The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-09-07

on March 20, &C. Merchants used TO
close their shops or prolong the siesta
interval rather than accept this kind
of money, so the government issued
decree that II they closed, they re-
malned closed forever. The cost OF
running the mess at the mine was
about $40 per month per man.
When the American troops entered
Mexico after the Columbus raid, II
was considered good policy to sleep
with your boots on and your grip
packed. Gringoes began to leave the
country on various pretexts, and some
Of those who remained behind sent
their wives out. Along the line to the
border, crowds collected at the sta
lions and howled for the blood of the
grlngoes. American newspapers came
through irregularly, some (for exam-
pie, the New York Times) hardly ever
San Antonio Light seemed the most
regular. One American entering Mex
leo, who had an American paper In his
pocket, was relieved of 1t at the Dor
der by Mexican official. Americans
are despised, and IL one or two are In
a car full of Mexicans, they are likely
to be insulted. Even If there is no
war 1t will not be safe for Americans
to return till something Is done to
make the Mexicans have more respect
for foreigners.
Zapata has been rather quiet lately.
1t Is said that he Is working the Cam
po Morada mine and making silver
coins. His troops are close to the
City of Mexico and surround Ell Orc
district. Carranza sent Pablo Con-
zales against him, and he captured
Cuernavaca. Carranza then sent a
trainload (about 900 people) to Cuer-
navaca to administer the government
there This train also carried much
ammunition and considerable
amount of the new infalsificable paper
money. Zapata held up the train,
btiiGu NHD lACtt dbd OAA NOtitCitg uAl
took away the eligible women and
girls, the ammunition and the new
money. and probably has them still.
This happened few miles south of
Mexico City. so 1t will be seen that the
power of the de facto government does
not extend very far. Trains on all
lines are frequently held up and the
passengers robbed and sometimes kill
ed and the train burned Sometimes
the train Is only fired at. For this
reason some people thought 1t safer to
stay in than try to get out Of the
country. The government would not
sell postage stamps unless one
brought his letters and showed them
to the attendant.
The Taneie of Currency.
In May the export duty on bullion
was raised to 10 per cent ad valorem
the stamp duties were doubled, and
mining taxes increased. At the same
time millions of rounds of ammunition
were purchased-from the United
States, of course.
Bills above the value of 10 pesos
Vera Cruz issue) were not good I'M
less resellado. There were many
counterfelts In circulation-even the
re-seal being forged. Sometimes when
one took his bills to the government
to be re-sealed. they would declare
them counterfeit and confiscate them.
1t Is said that one intelligent bunch
Of bandits once stole the government
press and made quite a lot of
money before the authorities recover
ed 1t.
Mexican pickpockets are as clever as
ever and are reaping a harvest In the
street cars in Mexico
City. Boys at the mines rob the min
ers on pay day. The law is that any
one found guilty OF theft shall be
shot, but in spite of this many peones
take chances and the law is not strict
~ enforced, otherwise the country
would soon be depopulated.
AS the result of strike engineered
BY the Casa Obrero Mundial Ga
branch of the /. w. W. and probably
packed by the state or federal gov
the miners at Pachuca got
/ raise of wages in May Until then
hey had been getting about three
'esos per day paid In Vera Cruz paper
money plus qualification, or present,
" $50 per cent. plus a bonus for reg
liar attendance, plus certain guam
ity of maize at less than cost price,
Illus car fare to and from Pachuca.
Under the new arrangement they get
IL they work five days per week. so
Ter cent Of their old wage paid in orc
Iacional or It's equivalent In paper
money at the official rate of exchange,
maize at cost price, no qualification,
nd no car fare. Those who do not
york five days per day will get 25 per
ent Of their old wage in orc nacional
r its equivalent The mining COM
anies will open stores and sell to
heir employees at cost This arrange
tent will considerably increase the
ost of mining and milling. Let us
ope that the price Of silver will coun-
erbalance this.
When the new money came into cir
nlation, the newspapers operated or
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