Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-01-21
RESUME OF THE
WEEKS DOINGS
General Review of Important Hap
penings Presented in 6rlet and
Comprehensive Manner for busy
Readers-National, Political, His
toricaI and Commercial.

An anti-gambling law is expected
to be enacted by the California Ieglsla-
ture,
President-elect Taft will install au-
tomobiles instead of horses and car
riages.
The house proposes to investigate
Roosevet's barber drawing govern
ment pay.
Bonaparte has been summoned be-
fore a senate committee to tell what
he knows of the steel merger.
The storm in California has abated.
With the exception of the Sacramento,
which is still rising, all rivers are fall
ing.
Governor Stubbs, of Kansas, refuses
to live in the executive mansion. SIM
pie life on a farm appeals more to
him.
Railroad officials place the blame for
the wreck at Dotsero, Col, with the
engineer, as the train was nine MN
utes ahead of time.
Three bankers and business man OF
Pittsburg have received penltentary
sentences for wrecking bank. Each
will have to serve five years.
Separate statehood for New Mexico
and Arizona seems assured.
The Hughes direct primary bill in
Nou- V vi rx-ilI DrOhahlV fail
Three Jurors have been Professionally
accepted in the Calhoun case.
Thornton Hams has been acquitted
of completely in the Annis murder.
A fire at Fort Omaha DESTROYED all
supplies. the wireless apparatus and
two balloons.
The United States and Great Britain
have entered formal protest against
the dismissal of Yuan Shi kai.
W. I. Buchanan, special agent of the
United States, will soon have terms OF
settlement arranged with Venezuela.
Hartman has issued orders for the
building of road which will parallel
the Colorado & Southern, the new Hill
line.
A 5-year old child has been taken
from the ruins of Reggie, where 1t
had been entombed since the earth
quake. An officer was attracted by its
cries.
A snowslide hit Canadian Pacific
tram 100 miles east of Vancouver, b.
C. The engine was knocked into the
river and the engineer and fireman
killed.
Emma Goldman has been arrested II
San Francisco for melting riot.
Admiral Rojestvensky, who was de-
feated by the japanese in naval bat
tie, is dead.
The Great Northern has succeeded
in getting some of its trains through
the snow in Montana.
Rockefeller's physician says the OF
magnate's health is perfect and thai
he will live to be 100 years old.
Los Angeles jobbers have been giver
a hearing by the Interstate Commerce
commission on switching charges.
Attorney General Bonaparte has
asked for the resignation of Hawaiian
Judge who borrowed minors money
An explosion of firedamp in Hun
garian coal mine entombed 24O men
All will doubtless be dead before
reached.
The Japanese consul at Chicago de-
clares that advances in transportation
rates will lose Oriental trade tt
America.
Statistics just issued show that dur
ing the Russian year just ended 1856
persons were sentenced to death anc
1872 executed in the empire.
All parts of Central and Northerr
California are flooded. Many railroad
bridges are washed out, cutting com
munication with Oregon and the East
The japanese imperial princess ha:
gone to Paris.
Hartman has headed off competition
by buying Santa Fe stock.
A Pittsburg railroad president ha;
been convicted of attempted bribery.
An unknown steamer is In trouble
off the coast near Santa Barbara, Cal
Railroads have agreed to hear Pa
eff C coast protests against increase II
rates.
Strikers in Brazil have seized a rail.
road. In the fight two men were killed
and so wounded.
An American girl has become a nat
uralized japanese. This is the first
instance on record.
Proof is said to have been secured
that Yuan Shi Kai caused the emperor
of China to be poisoned.
With one exception, Secretary OF
Agriculture Wilson holds the record foi
LONG seryice in the cabinet.