Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-30
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,

active war on the trusts.
Zelaya boards Mexican gunboat unde
eyes of American marines.
J. D. Warren, who pursued and helped
TO capture Jesse James, is dead.
Storm in Spain wrecked FIVE vessel.
at the mouth of the Douro river,
\ Texas man has made $4,000 ,0eC
speculating in cotton for two years.
Billiards sweep the east from Win
hipeg to Illinois, and Chicago faces a
coal famine.
The famous Garden of the Gods was
given to the city of Colorado Springs
for a Christmas present.
The greatest labor struggle in his
tory is said to be impending between
the railroads and their employees.
The bones of Cortez, the ancient con
queror of Mexico. are said to have been
found after a search of nearly a cen
tury.
Six coaches full of Christmas travel
ers were stalled on car ferry in the
Detroit river, and had to wait till the
ice was cut away.
Railroad officials and switehmen
hold conference in St. Paul.
Value of the Hartman estate is ques-
toned by gossips in the east.
Bryan is suffering from pneumonia
and is too i'll to make speech.
Albert l is crowned king of Bel
GUM and promises reforms in Congo.
Schley demands that Peary also sub
NIT his records to the Danish univer-
sity.
The Northern Pacific has bought IA
blocks Tor terminal grounds in North
Portland.
Ex-President Zelaya has fled from
Nicaragua and taken refuge on Mexi-
can gunboat.
Eight are killed and hundreds have
narrow escape from explosion in Hi.
Hois coal mine.
A fierce storm swept the Corean
coast, destroying fishing fleets and
drowning 1000.
Secretary Knox has notified Presi-
dent Madriz, Zelaya s successor. that
ne viii be held responsible for the safe.
ty of Americans in his country.
Explorers find that the treasures of |
the island of Tiburon, in the Gulf of |
California, are mythical, but the island
is alive with deer and wild pigeons
Mark Twain has returned home with
out Benefit to his health from his ocean
trip.
1t is definitely known that IS per-
sons perished in a department store |
fire in London.
A monster benefit was given in New
York city to help the cause of home
rule for Ireland.
Cooks first prize was s25 900 from
two leading newspapers for his eek
elusive" story of his trip to the Pole.
Abdication of the king of Greece
is considered inevitable and the crown
princes son has been chosen by the
Military party.
Leopold's legal wife will not at
tempt to put her son on the Belgian
throne, but will fight for his fortune
Of many millions.
The successful uprising of the Young
Turk party in Turkey has made Pal
estine free for the first time since the
Christian era began.
The committee from the University
Of Copenhagen reports that Cooks rec
ords are wholly insufficient to establish
his claim that he was at the Pole.
John r. Bradley, who fitted out the
Cook expedition to the Pole, says he
is thoroughly disgusted with the whole
business. ,..... /,
Oregon conservationists declare that
two or three varieties of insects do
more harm to the forests of the north
west than forest fires do.
The supreme court of Oregon has
ordered that the Portland Railway
company must reduce fares to Milwau-
kie to cents, and Oak Grove to 10
cents.
Twenty-seven persons were drowned
by the collapse of a wooden bridge in
Russia.
Two negroes and one white man were
killed and six negroes wounded in a
race war in Louisiana.
Inc PROBATION ofhcer OF the night
court in New York says the white slave
trade is on the increase.
Provisional President Estrada, of !
has requested official recog- I
milton from the state department. {
Miss Anna Morgan, daughter of J. P. +
Morgan, and Mrs. o. II. P. Belmont I
have taken up the cause Of the striking !
shirtwaist workers of New York City.
A final appeal in the case of John G
r. Walsh, convicted banker, has been !
made to the United States supreme 7
court.
Leaders of the American Federation
IF Labor urge Secretary Nagel TO make ,
/ thorough investigation into the vari !,
1us phases of Industrial education.
DR.. Brashear, a noted astronomer of ?
he university of Pittsburg, says he l
Toes not believe either Cook or Peary b
IN furnish any good proof of having
reached the pole. b