Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-02-10
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.

The treasurer of a Massachusetts,
bank has confessed to embezzling over
500, 900.
Alleged frauds have been discovered
in the registration. for the coming cleo
tion in Seattle.
1t is alleged that food Manufacturers
all continue to use benzoate of soda
in their products.
British Liberals have declared re-
lentless war on the Lords and will pur-
sue it to the end.
The mayor of New York is trying to
make each city employe show what he
does to earn his salary.
A woman has been appointed police
Judge in Denver, and will hear the
cases of women and children.
William Gohl, agent of the Sailors
union of Seattle, is charged with many
murders, and also incendiarism.
A bill has been introduced in parlia-
ment that persons unable to find en-
ployment must be supported out Of. the
general taxes.
Eggs are arriving in Chicago at the
rate of 1900, 900, per day from Okla
homa, Kansas, Texas, Missouri, Ten
nessee and Nebraska.
The Alaska steamer Farallon has
been found wrecked on a reef off the
Alaska coast. Five of her crew who
went for help have not been heard
from. The balance of the crew and |
passengers were rescued after camping
nearly a month on shore.
Taft will speak in Chicago March II.
The University OF Washington at Sc
attic, will try vegetarian diet for one
week.
Hamilton made a new speed record
for aeroplanes of one mile in one min
ute and. 81 seconds.
The Ballinger- Pinchot inquiry got
into a bad tangle and will be gone
over again from the start.
Damages of $4,000 have been
awarded a hat manufacturer in Con-
uecticut, who sued the hatters union
for boycotting.
A Los Angeles man willed his body
to any physician who wished it, for
scientific purposes, but no one claimed
it and it was creamated.
For the second time in two years the
medical supply department of the U.
S. army at New York was burned out,
with a loss Of 81, 900, 900.
A sinking steamer off the Atlantic
coast sent wireless calls for aid and
her captain. and crew of 46 men were
just as the ship went down.
A San Francisco cornice worker fell
from a three story building, broke
2x4 scantling on his way down, and
landed on his feet without serious in
jury.
The Supreme court of the United
States reached its 12Oth birthday
A mine explosion in the CoahuiIa col '
liery in Mexico caused the death of SO /
miners.
Commander Peary is trying to or
ganize an expedition to seek the South
Pole.
Clerks in the treasurer's Office in f
Cook county, Ill.,, Chicago struck for c
pay for overtime. 4
Demands will be made for increase 8
in wages of mechanics and shopmen on Q
27 railroads throughout the Southwest. c
A shipment of 46 boxes of prehis-
toric bones has arrived in Berlin from
the German East African exploring ex-
petition. g
Harriman's holdings in the Wells .
Fargo Express company have been
sold to the American Express company
for $23, 450, 900.
Prospects for the passage of bill to il
raise additional money for the compile y
lion of government irrigation projects 9,
low under way grows brighter. %
The United Mineworkers of America Il
IN convention adopted new clause in 7
their constitution providing for the dis il
nisssl Of any delegate who should ap- Y
pear intoxicated on duty. s.
Sir George Drummond, senator, s
president of the Bank of Montreal, Il
president of the Canada Sugar Refinery
company and one of the foremost cap
aims of industry in Canada, is dead.
Iged 81 years. al
Looters in Paris are being shot on VI
light. X
Of the 1000 Chinese living in and fe
ear Seattle, more than 600 are stock er
olders in the syndicate headed by W
ioon Dip, the Chinese consul, which is A
uilding a new Chinatown near the two 81
ailroad stations. A state law prevents Il
,hinese from owning property as indi- Of
-iduAls. cs
A schooner was driven ashore in an
atlantic gale and her crew Of IA are
Missing. al
Il is rumored that the stork viii Wis ca
t the royal house Of Spain Ia May. OF