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II NINGEDITION DA11Y EVENING EDITION , news toctay. i no , I, the only paper In t Eastern Oregon Weather receiving mo n" . .... ,ulr. .! J Djr PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OHEGON, AVEDNES DAY, J AN UAH Y 27, 190-1. NO. 4J)5. CARS IN GOWN Takes Place in Dense a Crowded Business -f Ct I miic - . n a ne n AND MANY INJURED. Mihu nf Ahnm RiiK- n, mM7 w. i iHihB On Oar Stall. . ft ...... MlHn InlllK nnlIJIIV ITIIIIvi IIIIUI' Scarcely Any E3cape. Tn 7 Twnntv.twn injured In a street car rly this niorniiiB at Broad- Mcrlninc streets, and as II,, hurt lirn Wlllllim Mil- ..ltt..t lltf Inhirnil T fl L'l 11I1.MIU .j...v.., v. Fred Allor und Joseph .-.-u.. 1,,I Mntiif nf seriously nun imvo bub- lln.l.c. null linrl wminrln was caused ly a Broad- , . f.. II nn-tnal.. II1II UL lllll 11, m......,- . .I......1 .t.l.tnli atnmiml in f UlllUU, ln-i uu'l'l'1"1 s cut and bruised. n I ' A u I Jan. 20. On tho ground .. ...... Qlnln linnrd ID UUUU n.wfc .... ..j ...... in tho legislature, Judge George, In tho Btate clr- e oi mis uecisiuu uiu of barber examiners, nr I l' wt a l.'1-nnL- i ii. it muyur. uiiun noun 11 tho power which here- ined and meantime or pre- jono who niny so deslro sing In the barber bust- at regard to qualifications orktl culling. Grant, whoso contention to tho bar inr law is BUS s that In his opinion .the 5 oi me court win n ppiy te board of pharmacists, says, is invested with tno sain,, nr nmt Annrn Tn inn engage in pharmaceutical Atioclatlon In Session at Topeka. !'on lias coino oi ngo and 'img tno ovont witn me In tho 21 years of Its "Inent lawyers and Jurists lection of tho stato filled e court room this morning lathering was formally President J, G. Sloneckor. 3 flTln riiaiinnoaa thn fin. "i niu (iiuaiuuui, tnu wji- Jf tho usual committees business of a routine na- tfle session toulght, when Mdress will bo delivered io eontiuuo through to- Wlll nlno 4.. n m-nnlno fnual convention hanquet land hotel, .4. .Tnn OT r Hm ost notablo exhibitions ?ry over hold in this soc ,n Clinton todnv under - . iuu iniorsinio raw ia Iowa are roprosontod ny exhibits of chickens. .-I swine, pigeons ana . JUdglne nf nxhlhltn and -v.. nun nogun tonay nnn ek u"tll tho show closes "o weoK. akota tks. tiDg Hardware Men. N. D Jan. 27. Tho ! Of thn Mnrili nnVnt.T r Association began 'Q Cnninnnrln. ...Ul. ot th m-7, ""I , - iiiuui uaKom anu wesota Imnlomont noil. . A larirn nHnriilnnoft Wtlng programmo com- 'fOUllSfl nf l.n m,r Ia. .lno "ado over hold Ul th. 1 rr. i. W" continue until Sat- COffnn rn OF tllnrl..A.l- l . " nun nhm.1,1 AAnfna.n in 60 yonrs' though , tB own to bo an old VIEW OF TOM JOHNSON. Indefatigable Worker for the Interest of His City. Cleveland, Ohio, Jan, 27. Some 20 years ngo, when the writer first had tho pleasure of making Mayor John son's acquaintance, ho was Impressed with the fact that hero was a man of more than ordinary attainments, and made tho statement at that time that, given health, tho history of this coun try would never bo written without a prominent placo having been given to Tom Johnson. Continued years of acquaintance have veriued this prophecy. Today, unmindful of re verses, lndifforent to criticism, pur suing the straightforward, persistent policy of a man who has a definite end in view, Mayor Johnson Is apply, ing himself to tne task that he has laid down for himself. Almost any day It you are In Cleve land, you can see Cleveland's chief executive whisking up to the city hall at about 11 o'clock. By this time ho has disposed of his day's correspon dence. He receives no mall at tho mayor's office; all this is delivered at his home, where ho has his workshop and secretary. So before he starts out on his day's duties he has already disposed of a large correspondence, and the tremendous amount of worlc that comes to a man who carries a load of responsibilities. Once at the city hall, every energy Is bent .o wnrd tho accomplishment of better ments for Cleveland's f.uuro, which ho nevor allows to become ansrurcd. i..iently, persistently, ho brings every power of his largo experience and ve sourceful originality towards the ac compllshmont of these purposes, Tho newest phase In these efforts was tho lato passage by the city coun. cil of two new franchises and an or dinance to plnco fares at 3 cents upon tho existing railway lines within cer tain limits, San Francisco Star. ANOTHER HILL STEAMEh. T.-' Monster Pacific Coast Liner Being Built at Nevyffiondon. New L.ondon, Conn), Jan.. 27. Two weeks from today 'another monster cargo-carrier Is to bo launched from the yards of the Eastern Shipbuilding company here, is a twin sister of the Minnesota, lBimcliejlti'lnst spring, nnd will bo chrlsenedpalj.otnt The .HftkoJ&jylil .ste'aTrfTat lie rato of 14 knots an hour, nnd owing to her great size will bo steady in any kind of weather. She has a length of 00 feet and a width of 73 feet 0 Inches. She will bo rigged as a four-masted schooner with pole shafts and will hae flvo continuous decks and four short decks. The ship Is owned by James J. Hill, and will l.e used In tho Qrent Northern Railway's Pacific carrying trade. TRAIN LOAD OF BURIAL CASES CONDITIONS IN MINE ALMOST UNBEARABLE, All the Bodies Recovered Horribly Scorched, Mutilated and Torn One of the Most Distressing Mlne Hor rors In the History of Pennsylvania. Cheswicl:, Jan. 27. By daylight this morning 57 bodies had been recover ed. Hoisting to tho surface Is slow l... Hnnc.,-, ..f thn mmliHntl of tllO UJ iviimm ui n.w - Cheswick Jan. 27 Uy daylight this fins, arrived this morning. Searchers coming from the mine this morning say t..o condition is be coming unbearable. The air Is neav ily Indened with the odor of decom posing bodies. .i.,n a annrini train carrying cof- tho tomporary cage, work became more systematic. At iv " ciutn. bodies more were removed, all hor ribly mutilated, scorched and torn. The Strike Record. .L.- ronnpt nf Mid i TOm lltJ WmUI n;,v,. v " United States commissioner of labjr wo learn that, between tho years 1881 and 1900, thoro were In .he United States 22,793 strikes and 1,005 lockouts, Involving 127.442 es tablishments and 6,010,101 men. The averngo lengths of tho lockouts was y days, and of tho strikes, nea:ly 24 days. Thoso Involved a loss to tho laborers of 30G,C83,223 and to tho employers a loss of JH2.G59.104. Of tne siriKuiH w.n i" ed, 13.U4 per cent wore partially sue cessfnl, and 30.19 por cent fallrJ. Of tho lockouts 50.79 por cont suc ceeded, 6.28 por cont succeeded par tially, and 42.93 per Cont fniled. National Wealth. V,rt TTnltnri StfttCS Tlio weniiu "i - In tho year 1900 was computed to bo "i .l"y.A . o-nlH n cireii a- tioii at the presont time In the United . .. i. ir. tain 971.BS2. and States ninuiiiiiH . th0 sliver, $151.4,0,.; total of nionoy m circwuwu.i ........ -r, ----- notes) In tho United States, $2,240,. B9 412 Tho total valuo of articles manufactured in .tho United States In the year 1900 was f 13,039,273,Dtji,. Tho value of manufactures exported during tho year lo2 amounted to $1,381,719.401. I nlnxnil On '.hO Tho monu tiii" , , , labia of tho czar Is printed n led Inters on a pure Ivory tablet aur mounted l.y tho Imperial crest and PREMEDITATION ON THE PART OF BOTH 01 E Proof Which Cannot Be Questioned that Another Man Than Her Husband Shared Mrs, Brown's Affections. Every Indication That She Went to Her Death Voluntarily Coroner's Inquest Confirms All the Conclusions Deduced by the East Oregonl an of Yesterday Up to the Time of the Tragedy Mr. Brown and Wife Were Considered to Be Well Balanced, Rational and Happy People. man had for onuses unknown to them, murdered his wjfo, nnd had then committed sulciuo. Telegrams Received. Dr. W. 0, Colo, tho coroner, has received telegrams from brothers of both Mr. and Mrs. Brown. Tho brother of tho man Is M. U Brown. of Hoinbeck, Iowa, and ho telegraphs to "give bodies good burials. It Is Im possible to come. Take everything and send here. Send note that was found, and personal effects." rnoiu.-.s A. Brown, or summervllte. Kan., a brother of .ne murdered wo man, telegraphed: "Bury the bodies there. Secure personal etlects ami further Instructions will follow." Burial Tomorrow. The bodies will bo burled tomor row at 10 a. m.. from the undertak ing parlors of Baker & Folsom, un der tho auspices of tho local lodge of tho I. O. O. F. The Interment will bo In Olr.ey cemetery. At 7 1d t rvh t iV,o nnMMlaP called the jury together at the morgue to investigate the cause of the death of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Brown, the school teacher and wife, who were found dead on tho top of tho hill southeast of the city yesterday morn ing. A great crowd of morbidly curi ous people had gathered around the morgue and was allowed to pass, a few persons at n time, through tho rnnni toll nrn Vi n tirwl I aa li a A tinnn rtl 9 P ed side by side covered with sheets to await tho Inspection of the jury. Thn rhriHtiv nut In thn thrnnt of the woman and the bullet wounds In the breasts or both were inspected uy uio lUIUUg. Unhealthy, Morose Disposition. Dr. D. J. McFaul was the first wit ness cabled. He had made a post ninrtnni nvumlnnllnn nnH tnsHfip.d that the man had Some to his death by a pistol snot tnrougn tne neari, nnil thn wnmnn hnt1 hnpn shot through the heart and her throat cut. in his opinion, tne man nao cui me woman's throat, then shot ,her, nnd tlmn blllnrl hlmnnlf Thn mnn wna flf a tubercular tendency, dyspeptic, and name lo ue oi a muruse uihjiubuiuh and easily discouraged or unbalanc ed. Couple Seemed Congenial. Edgar Smith, the son of E. L. Smith, was called, and told of having been given a note to his father which had been found by his little sister In tho room occupied by the Browns. He had taken tho note to his father, who took, it to the sheriff. Mr. and Mrs. Brown had come to his house two weeks ago and hnd seemed to be very congenial. She had studied a great deal to prepare herself for a scnool teacher, and was jolly and full of fun and talkative. The man, on the other hand, was very quiet and had never been known to laugh while In tho house. He had never seemed to be of a specially morose disposition, though, but was dignified and reserv ed. I Left the House at 2 O'clock. E I. Smith, the owner of tho house, in which Mr. ana Mrs. Brown had stayed, took the stand. Ho said that Mr. nnd Mrs. Brown had come homo Monday night from the theater about 12 o'clock, anu had gone straight to their room, where they re mained until about 2 o'clock, when they came quietly down tho stairs, carrying a lighted lamp. They went out of the back uoor, leaving ihe lamp on the rcfrlgeiator standing on the back porch and nothing more was heard of them. Mr. Smith had his attention cnllod to them by hearing them on the stairs, and also by seelug the flash of the lamp turough the transom of his room, but had thougnt they were perhaps In search of water or wood, and paid np attention to the occurrence. He could hear them mov-, Ing around In their room and talglng hut could not distinguish what they had said. He Was Reserved, She Was Jovial. The dead teacher had heen very reserved in his actions, and dignified in manner. lie never laugucu mm was quiet, reading a great deal. Moji- day evening he had appeared a little more reserved than usual but was pleasant at tho taoio ana cuuvewv.u, as was his habit, on current topics. The wife on iao other hand, was of a sunny' disposition and was in i n..i-itn innrinv nvenlner. She was bright In tho homo, and played, and laughed with tho children. It was tho evening oi ner zoiu umuuu, and she had told the family that they wore going to celebrate It by going to the theater In tho evening. She Went Voluntarily. Thn hndlea were found In the cor- n Anii n.miit two and a half I J It. I Ul M .. ... blocks southeast of the house, on the top of the 11111. To got to the place It was necessary to climb a fence made of three strands of barbed wire and a board, and It would liavo been Impossible to havo gotten the woman to the placo whoro the bodies wore found If she wore unwilling to t.o, J.s It would bo necessary to assist her In getting over the wire. George Meeker testified lo having been wth tho sheriff when the bodies wore found In the morning. Mrs. Brown was on hor hack, with the arms outstrotchod and ono leg drawn up. Tho man wbb lying on his iaso by hor aide, with tho pistol pressed to his head and cocked. -rhi-lff nnH Marmanv. Judge Stophcn A. Lowell told prac tically the samo story printed last night, The couplo nad come across tho plains from their homo In Ne braska In a buggy, for tho bonoflt of Mrs Brown's heoliu, and had sottlod In rtexbtirg, Idaho, wncro they lved for a couple of years. Last July they came to Pendleton, and shortly after that Mrs. Brown commenced to work for Mrs. Lowell, staying In the fami ly untn Just prior to Christmas. She Was a w-Qiaah of refined tastes and had seemM more than ordinarily Jo voted to her husband, never leaving the house except in his company. For"' a month she had stayed with her husband on the Whitman ranch, and shortly after returning had gone to Will I'atton's house, and from there to tho home of E. L. Smith. Sho had given as the reason for tho change that she wished to On. a place whe-o she could work for the board of her husband and herself and could bo with him. Were Second Cousins. Mr. and Mrs. Brown wero second cousins. She had a father living, but an dleft home on account of trouble with her step-mother, and had made her home with her granilmotuer un til she had been married. Sho had a brother living. The couplo wore much In love with tho city of Union and vicinity, and were working lo save enouch to buy a llttlo home thorp, where, theywjshed to battle liennanently and send for the ugeilf mother, of Mr. Brown to come and live with them, Bert Whtman Knew Nothing. Bert Whitman knew nothing about tho case of Interest. He Had been acquainted with Mr. Brown, for ho had boarded at his mother's homo while teaching the school near by He had been a very quiet man, nnd one hard to become acquainted with. Mrs. Brown had been at the house for about a montn during the fore nart of the winter, hilt he had known her but slightly, as he was at homo but part of the time. Ho knew ol no domestic or financial trouble, and everything concerning them seemed to bo harmonous, as far as ho had ever seen. Letters by Brown and His Wife. The coroner ouered some letters found on the person of the dead man In evidence, after which tno jury ro- tired for deliberation. Ono letter, to his mother, was as follows: "My Dear Mother: "When this reaches you I suppose you will know I am out of existence. Knowing what I know of my wife, I find It Impossible to live, so have con. eluded to end her existence and mine. May God comfort you. Had the been true to me nothng would have driven me to such a step, but there are some things worse nan death, and this Is one of them. No, I am not Insane, but I have looked the future fair In the face ana nna this Is the only solution. "Forget me as soon as possible, and alve mv love to all. "Again, may God comfort you, for I know this will hurt you, but If you knew mv sufferlnu vou would not want me to live. "Yours affectionately, "JOHN." Brown had also written the follow. Ing letter to the Odd Fellows' lodge to wheh he belonged: "I. J. T. Brown, am about to need the last services that the brethren can bestow upon a brother that of burial. I am a member of the lodge, (Freemont) No. 06, at St. Anthony, Idaho, also a member of No. 166, A. O. U. W., of Alexandria, Neb. Please see that I am properly Identified fo that the policy will be paid to my mother as mv next of kin. ' I prefer to be burled by the two lodges, and the expense will be borne by my own lodge, mere is a iimh balance to my credit at the Rexburg hank. Rexbura. Idaho, which I would like to have reach my mother; also, some cash and a check upon my per. son. In F. L. & T., and C. rt. P., fSlonedl JOHN T. BROWN. P. S. Bury me In the clothes I am found In. A Man In the Case. tn thn stove at the Smith houso was found the fragments of a letter in the handwriting of Airs, urown, which read, when pieced together, as follows: niar Brother Tom: "When this reaches you I. will Le no more; If you know what this means, I supose I win soon know, as I have reached a crisis In my life. I have found a man In Oregon I love better than my husband. Oh, how I Inui, html" Tho letter had been left unfinished and was torn and crumplod, but had not burned when put in mo biuvo, Verdict of Jury. Tho coroner's jury found that tho LAWS THAT ARE NEEDED. Illinois Judges Are Holding Import. ant Convention. Springfield. 111.. Jan. 27. Tho Asso ciation of County and Probato Judges of Illinois hc.d Its annual meeting here today with Judge Orrln N. Car ter, of Chicago, presiding. The fea ture of the session wbb on address by Jfilge Peter S. Orosscup, of the Unit ed States circuit court, who took as his subject, 'Tho Next Great Step In American Politics, tno Hepeoplolztng cf Our Country s Industries." Needed chnnges In tho special hs- LOoisinent law, tho advisability of en larging the jurisdiction of county courts, and the abolition of the right of appeal in criminal cases, especially as applied to the county court, wero somo of tho subjects discussed In pa pers nnd addresses piesentod by tho members. The meeting closes this evening with a banquet nt the Lcland hotel. FARMERS HOLD WHEAT. Washington People Think. Prospects of War Will Cause Better Prices Tacomn. Wash., Jnn. 27. Uumors of war In the far east aro causing formers to hold on to tlrelr grain, according to J. W. Arrasmlth, state -grain- Inspector, -who hns -Just re turned from an extended trip over the eastern nart of the stato. Ho estimates that about oiie-tlilrd of tho crop Is still in the stnte, and that about 20 per cent, of that is held by tho farmers. He says tint a small portion only of uio remain- iiiE crop is likely to reach tidewater unless the price Jumps upward, as the flour mills of the Interior will use a considerable part. PYTHIANS IN CONVENTION HREE DISTRICTS MEET IN PENDLETON MARCH 6. One of the Most Interesting Events In the History of the Order In Northeastern Oregon Large At tendance Desired and Expected. T. G. Montgomery, of this city: M. L Levy, of Union, and It. L. Nelll, of Haker Cltv. district dunuty grand chancellor or districts 11, 12 and u, or tho Knights or 1'ytlitsB, havo, after a conference, decided to hold a joint convention of tho three dis tricts in tuts ciiy on tno evening oi Suturday, March 5. 'rim 'll&trtt nniivnntlnn fnr thht district, will bo held In this city on tlio afternoon or Aiarcn o. inero will in mi i-finlf u-nrk and no contests at the district convention, on account of the work of tho evening In the joint convention. Only tho buslnoas of the district will bo transacted. Tho convention will bo called to order at j n'siii.siir ami uiii nn n 1 1 mriii'ii in time for the convening of tho Joint meeting. At 7 o'clock in tho evening tho .nilVnlllln will III) ('Bllcd tO lf- dor, and in tins me inroo uiniriciB, it iv nni ix rnrirpHt'iiLiiiir jjuite V.IIJ n n ........... , w - ni-nnita will hn rptiresen ted. Thero will bo' contests ior prizes In wifvk In tho third rank, and a goneral warm time is assured, tho tnreo teams which will compete aro now hard at ,.-,.rl ii ml nnnh will romil hel'O With tho Intention of winning a prize. RED BOY TO BE 80LD. ARGUE WRIT OF Mayor Harrison Surrenders to the Sheriff and Voluntarily Releases His Bondsmen. CLAIMS HIS DETENTION IS ABSURD AND ILLEGAL. Holds There Is No Warrant In Fact or In Law for Holding Him Respon. slble for Burning of Theater r. guments for and Against Granting the Writ Are Being Heard Today Released on His Own Recognl. zance, I'hlMinn inn 27 Mavor llnrrlsou at noon, In his efforts to havo tho coroner's verdict ngnlnst him In tho Iroquois case overruled, surrendered himself to tho sheriff nnd Immedi ately gavo notice of an application r..f ., writ nf huhnnn rnrniiH boforo Judge Tuthlll, for relenso Brum cus- tody. Hnrrlson's bondsmen notified . tho Hhorlrr thuv will not lie responsible for his appearance. in tuo mayors pvuuun miiv ho Is Illegally restrained; that tho i,n......u nimio iiofnrn thn rnmiior'n Jury aro without foundation, nnd that there IB no warrant ior mmiiug responsible for tho thonter disaster. He Breks a rovlow or Ills ease ucioru tho court. Mayor Harrison appeared In court In llin nimllliU- flf II lllllllllV BllOrlff. Tho court ordered tho writ or habeas corpus to Issue, -uleaBeu uio muyjr on his own recognizance and order. iil tlo counsel on uoiu sines io pru ccod"wlth argument to determine whether or not the coroner's Jury wus In error In holding tho mayor. Mayor Harrison Discharged. Uitest Tho court dlscnargod May or Harrison rrom custody, holding that ho was not rcspuiiHlbla ror tho condition of tho Iroquois, and that the counter's finding was In error, AFTER CHRISTIAN 8CIENTI8TS. Judge Eakln Grants the Petition of the Creditors to 8ettle up the At fair. Tiobnr pitv Tnn 27. At an adinurn ed session o'f tho circuit court held uAalAfHiiv nvnntnir. .TlldfO Eakln granted the plea of the creditors of the Hcq uoy (jonsouuiuuu jtnuiut Company, to sell tho property to satis fy tlio claims against it, and will fix tho date of the salo In tho near fu ture. Ho also granted tho receiver tho tn imrrnu' tl.fiOO on tho DroDer ty to cover current expenses pending sale. In Nino Mile Canyon, Utah, havo been discovered 15 cliff dwellers' houses, which will be thoroughly ex. plored by scientists. They are the farthest north of any ruins of this charactor. St. Louis Board of Health Begins Cru. sade Against the "Cults." St. ImiIb, Jun. 27. Health Com missioner John II. Simon said today that ho would at onco bogln a crun.ido r.gainst the Christian Science cult. White the legnl department of tho board or health is looking up tho law, tho board's detectives nro compiling n list or all who regularly take cases and accept pay for treating them. When this list Ib completed Informa lion will ho pluced In tho liundB of tho city attorney that those persons aro practising without a license, which U an offenso piinlBhublu with a Huo of from $25 to $500. THE EAST FOR IRRIGATION. Merchants' Association of New York Favors Government Reclamation. Tho Merchants' association ofNfW York, an Inimenso and Inlluontlul or ganization comprising tho principal business houses of tint nielroH)lls, bus been making a study of tho general qtiostlon of Irrigation and forestry ub rulnto to manufacturing and sales of factory pioducls, and at Its niinual meeting decided to lend thn subject Its actual support. Tho mutter has been In the hands of a special committee appointed last Billing. Tho association con. eluded that tho sotllemont of tho arid land by hoiiui-biillders was a subject In which thoy wero dooply and directly Interested and that they could lend their Hiipiwt to no move ment, development of South Ameri can trade, expansion of Orlontal markets, or anything olso which promised such returns as tho hablll tatlon of Arid America. Tho report pxpresses strong viows against thu timber and land looting now rlfo In tho West and stands for tho repeal of the land laws. Hay Prices for 1803. Of 49 states and territories tho highest avorago prlco of hay produced In 1903 Is shown In Ilhodo Island, al most $19, whllo the lowest prlco Is 'o ported from Nobrasku, $4.4ff per ton, tho average for tho wholo country bo. Ing $9.08, Tho figures for yield per aero put Arizona at tho top of tho list with 3.45 tons per aero, whllo New Hampsblro is low with .92 por acre, and Maino next wuii .a ion per acre. Building Operations, During tho first nluo months of tho current year there aas been a largo falling off of the building operations throughout tho United States. In eight of tho largest cities this de crease has been tabulated, and amounts to $42,250,000. This Is an Indication of tho condition of the country as a whole. Tho loss to laborers is enormous, and this means a money shrinkage In the communities where these laborers purcbaso supplies. arms.