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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
MYSTERY IN DEATH OF
ODELL Girl CLEARING
Jersey Coroner Believes He
Knows All About It.
THREE INVOLVED, SAYS HE
Declares Story Which Dying Girl Told
About "a Stranger" Was Fabrication
Intended to Shield the Guilty Parties.
Declares He Has Convincing Evidence.

WANAQUE, y. J., April 25.-Coroner
Eermullen, of Passaic county, after per-
sonaI investigation OF the facts connected
with the mysterious death by poison of
Marietta Oden. declared today that the
girl was murdered. and that he has evil
denee connecting three men with the
crime
The coroner likens the case 10 that OF
Jennie Rossehieter. and says that the
facts which ne VIII develop at the inquest
will bring the guilty men to punishment.
He says Marietta oden tried to shield
the men when she lay dying. aad to do so
told the story of having net a stranger.
The evidence against the men, he SAYS.
viii DE- convincing. The coroner said.
For obvious reasons I cannot tell who
these men are now But when the facts
are disclosed at the inquest they will be
named and VIII be arrested and punished.
I expect to have the chemists report
en- the analysis OF the contents Of the
girls stomach tomorrow. Until I get that
it cannot be positively stated what poison
caused the girls death, but all the symp-
toms would point to arsenic"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
MURDERER SCHAUB
HANGED In NEWARK
Begged and Wore a Carna-
ton at Execution.
Force Of the Drop Partially Tore His
Head Of, and Blood Spurted IN All
Directions.

NEWARK, N J, April 25.-Henry
Schaub, condemned for the murder of his
wife and child, was hanged at the Essex
county jail, n Newark Street, this morn
ing
The drop fell at 1911 O'Clock. and the
force Of the sudden lureh downward
nearly severed The mans head from his
body Blood spuTted in ell directions.
Schaub declared mis- 5nnocenee in the
sight of God and man just before the
moose was put around his neck He said
he foTgave al Lis enemies
About o'clock Schaub sent for Warden
F. J. Hosp ard asked If he could not have
a carnatioH to wear in his buttonhoIe on
the scaffold. The warden has fine gar
den. but no carnations were included in
the collection, so the gardener was sent
scurrying around tie neighborhood to get
one.
The search proved successful and schaub
was as pleased as a child as he placed it
on his coat. He died with it on
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
TO DETECT PoISONS.
The Body Tries to Sweat Them Gu

The Body Tries TO Sweat Them Out.
At a convention OF medical men in St.
Louis the effects OF coffee drinking were
carefully considered. It was unanimously
agreed that while coffee does not seem 10
injure some persons TO others it is a rank
poison. The effect on different persons Is,
Of course, very different. IN some the
heart IS affected. in others the kidneys,
again the stomach or bowels, or the eyes.
ard in nervous cases the pTCstratiCn IS
spread over the whole body
As an illustration, man in Hinton, ".
Va. experienced well defined symptoms
Of poisoning from coffee he says: I
used coffee great many years with no
apparent i'll effects, but about nine years
ago I began being sick I became dull.
lost my ambition had dizziness, my eye
sight was very bad and kept getting
worse. and al times ] could hardly navi-
gate at ALL felt ! was going TO fall ey-
cry minute. and finally became so bad
would have TO sit down and rest three or
four times in q distance Of twice that
many blocks.
went from one physician TO another
and faithfully took their prescriptions but
the case was so complex that they could
not successfully diagnose it. 1 finally
went to New York city to the Vanderbilt
Clinic for treatment. There my case was
diagnosed as neurasthenia. Every morn
ing about g, would have kind OF spasm-
The perspiration would break out all over
the palms Of my hands, and my hair
would be wringing wet; every nerve IN
the body would be affected, and my heart
would jump and beat at fearful rate.
This condition would generally last for
about two hours What / suffered no one
can understand.
1T finally came TO me that these terrible
sweats and spasms were Just the same as
IN cases where people are poisoned and
nature tries to throw of the poison
through the pores So ! concluded that
something I was taking must act like a
poison and I decided It was coffee. / left
ID of one morning and had q fearful head
ache all day. a sure sign that I was being
held up by a drug, so that evening !
bought some Postum and the next morning
had II for breakfast IN place of coffee I
was surprised, for I could hardly tell il
from coffee. That day I was only little
sick about the usual time, and from the
next day until now, something over thir-
teen months. ! have never felt even the
remotest return OF the spasms.
4 steadily got strong my weight has
increased from 130 pounds to 147 pounds,
and ! am a well man. The seven years
of suffering from coffee poison will al
ways remain with me as horrible night
mare" Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
PEACE WITH MINERS ASSURED
Anthracite Men Said to Have Waived
Recognition Claim.

NEW YORK, April 25.-The concilia-
ton committee Of the National Civic Fed
Grafton will meet at the Mission Build
ing here tomorrow morning to settle the
threatened strike Of 900 coal miners
in the anthracite coal regions.
It is asserted that there will be no
strike; that the miners have waived their
claim to recognition for the union, and
the only question viii be the wage scale,
which will be adjusted satisfactorily to
both sides.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
WlFE'S LETTER GAVE TIP.
Young Stenographer Charged With Theft
Of Diamond Ring.

ATLANTIC CITY, y. J., April Is
John Emmett Gordon. twenty-one years
old, a steBographer employed in a beach
front hotel, was committed in default of
$3.50 bail TO answer the charge of having
robbed Frederick Moore of New York,
- > diamond ring valued at $3.50 and $40
in cash last summer AS he was being
led back to the jail by Detective Baitzeil
Gordon broke away. but a vOliey Of pistol
shots brought - half-dozen officers into
the race, and before two squares were
covered he was captured
Gordon's arrest was due to a letter re-
csived here from his wife inquiring if
a certain ring had been stolen, and stat
ting that one of the kind had been pawn
ed for $50 Gordon denied that he stole
the ring, but surrendered the pawn ticket
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
BRIBERY INVESTIGATION
COMES TO NOTHING
Pittsburg's Council Committee Fails to
Learn Anything.

PITTSBURG, Pa, April 25--The com
mittee Of the select branch of the city
council appointed to investigate the brib
cry charges growing out Of the election
of the president of that body concluded its
labors last night without having reached
any results
Every member who was before the com
rnittee testified under oath that he hadn't
been approached in any but legitimate
way.
None had been offered any consideTa-
ton TO vote for either candidate.
No tangible evidence could be secured
on which the matter could be presented to
the prosecuting attorney.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
Good for Rheumatism.

Last fall ] was taken with very severe at
tack Of muscular rheumatism, which caused me
great pain and annoyance. After trying ssysTal
prescriptions and rheumatic cures / decided TO
use Chamberiain's Pain Balm, which l had seen
advertised in the South JerseyIaan." After two
applications Of this remedy was much better,
and after using bottle was completely cured
2Ailte Harris, Salem, n. j. For sale by i,snTy
Evans Wholesale and Retail, go and 924 Street
aSTth1 sst, and all druggists.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
Sighting Of the Boats.

" What's a fishing boat doing out here,
SEQ miles from land? It's a shipwrecked
crew. I think I had better report it TO
Captain Dalton, was the answer of the
officer Of the deck
Wei, they changed their course, and
when they got near Captain jenkins boat
the captain shouted: Run your boat
alongside which he did, and it was
hauled up on the davits with the crew all
in it Then they cleared the dayits and
took my boat up
All day We cruised in a circle, looking
for the other two boats. We found one of
them After dark we gave up the search
and the captain OF the BOrdereT said that
as he was going arr ind the Horn he
would put US in at PeTnambuco. which he
did. We landed there March %. We heard
at Barbados that the other men had al
ready arrived there safely"
The boat which contained De Veira
lost track Of the other boats about 9
O. clock the night the Kathleen sank.
Thinking that the captains boat had
nearly full sail set because it was ahead,
De Eeira shook out his sail and when
morning came no boat was to he seen
He had outSaiIed them. De Veira decided
that there was only one thing to do with
his limited supply Of provisions, and that
was to steer for land He set his course
SltiC vest By HIS DOttN-t No4iEteSS, anu Netl-
cUIated how he should divide the prOvi-
sions. He had a tin can cover which
would hold about a tablespoonful Of water.
This amount he allowed each man to drink
twice a day, at a. m and s p n At
the same time he gave each finger length
Of bareback His bread gave out the day
before the island of Dominica was sighted.
and the water hel5 out until they landed
The heat was so intense that al day long
he mon were OBLIGED m throw 10 sea
water over themselves to keep from being
n,-arcn-,p
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
RESIGNS HIS COMMISSION.
Naval Constructor Lawrence Spear to
Engage IN Business.

Naval Constructor Lawrence Spear has
rendered to the President the resignation
OF his commission in the navy He in
tends to enter private business.
Mr. Spear entered the Naval Academy
from Ohio in 1856 and was graduated at
the head Of his class Then re went to
Greenwich, England. to take a course in
marine architecture, and was GRADUATED
No 1 there
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
]. H. PR0CT0R'S AUTO
CAUSES TWO RUNAWAYS
Settles With the Sufferers and Says He
VIII Have Machine Painted Black.


LAKEWOOD, " J., April 25-J. H.
ProctoT's big white automobile caused two
runaway accidents yesterday afternoon.
In one of the vehicles were Mrs. VIII
liam Brown and daughter. Of Freehold
Both were thrown out. Mrs Browns
hand was lacerated and she sustained
some bruises. Her daughter was not hurt.
The other vehicle was delivery wagon
which was smashed in a collision with a
tree.
This makes three runaways caused by
Mr. Proctor's machine this week
Mr. Proctor went 20 the drug store
where Mrs Brown and her daughter were
being cared for, expressed his regret and
made liberal settlement. He also settled
with the owner Of the other horse and
wagon Then he hurried on to Georgian
court, where ne played in polo match
Mr. Proctor said that he will have his
machine painted black
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
DIED OF BROKEN HEART AT 90.
Shock Of Granddaughters Death IN SAM
tarium Killed Norris.

DANBURY. Conn. April 25.-Benjamin
Deforest Norris, grandfather Of Miss
Marie c. Norris, who died in DR.. Blinn's
sanitarium in New York about three
weeks ago under circumstances which led
to the arrest OF Dr. Blinn, is dead. He
never left his bed after the funeral OF his
granddaughter. OF whom he was very fond
He died Of a broken heart.
DR.. Norris was ninety-two years old
and was one OF the best known residents
of that part of the State He was born
on the farm where ne died.
Mrs. 3. c. Norris, Of New Preston,
mother of Miss Norris, is III and has
kept to her bed since the funeral OF her
daughter.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
Amateur Baseball,

The Columbus defeated the InvincibIes
Tuesday in an exciting game, by the
score Of to s. The feature Of the game
was the saapPy and quick fielding Of the
victors- The lineup of the Columbias
was as follows: Bittenbender, third
base: QuantriIIe. second base; Brown,
shortstCp; Pitts, center field; Baxter,
first base; F. Symanoskie, left field;
Sterne, right field; Stormes. catcher. and
J. Symonoskie. pitcher The Columbus
would Ike games with all teams ayerag
ing seventeen years Address all chal-
leuges to T. H. Quantrille, manager, 800
Ninth Street northeast.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
OF
STEEL TRUST CAPITAL
GERMANY DENIES EXISTENCE
OF GRAVE TROUBLE IN CHINA
Foreign Office Issues a Note Saying Sit
uation Has Been Exaggerated.

BERLIN, April 25.-The German fereigp
Office has issued note categoricaIIy de
nying the recent sensational and alarm
ing news from Peking about the proba-
bility Of further trouble in China.
The note says the situation has been
highly exaggerated
The foreign comma ndeTs have not
adopted any extra precautionary meas
ures.
The Empress Dowager viii return to the
palace from her visit to eastern tOmbs on
Tuesday
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
Two Days of Rough Weather.

There vas good weather until TWO days
before Dominica was reached, when it be
came rough It was necessary. 10 keep
two men bailine, to keep the boat free
Of water It was a glad sight that greeted
their eyes when on March . they saw
Dominica After landing and being fed,
they we're sent to Antigua, where George
Sawter, the United States consul, pTovid-
ed them with clothing and started them
for home
The first sinking Of = ship by whale,
according 70 the captain of the vessel
which was sunk, who is now living at
Nantucket. occurred IN the Pacific Ocean
II took eighty-seven days to reach the
Sandwich Islands in an open boat Be
fore land was sighted cannibalism had
been Tesorted to 10 preserve life Ac-
cording to the story, the first lot 20 decide
who should die fell on the captain, who
was the only man in the boat who IN
derstood navigation, and 1t was necessary
to cast a second ballot The second lot
fell upon the captain. also. so 1t was
decided TO take negro member of the
crew.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
ALLEGED PLOT TO KILL
ANOTHER RUSSIAN MINISTER
Plan to Stay NJ Pobedonostzef Said to
Have Been Discovered.

ST PETERSBURG. April 25.-It is re-
ported that plot against the life Of
VI Pobedonostzef, the minister Of religion.
has been discovered, and that detectives
have been sent to London TO try and dis
cover the plot center.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Standing Of the Teams.
Yesterdays Scores.

At Brooklyn, IS; PhiEa-
delphia, 6.
At Pittsburg-Chicago 5; Pittsburg, 8.
At New YoTk-Boston, s: View York, 1.
At Observation-Disclosures, 9; St. Louis.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25

The Orioles for the second time this
season defeated the Gonzaga College sec
ond team by a score Of z to g. The
Orioles would like to hear from all teams
whose average Is fifteen years. Address
challenges TO Arnold Fenton, 1910 North
Capitol Street
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25

First base by errors-Washington, 2;
Boston 4 Left on Decentralization, 6,
Boston. s. First base on balls-Of Young
1 Struck Out-By Young. 3; by Carrick,
/. Home Tuns-DriII, Ferris, Collins. Two
base hits-Frceman, ,; Young, StahI- Sac
riHce hit-Young. Stolen base-FeTris.
Double Plays-WolveTtoB to Coughiiu; Pa
rent to Ferris % LaChance- Hit by pitch
eT-By Young. / UmpiTe-Sheriden. Time
Of game hour and 20 minutes.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
KID CARTER AND SHARKEY
MAY BE BROUGHT TOGETHER
Formers Manager to Challenge Sailor for
Any Kind of a Fight.

Any KIND OF Fight.
CINCINNATI, April 25.-Kfd Carter,
who is training at Norwood Inn for his
fight with Marvin Hart at Louisville on
May 3. and Tom SharIey may be seen
in the ring after the Carter-Hart fight.
Joe Macias, Carter's manager, has sent
a challenge to sharkey, and will DO all in
his power to bring about match between
the Xii and the sailor
Carter IS a middleweight. but Macias Is
so confident his pTotege can defeat
Sharkey that he is willing to put the men
in the ring together for any number Of
rounds
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
IN The BASEBALL WORLD
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Standing of the Teams.

Where They Play Today.
Boston at Washington.
Detroit at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Baltimore.
Cleveland at St. Louis.
Yesterdays scores
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25

Commencing Saturday, April %, viii have di-
rect information daily from the New York
tracks on two horses. Terms 81 per day.
For full particulars address Box 2s3, Times Of
fee.
AL communications strictly confidential.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
Details of Proposed Plan
Issued By Officers.
WHAT THE PROBLEM IS
Committee Desires to Secure Fifty Add
tional Millions and Yet Keen the Inter
est Account Within Present Limit.
How It Is Proposed 20 Do This.

NEW YORK. April .25.-The stock
holders of the United States Steel Cor
poration this morning received by mail
a circular from President Schwab and
Chairman Gary, of the corporation. Civ
ing the details of the proposed plan for
readjusting its capitalization.
The circular states that economies in
manufacture still greater than those
which already have been accomplished
may be effected if plans of Improvement
now proposed be carried out
1t is estimated by the executive com
mittee that the expenditure of about $685.
100000 for such improvements will effect
saving in manufacture of $4,000, 600
annually, and also under normal condi-
tons would Substantially increase the
output, thus adding rom $40, 1000 900 to
$15,000.00O to the yearly profit. That these
expenditures could be met gradually from
surplus earnings the management does
not doubt, but this would necessitate ex-
tending them over a period of years, and
correspondingly would postpone the real
ization Of the profits which by the i'm
mediate use of the money could be OBJ
tanned promptly
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
Games Scheduled for Today.

Boston at Philadelphia.
New York at Brooklyn
Chicago at Pittsburg.
St. Louis at Cincinnati.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
WHALE-WRECKED
SAILORS STORY

sighted smoke on the horizon and steeTed
toward it I saw him leaving his course
and concluded he saw something that
looked like rescue. so ] followed suit II
proved 20 be the steamer BordereT. bound
from Baltimore for a Chilean port, with
coal The people on the BOTdeTeT sighted
US and stood down toward US. 1 heard
afterwaTd that il was the chief engineer
who discovered US He had just come
on deck and saw us over the staT5Oard
bow There's a sail he said to the Off
Ger OF the deck Probably a fishing
hat
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
Committees Conclusion.

'fThe unanimous conclusion OF the fin
ance and executive committees is that
considering the vast aggregate value Of
the physical properties, the proposed
$250, 0O0, 600 increase OF bonds from 5000.
OO0,0GO to $3.50. 900. 0G0 is wise ana coz
sentative the preferred stock issued be
ing simultan sousIy decreased 40 .Uer. cent
OF S20G 0GO 0Gt
The consequent $4,000. 600 reduction Of
dividend payment as compared With the
So 800, 000 increase Of interest. would re-
suit in a net annual saving of 81 500 600
exceeding by $4,000 the annual sinking
fund circulation of 81 COZ, 600 to be required
by the proposed mortgage, aud which in
vested at per cent would be sufficient in
sixty years to pay off all CT the $685.
geo 600 bonds
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
Necessary Expenditures

The circular refers to certain improve
ments which the various subsidiary com
panies had under way when they were
absorbed by the Steel Corporation. These
=mprovem ents were in such condition that
it was inn ossibIe to stop all construction,
and in order to finish the work cash pay
ment has been made during the year
amounting to S15, 600. 600.
Within TIE next few months viii fall
due payments aggregating about $10,-
00O, GEO TO properties purchased almost
Immediately after the corporation was or
gained
In the preliminary report to stockhold-
ers these payments were described as
purchase money obligations"
The management desires to capitalize
both the SO, 000, O00 expended during the
year for commitment made prior to the
corporate organization, and the S1O, 000.-
200 yet to be paid for properties as stated
above.
The mana cement also desires 20 run out
the plans of Improvement of the sub
sidiary companies, which were in course
OF execution when the corporation was
formed For this purpose 81, 000, 600
ShCUld he avail bJo
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
Finance Committees Problem.

The problem confronting the finance
committee has been to make provision for
this $50,CG0, 600 required for the three pur-
poses -eferred to above. without issuing
preferred stock. which stock cannot be
sold at less than par and which, If sold at
par, would be entitled 20 the dividends at
the rate OF FER cent. and would III
crease by $3.5O0. 600 the present annual
dividend requirements or the corporation.
The circular says.
after discussion with some of the
principal stockholders, it appeared praC-
ticable TO TearPange your corporation
capital (Which in round numbers now con
sists Of $500 COO 600 Of bonds, $500 600 600
of preferred stock, and $500 600, GOO Of
common stock, by substituting for $780,
900 of the preferred stock, $500, 600.
0o0 Of sinking fund sixty-year 3 per cent
mortgage gold bonds and by selling $50
coo additional bonds Of such issue for
each As the preferred stock bears per
cent dividend, while the bonds would bear
but 5 per cent interest the S5O. 600 600 de-
sired could in this way be added to the
corporate resources and the aggregate of
the annual charges for interest and diYi-
dends instead Of being increased s.. 800
600 would be decreased. 81 800, 600, as com
pared with the present sum total of these
two requirements.
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Other Sinking Funds.

ITO Offset the exhaustion of ere beds.
coal and deterioration OF plants various
sinking funds are now being maintained
1.-THE further provision of this addition
al sinking fund to retire the proposed new
bonds is n effect equivalent to retiring 40
per cent of the preferred stock in sixty
years without increasing the aggregate Of
the present interest and dividend charges
in fact. decreasing them by net saving
OF about $500, 600 a year"
To further the success OF the plan there
has been formed a syndicate. including
some directors, which will require four
fifths of the + per cent as Compensation tt
be paid to J. P Morgan & Co, as under
writer's. Each preferred stockholder shall
be offered the right TO subscribe for the
new bonds TO the extent of one-half of his
holdings in preferred stock and ID per
cent in cash.