Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-07-21
Current Events Of Interest Gathered
From The World al Large.
General Resume of Important Events
Presented In Condensed Form
for Our Busy Readers.

the house of lords has alarmed British
Liberals.
President Taft has emphatically de-
clared that he will take no part in
state politics.
Sixty carloads of heavy steel rails
passed through Portland for the Pacific
& Eastern road at Medford. Ore.
Taft has started movement to re-
store the Colorado river to its original
bed in the Imperial valley of California.
Speaker Cannon, of the house of rep
resentatives, was overcome by heat
while speaking before the Chautauqua
assembly at Winfield, Kansas.
Despite the wrecking of the first
regular train on the new monorail sys-
tenn in New York, the damage will be
repaired and the service resumed.
Flames starting from surveyors
camp have ruined thousands of acres
of timber and many settlers homes on
Kellogg Peak near Wallace, Idaho.
Three of England's most prominent
"suffragettes" will visit America in
the interest of woman suffrage, and
will probably come to the Pacific coast.
Five Republican, one Democrat, one
Prohibitionist and one Socialist are en-
gagged in lively race for the nomina-
tion for governor of California under
the new primary law of that state.
Canada and United States will con-
fer on the establishment of through
freight rates.
Many banks are making application
to be appointed repositories for the
postal savings banks.
Secretary Ballinger will tour Raj
nier national park to see what i'm
provements can be made.
The section of Nicaragua controlled
by Madriz is violently hostile to all
foreigners, especially Americans.
A company of Spokane men have ar
ranged to spend $4,000, 900 on an ir-
rigation project in Rogue river valley,
Oregon.
Great Britain would like to come to
a friendly understanding with Ger
many, so she could reduce her naval
armament.
In the parade at the Elks' conven-
tion at Detroit, fully 10000 men were
in line, and 800 were temporarily over
come by the heat.
Robbers attempted to hold up 40
men of construction train in Ohio,
on pay day but were put to flight by a
fusillade of bullets.
An American actress was found muir
dered in London, and her husband has
disappeared and is believed to be en-
route to New York.
Suits which will bring penalties ag
gregating $4,000 have been begun
against Missouri railroads for over
working their trainmen.
Forest fires in Idaho are again be-
yond control. Millions of dollars
worth of timber is being destroyed by
fires in Washington, Idaho, and Mon
tana.
William Pittman, the American cap
tured by the Madriz forces in Nicar-
aqua was found in a filthy prison cell,
dying of starvation. The American
consul forced Madriz to give him better
accommodations.
Roosevelt will press the fight for
direct nominations.
The congress of American republics
is in session at Buenos Ayres.
All pupils in the Chicago public
schools will be taught to swim.
A Hungarian aviator committed sui
eide because of a series of mishaps.
Germany denies any intention of an
tagonizing the United States in Mica
raguan matters.
The house of commons passed the
woman suffrage bill to its second read
ing, but it probably will not get any
further.
Cattle rustlers are said to have
killed some Of their Indian competitors
in Southern Idaho, and considerable in
dignation has been aroused.
After long conference on Alaskan
affairs, President Taft has decided to
send Attorney General Wickersham
and Secretary Nagel to Alaska to make
a personal investigation.
It is reported that the huge glacier
in Rainy Hollow, near Haines, Alaska,
is moving II feet per day. Earth
quake disturbances are believed to
have accelerated its speed.
DR.. G. Stanley Hall, professor of
psychology at Clark university, Wor-
cester, Mass, says girls about 16 seem
TO have no souls. He says they are
nothing but rats, fudge and giggles. |
Henry W. Savage, noted playwright, |
has severed all connection with the
Klsw & Erlsnger theatrical syndicate, |
and will hereafter allow his plays to
be used only by independent houses
The late Chief Justice Fuller left an
estate valued at over q million. J