Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-19
RESUME OF THE
WEEKS DOINGS
General Review of Important Hap
penings Presented in a Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readers-National, Political, His
torioaI and Commercial.


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 Field's
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 a 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"
A 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 house to- house canvass at Monon-
oh CT
a 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
on the eve of bloody revolution that
will mark her entrance into the parlia-
ment of the world as power to be
Ieckoned with.
The campaign against rats is being
kept up vigorously in San Francisco.
The Michigan state treasurer is to be
removed for putting funds in rotten
bank.
The great feet Of warships is all
ready to start on its voyage to the Pa
ciic.
The presence of General Funston at
Godfeld is believed to have a good
effect.
Bristols 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
nc 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 a better chance of being
cleared.
Two mail pouches containing valu-
able packages were stolen from the
Omaha postofice, and no trace Of them
has been found.
Harry Orchard is not displaying as
much bravado in telling the story of
his crimes to the Pettibone jury as he
did at the first recital.
Heney has admitted that he needs
Abe Ruef's testimony to convict Cal
houn and may yet grant the ex-boss
immunity and get him on the stand.
Sousa has fully recovered from the
effects of ptomaine poisoning.
State Attorney Healy Gays he will
enforce the Sunday closing laws in Chi
cago.
The ordinance allowing theaters to
open in New York ON Sundays has been
held up.
In the Boston city election Republi-
cans elected the mayor for the first time
in six years.
Queen Garcia, of saxony, is dying.
The prediction is made in the East
that Bryan and Roosevelt will be op-
posing candidates for president.
A bridge in construction across the |
Susquehanna at Bloomsbury, Pa, col |
lapsed and seven men were killed and
nearly 20 others injured.
Andrew Carnegie has given another |
<2, ,0O0, 900 TO the Carnegie institute in |
Washington. This increases his endow-
ment fund to sl2 100000. !