Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-28
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Mexico City took the appearance Of
an armed camp as the returns from
scattered election districts made Il
certain that no candidate had receiy.
ed majority Of the votes cast IN
| the presidential contest.
Though no disorders attended the
ballcting Sunday and there we're no
disturbances during the night troops
were brought into the city at dawn in
the event of riots upon the promul.
cation Of the official announcement
from the government that the ballot.
ing resulted in no election.
More than two thousand troops
moved into the city during the early
morning. The fear OF an outbreak
and violence was increased by the re
ceipt OF dispatches from Vera Cruz.
stating that Felix Diaz would leave
there during the day to como TO the
capital.
AS the result of the elections HUI
erta will remain in office as president.
In the returns received thus far Fred
erico Gamboa and Felix Diaz are run
ming close race. hut because Of
votes for other candidates neither Of
these men will have a majority. The
0tal number OF votes cast was less
than one-third of the total voting
strength OF the Republic. which Is re-
qnired by the constitution to make
The election legal.
The election of senators and. depu-
ties, however, will not be hampered
by this constitutional provision and it
is certain that the Catholic Party,
headed by Gamboa, and supported by
Huerta, viii have control In Congress.
This assures Huerta full control In.
stead Of legislative revolt which
continually threatened him in the last
congress which was controllsd by Ma.
Geristas.
II win be several weeks before all
tie returns are in from the isolated
sections Of the Republic, but 1t Is
probable that before that time con-
gress win have convened and declared
the deputies and senators supported
by the clericals elected and chosen
Huerta again as president ad interim.
Manager Gibson Of the Garden Ath-
letic Club announces that the bout be-
tween Willie Richie, the lightweight
champion, and Leach Cross, scheduled
for Wednesday night in the Garden
New York City, has been postponed
until November TO- This action was
necessary because of an injury sus-
tanned by Cross In training on Satur-
day..
Cross notified Gibson yesterday he
had injured a rib and could not go on
with the bout. Gibson sent DR. Fred
erick l. Flynn to Cross quarters to
make an examination. The physician
reported that the injury was not OF q
serious nature but that Cross would
have to give up work for at least a
week or ten days. Richie was noti-
fed Of the mishap and he ut once
stopped work at Del Hawkins place
lin Westchester. He agreed to box
Cross on any date that Gibson might
name, and the latter promptly asked
Cross If he would be able to meet the
champion on November 10. Cross &C.
Icepted the date and Richie told Glib.
sen That he would remain for the
combat.
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Professor Percival Lowell of Boston,
| the noted astronomer, issnot in accord
with the statement Of Lecoultre, the
Swiss scientist. that there Is q series
Of luminous apparitiens taking place
lon the. planet Mars, like flashes OF
electric lights all turned on at the
same time. which causes Eefaultre to
believe the Martians are trying to sig,
nal to us.
Professor Lowell attributes these
sudden changes on the surface of the
planet to peculiar atmospheric
changes.
General Felix Diaz late last night
fearing that an ATTACK was to. be
made on his life, appealed to the
American consulate for protection and
asked to be taken aboard the Amer
lean gunboat Wheeling, now In the
harbor Of Vera Cruz Diaz has beer
granted the protection of the Amer
lean consulate, A report has beer
cabled to Washington and there
seems little doubt but the request viii
be granted and that Diaz viii be
taken aboard the American vessel.
Representative Laferty OF Oregon
today introduced q bill In Congress
providing for ownership and operation
under the postofiice department OF. the
telegraph and telephone lines.
The bill aso provides a commission
Of IL. to consist OF the postmaster.
general, several members of the in.
terstate commerce commission and
three others to appraise and condemn
the lines.
Drunken and inflamed Russian sol.
diers, excited at the actions of the
Rituals at the trial of Mendal Beiliss,
attacked the Ghetto at Lodsty with the
intention OF massacre yesterday.
The police attacked and drove OF
the ttnona and fi,y-cvoTfad onv kf1lino a,