Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-02

The German wants Griscom for am
bassador instead of Hill.
The National and Mexican Central
railroads Of Mexico have merged.
There is no material change in the
condition OF Senate Penrose, of Penn
sylvania.
Sir Henry Campbell -Bannermann,
British premier, is in very critical
condition.
Many Japanese are being caught at
San Diego making their way into this
country from Mexico.
The auxiliary cruiser Prairie ran
aground at League Island navy yard.
No damage was done.
The absconding teller and auditor OF
the Pittsburg Farmers Deposit Nation
al bank are held in $3.50, 900 bail each
Twenty Toledo, O., lumbermen have
been sentenced to serve six months in
Jail for violating the city's antitrust
laws.
a
bomb at the police of New York during
riot of unemployed. A companion
was killed and he was fatally wounded
The assassin of W. D. Stevens has
pleaded insanity.
Secretary Taft will deliver the Me-
mortal day Grafton at Grants tomb,
New York.
President Jordan defends the STAN
ford faculty and denounces the students
movement as revolt.
Congressman French, of Idaho,
prophesies that no immigration meas
ure will pass congress this session.
A score OF persons were hurt by a
heavy wind in the vicinity of New
Boston, Iowa, and Madison, Illinois.
The largest clock in the world will be
put on a soap factory at Thomaston,
Conn. Tie dial is % feet in diameter.
Pittsburg bankers admit that the
paying teller and auditor of the Farm
ers' Deposit National bank have stolen
$l,1O5, 900 during the past three years.
The British house of commons has
passed q bill providing that all clocks
be advanced 80 minutes in order to use
more daylight by promoting early ris-
ing.
The general assembly of Virginia has
adopted resolution removing Judge ].
W. G. Blackstone, of the Eleventh cir
cult, from Office on grounds of immor-
ality and gross neglect of official duty.
Indiana Democrats have declared
themselves for Bryan.
Rhode Island Republicans will send
uninstructed delegates.
Tramps are causing much trouble on
all Pacific coast railroads.
Iowa Democrats have indorsed Bryan
and the Nebraska platform.
The Illinois Republican convention
has indorsed Cannon and declared for
tariff revision.
Admiral Evans has answered the
critics of the battleships, saying the
armor belt is not too low.
Railroads have decided to attack the
rate laws of Illinois and Missouri un.
der the Supreme court decision.
The condition of Senator Penrose, of
Pennsylvania, is said to be very grave
and little hope is held out for recovery.
A severe earthquake in the City of
Mexico greatly terrified the people,
cracked numerous walls and stopped
clocks all over the city.
Williams, Democratic leader of the
house, has offered to support some Of
Roosevelts measures if he will secure
come Republican votes,
The State department is without de-
tails OF the reasons for Emperor Will
liam refusing to receive DR.. Hill as
AMBASSADOR from the United States to
Germany.
Ruefs bail has been reduced from
$1,1l5,000 to $3.50, ,185.
Louisiana's state primary law has
been declared unconstitutional.
The feet at Magdalena bay is making
rapid progress with its target practice.
La Toilette Gays Standard Oil and
Morgan control the money of the ma
tion.
United States Senator Penrose is
critically i'll at his home in Philadel-
phia.
China has invited the battleship feet
to vieit her ports.
Dru,y Lane theater, one of the most
famous in London, has been completely
destroyed by fire.
Six fremen were hurt while fighting
q fire at Seventeenth and Valencia
streets, San Francisco.
San Francisco police have stopped a
play called "Millionaire's Revenge"
founded on the Thaw case.
John w. Stewart has been appointed
United States senator from Vermont to
succeed the late Senator Proctor.