Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-21
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Many Americans are fleeing from
the City of Mexico today as the result
lof a private warning received from
friends in the United States telling
them to get out, and especially for
those who have women and children,
to leave as soon as possible.
Huerta made 1t known to-day that
the presidential election will be held
October 26 as scheduled. This means
that Huerta will remain in office until
that date. There are five parties in
the field and each has q candidate Tor
the presidency.
In view of the disturbed situation
in the country, it is absolutely certain
that no candidate can receive ma
jority Of the votes cast The constitu-
ton requires that all candidates must
receive "a majority of the votes cast.
After the announcement is made
that the electors have failed to choose
a new president, Huerta will continue
In office as the constitution provides
ad interim. >, -
The story of how 33. Catholic nuns
were driven at midnight under fire
from their convent, Of how unarmed
men were shot down for the gold in
their teeth, was told at Galveston to-
day by members of~a band of 369 ref
ugees, who arrived today by steamer
from sTampico, Mexico.
Nearly all were destitute and had
suffered hardships.
Mother Vincent of the Order of the
1ncarnate Word, in charge of the nnhs,
was compelled to leave $4,000 in gold
behind I'm their convent near Torfeof
That Charles Murphy, leader of
TamInany Hall, Offered money to Sui
ger and that his impeachment resulted
from his refusal to take orders from
Murphy, was the charge made today by
the olsted governor In an interview
printed in an evening newspaper.
According to the former governor,
his political death was the result of a
conspiracy which began when Sulzer
refused to accept money from Murphy,
just before he took. office as governor.
Murphy, he alleged, demanded. an
appointment with the governor at
their second meeting, which took place
ar the home of Judge Mccall, the TAM
many candidate for mayor
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhupst was set
free by the New York immigration au-
thorities today as soon as they receiv-
ed official notice that Commissioner
Caminetti had found her not guilty of
moral turpitude' and within an hour
she made public speech before a
crowd that thronged the Battery.
Mrs. Pankhurst thanked the crowd
for the reception given her at the Bat
terry and talked at length with the
newspapermen. She said:
What happened today is one of the
greatest slaps in the face that official
Great Britain ever has had in its fight
against the Irresistible wave of senti-
ment for woman suffrage. Great Britt
ain does not want me to tell the truth.
Great Britain did not want me to come
TO the United States for that reason.
But am here to tell the whole truth
about the suffrage workers in Great
Britain. -
From the Battery Mrs. Pankhurst
went to the home of Mrs o., H. p. Bel
mont to dine with prominent suffrage
leaders at the. AIdine Club tonight.
The Japanese government believes
Intervention by the United States gov
eminent in Mexico is imminent. The
expression was given today at the min
istry of marine for an order to hold
the battleships in readiness to sail for
Mexican waters on short notice. On
account Of Mexico's recent attempts to
establish closer friendship with Japan,
any action by the Nipponese govern
ment will be watched closely by the
powers.
The Union Pacific secured control
of the Southern Pacific long after the
Sherman act, was passed. The Central
Pacific always has been a part of the
Southern Pacific" JULIUS Kruttschnitt
said today in announcing the Southern
Pacific's intention to test the retroact-
iveness of the anti-trust statue.
Advices received at Washington
from Yokohama last night announced
that the cruiser Albany of the Asiatic
fleet, cleared from that port yester-.
day morning. The, Albany is ordered,
to Bremerton for repairs and will
proceed home by way of Honolulu.
The proposal by Winston Spencer
Churchill, first lord of the British adj
miralty, that Great Britain and Ger.
many should declare a naval holi-
day" in 1914 was received without
sympathy by the German government.
: 1t is doubtful whether any official
notice viii be taken of the suggestion,
although Imperial Chancellor Won
Bethmann Hollweg may refer to the
subject in the, course of debate In
the imperial parliament
The German naval authorities con-
slider the proposition that Germany
should not build any warships while
England is constructing and acquir-
ing at least three, cannot be dis