VOL 8. SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 18, !!>!:*> NO. 40
REBELS WIN IMPORTANT
VICTORIES IN MEXICO
Nogales, Nov. 17-The capture of
Jaurez and Sinaloa, capitols of their
respective states, gives the rebols ab
solute control of three important,
adjoining states in the northern part
of Mexico, forming tlie basis of a form
idable provisional government which
has been established under the presi
denev of Gt*n. CnrrsnzA.
Nogales, Nov. 17—The rebels yester
day captured Sinaloa, the capitol city
of the state of Culiaca.
El Paso, Nov. 17—Panicho Villa,
at the head of seven thousand rebel
; troops, captured the city of Juarez
| yesterday, taking the federals com
pletely by surprise. A part of the
rebel force entered the city in trains
supposed to contain federal soldiers.
All afternoon yesterday the rebel
general lined up the captive federal
officers and they were shot and killed.
In vain the victims plead for an oppor
tunity to bid farewell to their famines.
Mexico City, Nov. 18—President
Huerta has summarily Minister of the
Interior Aldape, because he advocates
! acceding to the demands of the United
j States.
UNITED CICAR
STORES ARE TO
BE INVESTIGATED
Washington, Nov. 18—The house
has passed a resolution calling for a j
congressional inquiry in the Lnited
Cigar Stores Company, on the theory
that it is a combine in restraint of!
t rade•
Senator l’omerene of Ohio has in
traduced a bill in the senate appro- j
priating SoOO.OOO with which lo in-j
augurate a crusade on hog choleta.
In speaking to the measure, Pomerene !
said that hogs to the value of lifts
million dollars had died from cholera j
this year.
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MOORE TENDERS :
HIS RESIGNATION
Washington. Nov. 18—Due to fric-j
tion between Secretary of State 131yan
and himself, John Bassett Moore, coun
sellor of the department, has tendered
his resignation, to take effect March 1.
Moore, who po>es as a great authority
onjinternational law, claims that Bry
an often ignores his opinions.
WEATHER BUREAU
MAY RE PRORED
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Washington. Nov. 18—Congressman j
Gordon of Cleveland has requested |
President Wilson to make an inquiry j
into the U S. .weather bureau because
of its failure to forecast the great
storm on the lakes.
Sampson Is on the Way
Seattle, Nov. 18—The steamer Ad
miral Sampson sailed Saturday night.
It will go as far west as Kodiak.
Barnev Hettle and Elgin'Vaughan
plan on going to the Nelchina.
Sleds for boys and girls; sleds for
men. At J. L. Graef's.
Meet me at the Brancn.
GOV. SULZER TO
LECTURE ADOUT
TAMMANY HALL
New York, Nov. 18—“The Treason
of Tammany” will be the subject of a
lecture to be delivered throughout the
United States by Hon. William Sul
zer. The tour will start November
22 and the lecturer will go as far west
as Seattle,
District Attorney Whitman of New
York city has been informed of a con- !
ference of Tammany leaders, attended
bv Snlzer, and held last year, at which
it was agreed to extort money from
contractors of the city.
DUNCAN OUSTED
BY UNCLE SAM
Washington, Nov. 18—Secretary of
tlie Interior Lane has ordered the
establishment of a native school on the
island of Metlakatla and Superintend
ent Lopp is enroute to install it*.
Father Duncan, the missionary Ions'
in control on Metlakatla, will be de
posed, due to his advanced age.
SUFFRAGETTES
CALL ON WILSON
Washington, Nov. 18—A delegation
composed of seventy suffragettes called
an President Wilson yesterday and
urged him to recommend, in his an
nual message, a constitutional amend
ment providing for woman suffrage.
The president said he would take
the matter under advisement.
• Lost —A trunk key. Return* to
Hotel Overland or to this office.
Field glasses at J. L. Graef’s.
Twenty-gauge, 1913 model shot guns
at J* L. Graef s. t
Long distance telephone booth at the
Branch. *
GOMPERS MAY
BE REPLACED BY
JOHN MITCHELL
|
Seattle, Nov. 18—A plan is on foot j
in the American Federation of Labor, I
in session here, to elect John Mitchell
president in lieu of Samuel Gompers, <
and to make Gompers editor of the1
Federatiunist, the otlicial organ of the 1
organization, giving him a pension j
equal to the salary lie is receiving as
president. It- is understood that j
Gompers would prefer to be re-elected.
Seattle, Nov. 17—John Walker, pre
sident of the Illinois Federation of
Labor, who is a delegate to the Amer
ican Federation of Labor in session
here, bitterly denounces Congressman
Mann, republican floor leader, for
blocking the resolution calling fora
congressional inquiry Into the Colora
do strike. _
ALASKA EDITOR
REACHES THE END
Seattle, Nov. 18—John Percy Park
inson, editor of the Railway and Ma
rine News of Seattle, died yesterday,
a victim of heart disease. Parkinson
was a former editor of the Nome News.
BIG ANONYMOUS
GIFT TO CORNELL
Ithaca, Nov. 18—The medical de
partment of Cornell university has re
ceived a cash donation of $400,000.
sent anonymously. The suspected
donor is Col. Payne, of the Standard
Oil Company.
TAFT ADMITS
HE WAS DUPED
Pottstown, Nov. 18—Former Presi
dent Taft admits that he was duued |
into granting a pardon to Banker
Morse.
WILSON ORDERS
ARBITRATION
I
Washington, Nov. 17—It is rumored
here today that President Wilson has
ordered a mediation of the coal miners’
strike in Colorado.
“Nigger Jim” Daughtery departed
on the Dora, enroute to a reported
gold strike on Kachemak bay.
Sun burst pocket flash lamps at J. L.
Graef ’s. *
$1,000 DIAMOND
At George, the Jeweler’s. Steel blue.
Perfect 3 metric.
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ALASKA COAST
CQ. ANNOUNCES
STEAMER PLANS
A special dispatch from Seattle to
The Gateway says:
The Alaska Ggast Company annou; *
ees that Mm stcviuics VV if,<oo and
Buckman will enter the drydock and
extensive alterations will be made,
$200,000 being appropriated for the
purpose. They will then he named
the Admiral Watson and the Admiral
Evans respectively and will, next
spring, be placed on the Alaska run.
The Admiral Sampson and the Ad
miral Dewey and Admiral Schley, re
cently purchased in the east by the
company, will he placed on the Seat
tle-San Erancisco route.
CURRENCY RILL
IS COMPLETED
I
Washington, Nov. 18—The members
| of the senate committee on banking
and currency, favorable to the admin
istration, are ready to report their bill
; to the senate. It provides for eight
] regional banks, capitalized In enforced
j subscriptions from national banks.
The members opposing this bill are
j preparing another, which will also be
j passed up to the senate.
NOBLE SUICIDE
IS EXPLAINED
I
Seattle, Nov. 18—The suicide of Mrs,
i (’ordelia Noble, the court stenographer,
is explained by t he fact that just pre
vious to the tragedy she extravangan
\ tly expended one thousand dollars en*
trusted to her by her mother. Rather
than tell her mother, she took her own
life. _
TEXTILE STRIKE
IS THREATENED
Lawrence, Mass , Nov. 18—The fire
med employed in the great textile
mills here voted to go on a strike, un
less the owners gave them an eight
hour working day. Such a strike
would demoralize the textile business.
PRINCE’S BODY
IS DISSECTED
Tokio, Nov. 18—For the sake of
science and in conformity with the de
parted’s wishes, the body of Prince
Katsura, the Japanese, is being dis
sected.
Budweiser beer at the Branch. *
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The latest in Slipper Buckies
Tanga Sets, and Anklets, diaect from
the great Paris and New York
Houses. George, the Jeweler.