The Alaska citizen., 1913-11-03

was followed almost Immediately by
the arrest OF several prominent
residents Of this city, and ii is ex-
pected that many more arrests Will
be made as soon as the alleged con.
spirators can be located.
According TO the story of the
women, the plot failed because
Huerta did not make his appear
ance in public during the time the
assassins were lying In wait for
him. The provisional president was
to have been shot before the cleo
| ton.
TO CANVASS THE VOTES.
WASHINGTON, ID. C.. Oct. 81
Advices received late this afternoon
from the Mexican capital state that
Provisional President Huerta has
caused the arrest OF scores of his
political enemies during the past "a
hours. in anticipation of the conven-
ing of congress. which will assemble
| tomorrow for the purpose of can
yassing the returns of the election
which was held last Saturday The
dispatches say that Huerta is de
termined that there shall be no out
side influence brought to bear upon
congress that may tend to interfere
with the carrying out of the plans
of the president. which. it is be.
lieved. include his election to the
office which he is now filing tenn
porarily.
WILSON STUDYING QUESTION.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Oct. 81
| The IF today he
devoted by President Wilson to the
study OF the Mexican situation. He
was in conference for several hours
this morning with Councillor Moore
of the state department and this af
ternoon Secretary Bryan was in con
sultation with the executive.
1t is stated that the President is
| waiting to see what will happen to
morrow if the Mexican congress de-
clares Huerta president 1t Is also
stated that President Wilson is try
ing to figure out what the rebels are
likely to accomplish if given a
free hand in the fight against
| Huerta.
1t 10 considered certain now that
no declaration of policy will be is
sued from the White House until
after the Mexican congress has can
vassed the election.
WOULD NOT TALK.
BIARRITZ. Oct. 31-Porfirio Diaz.
| former president of Mexico, who has
been spending the past few months
here. left for Paris tbs morning
Correspondents associating his de
parture with the recent developments
in Mexico. endeavored to secure in
| terviews on the situation from the
former dictator, but he would vouch
safe no further information than a
statement that he was intensely in
terested in the Mexican embroglio.
| PARIS, Oct. 31-Porfirio Diaz ar
rived here today, and at the station
was met by an army of newspaper
men. He steadfastly refused to dis
cuss the Mexican situation neither
denying nor affirming his rumored
intent on of returning to the West
ern republic
HUERTA LOSES OUT.
DALLAS Tex. Oct. 31.-Reports
have reached this city today to the
effect that the rebel forces have
driven Huerta's soldiers from the
city of Chihuahua and from several
smaller towns in that vicinity, and
are now in absolute possession OF
that part of Mexico.
The coming of the rebels with
their lawlessness. has filled the Am
srican residents with fear, and prac
tically all of them have fled, leav-
ing their belongings to be taken pos
session of by the victorious troops.
The capture of the city is report,
ed to have been accomplished with.
! out bloodshed. the federals evacuat,
ing as the rebel forces advanced up
on the town.
RURALEs TORTURED.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31-Accord
Ing to advices received this after
noon from Central Mexico ~ ru
rales were put to death today by
rebel soldiers near San Luis Potosi
The rebels invaded the district un.
expectedly, and after capturing the
unfortunate rurales, subjected them
to the eruelest tortures before put
ting them to death.