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PENDLETON, OltEGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1907.
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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.