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Iwttiittg :uauHK ruit AOC PRItS IMPORT COVERS TMI MORNINQ FliLD ON THH LOWER COLUMBIA ! 1 I J VOLUME LX NO. 20.1 ASTORIA. OREfiON, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 2. 1900 PRICE FIVE CENTS JOHi HOui HANGED Convicted Murderer and Bigamist Is Dead. MARRIED 13 TIMES Hoch Wedded iVomen, Secured Their Money and Pois oned Them. HE FACES DEATH CALMLY Mimlrter Dies With a Prayer on Hit Ll (or the Ollicers of the Law Who Took Hit Life-lawyers Will Appeal the Caw. ( lll AGO, lVli. 2.1. - .lohan Hoch fun vet rd murdcter and eoiifccd higa-am-1 , who if In- ntmirii me Uuc, waa out vi tlie TCaUat aiminaU the conn try has ever known, hanged today or the poisoning uf Ilia wife, Marie Walker Hoch. . J I ltunul tin tli a he always nid lie would, calmly and without (cur. lie dint with a prayer on lip for th tillicei of tlm law who look life, ami, u (or word o( "Good live" hi ln-t utterance wax tlir n -. 1 1 i i tliut )ir n innocent. 'Id.- Iut scene in tlii caiecr of I loch cniuc at 1:114 llii afternoon, while his fi I tortx' v were Mill making desperate lTort to mi vi' him. Mix death, the law yer y, ha not ended i ! inyn in liia behalf ami tiny promise to carry the luai- to tin' United Slates Supreme Omit anil if it i ileriileil lie wb tin Saw fully handed, proceedings will lie coniiiii'ii'vil again! the iittlcem who of llciat-d at. the execution. Hoch in lielicveil to huve collie H ifii niilly from Nonweilcr, a miiuiII town in ivi iiuiiiy, not fur from llingcn on ihe Ithine. 1 1 it father, .lacob Kchmitt, iH eiml to -till reside thcie, A wife, up Jmscd to he the 1 1 1 t wife of Ilorh, is li No iing in the sunic place. In November, Ihii.'i, he married Miy Ilia nk in in (hi l ity, mid left In r the liny ufter the wedding because ahe re fused to give, lit r i money, In April, H!MI, Hoch nmrried Martha Hertdlcld, mid left her in four immlha after ob taining limn her .tMH). His next wife js -aid to have Wen Mary Hoch of A heeling. W. Va. In the full of iHttti Hoch married htra I'.uiti'll of t'inciniinti, a ml she died vilhin three months of the marriage. In .lunimry, 1HU7, he was married to Juliii Hose in Hamilton, Ohio, and abau tinned her after obtaining $700. On D niher f, l'M)4, Hoeh was mar ried to Mrs. Marie Wclcker, a widow; of thia city, the won . ti 'if whose murder lie was eondeu Hoch, after being lnced in jail n .admitted that he luid I'cen nut'' -fcJiyrteeii tiinea, hut always deniei Sc luid caused the death of an; s wive, llo was placed on tri ' It), and on May 20 Ihe jury ret... i verdict finding him AMERICANS HAVE FIERCE BATTLE WITH BANDITS IX PASO, Texas, Feb .2.1.-Tli. at tempted robbery of an American putty vhch left here luBt week for the Do lores minea was reported today. While .passing through a narrow defllo tha party was fired on. Smith, the leader of the party, gave orders to return the guilty of murder, and fixing the pun-1-hiMcnl, . a deiith. On dune II, aentertce wh piii on him, tlm dale of the execution lielntf net for dune ti.'l, (iov rnor Ieneeii granted him a reprieve until July 2H. Within one hour of the time e(. for hi execution, Hoch wan jjiven ii accoiid lenpite until Annual 2ft. Ilefoie thi. date arrived, however, the Suoreiiie Court iant'd a permit of cod aldeiallon of hi cae liy the emiit. On IVccimImt 1.1 the court handed down a iIccIhIoii nlliiininu the verdict of the lower court and llxitiK the date of exe cution for Fehmary 2.1. The lat effort mado hy Ifocli to ae cure a new trial ended on Fehrtiary 21, when Governor )eneen and the Hoard of I'aiiloii lefiied to iiitcifrrv In hi hehalf. HART LOSES. Tommy Burnt tCalna Decision Over Maryln Hart. US AMilll.ia, li-b. 23. Ily tho.o u liu look Mul l In Hal t' claim to the Hiulil'a iliainiiiiiihliii title aer ioiialy, Tommy Iturna may now lie cntiiidcred the heuvueiuhl champion, iturna decia ivcly outMilntei! Hart tutiiht and waa Kiwn the deelion at the end of the I went id h round. I'toni Mart lo flniah, witli the poaailde en pt ni of the tenth and twelfth round, when Hart had a very aiiuill udvaiitiicc, Hum outfought the liik'k'er man, out em-ruled him, anil la-al him at every point in the Kiime of Imsinjf. At time Hum, although jreat ly littiidiiiiiM'd in weight and licij;lit, made Halt look like n tiolii-. TWO TRAINS COLLIDE Fast Mail Train Strikes a Fast Freight on S. P. R. R. INDIAN HOBO IS INJURED Engineer of Fast Freight Forgets About Passenger Train and Collision Re sultsEngines and Cart are Smashed Several Injured SALT I.AKK CITY, Teh. 2.1-The fat mail which left Oakland yesterday nt'tci imnn on the Southern Pacific met the funt fieijjht wet lioiind on a curve cilil mile went of W'elU, Nov., thi afternoon. An Indian htrtilhij; a ride on the freight wit lindlv injured and two liiiikciiieii on the piihseuer train were cut and lir.iied. Six or seven mail clerk were ahaken up and bruied hut none mo aeriously a to reiiiire nicilieal nltention. The engines and sev eral freight ear were amnahed tip and a hangup' ear demolished. The engineer of the freight admit he forgot all about the piiciif,'er train, which had the ri-iht of wuv. JAILED WITHOUT WARRANT. CIS1ITI.K CIIKKK. I'di. 2:1, Kdward (iiecn. 11 miner, arrested Monday sup posedly with a warrant on instruction of the Idaho authorities, in the result of an investigation of the Meunenbprg assassiniil ion, was released today by the district court. No charges of any kind were tiled ujjaiust him. (!recn de clares he will sue for damage and false imprisonment. firo following which, a regular battle ensued in which three of the party wove killed. Smith kept up a running fight for miles before escaping. The Gover nor of Chihuahua haa offered $50,000 reward for the bandits dead or alive. It is reported the bamliU are Americana. JAPANESE ARE BUTCHERS Korean People Murdered Without Cause. EMPEROR IN TERROR Japanese Butcher Men and Women and Confiscate Their Property. WIFE OF EMPEROR MURDERED Archdeacon Jeffries Statei Koreans Are Greatly Oppressed by Japi Who Confiscate Their Property and Kill Them if They Protest SAX KKAXU.sai, Kil. 2.1. -According to Archdeacon .IcITeric i the Epiaoopal church who has just returned from the Orient, Korean atp pTeatW oppressed by the Japanese. He ys that when a Konean object to the eon fiaiatiiiii of his property, he is falaely charged with conspiracy and shot or handed on the aume day. The execu tions in ome rasca are horrible, and .lelferiea lias brought number of photo to prove the truth of his assertions Kven s woman is not exempt and their bodica, he says, are allowed to bang in the street a for day at a time. The Koreans are reduced to abject slavery. The Knitcror i in a state of constant terror, and frequently calls iikjii the American legation to watch over him during the night lest he sufTer the same fate as his wife, whom he believes the Jiipanep murdered. No Cause For Alarm. WASHINGTON, Feji. 23.-The Sec retary of State has received a message from Minister Rockhill in Pekin stat ing that he see no cause for undue ap prehension. He considers caution and watchfulness is always necessary, but he believes the published reports of uneasiness are without cause. The mis sionary troubles are not more frequent than usual and are due, as were the Shanghai riots, to local causes, liock hill says the Chinese government ap preciates the importance of preventing hostilities against foreigners, mid that it. was recently cautioned by Japan in this regard and has declared its de termination to ensure their safety, un der all circumstances. The dispatch adds that while the bovcott mav continue with local friction, nothing more ser inns is apprehended by those on the ground. GARFIELD CROSS-EXAMINED. ClIll'.VlU), Feb. 2.1. -- Commissioner (iarlicld was subjected to n severe cross examination in the packers' trial today. He admitted that during the investiga tion he turned over certain information to the. department of justice, but as serted it was not in any way connected with the present cases. No information, he says, gained from the packers was turned over to the department of jus t ice. FARMERS STRIKE. Agriculturalists Will Hold Wheat For One Dollar Per Bushel. INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 21 A strike of 200,0(10 farmers composing the American Society of Equity is called for March 1st. Kveryono who responds to the call vill agree to withhold from the market any agricultural products exciting nt prices decreed equitable by the. organization's officials. The orga nizers claim producers should get a dol lar per bushel for wheat 110 matter what the size of the crop. RELISHES ACTION. House GIi to Get After Railroad Rate Combinations. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. Preceded by a delrnte which indicated no hesi tancy, but. rather a relish at taking ac tion against the alleged railroad com bination, the House agreed without op position today to the Tillman-Gillespie resolution directing the Inter-Ktate Commerce Commission to make an Im mediate inquiry and report regarding the alleged restraints of trade on the part of certain railroads in the handling of coal and oil. Mann, ff Illinois, expressed the fear that the guilty of ficials might anvil themselves of the law, which exempts from ' prosecution, persona who U-stify in an inquiry and cautioned Ihe committee to get its in formation from sources which would not exempt the possibly guilty par ties. The House devoted the remainder of the day to minor matti-p and passed several bills. WANTED HER MONEY. Woman Rushes Back Into Burning House and Perishes. CHICAGO. Feb. 21. - Ket nriiing to her tl.it for her money Mr. John Hanb-y met hee death last night in a burning apartment. Mrs. Hanley had gone from the building with her son at the first alarm. When the firemen had put out Ihe blaze they found the woman uncon scious in a closet of her apartment on the third floor. She expired a few min utes later. Three other craon were injured. The loss was $.7000. R Turkish Government Trying to Subdue Arabian Revolt. HAS A HARD PROPOSITION Rebellion is Spreading and Turkish Troops Sent to Scene of Uprising Mutiny Sultan Holds Con Conference with Ministers CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. 2.1-An ex traordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers has been summoned to confer with the Sultan at the Yildiz Palace and deal with the situation at Yemen, Turkish Arabia. The hitherto localized revolt in Yemen against Turkish rule has lieen fanned into n more widespread rebellion by a warlike proclamation of Sheik Mahmud Yohia. A number of tribes have joined the rebel Shiek and the encounters with Turkish ivbel troops which have taken place at various points indicate that the situation is critical. Turkey is embarrassed by the objec tion of the troops to go to Yemen. Further lvinforcemeiits which were on their way there mutinied on board the transport in the Red Sea early this week and refused to do any duty until they received their arrears of payment. LOST DORA RETURNS. VICTORIA. Feb. 2:). The long over due stenmer Dora, which reached the Port of l.os Angeles this afternoon at 4 o'clock, had been re-Insured at ninety per cent and given up as lost. The fifty people on board, are well. The Dora was blown otf hep course. SLIGHTLY DAMAGED. YOKOHAMA, Feb. 21. The steamer Minnesota, from Seattle to Honk Kong, which was reported on fire in her third hold, on the trip bus proceeded. The vessel is very slightly damaged. ENGINES BREAK DOWN. NORFOLK, Feb. 23. The torpedo boat Winslow was towed to a mooring at the Norfolk navy yard this afternoon from sea by the naval tug Mohawk, with her engines completely disabled. The Winslow left New York Tuesday and suffered three breakdowns on the trip. She was reported in distress and the Mohawk rushed to the scene. UPRISING GROWING HEPBURN BILL REPORTED The Committee Reports Measure Unamended. riLLMAN IS HONORbD Democrat Chosen to Report the House Bill Without Amendment. ACTION IS UNPRECEDENTED First Time in History Republican Sen ate Committee Has Given a Democrat Control of an Im portant Measure. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.1. By a vote of 8 to 5, the Senate commitee on Inter state Commerce agreed to report the He pi 1 urn liill without amendment, but the 1'e-olution reserved to members of the committee freedom of action con cerning the amendments offered in the Senate. By a vote of five to three, the Republicans prevailing, Senator Till man." a Democrat," was given the honor of reporting the bill. This establishes a precedent, in that a Republican Sen ate commiteu ha given a Democrat control of an important measure passed by a Republican House, and endorsed by a Republican President. Elkins after the committee meeting characterized it as "Socialism" to have a Democrat report from a Republican committee to a Republican Senate, a bill reported by a Republican committee to the House and passed by a Republi can House. He believed the bill should be in charge of Dolliver, who insisted that it lie reported as it came from the) House. The minority, after a failure to get together last night held another con ference this morning, when an agree ment was reached to report the bill without recommendation of any char acter. The minority did not make their decision known to the committee and the conservatives attempted to amend the first section of the bill. Senator Dolliver moved to report the bill fav orably as prepared by the House. The Democrat asked time to consider the subject and a recess was taken until 2 o'clock. The Democrats agreed to stand as a unit for the Hepburn bill with the reservation. On the advice of Aldrich the reservation was made a part of the resolution. As soon as the result was made known speculation commended of the method of proceedure on the floor. It is pre dicted every possible obstructive tactic, will be resorted to. This, however, is contradicted by Senators Aldrich and Cwno and other leading Senators not members of the committee. They stat ed they believed the prominence of the question and the interest taken by tlv whole American people entitled it to an early consideration. They agreed, how ever, on all sides that the discussion will be prolonged, ami undoubtedly as CINCINNATI BANKS PAY COUNTY TREASURER MONEY CINCINNATI, Feb. 23. -County Treasurer ITynicka has received about $20,000 in gratuities from various banks for deposits of public funds according to his testimony today before the com mission, appointed by the State Sen ate to investigate the publio offices in bitter as any that has taken place in the Senate. All factions concede the Hepburn bill will puss the Senate. The only contest will lie over the effort to incorporate some court of review provision. STRIKE ENDS. Steamfitter's Union Decides to End tht Sympathetic Strike. CHICAGO, Feb. 2.1. The sympathetic strike of the steamfitters came to a sudden end yesterday when the joint arbitration board of the Steamfitter I'nion and the Master Steamfitters or dered the men to return to work. The trouble originated some days ago, when the steamfitters employed at a new downtown building walked out in vio lation of their contract because they objected to the presence of non-union stonecutters. A new scale of wages fop building employes was signed, which gives 33 cents an hour to 10,000 hod carriers em ployed in Chicago. Men working on Caissons will receive aO cents an hour. The new scale has lieen under consid eration by the masons and builders' association for some time. i. TO DEFEND MINERS. IUTTK. Mont., Feb. 23. Five thou sand dollar have be-n appropriated by the Mill and Smeltermen's Cni.m of this city to aid in the defense of Charles II. Mover, Haywood, Pettibone, and Or chard who are suspected of the murder of ex-Governor Steunenberg of Idaho. WRIT IS ISSUED Steunenberg Suspects Allowed Habeas Corpus Writ. RETURNABLE MARCH FIRST Application Based on Extradition Sta tute of U. S. No Provision For Conspiracy in one State and Commiting in Another. 1 BOISE, Feb. 23. The Supreme Court late this afternoon issued a writ of habeas corpus in the cases of Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone, accused of the murder of ex-Governor Steunenberg. The writ is made returnable March 1st, when the time will be set for their healing. The application is based an the extradition statute of the Unite States. That is a real point, though many violations of the constitutions of the state and the United States are alleged. The extradition statute pro vides for the extradition of persons, who have committed, a crime in one state and flee from its jurisdiction to another state. It is claimed there is no provision whereby the men can be extradited for conspiring in one state fon the commission of a crime in an other. The intention is to carry the point to the United States Supreme Court on a writ of error, if the State Supreme Court refuses to release the prisoners on a writ. It is not expect ed the state courts will release them, but it is desired to save a point. Under the laws of Idaho, an accessory before the fact is made the principal and the prosecution claims there is no doubt the men can be held. It is ad mitted by attorneys generally that the point is a nice one. Cincinnati and Hamilton counties. Previous to Hynicka's testimony ser eral bankers testified to paying gratui ties to various parties connected with, the county treasurer's office, such pay ments being an expression of apprecia tion for deposits of public funds.