Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-04
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With the return Of President Wilson
from the summer white house and the
arrival of William b. Hale, who had
been making observations in Mexico
for the administration, interest in the
Mexico situation was revived today.
Secretary Bryan announced that no
word has been received from John
Lind, who still remains at Vera Cruz.
Fear MutiRy
General Caryado, Antonio Rejas and
Felix TerraZas of the Federal yofun-
teer forces at Chihuahua have been
arrested and placed in the peniten-
tiary by order of Gen. Salyados Mer-|
cado, military governor of the state.
The federal force of ,the Chihuahua
garrison is threatening to mutiny
against the government if it is not re-
leased.
Demand MereadO's Resignation
A demand for the immediate resig-
nation of General Mercado as military
governor of chihuahua has been made
by the volunteers. They wish to place
General Orozco in Mercado's place as
governor 0rozco is siding with the
men who were arrested.
Citizens of Chihuahua are dividing
into Mercadistas and anti-Mercadistas.
There are about 5000 volunteers in
Chihuahua. They greatly outnumber
the federal regulars of the garrison.
Many Americans who left Mexico
City for the United States in response
to the advice of President Wilson and
Secretary of State Bryan returned to
that city from Vera Cruz bitterly COM
planning of hardships they were COM
PEELED to undergo. Most of the wo-I
men and many of the men refused to
accept second-class accommodations
provided by the consulates and de-
clared they could not stand the in
tense and humid heat in Vera Cruz
while waiting for a ship.
Adyices from Terra Blanca state
that Special Envoy John Lind arrived
there safely and spent part Of yester-
day and last night visiting with his
old friend, s. NJ Emery, on a sugar
plantation He probably will arrive
back in Vera Cruz tomorrow.
A man known as Heinrich Kremois
Kuthen was arraigned in the Old
Bailey court, London, today on the
charge of trying to biackmail Lord
Rothschild of the famous banking
family and one of the richest men in
the world. Kuthen was found guilty
and sentenced to a months imprison-
ment. When his sentence is W. the
home office said he would be deported.
At the personal request of Premier
AsQuith, the two militants who at
tackled him, Winnie Wallace and Flora
Smith, will not be prosecuted by the
crowns counsel. The women made
two attacks upon the premier, the
first upon the golf links August 20 and
the second in church last Sunday.
Representative Nolan of San Fran !.
cisco today resigned as a member of
the house lobby investigating commit
tee, giving as reason that he cannot
serve because of sickness Nolan to-
day was reported to be improving, and
expects to resume his congressional
duties next week.
Evidence of closer relations between
Germany and Japan in the future
came today with the appointment of
Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Zimmerman to be German ambassador
to Japan. The minister at Buenos
Ayres will be recalled to the foreign
department to take Herr thinner
mans place. Herr Zimmerman stands
high in the government and his post
is expected to be confidential one.
The death toll in the collapse of two
Anticipated tenement houses in Chick
street, Dublin, when thirteen families
were buried, probably will exceed
twenty-five. Fifteen bodies have been
recovered. OF the. twenty-five rescued
ten were said to be fatally injurd.
BY vote of to 10 the house bank
ing and currency committee refused
to give the. American Bankers asso-
citation a hearing on the class curren-
cy bill.
A semi-official communication ac-i
cuses Greece and Servia of desire
to balk the Carnegie Commissions in
yestigation. 1t declared that Bulgaria
is anxious for an international in
quiry, and maintains that ample evil
dence of Greece and Servia atrocities
exist in the still smoking ruins of Bull
garian towns and villages and in the
victims in the hospitals.