The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-02-24
news OF THE Week
In a Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.
A Resume of the Less Important but
Not Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week.

spend millions on railroad extensions
in the West.
English surffagettes are still busy in
an effort to secure recognition before
parliament.
J. M. Dickinson, of Tennessee, is
said to have been selected as Taft's
secretary of war.
The Utah senate has turned down
drastic anti-saloon bill for more con-
servative measure.
A new branch railroad is to be built
from Spokane to connect with the
Crows Nest Pass line Of the Canadian
Pacific.
Report says Ethel Roosevelt is on
the verge of becoming engaged to
Willim Phillips, third assistant secre-
tary of state.
King Alfonso witnessed flight by
Wright in his aeroplane, but the ruler
was forbidden to accompany the fam
GUS aeronaut.
Fire at Lvoelock, Nev., destroyed
property valued at $4,000 and for a
time threatened destruction of the en-
tire town. The lives of 80 people were
endangered.
The courts have decided that the
Smell fortune shall go to niece.
Castro has left Berlin on account of
the large number of beggars bothering
him.
The United States sent $1,000, 626
in cash to the Italian earthquake suf-
ferers.
Prince Ferdinand has asked the pow
ers to recognize the independence of
Bulgaria.
Guardians have been appointed for a
German prince of the royal family be-
cause of his extravagances..
A number of the Danish royal fam
lily were on the cruiser which was
rammed by freight steamer.
Fifty villages and $4,000 acres of
land are under water in Prussia as a
result of the Elbe river being out of its
banks.
Trains cannot get across the Rocky
mountains in Colorado on account of
the heavy snow. All roads have large
gangs of men at work.
Grand Duke Vladimir is said to have
been involved in conspiracy to ap-
point regency for the czar and an in
vestigation had just started when he
died.
An immense irrigation scheme is
planned in New Mexico which will
water 500, 900 acres. The largest dam
in the world will be built to store the
necessary water.
Hill has Incorporated company to
build railroad in Canada.
Governor Gillett will sign the bill
closing all California racetracks.
A permanent tariff reform organiza-
tion has been formed at indianapolis.
Three San Francisco firemen were
injured while rescuing Chinese from a
burning DuliulnB.
English and Scotch suffragettes
started a riot in an attempt to inter-
view Premier Asquith.
The Kansas Legislature has passed a
bill prohibiting the sale of liquor by
druggists except as used in prescrip-
tions.
The California senate has gone on
record as favoring election of United
States senator's by direct vote Of the
people.
The International opium conference
is in session at Shanghai, China, in ar
endeavor to devise plans to stop the
use of the drug.
Frequent quarrels between opposing
attorneys mark the progress of the
Calhoun trial in San Francisco. The
jury is not yet complete and 12 specia
venires have been exhausted.
The opening of the Portland gate.
way, SO that passenger traffic from the
East could go to the Sound over Harri
man lines to Portland and from there
over Hill roads, would affect railroad:
throughout the United States.
King Edward has opened the British
parliament.
The senate is likely to recommend
that half the navy be kept in the Pa
cific.
Explosion of gas in an English Goa
mine cost $50 lives.
Soldiers at Fort Worden, WASH, beat
up the Port Townsend police.
KingA lfonso is determined to max.
a fight in Wright's aeroplane.
An attempt to revive the anti-JaI
schoolb i'll in the California Legislature
failed.
At the present rate month will bs
required to secure jury in the Cal
houn bribery case.