East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, January 21, 1907, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextDAHYEVENMBEDrnON WEATHER FORECAST. Fair and cooler tonight and Tuesday. DAILY EVENING EDITION For the btt goods, the best bar gains, the most progressive and wide awake merchants, rend the East Ore gonlan advertisements. NO.,5879 PENDLETON, OltEGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1907. rV" j a VOL. 16, FIVE INDIANS IRE CREMATED Burned to Death By the Gov ernment Jail at the Agency Catching Afire. THE TRAGEDY OCCURRED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. The Victims Were Prisoners Charged . Willi DrunkmnoHH and Were Locked In Between 7 and O'clock Satur ' day Night They Had Been Search ed for Matches, But Had Probably Succeeded In Retaining Some Had Been No Fire in the Jail Stove for the Past Month. The Dead. Henry Cook, also known as Henry Pond. Abraham Lyman. Went-pa-ya, a Yakima. Um-ta-kl-llp, or Steven, a Montana Indian. Wet-a-snoot, or Reuben, a Lapwai. Five Indians were burned alive at the agency on the Umatilla reserva tion early 8unday morning. They were prisoners in the agency Jail which was evidently set afire by the prisoners themselves. Before the fire was discovered the Jail had become blazing mass and the Indians were probably dead, as no sounds were heard from them. The door of the Jail was never unlocked and after the fire had burned low the charred bodies of the five were 'found within the ruins. The verdict of the coroner's Jury, given after a long Investigation is to the effect that the fire was start ed by the prisoners themselves and that they were not rescued owing to the poor system in connection with the keeping of the Jail. Cliristeiwon Gave Alarm. It was about 3 o'clock Sunday morning that the fire was discovered. William Chrlstenson, the agency far mer, looked out of a window of his cottage at the agency and saw a glare of light. Arising, he saw that the Jail was afire. About one-fourth of It was aflame and a portion of the roof had already fallen. Springing from bed he rushed to the fire bell and rang the same to awake the agency people. He then secured one of the fire axes and. moping to the Jail, tried to chop the door lock so as to open the door. But he could make no headway and soon gave up the at temnt. However, he says he heard no sound from within and In his Judg ment the Indians were dead ai. that time, anyway. The above story was told by Chrls tenson under oath before the coro ner'B Jury yesterday. Gardner Had Key. W. L. Qardncr, the Industrial teacher, and who carries one of the keys to the Jail, said he was awakened by the fire bell and at first thought the dormitory was afire. He began arousing the sleeping children under his charge and finally discovered the fire was at the Jail. With others he then coupled on the fire hose and got a stream of water to the fire, hoping to prevent the bodies of the prisoners from being burned up. Ho declared the Indians were certainly dead before he reached the scene and he made no effort to unlock the door. A Gliastly Sight. That the agency Jail had burned with Its five prisoners was 'phoned to the city Immediately after the fire by Agent O. C. Edwards. He notified Dr. T. M. Henderson, who gave the Information to Coroner ' Ralph Fol- som. Early In the forenoon that of ficial secured men for a Jury and drove to the scene. Aside from the coroner's party several other white men drove out In buggies to view the ruin. The sight presented during the forenoon before the bodies had been removed, was a horrible one. The bodies, while burned beyond recogni tion, were still Intact and of life size. The grinning skulls remained In place of the heads and the muscles were still on the skeletons. One of the prisoners was sitting in a life-like po sition, leaning against the sill at the Murdered for Her Money. Polllngham, Wash., Jan. 21. Mls Annie Roper, aged 37, llv- Ing at Ulalne, was attacked at her home late last night, gagged and beaten to death with a a ImiMint Kerosene was then used and the house burned to the g-ontid. Robbery Is supposed to be the object. The women kept her money In the house, fearing to trust ,the banks. There were five wounds on the head. The hn.lv was almost entirely ere- mited. Two suspects have been arrested. northwest corner of the Jail, The other four were heaped In another corner, the one which had burned last, and where the prisoners had doubtless huddled In agony while they were burned alive. Lengthy InqucHt Held. It was about 11 o'clock yesterday that the coroner's Jury commenced taking testimony and witnesses were examined for several hours. The members of the Indian police were first questioned. On Saturday eve ning they declared all five of the In dians were drunk and fighting near the home of Luke Mlnthorn, Just this side of the agency. Abraham Lyman was the first one arrested, and he was locked up about 7 o'clock. About o'clock the other four were placed In the Jail. According to Chief Luke Mlnthorn and both the policemen who made the arrests, all of the prisoners were well searched for matches, as well as for other effects. When they left the Jail after locking the prisoners up there was no fire in the Jail stove and the police declared there had been none for a month. A fire was not allowed while drunken prisoners were locked up. Oother witnesses examined before the Jury were Agent Edwards, Stone the teamster, Dr. T. M. Henderson, Small Hawk, to identify one of the men, Harry Redford, Kash Kash, Yakima George and Alice Padawah. According to Mr. Edwards the gen eral orders of the department were to arrest drunken Indians and lock them up. This has been done regularly and to the best of his knowledge the pris oners had always been searched for matches as well as other articles, One of the agency men, Gardner, was under orders to make an Inspection (Continued on page t.) T STRUGGLE IS ON RAILROAD UNIONS STRIVE FOR A LAW IN WASHINGTON All tin' Knllroriri RrotlicrlioodM Oregon, Idaho and Washington La' bor In u Conference at Seattle With Governor Mead nnd MeiiilierH of the Ijeglsliituro Railroaders From the EoMtern I'nloim Were Present. The struggle for the eight-hour day on the O. U. & N. has been transferred from Chicago to Seattle, where all the grand officers of the railway brother hoods are now In session with dele' gates from the various railway sy terns of Oregon, Washington and Idaho. At a meeting held In Seattle Sntur day night Governor Mead and mem hers of the Washington legislature were present and the eight-hour day proposition was thoroughly discussed, It Ib hoped to secure an eight-hour law for the railroads In Washington. A dispatch from Seattle says of the session of the labor representatives In an effort to have the workln hours of all employes In the operat Ing departments of the railroads In this state reduced to the elght-hou schedule by the legislature there as- semblcd In the Arcade building this afternoon the largest convention railroad employes ever brought to gether In the northwest, the assembly Including national executive officers from the four big railroad brother hoods of firemen, engineers, train men and conductors. The executive officers who made speeches were: Warren S. Stone Cleveland, O., grand chief of the en gineers; John J. Hanrahan of Peoria 111., grand master of the firemen; B. Qarretson of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, grand chief of the conductors, and P. H. Morrlssey of Cleveland, O., grand master of the trainmen. Members of the King county dele' gatlon In the state legislature were present. Governor Mead and State Labor Commissioner Hubbard were present and favored a change In the law. SOLDIERS SAVED HAINES. One Moodier of the Tenth Infantry Was Horned to Death. Haines, Alaska, Jan. 21. Heroic work by soldiers of tho 10th Infantry from Fort Wm. H. Seward, saved thl city from total destruction by fire this morning. One soldier was burned to death. Property loss. $20,000. Miners Endorse Bevcrldge Bill. Tndlannpolls, Jan. 21. The resolu tions committee of tho miners decid ed the Beverldge child labor bill the best yet offered, and endorsed many Ideas of the bill, lleverldge will not speak on the hill till Wednesday. Chief of Police Killed. St. Petersburg, Jan.. 21. Colonel Ptschkcweskl, chief of police of Len ozyoa, formerly police chief of Lodz, was assassinated today. Electric Plant Destroyed. Ketchikan. Alaska, Jan. 21. The electric light plant was destroyed by ECU HOUR fire Saturday. Loss, 1E,000. HEETENH1 . FIRED AMERICANS Colonia' Governor of Kingston Hotly Resents' Admiral Da vis' Assistance. f. AGREED THAT HE MADE AN EGREGIOUS ASS OF HIMSELF Governor of Island and Mayor of Kingston f& Loggerheads Liquor Making Much Trouble Through the Negroes Mayor of Kingston Squares Himself and People With Admiral Davis British Embassy at Washington Deeply Regrets Four Relief Ships Back Am; From Kingston. ' New York, Jan, 21. Kingston tour ists arrived today by the steamer Baker expressed no surprise at Gov ernor Sweetenham's action In order ing Admiral Davis and his American sailors off the Island. Max Magnus, on the island at the time of the quake, said, "It is Just what you would ex- pect of Sweetenham If you once saw him strutting about In Jack boots, the picture of absurdity. Americans there are doing more than all his force to right things." Sweetenham Execrated. Kinkton, Jan. 21. There was dis order here last night and discontent is rife. Governor Sweetenham and the mayor of Kingston are at loggerheads and everybody Is expressing the opin ion the governor made a mess of the situation, and an ass of himself. A number of small rum shops have been opened secretly and negroes are causing much trouble. Lady Sweet enham Is the angel of the stricken city, being constantly at work direct ing nurses and aiding the injured. She has scarcely slept since the dis aster. Mayor Denounces Governor. London. Jan. II. As typical of the ntlment of the people the mayor of Kingston went to Admiral Davis be fore he sailed and disclaimed all re sponsibility for the governor's action, and condemned It In the heartiest terms. , Relier Ship Racks Out. Wahlni:tnn, .'an. 21. The supply ship Celtic, ordered to Kingston with provisions, hnn returned to Guantan- amo. Howard. In charge of the British ibnssy here, said he Is without of ficial advices, but If the Sweetenham Incident Is true, "It is a most regret table affair." Presidential Conference. Washington. Jan. 21. The presi dent. Taft and Bacon are in confer ence about the Sweetenham-Davls in cident. Three More Back Away. Washington, Jan. 21. The navy de partment iceflved a dispatch from Evans this morning that the Missouri, Indiana and Yankton have returned to Gupntanamo, 25 Refugee Americans. Boston, Jan. 21. The United Fruit Co. steamer Admiral Sampson arrived this morning with 25 Americans who escaped death at Kingston, aboard. , American Sailors Were Needed. Kingston, Jan. 21. Indignation over Sweetenham's action grows. The city is growing calmer, the over worked officials, committees and sur geons having restored order, but they would have done so more satisfac torily had the efficient aid of the American seamen have been continued. COHRICA L CLUBS AT Pendleton Commercial association and the Third District Development lengue will be well represented at the union meeting of the commercial bodies of the Inland empire to be held at Walla Walla tomorrow night. .Judge W. R. Ellis of this city, will be spokesman for the Third District Development league and Pendleton Commercial association and will be accompanied by a delegation of citi zens from this city, among them being Montle B. Gwlnn, president of Pendle ton Saving bank; H. C. Willis, secre tary of the Third District Develop ment league; Lee TeutBch, Leon Cohen and C. E. Roosevelt of the Third Dis trict Agricultural society, and a num ber of others who will perhaps attend. The meeting In Walla Walla will be for the purpose ot promoting the In terests ot the Inland empire, commer 9150,000 FOR ALASKAN FAIR Representative Settlemier ot Marion County Introduces Exposition Measure. BRYAN WILL BE GREETED THURSDAY NIGHT. Demand for Places on Banking nnd Insurance Committees Caused Pres ident Haines to Divide That Com mittee Into Two Separate Bodies- All Investigations of State Depart ments Reported Unfavorably Alas kan Fair Commission of Five to Serve Without Pay. Salem, Jan. 21. (Special.) Rep resentative Stettlemtler of Marlon county, Introduced a resolution in the house this afternoon giving the ob jects ot the Alaskan-Yukon-Pacific exposition at Seattle In 1909, abking the idvlrabillty of making an exhibit of Oregon's advantages and resources on that occasion and an approprla tlon of $100,000 to carry out the ob jects, the commission to be appoint ed b ythe governor, to consist of five members to serve without pay. All resolutions calling for commit tefs of Investigation for the different state Institutions and departments and for the employment of clerical assistance, were acted upon unfavor ably by the committee on resolutions. The Rothschild resolution, providing a committee for the reception of Wm J. Eryan, who will he invited to ad dress the Joint assembly at 10 o'clock Thursday morning, was reported back favorably. In conformity with the action of the senate the house committee on reso lutions presented a resolution provid ing for n.aking two separate com mittees, of the committee on banking and Insurance. The provision, unlike conditions prevailing In the senate, was made to harmonize with the latter's action and In view of anticipated Important legislation on both banking and in surance. In order to satisfy the demand for places on the banking and Insurance committee. President Haines of the senate has found It necessary to di vide the committee In two, with five members each. The committee on rules arreed to a change, accordingly. The announcement of the standing committees, was made late today. GORGE DOES GREAT DAMAGE. Hoover, Wash., Jan. 21. A terrific lee gorge sweeping down the Colum bia. cpt avtny the Mata Hoover, a local steamer and the ferryboat Elea nor several miles down stream, and lodged them against an Island. The ferry is lost at the Umatilla rapids, lee Is HO feet high from bank to bank, extends many miles and Is growing In ilzc every hour. MILL MAKE A CLEAN SWEEP. May Make Railroad Commission Elec tive In Washington. Olympla. Jan. 21. Not satisfied with forcing the resignation of Rail road Commissioner McMlllIn, the leg islature may be asked to Investigate the entire affairs of the office, as well as several other appointees of Gov ernor Mead. The senate will urge the passage of a law making the commission elective Instead of appointive, and amend it to cover electric as well as steam roads. Gome Won by Pendleton. The basketball game between Pen dleton and Walla Walla high school teams In Walla Walla Saturday night, resulted In a victory for the Pendleton team by a score of 19 to 11. cially and Industrially, and the sub jects of freight rntes, open rivers and Interior development will be the vltnl topics of the meeting. A banquet will follow the meeting of the commercial bodies and It Is ex pected that 200 will enjoy the fes tivities. The meeting is held at this time for the express purpose of encouraging the Washington legislature to pass a $300,000 appropriation for the Im provement of the Columbln and Snake river, such a measure having been drawn and presented by the Walla Walla Commercial club. The commercial associations of Athena, Weston, Milton, Walla Walla, Waltsburg, Dayton, Colfax and Pen dleton are expected to participate in the union meeting and good results are anticipated. WALLA WALLA WILL ELECT BOURNE. Legislature Will Vote on Senator at Noon Tuewlay, January 22. Salem, Jan. 21. At the hour of noon Tuesday, both branches of the legislature will cast their ballot for long and short term United States senators. The United States statutes prescribe the second Tuesday follow ing the organization of the legislative body. The president of the senate, and the speaker of the houre will first announce the result of the vote cast at the June election, then each house will cast their ballot separately. The announcement of the vote at the election is according to the pro vision of the law passed in 1901, which provides for a counting of the vote, after which the legislative bal lot Is cast If the result shows a majority in both houses, they meet at noon the following day to ratify the election, but If a majority in each house fall to get together, they meet the follow ing day at noon in Joint assemDiy, and cast a Joint ballot to decide the election of senators. THAW CASE WAS CALLED. Trial Will Begin Wednesday Jerome Confident of Conviction. New York, Jan. 21. Manacled te a prison guard, Harry Thaw was taken to the court building. His arraign ment was purely formal. It la report ed the plea will be temporary insan ity when the trial begins, which will likely be called Wednesday. Jerome believes the trial will be short. He thinks the case one of the simplest and that brutal murder will easily be proven. Great crowds thronged the court building, trying to get a glimpse of the prisoner. TWENTY PERSONS KILLED AND FORTY WERE INJURED. Some Were Slowly Burned to Death hi the Wreckage and Uie Remainder Frightfully Mutilated Eleven Cars and an Engine Demolished Couse of the Explosion Will Probably Never Bo Revealed. Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 21. At San ford, this state, about 18 miles from this place, some 20 persons were killed by the explosion of a carload of powder, 800 kegs having blown up from some cause while standing on a side track. The persons who were killed were passengers on the Big Four accommodation train, which left here at 8:30 Saturday evening and reached Sanford 20 minutes later. Of those dead It is believed that about IB were killed outright by the explosion, the remainder being slowly burned to death in the wreckage. From 35 to 40 were injured in every degree, from fatally to slightly. Some of the dead were blown long distances, and nearly all were frightfully mutil ated. Some of the dead could not be Identified. The Identified dead: Doad and Injured. Charles Cosnell, Paris, III.; John Franklin, brakeman, Ashmore, 111.; A. D. Hellar, farmer, Elbridge, 111.; Claude Steele, Sanford, Ind.; Reed Wolfe, wife and two children, San ford, Ind.; William Thompson, San ford, Ind.; William Davis, Vermillion, III.; J. W. Sutherland, Paris, 111.; un identified dead man at morgue. Three cremated bodies were taken from the wreckage and four fright fully mutilated bodies were found In the woods some distance from the wreck. Four other bodies have not been Identified. It Is believed there are more In the wreck. The list of in jured Includes: Conductor Frank Thomas, Mattoon, 111.; Engineer Welch, Mattoon; Fire man Rowland, Mattoon; Harry Buck, Sanford, Ind.; William Davis, Vermil lion, III.; Llndsey Abblngton, Sanford, Ind.; J. L. Lawyer, Tetre Haute, Ind.; C. D. Wiley, Kansas. III.; George Richards, Memphis, Tenn.; Lewis Price. Vermillion, 111.; U. S. WIshnrd, Franklin. Ind.: Dr. Hasle, Grand View, 111.; Oscar Gilbert, Dudley, 111.; Miss Mary Earhnrt, Terre Haute. Ind.; L. F. Rose, superintendent of mainte nance of way, and his wife; Samuel Fist and wife, Terre Haute; T. C. Alusworth, Paris, 111. Miss Cora Buckley, Terre Haute; Miss Florence Jones, Terre Haute; Keith Bryan, Salem. O.: Miss Anna Cummlngs, Terre Haute; Miss Bessie Southcott, Shelbyville, 111. The freight train carrying the car load of powder had Just cleared the main line to allow the accommoda tion to pass, when the powder ex pioaed as tne passenger train was passing. The only theory yet ad vanced as to the cause of the explo sion Is that it was caused by concus sion as the passenger train flew by On the other hand, that theory is scoffed at by a majority, who claim that the cause In all probability will never be known. The engine, two coaches and bag gage car of the passenger train were completely demolished, and also eight cars of the freight train. CARLOAD POWDER WRECKS A CIRCUIT COURT S IN SESSION Grand Jury Comprising Seven Members Called Immedia ly and Is Now at Work. WILL PROBABLY FIND PLENTY OF MATERIAL. One Defendant Under the Anti-Gam-tiling Statute Pleaded Guilty and Was Fined $50 Gambling Case the Only Criminal Case Called the Fin Day Jury of 11 1 Hearing a North End Case Involving Small Account and a Formidable Array of Able Legal and Forensic Talent- The Grand Jury. George Roberta, foreman. Alex Milne. Robert Hoeft A. J. Wagner. J. N. York. W. H. McCormmach. "" G. W. Ingle. The January term of circuit court Is now on and early this forenoon the above named gentlemen were chosen to constitute a grand Jury. Soon after court convened District Attorney Phelps requested of Judge Bean that a grand Jury be called and the re quest was allowed. The Jury is now at work and from the multitude of cases to be brought before It It wilt very likely keep busy during the en tire Jury session. Tatom Waa Fined. The only criminal case set for trial today waa that of Ernest Tatom, ac cused ot gambling. When the case was called this forenoon Judge James A. Fee appeared for the defendant, and said his client desired to plead guilty. Judge Bean then Imposed a fine of $50, which was paid. The case of M. S. Robinson vs. John Wood, waa then taken up for trial upon its merits. The case Is from the north end of the county and Involve a small note. The plaintiff is repre sented by Messrs. Peterson & Peter son, while the defendant is represent ed by C. T. Godwin and R. J. Slater. The following Jury was chosen for the case: B. Hopper, S. A. Barnes, Frank Frazler, William Kilgore, Amos Richardson, John Cummlngs, J. T. Lleuallen. John Bell, E. L. Wright, Fred W. Hascall and W. R. Taylor. I. O. O. F. Installation. On Saturday evening the regular Installation of officers for Eureka lodge No. 32, I. O. O. F., was hold. J. H. Lwrey, D. G., acting as install ing officer. The following are the new officials: J. W. Maloney, N. Q.; T. P. Gllliland. V. O.; John Halley, secretary; E. J. Gilliam, treasurer; t. W. Durrell, warden: T. M. Henderson, Conductor; T. J. Tweedy, R. S. N. G.: W. F. Taylor. L. S. N. G.; Lot Liver- more, P.. S. V. '3.; W. J. Bell, I S. V. O. Took the Shriner's Degree. During the conclave of the Shrlners in Portland last week, a number of Pendleton nnd eastern Oregon people took the degree of the hot sands. among them being the following: Councilman E. J. Murphy of this city: O. D. Teel of Echo; Fay Le Grow of Athena- Perry Gould, formerly of this cfty. and Will R. King of Ontario, who Is well known here Suit for Divorce. Divorce proceedings have been started by Ralph Crowe against Car rie Crowe and desertion Is given as the reason why the decree should be granted. They were married at Walla Walla May 15, 190R, and the plaintiff declares tne Hcfendant deserted him on September 15, 1905, while they were living at Hermlston. Western t n!on to Pilot Rock. W. S. Eckleshaw, an official for the Western Union Telegraph company, has been in the city today for the pur pose of going over the branch line that Is being constructed to Pilot tto'k. While here he will make plans and estimates for the construction of tho Western Union line to that town. Great Northern Train Caves In. Seattle, Jan. 21. The west end of the Great Northern tun- nel through the Cascade moun- tains caved in Saturday night and caufiht a passenger train. Several are reported Injured. Communication is cut off to the west, nnd a relief train was sent from Spokane. The tunnel Is two miles long. The cave-In is the result of heavy frosts and snows, followed by warm rains. The road will be blocked for a week. Trains will be routed over the Northern Pacific.