Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-18
RESUME OF THE
WEEKS D0lNGS
General Review of important Hap
penings Presented in Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readers-National, Political, His
torical and Commercial.

"A
to pass in Georgia.
Stoessel ana other defenders of Port
Arthur are on trial.
Canada is also having it's troubles
with the Japanese influx.
Greeks at Roanoke, Va, were badly
beaten for hitting an American boy.
Chicago telegraph operators have
been notified to be ready for a strike.
The Hague conference will adopt
nearly all OF the American PROPOSE
tions.
Ambassador Aoki proposes intermar-
riage to cement the ,,Japanese-American
alliance.
The rate law prevents railroads COM
ing to the relief of farmers by giving a
special rate on farm implements.
Hartman says the Interstate Com
merce commission report is political
document and he is being persued per-
sCnally.
The Interstate Commerce commission
has reported the Hartman monopoly
illegal and the attorney general will
decide in few days on what action to
take.
Stensland, wrecker of the Milwaukee
avenue bank, Chicago, has made $780,
600 since in prison by charging fees for
releasing mortgages. A movement has
been started to pardon the bank
wrecker.
: The emperor of Corea is said to have
abdicated because of pressure from
Japan.
HAYWOOD made an exceptionally
good witness for himself in his trial at
Boise.
Peter Larson, second richest man in
the Northwest, is dead at his home in
Eelena.
Japanese spies have been caught
sketching Fort Rosecrans on the Cali
fornia coast.
Leading citizens of Toledo, Ohio,
have been sent to the workhouse for or
ganizig an..ice trust.
The National Educational association
has placed itself on record as favoring
lighecr salaries for teachers.
Fairbanks delivered an address before
the Christian Endeavor convention at
Seattle. He had an audience of II, 900. |
Telegraph operators in New York
have been ordered to prepare to strike
at moments notice. Should they be |
called out $500 men will be affected.
Acting Mayor Charles Boxton, of San
Francisco, says he told Heney and
Burns everything he knew about the
grating officials to secure immunity for
himself.
Intense heat throughout the East is
causing many deaths and prostrations.
Christian Endeavor people are spend
ing busy days at their convention in
Seattle.
Pennsylvania railroads are suing to
restrain enforcement of the 2-cent pas
senger rate law.
The Wisconsin legislature has passed
2-cent passenger rate law which will
60 into effect August Is.
Admiral Yamamoto, Ambassador
Aoki and Admiral Evans all say talk of
war with Japan is baseless.
The cruise of the American feet to
the Pacific will be the longest in the
history of the American navy.
Mayor Boxton, of San Francisco, has
moved the Office from the location oc-
cupled by schmitz to the city hall.
Important edicts have been issued by
the Chinese government with view OF
preparing the people for constitution.
The National Teachers association in
convention at Los Angeles has refused
to adopt suggested changes in spelling
of words.
The millionaire witnesses at the re-
cent Standard Oil hearing at Chicago
were asked to give their witness fees to
the Salvation Army, but they declined,
as they needed the money.
Deaths from heat are being recorded
in Chicago.
A. o. Bacon has been reelected Unit
ed Estates senator from Georgia.
Six men were srowned by the capsiz-
ing of a sloop at Bangor, Me.
-Four children were cremated by the
burning of house at Suisun, Cal. The
parent were badly burned but will re-
cover.
The government will start suit in
New York against the tobacco trust and
will endeavor to have a receiver ap-
pointed.
The Anti-lmperialst league of Bos-
ton has Issued an appeal to the people
to force the government to make the
an independent nation.
The Interstate Commerce commission
the prosecution Of Harri-
man for breaking the antitrust laws.
doubts the success OF such
suits. J