Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-20

dency.
Los Angeles is said to be "areonut-
ty" over the aviation exhibition.
Both sides admit that the Liberals
have won in the English election.
A Chicago man died under the in
f1uence of the new anesthetic, stovaine.
China has opened two towns in
Chientao, complying with Japanese
treaty.
Four were killed and three were in
jured in freight wreck on the Illinois
Central.
Curtiss, Paulhan and Hamilton, all
execute daring aerial maneuvers in
teeth of gale.
Roosevelt witnesses a successful
lion-spearing in east Africa. Kermit
is first white man to successfully stalk
and kill bongo deer.
A German prince who has carefully
watched proceedings at Aviation park,
says dirigibles are the only practical
air craft yet invented.
E. II. Wemme, a Portland capital
ist, who owned the first automobile in
the northwest, has purchased Curtiss
areoplane and will have it on exhibi-
tion in Portland Jan. 25 to 29.
Truce arranged between Republican
regulars and insurgents in house.
The British house of lords is engaged
in vote which means life or death.
A gigantic graft plot involving mil
lions has been uncovered in Pittsburg.
The political situation in Spain
threatens the downfall of the present
cabinet.
A diver at Long Beach, CAL, won
desperate battle with devilfish on the
sea bottom.
Mississippi ice gorges have filled the
levees high with wreckage, and the
river is rising.
President declines to permit Repre-
sentative Mondell to introduce land
bills tagged "by request.
C. K. Hamilton, an American svia-
tor, failed in an attempt to beat Paul |
hans altitude record of a, 155 feet.
Paulhan made a successful flight
across the country at Los Angeles, but
failed to beat Curtiss' speed record.
Both East and West are suffering
from heavy snow and floods. Trains |
are snowbound throughout the Missis-
sippi states.
Presidents message urges reform
of land laws, conservation of timber, |
preservation of forests and improve !
ment of waterways.
A Utah mail carrier was frozen to
death sitting on his horse.
The National Livestock association
has endorsed Pinchot's policies.
A Nicaraguan rebel army confronts
the government forces and battle is
near.
Japanese Ambassador declares his
government will stand by Americas
policy.
Taft is reported to be trying to re-
store harmony by making peace with
the insurgents.
Henry S. Graves has been appointed
chief forester. He is friend of Pin
chot, and served under him.
Paulhan broke the altitude records
at Los Angeles, rising nearly mile.
Cutiss broke the speed record.
The New York academy of medicine
is planning to eradicate the common
houes fly, claiming that it spreads all
kinds of Contagious diseases.
The steamer Czarina was wrecked
at the entrance to Coos Bay and 80
men are believed to be lost. One man
drifted ashore and was picked up un-
conscious. The steamer struck in the
same place as the old Arago, lost l3
years ago.
1t is the present prediction of lum-
bermen that more timber will be cut
in the lower Columbia river district
this year than ever before and at
higher prices.
Russian explorers have found in Tur-
kestan the ruins of a subterresnean
city built by highly civilized people
before the Christian era, entrance to
which was effected b. caves.
An amphibious automobile. shaped
like a boat and driven by a propeller
when in the water, has been purchased
by the French war department and as
signed to an engineer regiment.
The proclaimed boundaries Of the
national forests now include nearly
1875. 600. 900 acres of land within
which, however, about Is, 000, 900 acres
have been aliensted by congressional
grants and the patenting Of claims.
The agreement between the Boston
Sheet Metal Workers union and the
employers, which went into effect jan
uary /, calls for an increase Of wage
from q minimum Of $3.50 to 1915 a
day. Under the agreement there will
be a further increase 10 s4.OO day on Z
June l.