Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-06-20
RESUME OF THE
WEEKS DOlNGS
0snsral Review Of important Hap
psNings Presented In q Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
RaAders-Natonal. Political His
to|eal and Commercial.

A Great Northern passenger trail
was wrecked near Minot, North Dakota
and II people injured.
The elder statesmen and ministers O
Japan do not regard as serious the sgl
tation in San Francisco.
Delegates to The Hague peace con
ference have little hope of accomplish
ing anything toward disarmament.
Harrimanx's business enemies have
started movement to compel him t.
give up the control of other railroads
A new mayor will soon be chosen in
San Francisco and then the heads O.
the several departments will be re-
moved.
St. Louis set apart day for the kill.
ing Of rats and now the authorities will
have to do something to get rid of the.
carcasses.
A receiver has been placed in charge
of Milliken Bros. Steel mill, New
York, and the plant shut down, Fiji
teen hundred men are idle.
The Japanese vice minister to France
says his country can never forget that
American opened the way for western
civilization and deplores the war talk.
The Chinese crops will be short
again this year.
Adams is to be forced to testify in
the Haywood case.
Nicaragua has sent an army to assist
Ievolutionists of Salvador.
A cloudburst near Tilford, a small
South Dakota town, caused the death
of five people.
All employees of the Western Union
throughout the United States are ready
to 60 on strike.
Mayor Schmittz remains a prisoner
in Jail and the board Of supervisors will
elect his successor.
The German Insurance company has
offered its San Francisco policy holders
SO cents on the dollar.
japanese hope the visit to their coun.
try by Secretary Taft may lead to
new treaty being framed.
Hartman has given up control of
the Alton railroad to the stockholders
after making nice profit.
According to report plot has been
found the victim of which was to be
Vice President Fairbanks.
The launch of the battleship Mime
sofa has been found, together with the
bodies of the men drowned.
Stolypin, premier of Russia, demands
the arrest Of conspirators against the
czar under threat of dissolving the
dounia.
Several severe earthquakes are re.
ported in Chile.
Idaho land fraud trials have been
delayed by the illness cai juror.
The Portland gateway will not be
opened to Washington lumbermen un-
til r...s year.
There is a movement among Union
Pacific stockholders to force the sale of
stock cf other roads.
The French chamber Of deputies is
trying to provide some means OF relief
for the winegrowers.
The Northern Pacific may sell the
Burlington to the Great Northern,
fearing government inquiry.
The trial of Louis Glass, once presi-
dent of the Pacific States Telephone
company, has been postponed.
There is promise of warm sessions
OF The Hague peace conferncee.
China is establishing model govern
ment in Manchuria.
Russia has established a military
frontier along the boundary OF Siberia
to guard against encroachment by Chin
ese from Manchuria.
Haywood says Orchard is a great
liar and promises to prove 1t.
Washington lumbermen demand a
through rate to the East and South
via Portland.
Three men were instantly killed
by the premature explosion OF a
blast at Butte.
Denfense in the Haywood case at
Boise tries to shake Orchards tes-
timony, but makes very little head
way.
Inhabitants on both sides OF the |
border between Mexico and Quate- |
mala are In a state Of excitement |
and only a spark is needed to start |
a war.
Railroad presidents have agreed
TO make test cases of the new 2-cent |
fare laws in five Western states.
AS the result of an automobile ac-
cident while touring in England, H. |
G. Johnson. of California, is dead, |
and James Blake, of Philadelphia,
fatally injured and the wives Of both |
men slightly injured.
Heney has closed his prosecution
against Schmitz, having brought out |
plenty of evidence to secure convtc-
tion. l