Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-24
DO|NGS OF THE week
Current Events Of Interest Gathered
From The World at Large.
General Resume of Important Events
Presented In Condensed Form
for Our Busy Readers.

A yacht of q tons gross is en- route
from Seattle to the Mexican coast.
Conferences are under way between
the Philadelphia streetcar companies
and the striking employees.
President Taft in a speech at AL
bany, N. Y, regretted he had no scape-
goat to blame his mistakes on.
Governor Haskell, of Oklahoma, has
been ordered to bed by his physician,
after the SO days session of the state
legislature.
Investigations by the New York in
surance commissioner shows that the
use of cash accomplished some Won
derful things.
By preliminary vote the Western
Federation of Miners has indicated its
intention to affiliate with the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor.
Many alleged heirs have appeared to
claim the body of Jacob Brackmann, a
victim of the Wellington avalanche
who was worth $4,000.
An English physician says senti-
ment, which has abolished corporal
punishment in schools, is responsible
for universal increase of rowdyism.
1t is believed by some of the auth
critics at Aberdeen, WASH, that Gohl,
the accused multi-murderer, will prove
to be the greatest murderer of the age.
Andrew Carnegie unknowingly took
seat at the head of the bellboys'
bench in Los Angeles hotel, and
when the next call came in the boys all
waited for him to answer it.
For the third time since March and
the fifth since February 21, Seattle
packers announced an advance in the
price of all pork products. The ad
vance covers every item on the list.
The latest increase amounts to a half
cent on hams, a full cent on bacon,
half cent on boiled hams and dry salt
cured meats, so cents barrel on bar
relied beef and pork, 25 cents per barrel
on cooked and spiced goods, 81 per bar
rel on beef tongues and a quarter on
lard.
A crank writing from the East says
he is walking to Oregon to kill Cover
nor Benson.
A laborer at Salem, Ore., found
$3.50 diamond ring in gravel dug from
the Willamette river.
Negroes will purchase steel steam
er of 1888 tons to ply between Los
Angels and Liberia.
Washington suffragists in Spokane
give one cent each for signatures to
their political equality petitions.
Ireland's home-going movement
gives hope that the country may profit
industrially by visits of her sons.
Chicago railroads have cleared away
the congestion Of freight caused by re-
cent storms. Their loss is estimated
at $40, 100000.
Peary's proposed lecture tour in the
South has been abandoned, owing to !
Indifference and in some cases open
hostility of the people.
Ex-Vice President Fairbanks has
returned to New York from his tour
around the world. He says war never
was more remote than at present.
In his st. Patrick's Day speech in
Chicago, President Taft approves con-
servation of national resources, but
gives Roosevelt the glory instead of
Pinchot.
Women attending the Taft banquet
in Chicago were obliged to leave thier
gorgeous spring hats in the cloakroom.
Twenty special maids assisted in re-
moving and caring for the headgear.
Professor Lowe of Pasadena, CAL,
has begun construction Of a new type of
airship which he promises will furnish
a more comfortable, safe and luxur-
ious mode of travel than a Pullman
sleeper.
The American plan of building much
larger battleships than now exist was
emphatically endorsed by Rear Ad-
miral Bacon, of the English navy in a
speech before the institution of naval
architects in London.
Workmen repairing the roof of a i
church at Xenia, Ohio, engaged in an '
alteration and finally repaired to the I
basement with their friends, where |
a ring was marked off and the dispute q
was settled according to Marquis of G
Queensberry rules. 7
1t is said Bryan will not again be ;
leader Of Democratic party.
President Taft in a special message
urges protection for Alaskan sealing
industry. s
Efforts TO have Peary rewarded by n
were voted down by a large n
majority. p
Standard Oil is scored by a govern u
nent attorney as a menace to the busi- s
ness world. u
San Diego has raised over a million
lollars for her proposed Panama ex-
Dosition fund. l.
Roosevelt takes ride on csmeps g
lack to see scene Of great historic bat t
le, accompanied by SOudanese cavalry.