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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-24
Movement Of Troops.

The military secretary is advised that
Companies A and B, 1st Battalion Of En-
gineers % officers and 179 enlisted mem.
have left Fort Leavenworth, Kan. for San
francisco, CAL, en- route to the Philippine
Islands.
The military secretary is also advised that
HEADQUARTERS Band and I'd Squadron, 18th
Cavalry (13 officers. aO6 enlisted men and
veterinarian), have arrived this date at
Fort Oglethorpe. Ga. from San Francisco.
CAL, for station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-24
japanese Retired Before a
Russian Reconnaissance.
STRENGTHENING LINES
REPORTED CAR WILL ASK
MEYER TO ARRANGE ARMISTICE.
Only Daily Skirmishes Reported From
Gen. Oku's Headquarters-Troop
in Good Health.

HEADQUARTERS OF THE RUSSIAN
ARMY, Godzyadani. Manchuria. June "a
The Russians on June u made a recon-
n issance in force against the Japanese
right in the region of Oancheze. The Jap
anese advance post retired to Tsaopinsa,
where they have built strong fortifications
and held them in force.
Behind this line of positions are two other
lines of Notifications strengthened by
bomb-proofs and entanglements.
The Russian attack. which forced the
japanese to summon three divisions of in
fantry from kaiyuan, ceased with dark
ness, and the Russian detachment retired.
Special Cablerram to The Star
Czar to Ask for Armistice.
PARIS, June 24.-The ST. Petersburg cor
respondent of the Echo de Paris says he
ha received confirmation of the report that
the czar has decided to take formal steps.
through Mr.. Meyer. the American ambas-
sador. to arrange armistice.
Parties to Discuss Peace.
TOKYO. June 2L-Delegates of the two
great political parties. the constitutional
lists and the progressives will meet here
next Wednesday to discuss peace and will
then memorialize the government on the
subject.
Only Daily Skirmishes.
GEN. OKU'S HEADQUARTERS IN THE
FIELD. June 22.-Delayed Nothing i'm
pCrtant has recently occurred except daily
shlrmishes between the outposts of both
armies. Hot weather has arrived and Gen.
Oku's entire army has been newly clothed
in khaki
The Bayan Floated.
TOKYO, June "a II a.m.-The Japanese
commander at Port Arthur reports that the
Russian armored cruiser Bayan has been
successfully floa ted
Russian Cruiser Reported.
JlBJTIL, French Somaliland, June "a
The Russian auxiliary cruiser Dneiper
which June ) sank the British steamer St
kilda in the China sea, arrived here TODAY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-24
TITLE TO F'RIARs' LANDS.
Secretary Taft Will Take Up the Mat.
ter at Manila.

The imperfect title to three-ffths of the
Friar lands in the Philippines, which Is
causing a delay in the transfer and pay
ment for all of the lands purchased from
the Dominican order. will. be one of the
important subjects of consideration by Sec
retary Taft when he reaches the islands.
The government has decided not to pay for
any of the lands from this order until per-
feet title to all is given, and the matter IL
regarded as one of importance. The Secre-
tary has arranged to consult persons In
Manila with view to expediting the per-
lection Of the necessary titles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-24
Secretary Hays Departure.

Secretary Hay left Washington yester-
day afternoon to spend the remainder of
the summer at his country home on Lake
Sunapee N. II.
Third Assistant Secretary Peirce will
act as secretary of state until the arrival
in this city early in July of Second As
sistant Secretary Adee, who is closing his
vacation In Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-24
SUICIDE IN CHICAGO.
Victim Feared He Had Fatally Shot
His Friend

CHICAGO, June 2+.-Frank r. Mccain
yon. a waiter. believing that he had shot
and probably fatally wounded a friend and
was liable 10 arrest, committed suicide to-
day.
McCamyon had been quarreling with his
wife. and when two friends interfered he
fred at one of them. named Marshal. Mar
sha! was unhurt. but McCamyon. believing
otherwise. turned the revolver on himself.
dying instantly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-24
THE CHINESE BOYCOTT.
British Columbia Celestials to Aid the
Movement.

VICTORIA, B. c., June 24.-Victoria' s 6, 600
Chinese are working energetically to aid the
boycott declared by their nation against
United States goods. A fund is being she-
scribed TO aid in reimbursing coolies who
lose wages at Chinese ports by their refusal
TO unload steamers carrying United States
goods.
The Chinese. moreover, will boycott Unit
ed States goods and refuse to work for any
one who is a United States citizen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-24

Mr.. p. III. Sloan of Washington is regis
tered at the New Astor in New York
Col. Dewitt S. Sprague who has been Sc
riously i'll for the past three weeks is re-
ported to be cOnyaJascent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-24
Return Of Admiral Dewey

Word has been received at the Navy De-
partment that the dispatch boat Dolphin.
with Admiral Dewey and party on board.
left Newport News yesterday for this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-24
A PROGRESSIVE EXECUTIVE.
Guatemalan President Will Establish
School With His Own Funds.

GUATEMALA CITY. June 24.-President
Cabrera out of his personal funds has de-.
cided to establish practical school OF
sciences, arts and agriculture under Ameri-
can professors.
The tuition win be given in the English
language.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-24
The Wilmington to Be overhauled.

The gunboat Wilmington has been ordered
placed out of commission at Cavite for an
overhauling and repairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-24
Only Daily Skirmishes.

JlBCTlL. French Somaliland. June 2.-
The Russian auxiliary cruiser Dneiper,
which June sank the British steamer St
Kinda in the China sea- arrived here today.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-25
FED BY FOUNTAIN OF PITCH
celebrated Lake Of Asphalt in Trim.
tdad Seems to Be Inex-
haustible. !,

one OF the most singular lakes IN
the world b the celebrated mitch 1oke
OF the Island Of Trinidad. This lake
spreads over an area Of 80 acres and
It's surface is composed of one great
noat1ng mass of asphaltum. scanned
win veins of clear water. From II
ana similar lake in Venezuela tina
worlds supply of asphalt is drawn.
Inc pitch lake Is a vile place as far
as smells are concerned, for the air all
ABOUT 1t is heavy with noxious yapors.
and from the center of the lake gushes
a fountain Of liquid asphaltum. in
which there float and break bubbles
containing most horrible gases.
The workmen go out on the surface
OF this lake and cut great slabs Of
asphaltum, which are carried awav.
But the next morning the hole they
left is filled up again with a pitch
which has risen during the night "a
that the supply seems to be inex.
haustible.
This curious lake was discovered BY
Sir Walter Raleigh when he landed in
Trinidad in 1895 on his way to the
mouth of the Orinoco In search of Ell
Dorado.
Another strange lake is situated ON
q peninsula which juts out into the
Caspian sea. The whole surface Of this
lake Is covered with soft crust Of salt
SO thick and strong that man can ride
across 1t on horseback without any
danger Of breaking through.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-25
TREASURE TURNED TO DUST
Bank Notes Buried in Ground in Bad
Shape, But Redeemed at
Washington.

The money counters in the United
States treasury were startled one day
by the appearance Of q remarkable
looking fat man" who entered the de-
partment and told strange tale. He
said he was an Ohio farmer and did not
believe in banks and so had buried
his money in the ground for safe
keeping. He had dug it up, and was
Mortified to find that it was slowly
turning to dust, as notes will when
long buried.
Panic-stricken, he gathered the dis
integrated money into an old pillow
case, bound it around his waist beneath
his clothes and started for Washing
ton.
He travelled part of the way on horse
back, part of the way on an Ohio river
steamboat and part Of the way was by
train. During the journey he never
once took off the pillowcase. He even
slept with it on. The officials Of the
treasury department found it difficult
10 make him part with 1t. He did not
want to go with clerk to a hota for
fear the clerk might rob him. but as
IL was manifestly impossible for him
70 olsrobe in the Office he had finally
to submit.
Iney got the money at last, and the
conoltlon OF 1t was so bad that Mrs.
Leonard, an expert, had to be called
10 oeclpher 1t. So great was her skill
tnat the farmer lost only a few hun
dred dollars out of $4,000.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-25
AN UNFORTUNATE CHOICE.
Swedish Newspaper Bought for Fin
nish Servant Did Not Work
Very Well.

Mrs. Black. with family Of eight,
could keep q cook, but Mrs. Green. who
paid the same wages, and whose fam.
lily numbered only two, experienced the
greatest difficulty In persuading one to
stay with her. Mrs. Green was trou-
bled about it, and naturally sought sug-
gestions wherever she could get them.
One day the two women happened to
meet at a news-dealer's stand, relates
Youths Companion.
Vim buying" explained Mrs. Black,
"a Swedish newspaper for my cook.
She likes to read, and take one home to
her occasionally"
"Why!" exclaimed Mrs. Green. II
wonder If that's the reason you're 30
successful in keeping a girl. i've al
ways wanted to know the secret"
Possibly. it's one Of the reasons"
admitted Mrs. Black.
I'm going to try It myself" an.
nounced Mrs. Green, promptly taking a
copy Of the same paper.
A week later the two women met
again near an agency, where Mrs. Green
was looking for new cook.
WELL" asked Mrs. Black, smiling,
"how did the newspaper scheme work."
II didn't work at ALL" confessed Mrs.
Green. Il bought Swedish paper, and
the girl was Finn"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-25
ONE ADVANTAGE OF FOES.
In England They Are Helpful to
Viewers in the Handling
Of Yarn.

Should scientists succeed in finding
ways and means for dispelling the
foggy condition of England's atmos-
phere, am afraid that country will
lose more than it gains," said Barrett
Norman, of Boston, Mass, according to
local exchange. "One Of the reasons
why English weavers produce fabrics
IF finer and softer finish than Amer
lean weavers from the same quality Of
cotton and other yarn is because of the
damp condition of the atmosphere in
that country at all times
1T is a. well-known fact that yarn kept
continually and uniformly damp will
spin finer and softer than that drying
out in the process of weaving. Thou
sands of dollars have been spent by our
weavers in appliances to keep their
shops uniformly humid, but thus far
without success. The fine quality of
Panama hats, for instance, if the
straw were not kept damp while the
process of weaving is on, could not
be produced. The straw is not worked
under water(as many suppose, but is
kept uniformly damp by being worked
in the early morning hours when Z
heavy dew Is falling
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-25

the Hyde Park station. He recalled the
story the woman had told him. and,
struck by the similarity of it to Hoch's
methods, after search of several days
found the woman. She said the man,
after six days acquaintance, showed a
roll of money and proposed marriage.
After the wedding he disappeared
He hypnotized me. was compelled to
obey him." Miss Holm said.
Career Began Early.
1t is very clear that Hoch's career
has not been Of the meteoric variety
as have the developments in the lives
of many great criminals He began
his career in this sort of life, it is said,
In Germany, his native country, by
petty swindling. From this, which he
carried on in Bingen, Germany, he
went to greater things. He was wine
merchant in Bingen and associated In
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-25

wives will be heard from in each of
these cities as the picture of Hoch is
more widely circulated.
Hoch's method with such of his
wives as he did not find it necessary
to otherwise dispose of is illustrated
in the case of Mrs. Anna Schmidt Hen
erickson Hoch, one Of the women he
deserted. He married this woman in
Hammond. Ind, in 1903, anG took her
to live at III Watt street. Two days
later he fed with $500 she had saved.
THE day after the marriage" Mrs.
Hendrickson told Inspector Ship
pey, who is in charge of the Hoch case,
my husband cold me he was heir to
an estate in Germany. A few hours
later he hurried in from downtown
with a fake cablegram which read:
Father is dead. Your brother, Will
liam
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-25

high society, where he learned his
charming manners, that have proven
SO captivating in this country. A swim
die in German town compelled his
departure, and, leaving a wife and
three children destitute, he Skipped"
All over Germany where he has per-
petrated his swindles there is great
rejoicing because of his apprehension,
and the belief is expressed that the
magnitude of his crimes will be
found to increase as developments pro-
ceed A dispatch from Berlin contrib
utes the following to the known facts:
Berlin.-Johann Hoch, whose many
mysterious marriages are vexlng the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-25
LEARNED OF L1TTERATEURa.

It may be noticed as something unique
| In the history Of periodical publications
that during the 81 years Of the Black
woods existence the magazine has been
edited and owned by the Blackwood fam
lily, father and son. through four gener-
atoms.
Copenhagen has lost its most prolific
novelist by the death of Louis de Moulin.
He used to write half a dozen stories at
once. Many of them were printed In the
Danish Review, and he is said to have
been bound by contract to furnish at
least five murders in each story.
Miss Doris Clark has been awarded the
gold medal provided by the Montana
state board of education for the best es-
say submitted by public school stu
dent Of the state on the subject of Pho
neer Day." Miss Clark has done more or
less writing since she was Is years old.
some of her later work having met with
considerable favor.
Perhaps no German journalist has
ever been honored as Ludwig Pietsch
was on the recent occasion of his eight
ieth birthday. He received over 1 900 con-
sratulatory messages, including one
from the kaiser, who referred to him as
The lucid chronicler and old faithful
comrade of my father" An annual pen
sion of 1000 marks has also been grant.
ed Kim.
Dr.. Charles A. Eastman, the noted
Sioux Indian lecturer, author and his
torian, is on the Pacific coast collecting
material for his comprehensive history
of the Sioux nation. The work is beins
prepared under direction Of the interio:
department, special attention being
given to land titles. DR.. Eastman is q
gentleman of culture and In addition to
having been frequent contributor to
the leading magazines has written sew.
eral books
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-25

cago, in 1895. It has been reported
that his operations began in 1881, OF
about that time, but according to his
own story he did not arrive in this
country until two years later. The his.
| tory is:
November 81, 1860, born in Horr.
weller, Germany. Father. Wilhelm
Hoch; mother, Margaret Hoch. nee
Schiller.
|, Attended common school
and gymnasium.
1S76-1S8O-Learned trade of sheet
metal worker.
1880-1882-Served as soldier.
1882-1884-Served as reserve.
1884-Left native town, went "a
Paris.
Worked at trade in Paris;
lived at Rue de Seine, 43.
1888-Went to London.
88S-1895-Worked at trade in Lon
don: lived at 1872 Eugenia avenue.
June Is, 1895, sailed from Southanp-
ton, England.
July l, 1895-Arrived in Chicago.
July IL, 1895-Bought saloon at HOS
Western avenue.
When speaking of events during his
stay in Chicago, the bigamist becomes
greatly confused, denying his state
ments time and again.
Will Hoch Be ConvictedP
Whether this character will be con-
victed Of the crimes with which he 10
charged is merely a matter OF conjec-
ture, but whatever turns up it will be
recorded in the annals Of crime in tho
United States, and doubtless in the
world, that no greater case of whole
sale marrying and pitiless swindling
has ever come into the public lime
light than that which is charged
against Johann Hoch, q man whose
operations have been felt nationally in
two countries and have attracted ale
most universal attention.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-25

What most gives him the appearance
OF q German count, in which guise he
once posed, are the side whiskers and
the mustache, OF which he takes great
care. Short of build and rather stocky,
he is very fastidious as to his personal
appearance, when he desires to be so,
and his call for q new cravat when he
found his old one was soiled in New
York points out the fact that the love
Of bits of finery is in his makeup.
Summary Of His Life.
In an interview Johann Hoch vouch.
es for the following summary of his
career, ending with his arrival in Chi.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-25
Examples Of Chivalry.

New York's newest hotels have set
an example in chivalry to the other
restaurants which these many years
have refused to serve meals after six
p. m. to women without male escorts.
Hotels nowadays cater to women in ev-
cry way. They have luxurious dress
ing rooms and maids in attendance.
Even the toilet articles are provided
powder and perfumes, smelling salts.
pins, ETC.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-25
For Othera>

When a man remarks that honesty
Is the best policy he 10 not usually
talking about himself His theory
about himself is that rigid adherence
to- the virtues Is responsible for biz
misfortunes.-National Magazias.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-25


Of Johann Hoch's work had come to the
knowledge of the police anywhere in the
United States until the present dis
closure, although his marriage business
1t is declared, has been carried on ever
since 1881. This fact may be due to the
desire of many sensitive women who
have been duped by this man to keeI
their desertion from the public.
Worked from Town to Town.
Hoch's policy, it seems, was always
to extract as much money as his intend
ed victim could summon without waste
sence on some pretext, would disappear
as if the earth had completely swallowed
him up. Then the tale of wife in ]
nearby town, who would pitifully de-
clare that she had given her newly &C
Quired husband all her money, and that
he had not been home for several days
and some accident must have befallen
In all probability, Mr. Hoch was carry
J ing on operations in the neighborhood.
HOch's method was to advertise in
the daily papers, preferably the German
publications, saying that his loneliness
had forced him to seek life companion
who could tend his wants. Some women
answered out of curiosity, others who
felt the same absence of some person
to share their confidences, would COM
municate with him. Then the German
would select what he considered the best
for his purpose and devote his whole
energies in that direction. Hoch never,
according to reports, sought out those
women whose beauty or other charms
would make them the target for other
mems affections, but women whom, by
his superior Will, he might find easy to
persuade These women, mostly German,
had had little sympathy expressed for
their welfare during their lives, and the
tender passion which Johann Hoch ex-
pressed in his letters seldom failed to
execute its aim.
Samples Of His Courtship.
All through his missives to his in
tended victims runs strain of feeling
which would do credit to the most high
ly accomplished Beau Brummel'' OF
the old days of chivalry. One repre-
cago woman, supposedly from Hoch
when he was in San Francisco, simply
breathed love to the woman who read
It. A portion of it follows:
Dear child, you took my heart by
storm. can't get over it, my dear Jo-
hanna. How is it with you, dear child,
YOU like to spend the rest of your life
alone? If you only feel toward me as
l feel and could bring one-half your
love to me as to you, how lucky would
be. If you could wed your heart to mine
for the rest of our days | would be the
luckiest man in the world" The in
tended victim, who had almost sue
cumbed to the tender passion of Hoch,
when she read letter sent to him in
her care from another one of the fair
sex, ending with "love and kisses" be-
came suspicious and upon Hoch's arriv- |
al In Chicago refused him.
Fourteen Thought Murdered.
Reports state that the following II |
women have been murdered by Hoch in
furthering his plans:
Mrs. Emily Welker Hoch, 5000 Union
avenue, died suddenly January 10. 1905.
Coroner's physician found large guam
tity Of arsenicjn her stomach.
Mrs. Julia Steinbrecher. 1893 Belmont
avenue, died suddenly.
: Mrs. Lena Hoch, died In Milwaukee,
1897. :
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-25

Chicago.-Johann Hoch, whose record
as bigamist is said to surpass anything
of the kind in police annals, and for
midable rival of "Bluebeard" Holmes
hanged in Philadelphia some years ago,
has arrived here from New York to an
swer charges of homicide and bigamy.
The Chicago authorities have already
placed on this man responsibility in nu-
merous cases of bigamy and murder.
but hardly a day passes that some de-
serted wife does not make herself
known to the police, and, after having
seen Hochs picture, declare that in
the versatile German lies her long-lost
husband. The number OF these cases
has reached nearly 60, aid new ones are
constantly coming to the fore.
Hoch's alleged doings are, TO say the
least, remarkable in the extreme. 1t
is declared that he has operated in towns
in all parts of the country, and the
names which he assumed in his deal
ings are, as one police official puts it.,
as numerous as Fourth-of-July
'drnnks" The list of cities in which it
is believed Hoch operated is as follows:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-25

Besides these a number OF WlScOn-
sin and Iowa towns report traces OF his
work. Some of the names used by the
German are as follows:
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-04-07
IMPROPER SURROUNDINGS.
Miss Leah Smith Refuses to Teach
school In II building Jointly
u by u saloon.

ST. Louis, March 31.-The board of
the Brighton school in st. Louis coun-
tv has closed the school because the
teacher, Miss Leah Smith, refuses to
teach in the same building where there
Is a saloon.
The school building collapsed several
DAYS ago, and the board rented quar-
tiers in a building in which a sa-
loon is located, but Miss Smith refused
to teach there, the board closed the
school. and now Miss Smith demands
her salary for the three coming
months. The board refuses to pay.
and she will appeal to higher authori-
ties.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-04-07
RECEIVER FOR SAN DOMINGO.
VIM. T.. Gould. of baltimore, to BE
Named rs Customs" collector by
Iresidcut Morales.

Washington, March William +.
Gould, of Baltimore, Is named as the
ina on whom President Morales of
Santo Domingo will confer the position
of collector Of customs for the island.
Mr.. Gould is a New Yorker, though
he has resided in Baltimore for some
time past. He is a graduate of Johns
Hopkins. and has made a special study
of the romance languages. At present
he is doing financial editorial work on
the STAFF of the Evening Herald. of Bal
timore. He is understood to have
made, some time ago, application for
appointment to some post where his
knowledge Of Spanish would be valu-
able.
His appointment is entirely apart
from the mission upon which Prof. j.
III. Hollander goes to san Domingo.