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PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1000.
NO. 5563
VOL. 18.
COFFIN STILL
CHIEF CF POLICE
Wilson's Election Held to Be
Invalid Because the Office
Was Not Vacant.
COFFMAX'8 RESIGNATION
REJECTED FIVE TO THREE.
Original Wilson Supimrtcrs and Coun
cilman Ferguson Vote Against Ac
cepting the Resignation Resolution
Passed Ordering the Macadamizing
of East Court Street to tlM Edge of
the Conoratlon Under Amended
Bieclflcatlons Bids Were Presented
for Road Roller Scales Ordured
Removed Certain Street Improve
ments Must He Paid for by Ahuttlng
Proiierly Owners.
Orville Coffman Is still marshal of
Pendleton, for by a vote of five to
three the council last night declined to
accept his resignation, which was ten
dered orally during the meeting. Th
same was done after Mayor Fee had
first held that a marshal had not been
elected at the former meeting, be
cause no vacancy existed.
Such was the outcome of the fight
that has been waged In the council
since its first meeting a week ago, and
It came as a surprise to many. But
it was a pleasant surprise to the audi
ence, which was undeniably friendly to
the big marshal and cheered heartily
when his resignation was not accepted.
When the council convened last eve
ning, another large crowd was present,
being attracted by the prospect that
something exciting would happen.
They waited patiently while "the rou
tine business was being disposed of.
After the order of business had been
gone through. Mayor Fee referred to
the marshalshlp, saying that since the
former meeting he had carefully con
sidered the matter and had come to
the conclusion that no marshal had
been elected because no vacancy ex
isted at the time. Also, he declared
this view to be taken by City Attorney
Carter, Recorder Fltz Oerald and
Councilman Hinkle, who Is an attor
ney. Thereupon the statute referring
to the choosing of the marshal and
recorder was read by the muyor In
support of the stand taken. After hav
ing done so he declared the selection
of a marshal to be In order if the
council desired to remove the incum
bent. Otherwise, he would serve at
the pleasure of the council.
At the Instance of Councilman Hln
kle City Attorney Carter then drew a
resolution removing O. W. Coffman
from the position of marshal and
declaring the place vacant. This was
read, but before It was put to a vote
the mayor asked the marshal If he de
sired to resign. Marshal Coffman
then addressed the meeting and' said:
"I would rather resign than be re
moved, so I hereby tender my resigna
tion as marshal of Pendleton."
Councilman Hinkle moved that the
resignation be accepted, and the mo
tion being seconded was ptrt to a vote.
Several noes were heard, and the
crowd applnuded. Thereupon the roll
was ordered cnlled. The first seven
names were those of the councllmen
who were present at the first meeting,
and they divided exactly as they had
done before, the four Wilson men,
Councllmen Murphy, Swearlngen, Mc
Cormmach and Ell voting no, while
the three who supported Klnsella,
Councllmen Hinkle, Renn and Momm
voted aye. Councilman Ferguson's
name was the last called, and after a
moment's hesitation he voted no. The
motion wns declared lost, and while
the crowd wns still cheering the coun
cil adjourned.
East Court Will Ho Macadamized.
Of the other business transacted
last night by far the most Important
was the passing of a resolution order
ing the mncadamlzing of East Court
street from Main to the edge of the
city. The resolution differed from
those first passed In that It covered
the entire street, Including the Byers
block between Mill and Vincent streets
and provides for a 38-foot Improve
ment from Mill to the edge of the city.
Previously it had been Intended to
macadamize only 20 feet of the street
hotween the mill race and the end of
the street, but to this plan property
owners objected, saying they preferred
to have the same width of macadam as
the portion this side of the race.
The former resolutions were all re
sclnded, and after the Inst one has
been advertised for 10 days bids for
the macadamizing contract will be
Ore Haulers Won the Fight.
Butte, Jan. 11. The ore haul
ers won the lockout fight by tho
contractors, being granted 60
cents more per day, as demand
ed. Four hundred men were In
volved.
asked for unless a remonstrance
should be presented meanwhile.
DrV T. M. Henderson wns granted
permission to connect his office with
the Farmer's telephone line, It being
stated that no poles would have to be
placed In making the connection.
A petition from E. M. Churchill, of
the Pendleton Business college, asking
permission to place a sign- over the
sidewalk at the corner of Main and
Webb streets, was referred to the
street committee. However, the com
mittee was admonlHhed by the mayor
that to grant the request would ne
cessitate the repeul of the ordinance
forbidding such Blgns.
Rids on Street Roller.
Last night was the date set for the
opening of bids for a road roller.
When the order was reached I. M.
Bates, representative of the Buffalo
Pitts company, presented bids upon
three different sized rollers. Also, a
bid was presented by Fred Weber In
behalf of the J. I. Cose company. All
bids were referred to the street com
mittee. Marshal Coffman was directed to
request the removal of the hay scales
In front of the old stable on Alta
street, beteen Main and Cottonwood.
The matter of needed Improvements
on the Btreet leading Into town from
Walters' mill was brought up by Coun
cllmen Renn and McCormmach. The
latter stated that Dave Nelson had
proposed to donate the use of a 10
horse team for one week If the city
would undertake the work, and Mr.
Renn announced that the county road
roller and scraper could be secured It
in the vicinity. However, the proposi
tion got no further, as the mayor and
several councllmen held that If the
street Is to be Improved the work
should be paid for by the abutting
property owners, as Is belmrtao else
where In the city.
Fust Mull Was Wrecked.
Ogden, Jan. 11. The Southern Pa
clflc westbound fast mail was wreck
ed at Montello, west of here, at mid
night. The train broke in two go
ing down grade, wrecked the engine
and ditched several cars. No oh was
hurt.
RIGHT OF WAY
FIGHT WAGES
R. & N. SCORES OVER
THE NORTHERN P.K3FIC.
Wins a Condemnation Suit for Posses
sion of n Strip of Land lS35xluu
Feel Adjacent to Portland, and De
stroys Over 100 Feet of Trestle
Built by Its Opponent O. JX. & N.
Immediately Begins Work Prelimi
nary to laying Its Own Track lie.
gal Buttle Progresses Willi Viru
lence in Portland Courts.
The Portland Oregonlan gives the
following account of the first sklr
mlBh In a bitter railroad war which
promises to be waged in the vicinity
of Portland:
YeBterday afternoon Judge Frazer
granted the condemnation suit filed by
the O. R. A N. against A. H. Maegly
and awarded the company a strip of
land through the disputed property
1535 feet long and 100 feet wide, for
the num of $6250. This sum of money
wns at once paid by the company and
at once the war for possession of the
right of wny at Maegly's Junction be
gan In (earnest.
All preparations had been made by
the O. R. & N. general superintendent.
M. J. Buckley and Chief Engineer S.
W. Bosch ke were in readiness and at
once went to St. Johns. A switch en
gine hauling a load of ties, rails, build
ing materials of all kinds, was hurried
from Portland to St. Johns and from
there the materials were loaded upon
wagons and taken to the Junction
point of the Portland & Seattle trestle.
From the other end of the line where
the grading camp of the O. R. ft N.
has been waiting for several days.
about three-quarters of a mile beyond
the Junction, the Harrlman army of 25
scrapers and more than 100 men be
gan Its march.
Under the direction of Buckley and
Boschke the men were set to work
tearing down over 100 feet of the
trestle where It crosses the right of
wny of the O. R. & N., as decided by
the court decision of 4 o'clock. The
timbers from this trestle and the rails
from a nearby fence were heaped to
gether In huge piles and fired and In
a few minutes gigantic bonfires cast
their light over the scene.
The scrapers and grading tools were
at once put to work. More than 200
yards long and 100 feet wide the cut
was rapidly lowered, the men working
swiftly In their efforts to get as much
done as posslblo before any possible
Interference was thrown In their way.
In the meantime things In Portland
were not as calm as they had been
before the O. R. & N. money had been
given Into the keeping of the court.
Williams, Wood & Unthlcum, the at
torneys for the Portland & Seattle,
sprang Into the breach and began to
prepare a petition tor Injunction.
Judge Frazer was asked to wait until
they could draw the papers, and con
sented to remain out of bed until 11
o'clock In order to allow them to have
a chance In the court.
INSANE SCAN 8LAUG I ITERS HIS FAMILY.
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Tacoma, Jan. 11. Nelg Nelson, at Wllkeson, killed his mother
this morning, cutting her throat. He tried to kill his wife and two
children with a flatlron, and then blew out his own brains. The wife
and one child will recover. The youngest child, one year old, Is fa-
tally Injured. Loss of land through a tax foreclosure, Is said to have
unbalanced his mind.
ROOSEVELT'S IRK
TO 1E01CIN NATION
He Reads the People and Congress a Lesson Drawn From
Commonly Known Facts and the Japanese War.
Should the United States Be Drawn Into
palling Calamity Confront Va, When the Medical Corps of die Army Is
Now Equal to Only 40 Per Cent of tl Needs of the Army" The Value
of tho Medical Corps Must Be Exalted In the Estimation of the Nation
Till It Readies Its Just Proprtlons Hoowevlt Has Been Initiated Into
tlie Order of Rcdmen and Made an Honorary Member.
Washington, Jan. 11. The president I
In a speech today to the delegates from
the American Medical association at
tending the presentation of the medal
of honor to Captain Church, sounded
a warning on account of the Inade
quate service of the medical depart
ment of the army.
He said: "If we should go to war to
day an appalling calamity will befall
us because the medical staff Is too
small." He declared the blame for
such conditions should be placed
where It belongs, upon the shoulders
of the people and the legislators who
refuse to prepare for the future, and
not upon' the shoulders of the officers
who happen to be commanding when
the trouble comes. He continued:
Lessons of Jup War.
"I want to say Just a word of greet
ing to you and to ask your influence
on behalf of the medical corps, you
'not only of the army, but of the navy.
There Is not a more exacting profes
sion; there Is not a profession which
makes greater demands upon those
following It, and which more entitles
them to the grntltude of mankind than
is the profession which is yours. The
army surgeon has to combine the work
of your profession with the work of
the military man of the line. In say
ing that, I want to call your attention
to two specific things; one thing that
Is now being done by men of your
profession, and one needed of men of
your profession:
"The Japanese have given us a good
lesson by the way they handled their
army In the recent war. One of the
reasons why their medical department
did well the main reason was the
fact that they had an ample supply
of doctors who had been practiced In
time of peace in doing the duties they
would have to do in war. And until
we have provision for an ample corps
of doctors In the army, so that they
can be practiced In time of pence, we
will not have prepared as we ought to
prepare for the possibilities of war.
Until we thus prepare we can make
up our minds that we are ourselves
responsible for any disaster that oc
curs to any army that the United
States may raise in the future; not
the man who may be at the head of
the army at the time.
"The tendency Is to attack the man
in office at the time. That Is utterly
unjust and the people themselves and
the representatives of the people In
public life, who have failed to provide
the necessary means In advance, are
responsible when disaster comes. That
applies to the medical department and
it applies to every other branch of the
military establishment Just as much."
In concluding the president said that
the prpsent medical corps was equal
only to the care of 40 per cent of the
present regular army and would be
utterly inadequate In case of war. At
the conclusion of his remarks. Presi
dent Roosevelt was presented by Cap
tain Church to Mrs. Church and some
other relatives who were present.
Later Captain Church was a guest of
the president at luncheon.
Roosevelt Made a Redman.
Washington, Jan. 11. The presi
dent was Initiated Into the Order of
PRIOR FORCED CLEVELAND CITY BONDS
Cleveland, Jan. 11. The cnuse of
the suicide of Leland W. Prior, brok
er, who shot himself Tuesday last. Is
believed by brokers who are probing
his accounts, that he sold forged mu
nicipal bonds In various parts of the
country, nnd was also heavily Involv
ed with customers for whom he was
carrying New York exchange ac
counts. Detectives have been employed by
a bankers' committee, seeking to find
who engraved the bonds and who as
sisted In their disposition. Arrests are
War at Any Time Soon, "An Ap
Redmen at the White House this
morning. A number of general offle
ers of the organization were present.
The oath was administered by Chief
Incohonee Cherry. The president was
made an honorary member, the only
one in the order.
Will Re Supreme Court Justice,
Washington, Jan. 11. The president
today nominated F. S. Nave, of Ari
zona, to be justice of the supreme
court of Arizona.
Mrs. Minor in a Comatose State.
. Washington, Jan. 11. It, was stated
at the New Wlllard hotel this morn
ing that Mrs. Minor Morris, who was
forcibly ejected from the White House
a week ago, is In a dangerous condi
tion, occasionally lapsing Into a com
atose state.
Demand Dcpcw's Resignation.
Washington, Jan. 11. Senator
Urnckett's resolution demanding that
Senator Depew resign was Introduced
in the senate today and made a special
order for Tuesday. It cites the Insur
ance revelations and demands that
Depew resign forthwith.
HEPBURN ROASTS WALL STREET.
Denounce It as a Gambling Recort on
a Big Scale.
Washington, Jan. 11. In the house
Grosvenor discussed the Philippine
tariff bill at length. Williams, of
Mississippi, followed Grosvenor, favor
ing the bill and saying It Is a step in
the right direction toward free trade
between .the Islands and this coun
try. In advocation of the appointment of
a commission to Investigate the char
ters of corporations engaged In Inter
state commerce, Hepburn declared
that Wall street Is simply a gambling
resort. He said: "The day has passed
when gamblers can demand legislation
by saying the financial condition of the
country will be ruined If certain leg
islation Is not passed, but such a day
may return again."
BOSWELL DIED FROM SHOCK.
Two Deaths Result From the Caving
in of a Mine. ,
San Diego, Jan. 11. W. W. Boswell,
general manager of the Julian Con
solidated Mines company, died at Jul
Inn this morning as a result of shock
received at the cave-In of a mine yes
terday. Sidney Pettlt, a young miner,
was Instantly killed by a rock.
Three Yenrs for Train Wrecker.
Bukersfleld, Cal Jan. 11. Louis
Dolman, convicted of attempting to
wreck the Southern Pacific freight,
two miles east of Kern City, December
2, was sentenced to three years In
Folsom prison, this morning.
Benefit for Blacksmith.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. 11. Bob
Fltzsimmons has arranged a benefit
for the blacksmith whose shop floor
was caved In by the weight of the
crowd pushing In to see the pugilist
make souvenir horseshoes.
expected. It seems clear there were a
number of confederates. The bonds
were sold In small lots, some to In
vestors in the west, others In the east.
It Is discovered they were not sold in
lnrge quantities to any one Investor.
One of the men Invlstlgatlng said
the failure will probably amount to
$1,500,000. The suspended firm's
books are In a terrible state of chaos.
All Irregularities are laid at the door
of the Cleveland office, but the Inves
tigation may extend to the Boston of
fice, of which Charles R. Denlson has
charge.
NO REWARD FOR GEORGE.
Walla. Walla Commissioners Not In
terested in MisNlng Man,
Walla Walla, Jan. 11. A petition,
numerously signed by residents of the
state line neighborhood and Walla
Walla people, asking that the county
offer a reward of either $500 or $1,
000 for information leading to the re
covery of G. W. George, the state
line farmer, was turned down by
Commissioners McCaw and Struthers
this morning on advice from Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney Sharpsteln, who
held that the board did not have the
legal right to offer a reward, unless
they had positive assurance that
George had met with foul play.
The petition to the commlssf'niois
was extensively circulated In Walla
Walla and In the neighborhood where
George lived and was quite freely
signed.
COM PULSORY TRANSPORTATION.
Attempt to Eliminate Bribery by Rail
road Passes.
Des Molnc?, Jan. 11. A bill was In
troduced In the house making It com
pulsory for the railroads to furnish
passes to all congressmen and other
public officials In order to prevent
bribery.
Convict on Roads.
Walla Walla. Jan. 10. Many peo
ple of Walla Walla county are anxious
t( see a test made in this county of
the Idea of using convict labor on
public highways, and In as much as
the extension of the macadam road
west of the city has been delayed and
will In all probability be constructed
under the local Improvement district
plan, the local enthusiasts are devis
ing other ways and means of seeing
what can be done with convict labor.
Crossed Wires Caused Fire.
Los Angeles, Jan. 11. Fire at 6:15
this morning In the Douglas building,
caused by crossed electric wires, dam
aged the building from $15,000 to $20,
000. 8,
WATER USERS COMPLETE
THEIR ORGANIZATION.
Umatilla Association Forwards Names
nnd Dntn and S2O0 Filing Fees to
tlie Secretary of State at Salem
On January lit a Ratification Meet
ing Will Be Held at Echo, Under
Direction of tlie Government Engi
neersStock Is Being Subscribed
Rapidly and Work Begins in the
Spring.
Echo, Jan. 11. Six thousand acres
of land have been subscribed to the
Umatilla Water Users' association.
The committee accepted and signed
the articles of Incorporation yesterday
evening, and the sum of $200 with
the Incorporation papers has been sent
to the secretary of state for filing and
Incorporation fees, and the association
Is now a bona fide organization.
The final steps In the organization
were taken yesterday evening when
the Incorporators signed the articles
and the papers were witnessed before
Notary R. N, Stanfleld, and the asso
ciation is now an assured fact.
On next Saturday afternoon, Janu
ary 13, another meeting of the entire
committee on organization will be held
here, when the Incorporation will be
ratified. Every step In the organiza
tion has been tnken under direction of
the government engineers and there Is
no doubt ns to the legality of the as
sociation. Stock Is being subscribed
rapidly and everything will be In read
iness for work early In the spring.
NO INTERRUPTION OF WORK.
Tills Is By Request of Dr. Harper, at
Chicago University.
Chicago, Jan. 11. According to a
decree by Dr. Harper, which was al
most the last order Issued by the dying
educator, all classes at the University
of Chicago went on today uninterrupt
ed. The silent tread of students and
sorrowing faces of 375 Instructors, and
flags at half-mast being the only
signs of the leader's passing.
Trlvate services were conducted at
10:30 this morning nt the residence
by Dr. Frank Gunsnulus. A number
of short addresses were made by other
clergymen. Public services Sunday
after the body has lain In state at
Haskell Hall.
LEGAL HEIRS CUT OFF WITH $5.
Dr. Graves Left All His IVopcrty to
los AngclcM Churches.
Riverside, Cal., Jan. 11. Riverside
churches will profit by the denth of
Dr. Henry Graves, a pioneer resident.
His will was opened this morning.
Churches get bequests as follows:
Methodist, $7000; Congregational,
Unlversallst nnd Presbyterian. $1000
each. Each pastor also gets $100 In
cash. C. J. Sagoe, a hired man, gets
$6600. The legal heirs are cut off
with $5 euch.
SUBSCRIBED
SUSPICIOUS
UNCER I
Much Speculation About the
Future Attitude of the Coun
cil on Divers Svbjects.
FERGUSON ACCUSED OF
CHANGING POSITION.
Said to Have Been a "Klnsella Man"
Up Till Yesterday Indications Tliat
Fartisun Politics Were Being Inject
ed Into the Marshalshlp Fight at
One Stage Apparently tlie General
Public Is Satisfied With Coffman
Caucus Agreement! Rapidly Becom
ing a "Hissing and a Byword"
Volume of Hxirmony in Council Re
markable for Its Dlmlnutlvene.
How did it happen, the unexpected
termination of the marshalshlp flgfit
last night, and In what shape Is It
going to leave the council? This is a
subject upon which there has been
considerable discussion today, and in
which opinions have been freely ex
pressed. That the retention of Marshal Coff
man In office was not the doings of
the Klnsella men, or of the republican
leaders who are his backers, is cer
tain. Evidently It was their opinion,
at least until a short time before the
meeting, that Councilman Ferguson
was to be with them. Also, Indications
are all to the effect that they still had
hopes of him when the vote was or
dered. According to one councilman,
Mr. Ferguson was with the Klnsella
men up to yesterday and evidently
changed his mind sime time during
the day.
Just previous to the meeting last
night there was a noticeable activity
on the part of several republican
leaders. That the Wilson men were
also holding caucus before the meet- ,
ing, was indicated when Messrs. Mur
phy, Swearlngen, McCormmach and
Ell came down Court street together
and proceeded to the council room In
a body.
However, since the vote was taken
which retained Mr. Coffman in office.
there is apparent satisfaction on all
sides, and just now at least It looks as
though he -would continue indefinitely.
Several coipicllmen who were seen to
day all expressed doubts of anyone
else being selected soon unless affairs
should take a different turn In the fu
ture. But while the fight, is over for the
present, it is plain to be seen that all
is not yet harmonious In the ranks of
the city fathers, and the fires of Inter
nal trouble may yet blaze up. When
asked as to his feelings In the matter.
Councilman Hinkle this morning
plainly said that he no longer consid
ers the promises of his associates at
par' value. Among other things he
said:
"When, at the Invitation of Mayor
Fee, I went Into caucus along with
the other councllmen, I believed that
everything was to be done In confi
dence, and that the decisions reached
would be binding. However, I have
since learned that the promises made
at that time meant nothing. At least
that has been true with reference to
the marshalshlp, and I am of the
opinion that the same value may be
placed upon the agreement which was
made regarding the suppression of
gambling. At that time the sentiment
expressed was all in favor of a com
plete suppression of the same. Also.
It Is probable that the agreement to
push street improvement will be re
garded by some of the councilmen in
the same light as the decision upon
the marshalshlp.
"The consistency with which Coun
cllmen Renn. Mumm and myself stood
by Mr. Klnsella was due to the fact
that we regarded the caucus agree
ment as binding upon us."
In conclusion. Mr. Hinkle grew sat
irical and said: "I would suggest
that frequent private sessions be held
by the council ns they seem to ba
very productive of peace and harmo
ny. However, after this I am going
Into caucus with closed visor and my
props out ready for war."
FIVE CHILDREN GET DAMAGES.
Their Father Was Ruined by Liquor
Sold by Defendants.
Chicago, Jan. 11. A Jury this
morning returned a verdict against
three saloon keepers for $17,500. In
favor of the five children of John
Hedlundn. a carpenter. It Is alleged
the father was ruined by drink the
defendants sold him.
Germany Ready for War.
Copenhagen. Jan. 11. All
German citizens in Denmark
subject to military service at
home are ordered to hold them
r"'v In readiness to return to
Germany on three days' notice.
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