EVENING EDITION
DAILY EVENING EDITION
DAILY
Eastern Oregon Weather
Tonight and Tuesday fair
f (5cA WEEK.
PK DLKTON, ITMAT1LLA ( OINTY. OREGON, M()Miv,,!AM l!V 18, 1008.
o. ciao
. OUOI.IELMO MARCONI AND THE SHE OF MS PROPOSED WH$LESS TELCOtAPtl STATION AT ST. JOHNS, NOVA SCOTIA
HELP OUR RIVER
HHY WILL
HT DIRTY
Undrr Lewis Nixon's
dership Hereafter.
OR OF CROKER
BEGINS HIS WORK.
lLv MaMM End of "Graft
wir o" Gambling and no
Blackmail.
i.. II - l.i-u In Nixon.
sjeK In uuginrwn tow
.hn on iiDlci! by Richard
jr mnoun I thl Tarn
I poll''' would iiunesiy.
..'.a nf th.. limft BVS-
hi the rambling combine.
I to Hl IIIHi-KIllHll. nc
AY SEIZE CELEBRA.
i.mt Wand for That Pur-
post.
ju 13 Tlx- United
Ijconlda.- sailed thlB
1 1 heavy murine cunni
prfsumably for the
r in the West Indies.
IktttCTfd. the -riinint
kluwauverlng Thar.
i. Jib. 13 kegttrdlesB of
! the Unlti'd statoa Be-
West Indies and
kiwi of m i uomuu
. ill! have n I nallng sta-
briliy located In rofer-
iiwnuii; oi mi.' iHth
That will tx al 'ulehrn
la! the eastern point of
Thi North Atlantic
i bn ounoi'iii'i inc off
ma-
leak in anticipation of
ilkirouihly equipped "ml
t ittiion
Mar
Bike Race.
Jin 13 -Thr six-day
Mtafh comnii'in in the
t irmory today. Inn-
Flit-rest and tin- event
,
u- blxaest ot its kind
1 1 Philadelphia Foi-
pl of New York, the
inamt. ..a'-i i nier i
ttrirk Haht hour out
4tiiutiK th ntcs
i
Mi. McPaiiniKi Nm
M ami othei will
Mo riders
Met Promised.
iju 11 Jot ah ott
' kakaaa " mm in
ijMlr ttJHOunrl iiout.
lor thi- Pimii. ah. inti..
phalli ba the second
1 u two Thes had
m ki at llaltlmm-e
PM i draw after 20
will hi Mi In.
'W on a match with
' Ni Chuag.
The navj lie
P1! reoelv,., tt ,.B.
Imiinh-i llany, of
from
1902.
liii d
I! Po
feat .-mounter
ens am! dibj
Tw orderly."
J-The jury in tne
W 'laUClli I till., on
HfN Utor u ,.
W thi. ,
a '""iuiuk UB
mgi br defend-
"""e re trial
1 APPomted.
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tow i,.-.. ' '"v;
ermen
t' Jan 13
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rW YORK MARKET.
Reported by I. L. Ray a Co., Pendle
ton, Chicago Board of Trade and
New York Stock Efcktiange brokers
New York. .Ian. 13. The weakness
li wheat whii-h prevn'lled Saturday.
Continued today and tin niarki-t dos
ed nearly a cent lower. Liverpool
opened and closed f( 4. New XOrtl
opened 87 Hand closed m. Ohlcuko
opened H2Qi and closed SI
The visible supply shows a decrease
lor the week ol K.".L' Stocks low
er.
Closed Saturday. 874.0,
Opened today. (rT1.
Rang, today. U K-j 1 1 5 1
I Closed to.lll M
Sugar. 102'
Steel. 42.
St. Paul. 1112V
Dnton Padte, km hi.
Wheat In San Franciaco.
Sun Francisco Jan 13 Wheal
11P. 1104.
GENERAL FITZ HUGH LEE
ON THE LECTURE PLATFORM.
Prominent Figure in tne bpaniah War
to Tall About the Great Conflict.
WiiHhinKtou. .Ian IS Mr It C
CoMwejH, prenldetil ot the Bontheni
'Lyceum liuroau. ol Louisville arrived
in the city tonight, en routi to New
York. He Is JuhI 1 1 dpi ( 'harlott.-sv ill.
Va.. where today a contract arae ootV
siiiiiiiiated with .laJoi ci.-n.-ral Kit
IiukIi I.e.- to appear upon the leCtON
pUtfoi-m. HpeakiBsj upon the rahjeot,
"Peace and War in the l ulled State
cud Cube."
(Jeneral l.ec pu posef to ulv- iron;
I 2e to 6ll lecture during the BjQBtlM Vt
' February. March. April July and Aujs-
list. HIb aule-t is ope ot arldi I ''
St. uiui will attiuci atteattoa peaewJ
ly throuKhout the country Ml fold
; well SRVh that tin deinaud lor QoBltl
Lee dat' s hack iii March iKttn when
he wan couHUI-Keneial to Cuba and ne
KotialimiB have Imen pending between
then aln.-e that period The tour
will open Kebruaty I, 1U02
OREGON GIRL GTES MONEY.
From the Duke of Manchester in a
Damage Suit.
London. Jan. 13. An agro-men!
was reached between the lluke ot
Manchester and I'ortla Knight, the
AncriMii actress oi Kaiein flragon
whereby the latter's suit tor damages
for breaob of promise will not he
h.-anl in court The duke has paid
the woman atlOM and will d.-ituy the
'oats of the lexal proceedings.
BIG BRIGANO CAPTURED.
Babeanu, Who Haa Committed
520
Murders in 30 Yeara.
lluchaiest. .Ian 13.- The police have
oaptured tin oelebrated brigand. Luke
Kabeanu who during 3u years out
lawry, comniltted 620 murders and ''
BOO rohheries. He was susp.-ct. d il
loinplicity in the abduction of Miss
Stone, but this he denies.
Fire in Syracuae.
Syracuse. N. Y.. Jan. 13. Fire in
the business section this afternoon
cuusud a loss of $100,000. Albert
Skoulte, a prominent citizen, was kill
d by falling walls. Several firemen
and policemen were injured.
Daniel French Dead.
The Dallee, Jan. II Daniel Freueh,
a local capitalist died suddenly
"LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE IT"
EX-MAYOR VINCENT PROPOSES PLAN TO SETTLE
THE DISPUTE OVER MAR8HALSHIP MATTER.
Both Sidea Are Determined, and There Seem to B No Diapoaition to
Compromiae Injunction Suita Fifed Against th Newly Elected Offtciala
Heathman Still Weara Hia Star. Badge of Authority.
Mr F W. VlBoent, who on .lanuaiy 1 closed his t.-rin ot service as may
or ol I'.-ndleton while iIIsciibbIiir the ntatlas troulilrs in the citj OTera
in. tit said today
"Were the matt. i haudl.-d according to my idea, il would be submit
ted to H vote Ol the people ot PeailetOD Let the patties to tlie .onllo
v.'fHy. in the Istcn . oi .iiony an. Ibe good oi ike city, ag.te to alluvi
the liters to act as urbiters. ami let an .1. . lion be held that the crtlaeM
may express their views I'hls would be fair, and Is the rUflri manner to
settle the troulileOIUI dispute that has litis. 11 "
THE COUNCIL MEETING
ON SATURDAY EVENING.
When the Fight Took Tangible Form
and the Conteatanta Lined Up in
Public for the Firat Time.
Unexpected to everybody elee, the
no ilttee appointed by Mayor T. O.
Hallcy to report on the charg- I mudc
ol It regularities in the polio depart
111. lit as to the collecting nil dlsposl
lion ot lines trom gHinhling liouses.
Rrotnen t ill tame and slot machines,
got togeth.-l Satlllilliy e cuing in s-c
ial culled Bjaatlm and mud.- public
what the hud OUUd OUl h) eurnest
investigation
Muyot Hallcy Ott) Attornej Carter,
Baoordei Beam atarahaJ Heathaau
and tin eight coUDcllmen, beside a
t. w outsiders, who had got wind that
a meeting lts to be. wen present.
The holiest council lin.tiiig that lias
been h.-ld hen lot years followed the
reuding cat the report arhiek follows
in full
Committee's Report.
To the Mayor and OOMHM t'oun
cil ot the city ot Peudletoa
Your oiiimittee appointed al .i
ragulai meeting on J an oar LOOI,
to investigate the poUoe depBJrt
Mat, hag leave l port as toll
lows:
There have appealed befon your
nunmltttet a aunbei oi eitaeeeej
Tin priuclpaJ auhjecta under in
vesllgation Inn. bo n tin lines paid
by gambling houses, by owners of
Mot machine and by preatitutei
Tin- tlndings of tin OOOMBittM
Hhow that three gambling boufai
have each paid u monthly sum of
UJO to the marshal: of which sum
fl2.tju the city's assessed tin.
lias been paid to the recorder and
has bo-ll entered ill the tine docket
and $2ti ha been retained by the
marshal
It is slunwi that thro gambling
houses, in addition to the three lirsi
mentioned have paid u monthly
sum oi HllJO to th. city ami have
paid various sums of money to the
marshal
Th. in iters of slo' machines have
paid a mouth!) sum of $2.6u for
eaoh machine operated From the
several amounts collected by the
marshal from owuers ot Blot ma
chines there have been retained by
the marshal the receipt from two
and a part of the time from three
such owners and said sums bo re
tained have been spent in treating
at vrious places The marshal tes
(Concluded ok page two.)
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MAHSHALSHIP FIGHT
TAKEN INTO COURT.
Injunction Writ laaued Against Lane
Also a Writ Aga nat Fraaier. as
Racrrdcr of the City.
Sunday afternoon Marshal H.-atn
man got u new lock and put on the
i Ity Jail so that no one .-ould put a
priaoner in or take on.' out. without
il being .lone under his direct super
vision.
Till.- morning th. iiiestion was still
hanging fire, and Heat hmati and It. -am
nave tiled papeis with th. ...unit
I lctl iijoinliig l4tu- and Fruu i trom
acting as marshal and reconp-i
Tin till, ol the ease In the ral a
lion is John M lieathmun vs. W:lllam
Lai.. Frank li. Clopton II F John
son. T 0, Hal ley, j. it rJiekaoa ami
T 1 W'.-lls. in which plaintiff prays a
writ of injunction prohlhltlM William
lafJM tf oui claiming to have or hold
Ike "th. e ol city marshal, or to ha P0k
sessed of any of Its powers, or cut 111
ed to receive or have auy of. the sal
ary thaeafpoBj or trom la an) way in
i. it. ring with the plaintiff in his con
duet ot the office of maraha! of tin
city ol i'.-ndleton. He also asks that
d fendaata be prohibited trom pro
i e. ding auy further m th. said mat
let of appointing William i ai.. mat
shal or uttt. tupting to have any bond
hied by said William latic as the ol
tulul bond of marshal ot I'eiuileton.
until further orders trom the court
and thut at the tlnui termination of
the suit said injunction be mad. per
petual. and plaintiff have such other
and further relief as . gum may seem
n,' .1 besides Judgment against do
' ii.Unls for his costs and disburse
incuts of this action
The suit of Beam vs. I. Frailer,
Frank H Clopton H. F Johnson T
G Hallcy. J. H Dickson and T B
Wells is practically the sunn in its
allegations and desires as the above
1 1 asks that I. ( Fraxier he constrain'
ol from acting as city recorder or in
any way interfering with J F If. sin
ii. his duties as city recorder.
Stillmaii Plane are attorneys for
plaintiffs
Lane la Out
it is not yet decided what the auti
Deathmen men will do. but one thine
na- developed, and that is that Wll
Ham Lane cannot serve aa city mar
thai boause he owns a homeatead in
tie I'otts country, which, according
t. the . Ity charter bars any one from
i aiding the office of marshal, aa he
doea not claim Pendleton aa bis home
Another man will have to be selected,
tf they put In another to take Heath
man's place Lane ban taken off hie
star and will make no effort to serve
li. the capacity appointed to thtSTdgy
night. .
The tune I'oi hearing ol the Injunc
lion suit has not yet I n act. hut
those it was served gfM will have
to file their answer within 10 days
trom this tnornlna
The Complaint of Heathman.
Stlllman & Pier. c. . ounsi-l for
Henthnaan, prepared ami tiled the foi
h.m-lng complaint in the Injunction
suit:
Plaintiff complains ot the alxive
named dcicmlants ami tor cauae ol
suit, alleges:
" hat the city ot Pi mil. toll, ill I ma
I tilb) county, state of Oregon. Is a tun
I nlcipnl corporation orgaiil.ol, exist
Kag and having coi innate power, tin
I iter and by virtue of u special statute
o; the state of Oregon, entitled.
"An act to incorporate (he city ol
i P. h.lletou, In I'matilla cotintv. and to
in line the powers toe-root and repeal
I aa act en tit had 'An act to Incorporate
tin eat) ot Pendleton, la I'mutuia
I county . and to delliu the BQWOTg thorp
I Of, and 0 repeal uu act , lit It led an
! set to Incorporate tin town .it Pen. lie
ton. I'mntlHa county. Oregon approv
Ociohci li 1010, and an ... t entHl
I . .1 an act to ineorpoiate the town of
I'. . II. ton lu Pmatllla county, and to
i . tin. the tamers lli. erof. approved
I February I, 1Mb, and an act entitled
'an net to incorporate th.- town of Pen
j lleton. in I'matilla county, and to
rtelne th.- noneti thereof approved
' February 21. IK87. filed In the office
it the aeerotnry oi mate, February 20,
g0 ami all a ts Mandator) tnere
j at
Tliat said spo ial statute has paaa
oi the legislative assembly of the
state ol OregOO ami was approved by
tin- Kov.iii.i, Fohmaf) IS. LOOOj that
said Bp. elal act has never been revla
oi 01 ameaded, ami, aaccpt by reason
ol virtue of said apodal statute, the
said city ot Pendleton docs not have
or possess any corporate powers what
.mi and . vcept us authorized and
prOVldOd in and by .aid act, no off!
eel's, ol coiilicllmen. or oil.. 1 win.- ol
the city oi Pendleton chii ban- or pan
IB) powers, rights or preroga
I IV . -s
Thai at a g.-u.-ial ele'tiou ol ollii eia
held mi the first Monday In Ueceiubci,
tOOl tb. plalntMnj van elected the
1 file. r. ot uiuislial and tecoider and
thereafter ipialiriol by filing tkelr
oaths oi ottlo Hint official bond, and
ever since said date have been and
an- the only duly elected 1 II marshal
and recorder, and pursuant to said
apodal a. 1 iin farnofattni tie ity of
I'. iidleton shall hold and njoy aald
'.thee lllltll their silo l-SHOI'S Ml', elect
ed and.juallliol pursuant to the pro
-!..iif of said special statute.
That situ e said election no p. 1 sous,
have been elo ted an city marshal aud
10 order, nor have the plaintiffs been
1. moved from said offices, nor have
they resigned hut are at tbla time tin
duly elected qualified and acting mar
hal aud 1 uder for the .t of Pen
ill. ton aud have the right to continue
' hold said offl'-ea until their aucceaa-
ON are ele ted and 'juallhVt, conform,
ably with law.
That defendant T. O Hallcy Frank
H Clopton J R Dickaon and T. R.
Wells claim to be duly elected mayor
nr.d couiiclltueii for the city of Peudle
ton and to have the right to axerclee
the powers of mayor and common
council, hut In truth and fact neither
of the said defendant were ever le
gally elected or at all In the roanaer
prow rlbed by law, aud therefore have
i Concluded on pace I.)
IN WASHINGTON
Foster, 1 inner, Cusfefflai! and
Jones in OoncreMi
FROM OREGON'S SISTER
STATE TO THE NORTH.
P'ead foi Imiiiovement of t'ie Colum
bia Both Above and Below Portland,
While Speaking for Seattle Canal.
W as I ilnglon. Jan II, Th" house
. otnnilttcc on rivers and harbors to
day considered tin- proposition to
build a ship .anal from Seattle to
lake Washington Sen.ttois Turner
and Foster, ami t 'ongrcssiinn Jouea
and funhmnn appcnrc.1 before the
committee and advocated, in addition
to the canal, improvements of the Co
lumbia river at Its mouth and at The
' Dalles, at a total .-oat of 4,000,000 or
$(i.tHUi nun
CANAL BILL IN 9ENATC.
Alao Meaaure for Regulation for Cuba
Mattera.
Washington Jan 13 In the senate
lodaj th. Hepburn isthmian canal
bill was reported from the houae.
Mason, of Illinois. Introduced a bill
providing for regulation of diitloa Inv
paaod on sjrttdoa from Cnha imported
Il to the UaHnd States, also a n-snlii
lion providing In brief that tin- I nltod
States shoiil.l gi. Cuba a board of
commerce reciprocal tmde, which up
on his motion was laid upon the table.
Will Hear Case on 27th.
Washington Jan 13 The (ftilted
Slates supreme court, today announced
It would ho ii attorney! In tko case of
M liiii. sot.i ,ic iinst lln- Northern Se
curities company on fin- 27th u th
tnattOf of th. Ir application lor leave
t" tiring the bin or romplalai forntatty
ti th. attention of th urt
Wrecks in Meaico.
City ot af 0l00 Jan 13 Two serl
us railway wi.eks oouttot y.-Btor-duy,
ana on tb. Mohan Orand .anal,
nnot he 1 on the National eoar Ricon
Thorn art no aotnlli exoopi ihut many
' .ie killed The loss Is lurlotlsl) ea
t, mated at from $20,0si to $80 000
Pueblo Riot at Bullfight
Cit) of M. xi. o. Jan t.'t There was
a riot mi. mIu. at a Pueblo bullfight.
'III. hulls were hud ami th. populace
becoming enraged dtov. th. matador
out of the ring and burned the place to
tin ground.
Collision m Oklahoma.
N n hita Kan Jan I I Passengura
aud construction tialna on the Rock
Island collided UOOI 'ken. () I i h In
laoralagi killing two aud Injuring
eight. Tb. I ad i K H n,i i t
Wichita. K A C'.'v of Halve Kan
Crane at the Whit Houae.
Waiihiugtoii Jan 13 (Jovornor
ranc. or Massa. hus. tis had or.
r rence with Prt ildi ui flnooevoll tkhi
moiulug. The lallu, .aw Socic-tai-f
Long, In couaeiin-nce of which Ihu ni
inor Is revived that Ciane Is to suc-
d I ..lis I. Hi. i ah net
Business or the District
Washington. Jan 1$.- -iMetriLi ut
Columbia aaattora claimed the tln
I fog of the hens, today after tb open
ing preliminaries were disposed of
Por Poor Editor.
Kon Vork. Jan 13 Henry Wttr
...n aided by Alex McClure and
others has organized a movement foi
in, laial'lisbineiii i a horn, foi titdl
ni liewspapei men ''aiin-gle was
applied to for tb first contribution
Election of Senators ' People
Washington Jan 13 Huhol, of
Irfaho, liitrodin ol a Joint resolution
l-iothllng foi th, election of Culled
Slates Baaatorfl by direct vote of the
people.
Psnaion Bill Uu.
Wushlngtou. Jau 13. -The nab.,,
appropriation bill was taken up after
the district bills had been reported
and passed upon
Ranch eggs, guaranteed absolutely
rank M ceata per doeeo at the (Ran
,id Oracery, Court afreet.
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