Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-01-04
CHRONOLOGY OF 1906.
BRIEF RECORD OF YEARS PRlN.
CIPAL EVENTS.
Internal Disturbances in Russia and
Independence in NOrwny-Close
Of the War in tho East-Many
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political and economic upheaVal nov
taking place in Russia. Wearyini
under load Of taxation, rem
dered well-nigh unbearable by added
burdens imposed by the prosecu
ton Of disastrous war, the
peasantry and common people started
a revolt against the tyrannical aris
tocracy, and have been able to force
from their unwilling ruler many con
cessions tending toward free citizen
ship Massacre and rapine, in which
the Jews were the chief sufferers, are
part Of the price paid for the advan-
tage gained. Another impressive proof
Of civilizations advance Is the blood
less revolution by which Norway has
dissolved its political connection with
Sweden and seated a king upon it's
| long unusued throne. The recent ex-
posures of graft and fraud In high
financial circles and last summers la
Dor troubles in Chicago are only Incl
dents Of the constant conflict being
waged for the establishment of JUS
tice and fair treatment between man
and man.
The Russo-Japanese war, after a
brilliant series Of land campaigns,
during which one after another Of the
strongholds of the Russians IN Man
churia fell into the hands Of their op-
ponents, and a decisive battle on the
Sea Of Japan, that is said to have been
one Of the greatest naval contests Of
all history, has been brought to a
close, and largely, we believe, by
American influence
The completion Of the great Simplon
tunnel was the accomplishment Of an
other great engineering feat, and the
Lewis and Clark Exposition in Port
land, Ore, presented to the world a
record Of achievement in all lines.
Great disasters have been fewer
than usual, though tornadoes in Okla
homa and Kansas destroyed more
than five hundred lives, and earth
Quakes, fire and railway wrecks have
done their dread work.
The years list of famous dead con-
tains the names Of many men and
noted in the arts, statecraft, |
and business.
The principal events Of 1867 are
briefly summarized below:
January.
o-Surrender of Port Arthur
3-Towboat Defender blown up on Ohio
River 20 lives lost.
4-Deatl of Theodore Thomas orobos+ro
eader.
5-Admirnl Rojestvensky's flagship Kniaz
sunk off Madagascar
rchist.
15-Combes' ministry In France resigns.
l6-Secretary Hay advises China to re.
nain neutral. Earthquake at Shemakha
'ussia, buries hundreds Of people
ls-End Of textile strike In Fall River
lass
l9-Atte.npt to assassnate Gar and Rus
Ian royal family.
22-Massacre OF workngmen by Cars $
roops In st. Petersburg
2S-Revolt spreads through Russian
tiles. -
% Liberals defeated in Ontario general
ections. .Czar issues proclamation prom
Ing reforms.
20 Kouropatkin's army driven back from
andepas by Gen. Oku's forces.
So-Czar signs document granting great
forms to Russian people. L
February. !
12-Extreme cold wave sweeps Northern t
tates and Canada. Glendive, Mont, has
mperature of 81 degrees below zero 4
death of Joseph H. Manley Of Maine
Senate passes Statehood bii. e
and Fairbanks declared elect
after count OF electoral votes in Con D
9-House passes Townsend Esch railway B
te bill.
lo-Death Of Hon Chas H. Hacklsy of
uskeGon. Mich.
13-Severest cold wave OF winter
l5-Death Of Gen Lew Wallace.
16-Death OF Jay Cooke, noted fnancier p
Duke Sergius killed by bomb
Moscow. Frances Willard statue dedi p
ted In Statuary Hall. Washington.
In Virginia City coal mines in
ar Bessemer, Ala, entombs 1872 miners a,
Fire destroys piers and ships at Charles
yn. Mass.
24-Bor!ng OF simplon tunnel under the sb
ps Is flushed A
25-sl 100000 fire in Hot Springs. Ark. .,
North Sea Commission announces de-
ion against Russia. o
l8-lllinOis Central terminals In New Or -
ms burn with loss Of IS. 600, 900. Thirty
e miners killed by explosion at Wilcoe.
'7-Death Of Geo. S Boutwell, Of Massa-
lsetts. Judge Swsyne OF Florida ac eli
TIED by United States Senate. Eleven
; ,sons os, Killed by collapse of church floor TO
s Death of Mrs. Leland Stanford III Ct
noluu Of
March.
-Czar of Russia signs rescrlpt giving w.
'Tle right to representation In law ms
king body. Thirty persons killed in
scs OF Inauguration special trains near go
tsburg. ~
Roosevelt is inaugural ed. End Of g.,
b Congress. VIII j Davis and two
ers Indicted as responsible for IroQuois va
.Chas, Thomas found guilty OF Ma -
Scofeld murder. er
Big traction strike begins In New Ma
k. 20
-Japanse win battle of Mukden. after -
lteen days fighting. a.
captured by japanese t
Mrs. Chadwick convicted OF Conspir- %
In Cleveland. =
Nineteen lives lost In New York tene- '''
Il house FIRE.
Death Of Gen. Joseph r. Hawley Of 1
nectcut. ate
- l9-Twcntyfour miners Killed by ex >
ion In mines near Thurmond w Va IRE
'-ENploslon and fire In BrocktOu, Mass dell
factcry causes lo3 deaths. :
Death of Jules Verne. sin
-, Bal
President Roosevelt leaves Washington IN
vacation trip. Explosion in Letter S
IS st Zeigler, Ill. Kills thirty FIVE men scr.
Russian artillery depot In Harbin blown 1
Ind seventy-nye men Killed eco