Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-11
BRIEF NEWS OF
THE PAST WEEK
Interesting Events from Outside the
State Presented in a Manner to
Catch the Eye of the Busy Reader
Matters of National, Historical
and Commercial Importance.

1t is said that Mrs. John Jacob Astol
is to receive $40, 900, 600 alimony.
Five persons, all railway employees,
were killed in wreck in New Jersey.
William Robinson, of Roswell, has
been offered the governorship of New
Mexico.
The New York Central is carrying
out Harriman's policy of extensive i'm
provements.
The National Waterways commits
sion will send committee to report on
the Colsmbia river.
A New York man II years old has
been arrested for appropriating $13,-
900 to his own use.
Vatican officials say that there is
small hope of an American cardinal
being named at this time.
The Dominion government has pro-
hibited Japanese fishermen from sein-
ing for herring in Nansimo harbor.
Roosevelt's family was thrown into
CONSERVATION by rumors that he had
been killed, but the report proved
groundless.
Both parties in the Nicaraguan war
claim advantage.
Chicago smokers are fighting for the
right to smoke on cars.
Taft will not appoint new supreme
judge until Congress meets.
The criminal court building in New
York is in danger Of collapse.
Prince Ito's body was laid in the
tomb with great state ceremony.
A New York merchant accused of
swindling customers has been captured
in Berlin.
A lynching mob threatens negroes at
Gassaway, W. Va, and the militia re-
fuses to shoot.
An unknown steamer is reported on
the rocks north of the entrance to San
Francisco harbor.
The British house of commons has
passed the budget, throwing down the
gauntlet to the lords.
The state department has refused to
aid the Geographic society in getting
access to Cooks records.
Ben Heney, brother of the San Fran
cisco graft prosecutor, has been re-
moved from the mayoralty of Tucson,
Ariz
A distinguished South Carolina ply
sician declares that whisky is one Of
the leading causes of pellagra, the new
disease.
Republicans won complete victory
in Rhode Island.
Republicans elected nearly every Of
fcer in Nebraska.
In a speech in Mississippi Taft IA
vored woman suffrage.
The next legislature in Kentucky is
overwhelmingly Democratic.
Republicans elected both branches of
the legislature in New Jersey.
Another highbinder war is in prog
ress in San Francisco's Chinatown.
John D. Rockefeller lost his vote on
account of the sickness of his wife.
The prohibition forces won in In
dianapolis, but lost in the rest On In
diana.
Four more counties in Illinois have
gone dry, making 40 of the 120 where
saloons are barred.
The Democratic candidate for gov
ernor of West Virginia was elected by
a plurality of over $4,000.
1t is said that Fairbanks has been
recommended as minister to China, and
that he is willing to accept.
The court of appeals of District of
Columbia affirmed the sentence against
the Labor Federation officials.
Pekin Chinese are planning boycott
against Japan.
Three deaths resulted from Halloween
at Kansas City.
A Corean revolt against Japan is ex-
pected at any moment.
The National Geographic society has
acclaimed Peary as the discoverer of
the Pole.
Cannibals on Admiralty island cap
tured and ate two Englishmen and
three Chinese.
The waterways convention has decid-
ed to send 500 lobbyists to the next
session of congress.
American Ambassador White has re-
fused to accept a Legion of Honor dec
oration from France.
Cannon has promised to support a
mersuare giving the waterways of the
country ample appropriations.
A Federal jury at Pittsburg has
found David G. Richardson guilty on
"a counts OF misapplication of the funds
of a bank of which he was cashier.
A cavern at tunnel near Dunsmuir,
Cal, resulted in the death of two men.
The accident happened as a freight
train was passing and the dead men
were members of the train crew.