
the war OF the rebellion. was myself tied in
that manner all one forenoon for bringing
whiskey Into camp to sell to rebel prisoners. ]
probably was fixed up Just as he was, SO that
had to stand on tiptoe to prevent pulling my
thumbs OF. 1t was not pleasant. but nothing
army. The mistake Col. Streator made was in
not putting the rope around his neck. He was
q murderer at heart. II not In fact,
II. NJ LowREY.
WATERBURY, Cow Aug l.
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O4TES'S SUppRESSED REPORT
The Chairman OF the Investigating Commit
tee on the Homestend Inbor Tronbles.

The Chairman OF the Investigating Commit.
tee tho Homestead Labor Troubles.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 6.-Mr. Oates's report on
the Homestead trouble. which was suppressed
by the House Committee on the Judiciary on
the ground that 1t did not cover all the q ounds
OF the investigation. says that. had Mr. Prick
stated the bottom facts to the committee. they
would have agreed that the proposition to re-
duce wages was iustinable: but they took
issue with him in his conclusions that tho
tariff did not cause decline in prices. Mr.
Oates finds that the conduct Of the company
toward its employees was kind IN many re:
spects. 1t &aned them money ut low rates Of
interest. built them homes. and never fore
the olIicers did not exercise patience. indul-
gence and snlcitude. and Mr.. fritk. accord
Mr oates ah is persuaded that il Mr Frck had
appealed to the reason OF the empioyees and
the reduction might have been made and no
trouble would have followed. The PennsyIvn-
from Supplying fipkerton n mem s as watchmen
at Homestead. but Mr. Oates condemns their
employment under the circumstances. The
H!HGsss tss Fst Pi's@Sf
Mr. Frick aided him and joined in his appeal
to the Governor. instead OF employing Pinker-
tons, the state would have furnished sufli-
Mr. Oates condemns AZ unlawful the acts OF
the workmen in turning away the Sheriff and
in hanging in efflgy Messrs. Prick and Potter:
He SAYS it was the purpose ofthe Amnlgamated
Association to prevent the employment OF non
union men. and he declares that no orgAni2a-
tion has ri:htto enforce Its wishes by force
and defiance Of law. The men had no legal
and are answered. BILE to tho Pennsylvania courts.
In conclusion. Mr.. Oates finds that Congress
has no power over tho questions involved. The
enactment OF u satisfactory arbitration law is
well nigh impossible. As to whether Congress
has the power to regulat TO or suppress Pinker-
tonism. Mr.. Oates says he has no conclusion
to express until the completion of the investi-
vufi
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WATERBURY,. Conn.,. Aug. 4.
Matrou Cole Not On duty Last Night.

station did not appear at the station house
last night. and Capt. Cross therefore entered n
complaint against her Of being absent without
leave. Matron Colo was at the station house
on Friday night. When she left the station
house In the morning she was arrested by or
the Essex Market Police Court yesterday she
was discharRed In the Judges private room
In the Fifth street station house she gave the
name OF Mary Ann Doyle and her occupation
as a domestic. ,Doyle Is the name OF tho other
matron In the Eldridge street station.
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Cooked an Adder with tho Cabbage.

CINCINNATI. Aug GA family named McIn-
tyre in the village OF Buena Vista. KY. ate
heartily OF boiled cabbage yesterday. All
wore imme diately taken III. and four died in
agony. To prove her innocence tho cofored
cook ate some Of the cabbage, and was taken
violently sick. An examination showed that
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NTH TOU, SENATOR PALMER
Tho American Socialist LenGue Holds
Yomr Views on PROPERTY.

A very young and very solemn youth. with
childlike face. black trimmed Eyeglasses bal
anccd on the end OF his chubby nose and an
East End Of London accent, tempered by
Bostonese twanG. talked socialism TO per-
spring handful OF men in City Hall Park yes
terday afternoon. He represented tho Ameri-
can Socialist League and he was trying to say
something about the wrongs OF lRDor ann now
he proposed to right them. He was followed
by man who took of his coat. and his waist
coat. too. and said many things. one OF which
was: Either tho Homes cad WorKS bolonE 10
Mr. Carnegie or they do NOT. TIE Sun has
well defined the issue and nothing cou!d be
bettor put. We accept tho proposition. ltthey
do belong to Mr.. Carnegie he has right to
employ any ono hn chooses. and no one but
whom no chooses. and to make whatever rules
for tho conduct of tho works no plenses The
Homestead works do not belong to Mr. Carne-
gle. They belong to the American working
men who built UP those works. and tho work
done there belongs % those VINO produce It.
The workman not only has right to share
in those works. but has II right to them"
One incident Of tho meeting was disturb
ance created by n man who pushed through
The crowd and said to one OF the speakers:
1t was such men as you that caused the
Chicago massacre.
him down. but several policemen seized him
amid hustled him out OF tho crowd
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BLOOD STAINS FOUND.
WIN THIS Discovery Lead to . ISOLATION OF
the Double Tragedy

FALL RIVER. Aug. 6-Late tonight spots.
said BY experts to be blood stains. were found
on the axe taken from the cellar OF tho Borden
house.
One spot OF blood was found on skirt in
Lizzie Borden's closet. There are no further
developments except the retention OF tho
Pinkertons In the case.
Assistant Superintendent Hanscom OF their
Boston offlce lie in tho city tonight. He is
believed to be operating for tho information
OF the attorney OF tho Borden estate.
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DRUNKENNESS

Positively cured by Specific Iiquorlne.
secret, -nr., ana sp sedy remedy No TASTE.
no odor. Can he civ n secretly without the
drinkers know edge. II Gss:roys TINT ter
ribic appetite for = imuinnts and restores to
tho drinker hi. powcr Of Resistance to
temptation. Price 81, or o boxes %. Cure
guaranteed. For al, Mforwntiun and fres
sample nddre.s I.IOU0KINE SPECIFIC
CO.. I 2O3 nnd 1,20j Rrondwny, n. Y.
For Sale Mt IL. Eudnut's, 025 broadway,
n. ", VIM. wilson's, 100. 40, 1871
broadway y. Y. I, Bolton Drug Co.. KrooklyN.
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When the police reached tho house they
sitting room, his head resting on blood
soaked sofa pillow. His, body was yet warm
nnd tho blood was even then oozinG from tho
wounds.
Up stairs they found Mrs. Borden lying ut
full length on the floor. her face in q pool OF
was coagulated more. than that OF nor hus-
band. The wounds had heen made by the
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strike of Workmen on (" brooklyn School.
A strike is ordered for Tomorrow on the
Young Ladies' High School at Nostrand and
Putnam avenues. Brooklyn. on account Of tho
employment OF non union men by John Law
Of Forty street. near Broadway New
York. The strike will affect tho painters.
housesmiths. and cnrpenters.
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After dinner,
II you have dis
comfort and sut-
fering, take DR..
Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets, or Anti
Bilious Granules
They're mado to
assist Nature in
her own way
quietly, but thor
nnnhIu What
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Tn. Lowest Figure for Silver.

WARRINGTON, Aug. G.-The Treasury Depart-
ment is advised that silver touched .S525
cents per ounce In London to-day. the lowest
figure on record.
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not sleep. bloated badly. had pains In my
back. ringing noises in my ears Hoods Sar.
sapnrtlla gave immediate benent. sound
slccp. and good health" 49,
II. G. RICHARDSON. Sloan. N. Y.
HOOD's PILLS cure Nausea. Sick Headache
Indigestion. Biliousness and all Liver troubles
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a.. Nm; g., Lo9n Lar, Pew s SSis
K And Il Z ~ WssnN sisspinS ssss.-1M
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James Essler. John f. Bennett. John MCLEAN,
Emslie Coates. and John Haas. As yet no bail
has been offered for the others. and they will
ROMAN in iaii over sunday.
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York CsatTsL-Aas-