Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-30

All Germany is celebrating the kais
er's birthday.
Cheyenne secured the next meetin,
of the Dry Farming congress.
The Chinese tong war in San Fran
cisco has claimed another victim.
The torpedo fotilla has arrived a
Buenos Ayres. Its stay will be shor
at the Argentine capital.
Several warships now at Magdalens
bay will soon return to the Mare. .IslanC
navy yard for extensive repairs.
Rockefeller has ordered 800 Italian
workmen discharged and their places
filled by Americans who are out O.
work.
The Nevada special police bill may
yet be killed in the house on account o.
friction between members and GoldfielG
mineowners.
The Dominion government will loar
$4,O0O,00O to the farmers of Alberta
and Saskatchewan province, whose
A severe snow storm is general
throughout the East.
The leader of the Portuguese rebels
has escaped from bprson.
Several of the Russian imperial fam
lily are sick with the grip.
Ecuador has stopped a threatened
revolution by arresting the plotters.
Harry Orchard has written to q
friend saying he is glad he confessed.
Walter Wellman says Wall street ,is
humble and admits defeat by Roose-
welt.
The senatorial deadlock continues in
Kentucky. Beckham has 40 votes out
of 102.
Fire at Portland, Me-, destroyed all
city records and property valued at $l,-
100000.
A plan is being perfected at Chicago
to raise 100000 for the relief of un-
employed.
The Thaw trial has been delayed be-
cause Of storm which prevented the
arrival Of witnesses.
Anthracite coal interests are consid-
eIing the maintenance Of present prices
throughout the year instead of making
q reduction for the five months begin
ming with April.
fire at Boston.
Cheyenne wants the next meeting Of
the Dry Farming congress.
Edward Mcdowell, one of Americas
foremost composers, is dead
The United Mineworkers of America
has emndorsed woman suffrage.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad has
cut the pay OF all high salaried off,
cials.
The Seattle exposition appropriation
will have a hard time getting through
the house.
Suffrage debates in the German
reichstag caused violent scenes and
threat of duel.
The battleship Mississippi has been
accepted by the government. 1t was
built at Philadelphia.
The National Livestock convention
declared for the leasing system of pub
lie lands and for tariff revision.
Miss Gladys Vanderbilt, who is to
marry Count Szechenyi, has already re-
ceived presents to the val Of 81 ,00O,-
00).
United States secret service men have
discovered that several Americans are
taking an important part in the latest
Haytien revolution.
The movement to intervene in Congo
affairs has been revived in England.
A Chinese company has been organ
lied to work the iron mines at Awtow,
China.
Ruef may attempt to disqualify
Judge Dunno and District Attorney
Langdoa.
Hughes has admitted that he would
be willing to accept the presidential
Ex-Secretary of the Treasury Shaw
will resign his trust presidency and
may re-enter politics.
Morris K. Jessup, the we'll known
banker and philanthropist of New
York, is reported seriously i'll. h
Boyertown, Pa, officials are after the
owners of the gasoline tanks which ex-
plodeo and set fire to the theater. One
arrest has been made.
How to kill hogs at the stock yards =
in an artistically humane manner has ;
been investigated by the Illinois I
branch of the Consumers league. C
New York insurance companies have t
discovered that much Of the money {
from them on policies was a
'ither cold TO get the currency premi-
Inns or was lent at high rates. c