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The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-11-14
MQSLEM LEADER
ADMITS DEFEAT
General European War, InvoIv.
ing Six Great Powers, Re-
uarded as Imminent.

London.-His throne tottering, the
sultan abandoned all hope of interven-
ton by the powers to save Turkey
from the Balkan allies wrath and ap-
pealed directly to the allies them
selves for terms of peace.
Turkeys admission of defeat was
regarded here as only rendering more
imminent the danger of a general Eu-
ropean war which, if it were to come,
might alter practically every map
throughout the entire world. The sui
tan's surrender, it was pointed out,
promises a scramble for his European
territories, which threatens a struggle
involving six of the mightiest nations
on earth.
News that the Ottoman ruler had
sued for peace came from several in
dependent sources, all reliable, and
was accepted unquestionably here as
absolutely authentic. A desperate
battle had been in progress for many
hours along the last line of Constanti-
nople's defenses. It was persistently
rumored that the Bulgarian attacking
force was capturing fort after fort
and these rumors seemed fully borne
out by final announcement that the
sultan had begged for terms.
Title to the Adriatic sea front is the
issue over which the great conflict is
threatened. Servia has wanted it for
years, and in entering into the cam
paign against Turkey, risked its ma
tional existence to get it. Having
ed that Austria wants the Adriatic
opening for itself, and means to have
it even if it must take it by force.
In defiance of Austria's demands, a
Servian army was on it's way, at latest
accounts, to seize the Adriatic port of
Rurazza, before the Austrians can as
sumo the aggressive. Russia, it was
generally assumed, has assured the
Servians that the car will strike at
Austria, if it attempts to interfere.
Russia is practically on a war foot
ing now. Austria has large force
modified. Germany is making pre-
liminary preparations. Italy has not
demobilized since the war in Tripoli.
England, Russia's friend, began to at
tract attention a week ago by it's ma
val preparations for maneuvers, it was
said France, which supports Russia,
and England. can be ready with big
military force in a few days.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-11-14
Republican Leaders Confer

Des Moines, lowa.-A movement for
the general rehabilitation of the re-
publican party, along progressive lines
was launched at a quiet meeting here,
attended by Governor Herbert S. Had
ley, of Missouri Senator Albert B.
Cummins and w. S. Kenyon of Iowa
and local republican leaders, includ-
ing Charles S. Dawson of the Iowa
republican state central committee.
A general conference is to be held
some time in the near future at q
point yet to be selected.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-11-14
ELECTORAL VOTE OF
DEMOCRATS LARGE
Not Only Elect President, But
Governors in Many North
ern States.

New York.-The victory Of Wilson
and Marshall was one of the most
sweeping in American politics, the
democratic candidates receiving the
largest majority of electoral votes
given to any candidates since the civil
war.
There was not a break In the demo
cratic column from Texas to Mary
land, and in addition the democratic
candidates carried the republican
strongholds of Iowa, Illinois, Massa-
chusetts, New Hampshire, Ohio and
Oregon, Kansas, Nebraska, North Da'
kota and Wyoming. President Taft
carried only two states with total OF
8 votes. Roosevelt carried five states
with II votes, while 80 states gave
their 425 votes to Governor Wilson.
Idaho and California are still doubt
full.
The democratic landslide not only
gave that party the presidency but re-
suited in the election of democratic
governors in many states heretofore
strongly republican.
Democratic governors were elected
In Illinois, Colorado, Connecticut, Del
aware, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massa-
chusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Mon
tana, Nebraska, New York, Ohio and
Washington.
Governor Hay, of Washington, was
defeated for reelection by Ernest Lis
ter, his democratic opponent, and Gov
ernor Hawley, IF Idaho, also failed of
reelection, the voters favoring John
M. Haines, the republican candidate.
The democrats have both houses of
congress. Returns indicate demo
cratic majority in the lower house OF
119 over all opposing strength, and a
majority of at least four in the senate.
In addition to electing successors
to democratic senators now sitting,
democrats will displace republicans
from Oregon, New Jersey, Kansas,
Colorado, Montana, Delaware and Ne
vada.
Massachusetts vote for Wilson was
the first time the Bay state had ever
favored other than a republican for
president.
The hardest hit in the whole cleo
ton was the loss by President Taft
of his own state of Ohio to Wilson
by more than 100000 plurality.
The democratic presidential plural
ity in New York is the largest that
state has ever given the party and it
is the first time the voters outside of
the metropolitan district have given
a democratic presidential candidate a
plurality.
Representative Longworth, son-in-
law of Colonel Roosevelt, was defeated
for reelection from the First Ohio dis
trict by Stanley Bowdle, democrat, by
IS votes and ex-Speaker Joe Cannon
was defeated by Frank T. O'Hair, his
democratic opponent, receiving a plu-
rality of about 1900.
The election added Arizona, Kansas,
Oregon and Michigan to the number
of states allowing women the right of
franchise.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-11-14
Seattle

Wheat Bluestem, SIC; club, zee:
red Russian, TIC.
Eggs-43c.
Butter-Creamery, 35c.
1ay-Timothy, SIT per ten; alfalfa,
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-11-14
Cincinnati Secures Chance

Chicago.-Frank Chance, former
manager of the Chicago Cubs, was re-
leased to the Cincinnati Reds, which
team he will manage next season
President Murphy announced the price
as $500, which is the waiver figure
He also said that Joe Tinker probably
will remain with the Chicago Cubs.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-11-14

Detroit.-Detective William J. Burns
stated that he had obtained eight sep
arate confessions from as many Jack
son prison convicts, now held in sep
arate police stations here, that a plot
existed among them to burn every
thing in the prison that could be burn
ed.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-11-14

Constantinople.-T situation has
taken change for the worse. A
grave international crisis seems pend
ing. On the one hand the position of
the government is seriously comprom-
Used because the army repudiates the
mediation proposition. On the other
hand the Union and Progress Commit
tee is giving evidence of renewed
activity, while Turkish feeling, both
national and religious, is being work
ed to fever pitch by the preaching in
the mosques and by the imprisoned
language of the press.
The most serious feature of the sit
uation is the weakness of the govern
ment in having first to apply for me-
diation to secure an armistice, later
requesting mediation, pure and simple,
and then virtually being obliged to
yield to the army which repudiates
mediation.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-11-14
THE MARKETS
Portland

Portland
Wheat-Club, 7Sc; bluestem, s2c;
red Russian, TIC.
Oats-$26 per ton.
Hay Timothy, $18; alfalfa, $12.
Butter-Creamery, 3L3.
Eggs-Candled, 42c.
Hops-1912 crop, zoe.
Wool-Eastern Oregon, 1Sc: Will
lamette valley, &c.
Mohair-32c.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-11-14
Bio Steel Orders untitled

New York.-The untitled tonnage Of
the United States Steel Corporation
for the month ending October 81 was
7,594,381 tons. This breaks all month
ly or quarterly records. The unified
tonnage for the same month last year
was 3,6S4,328 tons and for September
OF the present year it was 6,551. 507
tons.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-11-14

Bryce Resigns His Washington Post
Washington.-Jam Bryce, British
ambassador to the United States, has
rendered his resignation and will re.
turn to England.
Gunnison news-champion., 1912-11-08

SALE OF TIMBER Gunbison. Colorado
Ortober l.. 1912 sealed bids msrke ed outside.
bid, timber-ssle application, septenbsr =,
1912 Gunnison,' aud addressed To the Forese
Supervisor. GuDbison National Forrest Gum
uison, Colorado. will be received up -
and including the 25,h day Of November.
1872. fr all the merchantabl. dead tin,her
standing down and all the live timber W orb
ed q cutting by a Forest officer, located On -
area 10 he definitely designated By . Fossus
officer before cutting begins, inclu ling sbpua
" acres in approximately the Z Z. Ne !. 50 !.
the sW = NJ = Sc aud the Sc \ NJ !
sEha Sec 10. 7. u :, X. - ". sth p. y The
south side 81 the head of Coal Greek near KeA-
lar pass. " ithin the Guuni-on Natisnal ForQua
estimated to be p .asN feet board neasuro q
live tpeelnsnn spruce, igi. 81 feet hoard nseas-
- live balsam FIR, and n .ss feet 6uasA
measure q deaA timber of both species saO
timber log scale. more less. No bid a ~
than s. 10 per thou-sud feet board measure fpf
live Enxlemann sIruce. live balsam fir ssd Aeoh
timber Of bot h species will Be cso=iderei, -
deposit of kles ~ payable to the Order a n,
Denver National Bsnk of Denver. GsaupDAn
must be sent To that bank for each bid suAwio-
led to the Super i-or. Timber upoa valid 49,
is exempt from sale The right 70 p~iee4 -
and all bids Is reserved. For furrh~r juauQO-
alton and regulations goveruInx salea 49,
Forest Supervisor, Gunnissn Nstis4al RUsUua
Gunni~on. Colorado. VIM r. Ar~utzer ~
Supervisor
tir>t Pub, Oct =. 1912; Last Pub. Nov q, ssuA
Gunnison news-champion., 1912-11-08
&soGlsss' ~ -

The Settlers Hand Bok. Just "a
the pre-s. aud compiled by Claresoe
Il Hagar. f,gmerly receiver Il the
United States land office in Drawer,
- one of the most valuable psblscs-
fIons of ,he kiud ever ofered 10 the
pubhc The book CONTAINS the nee
homestead Law signed bv President
raft ON june g. 1912, and all inior-
nation RELAXING TO homestesds. pse-
.mptions. coal, tlm''er. stone and
mineral lands, desert lands. iorm of
relIuqaisbment, con'ests. rules OF
practice, etc. Il also Rives complete
Information concerning power irri-
CATION, aud last but not least. q COM
pleie list Of all the vacant pub
ands in the United States The
book sells for Fifty Gents aud can b
ordered through News Champion.
II Won are interested in homes,eads,
mining qosrryiug. timberIne. water
power riehts. or ANYTHING pertain
ing thereto. You could have no
handler bo / at your elbow than THE
colnme
Gunnison news-champion., 1912-11-08

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Gunnison news-champion., 1912-11-08

he only stopped to ask the road.
knew the voice. and the form-the lad
is as slender az . girl-then he went
BY me. digging his horse with the
spurs, and lying close. He had a Ora.
soon's cape Tapping from his shoul.
ders, but twas the boy all right. Ali
there go the guns up the bank. Nov.
perhaps. they'll let me take my fght.
ing dogs across"
The way was open for me. at least.
and ! swung up into the saddle. and
Grove my horse down the slippery
shore into the water. The stream
was not deep. although the current
flowed swiftly, and . moment later I
had found Maxwell.
Yes" he said TO my first question,
I'VE are going to fight, although Il
may not be anything more serious
than skirmishing today. Washington
has decided in spite Of Lee. thank
God. and well have a go az the Red
coats. Lafayette commands the ad.
vance, and Wayne will be up within
q few hours. We are TO skirmish for.
NoTO W" dfu hpHHoutn SouTt h1O0us
Clinton has turned that way"
You learned that from a scout?"
Yes; he just came through; one q
Charles Lees men, | understood-a
blue-eyed. rosy-cheeked boy, who said
his name was Mortimer. He had rid
den from Cookstown. and was reeling
in the saddle, but would go on Your
clump Of timber. In my judgment
well accomplish little today, for
there is a heavy storm in those clouds
yonder."
To- IL. f,tntipuetl
Gunnison news-champion., 1912-11-08

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ksw Jsssey militia. lying u rsst slo0G
the besh q the Millssoae river. wait
tag their turn TO ford that stream. and
tota Maxwell a the opposite shoso
kroa where ] stood i could - the
thin lines of Continentsls spreading
cut Me . fan. - the skirmishers I'd
vaaced NJ the opposite bluffs. Do~u
the trsmp'ed bank. men were strus
Cling with q light battery. and sudden
y In the press of heures I came upos
FARRELL. BE vac mud from head to
foot. his face stresked with II. but hs
looked ap with besminG eyes ~
spohe his name. and our handl
clasped.
4 thought yes would be over there
with Maxwell" he said, pointing
across at the blach dots. nov clearly
distinsuishable n the glow Of sun
shine.
Il was left behind. and came up Jus,
now with Morgan" ] replied. But
an anxious enough TO lse with my ovr
fellows. What means that skirmisf
1ine. Farrell? Are we already In touch
with CliBton?"
He swept the hair out of his eyes
with bis great fist.
NO one knows exactly. but the Brit
fsh are not far on, and are headed thii
way. A scout came through with the
news two hours ago--Clinton has tak
en- the road to Monmouth" HI
chuckled grimly. glancing at my face
And who think ye the lad was wh<
told us?"
Who?" my throat tightening.
"The same you was 20 anxious abouI
. few days back"
Mortimer! Eric Mortimer?"
AYE, unless my eyes fail no e
sesdy. it vas the boy"
"Y0u are sure? You saw him ?'
We'll, ] had q glimpse, as he cam<
up the bank here from the ford. hil
horse dripping. II was dark still, an<
Gunnison news-champion., 1912-11-08
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Gunnison news-champion., 1912-11-08
SVols Fer Sale

We have ~. hn--~t qaaiit, or'wn
A'so oth-r vegetables at the right
price.
3Gtf Write MAILER HaYNaKFR
Gunnison news-champion., 1912-11-08

Hard and soft coal. Drav "a
transferring S. E Day, Phoaa,
Gunnison l01l. Sid.
Gunnison news-champion., 1912-11-08

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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-10-24
GLENDALE

The dance at Hoffman Hall Sat-
urday evening was sparsely attend
ed but a good time was reported.
The Reed and Erwin threshing
Company finished the season last
Friday.
Mrs. e. w. Dickerson left for
Centralia Saturday afternoon hav-
ing been called there by the Sc
riOus illness of her sister.
A Progressive rally was held at
Hoffman's hall Thursday evening OF
last week. The speakers were j. j.
Falkner. candidate for State repre-
sentative of the 53rd district and
w. J. Biggar. of Bellingham. A
fair sized crowd was in attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. Arkley. of
Vancouver. Il. c., spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Pal
mer. Mrs. Arkley is Mrs. Palmer's
sister.
An educational meeting will be
held at the schOolhOuse Friday e.
vening of this week for the school
patrons of this section of the cOun-
try. The county superintendent and
teachers of several schools In this
community will be present to lead
in discussing school matters. The
public is invited.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-10-24
Order Fixing Time for Hearing Final
Report. No. 1887

Report. No. 1887.
In the Superior Court of the State OF
Washington, in and for the County
of Whatcom.
In the Matter of the Estate of William
+. Mcdaniel, Deceased.
The Administrator herein having filed
his final report and petition for distri-
button in the above entitled estate, it
is ordered that Monday, the 4th day OF
November 1912, at $3.50 a. m. be, and
is hereby appointed for hearing the
same and that all persons Interested
in the said estate be and appear be.
fore the aforesaid Superior Court in
the courtroom of Department No. in
the courthouse at the City of Belling-
ham, at said time, then and there t.
show cause why the said final report
should not be approved and said estate
distributed to Alice Mcdaniel and Roy
Mcdaniel, as the sole heirs of the de.
ceased and the persons entitled there
to pursuant to law.
1t is further ordered that a copy of
this order be published once week
for four successive weeks prior to said
date in the Lynden Tribune, a news.
paper printed and published in Lyn-
den, Whatcom County, Washington,
and posted as provided by law.
Done in open court this 23rd day of
September, 1912.
JOHN A. KELLOGG, Judge.
NETERER & PEMBERTON, Attor.
neys for Administrator.
Oct. 10-4t.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-10-24
DELTA AND sUNNYsIDE

Harry Vandermal Is ON the SICK
list.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Oldemyer OF
Lynden, visited at the G. Rutgers
home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Weeks spent
Sunday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. C. r. Axling.
Alban Christofferson and friend
of Index. spent Sunday with Mr.
ChristOffersOn' 8. parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Goodrich Wis
tied Sunday afternoon at the RAN
dali home.
Myron Baldwin is cutting wood
in the Glendale district.
The Sewing Society meets this
week on Thursday with Mrs. O.
Larson.
B. A. Axlund spent Saturday with
his wife X Bellingham.
John Axling and family ate Sun
day dinner at the Palmquist home.
Mr.. Larson's sister and neice OF
North Dakota are visiting him.
A number of the neighb0rs OF Mr.
and Mrs. ]. A. FrOberg went to their
home on Monday. the men cut
JluS WOOu, JuO l0u1C0 PACp"s AZ e
u nice dinner for them which all
enjoyed. A nice lot of wood was
the result of the days work.
Frank Weidkamp has his new
residence nearly completed.
w. w. Johnson made a trip tc
Blaine one day last week. bringing
home nice lot of salmon.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. FrOberg en-.
tertained last Sunday A. G. West.
lund and family. G. Ericsson and
family, and Mr.. and Mrs. Markstrom
Edith Freden, of Bellingham, II
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Il. Wheeler.
Mabel Johnson has gone to Bel
bingham for an indefinite time.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. +. Randall are
nicely located in their new home.
U. s. Senator Poindexter will
speak at Bellingham next Friday
night, and John G. Lawrence and
Dan Landon will address the voters
of Lynden and vicinity at Pixley's
hall in Lynden on Wednesday G.
vening. October 80.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-10-24
Mr.. Cloud on Bob. Hodge.

The following letter from Mr.. Dan
Cloud, of this city. former publisher
of The Tribune, must voice the SEN
timent Of many other fair minded an
decency-loving people in regard to
the campaign methods being resOrted
to in an endeavOr to defeat BOD
Hodge, Progressive party candidate
for governor of this state:
Editor Tribune: am not a
Hodge man; l do not expect to vote
for him. But in the interest of clean
government and common decency.
want to enter a protest against the
scandalous, and believe. libelous at
tacks being made Oh the mans pri-
vate life.
while in Seattle Saturday and
Sunday l made some enquiry among
men of the highest character. inclui-
ing one professor in the state uni
versity, about Hodges public and
private life. Without exception they
gave him the highest commentator
l heard Hodge speak to between
5000 and 1000 people in the coli
scum. On the stage with him and
endorsing him were Senator Poin-
dxeter, State Senator Paulhamus,
and that sterling old democrat, "Wal
Horse" White, besides others OF
note, including many women prOmi-
nent in Seattle. Hodge received a
great ovation when he came on the
stage. He told that big audience
that Ex-senator Wilson had offered
him either of two United States
marshalships, or the wardenship
of the state penitentiary II he would
not be candidate for the govern
Orship. and defied Wilson to deny
that he had done SO. He told them
that he had been threatened that
his political and private character
would be ruined If he refused to
withdraw from the race.
Personally, Hodge impressed me
and all those with whom l talked as
an honest man. l think he Is honest
and ! believe If elected he, and no
one else. will be governor. Morrow
err, believe he will be a good and
capable governor. AS to the preju-
dicial stories being published about
his private life. am willing to stake
my reputation that such men as
Paulhamus, Poindexter and White
men l know and men who know hin
would not support him II hun
dredth part of them were true. Do
you think so? Does any one who
thinks believe it?
DAN CLOUD