The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-02
NeWSy Items Gathered from All
Parts Of the World.
PREPARED FOR The BUSY READER
Less Important but Not Less Inter-
esting Happenings from Points
Outside the State.

outbreak at Adana, Turkey.
A Chicago society girl who married
Filipino is said to be hypnotized.
Attempts to resume service on the
Georgia railroad have resulted in riots.
Philadelphia streetcar men have
gone on strike for more pay and regu-
lar hours.
During fight with Moro bandits
two soldiers were killed and third
fatally hurt.
Girls at the House of Good Shepherd,
Los Angeles, started disturbance and
were taken to Jail.
Four armed linen entered Seattle
aveneue, New York, restaurant and
held up 20 customers and made their
escape.
The men arrested at Omaha have
been positively identified as the Union
Pacific train robbers and may also be
the Spokane train robbers.
The Northern Pacific and Hartman
lines are both rushing preliminary
work on lines from Missoula through
Lolo pass into the Clearwater, Idaho,
country.
The Presbyterian General assembly
has rejected the pension scheme for
aged ministers and says they should
receive sufficient salary that pensions
would not be needed.
So far Roosevelt has secured SO ami
mails Of % different varieties.
The Illinois house has voted to do
away with capital punishment.
The National Negro American league
denounces Taft's Southern policy.
An assassin attempted to kill the
Chinese grand counsellor at Pekin.
People of the Eastern states can see
the new comet with the naked eye.
A Walla Walla Chinaman tried to
propose to Spokane Japanese girl by
phone.
The strike on the Georgia railroad
has been broken and trains are again
running.
The Isthmian canal commission has
just called for bids on 10000, ,00(
pounds of dynamite.
The Presbyterian general assembly
has approved ruling that members
abstain from the use Of tobacco.
Pasadena, CAL, has won its sui
against the Sunset Telephone company
and every cable into the city has beer
cut.
The North German Lloyd passenger
steamer Princess Alicia grounded while
entering New York harbor. 1t will bt
necessary to move the cargo.
A Norwegian has invented process
Of writing by wireless.
An Indianapolis man shot and killed
his wife, mistaking her for burglar.
British Premier Asquith refuses tt
tell whether American naval building
influences the British policy.
Military authorities are considering
the removal of Abdul Hamid to one oi
the stands in the Mediterranean.
Records of Los Angeles county, Cal.
show that for every four marriages
since January divorce has beer
granted.
A storm off the coast of Bilboa
Spain, sank over 60 fishing vessels ant
it is estimated that no less than l0t
fishermen were lost.
James A. Moffat, director of tn,
Standard Oil company, will assume tn,
vice presidency made vacant by thu
death of H. H. Rogers.
While the outlook is discouraging il
some sections, the general conditions
indicate the best wheat crop for tn,
Northwest in ten wears.
Chicago will not have President Taf
lay the cornerstone of the new city
hall. It will cost $5, 900 and the coun
Gil feels It cannot afford the expense.
G. S. Cameron, convicted Of offering
bribe to a Pittsburg councilman, hal
been sent to prison for two years.
A Georgia negro has been lynchet
for wounding white man.
France Is alarmed lest American
competition kill the lace industry.
Two Americans confined in Mexi
can prison for murder have been liber
ated.
Tennessee lynchers are to be pun
ished for contempt Of the Federal Su
preme court.
Heney has called on United Railwa,
employees to testify against Calhoun.
Numerous earthquake shocks hav
been felt near 0axaca, Mexico. 4
serious shock is feared.
Astronomers In the East have dis
covered huge comet, which Is visibl
in the early morning hours.
Wheat. corn and oats have taken an
other advance at Chicago. causing grea
excitement. All made new high rec
orda.