Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-02-21
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.

Brownsville citizens testified at tn
senate investigation that many familie
left the city because they feared negr,
soldiers.
The investigation of Senator Bailey
of Texas, has proven that the senator
received money from the Waters-Pierc,
Oil Company.
In a head-on collision between two
Northern Pacific trains near Helena
two fremen were killed and nine pas
sengers injured.
The Western Retail Lumbermen' g AS
soclation, in convention at Salt Lake
adopted resolutions against prevailing
high lumber prices.
The japanese Corean Exlusion
League, of San Francisco, says Mayor
Schmitz and the school board surren-
dered to President Roosevelt.
Hayti and Germany ale quar1eling
The floods in Nebraska are receding.
A bill for woman SURFACE has been
introduced in the house of commons.
The house land committee has yield
ed to Roosevelt's plea for the leasing of
coal land.
Discharged negro soldiers declare
there was a plot to kill them at
Brownsville.
The house pension committee has an
nounced that it has completed its work
fort his session.
The president has reached final
agreement with the Californians on
the school question.
Senator Hopkins of Illinois, threat
ems to talk the river and harbor bill to
death. He would have three weeks
task.
The Postal Telegraph company has
announced an increase in pay for its
employees following the action of the |
Western Union in advancing wages.
Railroads of the United States need
$500, 100000 for Improvements, but
since the Interstate Commerce COM
mission inquiries they cannot obtain
the money on watered stock and the
railway magnates don't know where to
look for relief
Floods in Nebraska have blocked
railway traffic.
Castro has caused the wholesale ar
rest OF suspected enemies,
The British cabinet has announced I
the first step towards Irish home rule.
Senator Knox, of Pennsylvania, de- {
fends Smoot's right to seat in the
senate,
The Massachusetts legislature has /
petitioned congress to revise the pres g
ent tariff laws.
The Thaw trial has been postponed a
on account of the death of the wife of c
one Of the jorors. t
Trouble with employees has caused all :
papers in Butte and Anaconda to sus-
pend snd in statement the publishers r
declare they will not issue another pa @
per until the men give in. s
Hermann's original letters have been =
as evidence in his letter book /
trial. Postponement has also been a
granted to give further time for the de- t.
'ense to prepare for the admission of a
.hese letters. d
kuropatkin says he met defeat at the =
hands Of the Japanese because his gen. 4
ERALS disobeyed orders. He makes a n
chastity contrast between japanese valOr
ind efficiency and Russian Indifference
md incompetence.
Ex-Governor Higgins, of New York,
S dead.
A new Santo Domingo treaty has r.
,een sent to the senate. :.
Roosevelt has a way to settle the fl
japanese trouble and will call on con- V,
ress for help. de
The British parliament is open. The N
ing's speech foreshadows war between ey
be two houses. il
jerome will attempt to send Thaw to ne uo
n insane asylum if he escapes convic-
ion for killing White.
Fourteen persons were injured by
.eight train on the Northern Pacific !,
rashing into a passenger train near ID"
cattle. HI
The San Francisco unions which a
5ruck against the street car company NJ
ill win their point through an arbi- Ies
alton board. no
it
In twelve states Lincoln's birthday do
a legal holiday and February ~ was ex
opropriately remembered. The states nu
,e' New York. Colorado, Connecti-
1t, Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts,
-innesota, New Jersey, North Dakota.
Washington and Wyom- pri
z. Pa
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Nicaragua is preparing to invade tee
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A revolt against the government is bui
in Persia. Ka