Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-02-22
RESUME OF THE
WEEKS DOlNGS
General Review of Important Hap
penings Presented in Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readers-NationaI, Political, His
torical and Commercial.

Several quite severe earthquake!
have occurred in the West Indies.
One of the Rockefellers has JUS
bought gold brick in the shape of 6
mine.
The Chinese minister to the United
States denies that Foreigners will be at
tackled by his people.
Fire among Duluth's elevators de-
stroyed much property, including L.
900, 900 bushels Of wheat.
Castro is said to have all prepara.
tions completed for war with France OF
any other power that cares to show the
Venezuelan president his shortcomings
Two leaders of the miners union
have been arrested in Denver. 1t is
believed they were connected with the
murder of Ex-Governor Steunenberg OF
Idaho.
Pacific coast members of congress will
introduce bill to prevent the mis-
branding of salmon. 1t is not thought
Heyburn's pure food bill will cover this
point sufficiently.
Bandits held up party of American
and Mexican miners near Thomas,
Mexico. While they failed to get any
money, the outlaws escaped after kill
ing three of the miners party.
Alexander, Of Equitable fame, is SER
iously i'll.
A Moroccan gunboat has fred ON
French steamer.
1t is now said that John D. Rookie
feller is in Europe.
There is a movement for congress to
demand reform in the Congo state.
Pat Grove has been acquitted of kid
naping and will now be tried for car
robbery.
John A. Mccall is slightly improved,
but his physicians say he cannot stand
many sinking spells.
Exports of American agricultural ma
chinery to Russia this spring will
amount to fully $25, 100000.
The governor OF West Virginia may
call a special session of the legislature
to consider the railroad rate problem.
The senate committee on territories
has agreed on bill prohibiting gamb-
ling in all territories, including Alaska.
The Iowa house has passed bill
prohibiting the discharge of revolvers,
firecrackers and other explosives on
July 4.
The Philadelphia & Reading Coal
company expects by April l to have
enough coal on hand to last until next
September.
There are rumors of mediation in the
Moroccan dispute.
Great Britain NAV establish national
system of old age pensions.
The Strandard Oil company is soon
to be prosecuted under the trust law.
The Austrian government will crush
Hungarian liberty and rebellion is
sure to follow.
The government investigation of the
Valencia disaster tends to show cow
ardice on the part of the "rescuing"
fleet.
Every large coliery in the anthracite |
di-trict ie accumulating large reserve I
of Goa in anticipation of strike on
April !.
Should serious troule occur in China
the government is almost sure to call
for volunteers and the nationl guard of
Oregon, Washington and California
will likely have the first show. Pres
ent plans of the government contem-
plate placing $4,000 troops in the
and as our standing army
is only trife over $4,000, including
artillery, volunteers almost have to be
asked for.
The United States government has
refused concessions to Germany to get
tariff reductions.
The Virginia legislature is consider
ing a 2-cent a mile bill, the house hav-
ing already pass it.
A snow storm has again blocked rail-
road traffic in the East.
Ambassador White is ready to solve
the Moroccan question.
The government is investigating the
wreck of the steamer Valencia.
China is sending troops into Man
churia to replace the japanese being
Attorney General Hadley, of Mis-
souri,, has a clear case against tie
Standard Oil.
John A. Mccall, ex-president of the
New York Life Insurance company, ls |
near deaths door.
Heinze, the Montana copper king,
has transferred his mines to the Anal
yamated Copper company.
Chicago police have been ordered to
zee that no boy or girl under Is years
,f age goes to public dance unattend-