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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21
WILL ELECT BOURNE.
Legislature VIII Vote on Senator at
Noon Tuesday, January %.


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 house 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 counting Of the
vote, after which the legislative ball
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 q majority in each house fail
to get together, they meet the follow
ing day at noon in joint assembly,
and cast a joint ballot to decide the
election of senators.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21

Pendeton Commercial association
and the Third District Development
league 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 delegation of citi-
zens from this city, among them being
Monte b. Gwinn, president of Pendle-
ton Saving bank; II. c. Willis, secre-
tary of the Third District Develop
ment league; Lee Teutsch, 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 of promoting the In
terests Of the inland empire, CONNER
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21
CARLOAD POWDE R
WRECKS A TRAIN
TWENTY PERSONS KILLED
AND FORTY WE'RE INJURED.
Some Were Slowly Burned to Death
in the Wrecl<age and the Remainder
Frightfully Mutilated-Eleven Cars
and an Engine DemOlished-Cause
of the Explosion Will Probably
Never Be Revealed.

Terre Haute, Ind, Jan. 21.-At San
ford. this state, about IS miles from
this place, some 20 persons were
killed by the explosion of a carload
of powder 500 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 $3.50 Saturday evening and
reached Sanford 20 minutes later.
OF those dead it is believed that
about Is were killed outright by the
explosion, the remainder being slowly
burned to death in the wreckage.
From 95 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:
Dead and Injured.
Charles Cosnell, Paris, ILL.,; John
Franklin, brakeman, Ashmore, ILL.,; A.
D. Heilar, farmer, Elbridge, ILL.,;
Claude Steele. Sanford, Ind; Reed
Wolfe, wife and two children, San
ford, Ind; William Thompson, San
ford, Ind; William Davis, Vermillion,
ILL.,; ]. w. Sutherland, Paris, ILL.,; 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.
H.; Engineer Welch, Mattoon; Fire
man Rowland, Mattoon Harry Buck,
Sanford, Ind; William Davis, vermil-
lion, ILL.,; Lindsey Arlington, Sanford,
Ind; ]. L. Lawyer, Terre Haute, Ind. i;
C. D. Wiley, Kansas, ILL.,: George
Richards, Memphis, Tenn: Lewis
Price, Vermillion, Ill.,: U. S. Wishard,
Franklin, Ind; DIR. Hasle, Grand View,
Ill.,; Oscar Gilbert, Dudley, ILL.,; Miss
Mary Earhart, Terre Haute. Ind; L.
F. Rose, superintendent of mainte-
nance of way, and his wife; Samuel
Fist and wife, Terre Haute; T. C.
Ainsworth, Paris, Ill.
Miss Cora Buckley Terre Haute;
Miss Florence Jones. Terre Haute;
Keith Bryan, Salem. o.; Miss Anna
Cummings, Terre Haute; Miss Bessie
Southcott, Shelbyville, Ill.
The freight train carrying the car
load Of powder had just cleared the
main line to allow the accommoda-
ton to pass, when the powder ex-
ploded as the passenger train was
passing, The only theory yet ad-
vanced as to the cause of the explo-
sion is that 1t was caused by concus-
sion as the passenger train flew by
On the other hand. that theory is
scoffed at by 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.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21

New York, Jan. 21.-Kingston tour
lists arrived today by the steamer
Baker expressed no surprise at Gov
ernor Swcetenham'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 IL 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"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21

The struggle for the eight-hour day
on the o. r. & 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 sys-
TENS of Oregon, Washington and
Idaho.
At a meeting held in Seattle Satur-
day night Governor Mead and mem
bers of the Washington legislature
were present and the eight-hour day
proposition was thoroughly discussed.
1t is 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 working
hours of all employees in the operat-
ing departments of the railroads In
this state reduced to the eight-hour
schedule by the legislature there as
sembled in the Arcade building this
afternoon the largest convention OF
railroad employees 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 OF
Cleveland, o., grand chief of the en-
gineers; John ]. Hanrahan of Peoria
ILL.,, grand master of the firemen; A
B. Garretson of Cedar Rapids, Iowa
grand chief of the conductors, and p
II. Morrissey OF Cleveland, o., grand
master of the trainmen.
Members of the King county dele.
CATION in the state legislature were
present. Governor Mead and State
Labor Commissioner Hubbard were
present and favored a change in the
| law,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21
GORGE DOES GREAT DAMAGE.

Hoover, WASH, Jan. 21.-A terrific
ice gorge sweeping down the Colum-
bia. swept away the Mata Hoover, a
local steamer and the ferryboat Flea
nor several miles down stream, and
lodged them against an island. The
ferry is lost at the Umatilla rapids.
Ice is so feet high from bank to bank,
extends many miles and is growing i'm
size every hour.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21
Sveetei,ham Execrated.

KinkSton, Jan. 2l.--There was dis
order here last night and discomfort 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. heing constantly at work direct
ing nurses and aiding the injured.
She has scarcely slept since the dis
aster.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21
/. o, o. +. Installation,

On Saturday eveuing the regular
installation of officers for Eureka
lodge No. 80, l. o. o. F., was neld.
]. H. Lcwrey, D. G., acting as INSTALL
ing officer. The following are the
new officials: ]. W. Maloney, N. G..
T. P. Gilliland. V. G.; John HALEY,
secretary; e. ]. Gillian. treasurer; I.
W. Durrell, warden: T. NJ. Henderson,
Conductor; T. ]. Tweedy, r. S. n. G.;
w. F. Taylor, L. s. N. c.. Lot Liver
more, p. S. V. C.; w. ]. Bell. L. S.
V, G.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21
THAW CASE WAS CALLED.
Trial VIII Begin NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Confident of Conviction.

New York, Jan. 21.-Manac1ed to
a prison guard. Harry Thaw was taken
to the court building. His arraign-
ment was purely formal. 1t is report
ed the plea will be temporary insan-
ity when the trial begins, which will
likely he 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
thronGcd the court building, trying to
get a glimpse of the prisoner.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21
Relief Shin Backs Out

Washington, ian. 21.-The supply
ship Celtic, ordered to Kingston with
provisions. has returned to Guantan-
amo.
Howard. in charge of the British
embassy here, said he is without Of
ficial advices, but If the Sweetenham
incident is true, 1T is most regret
table affair"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21
American Sailors We're 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 contin-
ued.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21
WILL MAKE A CLEAN SWEEP.
May Make Railroad Commission Elec-
tive I'm Washington.

Olympia, Jan. 21.-Not satisfied
with forcing the resignation Of Rail-
road Commissioner McMillin, 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 1t
to cover electric as well as steam
roads.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21
CIRCUIT COURT
IS IN SESSION
Grand Jury Comprising Seven
Members Called Immedia
Iy and Is Now at Work.
WILL PROBABLY FIND
PLENTY OF MATERIAL.

One Defendant Under the Anti-Gam-
bling Statute Pleaded Guilty and
Was Fined S50-Gambllng Case the
Only Criminal Case Called the First
Day-Jury of II Is Hearing North
End Case Involving a Small Account
and a Formidable Array of Able
Legal and Forensic Talent.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21
$4,000 FOR
ALASKAN FAIR
Representative Settlemier or
Marion County Introduces
Exposition Measure.
BRYAN WILL BE GREETED
THURSDAY NIGHT

Demand for Places on Banking and
Insurance Committees Caused Pres
Ident Haines TO Divide That COM
mittee Into Two Separate Bodies
All Investigations of State Depart
mcnts Reported Unfsvorably-Alas-
kan Fair Commission of Five TO
Serve Without Pay.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21
GOV. 0v.SWEETENHAM
FIRED AMERICANS
CoIonia' Governor of Kingston
HotIy Resents Admiral d.
vis' Assistance.
AGREED THAT HE MADE AN
EGREGIoUs ASS OF HIMSELF

Governor of Island and Mayor of
Kingston at 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 Away From
Kingston.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21
Suit for Divorce,

Divorce proceedings have been
started by Ralph Grove against Car
rie Grove and desertion is given as
the reason why the decree should be
granted. They were married at walla
Walla May IS, 1905, and the plaintiff
declares the defendant deserted him
on September Is, 1905, while they
We're living at Hermiston.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21

in Portland last week, a number of
Pendleton and eastern Oregon people
took the degree of the hot sands,
among them being the following:
Councilman f. ]. Murphy of this city:
o. d. Teel of Echo Fay LIE Grow of
Athena Perry Gould, formerly of this
city, and Will R. King of Ontario, who
is well known here
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21
Western tn,nn 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
Rock. While here he will make plans
and estimates for the construction of
the Western Union line to that town.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21
Mayor Denounccs Governor.

London, Jan. G1.-As typical of the
sentiment of the people the mayor OF
Kingston went TO Admiral Davis be-
fore he sailed and disclaimed all re-
sponsibility for the governors action,
and condemned it in the heartiest
terms.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21
Three More Back Away.

Washington, Jan. 21.-The navy de-
partment received a dispatch from
Evans this morning that the Missouri,
Indiana and Yankton have returned to
Guantanamo.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21

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 Inquest Held.
1t was about IL 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
ming they declared all five of the IN
dians were drunk and fighting near
the home of Luke Minthorn, just this
side OF the agency. Abraham Lyman
was the first one arrested, and he
was locked up about o'clock. About
Q o'clock the other four were placed
in the Jail.
According to Chief Luke Minthorn
and both the policemen who made the
arrests. all of the prisoners were we'll
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 month. A fire was not allowed
while drunken prisoners were locked
up.
Oother witnesses examined before
the jury were Agent Edwards, Stone
the teamster, DIR. T. NJ. 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
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21
Miners Endorse Beveridgc Bill.

Indianapolis, Jan. 21.-The resolu-
tions committee of the miners decid-
cd the Bcveridge child labor bill the
best yet offered, and endorsed many
ideas of the bill. Beveridge will not
speak on the bill till Wednesday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21
Game 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 PendletoD
team by a score of 10 to II.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21
Murdered for Her Money.

Rcllingham, WASH, Jan. 21.
} Miss Annie Roper, aged 81, liv-
, ing at Blaine. was attacked at
, her home late last night, gagged
, and beaten to death with
, hatchet. Kerosene was then
used and the house burned to the
} ground. Robbery is supposed to
, he tho object. The women kept
|, her money in the house. fearing
, to trust the banks. There were
, five wounds on the head. The
, body was almost entirely cre-
, mated. Two suspects have been
, arrested.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21
The Grand Jury.

George Roberts, foreman.
Alex Milne.
Robert Hoeft.
A. ]. Wagner.
j. n. York.
w. H. Mccormack.
C. W. Ingle.
The January term of circuit court
is now on and early this forenoon the
above named gentlemen were chosen
to constitute 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 1t it will
very likely keep busy during the en-
tire jury session.
Tatom Was Fined.
The only criminal case set for trial
today was that of Ernest Tatom, ac-
cused of 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 NJ. S. Robinson VS.. John
Wood, was then taken up for trial
upon its merits. The case is from the
north end of the county and involves
small note. The plaintiff is repre-
sented by Messrs. Peterson & Peter
son, while the defendant is represent
ed by c. T. Goodwin and r. ]. Slater.
The following jury was chosen for
the case: B. Hopper, S. A. Barnes.
Frank Frazier, William Kilgore, Amos
Richardson, John Cummings, j. T.
Lieuallen, John Bell, E. L. Wright,
Fred W. Hascall and W. R. Taylor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21
five INDIANS
WERE CREMATED
Burned 10 Death BY the Gov
ernment Jail at the Agency
Catching A6re.
THE TRAGEDY OCCURRED
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

The Victims We're Prisoners Charged
With Drunkenness and We're Locked
I'm Between and 0 O'clock Satur-
day Night-Ihey 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.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21
Great Northern Train Caves In.

Seattle, Jan. 21,-The west
end of the Great Northern tun-
mel through the Cascade noun
tains caved in Saturday night
and caught a passenger train.
Several are reported injured.
Communication is cut off to the
west, and relief train was sent
from Spokane. The tunnel is
two miles long. The cave-in is
the result of heavy frosts and
SHOWS, followed by warm rains.
The road will be blocked for a
week. Trains will be routed
over the Northern Pacific.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21
o5 Refugee Americans,

Boston, Jan. 21.-The United Fruit
Co steamer Admiral Sampson arrived
this morning with 25 Americans who
escaped death at Kingston, aboard. ,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21
Chief of Police Killed.

st. Petersburg, Jan. 21.-Colonel
Peschkeweski, chief of police Of Len
ozyoa. formerly police chief of Lodz,
was assassinated today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21
Presidential Conference.

Washington. Jan. 21.-The presi-
dent. Taft and Bacon are in confer
ance about The Sweetenham-Davis in
cident.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21
Electric Plant DESTROYED.

Ketchikan. Alaska, Jan. 21.-The
electric light plant was destroyed by
fire Saturday. Loss, $4,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21
SOLDIERS SAVED HAINES.
One Member of the Tenth Infantry
Was Burned to Death.

Haines, Alaska, Jan. 21.-Heroic
work by soldiers of the 10th infantry
from Fort VIM. II. Seward, saved this
city from total destruction by fire this
morning. One soldier was burned to
death. Property loss. $4,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21
The Dead.

Henry Cook, also known as Henry
Pond.
Abraham Lyman.
Went-pa-ya, q Yakima.
Um-ta-ki-lip, or Steven. Montana
Indian.
Wet-a-snoot, or Reuben. Lapwai.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21

Five Indians were burned alive at
the agency on the Umatilla reserva-
ton early Sunday 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 n 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.
Christensen Gave Alarm.
1t was about o'clock Sunday
morning that the fire was discovered.
William Christensen, the agency far
mer, looked out of a window of his
cottage at the agency and saw a glare
Jail was afire. About one-fourth of II
was aflame and 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. rushing 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
tempt. However, he says he heard
no sound from within and in his judg-
ment the Indians We're dead a. that
time. anyway.
The above story was told by Chris
tenson under oath before the coro-
ners jury yesterday.
Gardner Had Key.
w. L. Gardner. 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. He declared
the indians were certainly dead before
he reached the scene and he made nc
effort to unlock the door.
A Ghastly Sight.
That the agency Jail had burned
with its five prisoners was 'phoned tc
the city Immediately after the fire b!
Agent o. C. Edwards. He notified
DR.. T. M. Henderson, who gave th'
information to Coroner Ralph Fol
som. Early in the forenoon that of
ficial secured men for jury ant
drove to the scene. Aside from th
coroner's party several other whit
men drove out in buggies to view th'
ruin.
The sight presented during tn
forenoon before the bodies had beel
removed, was a horrible one. TIL
bodies. while burned beyond recogni
ton, were still intact and of life size
The grinnng skulls remained in plac
of the heads and the muscles wer
still on the skeletons. One of tn
prisoners was sitting in a life-like po
sition, leaning against the sill at tn
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21
EIGHT HOUR DAY
STRUGGLE IS ON
RAILROAD UNIONS STRIVE
FOR A LAW IN WASHINGTON,

All the Railroad Brothcrhoods OF
Oregon, Idaho and Washington La
Dor In u Conference ut Seattle With
Governor Mead and Members of the
Observation-Disclosures From the
Eastern Unions Were Present.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-21

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