Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-23
RESUME OF THE
WEEKS DOlNGS
General Review Of Important Hap
penings Presented in a Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readers-National, Political, His
torical and Commercial.

the legal reserve.
There is great deal of revolutionary
agitation in India.
The three miners entombed at Ely,
New, December 4, have been released.
Boyertown, Pa, has buried all of it's
dead. The total fatalities numbered
173.
The United States has found it neces-
sary to interfere in the Haytian revolu-
ton.
German scientists have succeeded in
manufacturing rubies of remarkable
beauty.
Attorney General Young, of Mime
sofa, is a candidate for the Republican
nomination for governor.
California shippers are determined
that the Southern Pacific rebate inves-
tigation shall not be farce.
John R. Walsh, president Of the
Chicago National bank, has been found
guilty on 54 counts of misapplication
of the banks funds. The minimum
penalty is imprisonment for 27O years
and the maximum penalty $40 years.
The Sovereign bank of Canada has
failed.
Four Scranton, Pa, girls were burn
ed in a factory fire.
The United States torpedo fotilla
has arrived at Rio Janeiro.
The Japanese premier considers the
emigration problem settled.
Montana mineowners have united
to build smelter and fight the trust.
Haytien rebels have captured two
towns and the president threatens bonn
bardment.
Pope Plus has the gout, but the
alarming rumors about his health are
not justified.
An effort is being made to keep Eve
lyn Thaw from telling nher story at the
second trial Of Thaw.
Colonel Goethals thinks about $32,-
4O3, 1853 will be needed to carry on the
canal work this year.
The president has decided to let the
Federal troops remain at Goldfeld until
some action has been taken by the Ne
vada legislature.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
road intends to have its line finished
into the Northwest in time to handle
a part of the 1908 crop.
The largest savings bank in Dallas,
Texas, has suspended.
The temperature has reached 6 de-
grees below zero at st. Paul.
Japan denies that there is any secret
about the location of her fleet.
A majority of the house committee
is opposed to the Seattle fair appropri-
alton.
The National Woolgrowers' associa-
tion is opposed to Roosevelts land
policy.
The Kentucky legislature remains
deadlocked on the senatorial election.
Governor Beckham still leads.
The New York Federal court is in
quiring into Harriman's stock deals
and has ordered him to answer ques-
tions.
The enormous expenses Of the Japan
ese army and navy has created deficit
which will have to be met by increased
taxes.
The British Columbia Legislature will
try to impeach Lieutenant Governor
Dunsmuir, for having disallowed Jap
anese legislation.
United States secret service men have
discovered plot in Mexico where Jap
anese intended to pinrt passports allow
ing them to come into this country.
Taft says he will not resign from the
abinet.
Much evidence of Thaw's insanity is
being given at his second trial.
Officers and men of the battleship
feet are being royalty entertained at
Rio de Janeiro.
Taft says the feet is being sent to
the Pacific to show our naval strength
to Oriental eyes.
The California Safe Deposit & Trust
company, of San Francisco, is in the
hands of receiver.
Samuel V. Proudfoot, of Iowa, has
been appointed assistant commissioner
of the general land Office.
There is deadlock in the Kentucky
legislature on the election of a United
States senator. Governor Beckham is
in the lead al present.
Colonel Goethals places an estimate
of $250,000, ,000 as the cost of the PAN
anna canal. This does not include the
SAC, ,00O,0 paid for the work already
done nor the 100000 afterward
paid to the government of Panama.
The Roman Catholic church will soon
announce new laws calculated 10 pre-
vent hasty marriage.