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SITUATION IN
MEXICO IS IN
STATU ' '
Washington, Nov. 7—The Mexican j
situation appears to be in statu quo, so ;
far as the public is concerned. None
of the government departments had
any information to give out today.
Business Demoralized
Mexico City, Nov. 7—Business con
ditions in the Mexican capitol are de
moralized, due to the political situa
tion. Failures are of daily occurrence.
Many former firms ot undoubted
integrity and financial standing are
verging on bankruptcy. Business men
are praying for the return of peace.
Their only hope of weathering the de
moralizing and uncertain trade condi
tions lies in a speedy cessation ot
hostilities. _
WOMEN STARVE
AMID PLENTY:
San Francisco, Nov. 7—An investi
gation reveals that scores of women in
this fair city are in absolute want for
food arid raiment: that many are, in
fact, slowly starving to death through
lack of adequate sustenance. The wo
men were encouraged to come here in
the belief that ihe coming exposition
would create ample work at a better
wage than they were earning in their*
former homes. The results have been
keenly disappointing in many cases.
Tire supply of labor vastly exceeds the
demand_
TRAIN WRECKS
ARE DISASTROUS
Paris. Vov. 7 -In a train collision
near Puns yesterday, forty persons were ,
killed outright and scores were hurt.
Seven couches of the Marseilles ex
press were completely demolished.
Moscow. Nov. 7—Twenty persons
were killed and a score were hurt by :
the ^derailment of the express train
from Kasau yesterday.
TREASURY MEN
ARE PERPLEXED
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Washington, Nov. 7—Officials of the ;
treasury department having in hand j
the collection of the income tax are j
perplexed over many matters regard
ing the new law. They are now tax
ing their brains over the case of Nat.
Goodwin, seeking to figure out if the
actor or his numerous divorced wives
will have to pay the income tax on the
alimony granted in the divorce decrees.
Are you in want of a Safety
Razor? The best ever can be
fosnd at George, the Jeweler’s, j
MARTIAL LAW
TO RULE CITY OF
INDIANAPOLIS
Indianapolis, Nov. 7-Three thous
and state troops have oeen summoned
to Indianapolis by the governor of In
diana and upon their arrival martial
law will be declared. The municipal
authorities are unable to handle the
sttike situation and the governor is
compelled to take heroic action to
suppress riots and disorders and re
store normal conditions.
Yesterday when strike breakers at
tempted to operate the cars on the
main streets, a howling mob, from
housetops and other lofty points, threw
brick hats, stones and other missiles
at them, injuring twelve car men. The
effort to operate the cars was aban
doned. The injured strike breakers
were taken in hand by the strikers,
who paid their expense out of the city.
NEGRO MURDERER
LYNCHED BY MOB
Wewoka, Kan., Nnv. 7—A colored
man was lynched by an e mtged mob
here yesterday. The negro killed a
deputy shei iff, was convicted and the
death sentence was imposed. The
governor cum muted the sentence to
life imprisonment. This action so en
raged the people here that they took
the law into their own hands.
LABOR LEADERS
REACH SEATTLE
Seattle, Nov. 7—Samuel Gompers,
president, and James Morrison, secre
tary, of the American Federation of
Labor, reached here yesterday. They
come to attend the annual convention
of the organization, which convenes
here Monday.
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DIDTIMERS ON
WAY TO SITKA
Seattle, Nov. 7—Captain Ludlow, for
fifty vears a resident of Alaska, and
five other aged prospectors, arrived
from Nome yesterday. They ar e en
route to Sitka to spend their declining
days at the home for aged and indi
gent Alaskans.
Mrs. A. Lowell offers the Louvre
block for sale. ^ Three thousand dol
lars, half cash will secure it. The
owner now resides at Knik.
District Attorney Whittlesey came
home on the Alameda.
For reliable information write Can
non, Pioneer hotel. Knik, Alaska, t
Meet me at the Branch. *
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Pabsts blue ribbon beer at The
Branch. *
NEW SCHEME
IS ADOPTED !
TENTATIVELY!
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Washington, Nov. 7 — The senate j
committee has adopted, as a tentative j
proposition, an amendment to the cur
rency Hill which provides that the I
proposed regional banks shall hold on
deposit one half of the federal reserve i
funds.
President Wilson disapproves of the i
change in the currency bill, made by ■
| the senate committee. A break he-j
I tween the administration and the!
J committee, which imperils the bill, is1,
i threatened.
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SELIAL TRIAL
NEARING END
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Kiev, Russia, Nov. 7—The notorious
Beliel murder trial will he concluded
tliis week.
New York, Nov. 7—If Beliel, the
Jew, now being trial at Kiev, is found
not guilty, he will lecture in New
York. If found guilty, his attorney
! will speak in his stead.
St. Paul, Nov. 7—Attorney General ,
Me Reynolds yesterday concluded a j
masterful argument on behalf of the -
j government in the Harvester trust*
I hearing.
FLEET ARRIVES
AT GIBRALTAR
Gibraltar, Nov. 7—A formidable
fleet of American battleships, cruisers
and tenders arrived here yesterday.
! The fleet today sailed into the Medit
i erranean sea.
M'MANIGAL OFF
TO DISTANT LAND
Los Angeles, Nov. 7—It is learned
here that Ortie McM&nigal, .who was
released from the jail several days ago,
is enroute to South America, via Hav
ana, where he will seek to begin life
anew.
Dr. Romig reports fine rabb’t hunt
ing. He went out yesterday and got
one, and this fact suggests that they
are numerous.
Meet me at the Branch *
Sun burst pocket flash lamps at J. L.
Graef’s. ___ *
Twenty-gauge, 1913 model shot guns
at J. L. Graef’s. X
SKAGWAY MAN
IS SEEKING THE
GOLLECTOaSHIP
Skagway. Nv)v. T — K. .1. Shaw of
Skagway is an avowed candidate for
collector of customs, to succeed J. K.
W illis, who has resigned, to take ef
fect January 1. Shaw is a pioneer Al
askan and is especially well qualified
to till the position. For years past, he
has been resident agent of the Moore
Wharf Company, of Skagway. His
chances for appointment appear very
bright, as he is the only active candi
date for the position from Alaska.
VOLCANIC ASH
GOOD FEHTILIZER
Kodiak, Nov. 3. 1913.
Seward Gateway,
Seward, Alaska.
It may be of interest to the read
ers of the Gateway to learn that fifty
head of Galloway cattle from the Ko
diak experimental station, now at t’he
halis, Washington, are for sale. Those
ottered for sale are of the beef type,
ranging from calves to cows ten years
old. The better milkers will be re
turned to the Kodiak station in tne
spring and the diary work resumed.
Experimental crop work ctrried on
this season at the station demonstrates
that sulticietit feed can he grown in the
volcanic ash to maintain the herd again.
In fact, it is necessary to have manure
m order to bring the new soil into a
productive state quickly. Gommercial
fertilizers containing nitrogen and
phosphoric acid were used this season
with fair success. St able manure gave
excellent results with oats grown for
silage anu hay. Oats sown in the ash
without the manure or fertilizer grew
to maturity, hut stood only six to ten
inches high with three to nine kernels
in the head. With fertilizer and man
ure the yield was from one to eight
tons of silage per acre.
Native grasses made excellent growth
this year on the hillsides and furnished
suiBcient hay for the few cattle now on
the Islands.
Garden stutt made wonderful growth
this season and potatoes are better
than ever grown in the past. The
mixture of the ash and the soil makes
an ideal truck garden soil.
Enquiries concerning the*cattle for
sale should he sent to M. D. Snodgrass,
Chehalis, Washington.
Theodore Kettleson, formerly of
Fairbanks, has been appointed post
master at Chisana, the new town in
the Shushanua diggings.
Miss Alice Daykin will depart for
Valdez on a visit to her brother, Doc.
Daykin, who has a line position with
the electric light plant there.
Mr. and Mrs. Anton Eide contem
rlate passing the winter in the states.
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Budweiser beer at the Branch. *
Finch’s Golden Wedding rye at the
Branch. *_ *
Gold Nugget goods made to
order at George, the Jeweler’s.