Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-03-08
RESUME OF THE
WEEKS D0|NGS
General Review Of Important Hap
penings Presented in Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readers-National, Political, His
torical and Commercial.

Ex Governor Hogg, of Texas, is dead
The transport Ingalls, is wrecked on
the coast of Luxon.
Senators are trying to reach an agree
ment on the rate bill.
Governor Pattison, of Ohio, is suffer
ing from a nervous breakdown.
All the northern roads are blocked
by snow through the prairie states.
Secretary Taft refuses to give up on
the Philippine tariff question and says
the fight has just begun.
Postmaster General Cortelyou is in
vestigating the alleged holding up by
Russia of money orders for Jews.
The senate committee on interoceanic
canals has suspended its hearings until
type of canal to be built has been de.
cided on.
At least 80 associates of John R.
Walsh, the Chicago bank wrecker, will
be arrested and tried for completely in
the affair.
Great CONSERVATION prevails in Boise
because Of the looting of the powder
houses in the hills back of the city.
Something like 600 pounds of dyna-
mite and many caps were taken.
J. L. Steffens says the railroads make
their own laws as the big corporations
not only control the various state legis-
latures, but when an appeal is made to
congress, the states find their represent
atives part of the national system.
French and German papers are dis
cussing war.
King Edward has started on visit
to European rulers.
The battleship Oregon has left Ma
nila for Puget sound.
The burning of wheat elevator at
Buffalo, N. Y, caused loss of $175,-
900.
Germany has fortified its legation at
Pekin against possible attack by Chi
nese.
The senate committee has voted to
lay the Philippine tariff bill on the
table. This effectually kills the meas
ure.
Meridian, Miss, has been swept by
a tornado, which killed over 100 people
and laid waste half the town. Fire
broke out and much of the ruins
burned. The loss will reach 81 $780,
900.
Former Chief Engineer Wallace says
the British railroad across the isthmus
of Tehuantepec will anticipate in a
large measure the benefits of construc-
tion of the Panama canal and give i'm
mediate relief.
Hermann entered a demurrer in the
",se charging him with destroying pub
.lc records of the geueral land office.
Argument will be heard on the de-
murrer March 16. 1t is believed these
tactics Will be continued, to prevent
the congressman from facing jury, as
long as possible.
Japan intends to secure control of all
railroads in that country.
Postmasters are not to be removed in
future for political reasons.
A great snow storm in the Rocky
mountains is again delaying traffic.
The anti-foreign agitation in China
is being famed by Boxers, who start
riots.
The latest account of the Massacre at
Nanchang says the trouble was caused
by French priests.
Germany has made new demands
regarding Morocco which the French
promptly rejected.
The senate is almost sure to pass the
rate bill, but will defeat statehood.
Philippine tariff and Dominican tariff.
1t is said the beef packers attempted
to get Garfield to conceal the facts he
discovered about the combine of the
various companies forming the trust.
Secretary Taft recommends an appro-
priation of $4,000 for the jetty at
the mouth of the Columbia and au-
of contracts for completing
the work.
Austro- Hungary has just completed a
new trade treaty with Germany, Italy,
Russia and Belgium. This, it is be-
lieved, will in large measure relieve
the growing discomfort.
John D. Spreckles is seriously ill.
Many coal operators will resist con-
cessions to the miners.
The senate will allow Arizona and |
New Mexico to vote on union, thus de-
feating statehood.
There is small hope of settlement of
the Moroccan dispute, though the czar
lie trying to mediate.
The president recommends the army
and navy to follow Togo's advice and
be ever ready for war.
Since January / the Salvation Army
Of England has sent 4 200 OF London's
unemployed to Canada.
cotton compress and lumber yard
It La Grange, Texas, burned. The
oss is placed at 5000, 900. .