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TTJAS TAXIS THE TJ. S.
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HUERTA DETERMINED
TO RETAIN OFFICE
Denied Intention of Resigning Presidency or
Fleeing From Mexico.
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With Mrs. Rheta Dorr Militant Occupies Suite
Friends Who Presented Loy--
log Cup Accorded
Demonstration.
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HOISTOM
V a. I
Which Held Qpriano Castro
PROTESTS FROM THE AMERICAN
SUFFRAGEtTES ARE BEING MADE
Appeal From Order of Deportation Entered Yesterday Will
Be Acted Upon at Washington Is Expectation Peace-
ful Suffragette Leader Pleased.
(Atneittii Prott Report.)
NFW TOKK. October II. Mrs. Emme-
I1n. Pajikhurst foremost of English mili-
tant suffragettee. who reached Amirlct
today on the liner Provence to appeal for
the sympathy tod (upport of tbe Amer-
ican pec pi. In th "revolution" for which
he ii the I. fighting u a prisoner to-
nlgtit at LIU Island under order of de-
portation awaiting th. isaue of an appeal
Wlch l expected tu be decided tomorrow
at Wehlngton.
Wit: Mrs Kheta Child Dorr on of
tli. Kugliin inllttauit atrong sympa-
thiiers. who wss "voluntarily de-
tained'' that all. mla-ht ba with her
lewier Mr rankhurst occupied the
rnn:m"iniiii.ii'i tune of rwo rooma In tha
Administration building While present-
ing ar. appearance of barer est. tha rooma
tn comfortably furnteaad ana are the
brut In lb building They are th on
In which ilpr'ano Castro. formr Ven-
lu.lai dictator was detained whll hi
caa was pending From the broad win-
dow overlooking the harbor Mr Hank-
hum ran see the Statue of Liberty.
Mr l!;khu.--.i tu detained by an
ln.n Inatlon intpector on bar errtval bar
ai.d was at om taken before a special
board of Inquiry which after examining
her decide.! beoauae ahe had bean con-
victed abri.nl of acta Involving moral
turpitude he waa an undealrable alien.
The board therefor ordered hr ex-
clusion. Appeal immediately Enter1.
An aipeal immediately waa entered and
Immigration Commissioner Caminett la
to hear argument on her raae tomorrow
In Washington Mrs Pankhurtt's rep-
resentatives here expressed confidence
r that whatever might be don about th
appeal tha English militant would re-It-umI
under bond for two weeaaveo that
ah might Oil her pklog engagement
ieMl
SUFFRAGISTS
a ENGAGE HELP
Attorneys Employed In Mrs.
Pankhurst Case
Final Decision In Celebrated Case
Will Be Made Monday by
Secretary of
. Labor.
(Associated Press Report.)
WASHINGTON October IS. Commis-
sioner '.eneraJ of Immigration Camlnettt
tonlglt received the paper in the record
of rl- ! earing today of Mrs Emmcllne
yi'ank' -.irM by 'be board of sreclal inquiry
at Ellis Island.
Tomorrow the Commissioner and Acting
Secretary of Labor Pot will tak up th
record for oonalderatlon but the Coramls-
aloner said tonight h had no Intention
of holding a formal hearing of the caa
V Bunday.
f ' Such a proceeding would Involve th
holding open not only of the Bureau of
Imnilgmtton hut also of the Immigration
Station at Kills itdand and would be (julte
unprecedented" he aald. It appears
scarcely likely that final decision of the
case will I announced before Monday.
TI.en It will be determined by Commis-
sioner Caminett I and Acting Pecretary
Post whether Mrs. Pankhurst shall be per-
mitted to land tn the Cnlted States or as
the KIlis Island txard dcreed. or shall
be deported to France wheme she came
for her acts committed "for the cause"
In England.
Both Sides Protested.
Protests and appeals on both sides of
the celebrated case couched In terms
ranging from legal to extravagantly senti-
mental continued late today to pour In
' on the Immigration Bureau and began to
reach the White Housee. Those addressed
to President WUeon were referred to Im-
migration authorities. White House offi-
cials pointing out the section of rh law
which vests the Secretary of Labor with
..final authority In deportation cases.
' Suffragists at headquarters of th Na-
tional Association of Woman Suffrage
roused at Mrs. l'ankliurst'e detention
enfaged two attorneys to act with tbos
coming from Ne York to plead for th
British leader. One of the local lawyers
s Miss Emma C. Gillette a suffragist
and dean of a local law college.
Commissioner Camlnettt. while taking
paras to make clear that Mrs. Pank-
hurat's case was being treated exactly
as that of any other Immigrant pointed
out that she waa In 111 health and that
consideration due to a woman In such
conditions would be accorded ber.
Will Exsmln fieords.
Commissioner Caminett! will go over
th records tomorrow consider her an-
swers to questions propounded by the
Immigration Inspectors and the special
board at New Tork with a view to de-
termining whether any crime Mrs. Tank-
hurM admits having committed or for
which she has been convicted involves
moral turpitude."
HI opinion will go to Acting Secre-
tary Post who In the absence of B.cr-
(Contraud on Pa Two.)
km Mr. Pankhuret tonight had atlll
another recourse under conalderatlon.
"Of course even if th appeal falla. w
tin have th habeaa corpua proceeding"
ah said.
Order Deportee Under Law.
Mrs. Pankhurst' deportation wa or-
dered under aectlon t of tha Immigration
law. Thla ctton provide for th ex.
elusion of peraona convicted abroad of a
crime or crimea Involving moral turpi-
tude. Tha board held that Mr. rank-
hurst' conviction In England of lon-
splracy to commit araon brought her
within thla claaa.
Pankhurst Meeting Postponed.
Because of uncertainties surrounding
tha proceeding In her case the meeting
at Madison Square Carden. set fur to-
morrow night at which Mrs. 'ankhurt
wai to epeak waa postponed today un-
til Monday night.
Mr. Pankhurst seemed to have ITtlle
doubt that aha would b freed In time
to apeak at that meeting and carry her
message to th peoal of thla country.
Sh waa on the point of atartlnjr a
"hunger atrlke" when (ha heard that the
deportation order waa laaued. But on
learning that a apeady decision of the ap-
peal waa probable ah broke faat and
swallowed with evident relleh a chicken
sandwich and a pot of tea which ah
bad requested.
"I anj confident that whatever happens
It will b good for the caua In which
I am Intereated" she aald. "1 have
great faith In th American people's
sense of Justice and fair play and I know
they want to give me a chance to defend
th movement which has been so mis-
represented. Ther is no doubt thst my
detention Is unjust"
Thre things In th examination of airs.
Pa.Dkh.urat seemed particularly to arouse
her Indignation On wa that eh was
accused of "m oral turpitude" another
that th proceedings wer rn secret and
th third that bar "political opponents"
In England had. la her belief furnished
much of th material used by the spe-
( Continued on Page Two.)
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NEWS AS BOMB
TO MILITANTS
London Women in Conster-
nation at Order.
United States Barring Mrs. Pank-
hurst From Entering- on Top of
Defection of Eng-lish Couple
Astonished Leaden.
(Aitoeiitei frtu Rtprt.)
LONDON. October 11 Th order for
th deportation from the United States
of Mrs. Emmellns Pankhurst. coming on
top of tns publicly announced defection
of Mr. and Mrs. Pethlck Lawrence from
all forms of militancy has caused con-
sternation among the militant suffragists
here. Th headquarters of the Woman?
Social and Political Union wer open to-
night but only members of the rank and
file reported. In the absence of officials
few of them cared to talk for publication.
They did not attempt to conceal their
anxiety however.
The famoua war cabinet of the militant
organization has been scattered by Illness
and prison bar. "G.n.ral" Mrs. Flora
Drummond Is ssrloualy 111. Miss Sylvia
Pankhurst. Mis Annie Kenney Miss
Kerr and Mrs. Baunder are In Jail while
others are absent In the country. Not an
official could b found tonight to tak
charge and the cohorts gathered to learn
if they could assist In any way their
leader now In th United State. Miss
Amy Manr Hicks who has served sev-
eral terms In jail for window breaking
and "obstrultlon" said:
"I am greatly surprised that th Amer-
ican immigration authorities should tak
action which would tend to make th
United State equally with England th
laughing stock of tha civilised world as
regard th treatment of militants but I
confidently expect that th American suf-
fragettes will make such a protest as win
lead to the rescinding of th deportation
order."
tA a meeting tonight presided over by
the Bishop of Kensington and attended
by leaders of all shades of opinion ex-
cept adherents of th Woman nodal and
Political Union. Mr. and Mrs. Pethlck
Lawrenc spot advocating th oalllng
off of old aoorsa in aa sffort to organ Is
ail branches of suffragists. Th new
campaign will be on entirely new lines
without a hint of th violent methods
which war formerly favord. Mr. and
Mrs. ' Lawrae wer forced out of th
W'omaas Boetal and Political Union by
Mrs. Pankhurst and her daughters sev-
eral month ago but continued their ad-
vocacy ef militancy until today. Th
Bishop of Kensington hinted that the
church waa how ready to become a posi-
tive fore and would back up tha women's
movement conducted on the new lines.
Mis Mae Soott-TToy of San Francisco
said :
"I know positively that the British
Oovernment sent an Intimation to Wash-
ington that It desired Mrs. Pankhurst
kept out To be Imprisoned In Kngland
does not necessarily Involve disgrace or
prove moral turpitude. Parnell waa Im-
prisoned here but afterwards quite prop-
erly waa warmly welcomed In America
"To deport Mrs. Pankhurst would b
Illogical and absurd."
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Secretary McAdoo.
(Astoaattfi Hrtss Report.)
WASHINGTON. October 1! Secretary
McAdoo today took occasion to reaffirm
that he had no intention to resign from
the csblnet. ills statement was made in
the course of two letters to newspapers
which had referred to his Intention to re-
sign and required them to state that he
had no auch intention.
CLAiAirfRUsf'
FIXES PRICES
The Secretary of Commerce
Makes Oiliclal Report.
But Two Factories in Country Mafce
New High Grade Cotton
Bagging for the
Trade.
(Domini t ! Sffcwl.)
WASHINGTON October II. TVust con-
trol of the manufacture of cotton bagging
In this country Is declared by Secretary of
Commerce Red field to be the cause of the
prevailing high pne of bagging. This
official report was submitted t the Sen-
ate today In response to a resolution call-
ing upon tha Department of Commerce to
Instlsut aa luilgaUa tut; the juxpo
f discovering th caa 'of th "ounStit.
u advafic in th prtc of svttf cotton
To th eotlon hroducer ef Texas th
report holds out little hone oT"atrr varty
reduction In pric. despite the plaolng of
theae two Bxticles on the free list.
The report enteia exhaustively into tli.
meiuoda of baling and marketing cotton
and Indulges In some cuustic criticisms
upon the apparent carelessness with
which tli while staple1 la handled. While
It is admitted that a number of South-
ern facto. I t are making a grade of re-
wuven bagging and tli I much second
hand basging is uaed stress is laid upon
the fact thai but two factories In this
country manufacture new high grade
jute bagging. Tha secretary points
out that the two big cotton bagging
manufacturers opened the market st aoout
the same day each year at about the same
figure and any advance or decline In
price come at about th same tlm.
Each year the secretary report. thee
two companies have been opening th
market later and later Aa a result deal-
ers stated they were afraid to import be-
cause the pending prices of the two
American manufacturers might occasion
them great loss. The secretary assigns
this late opening as a cause of high
prices.
Scarcity of cotton ties large cotton
crops bagging held In warehouses and
smaller Importations of bagging were
given as contributing causes of high
prioes. .
A marked shortage In cotton ties was
assigned as the principal cause of the
high price The failure of two companies
to turn out any ties this year had been a
factor In the shortage the secretary aald.
H. reported that one Independent manu-
facturer said that the practice of the
CarTegle Steel Oiminy opening the mar-
ket late In the season at the same time
the American Msnufacturlng Company
names the price on bagging had much to
do with the shortage.
WOMAN SURVIVOR
FINDS CHILDREN
Victim of Volturno Disaster Is Re-
united to Little Ones at Sew
York Dock.
(Ai senates Press Report.)
NEW YORK. October 16 The arrival
today of 11 women saved from the burn-
ing Volturno by the freighter Rappahan-
nock was the signal for the most Impres-
sive scene of Joy witnessed here since
tha rescuing fleet began bringing in their
cargoes of survivors. The women were
transferred at Halifax from the Rappa-
hannock to the liner Florlxel.
Ten of them were young girls. The
eleventh was Mrs. Pola Polack and the
scene at the dock as she met her three
children whom eh had given up for lost
brought tears to the eyes of the Imml-
grant officer.
Mr. Polack was the last woman to
leave th Volturno. She was lowered Into
one of the Rai.oahannock's boats. Uellev-
Ing that her children already were there.
When the boat put off from the biasing
ship and she found that th little ones
were left behind she became hysterical
and the boat's crew hsd all they could
do to keep her from Jumping overboard.
She remained In a hysterical condition
during all th Journe to New York. Her
ror the tint time sne learned that the
ohlldern were saved by one of the boats
from the Kroonland. They met her at
the dock with her father an east aid
merchant.
PLEADING FOR THAW.
Counsel Claimed That Client Is De-
tained Without Process of Law.
tAstoneilei Press KM1.J
CONCORD. N. BL October 11. In a
supplementary brief on behalf of Harry
K. Thaw filed today by his counsel with
Governor Felker It Is declared that Thewv
haa been detained under arrest nearly
six weeka on a defective requisition pe-
tition supported by the allegation of an
Indictment which never exkjted and dur-
ing all that time no Indictment ba been
obtained.
DEPOSED GOVERNOR TO
VISIT IN COOPERSIOWN
I
Lecture Promoters Offered Enemy
of Tammany Hall $100000 for
Season in Chicago Letter From
Roosevelt Bead to Crowd.
(AtuvUttii Prta Rrpor;.)
ALBANY S. T.. October 18 There
waa red Are. oratory and music by a brass
band at the Executive Mansion tonight
when several hundred admirers of Wil-
liam Sulxer called to present him with a
loving cup.
Bain fell while the marchers were en
route th mansion. Sulr.r started to
shake hands with all his callers but be
never completed the task. They crowded
around htm and refused to move. Some
one said a few words of consolation to
him only to b. Interrupted by Mr. Sulxer.
"The action of the court is the least of
our troubles" she said.
The crowd began to cheer. "We'll have
you back her next year BUI" one man
yelled.
Another enthusiast cried "Hooray for
the next President of the United State:"
whereupon ther was more cheering.
i Cheers for Mrs. Salser followed.
Chester C. Piatt Suiter's secretary
read a speech assuring Sulxer that h.
bad been removed because be would not
oby the bosses. Mention 0 the name of
Charles F. Murphy brought hisses.
Victim of Corrupt BoiiUm.
"Lynch him!" shouted one man at the
mention of the name of an assemblyman.
The cup presented to Sulxer was In-
scribed "To William Sulser a victim of
corrupt bobslsm. October 17 lilt."
Mrs. Sulxer waa presented with a bou-
quet. Bulxer In a speech reiterated his
assort Ion that his ramoval was due to his
displeasing Taimnaay Hall.
"Had 1 obeyed th boas lnta4 of my
oath of otliee I would atlll be Uovemor
aad the organization would b patting m
ba tke back and tailing uie peopi 1 was
a second Andrew Jackson" he said. '"My
condemnation by the bona Is Intended to
r as) warning aad a precedent to
VVaiR atAy fnllaw me of what wHl hap-
ClO PMm 11 iny aon 1 ooey oruara
I believe ray fate will have a good
eflect in th aa and 4a mora taaa any
other slngl thing I could aa to forever
destroy the teirors of corrupt 'bosslsrn'
In the Bute of New York."
A letter which Colonel Roosevelt wrote
Suiter (ictober I last waa given out by
l'latt. It was In response to one from
Sulaer telling Roosevelt that on advice
of counsel bulier could not permit a letter
he wiote the former President regarding
tbe Impeachment case to be made public.
Latter From Roosvrt
Th letter follows:
"I thank you for your letter and I am
sorry that I have to leave before your
defense Is made public. I wish It had
been poaslbl for you to writ me th Ut-
ter of which you wrote giving me th
doflnit facta as to th effort by Mr.
Murphy and his associate to bend you to
thlr Interests againat th cause of hon-
esty and decency In popular government
and their promise of Immunity to you
ft ora Impeachment if you would ceaae
your attacks on the men who have been
guilty of misconduct with public office and
If you would cease demand for direct pri-
maries. Such a letter giving me In de-
tail the farts would of course have en-
abled me to speak much more strongly
than I have spoken "
Offered 160000 for Lectures.
Piatt also gave out copies of several
telegrams Sulxer had received offering
him lecture dates. A Kansas City man
bid $ 10. 000 for one lecture; a New Yorker
110000 for 10 lectures: another New York-
er $60000 for 60 and a Chicago pro-
moter lopped the list with (100.000 for a
season. As yet the former Governor ha
closed no contracts for public addresses.
This waa the last night Suiter occupied
the Executive Mansion. He will leave
tomorrow morning for Coopertown wher
he will apend three or four days In a sum-
mer hotel owned by a friend. He will
be accompanied only by Mr. Sulxer.
From Coopertown Sulxer will go to th
n ountalns for a few days probably and
then return to New Tofk.
DIDN'T WANT TO MARRY
AND SHE SHOT HIM
Woman Fired on Advertising Agent
Who Promised to Get DiTorce
and Wed Her.
Muori.1t.f Press Report.)
BAN FRANCISCO. October IS. J. D.
Van Raalen an advertising agent was shot
this afternoon while In tbe hallway of the
Chronicle building by a woman who gave
her name as Mrs. 1-eah Anderson. Van
Baalen was hit in the stomach lungs and
shoulder and the surgeons who operated
on him said hi. recovery waa doubtful.
Mrs. Anderson after being taken to
the city prison told detectives that Van
Baalen had promised to divorce his wife
who Is In the East and mam- her. She
said she had traveled with van Baalen
aa his wife and when she learned today
that h had no Intention of marrying her
she shot hlni.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Houston and vicinity
Sunday generally cloudy.
Temperature and precipitation at
Houston for It hours ending 7 p. m. Sat-
urday: Maximum S3; minimum it.
Precipitation trace.
Atmoapherlo pressure at Houston at I
p. m. Saturday 10.15.
Sunrla Sunday 1:17 a. tn.; sunset
:47 p. m.
lAssocUtid Prist Reftrt.)
WASHINGTON. October IS. East
Texas Cloudy Sunday and Monday;
moderate north and northeast winds.
West Texas Cloudy 8unday; probably
rain and colder In tha Panhandle; Monday
unsettled.
LouisianaCloudy Bunday and Monday.
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Yuan Shi Eai.
(Ascimtsi Prsss Krt.)
WASHINGTON October IS. Th
Stat Department has received fromYuan
Shi Kal an acknowledgment of the mes-
sage of congratulation sent him by Presi-
dent Wilson following Yuen's election as
first permanent President of the Chinese
Republic. The acknowledgment which Is
dated Pekln. October 1 after expressing
appreciation for the President's congratu-
Istlons. declares that th new head of
China will "always have th luminous ex-
ample of th United State to guide and
help" him. and xpresa delight that
President Wilson's hops for China's ad-
vancement as a Republlo coincide with
Yuan's aim. The message closes with
the expressed hope that China and Amer-
ica may be drawn closer together in fu-
ture year. The message was forwarded
Immediately to President Wilson.
MEAGErTOPr'
FOR MINERS
Entombed Mexicans at Rock-
dale Doomed.
Constant Work of Arailahla Pimps
Failed to Reduoa ft'rP
Lerel in FloodM
Mine.
ROCKDALE. Texas October II. Hun-
dreds of persons ar congregated at the
Vogel mine where seven Mexicans were
engulfed on Thursday afternoon.
It Is now said that still another Mex-
ican and a small boy are missing. The
situation I a most distressing one aa n
rescue work seems to be possible of a
prompt nature. Four and a part of the
time five large pumps have been at work
constantly without materially reducing
th water In th mln. which ha four or
fir different passageway coveting an
underground area of about ISO squar
yards about 00 feet from the surfa.
To the north the passage slopes up to
within 10 or 70 feet from the surface and
It la behaved that th man when cut off
from the shaft sought that elevation and
a faint hope Is felt that they may still
be alive.
A force of men la working trying to dig
down to them but their progress Is very
slow. They will have to out through
fireclay and six or eight feet ef lignite
and It seems to be difficult to keep men
at work. Rumors current yesterday of
muffled voices being heard do not appear
to be traceable to any reliable sources.
LABOR DIFFERENCES
DELAYED RESCUE WORK
Mexican Miners Refused to Help
Entombed Men Until Question of
Compensation Was Adjusted.
'Httutem Post Special.)
AUSTIN Texas October IS. C N.
Avery chairman of the Stat Mining
Board and George 8. Matthews Bherlff
of Travis County returned tonight from
Rockdale where they had gone In sn
effort to aid the rescue of the eight men
who have been caught In the Vogel A
Lawrenc mine cave-in According to
Mr. Avery there uf no chance whatever
to save the Imprisoned Mexican miner
though every effort Is being made to
do so.
Mr. Avery said that upon arrival at
Rockdale he found that labor troubles
were being experienced tn spite of the
fact that the men confined In the mln
wer Mexicans other Mexicans wre re-
fusing to labor because a definite ar-
rangement as to compensation had not
been reached.
After he had gotten this matter
straightened out. he found that only
three small lnch-and-a-half pump wer
working wher ther wer millions of
Kllons of watar to b pumped out. He
d a survey of the mine made and at
once started a new shaft down In an
effort to save th men. The caved-in
haft I 90 feet below the surfao. Those
connected with the mine by use of en-
gineering Instruments found a location
where the Imprisoned miners are sup-
posed to be on dry ground. Mr. Avery
ays that Inasmuch a there Is no possi-
bility of an air ourr.nt where the men
are supposed to be. h does not see how
h Is possible to rescue them alive.
Houston Calendar for Today.
Municipal entertainment at City Audi-
torium and band concert at 1:30 p. m.
Meeting ef Olek Oowllng Camp ef
United Confedersts Vetersns st City Hail
It I a. in.
Amuse Tients.
Majestic Vaudevlll.
Ptarc Motion picture.
Old Majeetlo "Little Pals."
Prlno Thte-r"Th Smart Set."
tla VaudaviHa and motion plctur.
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ONLY TO RESIGN WHEN HE SEEKS
RESTING PLACE IN THE SOIL
1 "When I Flee Capital It Will
Take My Place in the
Asserted
(AsstcUssi Press Rept-ri.)
MEXICO CITY October 1S Provlsleit-
al President Huerta ha not resigned nor
Ms h fled from th capital Whn aeon
t the Nstlonsl Pslscs st o'clock this
afternoon h said h had n Intention ef
doing either.
"When I resign" ssld Oeneral Huers
"It will b te sk resting plac lx feet
In th soil.. When I ft th capital It will
b to ahouldsr a rlfl snd tak my plac
In th rsnks to fight th rbl."
This wss Presldsnt Hu.rta's answr to
questions ts to whthr th.r wss any
foundation for report which have been I
freely circulated In the capital and have
found their way to the United State.
General Huerta looked the picture of
hearth and energy.
w"So It I reported that I have fledf" the
Pre.ident aald. "You can see for your
selft thst I am here at my peat. Te ssy
thst I hsv rlgnd or Intended t re-
sign n an abiolut falathood. I hsv no
Intention of rlanlna.
"Should the election which will be held I
as 1 have promised. Indicate another for
the Presidency I shall step aside. Until
that time you will find me here comply-
ing with my promises ro the Nation
which are to re-establish peace within the
law if possible but to re-establish peace."
"Another thing." said the President. '1
have money for my requirements. Don't
you think I haven't Where did I get ItT
My secret!" he responded "but I have It"
Oa th queaUoa Of pacification be de-
clared that before the end of the month
the Government would have retaken Tor-
reon and made headway toward the pa-
CAPITAL BUZZED
WITH RUMORS
Washington Received Denial
by Cable of Huerta's Flight
Officials Who Were Hopeful Pro-
visional President Would Ba
Eliminated Put Little Cred-
ence in Report
UsstMtsi Prtss Rtri.i
WASHINGTON. October IS. Through-
out th day officials heard various re-
ports and rumors that Provisional Presi-
dent Huerta of Mexico had resigned or
Intended to do so; that b had secretly
left th capital and that General Blan-
quet would succeed him. The State De-
partment received so many Inquiries that
It cabled Charge 0'8haughnaay for In-
formation. The receipt this afternoon of the posi-
tive statement from Mexico City that
Huerta did not Intend to resign om-
what clarified the situation though Ad-
ministration officials were In hopes the
elimination of Huerta eventually might
materialise. There has been little dispo-
sition at any time however to credit
the report that Huerta actually had sub-
mitted his resignation to his cabinet and
that It was refused because no successor
able to cop with th situation could be
found.
Officials here declared It Inconceiva-
ble that Huerta should submit his resig-
nation to a cabinet of his own choosing
with any sincere Intention of having it
accepted.
Rbls Predict HI Candidacy.
Among the Constitutionalists here th
report was construed as meaning merely
that Huerta bad taken occasion to point
out that h alon was abl to deal with
the critical state of affairs. They believe
be may even use that argument aa a ba-
sis for becoming a candidate next week
In tbe election set for October 2.
Dispatches from Charge O'Shaugnawy
today were on routine subjects. State
Department advices from elsewhere re-
ported that the Governor of the 8 tat of
Collma had' resigned aad that tha state
Congress had designated a salutary Gev-
ernor. General Juan A. Hernandea
Few Amertsens in Terreeru
Comparatively few Amartosuia are toft
In Torreon Araaeoe aad Vlardn ac-
cording to lnfermatloa received (rem
Monterey and tad difficulty of getting
foreigners out of danger In place where
they were completely ant off from 00m-
munlcatlon appear to bav passed. It
probably will be everal day before rati
and t altera ph oona eotlon between Mon-
terey and Laredo 1 resumed.
The attlttude of Gseat Britain accord-
ing to thoee who know tha vlaws ef th
Washington Administration la causing
soma eouoera. American oavalala showed
some dleappolntment te lean that Sir
Lionel .Cardoa presented his oredantlal to
Huerta tbe day after he had proclaimed
himself- aa dictator. It had been confi-
dently expected here that In lln with
earlier advice that Great Britain had
extended recognition to Huerta aa Pre-
vislonal Prealdent pending an election
that h would not now be regarded aa a
constitutional ruler In view of his nullifi-
cation of constitutional restrictions.
It Is possible that diplomatic inquiries
may be made through Ambassador Pag
a t th Intention of th British foreign
ffic.
Be to Shoulder Musket and
Ranks to Fight Rebels"
Dictator.
olflcatlon of the State of Durangu. "X
have 1000 men at Hlpollto" aald th
Prealdent. "moving on Torreon and 1000
more are proceeding north from Zaee-
tecaa." In reply to a suggestion that further
rumors were afloat that a troop train
ptoceeding to Torreon had been bUwn
up he exclaimed. "More lies! Nothing of
the kind has occurred "
"It has been said that all Americans
have been ordered to leav th capital"
the Interviewer mentioned.
In response Oeneral Huerta made a
gesture of disgust. "What nonsense" he
replied. "As I have repeatedly said sine
I came to the Presidency foreigner from
Hottentots to the most enlightened have
received and w ill continue to receive every
guarantee. Mexicans likewise who obey
the law have nothing to fear from me.
Transgressors must watch out. They
aha 11 be. punished through every tneana
the law affords."
In the opinion of General Huerta tha
sensational rumors have orgtnated wills
enemies of th Administration at th cap-
ital and lswhr for th effect they
would have with the revolutionists.
General Huerta Is working IS te II
hours dally sleeping at odd time when
fatigue overtake him. He adopts varloua
ruses to cscap th scores striving to
reach him with personal affair. Irsltpa
out of unused entrance and takes round-
about route to hid hi whereabouts.
Colonel Carlo Agulla his son-in-law
who Is with him almost continually
sought him today In half a doxen haunt
psior locating mm in in paiao. -
Th rumors of President Huerta' re "
lanation and fllerht caused a aMeatlon In-'
th capital. Many believed them finding.
circumstance to bolster p the story V ' - i
such aa th departure of Cnioael Vldttur- f ? 7
rasaga. War Mlnitr BJane'-eta privet -y (
eocrviay iv verm urn ana uimruiiy in ;
finding any eablfjet ariembet. Few r-
mcmbered having aeea Oeasral Huerta
for a day or tw
DIAZ REFUSED v
TO TURN BACK
Reached Havana and Would
Not Listen to Advice.
Expressed Confidence That Mexican
Elections WiU Take Place
on October 26 as
Scheduled.
(Associated Press Rrt.)
HAVANA. October H General Fells
Dies arrived here today from Europe. H
vaa greeted on hi steamer by Sen or da
la Garaa recently appointed Mexican
consul general at Parle. Garaa tried to
persuade Dlax to discontinue bis journey
to Mexico. Oeneral Dlax refused to)
listen.
He told the Associated Proas that h
would proceed Immediately to Mexico and
had no Intention of abandoning his presi-
dential aspiration.
H said h. was fully convinced that
th election would take place. October tS.
Th general declined to express any opin-
ion cm orher aspects of Mexican affairs.
General Dlax who apparently waa In ex-
cellent health waa met also by a dele-
gation of his personal friends from Mex-
ico. Because of rumors that aa attempt
would be mad by Mexican conspirator
t assassinate General Dlax In Havana
a strong fore of poltc waa sent aboard
th Coroovado immediately on her arrival.
Th general remained on the vessel till
afternoon and then went to a hotel to
remain until th steaner continues her
Journey tomorrow.
PtiBELS PREaS PICDRAS NIQRA8.
Feeler l Sent to Check Advanc Ftrced '
to Retreat with Loee. v
AttocUtod Press Report.)
SAOXB PASS Texas October IS. In -aa
attempt to dislodge an entrenched
oruma of Constitutionalists at Nava a
few mil south of Pledraa Negraa last
night th Fdral division under com-
mand of Colonel Alberto Gwadje-rdo waa
forced to retire leaving mora than 20
dad on th aattlfild according ts ad-
vtoea received by trustworthy couriers.
Aa a res alt of th encounter st wounded
Federals were brought to Pledraa Negraa
at daylight this morning. Owtag to th
advantage of position obtained by th .
Ocnatitutlonallsts thalr loaaea la killed and
fftor several days It had bean known that .
I the Constitutionalist wer keeping cloe
in nearme nesrrwe ena ueraoei UUaiUardo
with (00 mixed troops war nt to foro
th Invader back. Upon appreachliur tha r
lln of entrenchment at Nava It la al-
leged that bla men rushed forward in
the belief that the Constitutional lata bad
disappeared only to be saet with a volley
at short rang. Two more attomptd were
mad to storm th trenches after which
the Federals retired. Tn defeat la ex-'
plained by the assertion that Ouadlard
had neither field a or mac tun guns.
Reports from tha South indicate that
hard fighting continues In the-vicinity of
Monterey but dataila Mill are lacking.
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