Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-07
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.

Governor Hoch, of Kansas, is said t
awant to FIJI Senator Longs place.
The Russian prison system is said
be practical joke by leading bureau
Gratis.
Colorado has taken steps against tn
the hope that the price of fuel may b
reduced.
Hartman is reported to have pur
chased the Georgia Central railwa,
which will give him another outlet t
the Atlantic.
New York banks have impaired tn
government cash reserve, but no alarm
is felt, as foreign gold en- route to th
country will make the shortage good.
Enrique Creel, ambassador from Mex
leo to the United States, has been elect
ed governor of chihuahua, but it is be
leved he will continue his am bassador
ship.
San Jose del Cabo, at the mouth oI
the Gulf of California, has been de.
stroyed by wind and cloudburst. Six.
teen persons were killed and the entire
population is destitute.
Pope Leo is reported to be seriously
i'll.
The Commercial State bank, OF
Grand Island, Neb. has cloed its doors.
Finland has passed a bill prohibiting
the manufacture or importation of al
cohol.
Parts of India are threatened with
famine, having experienced the worst
drouth since 1895.
Reliable reports from Karatagh, Rus
sian Turkestan, say but 800 persons
met death in the recent disaster.
General Booth, of the Salvation
Army, has arrived in New York from
England and was given great recep-
tion.
British railroad employees nave voted
for general strike and there seems
little likelihood of settlement being
reached.
The governors Of Georgia, labama
and North Carolina have united to
force the railways to vbey new laws
passed in those states.
1t is announced that 81 steamers
have been chartered to bring coal and
other supplies from Scotland for the
American fleet which is to visit the
Pacific.
Oklahoma banks will reopen Novem-
ber 4.
A third death from plague has oc-
Cured at Seattle.
Montana banks are doing business
under normal conditions.
Hostile Navajo Indians have been
killed or captured in Southern Utah.
William D. Haywood will most prob
ably be the Socialist candidate for pres
ident.
California banks are almost all ig.
noring the holiday proclaimed by the
governor.
The Great Northern and Northern
Pacific railroads will not suspend con-
structon.
A bank cashier at Charlton, Ind
left message saying the bank was
wrecked and committed suicide.
The Louisiana legislature has been
ca lied in extra session to pass laws gov
erning public service corporations.
The Rock Ilsand railroad has laid off |
every construction crew on account of
approaching winter, the officials say.
Two arrests have been made in Chi
John R. Walsh, wrecker of the Mil
waukee avenue bank.
New York banks are furnishing mon
ey to move crops.
The Union Pacific has stopped much
work.
Nebraska officials have severely snub-
bed the japanese consul.
Forty sailors have been devoured by
canibals near Cape Horn.
The German imperial bank has rails
ed the discount rate to check gold ex-
ports.
Many OF the large banks in different {
part Of the country are absorbing the
smaller ones.
Immense crop exports from the Unit.
ID States will force imports of foreign
money and relieve the stringency. &
Within the past few days Secretary
Cortelyou has deposited $50, 900, 900
With the various banks of the country.
President Small declares that the tel g
graph operators strike is over notwith- e
landing that he has been deposed as j
resident. [
Kansas banks remain open but pay
il demands by check.
The Western Union has opened C
lumber of its branch officers in Chi il
ago. p