Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-19
RESUME OF THE
WEEKS DOINGS
General Review of Important Hap
penings Presented in a Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readers-NationaI. Political, His
torical and Commercial.

three tobacco barns.
Beers boast that they least gained
a moral victory over the English.
Panama extended most enthusiastic
welcome to the American torpedo fleet.
The kaiser wishes an American mill
tary title, that he may have another
uniform to wear.
A gas explosion in Natchez, Miss,
destroyed fve-story building and
killed at least eight people.
Russia is disappointed because the
trip of the American war ships pre-
cludes any possibility Of war with
Japan.
A street meeting of about 200 per-
sons who had assembled to hear Emma
Goldman, the anarchist leader, in Chi.
cago, was dispersed by the police.
The senate committee has reported
favorably on postal savings banks. The
banks will pay per cent interest and
deposits will be limited to 81, 900.
Taft's enemies admit he is practical
" sure of the nomination.
A great fire swept the port OF Bahia,
Brill, causing loss OF 81 100000.
The town of Big Timber, Mont, was
three-fo fourths destroyed by fire. Loss
about 100000.
Japan is not on the list of visiting
points for the battleship fleet, but
may be included later.
Four of the men indicted for frauds
in the Pennsylvania state capitol scan
dal have been convicted.
The American battleship fleet has
been ordered to leave San Francisco
July 6 next and complete its voyage
around the world.
Sacks containing $500 in gold were
stolen from the paymaster's safe on the
cruiser Milwaukee, and thus far all
efforts to discover the thief have failed.
The president OF the Butte, Mont,
Miners union says 5000 men are out
of work, Notwithstanding circulars
which have been sent out by the mine
owners advertising for more help.
The Roxbury Carpet works, of Bos-
ton, employing 900 hands, have closed
indefinitely.
Prince Lultpold, of Bavaria, cele-
brated his S7th birthday. He is in
perfect health.
Massachusetts, cotton mills have made
10 per cent reduction in the wages Of
200 employees.
The forest service has authorized H.
900 cattle and $500 sheep to Craze
on the Blue Mountain reserve this sea-
son.
The American auto in the New York
to Paris race reached Granger, Wyo.,
March II. The second car, the Ital-
ian, was at Cheyenne.
Union Pacific stockholders have
turned on Hartman and sued him fer
the $40, 1000, 900 he made dealing in the
stocks OF other roads with Union Pa
cifc capital.
A conference was held between Pres
ident Roosevelt and prominent men
looking to legalizing railroad pools, ex-
empting labor unions and making all :
corporation deals public.
General d'Amade, commanding the
French forces in Morocco, has received ,
letters from Mulsi Hafd, the So
called sultan Of the South, and leaders
OF his army, asking that hostilities be
suspended pending peace negotiations. :,
An insane man tried to kill King
Haakcn, Of Norway.
King Alfonso was received with much
enthusiasm at Barcelona.
Four negroes have been lynched in
Mississippi for incendiarism.
Spanish anarchists are said to be after
the premier. and not the king.
The Mother's' congress is in session
at the White House, Washington, D. G.
The United Railways company of San
Francisco is about to 60 into the hands
Ct a receiver.
Japan ridicules the idea that naval
are being made for an at
tack on China.
Great Britain has sent note to ia
pan advising arbitration Of the China
Japan difficulties.
The president has sent to the senate
the nomination of John McCourt to be /,
district attorney for Oregon. II
Portland has been assured that
number Of cruisers and torpedo boats
will be sent there during the rose car ,,
nival.
Schmitz has been released from Jail
and he and Ruef have patched up their
In the remainder OF the =
trials they will stand together.
King Alfonso will visit Barcelona in |
defiance of bomb throwers. {
Mayor Busse. of Chicago, has taken :
steps to keep all anarchists out CT the t
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