Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-10
RESUME OF THE
WEEKS DOlNGS
General Review Of Important Hap
penlngs Presented in Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readers-National, Political, His
torical and Commercial.

Great Britain has new war balloon
which has proved great success.
There are no new developments in
the strike of the 5000 dock labcrers al
New Orleans.
General William Booth, founder and
commander Of the Salvation Army, pre-
diets hard times.
Detectives at Baker City working on
the Brown murder case are entirely at
sea as to the perpetrator of the crime.
A strike of coal miners in Nova
Scotia is likely to compel the Dominion
government to buy foreign coal for the
Intercolonial railroad.
Both telegraph companies claim the
strike is over but the business they are
handling would indicate that the men
who went out have the best of it.
Admiral Dewey says the loss of the
Philippine islands would mean the less
of most of our Oriental trade, as they
are our possibility of insisting on the
open door.
That the Rock Island intends to
build from Salt Lake to Portland would
seem certain from the frantic efforts of
Gould and Hartman to gain possession
of the passes.
The Borah trial may cause a reform
in the grand jury system.
Revolutionary riots in Calcutta are
causing officials much concern.
1t seems probabler that prohibition
for Washington city will pass congress.
Mrs. Brown says she does not believe
her husband was murdered by Fedora
tion men.
The port of New Orleans is tied up
by a strike of the Dock and Cotton
handlers union.
Germany has expelled a number of
Mormons and for bids their doctrine
being taught.
A tremendous fire is raging in Sono-
ma county, Cal. The damage is al
ready estimated at 100000.
John D. Daily, surveyor general of
Oregon, met death by falling down |
stairs in a Portland building. Some
physicians are inclined to believe he |
was murdered.
The jury impaneled for the trial of |
Theodore Hasey for bribing San Fran
cisco supervisors been discharged on
account of the sickness of the defend
ant. The case will be taken up as soon
as he RECEIVERS.
The Ford bribery case in San Fran
cisco is practically finished,
President Roosevelt favors deep wa
terway from the lakes to the gulf.
Senator Borah's acquittal may cause
District Attorney Ruick's acquittal.
A large block of Illinois Central
stock has been turned gainst Hartman.
Four members of the black hand have ,
been hanged at Lancaster, Pa, for COM
mitting mudrer.
Ten Hindus who had crossed the bor-
der to Danville, Wash, were mobbed {
and driven back into Canada.
Senator Borah says the stone and '
timber law is piece of infamy as ad- +
ministered by the government and a
tempts men to perjury.
Attorney kellogg, for the govern
ment, has brought out the fact that the
Standard Oil company has been in the C
habit OF giving rebates in oil to certain Il
of its large consumers. O
One of the large insurance companies u
has compiled statement which shows !.
that suicide throughout the United 0
States is on decrease. San Francisco u
is first and Oakland second in the num- U
ber OF suicides per thousand people. u
Fort Stevens barracks, at the mouth ot
Of the Columbia, are to be enlarged. m
Montana is shipping apples and po- V
tatoes to the Eastern markets by the
carload.
A Chicago hospital nurse has been =,
left fortune Of 1900, 900 by an Aus ., 80
tralian rancher. q:
Secretary Taft made speech at To- tn
kio against war with Japan which pl
great enthusiasm. ca
The United States cruiser South Da- -,
zota has been taken from the Union ~,
ron works, San Francisco, to the navy dr
7ard and will soon be placed in COM to
mission.
H. K. Brown, of Baker City, who
vas badly injured by dynamite bomb,
lied accusing the Western Federation or
# Miners with the crime. While sher- NJ
IF he captured Steve Adams. LIE
sh
DR.. Matthews, tho best known min tn
ster in Seattle, declares that woman "a
uffrage would bring more suffering ar,
nd rascality than ever. he
Leading officials of several of the
.rge life insurance companies have
ee summoed by District Attorney Je-
ome to appear before the State Su- ity
RENE court and answer to indictments syl
,und by the grand jury. cat
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Sweden has issued challenge for DO,
he Americas cup. EN-