Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-15
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| 1t was learned through friend OF
the dictator yesterday that IIuerta
has received an ultimatum through
Envoy John Lind, insisting that HUI
i erta yield to all the demands Of the
4 United States. The alternative is
il the immediate blockade of all Mexi-
/ can ports by American ships.
4 Envoy Lind's demand was trans
mitted to Huerta in a code dispatch
sent shortly after midnight.
| 1t was telegraphed to Huerta by an
official of the Mexican government
from Vera Cruz. He conferred secret.
lily with Lind and was informed Of the
only basis on which the diplomatic
negotiations could continue.
! 1t is expected an active blockade
of all Mexican ports will be main
tanned by the second and third divi-
sions of the Atlantic fleet, now in
Mexican waters, aided by the torpedo
fotilla stationed at Charleston, South
Carolina, should diplomatic relations
between this country and the United
States be severed.
A dispatch from Toxic states that
Huerta has purchased in Japan 10000.
magazine rifles and Is million rounds
of ammunition and has placed orders
for 40 pieces of artillery. i,
The Richmond Tredegar Iron
Works of Richmond, Va, which has
the contract for furnishing 100000
worth of big shells for the navy, In
GLIDING 13-inch projectiies, has re-
ceiyed orders to rush the full amount
ordered for the whole year.
Dictator Huerta was reported last
night to have consented to the disso-
luton of the new, congress, which
was scheduled TO convene tomorrow,
after several other personal follow
ers had threatened to desert unless
the dictator abandoned his policy of
Edefying the United States.
An investigation Of the charges
made by John A. Hennessy, who led
in the fight against Tammany during
the recent New York campaign, bore
fruit yesterday when Everett Fowler,
a member Of the Democratic state CEN
trail committee, was indicted On a !
charge of extortion.
Kaiser wilhelm is taking drastic /
measures to suppress the tango craze
which has fastened itself firmly upon |
Berlin society. Orders have been is
sued that the tango must not be
danced at court balls or other afurrc-
lions where members of the royal !
family may be present. .... !
A flight in an American-made aero
plane by woman was made last
night by Miss Ruth Law, the woman
aviator, in New York Miss Law went |
up from the aviation field on Staten !
island shortly before 81 O'Clock and !
was UP a half hour. She eew oter
New York bay. She went $500 feet
in the air. /
The President has been requested |
to use his good Offices in an effort to
settle the strike of trainmen on the
Sunset division of the Southern Paci-
fic railroad.
The government has ordered an ap-
peal in the case of Bellies, according
to word received yesterday from St.i
Petersburg. 1t is reported that NJ.
Wiper, the prosecutor. viii prevent
Beiliss from leaving Kiev. Under the
Russian law the prosecution has IA
days in which to file an appeal.
William Howard Taft, in speech
before the National Geographic Soci-
ETY. in Washington last night, called
for fair play for the Japanese by the
United States. He declared that thel
Japanese had lived up to their treaty