Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-13
RESUME OF THE
WEEKS DOINGS
General Review of Important Hap
penngs Presented in Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readers-National, Political, His
torical and Commercial.

The battleship fleet has passe,
Magellan straits and is now in tn
Pacific ocean.
The Swift Packing Company ha
completed plans for $500, 90,
plant in Portland.
A Yale graduate and athlete ha
been found to possess a complete
outfit of burglars tools.
Premier Franco, dictator of Por
tugal has not left his room since ar
irving in Bordeaux, France.
Roosevelt says the charges that he
is using his influence to help Taft
along are false and malicious.
Claims of alleged illegitimate heirs
of Alfonso XII are. creating consid-
cradle trouble for the Spanish gov
ernment.
One child was killed and many
persons injured in the crush at the
funeral of the dead king and prince
of Portugal
Members of the royal household
declare that the Portuguese crown
prince rose and fired twice at the as
sassins before he himself fell dead.
California railroad commission has
evidence to convict the Southern
Pacific of rebating on about 4, 900
senarate counts. the fines for which
will amount to sS0,00O,0OO.
King Edward and Queen Alexan-
dra, the Prince and Princess of
Wales, Princess Victoria and many
government officials attended the
memorial services for the late King
Carlos of Portugal and the Crown
Prince.
The battleship fleet has turned to the
north.
Germany has reduced the import
duty on sugar.
A leader of the Black Hand has been
captured in New York.
The senatorial deadlock in the, Ken.
tucky legislature continues.
The Pennsylvania railroad has just
ordered 55 900 tons of steel rails.
Seattle ministers have started an
agitation against Sunday theaters.
Governor Pennypacker has been i'm
plicated in the Pennsylvania capitol
frauds.
Franco, the deposed premier of Port
ugal, has arrived in France. fearing
murder but defending his policy.
The Elgin National Watch company
has closed its factory for an indefinite
period on account of dullness in trade.
Government troops will be removed t
from Goldfield March 7. at which time {
the Nevada police will be ready to take y
charge.
Warren Oliver, member Of the cleo a
tora college which named Lincoln, is t
dead. He was pioneer of California
and SO years old.
Associate Public Printer Bran has n
contol of the government F
printing office. W. S. Rossiter will F
continue the inquiries into the conduct e
Of the Office. @
Woman surffagists are making a q
hard fight in New York.
Judge Hargis, leader of Kentucky
ueds, has been killed by his son.
Florida Republicans are holding Taft -
md anti-Taft conventions and having h,
ist fights, ~
Great Britain has paid the bandit \, \
aaisuli $4,000 for the release of Sir e.
Harry Maclean. 8,
The Western Bar Iron association, of
Sew York, will advance the price of u u
'ar iron $5 per ton. "a,
The house committee on naval affairs be
pposes four new battleships and the W
PRESIDENT has prepared to fight.
A greyhound has returned on foot to
ts old home at Oakland from Western ds
lontana, distance OF l, 800 miles. eX
dc
Franco, former premier and dictator pr
t Portugal, has arrived in Madrid. siI
lie was driven from home by the many en-
nreats of assassination. st
By an agreement of transatlantic mr.
companies the rate war be- en-
yeen Europe and the United States ev
as come to an end. ha
Of
Owing to opposition to the erection TO
statue to the late Senator Quay Oh m;
le capitol grounds at Harrisburg, Pa,
is proposed to put the question to a
)pular vote.
Bryan declares that Wall street is m,
oIse than Monte Carlo. de
The national convention OF the So tr,
alist party will be held in Chicago trs
ay 10. otl
iel
The American torpedo fotilla has fro
rived at Punta Arenas, Straits of int
agellan. exc
French troops in Algeria were caught u"
a severe snow storm and at least %
rished.
The japanese government will in Oil
ase the tax on sugar, sake, alcohol, the
sr and kerosene. no
yea
The people of Ohio will vote on an er
tiative and referendum law at the wit
vember election. ed