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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-23
hoch viii Be Hanged in Chicago
Today.
HAS GIVEN UP HOPE Of LIFE
Chicago Bluebeard Says Has Absolutely
No Hope of Escaping the Gallows
- Murderer Removed to the
Death Chamber in the Jail.

CHICAGO, Feb. 22.-For the fourth
time since the conviction of Johan Hoch
preparations were begun today for his
execution. Hoch appeared in good
spirits, but announced that he has lost
hope and expected to die.
81 feel fine" he said, but I guess that
| will have to die tomorrow. This is
the fourth time I have been near death
and l guess this is the last time. |
have no hope, but still l feel pretty
good"
Hoch was told that there existed in
many quarters an opinion that he in
tended to cheat the gallows by commit
ting suicide, He laughed heartily at
the suggestion.
Me- Take my own life?" he asked.
why do you know what that would
mean. 1t would be an absolute confes.
sion of my guilt. I am soldier. and
why should I not be brave and drop
from the scaffold if am Innocent"
Late in the day Hoch was removed
from his cell to the death chamber in
the jail and death watch set over
him.
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PLOTTED HIS.
MURDER
Federation Arranged to-
xiii Steunenberg.
DETAILS ARE PLANNED
Meyer Haywood and pettibone
Made Plans Last Summer
In Denver.
DETECTIVES HAVE PROOF
Orchard In His Confession Tells All the
Details Leading up to Plot to XIII
Ex-Governor -- All Implicated
Except One Are Arrested.
DETECTIVES HAVE PROOF

DENVER, Feb. 22 Additional details
Of the case against the Western Fede
ration officials were published in tho
Post today. Meyer, Haywood and Pet
tibone planned the assassination Of
Stcunenbcrg In Denver last summer, ac.
cording TO the detectives, The actual
details Of the assassination, they say,
were worked up by Harry Orchard and
l.. j. Simpkins. the latter. "A member
OF the executive board Of the Fedora
lion, il living In Wardner In the con.
frssion OF Orchard he Is said to have
admitted hc spent three weeks OF Octo.
ber last with Simpkins, hunting on the
latter timbcr claim in Northern Idaho
Orchard also confessed, they declared,
that during December he visited Vim.
cent 81. John at Burke. Orchard de.
"lars 81. John and Simpkins spent
week together shortly before the
Steuncnberg assassination and plans for
the murder were perfected by them. In
his confession, Orchard is said to have
admitted he actually placed the bomb,
hut he was assisted by Steve Adams,
alias Dickson. All are now under ar.
mst except Simpkins, and his apprchcn.
sion is hourly expected by detective
ut llaincs, orgon. Governor Gooiing
has offered II reward OF $1,000 for
Simpkins' arrest, The detectives claim
10 be- able TO prove that during the fnti
and immediately preceding the meeting
OF the executive board, which occurred
in this city the middle of December,
several members of the board visited
the Corur dAlcnc district, in Idaho
Their real purpose in the visit, the de-
tcctivcs claim, was to perfect plans for
Stcmcnberg's assassination. The de.
tcctivc.. while not able to find if Meyer
was in the northern part of Idaho at
that time, declare they have conclusive
proof that Moyer met Simpkins in
Southern Idaho and Travelled with him
to the meeting in Denver Evidence is
at hand it is said, to show Orchard was
in Denver at the meeting Of the cNecu-
tive board After the meeting, accord /
ing to the detectives, Orchard and
Simrkins went to Salt Lake and thence
to Caldwell arriving about week be-
fore the assassination.
Would Release officials.
BOISE, Feb, Ex-Governor Gooding
and States Attorney Hawley deny the
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GOES ON A TARE.
Big Mogul Runs Amuck Leaving De-
structi0n in It's Wake,

SPOKANE, Feb. 22.---One Of the mon.
ster freight engines on the Great North.
ern went on wild dash from Hilyard
and crashed into the 0. 4. & n. passen.
ger train from PendIeton tonight at the
transfer Junction in Spokane. J. T.
Hathaway, an express messenger,
Zachary Taylor, the transfer agent and
Miss Daisy Robinson, were seriously
hurt. The engine hit the baggage car
almost in the center and tore it from
the mail ear acrrying portion OF the
car with it. With the car on its pilot
the wind engine brushed the transfer
station over, tore up the platform and
brought up standing 100 yards away.
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Department to Be invoked for
Far Broader Policy.
STATUS or INDIAN CLAIMS
Arizona Fighting Against the Double
Yoke OF Statehood With New
Mexico and will Win Out
Senate Will Support Her.

ASTORIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash.
ington, Feb. 22.-Chief of the Forestry
Bureau Clifford Pinchot, who has been
away from Washington for short
time, promised Senator Fulton this
week to take up personally, the matter
of alloting the Wenaha reserve for
range purposes, as petitioned by the
Cmatlla County Wool Growers asso.
citation. Incidental to this discussion,
the general proposition OF range ap-
porlionment on the reserves will be dis.
clt~scd.
The Senator is urging that local stock
interests affected by reserve apportion
ment be given greater voice in the mat
ter, and that when there is an issue of
fact regarding any proposition, the de-
partment provide the means for hearing
the case, and If the ruling of the super
visor is found erroneous or unjust to
contiguous interests the chief of the
bureau revise the primary allotment.
In this connection, it is the hope of
the Oregon senator to develop clear
er method of procedure in range allot.
ments, which, in the nature of things,
is likely TO be nebulous ut such as the
present early stage of the work. De.
vclopments Of the Wenaha reserve seem
to Indicate that the department does
not give the heed to local interest that
is demanded by the States in which for
est reserves are situated, and the first
contest in the northwest section may
(Contingued on page 81
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ALBANY, n. Y. Feb. %. The report
Of the Armstrong special insurance in
yes,igating committee was presented in
both Houses Of the Legislature today.
1t was accompanied by eight bills de-
signed to carry into effect in detail the
recommendation Of the committee
Senator Armstrong made a statement
in which he said that counsel for the
committee, Mr.. Hughes, Mr.. Mckeen
and himself had worked upon the bills
until o'clock this morning and had not
then finished their labors He asked
leave for the committee TO submit a
supplementary report which will make
the proposed forms OF the standard in
surance life policies TO be prescribed
by law. lie promised this report next
week.
There will be a public hearing upon
the bills before the investigating com
mittee itself on Friday, March 8, in
the Assembly Chamber.
In statement made to newspaper
men before the presentation Of the re-
port, Senator Armstrong said he hoped
to have passed before April 10 the bill
which will defer the annual elections in
the mutual companies from April 10
TO November. This, it is believed, prob
ably would nullify all proxies obtained
up to this time by Thomas w. lawson
and the policy holders committee of
State Governors and others, as well as
those which the management of the
companies themselves have been gath.
cring through their agents.
Voluminous Report.
NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-The commit.
tee appointed Mt the last session of the
legislature to investigate life insurance
made its report today. The report is
extremely voluminous and embraces a
review of the testimony taken and rec
for remedial legislation.
In referring to the state insurance de.
partment, the committee declares the
has ample powers, but
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the committee holds that most of the
evils disclosed would have been impos.
sible had there been a vigorous per
formance of the duties laid on the de-
partment; includes the safeguarding oi
the right Of the policy holders in ths
Mutual companies in the election Of
directors, and recommends that au
thority be given stock companies t.
retire stock and become mutual, though
it does not recommend compulsory mu
tualization.
To Limit New Business.
The report recommends limiting new
business to Slj0,00O,000 per year, and
prohibiting campaign contributions, and
making the penalty for receiving re-
bate equal to that for giving one, and
urges economy in the management
though the committee does not advocate
placing a limit on the expenditures of
insurance companies.
The committee says the acts of the
Mutual Life should be Investigated in
order to find the extent to which
moneys have been mis.applied and that
the responsibility therefor may be de-
termined.
Concerning the New York Life, the
committee found extraordinary abuses
in the transactions with Andrew Ham
ilton and Hamiton's statement from
Paris is without suitable specifications.
Dissensions Exposed.
The committee tells of the dissensions
in the Equitable Life, which led to a
legislative inquiry of its syndicate tran
sactions and of Odell's suit against the
Mercantile Trust Company
The salaries paid Senator Depew and
former Senator Hill, the committee says
were unwarranted, their services not
a sufficient reason for such
payments In justice to Hill the COM
mittee says it was unable to get his
testimony on account of Hills illness,
The committee says the solvcncy of the
Mutual, Equitable, and New York Life
is not questioned.
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IN DARKEST FRISCO.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22-Many
streets in the down town section are in
almost utter darkness tonight as a re.
suit of a fire at the Jessie street sta.
ton in San Francisco of the Gas and
Electric Company. In all the big hotels,
elevators, etc, are stopped and more
primitive means of illumination is
used. The loss to the electric company
is about 100000.
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lowed those of February l6 and II, but
without causing any new damage,
People here We're very much alarmed
and fled to the hills, but have now re-
sumed their ordinary occupation, fol-
lowing the calm of February 10 and 90
Mont Pelee remains quiet. No mani
festation of any activity, was regis
tered at the observatory during the
periods of seismic disturbances.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-23

VICTORIA, Feb. 22.-Immediate con.
struction will be commenced of a light,
ship to be established by Canada be-
tween Carmanah and Cape Beale about
seven miles from the coast, and num-
ber of lighthouses of the frst-class will
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-23
WRECK CLEARED AWAY.

REDDING, Cal, Feb. 22.-The track
at the scene of Wednesday nights
wreck was cleared temporarily this af-
ternoon and trains passed. The body
of ]. T. Keiser, a printer, was brought
to Redding and that of Engineer Friel
to Dunsmuir 1t is almost certain an
other body is in the debris.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-23
SITUATION DESPERATE.
Tone of French Press ON Morocco is
Very Pessimistic.

PARIS, Feb, 22.--The government
does not give any further indications of
its intentions in regard to the Morocco
question, The tone of the French press
is that the situation is desperate, and
the only thing remaining being for
France to state her case and depart.
There is, however, no evidence that
President Fallieres and Premier Rouvier
entirely share the view that the confer
ence is doomed to failure. The semi
official Temps, however, prints lead
ing article today showing that accord
is impossible"
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MORE EARTHQUAKES.

NEW YORK, Feb. GA dispatch to
the Herald from Fort De France, Mar
Unique, dated Wednesday, says:
Another earthquake occurred here to-
day at l3 minutes after noon. For
tunately no great damage was done.
Seeral slight earthquake shocks fol.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-23
BIG POWER PROJECT.
Capitalists Will Transmit Electricity
from Colorado River to Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. q. According
to the Times plans are being matured to
transmit electricity from the Colorado
river to Los Angeles and intervening
points, by local and Philadelphia capi,
5alist-. 1t is claimed it is possible to
develop 100000 horsepower. Plans are
now being prepared for a dam which
will give a minimum OF 10000 horse.
powe'.
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Hunting for Simpkins.
SALEM YOUTH DROWNED.

SALEM, Feb. e.. Howard Catlin n
prominent young man of this city, was
and his companion, Midship.
man Fred Perkins, Of Annapolis, had a
narrow escape. while canoeing on the
river today. The young men
wcrc unable TO control the craft In the
swift current Of the river, which was
swollen BY recent rains
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-23
HOUSE DISCUSSES ARMY
APPROPRIATION BILL

officers for which he said the President
and the Senate were responsible, and
which resulted in the retired list cost
ing $2,7OO,OOO annually, of officers who,
he said, were holding a flag in one hand
while the other was in the treasury.
The debate on the bill ended today and
the measure will be voted on tomorrow.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The House
today refused to adjourn in celebration
of Washington's birthday and it's men,
bers participated in a general field day
of debate on the army appropriation
bill. Prince, of Illinois, attacked the
system of promoting and retiring army
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-23

be built between Race Rocks and Cape
Cook. Wireless stations will be estab-
lished at all lights and two self-pro.
PEELED life boats will be constructed as
we'll as surf life boats. The work on
these proposed safeguards will be rush.
ed to completion.
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Defends Title.

CHELSEA, Feb. 22,-Although lack
ing the effective punch, Abe Attel to-
night successfully defended the title to
the American featherweight champion
ship by wining decision over Jimmy
Walsh, of Newton, in a fifteenround
contest, Both men finished strong but
Walsh was badly cut up.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-23
DELANEY KNOCKED OUT.

GRAND RAPIDS, Feb %. - Rube
Ferns tonight knocked out Billy De-
lanty of Saginaw, in the fourth round,
of what was to hae been a fifteen-round
contest.
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The Finding Of Senator Armstrong; Joint Board
Is Presented in Both Houses Remedial Mea.
SureS to Correct Abuses Suggested.
EIGHT BILLS DESIGNED TO CARRY OUT RECOMMENDATIONS

COMMITTEE SAYS THAT SENATOR
FORMER SENATOR HILL WERE EXCESSIVE THEIR SERVICES
NOT BEING SUFFICIENT REASON
MENTS- -SOLvENcY is NOT QUESTIONED
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ASTORIA. OREGON FRIDAY. FEBRU AIRY %. 1905

story printed In the afternoon papers,
that letter from the officials Of the
Western Federation oounseling the as.
"ansinntion Of Sieunenberg " in the
hands Of the authorities. II seems like.
" however, and is thus considered that
an important letter been found. There
were no Developments 10 the case today,
but there arc indications that the at.
torneys. for the defense are preparing
10 20 TO the federal court with view
to securing the release Of Moyer and
Haywood.
{. ". Moore, Of baker City. Oregon,
arrived today 10 defend Steve Adams.
Hunting for Simpkins.
BAKER CITY, Feb. 22. Jack Simp.
kins wanted in Boise, in connection
with the Stcnnenbefg murder was not
arrested at midnight tonight. Simpkins
passed through the Bourne mining camp
Saturday and il believed 10 have gone
to the Rock Creek district. There IL u
suggestion that he has gone 10 Spokane
en- route for British Columbia.
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LIGHT HOUSES FOR COAST
OF VANCOUVER ISLAND

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BOISE Feb. Ex-Governor Gooding
and States Attorney Hawley deny the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-28

for canning. Call and examine them
at Rachman's grocery, 700 Twelfth
street.
Fresh dressed chickens at Gilmore
packing house market tomorrow.
Just received, 80 new suits. Mrs.
Amanda Hassett-Pahl, Davenport.
Private kindergarten at Miss Hazel
Harrold's, SIG Twenty-third street.
Fancy tailor-made 5O-cent Morocco
belts 10 cents Saturday at McCabe's.
Boys and girls 23-cent ribbed school
hose IA cents Saturday at McCabe's 4
H. T. Siemon wants your tin and fur
mace work. 1526-152S Fourth avenue.
4 Superfluous hair removed with the
electric needle. See ad on want page.
Lewis Single Binder straight cents.
You pay 10 cents for cigars not so
good
-Women's $3.50 and So patent leather
Shoes S1.4S per pair Saturday at Nc
Cabe's.
The great millinery exhibit at Nc
Cabe's has started the fall sales with
big rush.
Grapes at liz cents per pound. vine
run Address H. j. Simmon, Route No.
2, Milan III.
Any one looking for a paying invest
ment. read the bargain in j. w. Stew
arts display adj on page 6.
The Watershed. q in / coaD, a cor
rect fall over coat and correct rain
coat. Ours are the best made. $3.50
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-28

TO $500. (U. & Sd Ullemeyer &
Sterling
The u. & S. suits have a guarantee
of correctness, made by Americas best
tailors and materials of the best. Ulle-
meyer & Sterling.
Dressed spring chickens 17R cents
per pound, last years chickens 12h
cents per pound ducks Is cents per
pound. at Schroeder's.
Topper overcoats are in vogue now
You need one and We have the line to
please. $3.50 to $4,000 Take a look.
GU. & 81 Ullemeyer & Sterling.
Expert manicuring, shampooing and
thorough treatment of the hair and
scalp given by Mrs. Sol Levi, 736 Sew
enteenth street. Old phone west SO. p
Everybody praises the elegant line
of new fall suits we are showing. Let
us show you the correct creations for
fall and winter. Ullemeyer & Sterling.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Intermediate league will be held this
evening at the home of Miss Nettie
Philbrook on FOurteenth-and-a-ha
street
Sixty additional clerks and cash girls
are needed for the big sale next week
at McCabes. Application should be
made 10 Mr.. zimmerman, either at the
office or by telephone.
A large class of new students will
enter both commercial and shorthand
departments of Browns business col
! lege next Monday, Oct. l. Nearly one
hundred are now enrolled.
Business men want their office help
ers, stenOgraphers, bookkeepers. etc,
to have that peculiar training that
Browns business college gives. We
cannot fill half the calls we receive
for our graduates to fill good positions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-28
Flowers Also Barred.

New York houses will be as much
abloom this fall as ever. says CORE
spondent of the Pittsburg Dispatch. AL
ready many of these in the finest resi-
Dental districts are decorated with va
rious kinds of growing plants, but the
apartment houses are almost without
exception bare of such ornamentation.
Owners have begun to disapproye of the
floral decorations. They are too fan
tastic, and the individual tastes OF
every tenant had too free Il sway.
There We're flowers of too many colors
and qualities for ornament. so there Is
now scarcely an apartment house in
town which allows the tenants to place
flowers in their windows
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-28
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Acts on
Natures Plan,

The most successful medicines are
those that aid nature. Chamberlain s
Cough Remedy acts on this plan. Take
it when you have a cold and it will
allay the cough, relieve the lungs, aid
expectoration, open the secretions and
aid nature in restoring the system to
a healthy condition. Thousands have
testified to its superior excellence. 1t
counteracts any tendency of cold to
result in pneumonia. Price, 25 cents.
Large size, so cents. For sale by all
leading druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-28
OPENS SAUSAGE FACTORY
Jacob kroegeI to Devote His Entire
Time to the Manufacture of Home
made Sausaues.

Jacob Kroegel. who for a number of
years has conducted meat market at
1905 Third avenue and who recently es-
tablished a sausage factory in con
nection. has decided to discontinue the
market and devote his entire time to
the manufacture of homemade sausag-
es of all kinds. the demand for which
is rapidly increasing Mr. KrOegel is
an expert in this line and has made ar
rangements to sell the entire output at
both retail and wholesale He desires
to thank all his customers for their
patronage in the past and hopes for
continuance of the same.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-28
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.

Today's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock, Feed and Fuel.
Rock Island. Sept. 2S.-FollOwing are
the wholesale quotations in today's
market:
ProVisic<1s and Produce.
Live Poultry-Spring chickens, $3.50
to $500 per dozen; hens, per h., SC;
ducks, per h., 10c; turkeys, per h.,
13c; geese, per h., lie.
Butter-Dairy. 20 10 PIC.
Lard-10c.
getables-POtatoes, new, soc.
Eggs-Fresh. PIC.
Live Stock.
Cattle-Steers. $3.50 to $3.50: cows
and heifers, $500 to $3.50; calves, $3.50
to $3.50.
Sheep-Yearlings or over, SO to Sc;
lambs, $500 to $3.50.
Hogs-Mixed. $3.50 to $G.25.
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-Corn, As to soc; oats. 80 to
31c.
WOODLAND. per load s. to $3.50.
FOrage-Timothy hay. $13 to $14:
prairie. SO to $13: clover, mixed. $l2
TO $13; straw, Sc to 81.
Coal-Lump, bushel, 1Sc; slack, per
bushel, 10c to 12c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-28

Dubuque sausage at SeidePs.
Beecher Bros. for real estate.
Dressed poultry at Schroeder's.
La Sale coal at Mueller's only.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Read ]. w. Stewards ad on page 6.
Money to loan. See Beecher Bros.
For bus, baggage. express. call Robb's
For bus or express, Spencer C Trefz
Tomorrow is sausage day at Seiders.
Oysters and celery at II. Tremann's
Sons.
WINNER &c WINNER sausage at Sci
dels.
Knox, Stetson> and Halves hat al
Lloyd's.
Every Saturday is sausage day at
Seidel's.
The new fall gloves are now in al
Lloyd's, the halter.
Dressed spring and old chickens al
Fl. Tremann's Sons.
You save money on your coal by
using La Sale chunks.
The Carlton imported hat, dual felt
only at Lloyd's, the halter.
Vanilla and chocolate Judges IA cents
a pound Saturday at McCabe's.
Call and see the new Longley hats
u. & S. Ullemeyer & Sterling.
Some kid gloves worth up to $1.75 for
60 cents Saturday at McCabe's.
Very fancy yellow Crawford peaches
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-28
THE M1RKETS.
Chicago, Sept 2S.-Following are the
market quotations today:

Chicago, Sept. 2S.-Following are the
market quotations today:
Wheat.
September 1917, 1875. 1878. 1878.
December, 1854. &c, 1874. 75H.
May. 1874. 1884, 1913. 1913.
Corn.
September. 471a, 471a. 1864, 4GS.
December, 43A, 433s, 1915. 433s.
MAY, 1855. 1874, 1872, 1855.
Oats.
September. 34H, 345s, 3454, 34H.
December. 341a, 3415. 341s, 341s.
May, 355s, 355s, 85H, 1874.
Pork.
September, 1860, 1900, 1860. 100.
January, 1927, 1880, 1922; $780,
Lard.
September. S.S5. S.S5, $50, SIS.
October, $50, $50. $50. $50.
January, III, 1872. 4.77, 7.S2.
Ribs.
September, SIS, $50, S.75, SIS.
October, S.35, S.35. 1927, S.32.
January, 707, 7.10, 7.07, 40.
Receipts today-Wheat 155, corn 422,
ats 246, hogs $4,000. cattle 1000, sheep
900.
Hog market opened steady. Hogs
eft over 5000. Light 6.15@6.62. mix
d and butchers 6.10@6.65, good heavy
$50 6.62. rough heavy 5.75@G.1O.
Cattle market opened steady.