Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-10-22
RESUME OF THE
WEEKS DO|NGS
General Review of Important Hap
penings Presented in a Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readers-National, Political, His
torical and Commercial.

Nevada will sue mine owners fo
bullion tax and prosecute officers foI
perjury.
A big Boston bond firm is accused
of fraudulent consignment just before
it went under.
Preliminary arrangements are al
ready being made to entertain Roose
welt when he visits Europe.
The American fleet has arrived al
Yokohama The ships came to an,
chor amid a deafening salute.
The Oceanic Steamship company
will resume service between San
Francisco and New Zealand Janu-
airy l.
The steamer Empress of China has
just arrived at Victoria, B. c., with
cargo of silk valued at over
$1,0O0,00O
At the November election San
Francisco citizens will vote on a
proposition to grant SO street railway
franchises, covering about 200 miles,
to a new company.
Russian guards fired on Jap seal
poachers on Copper islands. Later
the Japs visited the camp of the
guards while they were away and
looted the place.
A serious wreck on the Canadian
Pacific was narrowly averted 800
miles east of Vancouver. Two Amer
lean women were injured. A split
rail was the cause OF the accident.
A heat prostration is reported from
New York
fires near Hurst, Mich.
The program of the Balkan confer
ence is provoking many protests.
Strikes in the paper mills of the East
may cause paper famine at election.
Roosevelt is to visit England and
France on his return from the African
hunt
Sixty people were rescued at La
Rogue, Mich, after spending a night in
burning forests.
Smoke is so dense on the Great Lakes
from forest fires that navigation is al
most impossible.
Forest fires have again broken out in
Chippewa county, Michigan, and are
threatening in the extreme.
The American fleet encountered ter
rible typhoon off the island of Luzon.
One man was lost overheard.
An American aeroplane has been
wrecked in England and the inventor
hurt. Demonstrations of the machine
were being given before army men.
A colored woman has been arrested
at Oakland for robbing Southern Pa
cific dining cars. Officers watched and
saw her pick up bag of supplies which
had been thrown from the dining car
by her confederate.
A Mississippi mob Of black men hung
another ColOred man.
Thaw may yet testify in the bank
ruptcy proceedings against him.
The trial of Charles Morse. who
wrecked New York bank has begun
The Pacific cruiser fleet has left Hon
olulu for Magdalena bay for target prac-
tice.
Great Britain, France and Russia have
agreed on a program for the Balkan
conference.
Bulgaria says she is ready to give
Turkey a cash consideration for the loss
of territory.
There is much activity on board Eng
llsh war vessels, as the result Of the
Balkan trouble.
A Seattle man received 10000 volts
of electricity and lives. If he RECEIVERS,
however, he will probably lose his hands
and feet
A third balloon. which was taking |
part in the elnational races at Berlin, l
has fallen into the North sea. The oc-
cupants were rescued. {
Six men were instantly killed and 81 f
others injured by the explosion of a e
missed charge of dynamite near Fort \
Collins, Col. They were all Greek and +
Mexican laborers
District Attorney Jerome is after t
New York gamblers. f
The Pacific fleet has reached Ho- S
lolulu on its way home.
Pacific coast business men in ia /
,an are receiving a warm welcome.
Many Servians in America are pre-. +
'aring to go home to fight if neces- D
ary. =
The crown prince of Servia threat !;
ms to attempt an overthrow of King p
Peter. a
Great Britain proposes financial aid
0 Turkey in compensation for lost
Neither OF the two great political A
arties are receiving very large cam n
aign contributions. Is
Governor Folk, of Missouri de- m
lares the United States is more in IA
eed of reform than is Missouri u
One of the balloons in the inter OF
ational race at Berlin fell into the e'
Orth sea. The occupants were res NJ
led. dt
Five thousand troops were placed
'ound the hall of the British parlia-
ent to prevent women suffragists er
ON making a demonstration in the be
)use of commons. da