Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
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.

NJ. Pobiedonostseff, ex-procuratt
general of the holy synod of Russia,
dead.
The Thaw defense is now busy show
ing that at the present time Thaw
perfectly sane.
Frederick Driscoll, commissioner {
the American Newspaper Publisher:
association, is dead.
Wisconsin people are almost of tn
belief that Senator LaFollette has los
his grip in state politics.
Heney still maintains that he ha
only made beginning in the Sal
Francisco graft exposures.
A fire in the plant of the Baird Ma
chinery company, Pittsurg, destroyed
$200,0 worth OF property.
The vote of Western trainmen is al
most unanimous to 60 on strike if nO
given the advance in wages asked for
Heney has found that large sums OF
money supposed to have been spent in
street improvement has not been fully
accounted for.
Fort Dodge, Iowa, has passed an Or
dinance taxing bachelors. The MAYOR,
clergy and justice of the peace have
been busy since performing marriage
ceremonies.
Russian terrorists continue to pick
off their enemies.
President Roosevelt is anxious to
prosecute Hartman.
Root has warned the Central Ameri-
can states to stop war.
Trains are running from Portland to
San Francisco via Ogden.
Major Goethals has been formally
appointed on the canal commission.
Senator Burton has been released
from jail and promises to publish his
side of the story. ....
The East and South is suffering from
extreme heat, the thermometer regis
tering 90 i'll many places.
In battle between Nicaraguan and
Hondurian troops 1000 Salvadoreans
We're killed while assisting Honduras.
Boats between San Francisco and
Portland are sailing with every berth
filled and many unable to get passage.
The whole of Moldavia has been raw
aged by rebel peasants. Several hun
dred people have been killed or injured
and 10000 are homeless, having been
burned out. Jews aIe the worst suffer-
ers.
Hudson Maxim, inventor of high
explosives, has invented a new fuse for
shells which promises to revolutionize
armor for warships. Mr. Maxim also
declares that Japan could be in posses
sion Of the entire Pacific slope before
we were ready for war and that we are
practically as defenseless as China.
The Transvaal will abolish Chinese
labor.
Roumanian peasants are renewing
the rioting.
Seven alienists have declared Thaw
permanently insane.
s. A. D. Puter s proving strcng
witness against Hermann.
Nicaragua claims a decisive victory
ever Honduras and Salvador
American marines and sailors have
been landed to guard Honduras ports |
There seems to be good prospects fer
land law reform by the next congress.
The San Francisco grand jury is
learning more about the bribery by the
Pacicf States Telephone company.
Senator Cullom. of Illinois, says
Hartman deserves to 60 to Jail, and
Governor Deneen is believed to contem-
plate prosecution.
Under the name OF United Churches,
the Congregational, United Brethren
and Methodist Protestant churches in
IA states will foim one large organiz-
,ticn. Some of the Southern states
nave refused to join.
The government continues to pile up
evidence against Hermann.
A strike of longshoremen at Ham
,urg, Germany, has tied up all ship ,
ling. t
Roosevelt will propose check on over
apitalizatiOn of railroads and will soon
ecare his policy.
Roumanian peasants have begun '
rusade against Jews and are driving f
hem into Austria. q
The Colorado legislature has passed y
railway commission law. Reciprocal :
is also provided for.
Premier stolypin, of Russia, will 7
ropose many concessions of liberty to h
le dOuma, including free speech and O.
-ess, but that body was warned not to i
, to extremes or il will be dissolved.
Trainmen on all roads west of Chi
90 have voted to strike if not given
e increase in wages asked. Most Of 4,
e roads will, it is believed, refuse to i
ant the advance and trouble is looked :,
2. "
Rockefeller says railroads are over III
pitalized. iZ'