Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-08
RESUME OF THE
WEEKS DOINGS
General Review Of Important Hap
penings Presented in Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readers-National, Political, His
torical and Commercial.

Cape Colony at the rate OF 400 q
year.
Seismologists have figured out that
earthquakes travel at rates varying
from 47O to $40 feet per second.
Grand Duke William, of Luxem-
bourg, is seriously ill. His successor
to the crown is his daughter, Is years
old.
A farmer and his entire family of
wife, three daughters and son drown
ed while fishing near their home at
Wellington, Colo.
The American Geographical society
has accepted Mrs. Coils P. Hunting
toms gift of $3.50, 900 site for new
building at New York.
At the 5Oth annual commencement
of the University of Wisconsin one Of
the class of 1859 was present and gave
the class yell of that year.
The two battleships authorized by
the last congress will carry heavier
batteries than any other warships
afoat or ordered by any nation.
The United States Steel corporation
will endeavor to prevent its employees
from using liquor, especially while on
the property of the corporation.
It has been demonstrated that the
blue rays from mercury vapor lamps
kill bacteria and sterilize water in
which the lamps are placed without
appreciably increasing its temperature.
Many British officials fear an upris-
ing in India.
Fire has destroyed the greater part
of Cobalt, Ont. One man is dead.
A landslide at Newport, England,
resulted in the death of 20 laborers.
King Alfonso, of Spain, has under
gone slight operation, which proved
successful.
A thief in London grabbed handbag
containing $500, 900 in jewels and made
his escape.
While the temperature in the East
has greatly moderated, there is still
much suffering.
Russian and Chinese officials have
clashed because the latter insists on
her treaty rights.
A prominent Australian merchant
says his country would help the United
States fight Japan.
The greatest American feet ever
assembled is to engage in maneuvers
on the Atlantic coast.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany has been indicted at Cincinnati
for helping a bucketshop to do busi-
ness.
Germans are greatly enthused over
the proposal of Count Zeppelin to at
tempt to reach the pole and will fur
nish all necessary money.
Under Taft's orders the White House
is to be greatly enlarged.
Count Zeppelin, the German aero
naut, will try to reach the pole by bal
loon.
The sugar trust and six of its Off
cials have been indicted for violating
the antitrust law.
Cholera still prevails in St. Peters
burg to an alarming extent, and many
deaths have occurred.
A Chinaman found drowned near
New York is believed to be Leon Ling,
x,,,rJorar of Elo;o Cionol
A. M. Cox has been named chief of
police and ]. W. Morris city engineer
of Portland by Mayor Simon.
The deficit at the end of the present
fiscal year will reach $50, 900, 900, but
it had been expected to reach $1l4,-
100000.
German explorers have returned
from a tour among the cannibais of
Bismarck islands and report many
strange sights.
The hot wave in the East has passed.
Ex-President Eliot, of Harvard, has
been made president emeritus and Civ
en- $500, 900.
The government will start suit
against the Aemrican Sugar Refining
company under the antitrust law.
1t is reported that Leon Ling, the
Chinese who murdered Elsie Sigel at
New York, has been caught in Mexico.
A Los Angeles man has confessed to
sending out false statements about min
ing property by which he secured
thousands of dollars.
An unknown assassin killed Lieuten-
ant Colonel Curzon Wyllie and DR..
Lalcoca in London. Both of the dead
men were prominent and it is thought
politics was the cause of the deed.
English suffragettes made another
attempt to storm parliament. Police
men received rough treatment and ar
rested over 100 of the disturbers.
Owing to the provisions of the pri-
mary law Heney cannot be candidate
for prosecuting attorney of San Fran
cisco unless he runs independent