Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-22


French troops have the Moorish up
rising we'll in hand.
The Hague conference has postponed
disarmament change.
Secretary Straus is back from his tril
to Hawaii. He found the Japanes,
friendly.
A deep interest is manifested by the
administration in the Massachusetts
campaign.
Chicago is almost sure to be the meet
, ing place of the Democratic National
convention.
A Boise telegrap operator who refus-
ed to 60 out has been driven out Of town
by str kers.
The first division OF the Pscite cruis-
er squadron has reached Yokohama on
its way to San Francisco.
A cage containing eight miners at
Sonman, Pa, fell 400 feet to the bot
tom of the shaft, killing five of the oc-
cupants.
Celebrations were held along the
Hudson river in honor of the first trip
of steamboat on those waters August
II, 1907.
The shah of Persia is without funds
or power.
Chicagos population is now estimat-
ed at 2,367,O
Folk and Johson are being doomed
by Western Democrats for the presi-
dency.
The Pennsylvania legislative COM
mittee recommends criminal pros ecu
tion of the capitol grafters.
President Earling, of the Milwaukee
railroad, says his company will not es-
tablish steamer line to the Orient.
Hill has received 1000 letters from
Northwest lumbermen urging him not
to change the present Great Northern
lumber rate.
Two lives were lost, five persons in
jured and $3.50, 900 worth of property
destroyed in a fire which swept the
beach resort at Old Orchard, Maine.
Dispatches from Pekin forecast
gloomy future for China, owing to the
unsettled state of politics. A master
mind is needed to prevent the disinte-
grafton of the empire.
A Nevada inventor claims to have a
machine to send telegraph messages
without the use of an expert operator.
A specially equipped typewriter is used
and the message is received at the other
end by another typewriter.
Much uneasiness is felt for Europeans
in Morocco.
Haywood was given a rousing recep-
tion in Chicago.
Both telegraph and telephone wires
are tied up in Montana.
The widow of Stanford White is to
marry her late husbands partner.
Montana has increased the taxable
value of the railroads, which now totals
$43. 100000.
The continued tie-up of telegraph |
lines may result in government control
if not ownership.
A freight train hit a Coney island
trolley car and three persons were
killed and 16 injured.
Biologists are searching the volcanic
fields Of Alaska for diamonds. Indians
are from time to time found with these
precious stones.
Shanghai dispatches say the dowager
empress Of China has determined to
abdicate at the next Chinese New Year
and hand over authority to the emperor.
Old and trusted officials of the S. P.
are resigning to 60 to other roads.
Attorney general Of Nebraska is going
after the lumber trust of that state. +
Both sides agree that the telegraph v
ers's trike will be fight to finish. P
A Jap spy was arrested while sketch h
ng the fort at Olongapo, Philippines. !,
All striking operators are Immediate d
y discharged and told to call for their il
Jay. b
Richard Mansfield, the noted actor, q
8 closely attended by specialist on
lervous diseases. He is apparently not
District Attorney Jerome has secured /.
onfessions from members of the New q,
FORK Black Hand society which will OF
uffice 10 break up the organization. B
Germany is equipping a complete IN
alloon. corps for her regular army. az
National Secretary Quick, of the gu
Hallway Telegrapiers, says there is no ia
ruth in the report that his men would as
sfuse to handle commercial messages.
Secretary Taft will visit Yellowstone
ark September l to 8, and then pro-
led to Portland, Seattle and Tacoma, sh
nd will sail thence for the Philippines. 10
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It is reported that there will be liza
rong opposition in congress to the wi
nding of feet of warships to the d,
acific. irei