Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-01
RESUME OF THE
WEEKS D0lNGS
General Review of Important Hap
penings Presented in a Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readers-National, Political, His
toricaI and Commercial.

Nine lives were lost on a burning
steamer on Cayuga lake, New York.
There is a great famine of teach
ers due to the strike against state
examination,
A Chicago mob tried to kill the
assailant of girl but were prevented
by the police.
Senator Pettus, of Alabama is
dead He had recently celebrated
his seth birthday.
The farmers trust, with headquar-
ters at indianapolis, has decided on
$1.25 wheat for 1907.
Washington lumbermen want eX-
Senator Spooner to fight the pro-
posed raise of freight on lumber pro-
ducts.
Venezuela has refused Roots pro-
posals for setting the trouble exist
ing and relations may be severed by
the United States.
A scout cruiser has just been
launched at Quincy, Mass. 1t is ex-
pected to prove the fastest boat in
the American navy.
Striking coal miners in Minnesota
are to return to work.
Salt Lake messenger boys have
won their strike for alternate Sun
days off.
Mayor Taylor, of San Francisco,
has appointed new board of sup
ervisors.
Valuable historical papers have
been stolen from their archives in
Havana.
The government says there is no
danger of a coal famine this winter
like that of last.
North Carolina ticket agents have
been indicted for violating the state
railroad rate law.
The approaching election in the
Philippines is arousing but little in
terest among the natives.
New York is terrified by the con-
tinued assaults on young girls which
the police seem unable to stop.
A Chicago woman has been ar
rested who has for years been secur-
ing babies from so called hospitals"
and then selling them around town.
While the czar was reviewing
troops near the palace one regiment
of his guard mutinied and refused to
take part in maneuvers unless a GER
tain commander was removed.
Salvador has asked Mexico to act as
mediator with Nicaragua.
W. J. Bryan has saved a woman
from being run over by an auto.
Heat records throughout the Middle
states have broken all former records
for this summer.
New Edinburgh, a suburb of Ottawa,
Ont, has been swept by fire. Esti-
mated loss, 100000, ;
The famine in St. Elizabeth district,
Jamaica, is growing worse. Ten thou
sand people are said to be starving.
The efforts of the Wabash railroad to
establish 2-cent passenger rates all
the East has been blocked by
other roads.
Japan has completed a treaty taking
full control of Corea and the minister
of foreign affairs says China may share
the same fate.
H. H. Rogers, head of the Standard
Oil, has been struck down by heat and
his doctors have ordered complete rest
as the only hope of recovery.
Three Indian girls are guarding the
graves of their ancestors in Kansas
City, Kan. The government has Or
1ered the bodies removed and the land
sold.
A steamer has just arrived at Van
;cuver, B. c., with LILY japanese
rom Honolulu. The Canadian Pacific
airoad wants 5000 coolies for con-
truction work.
The Corean emperor has confirmed
he report that he has abdicated.
Mrs. Russell Sage has given s100,00
o the Syracuse, n. Y, university.
Japan has just tried to float 500, ,OO0,- !
100 of railroad bonds in England, but ,
allied.
German military officers are expert {
nenting with very successful dirigible i
'alloOn.
The people Of Russia are refusing to
egister for the elections, as they recog-
ize it TO be farce. t
A bulldog belonging to the Roosevelt d
amily treed the French ambassador y
nd has been banisned. O
Germany will oppose at The Hague :
ny movement towards disarmament.
The recount Of ballots in the mayor t
lty fight in New York has been further r
elayed by McClellan's lawyers.
The prosecuting attorney of Missis- T.
ppi has sued the Standard Oil COM
any for 81 400, 900 for violation of the
law.
American and japanese bluejsckets r
] France are to be kept apart for fear C
fight. Both countries have squad n
1ns in French waters. Ig