loner BGANIST | fT MURDERER. S———— ; owsaet Fousht For Lite Until Fad. Married Fifty Women, Many of Whem He Peolsoned After Securing Their Estates. CHICAGO, Feb. 21 —Johann Hoch, bigamist and wife murderer, was hang. al in the county jail here and proved execution ever performed in this city. For nearly four hours befure Hoch stepped ou the gallows his lawyers fought with ight and milan In the state and federal Ourts to delay the execution, Hoch walked upon the scaffold quiets ty and stoed directiy under the noose will heels together sud bead erect, [lke & soldiér on je. He was pale, but composed wud roll of courage. Rev. Mr. Burklaod was steadily re- citing the prayers for the dying when Deputy Steril Peters asked Hoch to step back upon the trap. He took two JOHANN HOCH. steps quickly, glanced down to see if he was In the priper place snd then turned his face to the deputy sheriff “Do you want to say something?’ * {asked Deputy Sheriff Peters, and Hoel replied, “Yes.” Mr. Burklaud was still reciting-the prayer, and Jaller Whitman held out his band to silence him, Hoch thém said in a strong voice: “Father, forgive them. They know not what they do. | must die an lune cent man. Goodly.” He chopped off the words In a short, incisive manuer, and before his voice was silenced the drop fell Dr. McNamarn, the county physician, the peck being Lroken. Rev. J. R. Burkiand, one of Hoch's spiritual advisers, sald later that Hoch bad confessed. “Did he confess to the murder?’ he was asked. The clergyman besitated and then auswered, “Well, he sald timt Le had been a bigamist and a very wicked man.” Hoch's fight for life as the minutes slipped by and the hands of the clock crept to the hour when be was doowed unless the courts should luterfere was the most dramatic ever known. Bual- gess was practically suspended in the dewntown section of the city while the lawyers for the condemned man raced back and forth between the federal buliding and the county fall, Hoch bade an affectionate farewell to his wife, Mrs, Emilie Fischer Hoch," his Jast wife, who has stuck to him through the trial and condemnation, at an early hour. There have been criminals who made murder a fine art and burglars who had safe cracking and bouse breaking down to~= science. Johann Hoch was a clev- srer kind of ¢riminal. He made a Lusi- uess of preying upon gullible and fool- Ish women, particularly widows, whom be luduced to marry him. He then got bold of their property and afterward deserted them. He was the record big- awmist of modern times, and the aunals of eriminology In America do net con- tain the record of such another. It has been estimated that fully fifty women fell victims to his wiles. Only Jobann Hoch himself knew the exact number, With his bigamies the man mixed mur. der, choosing with cunning calculation arsenic as the best means of getting his burdensome mates out of the way and preveuting discovery, Hoch was born In Germany and has always been reticent regarding hig ca reer iu this country, and his first wife married In the United States Is be lieved to have been Mrs. Martha Steln- brecher, to whom be was married In 1585. After living with Hoch for four mouths sbe dled, the cause of death belug given as nephritis. In November, 1865, he married Mary Rankin in this city and left Ler the day after the wed: ding because she refused te give bim money. In April, 1808. Hoch married Martha Hertzfitld and left ber in four months after obtaining from her $800. His next wife is sald to have been Mary Hoch of Wheeling, W. Va. She died of nephritis after three months, In the fall of 1596 Hoch married Cls- ra Bartell of Clocinnatl, and she disd within three months of thé marriage. In January, 1867, be was married to snd 78 gralus of arsenic were found in the stomach. Search was made for Hoch, and be was finally discovered and-arrested In New York. A unique feature of the Hoch case Is that his attorneys declare that the ap- peal will be continued and made fnally to ihe supreme court of the United States. If it ju fhere decided that Hoch at the time of his execution still possessed fhe right of appeal, proceed- ings of a criminal nature, the lawrvers declare, will be lustituted against all the public efficérs who bad _enything to do with is execution. MILITIA GUARD PRISONER. ——— 4 Short Shrift For Coleman, Alleged Murderer, if Convicted. SHREVEPORT, La. Feb. 24~The Situation here In the trial of Coleman, the alleged negro murderer, Is quite a coutrast to what it was, when a mob formed In the west end of the city, making an unsuccessful attempt to stop a special truin beariug soldiers ordered here from Leesville. The trial of the negro began this morning, and there will be no delay. Four military companies guarded the negro when he wus taken to aud from the courthouse, and all persons were searched for weapons before being al- lowed to enter the courtroom Governor Blanchard is here, and strong pressure is being brought to bear fo have the governor sign the death warrant for the immediate exe- cution of Coleman on conviction of killing a white girl Lere. How Middy Welsh Was Made Taller. ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 24. — The congressionul committee which Is in- vestigating the subject of hating at the Naval academy bad before It as wit uesses Lieutenant Commanders B.C. Decker and H. A. Wiley, officers of the department of discipline at the acade- my; Medical Director James C. Byrnes sod a number of midshipmen, includ lug Archibald H. Douglas, president of fhe third class, and Luther Welsh, the fatter being the young mau who sub- mitted to a stretching process In order to artalu the height necessary to ad mission to the academy, Four Tern te Pleces by Glant Powder BLUEFIELD, W. Va, Feb. 24. Joe Drado. foreman of the gang, aud three other [tallans were killed near Rock, W. Va. by the explosion of a can of giant powder. The men were literally torn to pleces Ly the force of the ex plosion, Drado, who was closes! to the prematbrely discharged blast, bad his bead blown entirely off. The victims were preparing a blast when from some unknown cause the can from which they were using powder became ignited. That more men were not kill od ia miraculous, Por “God, Freedom and Immortality,” BOSTON, Feb. 24—At the unnual conveution here of the New Thought association, Oharies Brodie Patterson of New York presiding, a committee reported that the name of the organ! zation be changed to the New Thought Metaphysical alllange and that In em- ploying this Kant's famous dictum, “God, freedom and Immortality,” be used in conjunction to describe more adequately what the body stands for. ftetaon’s Five Millions Left to Family PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 24.—-Jobu B Stetson, the millionaire hat manufac turer, wha dled on Sunday last at his winter home In Deland, Fla, made no provisions io his will for the Universi ty at Deland, which be founded and which bears bis name, or any of the charities lu which he had been Interest. ed. The will divides his entire estates, estimated at $5,000,000, amoug the members of his familly, ~~ Hissourians Want au Appropriation. WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 ~The Mls- sour! delegation in congress except Benator Warner, who Is (u Kansas City, were the guests at dinner last night of the delegation of the St. Louls Business Men's league who came to lu- itiate a movement for larger appropri- ations for river development In the Missiasippl valley. The delegation ls beaded Ly Mayor Wells of St Louls. Funeral of Judge Furiiaret at Bath, BATH, N. Y,, Feb. 24—S8imple fuuer. al services were te by the Rév. Charles Noble Frost at the Presbyte- rian church here for the late Supreme Court Justice Jolin F, Parkhurst. All business places In Bath were closed during the funeral, and the flag at the Soldiers’ howe was displayed at half mast. ‘The loterment wuw={u Grove cemetery. “Mise Explosion at Dillenvale, 0, STEUBENVILLE, 0, Feb, 24. — A flerce fire resulting from a Llack damp explosion Is burning in the No. 2 mine of the Western aud Lake Erie Coal Mining company at Dilloavale, The mine bas been flooded. It is feared that several men may have Lecome victims of the explosion. Dewey at Las Palmas Vor Repairs, + LAS pA As, Islands, Feb. ry dock Dewey, in bar. CONGRESS AROUSED Interstate Commissioners to Probe Railroad Ratea — WORSE THAN OLD DAY BRICANDAGE rilimas - Gillespie Resolution For Frompt Action Agreed to In the House—Senate Reports Hep- burn Rate Bil. WASHINGTON, Feb, 24.— Preceded by a debate which Indicated no besi- taney, but rather a relish In taking ac- tion sgalust alleged reilroad combins- tions, the Louse agreed without oppo- sition to the Tillman Glllesple resolu- tion directiug the Interstate comuierce connission to make an lmmedlate in quiry and report regardiog alleged re straluts of trade ou the part of certain ralirvads ju the Landling of coal and oil. Mr, Grosvenor (O.) characterized it as a rebuke to the recent “puerile’ re- port which had been made by a certain railroad official. Mr. Gillespie (Tex) said IF baif be had beard was true the commercial brigandage of foday put entirely In the shade the holdup man of the frontier days. Mr. Towuseni (Mich), who presented the resolution from the commitie®, discussed the con- ditions which, in bis opinion, made it fn neceamity. The ouly note of apprehension was from Mr. Maun (IIL), who called stten- tiou to the law which exempts from prosecution persous who may testify fa the infjuiry. In this manner, he said, the guilty officials, If any such were found. might be able to escape punish- ment. It was explained that the reso- lution (p no way changed the existing law on this point, and the bellef was expressed that io making the Inquiry the commission would exercise discre tion In getting its Information from sources which would uot exempt possi. bly gulity parties. The house devoted the remainder of the day to winor matters and passed several Lille, swong which was fhe famous Mussel Shoals dam bill, which was before the house from the presi- dent, who returned [t with suggestions from the secretary of war as to ameénd weuts. The LUI permits the creation of ap lmmense water power on the Tennessee river in Alabama and bas been pending before congress for sev: eral years By a vote of 8 to § the senate com- mittee on juterstate colnmerce agreed to report the Hepburn railroad rate Lill without amendment, but the reso lution adopted reserved to the mem- bers of the committee freedoms of ac tion concerning amendments offered In the senate. By a vote of § to 3. Re- publicans prevailing, Senator Tillman, a Democrat, was given the honor of re- porting the bill Strike Coming, Says Robhins. PITTSBURG, Feb. M4 Francis L. Robbins, chairman of the Pittsburg Coal company and leader of the bituminous” con] operators, declared upon his ar rival from New York that he could see uo probabliity of averting a coal strike in the bituminous coal regions. Mr, Robbins sald he bad met President John Mitchell of tbe United Mine Workers of America In New York, but uot for the purpose of considering a settlement of the differences between the bituminous operators and miners. S Weman's Body Taken From Thames. NEW LONDON, Conn, Feb. 24. —The body of & middle aged woman who registered at a hotel here Tuesday morning as I. Smith of New York city was picked up in the waters of the Thames river near the Groton shore, near here. She complained of being ill at the hotel and later asked for work The woman bad little money and no bagwage. It is thought that she com- mitted suicide, but the police are in- vestigating, . New York to Have Eighty Cent Gas. ALBANY, N. YY, Fel. 24 ~The state commission of gas and electricity filed su order fixing the maximum rate at which the Consolidated Gas company of New York shall sell its gas to Its consumers for three years from May 1, 1000, at 80 cents per 1,000 cuble feet, “such gus to be of twenty-two candle power and of a purity and pres- sure now establislied by law.” Russia Suspends Gold Payments. BT. PETERSBURG, Feb. 24.—Papér rubles are belug issued, the banks hav ing suspended paywent lu gold. The Russ says that the Orenburg and Tash kend railway, which was opened to traffic last yeer, has been sold Ly the Russian government to an American syndicate. ‘The price pald for the line is sald to be 400,000,000 rubles ($200. 000,000), Mrs. Tucker Not Folooned. MOULTRIE, Ga. Feb, Harris aud Danlel, who conducted the post juortem: examination in the case of Mrs. E. W. Tucker, bave reported that they found no polson In the stom- ach, It was alleged that she had been poisoned by hér husband to secure life insurance, amd under this charge Tock- er has been lu jail here ten days. Vanderbilt Auto Casght Italian Bey. FLORENCE, Italy, Feb M4. -W. K. Vanderbilt Is detalond at Ponteders, R&R town of 183000 lnbabitants, on the road to Pisa, having bad an automobile accident In the street, by which a boy was Injured. The boy is not seriously hurt Walker to Saseeed Chester. “WASHINGTON, Feb. M.—Rear Ad, NEW ENGLAND BENCH SHOW. New York Haron Baat Native Balldeg in the Uanlonm. BORTON, Feb. 24 The judging of the Irish terriers held the chief interest at the bench show of the New England Kennel club. The feature of the judg: ing was the double defeat of Rev. ther O'Gorman’s Celtic Badger by G. 8. Thomas’ Endicliffe Iguito in the classes for Irish terrfers. Until his ap- pearauce at the New York dog show recently Celtic Badger bad never met defeat, and bis appeamuce hére resuilt- ed In more than ordinary interest in the Irish terrier classes. In the ciass for whippels the Bay View kennels took six out of seven prizes, the only other winner in this downe Rolyat Hosalle. The Red Brook kennels took all the prizes offered for poodles. There was a Lig feild of French bulls, aud the Nellcote kennels carried away four prizes with Nelicote Gawmin and Nelicote Lovelte 1u the special classes for collles sll of the eight prizes offered went to Samuel Untermyer’'s Greystone kennels of You- kers, N.Y. Baron, owned by E. D. Walsh of New York, carried off the medal of- fered for the best bulldog born and bred ln the United States, aud Thomas W. Lawson's Dreamwold Miss Mon- Arch captured the meds! for the best bitch born “and bred iu the United Rintes Mangseth Jumped Ninety-four Feet, MARQUETTE, Mich, Feb. 24 —-By a score of 313 points and on a soft and sticky course Ole Feiring of Duluth won first prize from a fleld of eighty contestants at the aatiopal ski jumbing tournament at Ishpeming. Secoud prize went to Ole Mangseth, Red Wing, Mion, 312 points, and third prize went to Carl Jacobson, St. Paul, 200 points. The longest jump was made by Jobn Mangseth of Duluth, ninety-four feel, which Is twelve feet under the Ameri- can record. Of the fifteen prizes and trophies Minnesota meu took eleven. Lawn Temnls at New York. NEW YORK. Feb. 24—-Edwin P. Fisher of the West Side Lawn Tennis <lub of this city and Wylle C. Graut of the New York Lawn Tenuls club re- main io the Bual watch for the indoor teunls champiouship, Graut defeating T. R. Pell und Fisher disposing of H. I. Westfall. In the doubles Grant and Iriviug C. Wright of Boston, the pair which won the luteruational tourna ment at Hamburg, Germany, two years ago, defeated Fisher and Hugh Tallant in straight sets. Radike Smached World's Hecord. HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Feb. 24 —Jock- ey Herman Radtke by wiuniug four races here smashed the world's record for winning mounts during a week The record first belonged to Tod Bloane, who rode eighteen winners in obe week, then to Eugene Hildebrand, who rode twenty. Radtke's record for the week Is twentyone winning mounts. The officials have now secured full evidence that the horse registered 23 The Rake Is a ringer Columbia Outplayed Princeton. NEW YORK, Feb. 24 — Columbia easlly outplayed Princeton at basket ball last night in the Columbia univer sity gymnasium, winning by the score of 32 to 13. Princeton showed little team work and made only four poluts to Columbia's twenty in the first bajf. Vanderblit's individual playiug ac- counted largely for Princeton's increas- od score in the second balr Three Hot Favorites Wan. SAN FRANCISQ0, Feb, 24 —Three bot favorites captured the honors In the first balf of the card at Oakland. A surprise came In the fourth, when Canejo after several unsuccessful at- tempts finally won a purse at 18 to 1. Niue Spot came from away back In the Arth race, caught Jack Full tiring and won A Mizup at Ascot. LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 24.—Sev- aral horses got iu a jam at the stretch turn lu the last race at Ascot, and two Jockeys were thrown and severely hurt. Hurdling ou Piuta and Landon on Ru- blana were the victims of the accident. Sbort priced horses took four of ig six races. Bert Osra Led the Feld, NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 24.—At City park The Gleam and Monet, both of which scored easily, were the winning favorites. The Only Way was heavily played tu the Afth racy; but Bert Osra made a show of the fleld. Racing at Falr Grounds Track. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 24 —~Winifred A, Lancastrian and Southeru Cross were the successful favorites at the Falr grounds. Sir Fraucis 11. pulled up lame after his race - Twe (ents a Mile Soon, NEW HAVEN. Coun, Feb. 24. It 1s announced that ou the lst of April the muximom rate of 2 cents a mnlle on the Berkshire division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rallroad company will go into effect upon the Naugatuck, the Northampton and the Highland divisions also. The reduction from the old rate of about 23 cents a mile will apply to all the branch lines of those divisions War on Gambling at Hennings Track WASHINGTON, Feb: M4. Two bills designed to prevent huokmaking at the Beunings race frack were Introduced, one by Representative Acheson (Pa) and the other hy Representative Dal sell (Pa), by request, Fire Disaster in Japas. TOKYO, Feb. 24-4 fire in the Fy Tara, sixty miles soutbeast bus destroyed 600 CHINESE BOYCOTT Former Minister of Flowery Kingdom Favors It. China Has Been Deprived of Many Rights by Ferelga Governments Because It js Weak-Eve of Great Changes. PEKING, Feb. 24 -Wu Ting Fang, former Chinese minister to the United States, when luterviewed for the first tie on the existing situation in China, spoke lu support of the anti American boycott. He said: “Chlua 1s at a crisis and is passing through a transition stage Her states mien aud people feel that China needs WU TING FANG reform, but there are great differences of opluion regardiug the means. There are several classes of reformers. There are those who speak foreign languages and who bave been abroad and who have bad experience on both sides of the question. “They favor sensible and useful re- forms, but not tuo radical, so as to make China first able to stand upon her own feet. The number of these sensi: ble reforiners Is few. | aw oue of them. “The ruling classes ulso kuow that sotuething should Le doue, but they are at their wits’ end to know what to do. “The third class is composed of youug students who are too rash. They need tralolug and experience “Filuancial reforms should Le carried out Iu the frst place, but without for- eign advice and capital it would be Im- possible to do so under present cuudl tons “l was working out a scheme which bad to Le abandoued because it was necessary fo call on foreign advice The new colnage Is a atop gap. “Ope thing upon which the majority of Chinese are agreed is that China has been deprived of many rights by con- ceaslons and territorist grauts and by the way Ler people have Leen treated by foreigners In China snd foreign countries “Many Chinese who bave gone abroad to America, Australia and the Philip- pines write home complaining of arbl- trary discriminations made against the Chinese which dare not be attempted agalust other forelguers. Therefore ev- ery one Is angry, and hence the boycott of American goods, Hlustrating the feel ing against the unjust exclusion laws “It has spread over all China and Is solely Ino retaliation agaiust unjust dis. crimination and is vot antiforeign. The Chinese people and officials are on good terms with all foreigners and Lave po hostile feeling toward them” Japan Has Cautioned Chias, WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. —The secre- tary of state has received a telegrawn from Mr. Bockhlll, minister to Chins, stating that Le and his colleagues see 00 cause for undue apprehension con- cerning the situation In China. Mr Rockhill says the Chinese government appreciates the Importance of preveut ing hostility toward forelgner§ and that It Las recently been cautioned Ly Japan Iu this respect. Electoral Board Has Resigned. RICHMOND, Va, Feb 24. Ferdi napd Ebel, president of the electoral board of the city of Richmoud, sub- mitted the realguatiou of that body as 4 whole to the clerk of the Husting court In the absence of Judge Witt It 1s rumored that the board became offended at the allegations wade against It just after the last election, when an investigation was called for by Willlam IL. Royall Richard Mansfield 10 Metire In 1909, BOSTON, Feb. 24. — Richard Mans: fleld, through his wanager, has ap thorized the statement that he had formulated plans for retiring from the stage, It is Mr. Maustield's [uteution to play three wore seasons, ending his theatrical career in the spring of 1900 Mr. Mansfield Is a comparatively youug man, being less thau dfty years old. Received Gratulties From Banks. CINCINNATI, Feb. 24. — County Treasurer R. J. Hynicka has received about $20,000 (n gratuities for deposit of public funds from various banks, according to his testimony before the commission appoluted by the state seuate to Investigate the public otfices of Cinciunatl aud Hamilton connty, Wilhelm Gerloeke Nesigne, BOSTON, Feb. 24. Wilbon tiertcke has resigned his post as conductor of the Boston Symphony orchestra. His resignation will take effect at the end of this season, the twenty -Ufth of the organization » President Van Durer Dead. WAVERLY, N. Y. Feb 24 Richard D. Van Duzer, Sr. president of the American Basket and Manufacturing company, is dead here. Weather Probabilities. n and colder; wuth wisds, Dress Goods ols New 05¢ Sicilians, 46 in., BX heavy and nich, lustrous black, brown, red, green and DAVY, Begular price 5c, Saturdsy and Monday 49¢. - CLL * White Waistings New spring styles, yarn mercer- ized and warranted to retain their lustre, worth 25¢, Saturday and Monday 185c. Our Linen Sale - Occurs but once a yer. Buy your supplies now. General redué- tions throughcut exactly as adver tised. Roglas $1 Bleached Damask 2 in. pure flax, sale price. ~$ Regular 75¢.. 850. 1n pre portion frre lc bleached 18 in. all linen. 124 10¢c eee 124c unbleached, llc 10¢.. = Yc. . Bc 7¢.. linen White Quilts $1.35 ‘quality, full size, free frum starch and hemmed ready for use....... $1.95. 1.00 Corset Covers 20c kind, lace trimmed and" made of good, firm muslin, * very special while they last... 12} 25c and 37{c kinds, ‘better than last season, beautifully trim- med with lace, bejie and # ribbon ean Ss Gowns and Skirts Cambric and muslin gowns and all kinds specially priced for this sale Black Mercerized Skirts Yon know the kind of values wi are famous for and we have market them still lower for this sale. $1.06 value, specially priced... S~ 1.50 .. Full line of “Peters” Broth srhic overalls now rely EE Globe Warshousa Talmadge Block, Elmer Ave. ALT RY "PHONY, “ 3 LENIGN AND SCRANTON COAL At the Lowest t Possible Prices. Crt shat Re 2 Jor, Joh phon oratthe XK yards at Sayre, Valley Phone 37m. COLEMAN MASSLER, DR. A. G. REES, N.| 100 Lake St. West Sayre, OFFICE HOURS: 8 to 11:00 a. m., 2 to 4:30, 7:00%0 Genito urinary and chroale dlscasen 8 specialty. Both phones, Cards For Sale. e Valley Record has in stock he cand signs: NS
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