Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-02-04

form federation.
An earthquake in Morocco caused
great damage and killed about 100 per-
sons.
The Eastern blizzard now extends
over the entire Atlantic and Gulf
coasts.
The national appropriation for mill
tary aeronautics has been largely in
creased.
An unknown steamer foundered off
the Virginia coast and all on board are
believed to be lost.
A political quarrel in Cuba between
President Gomez and Vice-President
Zayas was won by the latter.
A Chicago woman procured divorce
because she preferred to give her
whole time to driving and horseracing.
The Oregon presidential messenger
has reached Washington several days
late, and his fine has been remitted.
A pit full of bones of extinct animals
has been found in California and will
be thoroughly explored by scientists.
John Barrett, director of the bureau
of American republics, says the Pana-
ma canal will be an immense success
financially, as we'll as in other ways.
Thirty-one new cases of cholera were
reported in St. Petersburg in "a hours.
August Belmont has been operated
upon for appendicitis. He will recover.
Benoit Constante Coquelin, the
greatest French actor of the age, is
dead.
The deadlock in the Illinois legisla-
ture continues, though Hopkins is los
ing ground.
Mayor Rose, of Milwaukee, Wis, is
determined to stick to his policy OF
open saloons.
1t is said that President Roosevelt
advises California to take no action on
the Jap matter for two years.
The Spanish, steamer Trinidad ram
med and sunk an unknown Belgian
steamer and eight lives were lost.
Ex-senator W. A. Clark is reported
to be at the head of a company who
will manufacture the new explosive,
Titanite.
The 200 clerks in the Office of the
treasurer of Cook county, Illinois,
which is mostly Chicago, have struck
for r,oro now for oyartina
Lake Michigan is so polluted with
the sewage from the Calumet river
that the new So, 900 Southwest
Land tunnel may prove useless.
Oregon's electoral messenger has not
vet reached Washington, nor has the
messenger from Montana. They will
not be fined, as the returns have been
sent by mail.
Wheat sells in Portland markets at
$1.09.
Attorney Jerome wants to prosecute
the canal scandal case.
Chinese laundries are accused of
spreading leprosy in Chicago.
The Oklahoma grand jury has found
three true bills in their land fraud in
quiry.
The Prussian diet has turned down
several measures favoring election re-
forms.
Signals from five imprisoned miners
near Pittsburg have ceased, and they
are given up for dead.
Governor Gillett has sent a special
message to the California legislature
against anti-Jap bills.
Captain Sealby, of the lost Atlantic
liner Republic, was given great ova-
tion upon his arrival in New York.
A japanese prince was secretly mar
ried to Hungarian woman and now he
and his whole family are in disgrace.
Floods in a California river carried
three railroad restaurants out to sea,
and the entire city of Santa Maria is
in danger.
A woman in Burlington, WASH,
drove out three burglars at the point
of an empty revolver. Then she locked
the door and tainted.
Jeffries, retired heavyweight cham
pion pugilist, has signed contract to
appear on the vaudeville stage through
out the large cities of the East.
A bitter factional fight occurred in
the United Mineworkers' convention.
The American battleships Maine and
Missouri received a warm welcome at
Havana harbor.
The mayor of Portland declares that
the entire police force shall become
"moral squad"
A serious clash occurred between
American naval officers and the police
at Marseilles, France.
Rescued passengers and crew OF the
lost liner Republic heartily praise the
bravery of the captain.
Montana farmers have lost their suit
against the smelters to compel abate-
ment of the smoke nuisance.