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VOL. chI—No. 23.
A Terror in Buckram.
_ No thoughtful man who looks back
over the events of the past twelve
months, says the Washington Post, need
be at any loss to account for the pres-
ent disposition on the part of the coun-
try to succumb to panic. For {more
than twelve months, in fact, the people
have heard of nothing but peril, ruin,
and calamity. Up to the day of the
election, last November, they were
stuffed with dire prophecy and lugu-
brious asseveration by Democratic ora-
' tors. Since then they have been af-
frighted by awful warnings from the
dispossessed Republicans. And, both
before and since election day, the Popu-
lists have shrieked terror and destruc-
tion as the fruit cf either dispensation.
Nobody stops to consider that Demo-
cratic alarm as to the country’s condi-
tion ceased on the morning after the
election. Nobody seems to perceive
that the Republicans did not become
gloomy and pessimistic [until they lost
'their grip on the offices.“ Nobody re-
flects about anything. People remem-
ber only the dreadful spooks and omens
and bugaboos that have been shaken
so long before their starting eyes. In
his announcement of the prOposed ex-
tra session, a day or two ago, the Pres-
ident referred quite hopefully to the
magnificent resources of the country,
but men’s minds were dwelling fear-
fully upon what had been said about the
country’s predicament twelve months
' ago, the spoliation, the waste, the im-
providence, the widespread evil of the
time. The roseate picture of to-day
availed not to drown last year’s thun-
derous portents of calamity. The coun-
try has been frightened into panic by
the politicians, who scream only when
’ they are out, but who, on getting in,
are powerless to still the echoes of
their screaming.
The country is the victim of an ab-
surd and groundless terror. If its con-
dition was really as dreadful as the.
Democrats last summer claimed, why
does the administration, with Congress
at its disposal, sit supine while we per-
ish ? If our national resources were
so impotent to save us a year ago when
Mr. Harrison was President, why are
they so omnipotent now with nothing
changed except the occupant of the
White House? ‘Why do not the people
take this nonsense by the threat, in-
stead of flying from it in an insensate
paroxysm of fear ? It is but a thing of
buckram wherewith one party achieves
the victory and the other plots a restor-
ation. It is the . sound and fury of
mere‘ politics, signifying nothing.
Not Forgotten.
The cemetery in Hartsville, Mass,
has only one grave of a soldier, but he
was not forgotten Memorial day. The
school children decorated the grave.
A
Living Together in Hartford.
Mrs. Frank Thomas and Mrs. Rich-
ard Ross of Middletown, who eloped to--
gether from that city, each leavmg a
husband and a child, are thought to be
living in Hartford. Neither has com-
municated with her family or shown
any disposition to return.
A¥
African Methodist Conference.
The annual conference of the African
Methodist Churches of New England,
be‘ u in Springfield Thursday, Bish-
op anner presiding.
cers and committees were elected.
Thesessions will continue until next
Monday, when the. conference appomt-
ments will be' made, includin the
settlement of the Rev. -D. P. Bo erts,
for the past four years recorder of
deeds at Washington.
Town Books Missing.
The village of New Rochelle is much
stirred up over the mysterious theft of
a number of the village books, includ-
ingthe draft book used by the clerk in
paying creditors of the village .after
their bills have been ordered paid by
the ‘Board of Trustees.
The books were in the hands of .M.
J. Dillon, Village Clerk, up to the time
they disappeared, about ten days egg).
The most important book lost is t e
assessment book of the Fourth ward.
Small-Pox on Board.
The selectmen are in receipt of a
communication from Secretary Linds-
ley‘ of the State Board of Health ad-
visingthem that the steamer“Weimar”
had' arrived in New York having on
board‘several cases of small-pox, mea-
ales, etc. Among the passen ers were
gartia Pab, James Nigritra, lizabeth
os ,
Test. Whose destination was South Nor-
walk, and the selectmen were instruct.
ed to apprehend them. " '
, Stole the Landlord’s Clams.
Thursday night Landlord Frank Las-
sen placed three bushels of clams and
someoysters in the creek near his Calf
Pasture hotel ‘ for the purpose of giv-
ing them a drink. About 3 o’clOck this
morning he happened to look in the
direction of the '0 ms and saw two men
utting away from the. shore in a boat.
e. surmised that they had stolen the
claim and ran to a} boat on the shore
op site Dorlon .Pomt to.head them
0 , ut the oars were missing and the
thieves had a goodstart'of him before
he could secure another boat, which he
did and roceeded up the creek to J en-
nings’ " ask where he claims to have
found a portion of his missing proper-
t in a1 boat, but did. not catch the
thieves. The police have been notified
and are investigating the matter.
Conference ofii— .
Elizabeth Hoswath, and Tarbola will
TERSE TALESOF» THE TIMES.
Flower thieves are busy about town.
' 616 tf
eHale’s Emulsion, 500.
See Taft Brothers advertisement of
straw hats in this issue.
—Live soft Crabs.
621- 313
Col. Roberts is~moving his household
belongings back to Norwalk. ‘ _
'Peoples’ Market.
M. Sheedy has a gang of men at work
on the highway leading to Winnipauk.
Something is out of kilter with the
clock in the Congregational chu rch
steeple. ‘
Hale’s
617 tf
—Is your hair falling out ?
Comp. Quinine will stop it.
_The Court Of Common Pleas, civil
side, Will convene in Danbury, next
Tuesday.
The engagement of Robert Mont-
gomery and Miss Maggie Hartnett is
announced.
.The fire department will attend di-
vme serVices at the Baptist church,Suu-
day evening.
—-—Hale’s Extract of Malt, 20c. 617 tf
Builder Sherwood is putting up a
new dye-house, 24x68, at the upper
mills in Winnipauk.
William H. Lockwood took second
moneynt the Baltimore races on Thurs-
day, w1th Miss Hunter.
The floral decorations at the Hub-
bard-Lockwood wedding have been
photographed by Lewis.
Kabaosa Encampment, I. O. O. F.,-
worked the encampment degree on five
candidates last evening.
——Best Butter 256 1b.; Good Butter
23c 1b.; at Cash Grocery, 47 Main street.
Lewis’ photograph gallery at Rotou
Paint has been improved by the addi-
tion of a wooden awning.
The mounds in the parks are being
fixed up, and flowers will be placed in
them, probably by tomorrow.
Mr. F. P. Godfrey will attend the re-
umon of the First Connecticut Heavy
Artillery in Putnam, to-morrow.
The members of the First connecti-
cut Heavy... Artillery will hold their
annual reunion at Putnam, to-morrow.
—Jones and Golden Vale flour $5
bbl:, 650 per bag at Cash Grocery. 47
Main street. Goods delivered free.
Children’s ‘Day will be celebrated at
the Congregatipnal church, next Sun-
day. A very interesting programme
has been arranged.
The moving of the Horse Railway
tracks is about completed, and Con-
tractor Blakeslee has a gang of men
busily engaged paving the street.
‘A. number .of Mrs. M. E. Mead’s
pupils enjoyed a straw ride last even-
ing. They were armed with tin horns
which they blew with a vengeance.
_ The wheel of one of Partrick’s sprink-
ling carts got in a rut on Wall street,
Friday afternoon and the water had to
be let out of the cart before it could
be ‘moved.
Beginning Monday the White Moun-
tain express will make regular trips on
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
road during the summer. A new time
table Will go into effect Sunday.
_ A People’s Praise Service will be held
in the Congregational church next Sun-
' day evening. There will be special mu-
sic by the new choir,and the pastor will
continue his Story of the Hymns.
John Hawle , accused of the murder
of Mrs. Mary unson, of Shelton, will
probadly know his fate, within twenty-
four hours. Judge Prentice delivered
his charge to-day and the case is in the
jury’s hands.
An Italian and a Hungarian got into
a heated argument on River street, this
morning, and came to blows. One of
the parties was knocked down, where-
upon the other turned on his heel and
ran away. No arrests were made.
Dr. Charles T. Sabin, who for the
past two years has been in the em loy
of Dru ,‘st Hale, leaves town on, on-
day. r. Sabin has won a host of
friends during his stay in town, and all
regret to_ hear pf his departure.
May he cast his lines in pleasant places.
The tonic prosperties of Sawyer’s
‘ Dandelion, Compound, will. promptly
overcome the debilitating effects of hot
weather, increase your appetite and
make you feel like a new person. It’s
‘a' wonderful medicine. Try it. '
‘ Catherine Merritt was_very drunk on
Water street last evemng. ,She was
placed under arrest and taken to the
station-house in a wagon. Later Jus-
tice Coolidge fined her 85 and costs.
Catharine is the wife _of an intinerant
umbrella menderandis an old ofi'ender.
Constable Morehouse went to Wilton
this morning, where he took charge .0 '.
'Edghar Bloomer and accompanied him
,3. '
w
e hospital for the insane at Middle-
n. Mr. Bloomer is, a carpenter by
trade and about 75 years of age. ' ,He
has been in an asylum before. ,
N ORWALK, CONN., FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1893.
To-day is known as the Feast of the
Sacred Heart. Mass was observed at
St. Mary’s church at 7 o’clock.
Joseph Matheis, Jr., is gaining quite
a reputation as a rat catcher. His
method of catching the rodents is a
novel one. He takes a flour barrel,
fills it about one third full of crackers,
and then awaits a call from the rats.
As soon as he hears them lunching on
the crackers he claps a cloth over the
top 'of the. barrel, at the same time
seiz1ng a big club. He opens a small
place in the cloth cover, and as the rat
seeks to escape brings the club down
on its back neatly cuttin the rat in two
on the edge of the barre staves.
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA,IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES. ”
..___--.____ _._
Fire at Danbury.
'W. A. Brauneiss’s large barn in the
rear of 23 Main street, Danbury, with
its contents and four horses; was burn-
ed early Thursday morning. Origin
iéggxbnown. Loss, $2,500; insurance
A Horse Thief’s Return.
R. E. Hinsdale‘, employed by Caul-
kins & Co., in Middletown, disappeared
Tuesday With a horse and wagon. Dili-
gent search failed to. reveal his where-
abouts till last evening when he re-
turned by train and was arrested. The
horse was found in Cromwell.
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA.IT’S
‘ THE KIND THAT CURES.”
A Bad Man From the West.
M. J. Sweeney of Cincinnati, 0.;
Was arrested Thursday evening at the
depot in Bridgeport, on complaint of
the conductor of the 7.20 train. Sween-
ey besides being drunk had refused to
pay his fare from New Haven, although
he had a considerable sum of money in
his pocket.
Prize Debate and Deciamations.
The Wesleyan junior prize debate
and freshman declamations took place
Thursday night. The question for de-
bate was : “Resolved, that the United
States should adopt a system of educa-
tions under federal control.” The
Judges’ award will be made at com-
mencement.
USE DA—NA’S SABSAPARILLAJT’S.
“THE KIND THAT CUBES."
AA;
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Annual St. Andrew Conference.
The fifth annual conference of the
Brotherhood of St. Andrew in Connec-
ticut wrll be held in Trinity Church,
Portland, this week Saturday. and Sun. _
The hopeis' expressed that every '
day.
chapter in Connecticut will bowell rep;
resented and that the'meeting-will be
the means of awakening a- greater in,-
terest in the Brotherhood and its work.
Paper Mill Burned.
The Yantic Paper company’s mill, at
Norwich, caught fire at‘5 o’clOck'Thurs-
day afternoon from a spark from the
chimney and was totally destroyed. It
was wit difiidulty that the four'houses
near by were saved. There was $5,000
worth of finished paper in the mill.
The plant was valued at.840,000. Loss,
With paper and stock on hand, about
$50,000. Partially insured.
Ruptured Himself.
A lad named Worden met with a pc-
culiar accident Thursday evening. In
company with several other boys he
was engaged in play on. Harbor avenue.
He picked up.a stone and hurled it
through the air and suddenly fell to
the ground in a dead'faint. Restora-
tives were used and .herevived only to
faint away again. He was then taken
to his home on Orchard street. It is
believed that in throwing the stone he
ruptured himself.
From Friend to Friend _
Goes the story of the. excellence “of
Hood’s Sarsaparilla and what it has ac.
complished, and this is the strongest
advertising which is done on behalf of
this medicine.' We endeavor to tell
honestly what Hoods Sarsaparilla is
and what it will do, but what it has
done is far more important and far
more potent. Its unequalled record of
cures is sure to convince those who
have. never tried Hood’s Sarsaparilla
that it is an excellent medicine. '
D. Connelly Gets it.
The bids for'the building of a catch-
basin at the corner of Main and West
Main street were opened last night at
Burgess Glover’s store by Burgess
Squire, chairman of the sewer commit-
tee. The bids were as follows : P. W.
Bates, 3115 ; D. Connelly, $85 ' Thomas
McMullen. 885; Charles T. eonard,
885. As the bids of the three lowest
were the same it was decided to draw
lots as to who should_.:have it. Three
shps of paper containing the .names of
the respective bidders were placed
folded in a hat and a young man who
stood near drewpne of .them from the
hat and on opening it found the name
of D. Connelly thereon. The contract
was then awarded to "Mr. Connelly.
The Music Teachers.
The officers of the Connecticut Music
Teachers’ Association announce that
the annual conventionthiryear must
be omitted. There have :been unexpec-
ted delays and difficulties in arranging
the program and securing'performers,
and this fact cougled' with. knowledge
that man . mem ers will go to- 0
World’s air and be unable to attend a
three da s’ convention . has brought
abouts ecision which, .will. 110-.
gret, but which seems. to ' ve: been
compelled by circumstances. Member-
ships willbe continued one ' year with-
f out further payment of dues sand ‘with-.
out an care on the *part of :tlie
hers. he next convention'lllm'bQ-held‘
in 1894 and the onioersiperisewsnar’e
no efi'orttowards makin'. gait; s9 worthy,
rival of those aheadyxihe
. ting.
_- ; AtDanvflle—Scran , _
‘ At Johnstownetlohnstown. it; Altoona. ’I.
/
An Entertaining and Instinctive Home J owmal, Especially Devoted to Local News and Interests. _
= UNDER lug RUINS.
One Hundred Government Clerks
Buried by the Fall of Ford’s ’
. Old Theatre Building at
Washington, D. 0.. ‘
Where Lincoln Was Assassinated.
[Special to the Gamma]
The old Ford’s Theatre building at
Washington, D.C., collapsed this morn-
ing, burying 100 Government clerks in
théruins.
The building was used as a branch of
the‘Surgeon-General’s office of the War
Department, and over 300 clerks were
in it at the time.
The building was situated on 10th
street, between Pennsylvania avenue
and F street, two of the principal busi-
ness thoroughfares of Washington, and
was built .of brick, and three stories
high.
It was erected originally for, and
used a number of years as, Ford’s
Theatre," and it was in this same build-
ing on the evening of the 14th of. April,
1865, that President Lincoln was ass-
assinated by John Wilkes Booth.
A number of years ago the Govern-
ment leased the building and occupied
it with the National Medical Museum.
Later a branch of the Surgeon4Gene-
ral’s office was transferred to it. .
. The unsafe condition of the building
has long been known, and Congress
has been repeatedly asked to. secure
other quarters for this important branch
of the Government service. It is more
than probable that a large number of
valuable pension records have been
_ destrOyed.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT ILL.
[Special to the Guerra]
A special dispatch to the'Gazn'r'rn,
from New York, announces the news,
cable, of the dangerous illness in Paris,
of James Gordon Bennett, editor and
proprietor of the New York Herald.
Mr. Bennett was in New York about
three weeks ago, and but lately return-
ed to Paris.
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA.IT’S
“'an KIND THAT CURES.”
~« Turner Wins. .
A dusty track was the only disagree-
able feature of Thursday’s races at
Southington. The events were the
2 :45 class and the 2 :32 pacing and trot-
The former race showed seven
starters, and was won by Soris, sold in
the field of six for 315 against 810 on
J im, who. won Monday in the 2 :50 class.
Jim continued for four heats the favor-
ite at strong odds, but was only able to
get fourth m_one , and that by hard
work. The anima appeared to be over-
worked, acting very badly.
In the 2:32 class Nellie Hastings
opened a strong favorite, selling for
$15; Bopeep, for $7; Crome, $4, and
held, 87. After the first heat, which
Turner won, betting changed with
Turner a strong favorite against the
;field at 815 to $16. After winning two“
heats, Bopeep, upon whom many a
Sonthington man had bethis money,
took twoheats, the third and - fourt .
The third heat on the siretch showed a
heat that stirred the blood of all pres-
ent. Bopeep entered the stretch .two
lengths behind Turner, gaining inch
b inch until he nosed under the wire
a pad, amid the cheers of his many ad-
mirers and backers. The last heat Bo-
peep lost bya bad break on the first
back stretch. In this heat Bopeep sold
the favorite against the field. .
er
Opera House.
“Rip Van Winkle” was presentedat
the Opera House, last night, with
Charles Stevenson in the title role. He
made an excellent “Rip” and was well
supported by other members of the
company. .
A CalflWlth no Tail.
Wednesday afternoon at the farm 0 f
A. S. Nichols in Trumbull, a full 'bred
Jersey cow gave birth to a calf of.a
most peculiar form, and having no tail.
About four years ago the sister of this
cow was de ivered of a calf with a
double head.
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.
- National League.
1 At Philadelphia: .
11.3.3.
Philadelphiaul a o i 0 o o 1 0—614 0
Louieville......o o 2 o o o o o 0—2 7 3
At New York: ' q KILL
NewYorlr ...... 00103‘000x—471
Plttsburg ........ 100000 10 0—242
AtBrooklynr. - '. . R. n. I.
Brooklyn ..... '...nicl12 0 0 3 x—i’ 8 7
subouis ......... 0023010'00—6116
AtBaltlmore:_ ’ - * lama.
Bunkhouse”; 0 2 0 l 0 l 4 4 0—12]? 3
Chicago ......... 00.1‘032010—7115
Atmiston: n.n.n.
Cincinnati ...... 1 ’0 I 6 0 1 0 0 2-1115 fi
Boston- .......... 202100013—991
A‘t Washington: “- I!- I.
Cleveland...... 1:0 0 3 1 0 2 2 x—9 9 l
Washington..l 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—110 2
_ Pennsylvania State Magus.
At Easton—Ea‘ston. 11; Allentown. 5.
At Harrisburg-Yet. 7; Harrisburg, 0.
n. 10; Danville. a
. moved that the vote on the bill be
- tutional convention, w
At Hartford.
The Railroad committee reported un-
favorably on a petition signed by 4,000
Bridgeport citizens. protesting against
the special commrssion plan.
The special order of the day was the
bill reported by the House committee
on constitutional amendments provid-
ing that hereafter a .plurahty vote shall
be sufficient to elect state officers.
Gunn found fault with the .phraseology
of the bill, its grammar being askew in
places, and moved an amendment cor-
recting these errors in order that any
danger of causing the act to fail of its
purpose might be obviated. He alstn
pos -
poned one week. This was lost and b
a yea and nay vote of 168_to 5 the bil
was carried. In presenting the bill
Chairman Morse said the committee un-
animously endorsed it, and knew that
public sentiment was overwhelmingly
in its favor. - .
The House insisted on its former ac-
tion in passing the civil actions bill per-
mitting assessments by a jury of dam-
ages against either party in action. As
the Senate rejected it Wednesday,
Beardsley and Wood were appointed a
committee on conference. A resolution
was passed appropriating $20,000 to
each of the four normal schools-those
which are at New Britain and Williman-
tie and those to be at Bridgeport and
New Haven. Former action was .ad-
bored to on the bill disqualifying aliens
from being licensed as saloon keepers
or signing applications.
The act requiring railroad companies
to keep in repair highway bridges over
their tracks was passed after rejection
of an amendment relieving towns from
the responsibility of ascertaining_ and
reporting such repairs as were required.
The majority and minority " report on-
the corrupt practices act had been as-
signed for Thursdny but went over for
one week owing to the absence of Stod-
dard, a member of the Judiciary com-
mittee. Wood announced that he knew
neither report had Mr. Stoddard’s ap-
proval. These matters on the calendar
were passed. ' _ _
Appropriating 82,000 to Militiaman
Thomas J. Hughes for injuries received
at Niantic ; appropriating ~$25,001) 'to
Stamford hospital ; healing oill legaliz-
ing. acts of state officials during the
deadlock ; restoring forfeited rights to
Abel Adkins and William Cole of Dan-
bury; reimbursing Charles Burr Todd
for money expended at Putnam Memo-
rial park ; Incorporating Greenwich
street railway company and Riversude
water company of Greenwich. _
Representative Beardsley notifiedthe
Governor that he should be unable . to
'serve on the Putnam park commission
to which he was appointed. _
After the act providin for a consti-
ich was the
regular order in the Senate, had been
pos ‘ nod for one week, Fox called up
thebill creatingthe office of state at-
torney general. and moved that such
oflice date from July 1, 1894. He of-
fered as a further amendment that the
appointee to the office. be Noble E
Pierce. The latter is the senator from
the Fourth district and was the Demo-
cratic leader during the deadlock.
Fox said that the office of attorney-‘
general existed in nearly every state
and the need had been felt in this state.
Senator Holcomb, a Republican, sec-
onded the nomination, and spoke of
Mr. Pierce in the highest terms.
Cleveland, Holden and Crandall also
highly eulogized Senator Pierce and
the main bill, with Fox’s amendments,
was unanimously passed. It was im.
mediately transmitted to the House,
and there presented by Wood out of
the usual order. '
Gunn raised an objection. He said
more time should be given to the mat-
ter. Granting the. desirability of an
attorney general it was a question
whether he should not be named by
the governor or elected by the people
rather than by the General assembly.
Wood then withdrew his motion, and
the bill took its place on the calendar.
The Senate adjourned to next Wed-
nesday. The Finance committee to-day
received a letter'fi'oin Treasurer Mor-
ganflhanking them for their handsome
testimonial.
A PROTECTORATE EXPECTED.
Hawaiians No Longer Look for Annexa-
tion to the mined states.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 9.-—The steamer
Alameda has just arrived from Honolulu,
bringing advices hearing date of June 1,
as follows: ’
No one knows how or why, but the fact
remains that the annexation party of Ha-
waii have settled in their own minds that
the United States is going to establish-a
protectorate over the islands. Aunexation.’
except as something in the future, is not
now discussed. It is reported that Minis-
ter Blount has dropped a hint that a pro-
tectorate is the proper thing to look fbr. If
the constant protestations of the Boy’slidts
are to be believed, they have no intention
of making a move untilafter the decision
of the United States is known. .
So far Claus Spreckels has not gained
much bv his efforts to embarrass the gov-
ernment financially. Minister of Finance
Damon betrays no concern about the mat-
ter. Retaliation is now being discussed.
There is talk of stopping the subsidy of
81,000 a month paid to Spreekcls’ Oceanic
Steamship line, as the annexationists no
longer deem the Oceanic line essential to
their prosperity.
During a concert at the Hawaiian hotel,
at which most of the pee is. of the town
were assembled police 0 cars saw three
men‘ dating in .a suspicious manner near
the tax-queen’s residence on Washington
Place. . When ordered to halt, tWo of the
men droveoff in a hack and the third ran .
away in the darkness. Near where the
man on foot was seen the oficer. discovered
three dynamite bombs and a small bottle
of fulminate of mercury. ‘ Préident Dole
stated that he thought that the finding of
the bombs was proof of the reported cou-
spiraoy to restore the neon. '-
Ex-Queen' Lilieukal-n’ i' is preparing 8
lengthy statement to be given to Minister
mount. Inj itsbe recites the history of. her
short Riga, the «uses leading, toher down-
hll..liid gives her views as to the unjust-
‘ness (if her treatmmt by" the provisional
government. ' . . , _
25'
[$1.00aYear. ,
PRICE Two CENTS-
AT THE Bow TRIAL ‘
Women Who Rushed for Seats
Excluded from the Court.
THE CELLAR DOOR WAS LOOKED.
This Is Considered as Damaging Evidence
Against the Prisoner—Officers Failed to
Find a Dress Which Was Stained with
Blood or Paint.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, June 9. —Wheu
the court house opened yesterday the in-
quisitive females made one of the prettiest
rushes ever seen outside of college prem»
ises. The two blue coated representatives
of the local police Were carried ofiitheir feet
and whirled along with the resistless pet-
ticoated surge from below until Several
deputy sherifis jumped down to their ros-
cue and turned the tide. ,The result was
that the pushers were kept out entirely,
while those Who acted in a fairly decent
manner were allowed the coveted privilege
of fighting for seats inside.
Dr. Bowen was put on the stand. He
stated nothing new in the direct examina-
tion except to deny that he had ever said
Mrs. Borden died of fright or in a faint.
Cross-examination by Mr. Adams brought
out the fact that the witness had pre-
scribed morphine for the prisoner to allay
nervous excitement, first in ordinary doses,
afterward in double doses.
Bridget Sullivan was recalled and put
under rigid crossexaminution by ex-Gov—
ernor Robinson. She denied that she saw
Lizzie in tears when she called her down
stairs just after the murder, and denied
she had ever stated so, as shown by her
testimony in the preliminary hearing.
Nothing new developed in Mrs. Church-
ill’s direct examination, but in cross-ex-
amination she told Robinson Lizzie was
so pale and excited after the murder that
her appearance attracted witness’ atten-
tion from the house.
Alice Russell testified as to the burning
of the dress by Lizzie on the Sunday after
the murder, because, as the prisoner al-
leged, it was covered with paint. When
witness told Lizzie she thought it the
worst thing she could have done, Lizzie re-
plied: "Oh, why did you let me do it?
Why did you. not tell me?”
John Cunningham testified that, in com-
pany with two newspaper men, he exam—
ined the grass in the Borden yards for foot
prints. They tried the cellar door and
found it was locked. This is considered
important for the prosecution as showing
that there was no way to get into the
house by the cellar. -.
Officer Allen and Deputy Sheriff Wixon
testified to their search of the premises
after the murder. Then Officer Fleet was
put on the stand. ' After corroborating
their testimony he. described his finding
the handlelesslhatchetrprodiiced by ' the
prosecution. The outside cellar door was
locked. Saturday he examined the dresses
in the house very closely, but‘ found no
paint or blood on any dress. ’
On the‘day of the murders witness went
to Lizzie’s room and knocked on the door.
“Dr. Bowen opened the door and asked
me what was wanted and I told him. Then
he closed the door and opened it again,
and said that Lizzie wanted to know if it
was absolutely necessary to search that
room, and I told him that it. Was. _ He
closed the door again and finally he opened
it, and we went in and searched the ropm.
“In the guest’s chamber I noticed there
was blood on the dressing case and some
on the pillows. There was another. door
leading from ner room. which was locked, '
but Lizzie got a key and let us in. We
searched the room. When we asked to
get into Mr. Borden’s room and she told us
to get the key from Maggie, I went down
and got the key from Maggie and she
showed us in there. I asked Lizzie when
she had seen her stepmother last, and she
said when she was in her room making the
bed. She 'told me also about the note
which she had received.”
Officer Fleet, in his crossexamiuation,
said that he thought he could have seen
blood on the clothes he examined if any
had been there. If there had been any
paint there he' believed he‘ceuld not have
seen it unless he looked clbsely.
FALL RIVER? June 9. 91% sensation in
this city is Assistant Marshal Fleet’s story
regarding the ex, found in the Border
house, supposed 56' have been used in " the
' murders. Twothirds of. the population
believe he has really found the weapon
with which the deeds were committed.
Many of Lizzie Borden’s friends feel [very
much exercised over the testimony. “
Destructive Fire in Pittsburg.
PIT'rsBURG, June 9.—Fire broke out in a
nest of frame buildings in the block
bounded by Penn, Euclid and Highland
avenues and Kirkwood street yesterday.
Three buildings, with contents,,were de—
stroyed and three other sseriously dam-
aged. The loss will reach 825,000. The cause
is not known. The flames spread rapidly
and before they were under control the
feed store of Peter Beck; Charles Beltz,
harness factory,and Samuel Moore’s black-
smith shop were destroyed, and Roseacks
meat market, William Bean’s d’elling
and Samuel Moore’s dwelling were badly
damaged.
the Gli'ga'i' mast; Mhit Go.
New Drums, June 9.—United States
Senator Don Caffrey, speaking 9f the .0p—
position to the sugar bounty, said: “There
can be no doubt whatever that the sugar
bounty is doomed. Whenever the people‘
get ,a craze against a thing that thing
mustgo. The craze now is in. opposition
to the sugar bounty and repeal is certain.
But I have, the assurances of Mr. Cleve
land and Mr. Carlisle that they are favor-
able to a tariff on sugar.”
. A Noted Southern lethodist Dead.
MONTGOMERY, Alan, J has 9.-Rev. 0.23.
Blue, D. D., of the Methodist church died
at Greensboro yesterday, aged 70. He was ,
a member of. the Secession convention "of
Alabama in 1861', and was one of the most,
noted men of the Methodist church in the
south. ____._‘_______ v' \_
. High Life wedding in Washington.
WASHING-ran, June 9.~Yesterday gins,
Cyrus Field Judson, of J New York. The
ceremony was‘ performed at. St. John’s
Episcopal church. Justice. $915,: grand .
(father of the groom, gave the bride away.
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Condit Smith, of this city, was man-team ‘ .
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