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PENDLETOy, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1004.
NO. ti)oo.
ill r mr
Efforts to Fix
jjility for Iroquois
ire.
HELD IN FIVE
Lnd DOLLARS BOND
I.-, and Fire Marshal
Held to Answe
Lis and Attaches Lock.
Lure Attendance Upon
On Special Theater
c Tim rmmdinc un
I for tne iroquuis uunui
traing.
son was not placed un
fit. HO fail'" ""nil oi
IrranRO security for '.If
Ms was arrested at his
detectives and brought
Bill
Inter Cummlngs and
ator McLuIlon wore
Ints Clve Bonds.
Hson cave bonds for
bnager Davis and irc
lam ana uuuuing (jom
I.Jams, In the same
Is for the others were
I each.
wns nnrtiirhed
lnd declared the action
i lnrv unfair anil un
I tald a man with 500
Lot handle all tlio de-
Illke Chicago,
ftndint Missing.
bn ft Thn IrnnllnIR
Is Is ttlll unlocatcd. All
ijector McMillan, gavo
ue mitid n nr tun after
Iter Is still in jail.
THREE-CENT FARE
land Empowered by the
I States Court.
in. 2G. Judge Wing
States circuit court,
pn of tho Cleveland
company, today isHiicd
I Injunction restraining
pis from enforcinc the
filly adopted by tho
I providing for 3-cent
i within a certain sec
on Is In hnl.l until
line claim of the com-
raj attempt to enforce
Will nmmint In "tnk.
vlthout duo process if
PENT AFFAIRS.
i Research In Rela
' Panama.
!u. 20. At tho cabl
iy ltoosovolt asked
IWmliOr still has nnv
fwlng to Punama and
!u answorcd in tho
Suggested further
PW an onen book for
f ingress.
coramlttoo of the
Faring the urgoncy
r
Is Js further discussion
1 U8U0.
f TO DEATH.
'Cremated In an ohln
Town.
Kl: "--Three chlldron
ri'r, arnil 13 tn unrt
fl' dath nnd Frysln-
IfiVlT ,V'"cany burned
'"'aenco this morn-
Offering.
H But R.,..,.u
lG(r. Holds.
but .k uma aro r-
tho suftorlng of
: tlld Kl.r.
I JlH n.
fV, boing norvoua
Ution , oy BnJ". how-
' not alnrmlnn-
'
I ' L"dllde.
IOWA MANUFACTURERS.
Aggregate Capital of 00,00,000
Represented at Des Moines.
Dcs Moines, la., jon, 20. Fifteen
thousand manufacturing establish
monts having an aggregate capital
exceeding $200,000,000 are repre
sented at tho first annual convention
of the Iowa Manufacturers' assocla
Hon which opened in Des Moines to
day. The association was organ
ized at a meeting hold at Waterloo
last spring, since which time its
membership has Increased until now
It comprises a majority of tho most
prominent manufacturers of th
state.
Tho purpose of tho present meet
ing, in addition to laying plans for
increasing tho membership and In.
fluonco of tho association, is to dis
cuss those bills now pending before
tho legislature in which the manu
facturers aro especially interested.
RHODES SCHOLARSHIP.
Work of Distributing the Gifts of the
Millionaire Slowly Moving.
New York, Jan. 20. As a result
of Dr. G. It. Parkins' tour of South
Africa, New Zealand and Austratla,
whero he had been distributing
Ithodcs scholarships, 75 students will
ba In residence at Oxford next year,
says a Times dispatch from London.
Tho work of distributing the
scholarships will be practi
nnllv pnniiilntml I,, innn ...h..n ti.n
number of students will be increased
10 1YI).
They will hail from the countries
nlreailv mprttlnnpil. nnn fmm iha
United States Canada and Germany.
tho introduction of the scholarship
already in residence has, it 1b said,
been attended with the hnnnlpst w.
sultB. Tho scholars have settled
themselves comfortably, without a
sign of tho cllquolsm that was pre
dicted.
WIFE M1JRDE
AND SUICIDE
John T. Brown Cuts His Wife's Throat,
Shoots Her Through the Heart
and Then Kills Himself.
According to Notes Found, and Other Indications, Both Crimes
Were Premeditated by Both Victims Letter Found
Says There is Another Man in the Case
PARKER MAY ESCAPE.
Forger's Mother Still Sticks to Her
Erring and Convicted Son.
Ilrtftlm.,! Tor. An 1
will probably entered In the case of
T. W. Parker, forger, under couvlc-
tlnn nf Pnrtlnnil nnn fnplnp' n Innp
sentence in tho Oregon penitentiary,
umeus Huniuuuug intervenes iu save
him. Parker's mother, it is said,
will fnmn tn Pnrtlnml linfnrn PVhrn.
ary 1, when the young forger's fath
er win no cast on a business trip.
The fnther has refused to have any
thing mnrn tn iln with thn hnv. p.
pressing a desire to have the law
take its course. The mother still
sticks to him.
A.nnr(ll,,tr tn 1'nvL'nr'o t'rlnnils tlin
plan Is to enter an appeal and when
the new trial comes off to have nut
ters so arranged with the piosecul
Ing witnesses that the matter will
bo dropped.
TILLAMOOK SHERIFF
RILLS HIMSELF
WORRIED OVER AN IM-
AGINARY SHORTAGE.
Had Been Seriously III and Was Tem.
porarlly Insane Was Serving His
Third Term and Was Immensely
Popular Errors In Accounts Said
to Have IV.ade Books Appear Short
Prominent In Lodge Circles.
Tillamook, Jan. 2C. A Journal
..! i onvB- "Sheriff Henry H. Al
derman, of Til.amook county, shot
nnd killed hlmsolf In his barn hero
yestorday morning. Ho had been ill
for a month, and there was a so
trouble about a discrepancy in his
ofllclal books, which ho had previ
ously declared he could make good.
Ho was 40 years of ago and had been
Bhoriff seven years. He leaves a
widow and an ll-year-om uu(1i .
,..no IroiipiI Friday for his
nvmat fnf n Rlmrtaco of 50.7UU. ms
1110 WUB mum;
Alderman was very popular, as no
was serving his third term as sher-
i ir. ii,nn,t unit tho annarent
shortage in his accounts was duo to
errors in booKKceping. u " -MaRon.
Woodman. Knight of Pythias
and Workman, '
Kansas Dairymen In Session.
. ... ,r to., (! Tho Kau
lopeKu, IVUO., , ,,
sas State Dairy association began its
annual meeting in j up"
connection with tho mld-winter expo-
... rrU n.Annnr1 nl'8 Will 1381
throo days and will consist of the
reading and discussion ui
popors on practical dairy topics The
liwrs In cnargo ot iu..t -"
?J . i..i.m nf Parsons, preal-
dont' '.nd T T'DSrmin. of Topoka.
secretary.
Woman on Trial for Murder.
Newark. N. J,. Jan: 20. -The case
SJK waslallod for trhU today
tn iienth hor four-yoar-old niece,
Murio Conning.
J. T. Brown and Wife Had Lived In Pendleton Several Months, Were
Popular as Far as Tnelr Acquaintance Went, and the Tragedy Is a
Shock and Astonishment to All Who Knew Them, and to the Entire
City Apparent Deliberation and Purpose Characterized Every De
tail of the Horror.
Mr. Smith: Mrs. Brown and I have got tired of life and you
will find us on the hill south or southeast of here. Please see
that my effects reach my mother at Reinbeck, Iowa. Address
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virb, m. m. Diown. vuurb uuijr, unn I, oruwn
This act was voluntary with both,
plain.
Bert Whitman can ex-
Tho
On Trial for Murder
ut - 1.11 nir joilll
This morningat.9 o'clock,. Sheriff
T T). Tavlor was riandeir'the letter
printed above by E. L. Smith, who
notified him that bo was afraid Mr.
and Mrs. John T. Brown, who were
looming at hla home had killed
themselves, and a short time after
they were found side by side mtheir
blood on top of the hi., southeast of
town, out under tne open sky.
The man had cut his wife's throat,
maklnir an ugly cash in the left side
of her neck about three Inches In
Inm.th imnotrntlnf tn tho hone. He
had then shot her through the heart
with a small zz-cafinre revolver,
placed the second note quoted above,
unro.i'lpi nn n Khppt nf note uauer
under her body, covered her with ills
overcoat, and then lying by her side
had sent a bullet through his qwn
brain by shooting himself in the
right temple.
The body of tho woman was found
resting on her back, where she lay
as peacefully as tnougii in er uru
at home. The man was by her side,
lying on his back, with the pistol
mfc.,,i m-nlnnt his temnle. One
Bhot had been fired into his head,
after which lie nad evidently wim
i.i0 loot ..ffnrt nnoknfl the weanon
iicnln. as thouuh afraid he had not
completed hia task.
The bodies- were taken In charge
hv the coroner and removed to tho
undertaking parlors of Baker &
Folsoni, where they were prepared
for the Inquest.
Browns Were Newcomers. .
Mra Tlrown were new
comers to this city, having reached
here from Iowa about three months
n ir -jim pmnlovcd as teacher
for the McKay sci-ool, whilo bis wife
was worklnk in mo nouseumu ui
i- Mra V I, Kmttll. Who T6-
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side in tho large white house on the
hill southeast of tho city. They
seemed to bo quiet and contented,
'i.ra cfivincr nil that thev made.
Mrs. Brown was paying for the board
of both by ner enurm in mu omim
household, and they were putting
away the salary earned by Mr.
Brown as fast as received. They
wore young people, apparently about
30 or 35 years of ago, and the wo
man was good looking- and had a
refined face and manner. She was
studying un. er the tugelage of her
husband to lit herself for a position!
in. the, schools( and seemed to be
eheerfdl and- natiDV. 'As far as known
there was no trouble of any kind
between her husband and herself.
Left House in the Nlaht. -
Last night Mr, Brown came home
from his school as usual, and after
dinner he and his wiJ'o went to the
play, ''Human Hearts," at tho Kra-
zer, lie having bouglit tickets during
the day. After tho play they re-
titrnoH tn thnli- rnnm nl.nnt 11
o'clock and remained there until per
haps 2 o'clock, when they were heard
to ieav tne couse ano uiu not re
turn. This morning when Mrs. Brown
did not come down stairs, Mrs. Smith
went to the room to see if any word
had been left in explanation, and
found the letter addressed to Mr.
Smith, telling what to expect. She
telephoned to Mr. Smith, who turn
ed the letter over to the sheriff, and
the bodies were found on the top of
the high hill, whero they had gone
to meet their death. Under the body
of the woman and covered with her
lilnn.l until tint nai-f nf It pnnl1 lm
read, wt'le two sheets of nolo paper
telling UI 111" vuiuiuur; uuiuiu ui me
act.
Various Farewell Messages,
In the pockets of tho overcoat
which the man had spread over tho
dead body of his wife were found
letters addressed to Mrs. M. S, Whit
man, Mrs. M. A. Brown and to tho
local lodge of tho I. O. 'O. P. Under
thn man was the razor, wranncd in
a bloody handkerchief. Tho knees of
the man were covered with dirt, as
though he had kneeled by tho sldo
or his wife and held her until ahe
had ceased her struggles, after which
he had lain down on his face close
by her side, with his head resting on
her outstretched arm and met his
death.
B. L. Smith, at whose home Mr,
and Mrs, Brown had been rooming
for some time, says that as far as
could bo seen there was no lack of
harmony between tho couple. Yes-
i.iF.Tn.' aflnmnnn Mra Prnwn tnln
the family that she and hor husband
intended to celebrate her 25th birth
day by going to tho show in the
evening.
Another Man In the Case.
This morning a letter was found
in tho stove In tho room used by
Brown and his wife that casts a dif
ferent light on the subject, Tho let
ter was written by Mrs. Brown to
her brother Tom. and told him that
by tho time he received tho letter
she would be dead. That a crisis
had come In her ..to that only true
edy could settle, and that she had
decided to end It all. She had found
a man in this Rtato whom sho loved
better than her husband. Hero tho
letter ended abruptly and had been
torn Into pieces and thrown into tho
stove.
From this and other clues that the
officers aro working on It Is now
thought that there In another man
than tho husband in tho case, and
some say that the husband had killed
his wife, not with her consent, and
hail then shot himself,
The Fremont Uidgo. No. 60, 1. O
O. F., at St, Anthony, Idaho, has been
telegraphed to for instructions con
cernlng tho disposal ot tho bodies,
Coroner's Jury Impaneled.
Tho coroner, W, u. Cole, empanel
ed a jury consisting of Robert I-alng,
Harry Fowler, Walter Wells, A, L
Knight, 13. T. Wade and Mr. Hoover,
and took them to tho scone of the
tragedy. There, after viewing Iho
bodies, they were allowed a reoo's
until 1:30 In tho afturnjo-i, at which
hour the inquest was held.
Owing to the fact Hint some wit
nesses who were wanted could not
bo found bv that time, however. Hie
rlriqueRt was postponed until 7 o clock
tnis evening.
What Is Said of Them.
Bert Whitman, i.ie name mention
ed In tho note found under tho wo
man's body, was seen and said that
he knew nothing that would catiso
them to do such an act. All that ho
knew about tho couple was that they
had lived at Ins mother's place for
some time, while Mr. Brown taught
school.
Judge Stephen A. Lowell know
them slightly, as Mrs. Brown hau
worked for Mrs. Lowell for some
time.
They had come hero from Hcxburg,
Idaho, and after being in the city
for a short timo Mrs. Brown had
commenced to help Mrs. Uiwell In
the housework and was an excellent
housekeeper.
The husbands health was poor,
and he hesitated somowhat about
teaching on that account. Mrs.
Brown left that place In Bcarch of
ono where Mr. Brown could Btay and
ahe could work lur tho board of both
They had stayed at Will Patton's for
a time, and then hnd gono to tho
homo of K. L. smith. Tiioy nad
driven across tho plains from Ne
braska In a wagon for tho benefit of
Mrs. Brown's health, which had been
restored by tho trip, nnd they wore
now working to secure a Ilttlo homo
here and then send for Mr, Brown's
mother to come and make her home
with them.
WHITAKER WRIGHT DROPS DEAD
AFTER RECEIVING SENTENCE
London, Jan. 26. Whitaker Wright ( thrift and resided In America for
was today founu gumy oi ww"'
tho London "Glbbo Corporation, and
sentenced to seven years' imprison,
ment. An hour afterward, while alt
...ui. r.ionna In thn nffleo of the
warden of the city prison, awaiting
transfer to Luugaie, ue was
with heart failure and died.
Magnificent spenainnu.
Ho was regarded as tho greatest
mnnv vpftrR.
Maintained His Innocence,
Wright had been on trial but 12
dayB and the Jury was out but a
short time. The court In passing sen
tence severely criticized the promot
er and gave him tho maximum sen
tence. Wrlcbt showed no signs of weak
ness or Illness, but said coolly: "I
Ho was regarded as iuo Brcuiom. uudb ui ,,...0, -
swindler of tho ago. His victims lost am Innocent of any Intention to do
, ,r tinnnnnnn in the col
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lapse of the various companies he
promoted, no orgnnizuu i uumjiu
with n. total capitalization of
noarly 1112,000,000, all of which fail
ed. He was a magnificent spona-
wrnnov" Tfn unn led sway into tho
ante-room1 and suddenly sank down.
Tho doctors were sont for, but all
their efforts wore unavailing and lie
died an hour after sentence was
passed.
FOSSIA DEPENDS
ON KILLING TIME
EVASIVE ANSWERS
TO GAIN TIME WITH,
Japan' Is Expected to Demand a Time
Limit, and Lacking Satisfaction to,
Then Declare War England Stands
Pat With American Demands.
Ixindon, Jan. 2(1. Reports from
the far east are again sinister. Dis
patches to tho Central Nows Bureau
say Japan Is actively continuing war
preparations, Berlin advices Bay
Hussla in her reply to Japan goes ro
further than to admit enough to pro
long tho negotiations. It lg bellovod
Japan will not accept this courso, but
will either declare war or Issuo r
time ultimatum.
Korea Will Remain Neutral,
Washington, Jan. 26. Tho Korean
minister called at tho stato depart
ment this morning and notified It
that Korea, In the event of a Japan-cre-Kusslan
war, will remain neutral.
A dispatch from Berlin says oirtclais
are now confident of peace In tho
far east.
England Stands Pat,
Birmingham, Jan, 26, Tbo Post
says British consuls will be appoint
ed at Mukden and other Manchurlan
ports Immediately to demonstrate
British support of the new United
States commercial treaty with China.
REFUSED INCREA8E IN PAY.
John Mitchell Incensed Because It
Was Not Done Unanimously,
InHlnnnnnllo Inil.. Jan 26.
A resolution raising Mitchell's pay
to $5,000 per year was passed by
mnrn thnn n fwn-thtrdfl vote. but
Mitchell, irom tho chair, doclared the
resolution killed, Ho said bo would
not accent tho raise if there was tho
slightest opposition. The convenUon
Will probably adjourn sine aie una
evening.
CHICAGO WHEAT.
Bulls and Bears Engage in a Tremen
dous Struggle.
Chicago, Jan. 26. Wheat opened at
89 and closed at 90, Tho market
for a time this morning got away
from Armour In a violent break. Mr.
Arjnour bought 3,000,000 bushels,
which fell at ono time as low as 87.
The weather conditions and foroign
market aided tho bulls and prevented
a stampede.
Mine Horrors Under Entirely
Different Conditions, But
Great Loss of Li(o.
CAGE FULL OF MEN
FELL 1,500 FEETi.
Crushed Into an Unrecognizable Mass
at the Bottom Machinery of the
Hoist Became Unmanageable
"Nearly Two Hundred" Men Met
Death in the Cheawlck Coal Mine
One Rescue Party Also Lost
Exact Cause of Explosion Never
Be Known.
Victor, Col., Jan. 26. Fourtoen
men wore lustnnlly killed this morn
ing In the Strntton Independence
mine by a falling cago.
Fell 1,500 Feet.
Tho car beenmu unmnnaReablo In
tho ascent nnd crashed Into tho
Bheaves at thu top, broke tho cablo
and fell 1,500 feet. At the bottom
wns a sickening spectacle. It holng
nlmost Imposslblo to identify any
victim, as all wero completely dis
membered. Fifteen Were Killed.
Tho dead uro: W. F. Frazlcr, John
Scback, Joseph Setlicriim, Kdwnrd
Twlggen, L Wagoner, Henry Vco
man, Edward Smith, Joe Ovary, H.
F, Brown, William Collins, J. Stow
ard, Frank Cochrane, L. Jackson,
Harry Cogano and Charles Station.
All Met Death,
Tho Pittsburg police guard tho
mouth of tho shnft to restrain tho
relatives and friends.
Tho Inspectors announce as n re
sult of their inspection this fore
noon there la nit hope whatever ot
saving thu entombed. Inspector Bell
returned from thu mine at noon, He
says tho corpses are wedged tn n
mass In tho north shaft as solidly as
though rammed In.
Tho rescuers will string out In a
long line, because when tho barrier
to tho north shafe Is broken through,
a big rush of after-damp Is expectud.
Twenty bodies wore found in n
henp between the bottom of tho shaft
and tho ontry.
Unless plans lire changed, nono of
the bodies will be removed boforo
nightfall, as tho crowd around tho
entranco Is immense.
Rescuing Party Killed.
Pittsburg, Jan. 20. Of 181 entomb,
ed In tlio mines at Chcswlck. but ono
hns been rescued up to 8 o'clock.
All others aro believed to bo dead,
Tho entire lesculng party was also
killed.
No Survivors.
I'lltHburg, Jan. 20. Tlio report that
another rescuo party tit Cheswlck
was entirely killed, is crronoous
Tho men all roturnou to tho mirfaro
after vain attempts to ponotrato tho
mine, Tlio condition of tho mlno is
such as to tako dnys to recover the
dead. Nono are believed to havu sur
vived. The latest list iHsued by the com
pany says 185 lumps wore issuod,
Dm, leading to tho belief that rinirly
200 wero hilled.
Tho cause will probably novor bo
known. Tho majority bellovod It
was caused by the carelessness ot
soino minor lighting his plpo. Work
of rescue is still hampered by the
lack of experienced men.
RETURNED FROM COLON.
Ordnance Expert Been Selecting
Fortification Bites.
Now York, Jan, i. Lloutenant
Colonel 8hafcr, tho ordnanco expert,
returned from Colon this morning.
Ho is supposed to have selected for
tification sites,
Goes With the Game,
Ontario, Ore., Jan. 20. In an al
tercation ovor tho paymont of
checks In a faro gamo at 12 o'clock
last night, Waltor Lucky of Prlno
vlllo, took five shots at It, It. Dnlrin,
tho dealer who beat a hasty ro treat
and escaped uninjured. Lucky Is in
custody.
Murder a Mystery.
Bedford, lnd., Jan. 20. The MUa
Scbaffer murder Is still a mystury,
Sho will bo buried at Elkhart today.
Public momorlal services aro held
hero.
Warehouse Burned,
Louisville, Jan. 26. Fire this morn
ing destroyed tbo Goddard ware
house. Jjose, $300,000, i
Mine Workers' Election
Indianapolis, Jan. 26. John
Mitchell was ro-elccted presl-
dent, Lewis vice-president and
Wilson secretary of the Mine
Workers' Federation this v
morning,
i
25 last.
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