Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-02-26

| port on the railroad bin as the house
passed it, without committing any OF
/ the members of the committee either
for or against 1t, The Democrats he.
lieve that the matter viii be fought
ont on the floor Of the senate and
consider it a waste of time Tor the
committee to consider the matter fur.
ther.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2s.-close
friends Of Mrs Miner this afternoon
say tina, she absolutely refuses to
forgive her Young husband and that
she is deeply grievcd over his previ-
ous love affairs as exploited in the
newspapers. The 5o-ycar.old bride
says she will never relent. although
she continues To receive the young
mans letters pleading for forgive
ness.
NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-One of the
dashng figures on Broadway this
morning is Wilson Miner, husband
of The widow OF the late Charles r
ferkes. who came back to town today
llehonair and confident He denies
the rUmors OF a separation and de
clarcs the reports that he nud fallen
out with his bride because she would
not settle million dollars on him are
absurd. However, he doesn't 60
home but is stopping at the Hotel
Astor. He says he wont to Washing
ION for eight DAYS on business. He
is firmly strapped to the water wagon.
refusing all offers Of urgent friends
10 assuage his thirst.
HANOVER Pa. Feb. 23.-By the
collapse of a platform on the stage
of the Hanover opera house five girls
were seriously injured and twelve
others suffered painful cuts and bruls-
as. one hundred and fifty young peo.
pie were rehcarsng for an enter.
iaiument.
CHICAGO. Feb. 22-Tne execution
Of Johann Hoch. which was set for
10 o'clock this morning, was post
poned by Deputy Sherin Peters this
morning while Attorney Cumerford
filed IN the federal court writ OF
habeas corpus in behalf of the poly
samist Cumerford said II the de.
'ision went against him he would
lake an appeal and insist That execu.
ion he deferred pending its adjudi
cation. Peters said il the writ was
lenied he would proceed with the ex
1cution.
The writ was denied and the death
march was begun at 1890.
CHICAGO. Feb 2a.-Johann IIoch
vas hanged at 1877 this afternoon for
he murder of one Of mis- numerous
wives. 1t is reasonably certain that
loch married 30 women in all and
murdered five of them The final
hours of one OF the most notorious
criminals of the age were passed
,almly in his cell.
He was perfectly certain until the
last moment that he would not be
hanged, ate breakfast with gusto and
lster a twelfth hour appeal to ave
lin had been fruitless he deliberately
lie dinner while his lawyer stormed
md argued with officials for post
ponement to permit hearing of an
pther appeal.
The execution had to he made be
tween 10 and 2 o'clock, and the hour
had almost passed when ne could be
legally hanged when the death march
pegan. Hoch did not carry out his
threat 10 resist execution forcibly.
on the gallows he said: God for.
give them; they know not what they
10. | die innocent Goodbye"
ODESSA, Feb, 23.-Mobs of armed
men suddenly marched upon the jew
sh quarter late last night, but their
'oming was anticipated and the Jews
litner fled or barricaded their houses
terrific fight eusued with the result
hat fifty persons were killed and
over 800 wounded. Dynamite was
used TO blow mp TWO syuagogues.
BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 23-Attorneys
.or tho officials OF the Western FEEDER
alton Of Miners now in the peniten.
uary feel they are not getting
square deal. and are preparing today,
It is said, TO 90 into the federal court
with a view to securing the release
Of Meyer MD Haywood. The story
printed that a letter has been found
rom the Western Federation of Min
crs counseling the assassination OF
former Governor steunenberg and is
in the hands Of the authorities. is de
MED here this morning by Governor
Gooding
LAwTON. okla, Feb 23.-Two
sons of j. p. Blackburn, aged and
10 years. living fifteen miles from
here, were burned to death in fire
caused by the explosion of lantern.
PEKIN. Feb. 23.-Wu Ting Fang,
former Chinese minister to America,
has come out in favor of the boycott