Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-25
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.

81. Louis women took torclble pos
session of the streetcarS Of that cit.
and cleaned them up.
Samuel GomperS has been unanimous
ly reelected president of the American
Federation of Labor.
\ submerged wreck on the Atlanti
coast is thought to be the missin!
yacht of Colonel Astor.
A fight to a finish for traffic is abou
to begin between the Pennsylvani;
railroad and the New York Centra
lines.
The steamer St. Croix was burned of
the California coast, but the 50 pas
sengers and Grey of SO all escaped il
boats and RATS.
The Italian medium Eusapia Palla
dino, who came to this country recently
is reported to be no more wonderful
than many American mediums.
The federal court has ordered the
dissolution of the Standard Oil corpor
alton. The case will be appealed to
the United States supreme court.
Twenty men have been taken out of
the burning coal mine at Cherry, Ill.
barely alive after weeks imprison-
ment. Forty dead have also been
found.
French courts have adopted radical
reforms.
The earning power of the copper
combine is S25,000,000.
President Mackay says the Postal is
not in on the Western Union-Bell mer-
ger.
Collector Loeb of New York an
nounces the removal of 73 customs en-
ployes.
Bjornsjerne Bjornsen, the famous
Norwegian author, is near death IS door
in Paris.
The United States is likely to recog-
nize the Nicaraguan revolutionists as
belligerents.
Attorney General Wickersham de-
clares the government will punish all
guilty in the sugar trust case.
Mrs. Claus Spreckles has been
STduteu TO,ppU a HOQLQ until the eS'
tate of her late husband is settled.
Cornelius Vanderbilt has become a
director in the Missouri Pacific, thus
greatly strengthening the Gould road
The Nevada-C California Oregon rail
way has announced its intention OF
building to Lakeview, Ore, from AL
turas, Cal.
John Jacob Astor and son have not
been heard from for two weeks, and
the family is greatly worried. They
are on the Atlantic in the Astor private
yacht.
Cannon says he is not car of the
house.
A Richmond Va, boys vision is
vague in daylight, but at night he can
see clearly. ...-. -. i
The four men who held 1upa Union
been sentenced to life imprisonment.
Mrs. Yerkes has relinquished tall
claim to the $3,500,000 house in New
d, York for a consideration of 100000.
A La Fayette, Ind, millionaire has
committed suicide rather than face
trial for the murder of one of his EN-
'ployes.
Senator Aldrich says the coming
congress will have big task ahead Of
it in disposing of vital questions to
come up.
Japan's principal mineral productions
are, in order of importance named, cop
per, sulphur, silver, iron, coal, petro-
leum, and gold.
San Francisco's s warring Chinese are
eating wildcat meat in the hope of alb
sorbing ferocity and thus improve their
fighting efficiency.
Albert T. Patrick, convicted of the
murder of his employer in New York
IN 1900, has secured writ of habeas
corpus, returnable November 20.
Pope Plus declares that France dis
eliminates wantonly against Catholic
citizens.
Twenty bodies have been located in
the mine at Cherry, III. One has been
recovered.
Loeb has begun housecleaning at the
New York customs house by discharg-
ing six employees
The United States legation at San
tiago VIII be closed unless Chile rec
ognizes the Alsop claim.
Eight bankers have been arrested, |
charged with the embezzlement of |
100000 in connection with the failure
Of bank at Upton, Ind.
Italy has prepared an income tax
hat the government revenues may be
sept up and at the same time the bur
len on the poor relieved.
r. w. Glider, orin-chief of the
century magazine, is dead. He was
,Orn in 1874 and was one of the most
'rominent writers in the United States.
II is said Count Boni will marry
gain if he can secure papal annul
lent Of his marriage with Anna Gould.
Friends of ex-Secretary Carlisle have
title hope of his recovery.