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The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01
WILBUR M. WAITE TAKING THE OATH.

Thompson who examined the bodies and
has asked them as to whether they found
the feet of the victims stained with
blood There were blood stains on the
floor and the object of these questions
seems TO be to show that some person
other than Lane and his wife might have
BEEN in the house and done the shooting.
he detective has also shown desire to
find out by whose direction the blood
stained bed was burned before the arrival
of the coroner. It was stated at the time
that this was done by the neighbors
simply rs means of getting rid Of the
bed which was in a condition to render
8 ch DISPOSITION Of it desirable
Today the detective has been on 8 visit
to Biddeford, it is supposed In connection
with his search for evidence. 1t is under
stood that he is employed by q cousin of
Lanes father. This gentleman, DR..
Lane, is a dentist who has won promi-
nence in his Profession of dentist in
South America. He recently returned tn
Inns coun5ry and has since then taken
great interest in the case end shown q
natural desire to have all the facts in
connection with it ferreted out. There Is
however, SO far as can be learned not
the slightest evidence of reliable charac-
ter show that the shooting was not done
by the late John W. Lane himself.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01
STRENGTH FROM FOOD.
BUT The FOOD MUST BE DIGEsTED.

There is no way to get strong without food
Food is the strength maker.
Just enough food, properly oigested, makes
the strong and healthy man or woman
Too much, too little, or even the right guam
tity not digested will make anybody weak.
The beginning OF all sickness is weakness.
The beginning of all weakness is indiges-
tion. So to keep strong, look after your di-
eestion. That is the most important point
of ALL.
When your food ferments in your stomach
and forms gas. causes dizziness, nausea, bad
tast, sick headache, full feeling, nervous
ness, irritability, etc., you have indigestion.
You are losing a part of your me- Every
hour you are sick causes loss Oh strehe'h.
The way to cure it is to take SHAKER d.
gestive Cordial. A few doses Will relleve. Ii
you take it long enough you VIII regain the
strength you have lost.
Shaker Digestive Cordial Is mage from
herbs and plants by the Shakers oi ;atiIle muGne
Lebanon. 1t contains very strong dgestlEe
tonic properties. 1t creates strength. II
makes your food make you strong ana
bright and healthy 1t clears your compleN-
ion and strengthens your body against Gus
ease. If you want to get strong anu "eAi'
try bottle.
soid by all druggists at 10, %, 90 cents ana
S1.00 bottle.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01

We're always displayed over the platform
at previous coventioDs.
When the convention was called to order
at 8.12 by John G. Sheehan, there were
fully 400o people in the hall. Just before
MIR. Sheehan raped for order the hall was
thrown into an uproar by o scrimmage
in the section occupied by the New York
delegation. Alderman TAFT of the 18th
district got into wordy argument with
another delegate and before any one could
prevent it, a rough and tumble fight was
in progress.
airy chairman. A recess was taken to
allow the committee ON resolutions and
| permanent organization to act.
| AT 9.52 O'Clock the convention Te-as-
sembled. The committee on permanent
organization reported for permanent
chairman A. F. jenkins of Brooklyn.
Chairman York of Brooklyn reported
for the committee on resolutions the
| platform which was adopted
| The portion of the platform condemn
| ing the Raines law evoked considerable
enthusiasm as did the references to the
| propriety of the municipality owning
public franchises,
The platform practically ignores nation.
| al issues.
| 1t advocates home rule in. CITY gov
| ernnent, and denounoes the dictation of
| the state legislature in municipal affairs
| The Raines law is condemned as in
| iquitous and intolerant.
| The public franchise plank declares
''We favor municipal owership and NUM-
-cipal control of all municipal franchises :"
| Nowhere does the platform make men
tion of the Chicago platform, Bryan or
| free silver.
The resolutions recently adopted by the
| Democratic union recommending for con-
| sideration as candidates for the mayoralty
nomination the names names Of Judge
Van Wyck, Hugh j. Grant, and POST
| master Dayton were read by the secretary.
There were cheers and Kisses as the names
of the gentlemen referred to were men
toned, but Daytcn's name received the
most applause.
On motion of John G. Sheehan the con-
vention proceeded to make nominations.
Justice John Henry Mccarthy placed in
| nomination for mayor Justice Robert
A. Van Wyck.
The voting proceeded in an uproar
The demonstration for Van Wyck was
confined to strict organization men. All
of the boroughs voted for Van Wyck.
! however. The announcement that Van
| Wyik was the choice of the convention
was the signal for a storm of Kisses from,
a large portion OF the audience and from
the Brooklyn delegation from the 2lst
| district. which it took the band to drown,
John Shea of Brooklyn, placed in nomi.
nation Bird S. Coler of Brooklyn for
comptroller. MIR. Coler was unanimous
| ly nominated
Thomas Grain, ex-city chamberlain,
nominated Jacob Rupert, Jr., for presi.
dent of the council, and he was also unan
imously nominated.
The convention then at .04 p. m. ad-
| journed.
The German American reform union
Immediately upon hearing Of the noini
nation by Tammany of Judge Van Wyck
for mayor, passed resolution endorsing
Seth Low and appointing committee or
conference to wait upon the Citizens
Union.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01
TRYING TO PROVE MURDER.
Detectives Looking Up Evidence in the
Lane Tragedy at Bonney Eagle.
LspRc1Ar mo- rHE PnEss.l

Standish. i September 80.-The Lane
tragedy Of last spring at Bonney Eagle
has been brought to the mind by the in
vestigations of detective from Boston.
The Boston man arrived Monday morn
ing and since then he has been driving
about the country and making inquiries
as to the case. On the first day of last
May, the bodies Of John W. Lane, his
wife and infant son were found i'll his
house at Bonney Eagle, all having been
killed by bullets from revolver. All the
circumstances seered to indicate that
Lane had killed his wife and child and
taken his own life. 1t was generally ac-
cepted that Lane was insane. He was
only twenty-seven years old.
The finding of note in Lanes hand
writing giving the addresses of relatives
whom he wanted notified and containing
a request to the undertaken that the
funeral should be n private one was &C.
cepted as conclusive evidence that the
deed had been done by the man himself.
This belief was not questioned here
abouts until the arriy al of the Boston
man Monday. The detective gave his
name as Seaward. He has visited among
others DR.. L. o. Buzzell and W. S.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01

| land has seen in many years. The evil
dence for both the government and the
defense is very strong and the matter
grows more puzzling every day.
Yesterday was perhaps the most inter
esting day of the trial SO far. The re-
spondent, Wilbur M. Waite was on the
witness stand about two hours in the
afternoon and told the st ry of how he
happend to sign the alleged confession re-
lating to the incendiary fires in Portland.
| He gave two reasons to account for his
signing the alleged confession. He said
that in the first place he was drugged by
| Detective Brady SO that he did not fully
| realize what he was doing or what the
contents OF the paper were. He also said
that he signed the alleged confession be-
cause he wanted $4O0 which had been
offered him by Detective Brady if he
would sign it.
Another interesting thing in yesterday s
proceedings was the testimony which
was introduced tending to prove an alibi
for Waite in almost every fire which has
occurred in Portland which he is charged
with having set. The most of this testi-
mony was of very strong character.
For example on December 18th there was
fire in the Clapp block on Middle street
at seven o'clock a. IN. The defense put
in testimony to show that on December
| 10th there was the biggest snow storm Of
the year, that on the 18th in the early
morning, the date being plainly fixed
by the various witnesses on account of
the big storm Waite was seen at home at
seven O'Clock by at least four people
who saw him shovelling snow in his
front yard.
| On December % when there was another
early morning fire the defense put inevi-
dence to show that Waite was at home
as late as 7.30 O. clock. The respondents
wife and he himself and others also testi-
fled to this effect. On the noon of the
18th there was a fire at the Clapp block
on Congress street in Portland which
/ Waite is accused of setting. This oc-
Cured at 10. 40 p. IN. The defense put in
evidence to show that on this day Waite
was seen to get on car going over tC
KnighUville where he lived at noon. The
date Ain this case swas established by
young girl, the niece OF neighbor Of
Waite's who came here from Bath on tht
noon train to visit her aunt and who saw
Waite at Knightville after she got here al
one o'clock.
A fire was alleged to have been set by
Waite on June l4th about two o'clock
This date was fixed by laborer who
WAS planting garden in South PortanC
and put the day down in his diary, ht
having seen Waite at 49, 25 ON that day.
school girl fixed the date because hel
school closed that day. She testified tc
seeing Waite at South Portland taking {
picture about 80 O'Clock. Another
young miss fixed the date of June 17tf
because she WAS sworn in as assistan
postinistress that day. She saw Waite anC
talked with him between 12. so and ont
O clock. A motorman saw>Waite get OF
his car and come into Portland with ,
camera one day in June, though he coule
not fix the date. This witness fixed tn,
time of Waite's arrival in Portland AZ
one-twenty O'Clock. A photographer saw
Waite at half past one aud said he lef
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01
when the sessions were taken up both
morning and afternoon.

On the opening Of court County At
torney Libby said that it had been called
to his attention that the respondent was
charged with having set fire to store,
the property of Mary e. Jones on June
sth and this is so stated in the indict
ment. The country attorney said it had
been called to his attention and he had
investigated the matter so that he was
satisfied that it was correct that this
date was an error and that it was for the
tunity Of taking advantage of the fact
that this fire occurred on June 10th and
not on the Sth. That the State now in
formed the court of this error.
Mr.. Heckbert, attorney Tor the de-
fense, stated that 1t made no difference
to him. He was here to meet all of the
charges in the Indictment and was pre-
pared to show that his client was inno-
cent of all of them.
E. p. Jones, United States Weather
Observer of Portl and. He keeps an exact
record Of snow and rainfalls. He said it
was warm and showery on June IA.
Three hundredths of rain fell There
were three hours and five minutes
of sunshine.
Wednesday December 10th, cold with
easterIy snow storm. Nine inches of
snow fell 1t was the coldest storm for
years . The highest velocity of the wind
on Dec. 10th was 80 miles an hour. 1t
was very strong wind.
Previous to the 10th OF Decembe there
was very little snow. Only 4.07 inches
of snow fell in November and 6.1 in JAN
uary.
Samuel Morrison was then called. He
said he was laborer. He saw Waite in
a vacant lot ON the corner of High and
Preble street, South Portland with a
camera taking picture of the K. of P.
! hall. This was about 25 minutes past II
June 18th. Witness went to dinner his
house is next this hall, and at 1.15 o'clock
he saw Waite going down High street.
On cross examination witness said he
didn't see Waite on the 18th Or 18th OF
June. He knew Waite well by sight. He
remembered the date because he was
planting garden for Mr.. Dyer with
another man and entered the date and
I the time he was at work in diary. He
said it was late in the season for plant
| ing garden and he put it In book be-
cause he thought it was sort of expert
ment and he wanted to see how it came
out Witness had seen Waite several
times before and after June 14th. He
had seen him once in May and ence in
July but didn't remem Der the dates. The
planting of the gardens fixed the date
June 18th firmly in his mind. He was
sure it was about Il. 20 when he saw Waite
in the vacant lot.
Helen e. Reed of South Portland, q
little school girl had seen Waite il d
vacant lot near the school the day the
school CLOSED which was the 14th of JUNE
on Friday 1t was about half past two
O'Clock Waite had a camera with him
She identified the camera because it had
a crack in the glass.
On cross examination the coun-y at
torney asked how the little girl was sure
the date on which she saw Waite was
June 14th. She was asked to fix the date
she said little while ago. She went
and asked the school teacher when MIR.
Heci.bert asked her about it.
Virginia sDyer, daughter of The post
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01
A Bone Expert on the Stand.

chicago, September 3O.-There was
put one witness on the stand in the Luet.
CERT trial today and at the conclusion OF
Cne session the state announced that il
would In all probability keep him on the
stand for the greater portion of tomor.
row. The witness was DR.. W. II. All
port, the expert who testified for the
defense yesterday that the fe1nur claimed
py the state as that of a woman, is in
reality the femur of hog. The state
mad prepared a warm cross examination
Ior MIN today and toward the later por
taon OF the afternoon session it succeeded
In confusing him and gaining from hin
several contradictions of his own testi
mony. He identified the skull of dog al
being the skull of a monkey and wa
neatly trapped by the state in doing SO.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01
Do YOU Use 1t!

It's the best thing Tor the
hair under all circumstances
lust as no man by taxing
thought can add an inch to
his stature, 50 no preparation
can make hair. The utmost
that can be done IS to pro-
mote conditions favorable to
growth. This is done by
Ayers Hair Vigor. 1t re-
moves dandruff, c1eanses the
scalp, nourishes the SOIL IN
which the hair grows, ano'
Just as a desert will blossom
under rain, so bald heads grow
hair, when the roots are nour-
ished. But the roots must be
there. If you wish your hair
TO retain it's normal color, or
if YOU wish to restore the lost
tint of gray or faded hair use
Ayers Hair Vlgof.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01
UNTIL JANUARY FIRST.
Time Extended for Proving Claim,
Against Granite State Pp,vid.nt
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.1

Alfred, September so.-Henrv W swa
sey, Esq.,, of Portland, was here TODAY
and presented to Judge Foster a petition
signed by Mr.. Swasey and Hon. Henry
o. Cleaves, receiver for Maine of the
Granite State PIovident Association ASK
ing tnat the time for the proving O,
claims OF Maine people against the con
Germ before Mr.. Swasey, as special com
missioner s for that purpose, be extended
ITon M octoDer 1st to January 1st. Judge
roster granted the petition.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss,1

Auburn, September 30.-The breach of
promise case for which all of Androscog-
gin county has been waiting since Miss
Lou Dingley of Auburn became Mrs. W.
d. Hadley of San Diego, CAL, last July
opened in the Supreme court at Auburn
this morning. The suit is brought by
Arthur s. Melcher, 80 years old, an Au-
burn man, once in trade as Melcher g.
Miller, and again as Andrews & Melcher.
a widower, whose worldly prospects.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01

The trial of Wilbur M. Waite for incen-
and more complicated with every session
of the court. 1t has proven to be one of
the most interesting trials which Port
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01
Weather Observation.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Sept. 80, taken
at 8 p ln., meridian time, the observa-
order: Temperature, direction OF wind
state of weather:
Boston, sc, SW. clear: New York. u,
SW, clear; Philadelphia. 70, SW, clear
Washington. "a. S. clear: Albany
"a, S, clear: Buffalo, 6S, SW, clear
Detroit, "a. S. clear; Chi cago, rs
Sc. clear; St. Paul. 76, Sc, clear,
Huron. Oak. IA. NE, clear; Bis
marck. s., E. clear; Jacksonville
IA, NE, clear.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01

New York, September 8O.-The first
Democratic convention for the nomina-
tion of officers for the city of Greater New
York was held at the Grand Central Pal
ace tonight.
A noticeable feature of the decorations
was the absence of the pictures of the old
leaders of the Democratic party which
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01

Local Weather Report.
Portland, Me-, Sept. 30.-The local
weather bureau Office records as to the
weather are as follows:
s a. m.-Barometer. 30.262 thermo-
meter. 4S5; dew point. AZ, humidity. 80;
wind. calm; velocity, 0; weather., clear.
8 p.m.-Barometer. 80. 1902; thermom-
ter. 572: dew point. AZ, humidity, so,
wind. SW; velocity, 7: weather,
clears
Mean daily thermometer, 81: maxi
mum thermometer. "a; minimum ther-
mometer. 43: maximum velocity OF
wind, u SW; total precipitation, 0.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01
WAITE ON THO STAND.
Tells His Story Of Alleged Con-
fession to Court.
SAID HE SIGNED PAPER WHEN HE
WAS DAZED.

Detective Brady Gave Him Some White
Tablets for His Headache and They
Supplied Him So That He Is Not
Sure of What Happened in Room 81
at the Preble House-Many Witnesses
Testify to Prove an Alibi for Waite.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01

The store of Henry H. Putnam at Dan
forth, was broken into Wednesday night
and large amount of fire arms stolen.
There is no clue to the robbers.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01
THE WEATHER..
Washington

Sept. 30.-New
England /: Fair,
warmer, south
westerly winds.
Boston, Sept.
30.--Local fore
cast for Boston
and vicinity for
Friday: Fair
weather, rising
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01
NO BRYAN,N FREE SILVER
New York Democrats Ignore Na-
tiOnal Issues.
JUDGE VAN WICK NOMINATED
FOR MAYOR.

The Machine Men Had Complete Control
of the Convention--The Usual Free
Fight-German Americans Tie UP to
Seth Low.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01

NO need to fear the approach of Group
II you have DR.. Thomas Eclectric Oil
IN the house. Never was case that it
wouldn t>cure if used at the outset
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01
MRS. HADLEY PROPOSED.
Was Accepted But Afterwards Welded
Another Man.
NOW FORMER FIANCEE SIZES HER
FOR DAMAGES.

The Melcher- r-Hadley Breach of Promise
Arlai Begins in Auburn-Reiected
suitor Asks for Sa5, 900 in Way of Balm
TO His Broken Heart-Some Very
Warm Love Letters.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01

temperature, southwest winds.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-24
GRAIN, ETC.

sDetroit-- Hay. No. timothy. 800 per ton.
Potatoes, 61c per bu. Live Poultry turkeys
1Oc per 10: chickens &c; ducks, &c. Eggs,
strictly fresh. lsc per doz Butter, dairy, lJc
per Id; creamery, &c.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-24
ITEMS OF NEWS.
IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING
MATTERS IN BRIEF.
of the American Federation of Labor
Senator Mcmillan Wants "A Gun
boat on the Great Lakes.
American Federation of Labor.

The American Federation of Labor
held its seventeenth annual session at
Nashville with an attendance of more
than 100 delegates. President Gompers
in his annual address says that all
affiliated unions report increases in
membership aggregating $4,000.
Strikes during the year were mainly
successful. He urges keeping up the
fight for shorter hours, favors the
postal saving bank system and thinks
that compulsory arbitration in disputes
under certain circumstances might be
a good thing.
The report of Secretary Morrison.
showed an increase in receipts of 81, 349
over the previous year. An extra
amount had been expended in organic
alton, and 34,2sO new members were
enrolled. Expenses for the year were
$19,113. During the year the report
states, 276 strikes had been officially
noticed, involving 165, 407 workers. OF
these 1S0 were won; 81 compromised
and 33 lost. The secretary recon-
mends that the per capita tax be in
creased TO cents per member.
The American Federation of Labor
in convention at Nashville, Tenn, re-
elected Samuel Gompers as president.
Kansas City was chosen as the next
place of meeting.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-24
Extensive Prospecting for Coal.

The j. ii. Somers Fuel Co., of Cleve-
land, has secured coal leases on an adj
ditional 1000 acres of land in Kawkaw-
lin township, Bay Co., Mich, and are sink
ing test holes in search OF coal. Zagel-
meyer Bros. have also closed an agree
ment with the owners of 1000 acres in
the same township for the right to
prospect for coal for the United AllSali
Co., of Liverpool Eng. The terms of
the contract require the Zagelmeyers
to make tests TO their satisfaction
within two years. and to sink a shaft
for mining before three years, the
owners TO receive seven cents ton
royalty. There are half dozen par
ties owning the land, and they have
formed "a pool by which they all receive
their share for the coal taken out, no
matter on whose land mining is started.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-24
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.

Caro- has a cooperative butter factory.
The 1O-year-old son of Ernest Will1en,
of Saginaw, was run over by a wagon
and fatally crushed.
Grand Rapids library has outgrown
its quarters in the city hall and will
have new building.
Rasmus Cbristianson, farmer near
Musliegon, accidentally shot and killed
himself while hunting.
James f. Nichols, of Michigan, has
been promoted TO 81, 400 clerkship in
the treasury department.
A number of residents of Arenac
county are making preparations to go
the Klondilte IN the spring.
VIM. Peters, farmer near Utica,
fell from the loft in his barn and re-
ceived internal injuries which may
prove fatal.
Saginaw and Bay City are receiving
many inquiries from factories seeking
locations, since the recent discovery of
coal in that district.
Fire at Buchanan damaged the resi-
dence of Prof. j. w. Cupples, superin-
tendent of public schools, about $500.
Cause, defective chimney.
Judge Buck, of Van Buren, county,
has called grand jury Jan. "a, to con-
slider local option law violations. This
is the first grand jury there in 40 years.
J. II. Makeley, of Mason, the grave
yard" insurance operator rounded up
by Commissioner Campbell, pleaded
guilty and paid fine of 500 and costs,
the full penalty.
Prof. Walter S. Perry, who had been
for nearly 81 years superintendent of
the Ann Arbor public schools, is dead
He was one of the best known educa-
tors in the state.
Mrs. Michael Haltmann, a farmers
wife near Saginaw, was trying out
lard, when her clothes caught fire.
She rolled in the wet grass, but was so
badly burned she will probably die.
C. H. Clarke, of Chicago, has just
concluded the lease of the mammoth
Oakland Hotel property at St Clair for
five years Mr.. Clarke was OF the firm
of Clarke Il Rathbone who managed
this hotel in 1894.
The fruit growers in the vicinity of
st. Louis are profiting by the apple
/ famine in other parts of the state.
The apple crop was very abundant
about ST. Louis and nearly 10, 900 BUSH
els have been shipped from there.
John Cope, Lake City farmer, was
probably fatally injured by train at
Cedar Springs, while on his way home
from the funeral of his father, Daniel
Cope, of Fruitport, who was killed at
MuslSegon Heights in a similar way.
VIM. Morose, aged IS, of Lisbon, has
married his adopted daughter, aged l6,
who is pretty. She was born to his
housekeeper and he adopted the girl
after her mothers death. He seems
TO be very much in love with his girl
wife, and she apparently returns this
affection.
James Walch, sent 10 Ionia prison
for Is years from Mecosta county fol-
burglary, has completed his sentence
and was discharged. He was the old
est convict there and made a model
prisoner. He says he will start for the
Klondilte next spring and try anc
make up for his lost years.