Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31
RESUME OF THE
WEEKS DOlNGS
General Review of Important Hap
penings Presented in Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readers-National, Political, His
torical and Commercial.

tlll says ne mas not Watereu MS rail-
way stock.
Ex-Governor Higgins, OF New York,
is slightly improved.
Twenty miners were killed by an ex-
plosion in West Virginia mine.
The Northwestern railroad is chang
ing its locomotives to oil burners.
The powers are already divided on
Hague conference.
The Oklahoma constitution provides
that 5 per cent Of the voters are re-
ouired to bring an amendment before
the people.
President Castro, OF Venezuela, has
sent a message from his sick bed de-
claring he will survive this illness and
also that he has no intention OF becom-
ing dictator.
The Alaska delegate in congress op-
poses land grants to the companies pro-
posing to build new railroads. He
saws the trusts have ample capital to
do the work without Federal assistance.
George A. Burnham, Jr., has been
sent to Sing Sing for two years for
grand larceny from the Mutual Reserve
Life Insurance company. He was
counsel and vice president Of the COM
pany and his conviction is the result OF
the recent investigations.
The Panama canal contract will like
ly be given to oliver, one of the recent
bidders.
Russia has announced her intention
of withdrawing all troops from Man
churia except railway guald.
At a meeting of tariff revisionists at
Chicago a special session If congress to
revise the tariff laws was advocated.
ATTORNEY General Bonaparte has been
asked to bring suit to prevent the form
alton of gigantic copper trust extend
ing into Europe.
San Francisco relief work for January
is estimated at $445 40, which amount
has been forwarded by the National
Red Cross society.
At the Interstate Commerce inquiry
at Washington into the coal monopoly
it was shown that only favorites were
able to obtain cars.
The North Dakota blizzard continues
with undated fury. The temperature
ranges from to As below zero and all
railroad traffic is at standstlll.
Swettenhma still obstructs relief work
at Kingston. A report in London that
he has presented his resignation Will be
neither denied or affirmed by officials,
The attorney general of Minnesota
has begun suit to cancel che charter OF
the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
Railroad company. This is really the
parent company OF the Great Northern
Railroad company and the Great North
ern is joined in the suit.
Another blizzard has blocked Dakota
railroads.
shonts denies that friction caused
him to resign.
More charges are being made against
Senatur Bailey, Ol IeAdS'
Another bloody battle has occurred be-
tween Mexicans and Yaquis.
The British cabinet admits that
Swettenham will be recalled.
Chicago has traced much of the scar
let fever epidemic to sweat shops.
The blizzard in Europe has been the
cause of many people freezing to death.
Eastern Republicans would grant
ship subsidy to South American lines
only.
The naval appropriation bill carries
$253, 900 for the Puget sound navy
yard.
Bristol will retain his Office as United
States attorney for Oregon until the
land fraud trials are finished.
The census bureau has just issued
a bulletin which shows that L. 900
childrenl between the ages OF 10 and
Is wears are employed as breadwinners.
Governor Swettenham, of Jamaica,
threatens to dissolve the Kingston coun-
Gil for taking sides against him. There
is a great need of lumber, but the gov
ernor refuses to receive it.
, The food Of the Ohio river is receding
slightly.
Jamaicans denounce Swettenham and
ask his recall.
A rate discrimination inquiry is in
progress in Denver.
The Colorado legislature has passed
an anti-cartoon law.
The mayoralty contest will cost the
gpeople of New York about 's4QO,OOO,
whether Hearst or Mcclellan wins out.
Oil in great quantities has been found
on land owned by W. r. Hearst in
Mexico.
A revised list Of the dead and injured
of the Terre Haute train wre;k shows
90 killed and % injured.
The senate subcommittee has report
al AGAINST Bristol's confirmation as dis
trict attorney for Oregon.