Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-09
HUERTA CONFIDENT
OF ELECTION DATE
Declares Deputies Will Not Be
Able to Postpone Choice
of President.
FOREIGNERS At T0RRE0N
ARE BELIEVED IN PERIL
Reported Slaughter of Spaniards
Causes Fear Is to Safety of
Other Nationals.

MEXICO CITY, October 9.-The bill in
troduced into the Mexican chamber of
deputies for the postponement Of the
presidential elections came up for first
reading yesterday, but was postponed
for two days.
Provisional President Huerta declared
that the bill would be unavaling in any
event. since It would be thrown out by
the senate In case the chamber OF depu-
ties should pass it.
A telegram received today at the
United States embassy from Consul Gen.
eral Philip c. Hanna at Monterey says
that q party OF over 800 Americans, Eng
hshmen and other foreigners left Tor
reon few days ago by special train.
They are expected At Monterey tonight.
The party was heard from yesterday.
All were well; one baby had died during
the overland journey and another one
had been born.
Alarm for Foreigners.
Much alarm had been expressed here
over the possible fate of foreigners in
Torreon, in view Of the reported massa-
ere Of Spaniards by the rebels there.
The evacuation Of the city Of Torreon
by the federal troops was confirmed to-
day by Manuel Cara Aldape, minister
Of the interior, who declared that Gen.
Trucy Aubert, the federal commander,
with Gems Munguia, Ignacio Bravo and
Escudero. Is now at Hipolito. near Sal
cording to the minister Of the interior.
are to undergo court-martial for the
evacuation of Torreon. The report that
Gen. Auhert has gone over to the rebels
Is generally discredited here.
Gen. Gustavo Mas has been recalled
from the border to cooperate with Gen.
Lauro Viliar, who left Mexico City last
night with 400 federal soldiers for Tor
re0n.
General and Staff Executed.
Confirmation of the execution by the
rebels at .rorreon of Gen. Alvirez with
his staff and number of federal SOL
diers has been received by the war de-
partment from unofficial sources. Gen.
Alvirez had started for Durango, where
he was defeated and his artillery cap
tured by the rebels
With the capture of Torreon by the
rebels rumi0rs became current of a mas
sacre Of Spaniards. which If confirmed
would approach the horror Of the mas
sacre of Chinese in the same city during
the Madero revolution in 1910 1t is es-
timated that there are between sixty and
q hundred Spaniards in the city Of Tor
reon. Refugees who have communicated
with the rebels in that district declare
that 1t has been q common boast that
they would slaughter the Spaniards il
they succeeded In capturing the town.
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Spanish Minister Alarmed.
The Spanish minister to Mexico. Senior
Cologan Cologan, was without infor-'
nation last night further than the re-
ports, but was greatly concerned, He
held q long conference with the Ameri-
can charge Nelson O'Shaughnessy, and
the latter made an appointment with the
Mexican foreign minister.
Every effort has been made by the
authorities here to keep the news of the
affair from the public. The newspapers
yesterday even failed to print refer
ence to the persistent rumors.
Torreon has been under sieze for many
weeks, but II was recently reported that
the rebels had been driven back. 1t has
always been declared by the authorities
to be impregnable because of the heavy
artillery with which it was protected.