The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-03-16
EVENTS OF THE DAY
NeWsy Items Gathered from All
Parts Of the World.
PREPARED FOR The BUSY READER
less Important but Not Less Inter.
esting Happenings from Points
Outside the State.

Outside the State.
A Chinese tong war murderer has
been sentenced for life in San Francis
co.
A strike is being considered by 3d.
900 railroad firemen on Al Western
lines.
J. P. Morgan laughs at reports that
he is dead, and says he is alive and
glad of it.
The American legation at Bogota is
being closely guarded and anti-Ameri-
can feeling is high.
A rich heiress of Lakewood, N. j.,
suffering from nervous trouble,
drowned herself in nearby lake.
Liberals in the English parliament
have again taken the aggressive, and
will force the Tories to grant another
election or resign.
Seven men escaped from the Pendle-
toni Jail by saving off the bars to
back window while the sheriff was
busy with rush of taxpayers.
Life savers at Marshfeld, Or, are
undergoing strict investigation by rev.
enue officers on charges of misconduct
during the wreck of the steamer Gar
ina.
Robbers attempted to blow open the
safe of the Valley Ford bank in Bloom
field, CAL, but the noise of the explo-
sion drew crowd and the thieves es-
capped without obtaining anything.
Pinchot's admission of high-handed
policies astound the investigating com
mittee. Witnesses admit that engin-
eers of reclamation service oppose Bal
linger because of failure to gain pro-
motion.
At meeting of representatives of
practically all of the shingle mills of
the redwood belt of California, at Eu-
reka, it was decided to organize sell
ling association which will work for
the expansion of the redwood shingle
market on the Pacific Coast.
Aviator Hamilton, while giving an
exhibition at Seattle, attempted to dip
in the water of small lake, but lost
his balance and plunged into the lake
with his machine. He was rescued,
but collapsed and had to be taken to 9
hospital. He is not believed to be ser.
iously injured.
M. Lorraine, French aviator, fell
80 feet in Bleriot machine and was
badly injured.
A Colorado woman stopped runa
way horse which she had been driving
and then died from the shock.
San Francisco and central CaliforniI
had sharp earthquake, the stronges
since the great disaster of 1906.
Six persons were injured, two ser
iously, by collision between freigh
and passenger train on Seattle subur
ban road.
The mayor of Trenton, New Jersey
orders the street car company to run car
even if it has to give in to its striking
employees.
The United States circuit court o
New York, has ruled that stock specu
lation is no legitimate part of the bus
mess of bank.
Citrus shipments from Californi
are 1,700 carloads behind last season
and 1t is estimated there are IL, 900 car
of the crop yet to be shipped.
Three paymasters of coal companie
in different parts of Pennsylvania wer
held up and robbed about the sam
time Of sums aggregating $5, 900.
The Northwest Corporation, owninI
the gas, electric and water plants o
Oregon and Washington towns, ha
been taken over by an Eastern syndi
cate.
It is reported that Peary is takin
the proofs of his North Pole discover
to London and will make them publ
at meeting of the Royal Geographi
cal society.
A colony of 100 families of Mennor
ties sold their farms in the East an
bought large tract in California an
now find their deeds worthless. tn
promoter made about $500, 900 on tn
deal and is now being sued by the vic
Tins.
The Standard Oil company denie
the accusations Of combine, conspirac
and blocked competition.
The Southern Pacific agrees TO ful
nish the rock II California towns wi
entence tramps to the rock pile.
An Ohio farmer, angered by the lo'
price offered for carload Of turnip'
gave away the whole load to consun
ers.
Since the death Of ex-senator Plat
United States Express stock, in whic
he was heavily interested. has az
vanced.
A rich Arkansas man, 80 years ok
who figured in several breach Of prom
ise suits within the past year. has bee
assassinated.
Many briefs assail corporation ts