The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12
news OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.
A Resume of the Less Important b6
Not Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week.

is now king of Sweden.
Railroads will not grant reduced
rates to national conventions.
American laborers are to replace for
eigners in the Pittsburg coke works.
1t is definitely known that the dead
in the Monongah mine exlosion will
reach 800.
The MineowDers' association OF Gold
field, Nevada, is determined to have an
open camp.
Oregon national banks have cash re-
serves on hand far in excess of the legal
requirements.
The call for the Republican Nnation-
al convention has been issued, to meet
in Chicago on June IS, 1908.
The tramp steamer Sotoyome, en-
route from Coquille river to San Fran
cisco with lumber, was burned at sea.
The crew all escaped.
]. Dalzell Brown, general manager
of a defunct San Francisco trust COM
pany, is under arrest for felonious, en-
bezzlement, and officers are after an
other official Of the same company.
Taftl is on has way to the United
States.
Taft's mother is much worse and all
hope Of her recovery has been given up.
Japan has thanked Roosevelt for the
stand he takes on the japanese exposi-
tion.
Harry s. New has been elected chair
man Of the National Republican COM
mittee.
Large amounts of gold continue to
come to this country from London and
Paris.
The Fort Pitt National bank of Pitts
burg has closed. The bank was organ
lied in 1859.
Secretary Cortelyou has sold but half
of the Panama bonds. The others will
be held until the money is needed.
A mummy has just been brought to
New York which is said to be that OF a
woman who lived about 1900 years
ago.
A strong movement has developed
in Japan that may force the govern
ment to stop all emmigration Of labor
ere to the United States and Canada.
The National Rivers and HaIbors
congress has petitioned congress to ap.
propriate $50, 900, 900 annually for the
systematic and uninterrupted improve
ment Of the national waterways.
Managers of New York theaters have
decided to give no Sunday shows.
Troops have been sent to GoJdfeld,
Nevada, to prevent miners riot.
Hartman has ordered construction
work to proceed on his entire system.
Hungarians returning home from
America are causing riots on the from
tier.
Senator Borah has left Washington
for Boise to take part in the Pettibone
trial.
King Oscar, OF Sweden, Is very low
The crown prince has been appointed
regent.
All the bodies of the miners who
lost their lives at Fayette City, Pa,
have been recovered.
The German reichstag has succeeded
in reducing the power of the cabinet,
scoring victory over Chancellor Won
Buelow.
Governor Chamberlain says Deem
ber IA will end the legal holidays for
Oregon unless some unforeseen circum-
stane comes up.
An insane man succeeded in reach
ing the office Of Governor Guild, of
Massachusetts, and fired three shots.
The governor escaped but two other
men were hit, one probably fatally.
Sunday theaters in New York may
be closed.
Roosevelt has ordered the land fraud
cases pushed.
The dry party shows great gains in
Massachusetts cities.
Secretary Taft was given great re-
ception at st. Petersburg.
Moorish rebels have captured the
harems OF the sultan and his ministers.
There are more women and girls in
New York seeking positions than there
are places for.
Ambassador Aoki states that his re-
call is for the purpose OF making q
verbal report to the Japanese emperor,
The Supreme court Of Colorado has
decided that the Torrens act for the reg
istration Of real estate with the county
recorder without the formality Of alb
stract transfers, is legal.
The monthly report OF the Philadel-
phia 4 Reading railroad shows an in-
crease In earnings for October Of $l52,-
465 over the same month last year, not
withstanding the two-cent rate law.