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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-31
THE DEATH OF LAURA BOOTH.
Detectives Say That She Did Not
Commit Suicide

New York. March 31.-The police made
no secret yesterday of their conviction
that Laura Booth. the actress, did not
shoot heseif.
I've viii establish" they said "a clear
case of homicide
Assistant District Attorney O'Reilly.
who appeared for the people before Cor
oner Fitzpatrick, said emphatically:
'The people will be able to produce
strong ,circHmstantial evidence that muir
der was done.
Central office detectives have much
new evidence. Some of which will appear
al the coroner's inquest. April s.
The new evidence consists of state
ments made by servants iR the New Am
sterdam Hotel who were first in tho
rooms of the dead woman on Monday.
II has been asserted that James S.
Lee. who was last seen i'm the woman 5
comnany. left the hotel soon after
O'Clock on Monday morning. The night
clerk told the coroner that he saw Lee
come down the front stairs at that hour
and walk out the front entrance.
one of the servants said last night
that this was not so. He declared that
Lee was seen to leave the hotel shortly
after daybreak. Several of the srvants
had seen him go out.
Ii was learned that there was loud
talking i'm the room occupied by Lee and
the Booth woman almost all night.
This important fact was also discovered
yesterday: Lee had made an arrangement
with his wife to go with her to Philadel-
phia early Monday morning. She was at
an uptown boarding-house. and last Sat
urday he telegraphed her to be ready TO
go with him. On Saturday afternoon he
ordered a carriage from the New Amster-
dam. He had no sooner gone than Miss
Booth rushed downstairs, jumped into
another carriage and directed the driver
to follow Lee.
Lee drove straight to the boarding place
of his wife. Miss Booth stopped her own
carriage some distance away and watch
ed Lee remained in the house a long
time but when he came ont Mrs. Lee was
with him. They drove to a hotel and he
spent the rest of the day with her
When Lee returned TO the New Am
stcrdam Hotel just after midnight Sun
day under the influence of liquor he could
not get into his room. One of the night
bows let him in with a pass key.
What the police are anxious to learn is
What happened when Lee confronted the
furious woman who had dogged his foot
steps all day.
Lee surrendered himself yesterday To
Coroner Fitzpatrick, ana was held in S5,-
600 bail TO appear at the inquest Bail
was furnished by Edward w. kearney.
Lees wife was with him before the cor
oner-
Lee said yesterday:
when I returned to the hotel on Sat
urday last Miss Booth accused me of hav-
ing been TO see my wife. ] denied this,
bat she would not believe me. She asked
me where my overcoat was. and ] told
her I had left il at a club uptown. She
said: Go and get ii and I'il believe you;
if YOU don't I'll kill myself.
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ALARMED BY EARTHQUAKES.
More Than Ordinary shocks EnNeri-
enred ON the Pacific Coast,

san Francisco, Mar. 31.-Two violent
earthquake shocks were experienced
in this city at a late hour last night.
Houses were wrecked. tall buildings
rocked on their foundations and the
streets were thronged with half-clad,
panic-stricken residents, who hurried
from their homes bearing their chill
dren in their arms.
The first shock occurred at 1:43
O'Clock. and the second followed after
a short interval. The great Call build
ing. which is over $50 feet high, sway
ed back and forth and the occupants
left their work and rushed for the ele-
vators.
At the Western Union building the
operators stopped in the middle of mes
sages and made dash for the street.
Telephone wires We're broken by the
rocking of the buildings and in many
cases the lights were extinguished
and the frightened occupants were
compelled to feel their way to light
and safety.
At that hour there was a sudden jolt
' that caused thousands TO spring from
their beds in alarm. while those on the
streets stopped suddenly, bewildered as
to the fate before them.
4 The first shock was followed by a
. second. that was even severer than the
first. sending thousands into the
streets. many Of them sparsely clad.
Men who remembered the great shock
Of 1865 say that the shock last night
was by far the heaviest since that
time
Al sixth and Clementia Streets Z
house was destroyed. but the inmates
escaped. AT Sixth and Mission Streets
a drugstore was wrecked
From Lick Observatory comes th'
report that the shock was the sever
est ever felt on the mountain. The vi
bration was a quarter Of an inch.
Al O'Clock this morning reports in
dicate that the shock was confined t
the central portion of the state. IL
many towns stocks of groceries and
drugs were ruined, being shaken from
shelves and badly mixed up.
In Oakland. across the bay, plat,
glass windows were broken and bricl
walls cracked.
In Grass Valley. one of the big min
iny towns Of the State, the shock wa
severe.
There shocks occurred at Sacramen
TO. but not 50 severe as here
At Santa Rosa. fifty miles north
chimneys tumbled and plate glass wa
. shattered
From Stockton. San Jose and othe
places comes reports Of a similar char
actor. No loss of life is mentioned.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-31
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
The Chronicles Correspondent says
the President Is Determined.

London. March 31.-The Washington
correspondent Of the Chronicle cables
statement which. he says. is intended 10
be regarded as official. although the name
CT the Cabinet member making it cannot
be used This minister said. according 10
the correspondent:
The exact situa ton in regard to Gu
ban matters is as follows: The President
has categorically represented to the gov
ernmcnt Of Spain that the only measure
that will satisfy the American people is
the complete and absolute independence
Of Cuba. He has suggested as the easiest
way to bring this about that Spain re-
linquish her control Of the Island and ac-
cept a money Indemnity. the withdrawal
of the Spanish troops and flag TO take
place Immediately the terms are agreed
to- The amount of the indemnity has
not been stated. but the sum in the mind
of the President is about e40e D,o00. the
terms on which the indemnity is TO be
paid and other details to be left to be ar
ranged. later. He has requested that
Spain shall. without delay, signify her in
tentions."
The correspondent asked whether his
informant thought Spain would accept
and whether any intimatinn had been Re
ceiVed from Madrid pointing to a success
ful conclusion of the negotiations.
In reply the minister said:
Il believe il will be the cheapest thing
for Spain TO accept an indemnity. War
between Spain and the United States
would cost US in cash not less than ST.
GG9. zoe 0e0 directly. and as much more in
directly. How much ii would cost Spain
no one can tell but before ii was over it
would mean her absolute ruin. / cannot
say whether Spain will accept the propo-
sition. Negotiations are now in progress.
and il would be unwise for me to enter
into details at this time. All | can say
is that | am hopeful. but not unduly con-
fident. l may add that in forty-eight
hours at the outside either Spain will
have accepted the offer and the Cubans
will have gained their independence, or
the President will at once cease all nego-
tiatiOns and refer everything to Congress.
| That body can act as it sees fit
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A SENSATIONAL ADDRESS.
North Caro1ina-s Governor Scores
the Judiciary.

Raleigh, n. c.. March 31-Chairman
Caldwell of the railway commission. the
Populist member of the board. voted with
the Republican members 10 restore the
old passenger rate which was recently
reduced at the instance of the governor
from 3 1-2 to 21-2 cents.
When the governor heard of the chair
mans action he appeared before the COM
mission and made sensational speech.
He expressed surprise at CaldweITs ac-
ton and criticised his position severely
The governor said:
81 appreciate in its full force the point
that Caldwell makes as to the ruling of
the Supreme Court in the Nebraska case.
He takes the ground that that ruling is
binding upon him and he must obey il un-
til it is overruled.
This Nebraska case | believe to be a
premeditated discussion rendered for the
express purpose of emasculating the rail-
road commissioners OF the United States.
1t is not a mere repetition of preceding
discussions. but introduces d new doc
trine that is simply monstrous in its at
tempts to take the railroad corporations
of the country from the control of the
lawmaking powers of the State This is
a ruling that the most Intelligent rail-
road men in the country never seriously
hoped for.
Il think that our commission and our
courts ought to give to that ruling the
same kind of respect and obedience that
was rendered by the Republican party
and anti-slavery men of the North to the
Dred Scott decision. In this case before
| would submit to such judicial deSpOt-
ism and usurpation and aggression upon
the rights of the State. they should have
a chance to decide it again and then
again and so on. and while that was 60
ing on in the courts possibly We could
see if the people of this country could be
rallied to a realization of the actual con-
dition of the slavery with which they are
threatened.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-31

I desire to attest to the merits OF Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy as one of the
most valuable and efficient preparations
on the market. 1t broke on exceedingly
dangerous cough for me in "a hours, and
in gratitude therefor. desire to inform
YOU that i will never be without It, and
you should feel proud OF the high esteem
In which your Remedies are held by peo-
ME In general 1t is the one remedy
among ten thousand. Success to ito.
X Downey. Editor Democrat, Albion,
Ind. For sale by Henry Evans, Whole
sale and Retail Druggist. 9sS F street.
and Connecticut avenue and street
northwest and Ii2S Maryland avenue
northeast
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SAVES A LIFE.
a Carpenter Catches a Falling Boy
in Hoboken.

New York, March 3l.-Little William Gunderson,
of No. 1922 Washington Street. IIobokcn fell from
height OF forty feet yesterday. and would
doubtless have met with instant death had not
William Jones, carpenter. caught the boy in his
outstrctched arms and thus saved him
The boy. who is ten years of age, was gathering
wood on the third Hoor of a new house opposite
his home While making his way from one beam
to another he slipped. tried vainly to catch hold
Of something and tell into the abyss beneath.
Jones was at work the ground floor. He
heard the boys cry. looked ur. and saw him
falling between the btanfs. Springir.c 20 a spot
directly under the falling hos. he caught him
in his strong and held him last.
Little William had struck Ais isead against a
beam. sustaining severe scalp wouad, bnt his
life was saved. lie was unconscious ;fcan the
shock Jones carried him tepdcrly 10 neigh
boring drug store. and soon the lad WAS allie to
go TO his homo.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-31
He Represents Himself ~ a PrIsiOH
Examiner aad Attorney

Pension Commissioner Evans has just
received telegram from the United
States district attorney at Cincinnati
informing him of the indictment and
capture of Henry T. White. and alIeS-
ed pension fraud and imposter. White,
who is a patent medicine seller, feather
bed renovator, horse trader and light
ming rod agent, lives at Mount Oreb.
little town about forty miles from Gin
cinnati. The pension authorities have
been on his trail for nearly ten years,
and once before caused his arrest, but
were unable to make their case.
According to Special Examiner ROOme
White was one of the boldest and most
successful of swindlers. His farOrite
mode OF operation, it is said. is 10 Wis
it the ''backwOOds' country towns and
announce himself as a pension exam
iner and attorney combined. He guar
antees to secure pensions and collects
$40 or $40 of the first months pension
and goes through a snowy imitation OF
examinatio into the old soldiers ply
sical condition. The pension authofi-
ties claim that White has Travelled over
thousands Of miles of territory in ohio.
Kentucky. Indiana and visited hun
dreds of villages and worked his games
in each.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-31
CADETS IN READINESS.
Important Orders sent to the naval
Academy.

Annapolis March I.-Orders have
been received from the Navy Depart
ment that the first class of naval cadets
have their final examinations next week.
and be in readiness to be assigned to
Government vessels afiOat-
This examination usually begins in the
latter part of May. and when the order
was received to be examined earlier it
caused much excitement among the stu
dents.
Acting under another order. the first
class OF cadets have procured their out
hts for sea service and are now being
examined by the medical officers to learn
their physical condition.
Lieut.. r G. Peck has been detached
from the Academy and ordered 20 the
Iehigh-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-31

American squadron does not cause any
apprehension among Spaniards-
The merchants of Barcelona. according
te a dispatch just received from Madrid
have offered the Spanish government
$40 0oO 900 TO be used i'm case of war with
America.
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DIED.

MACK-On Wednesday. March 20. 1893. at 2:30
n. m. WILLIAM ID. MACH. at his residence 9lS
: St NV in the 57th year of his age.
Funeral notice hereafter. 1t
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-31

TO CURE a COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative BromO Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if 1t fails
TO cure. 25c. The genuine has L. B. O. on
each tablet.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-31
s. KANN SONS & CO.,
Eighth and r1arket Space.
AN ALLEGED SWINDLER

a boy named Henry Ask of No. IS
Clinton Street, about four months age
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-31

; cases Domestic Organdics. Lawns and lap
pets. Stripes, dots, figures plaids, plain mourn
ing navy blue grounds and nov -
elites u 1-2c 10 I5c values. -
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-31

Your credit Is good at Lansour;;'s Fur
aiture House. 18th and L sis. oc3-tf
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case Cocheco Plain Black Satcen, q
that will not crock. u lie
value ..................-... .........--......-
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2.eO0 wards Freres Koechlin Celebrated fren1h
OrEandies. STYLES and colorings entirely different
from anything yet seen this season The patterns
are extremely pretty the designs the most swell
isb ever displayed, and many novelties that have
not vet been offered in America. "a -
q l-2c value e..-........-. ..----.''-- - ~
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,n 5ss sss 'ss S.t;, s'ss ss.:, S. Kann, Sons & Co
Remnant Day.
The Busy Corner,
Sth and Market Space

And here of late we're tempted to call it HOuse-Ceanng
Dav too Not alone will the regular department OF short
ends appear 10 the greatest advantage but
other ward eparments in the There rich prizes
everywhere for next the asking Not inch OF later
mode than the current and you'll that prices
more than compensaingly shortened Isn't necessary tell
YOU much about our regular stock You've
its choice and its beauty What interests you today values
and prices like these:
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-31

Two bales of Sea Island. yard-gyide uhlcIC net
Muslin an elegant Cotton Cloth = -
service. worth 6c a ward. Friday y....... - ~
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Five cases. containing 5000 yards Of New ho1
Mills. ward wide Bleached Muslin. the best colt,
made Especially adapted Tor ladies and chi
cren's wear Cannot he bought any M 4
where less than l0c. Friday ....-.....
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INSURANCE STATEMENTS.

ANNtA Al report OF the POTOMAC ~ lLDiNti
AND LOAN ASSOCIATION for the fiscal year end
ing December 81 IS05:
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We hereby certify that the above statement Is
correct a. shown by the books % the above as-'-
rilt5sr NJ T. DAVIS.
SECRETARY and General Manage
Subscribed and sworn % bef.r- TINS -lst
day Of March I-srS.
fSesIr HARRY D. GORDON.
Item Natary Public.
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1t will be remembered that Mr.. Lame
who was The Times correspondent in Gu
ba and who was expelled from the ISL
and. after having suffered Imprisonment
filed with the State Department a letter
of Weyler which duplicates the latter
i'm the Maine disaster.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-31

MENTAL AND PHYSICAL. AND MORE
DEATHS THAN ANY OTHER ONE DIS
The sun., 1898-02-06
PICTURED HENRY GEORGE.
Author Of "Cap Collier Series Gives
Biographical Sketch Of the
Single Tax Father.

The Single Tax Association, Of Della
ware held its regular meeting in the
Board Of Trade building last night. j.
7. Altemus, auther of the famous Cap
Collier detective stories, gave u bio
graphical sketch Of the life Of Henry
George and history Of his work. Mr..
A|temus got his journalistic training
under Mr. George when the latter was
editor of the San Francisco Post, and
was one Of his intimate friends until his
death.
The meeting adopted unanimously u
resolution condemning the provision in
the new city charter providing that the
fifteen city councilmen therein recon.
mended be elected by legislative dis.
tricts. The resolution contained All ap-
peal to the legislature to have the charter
changed 80 ~ to provide that. the coun.
cilmen be elected on the proportional
representation basis.
The meeting was well attended.
The Young Mems Single Tax Club in
the McVey building held . smoker and
jollification meeting last night.
The sun., 1898-02-06

Miss Mary Taylor, Of Choate, Del,
visited relatives in this city yesterday.
Job II. jackson was in Philadelphia
yesterday.
President Dole, OF the Hawaiian Re-
public, passed through this city yester-
day on the colonial express, No. ~, Ell
route to Philadelphia from Washington.
Frank Pennock, Of Union, DEL, was in
this city yesterday.
Bishop Coleman ofIiciates in st. An
drew's Church today.
Plenty of slush!
4 bal poudre was given last evening in
the New Century Club building. for the
benefit of the training school Of the Del
aware Hospital.
G. T. Conn, Of the assistant engineers
office Of the r., W. 4 b. X. Il. Co., Of
this citp, has gone to San Francisco to
Join his father, where he is staying for
his health. Homer Lilly will take his
place while he is away.
The Y. M. c. A. Association ia not 60
ing tO rent the front room in its building
but have decided to fix Is up - . read.
ing room.
Miss Lucy Wyatt 10 visiting Miss Ella
Rush, " YorkIyn. .
The sun., 1898-02-06
WILL ERECT LARGE WORKS.
A Syndicate Will E;sta blish the Lnrx
est Fish Oil lndastyy In the
World.

SPECIAL u THE SUN.
LEwEs, DEL, Feb 5--Luia 7. Allyn of
Mystic, Conn.,, who has been manager
of the Brown 4 Co.. fsh works ever
since that establishment located here
solle fifteen years ago, is now in town
in company with Messrs. N. S. Tuthill
and William Donnelly of New York,
looking after the interest Of the synli-
cate, which recently bought up the
factories engaged in the manufacturing
Of fish oil and fertilizer, all along the
coast from this point to the Maine coast.
Mr.. Allyn has been appointed AZ
manager Of all the fact cries in this place,
three in number, a. the Delaware Fish
Oil and Fertilizer Company. which at
first refused to sell to the q, ndidate have
now yielded. From a hint dropped from,
Mr.. Allyn. it is believed that they will
erect at this point the largest fish and oil
works in the world.
they are now after all the factories on
the southern cOast ~ a. to monOpOlixe
the whole business. The new company
bind those who they purchase from, MT
to engage in the business again for a
period ef 70 years ut which time the
patnet on their improved machinery ex-
pirs.
The sun., 1898-02-06
NOT AFTER . THE F|RE.DUGS
CaltweIl Insurance Company
Determined to Find Them.
CONSPIRACY BEHIND The FIRES
Alleged That tho Barn Burners Have
. Grudge Against the 1nsur.
ance COmpany.-Detcctivss
on the Case

The firing OF the barn on the estate
of Thomas Clayton near Mount Pleasanl
and the offering Of reward by the Cant.
we'll Insurance Company for the arres!
of those who set fire TO it have stirred
lower New Castle county and upper
Kent county to a point bordering On
intense excitement All day yesterday
the matter was discussed at length by
the farmers and townspeople.
| From MjddletOwn last night came in
telligence which attempts to explain the
suspicious upon which the offering of
the reward by the Insurance Company
is founded. This intelligence says that
the Clayton barn, like several other
barns fired in that section in the last
five or six months, was insured by the
Cantwell Insurance Company and that
its firing was the work OF several spite
full parties, who want to ruin the Insur-
ance Company by swamping it with
claims for loss.
The Cantwell Insurance Company was
,, organized and is controlled by farmers of
lower New Castle and upper Kent
counties. Its headquarters are in Odessa
and it has placed insurance on a large
amount Of property in that section.
The company, il is said, has paid
claims for loss On several barns, which
have been fired, but owing to lack Of
conclusive proof it declined to take any
action toward fathoming the ru,nors Of
incendiarism.
There were circumstances connected
with the firing OF the Clayton bar n
which led the Ine,lrance CnmDAnv to
believe that it was time to act and to
hunt out the persons who are working
to injure the company. Hence che &C.
tion OF the Board Of Directors in pub
fishing an offer OF reward of $1,000 for
the arrest and conviction of the guilty
parties. One hundred dollars being an
exceptionally big reward in bar.l fir
ing case, it is therefore believed that the
Insurance Company realizes that it is a
victim OF a conspiracy.
Detectives McVey and Witsil went to
work on the care yesterday and will
make big effort to entrap some OF the
parties in the conspiracy, who, it is sus-
pected, are all white people. Special
detectives, it is said, have also been en-.
plOyed by the insurance company which
is determined to secure the arrest of the
conspirators at any cost.
The Clayton barn was valued ut $780,.
Several of the other barns fired in
the last six months had like high
value, and like the Clayton barn were
heavily insured, causing considerable
outlay OF money by the insurance com.
pany when destroyed.
The sun., 1898-02-06
The BAL POl'DRE..
Brilliant AsscmDlage Of Society NJ elho.
New Century Club.


New Century Club.
The drawing room Of che New Century
Club was the scene last night Of gay fss-
tivitits.
The OCCASION was bal R,udre' Rivea
Tor the benefit "f the training school oe
the Delaware Hospital. The ladies pssoL
ent presented very picturesque appear
ance, AZ they were dressed in colonial
costumes.
The guests danced until eleven O'Clock.
when they adjourned t" the parlors of
the building. where an elaborate s1puer
was served by Caterer William HollaaG
Of Philadelphia. Music was Furnished
by Grace Church orchestra. Those pro-
ent from out %; the city Included Miss
B. Tyson and Miss Mary Stahr, Of San
Springs. Md; Miss Minnie Horner, oe
Philadelphia; Miss l.. Corbett, OF Odesss;
Miss W. beaver, Of Wilkesbarre, Pa,
and Mrs. L. Boyd, of Pittsburg, Pa. The
patronesses who successfully managed
,he affair were: Mrs. LaMotte DUPONT,
Mrs, George Grny, Mrs. f.. r. Warner,
Mrs. Charles Warner, Mrs. Charles G:
Rumford, Mrs. Henry B. Thompsop,
Mrr. James A. Draper, Mrs. Alfred l. du-
Pont and Mrs. Horace Cause.