Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-04
RESUME OF THE
WEEKS DOhNGS
General Revisv Of Important Hap
panings Presented In a Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readere-katonal. Political. He
tor$cai and Commercial.
A revolution threatens Portugal.

A revolution threatens Portugal.
Japan threatens to start a boycott
against American goods.
Prospects of settlement of the tele
graphers strike seem better.
Corean delegates have protested te
The Hague conference against annexa
tion by Japan.
The French senate is seeking to cor.
rect a number of things complained Of
by wine growers.
Strike troubles have become so seri.
ous in Rome that troops have been call
e out to protect the men remaining at
work.
The United States court has enjoned
the railroad commissioners of North
Carolina from enforcing the new rate
law pending further hearings.
Ten thousand carpenters in New
York will strike unnless given an in
crease in wages. AS the increase has
been promised 10 trouble is looked for.
The incendiary movement among the
Russian peasants in revenge for the
dissolution OF the douna has assumed
serious proportions. A number of large
estates have been devastated.
The Missouri Pacific railroad will
probably cancel all passes except those
held by epmloyes in order to offset
part of the loss sustained by the en-
forcement of the 2-cent rate.
There is a revival of terrorism
throughout Russia.
A number of Montana cattlemen have
been indicted for fencing government
land.
Drivers of New York's ice wagons
have gone on strike and the city is
without ice.
Hartman says he has no intention
of retiring from the railroad business
until he dies.
A receiver has been appointed for the
Marquette Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany of Chicago.
Freight rates between the Mississippi
river and the Rocky mountains will be |
advanced per cent.
Judge Lands insists on Rockefeller's |
appearance in court in connection with
the Standard Oil inquiry.
More witnesses for the defense in the
Haywood case have helped the prosecu
ton more than the defense.
Striking telegraph operators of San
Francisco would welcome a government |
inquiry, as they believe it would mean
victory for them.
San Francisco Japanese have been re-
fused licenses to conduct intelligence
Offices on the ground that they are not
citizens of the United States.
French Socialists plan to overthrow
Premier Clemenceau.
Russian Terrorists are preparing for
campaign of assassination.
Railroad men are trying to smother
the Oregon land grant inquiry.
A number of Butte letter carriers
have quit as demonstration for higher
pay.
Roosevelt has received the thanks of
China for remitting part Of the Boxer
indemnity.
All leading Standard Oil men have
been summoned 10 appear in court at
Chicago and tell about its finances.
Both telegraph companies in San
Francisco say they are meeting require /
ments of business, but the union Off s
cials say the messages are being sent {
by mail.
A hurricane accompanied by i'm
mense waves swept the Caroline islands
Many islands were devas-
tated and il is estimated that at least {
200 natives perished. e
The State bank of Chicago and two I
lawyers have received fee of 100000 {
as receiver and attorneys for the Trad {
.rs' Insurance company, which COL
apsed as result of the San Francisco L
disaster. [
The Venezuelan cabinet has re- /
signed. t
Serious labor disturbances are re-
ported in Japanese copper mines.
The Russo-Chinese bank at Vladi-
7ostok has paid out s26,500 on
orged check.
Advices from Lisbon indicate that II
King Carlos is in eminent danger of Il
osiHg his throne. o
A number of the striking San y
francisco carmen have been indicted u
or attacks on cars. y
France and Spain have reached an y
to protect each other e
q their island possessions. -
A revolutionist disguised as an
rmy officer drew $4,000 from the
bank at Harbin on a
Orged check.
San Francisco indicted million -
Tres have raised point which may =
nnul all indictments. This claim is
hat the grand jury which investi- u
ated their cases was invalid as its II
,rm had expired and a new grand uC
Try list had been certified to. lth