East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-21
GENERAL NEWS.

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The French government discredits
the report that the Sultan of Moroc-
co intends to protest to the powers
against Frances action at Casa Blan-
ca,
While bathing in Mill creek, about
21 miles from Santa Cruz, Hazel Riley
1S-year-old girl, was drowned. Joe
Munroe, tiemaker, was also drown
ed in attempting to save her.
The Benson Perrin conviction has
aroused State Minerapologist Aubury
of California, to declare that his evil
dence against the state mineral land
thieves will secure their indictment,
also.
Frank McGillivray, son of the pro-
prietor of the hotel at Lytton, was
drowned near Vancouver, B. C. He
was fishing and fell into the water
and was carried away by the swift
current.
Warrants Of arrest have been is
sued at Lewiston for James Pratt,
John Pratt and VIM. Russell on the
charge of gambling. The defendants
were arrested some time ago on the
same charge.
A four hours battle took place
August IS when the Moors attacked
the French camp. The attack was
repulsed after a long struggle, The
fighting covered front of 16 miles
around Casa Blanca.
Colliding with a handcar on a high
emhankment. passenger train No. 8
on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St
| ST. Paul, was wrecked at Keystone
80 miles from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A
dozen people were injured.
The assembly at Pretoria, Trans
vaal, mas authorized the purchase OF
the Cullinan diamond. valued at ST.
900, 900, to be presented to King Ed
ward as a testimonial of appreciation
| for his bestowal of a constitution.
| The Island of Layson, Hawaii, has
not disappeared. as was reported re-
Gently by the captain of the schooner
| Olsen. The island was visited on the
18th of this month by the United
States government tug Iroquois, which
was returning from Guam.
A plan to open the jamestown ex-
position on Sunday with a small ad-
mission fee and none of the conces-
siors opened, has been submitted by
Director General Barr to Secretary OF
the Treasury Cortelyyou. Action or
the matter is expected In a few days
A Shanghai special says that the
revolutionary movement. is strength
ening daily and recent organization:
are growing. Thousands of Chinese
escape the jurisdiction of the Chinese
courts by staying within the foreign
quarters. Provincial officials appea
to be helpless to suppress the revolu
tionists.
Nine suicides since the first of tn
month in Portland is the record, o
an average of one for a little less thai
every As hours. The long-continue,
suicide epidemic, says Coroner Finley
is unprecedented for that city. Poisol
has been the means of destruction
most courted, though drowning an
shooting have claimed victims.
} BY the terms of the statute enacte,
. at the last session of the Legislature
whereby county funds on deposit Il
county or state banks draw interest a
the rate of per cent per annum oi
an average daily balance, Yakim
county is richer by the sum of $2S4
43, interest paid by local banks to tn
treasurer for the month of july.
VIM. j. Coda, aeronaut, was kille
at Ogden, Utah, a few days ago
descending with his parachute upo
some live wires. A pathetic incider
of the death of Ogden is that h
, wife was afterwards compelled [
3 make an ascension to pay the funerG
] expenses. Ogden has appeared I
] Umatilla county in several ascension
/, and has made over 500 successf,
: flights.
The county commissioners of Yak
ma county, Wash, have again r.
fused the petition for liquor licen!
in Granger. The applicant was ].
$ Wilfong. whose petition was rejecte
Q about one month ago. Deputatiol
s from Zillah, Sunnyside and Grandvie
!. were present to oppose the granting
u the license and remonstrances wei
9 put in from these places containing