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NATUt l>.\ V, NOYKMHKH j:i, '12.
RAMON CORRAL.
Itamon Corral, fur ;t number of
years regarded as • In* most pow
erful statesman in Mexico next to
PorMlrio Diaz, whose chief lieu
leuanl he was, has died in exile.
In his lusl hours lie had the
grim satisfa.elion of knowing that
l.lie country in which order had
been preserved, and an outward
semblance of respect for auth
ority maintained, largely through
his own efforts, was overrun by
outlaws, willi revolutions of the
old Mexican kind in progress in
many slates. As governor of
Sonora, Corral may have been
higll-handed. but lie secured
peace, an,j the business interests
of the slate thrived. As governor
of I ho federal district htf kept
order iu I he capital and helped
to promote public improvements.
Many storm's were told <>f his
cruel ami quite unconventional
ways of punishing otVemlcrs
against the law, and probably
most of I hem were untrue, echoes
of strange old tales of an earlier
Mexico. He certainly impressed
Ihe lawless element with a whole
some sense of his author it y and
liis ability.
He was transferred l.o the cab
inet and put forward as vice
president by the will of Diaz, who
believed that in case of his own
death Corral would be Ihe llllest
man to take up the cares of the
chief executive. The unpopular
ity of Corral, from Ibis point in
his career, was probably due lo
Ihe growing resentment of the
assumption of supreme authority
by Diaz. II is-relent ion of the
presidential office in bis lifetime
had come lo be accepted as de
sirable if unconlsitufional. Hut
his appoint nienl. against all pub
lic reniouslranee, of bis own suc
cessor. arouse,) angry (^approv
al, and Corral rather lliau Diaz
was forced to bear the brunt of
Ihe people's wrath. His very
name was haled, all sorts of cal
umnies were uttered against him,
and he was pictured as a mon
ster greed and cruelly.
Yet lie seemed, in Ihe year of
the government's downfall, a
modest, courteous gentleman. oh
\"'oiisly suffering from physical
malady, ami it is nol likely that
he wouid have failed to serve his
ci»n:i'"\ to Ihe best of his abil
ilv in any emergency, lie is the
f'.r-l • I tile exiles to die. but h:s
dc,ith was nol unexpected. II 's
likely enough thai the Mexicans
will speak more kimlh of him in
the liiure. Kven Santa Anna is
j eme nbereil as a heroic soldier,
and the Mexican* almost always
extol their i|e;i,| leaders. Hul they
l-U'e nol unlike oilier peoples in
thai parlieiilar.
T HE TURKISH PROGRESSIVES
/iND OTHERS.
Turkey's rollapsi* r«i||n\vs fa si
11|m>it ilif ifpMiiiM'alinn uf *l'urk<•>
)iy I In- Ymiiip Turks. I In- I'rnjxprs
sivrs nf Turkey. II is mil ri^lil
In snv iluil I he • >n«> I'venl rnunril
Mil" oilu'r. any mure lhau il i*
possihlr In aPKni* Hint lln* Yuiiiik
Turks wi*n* wrnnn in ihi'ir pimi
I inn and nuplil mil Id liavi* sue
reeded. Thi» nue sure Ihinpr is
llial, hnwever I liny may have pe
furmed Turkey's dunieslir affairs.
I hoy hav«* heen uneipuil In I In*
Insk which Ih«*y assumed. Their
nmhilinns. hnwever Imnesl, their
prnmiscs, hnwever fervent, have
failed undep a lesl whirh they
di,| nnl fnresee.
Is there mil here ii warning
for nnrselves? Our I'rn^reush ex,
afle'r all. a pi* nion liki* I In* rest
of 118. They ran ni*llhi*r fnresee
nor rnnlrnl events, ami llii* i in -
pnrlnnl event s nf I In* fuhipe may
be hidden from Ihem as cnmplrle
ly as from the rest nf us. If fliej
proposed In prneeed wilh Ih«*ii
reforms in the manner prnve<
, good by a century's experience it
might be that they could do little
harm before they were checked by
the country. Hut they are pro
poning the removal of accustom
ed checks an<] balances provided
■ as wholesome restraint upon any
faction. They are proposing to
alter the constitution at the will
of the majority, and to intrust
' the interpretation of (he consti
tution not to the courts but to
the common people. This is
something apart from the gen
eral lied of social justice, and
would be sure to precipitate oili
er issues as fatal as those which
have overwhelmed the Turkish
Progressives.
There should be no step bark
ward in betterment of social ami
industrial conditions. Inil steps
forward ounhl to be made with
safeguards against missteps.
Votes fop (lie Progressives are
rather voles against the constitu
tion than in favor of social jus
lice. Inasmuch as there is no
parly standing for social injus
tice, there is no reason for not I
! voting lit sustain our inslilu
j lions, and to advance the propos
led progressive reforms by con
! st i1111 ional procedure.
! i
Money Cost of War.
The financial department of the
New York F.voninfr Pnsl has ma le
some calculations of the cost c»f
recent wars, and it estimates that
I ho lillle Transvaal war cost Knu
land J?1,000,000 per flay ami 1 li«»
entire cost <»f 111«■» war was ft I ,
085.oon.ooo. Tin* Manehuriau
war, which lasle,| a year and a
hall', rosl somelliinfi like $2,000,
000,000 f<»r Ihe two contestants,
ami Ihe Turoo-Ilalian war cost
I In* Italian government ft 100,
000.000. while I In* lolal expendi
ture of Turkey is place,! al ft(»5,
(100,000. A Vienna estimate
states thai lln' presonl war will
cost Bulgaria - $0 iO.OOO per day
and Sorvia 83GO.OOO. Continued
at thai per -diem rate, the expen
ses «»f these two belligerents
would he $50,000,000 to $60,000,
000 per month, and it would still
be left to reckon up the outlay
of Turkey, (ireece and Montonpro.
As They Count in New York.
A woman was in a New York
elevator which also had some
men passengers.
"Ninth," said one of the men
after the car was fairly started.
"Sixth," said the woman.
The. car sped by the sixth floor
and was halted at the ninth.
On the way hack the woman j
asked:
"Why didn't you stop at the
sixth Hour? The sixth is-lower
I ban tluv ninth."
"I know Ihat." said the elevat
or hoy. "Hul the man said ninth
lirsl."
Subsldenoe of the Bermudas.
It is contended that the Hoimu.
du IslandH arc merely I ho reiu
nant of an island,very much larg
er than the present entire group,
which has sunk into the ocean.
The original island, it is assort
ed, had an area of throe Inin
'dre I or four hundred s;piare
miles, whereas the Bermudas of
today are only about 20 .-t;uare
miles in area. Within a eompar
atively recent period, according
to Verrill, the Bermudas have
subsided at least HO or !00 TeeJ.
Their base is tile summit of an
ancient volcano, while Ihr.ir sur
face is composed of slie!i sand
drifted into hills by Ui> win I.id
cosolidaled by iullllraiion.
Just Couldn't.
The yimng rily woman visit
ing in the country had asked to
milk I he cow. The farmer cuii
senh',1 ami handiMl her the pail
and milking stool. In a few mo- j
infills she returned, tin* stool
showig signs' of wo'ar.
"W'hal's I In* mat tor?" asked
tin* farmi'i*. "couldn't \ou milk
her?"
"-No," was I lie indignanl reply,
"I t'oiildn'l make your <dd cow
sil down on Ihal stool."
II costs you loss to slop at
"The Cliff" than it does to rent
and heat a cabin, and you have
a nice warm, clean room to dress
in. No fires or cares at ail to
attend to.
Schedule for Launch Donaldson.!
Fori Liscum AlaoI:~, Aug. 2,1
1912.—Office of the Quartcrmas-'
ler: •
The following schedule for the'
launch Lieut. C. V. Donaldson will I
take effect Monday, Aug. 5, 1912.]
All orders in conflict herewith are;
revoked: i
Leave Leave
Days— Ft. Liscum Valdcz
Mondays ...8:15a.m. 10:45am.
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m. j
Tuesdays ..8:15a.m. 10:45a.m.
2:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m.
5:00 p. m. 5:30 p. fn.
\Vednesdays8:15 a. m. 10:45 a.m.
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
Thursday ..8:15a.m. 10:45a.m.
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
Fridays ...8:15a.m. 10:45a.m.
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
Saturdays .2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7:00 p. m. 10:30 p. m.
Sundays, such trips as may be or
dered.
There will be no trips for the
launch on tho second and fourth f
Fridays each month, these days
being used to clean boilers.
Special trips or cancelling of
above will be made without no
tice, only to meet the emergen
cies of the service.
Rv order of Lieut.-Col. O'Neil.
L. A. KUNZIG.
1st Lieut. 30th Infantry, Qunr
master.
Now is
The
Time
To advertise. If business is quiet
invigorate it by bringing your
wares before the buyer. No mer
chant evor succeeded by cutting
down his advertising Just because
money tightened up a little. On
the other hand the merohant who
gets the money Is the one who
creates a demand for his wares
through the advertising columns
of the newspaper.
If you have something for sale
write up an advertisement telling
Its merits. We will bring It be
fore the people and are confident
it will bring results. Try It.
Prospector
Thanksgiving Day
Is Next Thursday
Go to the Thanksgiving Ball dressed in a
STEIN-BLOCH SUIT
Don't forget
The Mariposa, just in, brought us a large
line of fruits and vegetables to go with your
Thanksgiving dinner. We will not have
another boat before Thanksgiving, so we will
be pleased to reserve your orders.
Our store will be closed all day Thanksgiving.
Copper River
Draying Co.
Freighting and passengers to all parts
of the interior. General Trucking
fe)d. Wood, - Proprietor
MoKlnlcy St. Valdes
ffcup Hotel
~SEATri£
CfiAS. PEMY, MOB.
THE BEST Or EVEPKTHINfi
IN THE HEART OF TdEClTT
135RooHsWiThl)ATn-505&HMf Rooms
GOOD OSMS
The vr.ot progressive
store keepers all over the
country uso olechioity for
lighting. Why is it'-.'
Boer, uno
it makes .i lighte; store.
It is clo.inly.
It gives !s-5 trouble.
It doos not or Mu'tothoair.
It len^u Iti oif readily to
any opaci?.l decorative
effect.
It Bi'iO'.vs up oolors to
pood advantage.
'Phono for oi.r oxpert to
talk it o^er v itli yo».;.
ALASKA WATER, LI6HT t TEL. CO,
We do a
general
Banking
Business
S* BLUM &. <o
— INCORPORATED —
BANKERS
CAPITAL. $ P.OO.OOO.00
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
We Pmy 4 Per Cent Internet mn Time Certificate* of Deposit.
S"**" Hm« Electric Li,i«.
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Room* AH Modern Convenience*
Good
Goods
THE BUFFET
Good
Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS Ol°
Native and J ¥ Tll/ID FD and Building
Puget Sound Lj v/ 1V113Ju1\ Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 1 8
Patronize a Home Industry
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
Drugs and Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Telephone Orders Solicited Free Delivery
Ingram & Bush Dealers
Just Arrived Direct from the
Factories a Large Shipment of
INTEGRIDAD, Rex, Regal* EL SIDELO, Senators, Millionaire*
SMOKECRAFT, Reina Victoria, Delmonico BELMONT, Monarch
REPRESENTA, Medio. Full Value, Madrid
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
Special Price To The Trade