The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-19
news OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.
A Resume of the Less Important but
Not Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week.

The Colorado State bank, of Durango,
has suspended.
The revolutionary agitation is grow
ing in Portugal.
The Yaqui Indians are again on the
warpath in Mexico.
The National Bank OF Commerce, of
Kansas City, will reopen.
Japan and Russia have combined to
freeze China out of Manchuria.
The bridal gifts Of Marshall Fields
daughter were stolen in England.
The peace conference Of the Central
American republics has been concluded.
Scotchmen in London are again
adopting the kilt as regular wearing
apparel.
The East has just experienced great
storm. Heavy snow fell and many
wires are down.
Premiums are being offered for the
new gold pieces without the motto "In
God We Trust"
petition to allow women to vote
on municipal affairs in Paris was greet
ed with laughter by the council.
General Funston finds the Goldfeld
situation serious.
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Leupp says Indians are losing millions
yearly in timber lands.
A hous J-to-house canvass at Monon-
gah, W. Va, shows 18 still missing as
result of the mine disaster.
Plans are complete for re-organizing
the Merchants National bank at Port
land and it is expected to open soon.
District Attorney Langdon, of San
Francisco, also admits that the evidence
of Ruef will be required to convict CAL
houn.
The American Can company has con-
troll Of the Pacific coast, having absorb-
ed the United Can company, Of San
Francisco.
Goldfeld mineowners have with
drawn their new scale and opened nego-
tiations with the American Federation
of Labor. The object seems to be to
get this organization into fight with
the Western Federation of Miners.
d. L. Anderson, president of the
Foochow university, who has Just re-
turned to this country, says China is
nm tha ~ hlpr,Ix, yauAlnt;4x, t1ot
will mark her entrance into the parlia-
ment Of the world as power to be
reckoned with.
The campaign against rats is being
kept up vigorously in San Francisco.
The Michigan state treasurer ia to be
removed for putting funds in rotten
bank.
The great fleet Of warships is all
ready to start on its voyage to the Pa
ci6c.
The presence OF General Funston at
Goldfeld is believed to have a good
effect.
Bristol's nomination has been with.
drawn from the senate as district at
torney for Oregon.
Mrs. Longworth has undergone an
operation for appendicitis, but there is
no fear OF the results.
Senator Bourne, Of Oregon, will con.
tinue his third-term agitation despite
the statement issued by Roosevelt.
Kuropatkin has taken the witness
stand in behalf Of Stoessel and the gen,
eral stands better chance of being
cleared.
Two mail pouches containing valu.
able packages were stolen from the
Omaha postofiice, and no trace OF then
has been found.
Harry Orchard is not displaying a,
much bravado in telling the story oI
his crimes to the Pettibone jury as h,
did at the first recital.
Heney has admitted that he need,
Abe Ruef's testimony to convict Cal
houn and may yet grant the ex-bos
immunity and get him on the stand.
Sousa has fully recovered from tn,
effects of ptomaine poisoning.
State Attorney Healy says he will
enforce the Sunday closing laws in Chi
cago.
The ordinance allowing theaters +
open in New York on Sundays has beel
held up.
In the Boston city election Republi
cas- elected the mayor for the first tim
in six years.
Queen Garcia, Of Saxony, is dying.
The prediction Is made In the Eas
that Bryan and Roosevelt will be op
posing candidates for president.
A bridge in construction across tn
Susquehanna at Bloomsbury, Pa, col
lapsed and seven men were killed an
nearly 20 others injured.
Andrew Carnegie has given anothe
$4,000. 900 to the Carnegie institute Il
Washington. This increases his endow
ment fund to tl2,000.o00.