Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-17

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improved.
Farm laborers in Austria have strucl
for an increase in pay.
The sultan of Turkey has yielded ab
solutely to the British demands.
Methodists will raise $1,000, 900 te
rebuild churches in San Francisco.
The Russian parliament has demand
ed amnesty for prisoners and will try
to conciliate the czar.
While the coal miners OF the East
did not receive the raise in wages they
desired they secured recognition oi
their union for the first time.
Evidence presented at the Standard
Oil Investigations by the Interstate
Commerce Commission shows that the
policy OF the company was anything to
win.
Investigations are now in progress re-
garding an alleged padrone system in
the United States among Greeks. 1t is
claimed there are 5000 in bondage in
Chicago alone.
Bailey and Tillman have made vio-
lent attacks on Roosevelt in regard to
the rate bill, saying he made arrange
ments to carry the bill! through with
Democratic votes and thus surrendered
to the Aldrich combination.
Dowie is gradually dying of dropsy
and cannot last lOnu
Recent earthquake shocks have caus-
ed Cuban mine to cave in.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis is much i'm.
proved though still quite i'll.
Congress is receiving many protests
against the prohibition of passes.
San Francisco saloons have been clos
ed indefinitely by the authorities.
John F. Wallace has formed $12,-
900, 900 electric company in New York.
The strike of funeral drivers in New
York has caused the postponement of
many funerals.
Count Lamsdorff, Russian minister of
Foreign affairs, has resigned for place
in the council OF the empire.
The British feet is all ready for an
attack on Turkey should that country |
continue her hostile movements.
Chicago printers have declared boy.
colt on Methodist rituals on account of
labor troubles with the Methodist Book
concern.
Taft refuses to confne purchases of
canal supplies to the United States and
has told congress if they want him to
buy ali at home to pass necessary laws.
The first steamer of the season has
left Seattle for Nome.
The withdrawal of troops from San
Francisco has begun.
The first step of the Russian lower
house will be to demand amnesty.
The State department has forwarded
5000, 900 to Japan for use by the starv- {
ing people.
Senator Ankeny wants the govern
ment to use all home material for the
Panama canal.
Great Britain will advocate disarma-
ment at the coming sessions of The
Hague conference. Is
The United States will not allow a
revolution in Panama. Conditions
there are now bordering a revolt.
Dowie and Voliva are said to have
reached an agreement for joint man
agement OF the affairs of Zion City.
Governor Pardee Gays Santa Rosa g
suffered more proportionately than San '
+ francisco and that conditions there now @
are heartrending. !
NJ. Gorky, the Russian author, de. !
clares the douma a farce and says the
Russian people know they must have
revolution in order to be free.
shonts reports progress on the Pan a
anna Canal. !;
Import statistics show that the Chi
,ese boycott is waning. v
Republican Senators have agreed to
support limited court review of rates.
Anthracite miners have formally ac-
,epted an agreement with the operat- t,
,rs. q
There is talk of Taft for President, d
With Roosevelt as his Secretary of T
State.
Roosevelt has asked Congress for an |,
ther 100000 for relief work in Cal q
fornia.
Elaborate measures have been taken ;,
o protect the Gar at the opening of :
'arliament. ~
Measures have been taken to protect
IAN Francisco property from foreclos-
re of mortgage.
San Francisco authorities are driving
ble- bodied men from the bread lines q
nth the idea of compelling them to =
York for living. ls
Turkey has seized more Egyptian ter =
tory and declares she will fight Great =
iritain. The latter country is sending o
-arships and soldiers to fight the Sui d'
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voliva has organized strike against b'
swio in Zion. Ipl