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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-10
lNGyE CONFESSED while ON The SGATF0ID
SCHO0LB1LI
observation-disclosures
\ hand ready To again take HUI the


hand ready to again take up the
fight Il 81 N! ,i 2ssi "A
The legislative event Of the day
was the passage in8the: House OF DR..
I.anham'sEtwo Scentsrailway fare Bill.
and the defeat in the Senate Of the
Marion county Criminal Court bill.
Dr. Lanham made a great fight for
his railroad measure which passed
Tie House BY a vote Of 5sito 10, and
now goes to the Senate.
II limits railroad fare in this State
tostwo cents per mile on roads which
have not less than 100 miles In Yves,
Virginia, and makes a s25 penalty for
every violation.
Repaid Old Score.
Senator Marshall, Of Hancock, sell:
tied political scores with Senator
sswisher in bringing about the undo.
ling OF his & Marion county Criminal
Court bill, a pet measure OF Swish:
5er's. II u
swishers opposed Marshall for pres.
ident of the senateand thelattcrS gen.
tlemans has not entirely forgotten the
fact When the Criminal Court bill
came up in the Senate on special or.
der, Marshall, $by a vote of Is tol 10
shad 5itzamended. The original billSre.
squired the governor to sappoint the
Judge Of the court, who would hold
Offices until the general election Of
November. 1905. 81
Marshall amended II 50 rs toa;r.ead
1896: Y. .3.3 ri.
When the am endment was adopted,
Senator Swisher, tisgusted with the
Esentlres proc eeeding; moved $that 5th heSen.
acting clause Of TIE Bill ebe stricken
out and the proposed Criminal Court
iiofa Marion county was only as some.
thing thaG@might$ have been. 4 5ssjS$
iS. Disfaured Darst sll. 55 a
3; Senator Marshall also rather, even
-ed; up With Senator Darst who also
was one of$the Senators who opposed t,1l>,ss
s3MAlarshall's candidacy for president
slb1.Y;szSfurther disfiguring the Darst plro
food bill with some grotesque amend!
mnents, All together. Thursday. ap;
:pgeared to be one of Senator lar
lshall's days: II H; H
~ Senator Sam Montgomery; OF Pres
ton, Is In fine fettle oyerltIe advance
~ = 17-7--
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-10
Continued On Fourth j; Page.
sHOCH5 MADE. PARTIAL CONFESSION

alleged victim. Mrs. Walker Hoch.
Mrs Fischer was married 10 sHoch5 oil
January 16, four days alter Mrs.
Walker Hoch died, as she identified
him5lastSnight. v XXI \
Elizabeth Goerk, married Hoch in
November, 1901. Left her March s,
in the subsequent year, falling in an n
effort to swindle her. She identified
him last night. S!si *
Mrs. Anna Hendrickson, Engle.i
wood, married In Hammond, Ind,
January 2, 1902; appropriated u her
savings Of $500 1T is charged :S
Mrs. Martha Hercfeldt, now Of Pas.
adena; Cal, formerly Of Chicago; !
married Hoch In 1895; he is alleged
to have disappeared with 81 800 Of
her savings and $500 belonging to a
sister. (; Z; |! n
Emma Renken, married III Hoch in
August, 1s94, and lived with him in
Chicago until he deserted her four
days later. Marriage ceremony per.
formed by Justice Kaufman. She
identified him last night.
From the start 70 the finish the lit:
tleSsmiling bigamist never lost his
nerve. He in the sweating examina.
tions last night met angry women
and questioning police alike with 4 "a a
bland smile and Al Jest In halting
English. ~ i66
@Hochg admitted, said Assistant
States Attorney Olson, In my pres. pr. s.
ence that he had married nine
women. When the question did you
marry this woman or that woman,
was put to him he would calmly an:
swers yes, or nod his head in the az.
frmatiye. 3SSl
When he was toned about the
Ipoisonsl he $emph atically denied lie
had poisoned any woman. IL i
Whats did \ all u these women YOU YOU
married die Of? was asked of him.
lHe chuckled and replied: kidney
1trcuble, 4 suppose. Ask the doctors
1that attended them. They know bet.
lter than i do9'
The INQUEST over the body Of Mrs.
4 CONTINUED on Eighth Fags.3
y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-10
SAYS; HE HAD Me- WIVES, NO,
MORE, NO LESS BUT KILLS
sEDSNoNE soF83THEM.
5(By Publishers Press.)

CHICAGO, Feb. Johann Hoch,
brought back prisoner 5lasttnight to
the scene Of the majority Of his mat
rimonial exploits, signalized his re.
turn by confessing early this morning
that he had married nine women. He
admitted also that the powder found
in HIS room in New York was arsenic,
explaining it had been his intention
TO commit suicide. The police theo,
ry that the poison had been used to
end the. lives Of successive Mrs.
Hochs, the German vehemently de:
MED. The confession was secured at
the East Chicago avenue police sta,
tion. IF @ \. \, II " a
~ married em yes, not Sall, but
nine,' he declared, "but kill 'em,
never Why should I? Il
According, to sas statement given out
this morning by Inspector shippln
and Assistant States Attorney, Olson
Hoch confessed during the evening
Ito marriages as follows.
Wives now dead Se7g sigs h d
Mrs. Mary Becker, st. Louis, for;
merly lived at Chicago, died after
two days, illness with symptoms
which caused relatives to believe she
was poisoned. II " II
Mrs. Jacob 4 Huss, Wheeling, w
Va, married Hoch in 1897, and lived
with him three & months, when she
died suddenly, leaving him $500. 5;S 5si
Mrs. Julia steinbrech cher, married 81
ls94;; accused by atiyes Of poison
ling her.; charged that Hoch disap
peared after her death having de
lfrauded the woman out of 81 ,C0(
worth of property 81
Mrs. Julia Marie lker, married
|Decembe 12; 1904 died January q
l1so5; body exhumed; inquest now IL
| progress; Hoch being accused Of pois
oning her
Wives living:
Mrs Emily Fischer, sister OF ias
I
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oslNloTs & oReETS 4
The Concert o.night at the First
n Baptist Church.

The members Of the male squartette
from the ithaca conser yatory of nIu,
sic, Of Ithaca, New York, who are ito
give q concert at the First Baptist
Church. arrived at noon to-day. They
VIII give aflne entertainment as the
reputation Of the Ithaca conseryas
tory is at stake. The advance sale Of
tickets has been very good and a
large audience Is anticipated.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-10
No. II Was Late

The train from Wheeling which
As due at this station at 10: 5s. got IN
is minutes late this morning on ac-
Count Of tho engine breaking down..
No. 50 from Pittsburg. was 40 min
sites bad by reason Of Connections az
CcnneIlsyiiie.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-10

lcontinued on Fourth PAGE,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-03
MAVERICK LECTURE
TOUR NOT ALLOWED
England Induces State Depart.
ment to Prevent Attack on.
British Prison Abuses.

Washington, Jan. Sat the sugges-
ton Of the British government the state
department has laid it's ban on the lee
ture tour for which arrangements had
already been made by Mrs. Florence
Maybrick. "
The tour was scheduled to open at
Hartford, Conn.,, the middle Of January.
Lucrative contracts had been closed, the
topic, it was announced, being British
prison abuses.
When England diplomatic represent
tative took the matter up with the
United States it. was not represented
that the lectures would be regarded as
the cause for serious breach. In view
Of the fact, however, that Mrs. May.
brick is ticket-of-leave prisoner, it
was confessed that Great Britain would
deem their sanction by the American
government. an act Of distinct dis
courtesy. - 4s AZ TAI
Mrs. Maybrick s lawyer was promptly
summoned to Washington following this
interview and the situation made clear
to him, all dates for the lectures having
been cancelled in consequence. Aside
from the English Judiciary and prison
system the British representative ex
planned that his country would make
no objection to- Mrs. Maybrick's dis
cussion of any subject she may choose,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-03

rupt the Caledonian Coal company, and
thereby THROTTLE competition. in the coal
fields of Gallup, N. NJ, and in the Trim
dad district Of Colorado, which has
commission in all it's sensational de-
tails.
The conclusion Of the story was given
before the commission when w. B. Bid
die, freight traffic manager for. the
Snnt3 re- took the ce etand and admt tied
company had enjoyed a rate on coal
shipments which was between ST and
$1.l5 per ton less than the published
tariff on file with the commission in
| Washington. When asked why this was
done the reply was, "For business rea-
The story was developed by Attorney
Neill Brooks Field. brother Of G. w.
Field Of Minneapolis. Since the pre-
sentation Of the case before the. inter
| state commerce commission it has come
out that President Roosevelt is deeply
interested in and is aiding Mr.. Field
and the Caledonian company.
Ruin Charged in Suit.
In the courts Of New Mexico the Cal
edonian company has begun suit against
the Santa Fe to recover damages ag-
gregating 100000 for commercial ruin
and practical bankruptcy brought about
by an alleged deliberate and Continued
violation Of the provisions Of the inter
state commerce act. It is stated that
before this suit comes to final hear
ing it will be shown that besides being
able to debauch a great railway com
pany and use it to its own purposes the
the mantle of it's influence over pub
lie official of high standing, to his ulti
mate undoing, and that no obstacle wa!
permitted to stop the two companies
: involved from running competitor ut
terly. 49,, s..
\ In the accomplishment Of the alleged
purpose Of the Colorado Fuel & Iro1
company, allowances in coal freigh
rates were made to the latter by tn,
railroad company, and apparently ad
| mitted by both interests, which are re
| garded by the commission as straigh
| violations of the Elkins law have bee1
sufficient almost to threaten both tn
Colorado Fuel and Iron company and tn
Santa Fe with bankruptcy should tn
limit Of fines possible under the law b
imposed and collected.
Penalties Are Heavy.
For each shipment Of coal, extending
over at least four years, it is said,
would be possible for the government
to collect fine against each compan
Of not less than $1,000 and not NOR
than $4,000. WIKI, 49,
| It is understood that since the matte
II first came to the attention of the CON
mission at recent investigation in A
buquerque, n. NJ, the details have bee
placed in the possession Of Presiden
Roosevelt and by him may. be used i
furtherance Of the campaign for govern
! ment regulation of freight rates.
brief, the story detailed to the commi,
sion is that after being. instrumental i
/ organizing the Caledonian Coal con
pany the Santa Fe railroad disposed {
it's mines in Colorado. presumably I
the Colorado Fuel and Iron compan,
| and that little later that compan
purchased the Crescent mines, in til
l Gallup district, in which the Caledonia
] company operated. After that purchas
Z the Santa Fe withdrew its patronas
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-03
KILLED BY FAST TRAIN
Body Of Bridge Carpenter Frghtfully
Mangled on Northern Pacific.

Special to The Journal. &s
Glendive, Mont, ! Jan. 3.-Charles Pc
terson bridge carpenter ere. employed aI n
was struck this, afternoon by the North
Coast Limited at Eagle cut, two miles
west Of GIendive, and instantly killed.
Peterson and four companions left Glen
dive on a handcar to go to Hoyt. The
accident occurred where there are sew
eral bluffs and curves and they did
not see the train until it was almost
upon them. ALI jumped, but Peterson
attempted to take the car from the
track and the engine struck him. His
body was frightfully mangled.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-03
STRAIGHT CASES
ON THE SANTA FE
Relating Practices Admitted on
Stand by One of Its Off,
cials.
Commissioner. Prouty Talks OF
''Barefaced Disregard Of
the Law
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Chicago, Jan. 3.-"In ell my expert
ence with railway operations / never
saw such barefaced disregard of the
law as the Santa Fe railroad and the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company have
manifested in this coal case. For years
the company has received less than its
published rates from the Colorado Fuel
and Iron company, while it's competitors
have paid higher rates-but not always
the published rates. The evidence in
this case will be presented by the COM
mission to the attorney general
This statement by G. A. Prouty of
the interstate commerce commission
covers the story of an alleged deliber.
ate conspiracy between the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company and the Atchison
Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad to bank
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-03
$5,000,000 GOLD SENT
SECRETLY TO JAPAN

New York, Jan. "a shipment Of
$5,000,00O in gold was recently made
from thise city to Japan, and so secretly
managed that news of it did not leak
out until the gold had reached it's des-
tination in safety.
The shipment was not made in the
usual way, thru. the medium Of the sub
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-03

treasures here and at San Francisco.
The gold was engaged ostensibly for
shipment to Europe. It was taken, in
the custody of heavily armed guard,
aboard express cars over the northern
route to Seattle where it was put
The gold is understood to have been
part of the proceeds of the sale of Jap
anese bonds, the second series Of which
was recently offered for subscription.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-03

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Backache is almost Immediately re-
lieved by wearing one Of Carter 8 Smart
Weed and Belladonna Backache Plas-
tiers. Try one and be free from pain.
Price rs cents:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-03

The records Of the day--deaths,
births, marriages, hotel arrivals, rail
road time tables, real estate transfers,
building permits and other information
Of interest-will be found together with
want advertisements on page 13 of this
ISSUE
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-03
Railroad as Collector.

To make the arrangements complete,
the agents of the Santa Fe were con-
stituted collection agency for the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company. BY
this means the fuel company was en-
abled to sell coal in Deming for So a ton,
when the published tariff was $5 ton
from Trinidad to Deming. In other
words, the fuel company always sold
coal at a price equal to the freight rate
open to other shippers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-03
Rebates Make Monopoly.

Rebates Make Monopoly.
This mental reservation, however, was
unknown to the commission, but under
it the Santa Fe paid back to the Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron company the cost of
the coal which it had shipped. This re-
bate, amounting to the actual price of
the coal, enabled the Colorado Fuel and
Iron company to drive all competitors
out of business and secure a monopoly
upon the coal supply demanded by the
big smelters in Arizona controlled by
owned the Ell Paso Southwestern rail
road, over which the coal was shipped
from Deming, this company also en- oy-
ing $500 rate when the Southern Pa
cifc paid $3.45. The enormous bust
ness thus controlled by the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company is shown by the
fact that it comprised the supply de-
manded by the Cannanea Copper com
pany, the Calumet and Arizona Mining
company, the Shannon Copper company,
the Old Dominion Copper company, the
pany, the Greene Consolidated Copper
company, and the United Globe mine
The demand is said to have been be-
! tween 1000 and 1000 tons daily.
Secret Order Shown.
The manner in which the alleged re-
bates were allowed was shown when Mr..
Biddle produced from the files of the
Santa Fe secret circular issued to
agents, in which it was announced that
coal should Fbe billed at figures fur
nished by the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company, and which will include
freight rates and prices of coal, rates
, shown in regular tariffs to he the mini
num-
Another circular is said to have been
, issued, in which instructions were given
| that the rates should not be disturbed
, without consultation with the officers
3 of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company
3 In addition to the secret circular-'714
2 D''-a secret price ist-s'No. d.
was issued, at the head Of which wa
the injunction that it was for privat.
use and should not be shown to any one
: This circular, produced in evidence
{ quoted price on coal, f. o. b., at Dem
I ing, for distribution among the smelt
7 ers, which was the tariff rate on coal
. filed with the commission, and which in
cluded to the customers Of the Colorad
: Fuel and Iron company the cost of tn
: | oomnno1itv '.E..@. y 49, r. IT,. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-03

To PARENTS: For nearly twentysyears
we have been educating young men and
women for positions in business houses,
during which time more than 5000
young people have enrolled, and more
than 1000 have been employed in this
city alone. The business and short
hand departments Of our school have
national reputation, and we are receiv
ing a very large portion Of the business
college patronage of this city. But the
public does not so well know that we
sustain high grade English training
school, that admits students above IL
years Of age at any time Of year. We
guarantee to advance our students at
least twice as rapidly as students adj
vance in the public schools. The prin-
cipal of this department is a graduate
Of Ann Arbor, Mich, University and
was a principal Of high schools for
many years. Many students are now
enrolling in this department, and we
trust your sons and daughters may join
the school also.
We have an evening school for those
who are employed during the day. Send
us names of prospective students. Your
pay will be SIS for each student. Par
ents, we wish to confer with you about
the proper education of your children.
Our magnificent new college building
| accommodates 500 students. Address
T. j. Cation, President, 612 Hennepin av.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-03

new paper has Just come to life at Horse
shoe Bend, Idaho, and will be known as the
Horseshoe Nail.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-03

A Cape Town sergeant Of police, convicted of
accepting bribes from women. has been sentenced
to sixteen months imprisonment.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-03

from the Caledonian company. Then
the railroad company filed certain coal
tariffs at Washington "with the mental
reservations as Mr.. Biddle put it on
the stand yesterday, "that the rates
should include the cost Of the coal.'
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The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-04-11

a timely article on the cabbage louise, saying in
a private note to the Editor: "This insect is al
ready doing much damage, but the remedy is so
simple that there is no real reason for anyone los
ing plants from ESPECIALLY if he has a spray
pump. which every one should have"
That every home ought to have a wealth of
flowers about it, is one of the planks in The Pro-
gressive Farmers platform hardly less prominent
than those other planks about good roads, good
schools, rural mail delivery, rural telephones,
school libraries, farmers clubs, etc. We hope the
article on page 6 will prove helpful to many read
ers; and we also hope that DR.. Stevens's offer of
flower and garden seeds for schools will call forth
many responses.
Professor Stockards poem as read yesterday
at Appomattox Court House is a veritable gem,
having all that beauty of sentiment which char
acterizes all his work, and in addition a rare de-
gree of melody. We are glad that he strikes the
national note so beautifully in his closing stanza;
and it is gratifying to be able to put beside this.
that expression of the Boston Youths Companion
that as time passes "Lee is becoming a national
hero of whom all sections are proud"