Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-24
RESUME OF THE
WEEKS DO|NGS
Genera! Review of Important Hap
penings Presented in a Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readers-National, Political, His
torical and Commercial.

The house committee is almos
unanimous for free lumber.
The new Democratic governor O
Nebraska opposes radical measures.
TIE president has vetoed the meas
ure changing the Colorado boundary
Hill has secured an outlet to the
gulf by the purchase OF the Colorado
& Southern.
Taft denies that any cabinet ap-
pointment beside that OF Knox has
been decided.
The gunboat Hist, which grounded
i'll the Delaware river, has been float
ed undamaged.
The Standard Oil company denies
the governments right OF appeal i'll
the big fine case.
Robbers raided the State Bank OF
Ceres, IS miles from Lincoln, Neb.,
and secured 5000.
All immigrants to the United States
from Japan are to be inspected Jointly
by officials of the two countries.
The British house OF lords has
passed measure reducing tue Wolh n
day from 10 hours to nine hours for
miners. The time is counted from the
TIME they leave the surface TIL they
return which makes practically an
eight-hour day.
Taft says he will visit the Panama
canal annually.
A death resulted in Philadelphia
from prlzetght.
Holland is angry with Germany for
the welcome accorded Castro.
The American consul stopped a mu-
tiny at Puerto Cortez, Honduras
A slight earthquake shock was felt
in France, but not much damage was
done.
British papers censure Roosevelt's
outburst of vituperation and alienists
say he is mad.
Attorney General Bonaparte thinks
the government should have the right
TO appeal in antitrust cases.
A Montana man has been found
guilty of blackmailing. The evidence
was secured through his bad spelling.
Tho Canadian Government se;zod q
fishing vessel from Tacoma for violat-
ing the laws. fine of 81, 700 was i'm
posed.
scboolhonsa at Altoona Pa
burned, causing a damage of 100000.
At the time there were 600 children in
the building, but all escaped.
Count Roni,s family ia radncad to
poverty.
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Officers of the battleship fleet were
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Los Angeles business men have or
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Billiards. are raging along the Allan
tic coast. Heavy snowfalls are reported
anu 'H' '0''ii'' q nc mas ui0Ppe0'
The principal of Washington girls
seminary accuses Roosevelt of being
ungallant, but the president denies the
representatives, Oh leadlng copper IN,
terests OF TINS country ana Europe VII,
meet III Ne" ! oiA 10 organize "oilu
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honr,ad raf,,soJ +ha o4+ention ~ hin.
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far snonisI llis r,,rmosa - g
In the Pullman Investigation at Chi |
cago a number of women testified to the
inconvenience of upper berths and ina
bilitv TO receive attention from the
Poi Ut u'''8' n' was '1pp'O'
Holland has seized another Vene-
zuelan vessel.
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steer magnates declare the cost OF