Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16

Fairbanks has left China on his way
to Manila.
The Santa Fe has withdrawn its or
ders for fast trains from the East.
Burglars succeeded in getting away
with jewelry valued at 100000 in
Pittsburg.
Spanish forces in Morocco have BEEN
greatly reinforced and now hope to de.
feat the Moors.
The first snow has fallen in Mon
tana. Should it continue much uncut
grain will be damaged.
Hill has attacked the Southern Pa
cific land grant in order to force an
entrance into Southern California.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget
Sound road has offered to carry mail
from Chicago to Puget sound in So
hours.
Pernicious anaemia and oedema of
the lungs was the chief cause of Harri-
mans death, according to DR.. Lyle,
his physician.
Ex-President Roosevelt has been
named as delegate to the worlds mis-
sionary conference at Edinburgh, Scot
land, next June IA to "a.
Peary says he will prove Cook was
never at the Pole.
Hartman lines are not likely to have
any more one-man power.
Canadians are determined to reopen
the Bering sea sealing question.
Hartman stocks did not drop on the.
stock exchange as was expected.
Lord Roseberry has left the British
Radical party and joined the Liberals.
The first drawing in the Cuban ma
tional lottery yielded the government
500, 900 profit.
Latest advices say 10000 lives were.
lost in the earthquake which destroyed
Acapulco, Mexico.
Chicago carmen are again endeavor-.
ing to arrange for arbitration with the
streetcar company.
The situation in Northern Mexico is
still serious and there is much suffer-
ing among the people.
Unusual building operations through
out the United States is reported for
August. Portland shows an increase
of 29 per cent.
]. P. Morgan has offered financial
aid to Explorer Cook.
Wireless messages from the Pacific
fleet report it near Honolulu.
A movement has been started to
unite St. Paul and Minneapolis,
Harriman's fortunel is variously es-
timated at from $50, 100000 to $780,
600, 900.
British people are inclined to favor
Cook against Peary after reading the
latter's story.
During his trip through the West
Taft will explain the new tariff bill in
his speeches.
Government suits involving title to.
oil land in California will be delayed
by the death of Hartman.
The party of Japanese business men
visiting the Coast express surprise at
the magnitude of the country.
Cook has sent for Eskimos to aid in
proving that he reached the Pole, but
they may not reach this country before
spring.
There is much speculation as to Har-
named in this connection, J. c. Stubbs,
R. S. Lovett, and Julius Krutschnitt.
The Southern Pacific is to enter the
speed contest.
The volcano of Akutan, Aleutian
islands, Alaska, is in violent eruption.
Lord Northcliffe says Germany is
actively preparing for war with Great
Britain.
Wealthy capitalists have been ar
rested for coal land frauds ir Wy
oming.
Tom johnson has been nominated
for mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, by the
1t is said President Taft will sus-
tain Secretary Ballinger and that Pin
chot will have to go.
Offers for Cooks lectures and books
have been doubled by the controversy
over who was first at the pole.
Senator Mitchell's heirs have won
the suit to escape paying the fine
against him by the government just
before his death.
The first test of the direct primary
IN Cincinnati ended in defeat for Taft's
,rother-in-law, w. C. Heron, candi-
late for vice mayor.
An agitation is on in Japan for naval
Clyde Fitch, the American play
wright, is dead.
Another slight earthquake shock has
,een felt in Mexico.
Actors in Chicago have gone on
trike for better nav