Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
RESUME OF THE
WEEKS D0INGS
General Review of Important Hap
penings Presented in a Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readers-National, Political, His
toricaI and Commercial.

torical and Commercial.
Illinois is in the midst of a bitter
liquor war.
The American cruiser Tacoma is q,
La Guayara, Venezuela.
Senator Borah says it was the plair
people that saved the day in the recent
money panic.
A San Francisco Chinese woman
wants to be deported to avoid pIosecu
tion for stealing $40O.
All union miners have been warned
tc stay away from Alaska until the la.
Dor trouble has been settled.
Two train robbers cut their way
through four sets of steel bars at the
county Jail at Helena and are at liberty
DR.. Hall-Edwards, one Of England e
greatest physicians, has lost his left arm
as result of constant use Of the N-ray
Congressman Humphrey says that
without ship subsidy Japan could whip
the United States as easily as she did
Russia.
The largest crowd of siQhtseers ever
in San Francisco is expected when the
battleship feet arrives. Accommoda-
tions are being arranged by the hotels
for 250,000 people.
Fulton says he will return to Oregon
to answer Heney.
Senator Bryan, of Florida, is serious
ly i'll with typhoid fever.
There is rumor that Heney is in.
vestigating Chicago graft.
Canada has appealed to Great Brit
ain to keep out Asiatic labor.
Hearst's Independence league intends
to keep the old parties guessing.
Roosevelt is to write a message on
amendments to the antitrust law.
Travel to the Coast from the East
will be $3.50 cheaper than last year.
Fire destroyed the Crane. Pacific ho-
tel, Chicago, to the extent of 500, 900.
The susquehanna river is go high
that the iron works at Harrisburg have
had to close.
The Shanghai, China, council has
voted to reduce the number Of opium
smoking dens by one-fou1th.
The United States Steel corporation
made earnings Of over $50, ,000,0 900 last
year. This is more than 81 900, 900
above the earnings of 1906.
Anna Gould says she has had enough |
of married life.
Count Leo Toletoi is reported to be
ill at Yasnaya Polana.
Another affidavit by Ruef Gays Burns
used threats to get false testimony.
Railroads will maintain low excur.
sion rates to the coast all summer.
Abraham Hummel, prominent in the
first Thaw trial, has been released from
prison.
Miss Wilheimina Crawford, of Low
ell, Mass, 20 years old, has adopted as
her son James Butler, who is 46.
Old Benicia barracks, near San Fran
cisco, which has been an army post for
80 years, is to be abandoned, but the
arsenal will be retained.
Letters have been received by Mayor c
Busse, Chief of Police Shippy and As
sistant Chief Scheutter, Of Chicago, in. :
forming them they will be shot, L
The roaring well near Beloit, Wis.
sounds from which preceded the San 9
Francisco disaster, is again emitting {
rum bling noises and strong wind.
The United States navy post at the =
Midway islands is to be abandoned.
Rear Admiral Evans will be retired
after the feet reaches San Francisco
May 8. h
A number Of foreign warships are T
at Port Au Prime, Hayti, and the revo- t
lutionists are to be deported. n
Viscount Aoki was recalled by his =
government for offensive talk to Rooee- :,
welt regarding Japanese exclusion. -
Rear Admiral Evans admires Magda- n
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thing if the United States owned it. Il
Rear Admiral Sperry will take COM "
mand Of the American battleship fleet u
to complete its voyage round the world.
The Oregon and California coaating
steamer Pomona struck the rocks off r
Fort Ross, Cal, and is total loss. The F
passengers and hand luggage were d.
saved, but 102 sacks of mail were lost. er
The car has confirmed the death 10
sentence on General Stoessel but re- ls
,ommends Communication to ten years 10
imprisonment. S'
Senator La Toilette says high fnan- n
,iers manufactured the recent panic. 10
An Irish skipper i'll Galveston har-
Dor hoisted the Irish flag above the
American on st. Patrick's day, but was
obliged to change them. La
The senate has inreased the salaries CO
II surveyors general from $4,000 to $3,- co
100. 70
Berlin Socialists are preparing to I'll
Celebrate the anniversary Of their up 10