The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-03-31
EVENTS OF THE DAY
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.

Austria demands the abandonment of
Servian claims.
The Illinois senatorial deadlock re-
mains unbroken.
More than 10000 aliens arrived in
New York one day last week.
Ten persons were injured and several
buildings damaged by an explosion OF
gas at Pittsburg.
Iron workers in Pennsylvania con-
template strike because their wages
have been reduced.
Naval Constructor Evans, of the
Mare Island navy Yard, says fleet is
needed on the Pacific coast.
1t is said that Hill and Hartman
have settled the controversy over the
Portland terminals and big improve
ments are to be made.
An explosion in the plant of the Hi
nois Steel company at Joliet, ILL.,, re-
suited in the death of four men and the
fatal injury of six others.
Mrs. Boyles, one of the principals in
the Whitla kidnapping, made desperate
attempt to escape by jumping from a
train, but was seized in time by officers.
Officers for the graft prosecution in
San Francisco raided the Offices of the
United Railroads and secured valuable
papers which had been stolen. A num-
ber of arrests have been made.
Charles w. Fairbanks is visiting in
Southern California.
The volcano of Izalco. Salvador, is
showing increased activity.
All Middle West railroads have de-
cided to restore the Scent fare.
The Iowa legislature has voted down
an absolute bank guraarantee bill.
Twenty-Five Russian political pris-
oners have been condemned to death.
Senator Depew says Roosevelt loved
his job as president and regretted hav-
ing to leave.
The government is testing a rifle
equipped with an electric light which
enables aim to be taken at night.
Canada proposes to build dread
naught or two and turn them over to
the mother country should the neces-
sity arise.
In the recall election for mayor Of
Los Angeles, George Alexander re-
ceived about 1000 votes more that his
nearest competitor.
Ex-Queen Liliuokalini, of Hawaii,
who has been to Washington in the in.
terests of her claim against the gov.
ernment, is hopeful that her visit has
not been in vain.
Castro says he will start revolu
tion on arrival in Venezuela.
Physicians have abandoned hope o.
saving the life of Madame Modjeska.
Mrs. Pierre Lorillard, wife of thu
tobacco magnate, committed suicide il
Washington.
Coalition in the German reichstag II
broken and Chancellor Won Buelow'l
power is again tottering.
The Colorado legislature has mod
fed the direct primary measure b.
adding the convention plan.
The Whitla kidnapers have been in
dicted in Ohio, but will be turned owe
to Pennsylvania for prosecution.
The speaker of the Nevada house &C
cuses the senate of fraud in connection
with the report on defunct bank.
Porto Rican delegates to congress
say tariff has ruined the coffee industr
and that self government is farce.
A Russian woman has been arreste
who, during the past 80 years, has ri
800 women of troublesome husbands.
Prince George, of Servia, has re
nounced his rights to the throne, fol
lowing newspaper charges of murder
The Whitla boy has identified hi
kidnapers and the house where he wa
kept.
Carnegie proposes an Anglo-Ameri
can alliance.
New York and New Jersey receiv
reform measures with apathy.
One Of the severest blizzards Of tn
year has just swept Oklahoma.
II is expected that worlds fai
will be held in Panama in 1912, tn
year the canal is expected to b
opened.
It is reported that Brewster. Kan
has been struck by tornado, but wire
are down and nothing definite can b
learned.
The governor Of Nevada has signe
q banking bill which is a compromis
on the guranarantee plan Of Oklahoma
San Francisco police have arreste
five men, believed to be the most de-
perate gang Of safe crackers that ev.
operated in that city.
Burglars shot patrolman at Pueb
when about to be caught.
Castro has left Germany for Bo