Mexico City. Nov. 11* —The Mexican
•ODjrress, Called to convene by I resi
dent Huerta, lias been organized. It
is now manifest that Huerta will dis
regard the ultimatum of the United
States.
The next move of the l nited States,
it is believed, "ill be to blockade
Mexican ports, equivalent to inte>
▼ ention.
Asserting that there is a plot to
assassinate him, Huerta bas ordered
the arrest of scores of bis opponents.
Laredo, Nov. 19—Three thousand
American refugees, mostly women and
children, from various parts of Mexi
co, have arrived here during the past
few days. They report terrible hard
ships enroute.
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Seattle, Nov. 19—“It is immaterial
to AlasKans who builds the railroads
in Alaska*, just so they.are built, and
that soon,’ says William A. Gilmore,
who was the republican candidate for
delegate to congress, and who arrived
from Nome on the steamer \ ietoi ia,
STRIKE CLOSES
TEXTILE MILLS
Lawrence, Mass., Nov. 19 1 he re
fusal of the operating companies to
grant an eight-hour day to firemen, a
strike has been called. 1 oday a ma
jority of the great textile mills are
closed.
CHEAT STRIKE
ON IN INDIA
Durbin, Natal, Nov. lit—Indians op
posing the indenture system, are strik
ing in large numbers throughout In
dia. One hundred and fifty thousand,
employed on railways and plantations,
have quit work.
Strikers Return to Work
Houston, Tex., Nov. 19-Traffic has
been resumed on the Atlantic divi
sion of the Southern Pacific railroad,
long tied up by a strike of the train
men. President Wilson ordered med
itation and the board of arbitration
now has the matter in hand.
Sleds for bovs and girls; sleds for
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men. At J. L. Graef’s.
Meet me at the Brancn.
Seattle, Nov. li) -The titles to the
great copper holdings at Calumet
were gained by the operating compan
ies by fraud and are illegal; miners
employed at a depth of eight thousand
feet work stark naked and the ventila
tion is poor, leaving the miners mere
wrecks after a few years labor; the
mine bosses outrage the wives ot the
miners: and the drunken state troops
take undue liberties with the daugh
ters of the miners.
The foregoing form a series of ac
cusations charged by the American
Federation of Labor, in session here,
against the copper mine owners and
their henchmen, at Calumet.
A demand is made on the federal
government to make an inquiry and re
cover the valuable mineral lands oh*
; tained bv fraud.
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The Federation also voted financial
aid to the strikers at Calumet.
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St. Paul, Nov. IP Thirty-five thous
and dollars’ worth of diamonds were
stolen from Grossman, a diamond mer
chant, on a train which reached here
this inorninir. Grossman had the dia
monds in a small baif under his pillow.
The trainmen, upon learning of the
theft, refused to search the passengers.
Timberman Left a iTiIIion
Tacoma, Nov. IP—To the surprise
of all who knew him, the estate of
Anthony Haywood, the tiinoerman,has
been appraised at one mitli m dollats.
llis relatives and friends had no idea
that he was worth such a substantial
sum, as he lived modestly and always
intimated that he was of limited wealth.
Chink Policeman Named
L )s Angeles, Nov. 19 Lung \ ip, a
prominent Chinese, has been appoint
ed a regular member of the Los Ang
eles police force. This is the tirst
! Chinese policeman ever formally ap
pointed in the 1- nited Statt s.
Hiss Olson Confirmed
Washington, Nov. 19-The senate
has continued the appointment of Miss
Olson as postmistress at Treadwell.
Shoemakers Strike
Milwaukse, Nov. 19—Because their
wages were reduced, a thousand shoe
makers went on a strike here today.
The steamer Admiral Sampson, en
| route to Seward, sailed from Juneau at
2:30 o’clock this morning.
Field glasses at J. L. Graef’s.
Twenty-gauge, 1913 model shot guns
at J. L. Graef’s. • t
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Long distance telephone booth at the
Branch.
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thousand Navajo Indians in New Mux- j
ieo are on the warpath, rally in* to the j
defense of ei*ht renegades who are |
souirht by the federal government, j
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Troops have been d is oat cited to quell j
the outbreaks. The lives of frontier
settlers are endangered.
London, Nov. IT —Marconi, who per- \
fected wireless telegraphy, announces
that lie has invented a wireless tele-:
phone which has great possibilities.
. . . !
In a test just completed, Marconi said ;
he transmitted vocal sounds, not actual ;
words, by wireless telephone from
|Clifden, Ireland, across the Atlantic,
I to Nova Scot ia.
Washington. Nov. Id 'Hieconserva
tion congress on* ned 1m‘po yesterday.
■ Gifford Linchot is lighting the move*
| ment for state control of the public
domain and other national n sources.
To Consult Economists
Albany, N. Y., Nov. Id-Governor
Glynn ot New York will hold a confer
ence with noted economists with a view
to recommending legislation to the
state assembly which will have a ten
dency to reduce high cost of living.
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Federal Liquor Law Effective
Austin, Tex , Nov. 19—The federal j
law prohibiting the shipment of liquor |
into a prohibtion state isnow effective.
The Texas state law, also in effect to
day, compels the saloons to close at
9:30 o’clock at night.
Paris Women Fight Saloons
Paris, Nov. 19—A petition signed by
twenty thousand w’omen was presented
to parliament today. It prays for the
enactment of a law limiting the num
ber of saloons in Paris and for a more
rigid control of those remaining in
business.
Brandies After Trusts #
New York, Nov. 19—Louis R, Bran
dies, the Boston attorney, has begun
a series of articles in HarpersWeekly
in which he is attacking the raouey
trust.
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Sun burst pocket flash lamps at J. L.
Graef’s. *
$1,000 DIAMOND
At George, the Jeweler’s. Steel blue.
Perfect 3 metric.
Nome, Nov. 19— The conviction is
growing here that the Stefanssen Arc
tie exploration expedition, vith the
whaler Karluk and the schooner Mary
Sachs, is lo>t in Arctic waters.
Both vessels of the expedition are
equipped with wireless apparatus.
The plan, pre-arranged here, was to
keep in almost da.ilv communication
with tile Nome station.
A dearth of reports since the vessels
entered the Arctic late in August
leads to the belief that misfortune has
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befallen the expedition, composing the
largest number of scientists that ever
entered Arctic regions.
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Washington, Nov. 19 “The United
States weather bureau does its whole
duly.” says Chief Marvin, replying to
adverse crit icism growing out of the
big storm on the Great Lakes. “The
trouble lies in the fact that ship own
ers give no heed to forecasts given out
by the weather bureau,” he continued.
The head ofliee is making an inquiry
into the branch bureau on the Lakes.
BARS THE TANGO
Berlin, Nov. 19 -The. tango and
other dances of like kind will not be
| enjoyed by officers of the German
army. The kaiser has issued an edict
which forbids thmn from indulging in
the latest fads of the light fantastic.
BEVERIDGE AT
NEW ORLEANS
New Orleans, Nov. 19—Former Unit*
ed States Senator Beveridge spoke in
behalf of the progressive party to a
large audience here last night. He
denounced the sugar tariff, as a sop to
Louisianians, and urged them to sup
port the progressive party.
Sirens Supplant Whistles
Chicago, Nov. 19—Sirens will replace
whistles on the Illinois, Central Rail
way system, according to an announce
ment issued by the head office.
Budweiser beer at the Branch. *
The latest in Slipper Buckies
Tango Sets, and Anklets, diaect from
the great Paris and New York
Houses. George, the Jeweler.