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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-08
INTERCOLLEGIATE TENNIS.

Waterville, June 1.-THE second day q
play In the intercollegiate tennis tourna-
ment resulted as follows:
McBadden of Colby beat Dana, '99, of
Bowdoin, Ga, Ga.
Dana, 'Ol, of Bowdoin, bert Shannon of
Colby, 1e, so, 90.
Finals in both singles and doubles will
be played tom borrow.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-08
GENERAL CAUCUS TODAY.

The delegates to the state convention,
chosen at the various ward caucuses, will
meet at O'Clock today, at Republican
headquarters, to elect five delegates at
large to the state convention.
AT 43o the county convention dele
gates will meet to elect five delegates at
large.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-08

"Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing syrup,
Has been used over Fifty Years by millions OF
mothers for their children while Teething
with perfect success. It soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays Pain, cures Wind
Collie, regulates the bowels, and is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea whether arising from
teething or other causes. For sale by Drug
gists in every part of the world. Be sure and
ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. 20 cts
a bottle
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-08
STATE UNITARIAN CONFERENCE.

Saco, June THE thirty-fourth annual
session of the Maine conference of
Unitarian churches opened at the Second
parish church this evening with delegates
present from all sections OF the state.
Judge j. W. Symonds of Portland, presi-
dent of the Maine conference presided at
tonight's session. The opening sermon
was delivered by Rev. Samuel "A. Eliot
of Cambridge, Mass.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-08
DEATH OF POSTMASTER WALKER.

Lewiston, June 7.-Postmaster Charles
Walker of Lewiston, died this morning
after brief illness, aged 81: He has been
postmaster of Lewiston twice, mayor
once, city treasurer once and has repre-
sented the city in the legislature He was
horn in Rumford.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-08
PORTLAND WINS IN DOUBLES.

Brunswick, June THE Maine inter-
scholastic tennis tournament finished to-
day. Portland gets first in doubles, Mer-
rill and Larrabee defeating Bradford and
Leavitt of Thornton. Bradford of
Thornton, champion in singles defeated
Small Of Westbrook, last year s champion.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-08
THE PRESS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

Owen. Moore s. Co.
j, Il. Libby Co.
Eastman Bros. & Bancroft.
j. E. Palmer.
Manufacturers Syndicate.
7. +. Foss & Sons.
Haskell & Jones.
Maine Coast Navigation Co.
Frank P Tibbetts 4 Co.
Dissolution of Partnership.
FINANCIAL.
Mercantile Trust Co.
Portland Trust Co.
AMUSEMENSS.
Jefferson Theatre.
New Wants, To Let, For Sale, Lost, Found
and similar advertisements will be found under
their appropriate heads on page g.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-08

SUICIDE OF LEWISTON MAN.
Lewiston. June 7.-Ehen Il. Wyman
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-08
cASTORIA

Bears the signature of cHAs. H. FLETCHER.
In use for more than thirty years, and
Tie Kind You Have Ala0ays Bought.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-08
THE STANDING.

Portland's vote carries Despeaux's
total to 81, which gives him six more
than the number necessary for choice.
In the ltable here appended, behring's
four delegates at large are transferred to
the doubtful column.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-08
It Would Be a Miracle
If She Lived till FaII-so the Doctor Said
Very Much Run Down.

CoPLIN, ME-" Last February I had
the grip which left me witha bad cough.
THE doctor said that it would be a miracle
i'll lived until fall. was SO very much
run down I could hardly walk across the
floor. Finally began to take Hood IS sar-
saparilla; am now on my 4th bottle and
able to help about the Homework and
walk out DOORS" MRS. MILE WHITLEY.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-08

SECOND REGIMENT OFFICERS TO
alA BE EXAMINED.
Under general orders No. Is, issued by
Adjutant General Richards. Brigadier
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-08

Whole number of votes, 1853.
Necessary for a choice, S5.
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SHERIFF WAR IN OVER.
0ren 7. DespsauX Of Brunswick a
Sure Winner.
WARD SIX CAUCUS GIVES HIM A
STRONG MAJORITY.

A Rumpus in the General Caucus at Deer
ing-Delegate Goodwin's Change of
Heart Incurs the Displeasure of His
Associates-Riva1 Delegation to Be
Sent to the Convention.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-07
COUNCIL FIXES A TAX RATE
WILL BARELY RUN MUNICIPAL,
MACHINERY.
Rigid Economy Found to Be the
Only Safeguard Against Bank
ruptcy-A Heavy Blow
at Sinecures.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN JOSE, Sept. 6.-Retrenchment
will be necessary in all city DEPART
ments during the coming year to pre-
vent the municipality from plunginp
headlong into debt. This new mode of
doing things in San Jose was brought
about this afternoon by the City Coun-
ell fixing the tax rate for the fiscal
year at 81 2SR. 1t strikes heavy blow
to extravagant officials and will result
in purging many offices of useless depu-
ties.
Twenty-eight and a half cents of the
levy is for bonded Indebtedness. leay-
ing 81 to pay the running expenses OF
the city. The rate is levied en- vain
alton of 5000. .000-some 50. .O0o. 900 lower
than last year. This gives the CITY
1000 less than last year, and IT will
require the utmost economy to get
along on the allowances made for the
various funds. The rate last year was
81 rs, but lower valuation and increased
expenses this year make material
difference.
The School Department will have to
cut off some of the sinecures on its nav
roll in order to get along on the appor-
tionment. The School Board asked for
a levy Of cents for the high school
fund and were given 5h. At a meet
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-07
Mrs. Dunning and Mrs. Deane
Were Murdered With Pow
dered Arsenic.
Mrs. Botkin Was in the City of Paris the
Afternoon the Handkerchief
Was Bought.

Another delay has become imperative
in the proceedings that will be under
taken to send Mrs. Cordelia Botkin to
Delaware to be tried for her life. In
that delay there is for the accused
woman an omen of greatest evil. The
coil of discriminating circumstances is
growing tighter around her and the
authorities will wait now for new tes-
timony of guilt from across the CONT
nent. AT the request of the local po-
lice three affidavits were made yester-
day at Dover. The only purpose of
these documents is to prove that the
poison used by the assassin was pow
dered and not crystallized arsenic. The
proof on this point is conclusive. The
deadly drug that swept Mrs. Dunning
and Mrs. Deane out of existence was
the same in character as that which
Mrs. Cordelia Botkin frankly admits
she bought at the Owl drug store on
June 1.
At first 1t was reported that crystals
of arsenic had been used by the modern
Borgia, but the report and testimony of
the State Chemist of Delaware sets all
doubt at rest. This official is emphatic
in his assertion that adulterated pow
dered arsenic was the terrible agent of
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-07

may need witnesses to prove her as
sertion so overwhelming is the testi-
mony being massed against her.
She does admit, however, that on the
afternoon of August 8 she left her
rooms and called upon a friend living
on Bush street. Thus far the police
have not been able to trace her abso-
lutely to the scenes of the murderess'
plans and preparations. She only looks
like the woman who bought candy al
George Haas store and nothing more.
Such an Identification as that is weak
foundation upon which to erect a gal
lows. But the police can go further,
They made tremendous leap in ad-
vance yesterday when they discovered
that on the afternoon of August Mrs,
Botkin was actually in the City OF
Paris. 1t was at that very time, the
police say at that very moment, that
a handkerchief identical with that sent
in the box of poisoned candy was
bought. The saleswoman's tag is there
as proof.
There is absolutely no doubt that
Mrs. Botkin was in the dry goods house
at that time. One of the cashiers, who
knew her as a friend, cashed a money
order from Stockton for her. But no
one will say that she bought the hand
kerchief. At that point the trail is lost
in the maze of forms and faces that
appear before the clerks in the confu,
sion of a daily, bustling routine. But
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-07
FEATS OF VALOR
BEFORE KHARTOUM
bravery of Correspond
ent Howard.
LED THE WAY INTO THE CITY
ATTACKED AND SLAIN IN A
NARROW ALLEY.
Loss of the Khalifa's Dauntless Fol-
lowers Estimated at Upward
Of Fifteen Thousand
Men.
LED THE WAY INTO THE CITY
ATTACKED AND SLAIN IN A
NARROW ALLEY.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LONDON, Sept. IA special dis
patch from Omdurman says:
Hubart Howard, the correspondent
Of the Times, met death owing to his
eagerness to get the first news of the
fate of Karl Neufeldt and the other
European prisoners of the Khalifa He
pressed his way into the city before 1t
was safe to do so, and was going all
alone along narrow alley leading to
the prison when he was attacked and
killed.
The first display of heroism on the
Dervish side was made by the Khali-
fa's brother, Yantub, with his adher-
ents, who, utterly regardless of our
terrific fire, made a superb attempt to
retrieve the days fortune. Far from
asking quarter, they simply hugged
death. Yantub died in the presence of
his old enemy, Slatin Pasha.
The war correspondent Of the Daily
Telegraph at Omdurman says:
After the entry Of the troops into
the Dervish capital it was found neces-
sary to further lombard the sKhalifa' s
house. General Kitchener and his
staff were standing III the vicinity and
narrowly escaped being killed by the
shells.
II estimate the enemy's killed at
more than 1900"
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ing of trustees tonight the matter was
discussed and the members declared
that the levy would not pay half the ex-
penses of the high school. To begin
the year there is a deficiency of $4,000
in the School Department. The position
of Supervisor of Kindergartens," re-
Gently created for Miss Belle Macken-
zie. and several other snaps in the de-
partment must De dropped.
The Fire and Police Departments will
also have to be run differently, as there
will be between $4,000 and $4,000 less for
each of these departments.
Mayor Martin stated this evening
that he and the Council had been doing
some figuring and concluded that the
city could be run on this levy. The
various departments would haYe to cut
down expenses, which could be done.
The sooner the city got down to con-
ducting its business on business princi-
pies the better. He thought none of
the departments would be seriously
crippled. and that economy would re-
lieve the taxpayers Of lot of sine
cures
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-07
ATTRACTIONS AT THE
STATES BIG SHOW
Union Iron Works Ship Models
Drawing Card in. the Fair
Pavilion

SACRAMENTO. Sept. CA large crowd
attended the fair tonight. There were a
number of special attractions which were
well received by the spectators
The center of attraction among the ex-
hibits were two models of ships built by
the Union Iron Works of San Francisco.
one of the models which held the most
attention was that of the steamship Peru;
the other was that of the United States
cruiser San Francisco. Not rope nor a
pulley is missing on the cruiser
The art gallery was thrown open tonight.
One of the most noticeable features is the
display of pen and ink sketches c. Wei
sci. the Sacramento artist, has the largest
display: Among his sketches is one which
Is particularly noticeable. 1t is entitled
yellow Fever" and depicts a draped
skeleton holding sick soldier by the
wrist and throwing It's drapery around
him.
Other clever sketches by Weisel are por-
traits of old men, made from models in
San Francisco, where the young artist
has been studying; Scene in Corbett' 5
pool-rooms;" medley of character
sketches entitled Summer Breezes, !"
some Spanish caricatures and picture Of
the artist himself, surrounded by a num-
Der of comical character sketches.
Another artist whose pen and ink
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-07
MRS. B0TKIN WAS AT
THE CITY OF PARIS
On the Day Before the Fatal Candy
Was Mailed She Cashed a POST
Office Order There

Chief of Police Lees and Acting Dis
trict Attorney Hosmer devoted all of yes
terday to preparing additional affidavits
in the Botkin case. Neither official could
state when the Delaware requistion
would be presented to Governor Budd
AS the request for the extradition of Mrs
Botkin has not been officially presented
to the Governor, he has not indicated
whether the hearing will be held here
or In Sacramento. 1t is the expressed
wish of all concerned in the case that
the Governor will find it convenient to
conduct the proceedings here.
The presentation of the case against
the accused woman will consume two or
three days, perhaps longer. The affida-
Wits of fifteen or twenty witnesses will
accompany the request of the State of
Delaware. Considerable oral testimony
will also be presented by the prosecu-
ton. Arguments will then follow, which
are expected to be of great length and in
tense interest, as the case is without a
parallel in the history of American juris-
prudence.
Mrs. Botkin's attorneys have signified
their willingness to give the prosecution
all the time they ask for before beginning
the legal contest which means so much
to the woman now in jail
Mr.. HoSmer stated last night that the
preparation of the case against the de-
fendant would consume the remainder of
the week. Three additional affidavits
were forwarded from Delaware last even
ing and as-they are not due here until
Sunday. the extradition proceedings cam
not open before Monday or Tuesday next.
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death, An affidavit embodying this off-
| cial decision was made yesterday, and
will be mailed to this city at once. The
prosecutors of Mrs. Botkin will take no
step until the document arrives. 1t is
far too important to be neglected In
the presentation of the case prepared
by the State.
It places Mrs Botkin far deeper in
the shadow of guilt than she seemed TO
be twenty-four hours ago, and 1t marks
another step in the terrible Journey
that the accused woman is travelling at
the command of the police of this city
and the authorities of Delaware.
Another discovery hardly less dramatic
than this report of the State Analyst
of Delaware was also made yesterday.
Inch by inch the detective have been
dragging Mrs. Botkin to the scenes of
the poisoner's dreadful preparations.
The first was traced to the Owl drug
store, where she bought two ounces of
powdered arsenic, similar in every re-
spect to that which killed the two un-
fortunate women of Dover. Then a
long period elapses before the deadly
Preparations of murder actually begin.
Mrs. Botkin had consorted with Dun
ming for a long time. She had been with
him in an association Niscreditable to
both She was deeply Infatuated with
him, and learned after his departure
from this CITY lnat he lnIeHueu 10 re-
turn to his wife and child When that
information came to the woman no
one knows but Dunning and herself,
and neither has spoken. The words of
Reputation were sent, however. before
July 81.
Two months after Mrs. Botkin
bought the arsenic she was i'll, melan-
choiy, almost delirious. She seemed
tired Of life and asked with far more
than casual interest the effect of ar
senic as a poison particularly in bring
ing death. What thoughts We're in the
woman's mind the police are quick to
suspect That is their business and
part of the theory of their case. What
ever may have been the brooding of
Mrs. Botkin she returned from Stock
ton to this city on July 81. On the
afternoon of that day woman ans
wering her description bought at the
establishment of George Haas a box
of candy, in every respect similar to
that which was sent to the poisoner's
victims at Dover. But Mrs. Botkin
says she was confined to her apart
ments at the Victoria on July 81. She
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-07

dates seem to favor fusion with the Silver
party, but the rank and file of the party
favor going it alone.
In case of fusion the following nomina-
tions will likely be made
congressman, Francis G.. Newlands,
silver; Governor, r. Sadler, Silver;
lieutenant Governor, Lem Alien, Sill
yer; Supreme Judge, c.. H Belnap. Sill
yer; Controller.fG.H H.esTI TIuanfshrey, DEM
oerai: Secretary of State, Mugene How
ell, Silver; Surveyor General, E. d. Kel-
ley, Silver: Superintendent of Schools,
r. T. Winfrey; Silver; Attorney General,
Z; y Jones, Silver; State Printer, A.
silver with ". ]. Westerfield, candidate
Tor treasurer. making a strong fight. It
IS only conJectured as yet, but from the
pretty clearly outlines the Situation.
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Late reports from Cornwall Hospital
say thirty-three men have been taken
out of the river and transferred to the
hospital. Eighteen of them have since
died. The latest information makes il
probable that the death list will reach
thirty.
AS far as can be learned, eighty
seven men were on the payroll. of
whom eighty-two reported for work
this morning. OF this list only thirty
eight have actually been accounted for.
CORNWALL, Ont, Sept. 6-An eye
witness of the fall of the New York and
Ottawa Railroad bridge says he was
sitting on the bank of the river watch
ing the workmen when there came a
fearful crash. Two spans of the bridge
collapsed and the immense mass of
timber and iron dropped. Then he saw
corpses come to the surface and the
work of rescue began. This was hope
lessly inadequate, there being only a
few boats in the vicinity and very few
men who would undertake to swim out
into the turbulent waters. Many work.
men who might have been saved were
drowned before help could reach them
a moment and then passed out of sight
Even those who were got to land alive
were in such a condition that many
died on the way to the hospital Some
had their backs broken; others both
legs, while others were crushed by the
heavy irons.
Among those who are missing are
Foreman Thomas F. Brady, Cyril
Campbell, William Jackson and w
Cubby.
About five of the men employed On
the span were Americans, who came
here to work for the Phoenix Bridge
Company. The remainder We're mostly
Indians, who acted as assistants
Every man on the division went down
with the wreck. Many of those who
escaped climbed up the ironwork
which still rested on piers at either
end
The scene around the Hotel Dieu,
where the wounded and dying were
taken. is heartrending. The wives and
relatives of missing men are anxiously
inquiring after their loved ones
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The bridge consisted of three spans,
of which two were completed. The
third was nearly completed when the
south pier gave way at its foundation,
causing both spans to fall into sixty
feet Of water, taking its load Of human
freight with 1t.
Following is a list of the dead and
seriously wounded as known at rAiA-
night:
The killed:
W. ]. Curry, Paterson. n. J.
W. j. Jackson, Columbus, o.
Louis Banner, Johnstown, Pa
r. L. Dysart, Tyrone, Pa
J. D. Craig, Detroit.
Pat Murphy, Toronto.
Thomas Birmingham.
Dan Hughes, Cleveland
Frank Levigne, Ogdensburg, N. Y.
W. Sherman, Cornwall, Ont.
W Saunders, Baltimore.
John Clause, Caughnawaga, N. 7.
II. Davis, Pittsburg
Cyril Campbell, Cornwall, Ont.
The seriously wounded:
John Wilson. Maiden, Mass, leg
George Bioxoh, Peekinsvliie. VT, leg
fractured.
Mitchell Reeves. Cornwall
Andrew Smith, Rochester, II Y.
W. Thompson, Montreal, leg broken
John Fraser, Quebec, leg cut off.
D. Barton, Buffalo, legs crushed.
The scene of the accident is
about four miles from Hogansburg
above the st. Regis Indian reservation
The bridge that gave way was built
across the st. Lawrence River at the
foot of Long Sault Rapids. The water
at this point is known to be as swift
as in any part of the river. The i'm
mediate cause of the disaster and the
giving way Of the span of the bridge
seems to have been the washing away
of one of the large piers.
The pier in question was begun last
fall and work was continued and finish
ed this stRmer. The contract work
was in charge Of Messrs. Sooy Smith
E. Co.. we'll known bridge builders. The
pier had been accepted as perfectly re-
liable and safe. 1t would seem that the
swiftness of the current was underes-
timated.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sa SO /. as:.aa.aa aaa 90
POWDERED ARSENIC The AGENT OF DEATH.
Delaware Officers Prepare New and Important AffdaVits
Against Mrs. BOtkin.

WILMINGTON, Sept eIn to the requests Of the
authorities Deputy Attorney General Cooper
against Cooper absolutely
&davits
Of the documents Two of the davts
Bishop attended
Their afidavits forth detail
arsenic poison shown the after they
ahfdavits
arsenic killed Mrs Dunning and Mrs Deane.
important affidavit by
of
particularly the evidence given by State
Wolfe who analysis three
Dunning The testimony Wolfe
the chocolates
arsenic Botkin admits purchased
through the the chocolates
in Wolfe of the
a
ordinary powdered The
showed powdered that
could have been Wolfe positive
will be
ately.
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sketches are greatly admired is Miss Alice
Best of San Francisco. She has a num-
Der of clever pictures on exhibition
The poultry exhibit is attracting con-
siderable attention. 1t is one of the main
features of the fair.
The musical programme is UP to the
usual standard and is received with con-
siderable applause. The vaudeville per-
formance has made great hit and will
be repeated tomorrow evening
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the circumstantial evidence, perhaps no
more than an immaterial coincidence,
is an ominous one for Mrs Botkin.
These new facts have been received
by the detectives with congratulation.
The accused woman appeared before
Judge Cook yesterday, but the proceed
ings on habeas corpus were continued
for a week. The incident was signifi-
cant, as it gave the witnesses against
Mrs. Botkin an opportunity to test
their ability to identify her.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-07
TURFMAN MISSING
FROM SACRAMENTO
Rienzi Hughes Of San Francisco Dis
appears Under Mysterious
Circumstances.

SACRAMENTO, Sept. R,enzi
Hughes, the veteran turfman of San
Francisco, who brought string of five
horses to the State Fair, has been missing
since o'clock Monday evening. At the
hour named he parted from his trainer.
at the track this morning He has not
been seen or heard of since. Mr.. Over
has communicated with the family of the
not arrived in that city. Modena. one Of
the, string of racers, won first money in a
race to-day. Mr.. Hughes is 60 years old.