The Alaska citizen., 1913-10-20

| fuerta cannot long maintain his
present position. The city is full
| Of rebels and the withdrawal of
| eaeral tr OBS from the local gar
risons has left Huerta without ade-
quate protection should his enemies
attack the city Foreigners express
the fear that an uprising is imm nem
and many are preparing to quit
the city.
isting betweak this country and the
United States, it is considered I'M
likely that FAerta will run the risk
of further displeasing President WI
5 n by replying TO the last note r.
ceived here.
With his liutenants all afternoon aud
all of the offices are closed to visi
tors.
DlAZ A MARKED MAN.
HAVANA. Cuba, Oct. 16.-Advices
received by the government today
state that Huerta has Consp red to
put Felix Diaz out of the way upon
his arrival from Paris, and that a
gang # Mexican assassins is now
in this city awaiting the coming of
the man who aspires 10 the office
Huerta now holds.
The matter has been placed in
the hands Of the eonstabulary and
efforts VII be made to prevent the
carrying out of the plot while Diaz
is on the island.
STIRRED UP SOMETHING.
WASHINGTON, ID. G.. Oct. Is. -
There is the probability that thor
ough invess Sation of conditions at
the federal prison at Atlanta will be
ordered as the result of charges
which have been filed by Jul an Haw-
thorne, the mining shark who was
released from the institution yes
terday.
Hawthorne declares that the pris-
on is an unfit place FIR the housing
of prisoners and that the manage.
ment is guilty of cruelty and neg
ligence.
DIVORCE GRANTED.
ELLSWORTH Me. Oct. 16-Mrs
Virginia Sewall. daughter of Fight.
ing Bob Evans. has been granted
a divorce from her wealthy husband
who resides in Boston.
WILSON SAYS HE KNOWS.
SPOKANE, Wash, Oct. 16-For
mer Ambassador to Mexico Harry
l.. Wills n. in commenting on the
Mexican situation today. expressed
the belief that the United States
eventually will be compelled to in
tervene in the Southern republic In
his opinion. the administration is
merely delaying what sooner or later
must come about. and he predicts
that it will not be long until Presi
dent Wills n is forced to admit the
wisdom of his discarded ambassa
doris advice at the time of his re
call.
SURE OF CONVICTION.
PLYMOUTH. Oct. 16. - The pre
liminaries IN the Eaton murder case
We're concluded today and at late
hour this aftern on the trial begar
i'll real earnest
II has been minated by th5
prosecution that testimony will be
introduced early in the hearing which
will shatter the defense of the young
widow of the late adm raj. and brine
about an early conviction. NotWith
standing the confident attitude OF
the prosecutor however, there are
many who firmly believe in the limo
cence of the pretty defendant
JOHNSON STILL PROGRESSIVE
SACRAMENTO. Cal. Oct 16 -
Governor Johnson will leave for the
East on Sunday, where he will stumr
Massachusetts in the interests OF
Progressive cand dates for state anf
national positions.
MAKING A GET AWAY
VERA CRUZ. Oct. Disguised
and heavily armed. Manuel Bonilla
made his escape from the city lat
this afternoon and is now on his
way to Europe, supposedly to enlis'
in the service of Felix d az. Bon
lila was minister of communicate ms
in the Madero cabinet. and because
of his opposition to Huerta has beer
in constant danger of arrest
PRESIDENT PARDONS ROBBER
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Oct. 16.-
President Wilson has granted a par
Ion to Richard Neal. who was con
cted OF r-bbing a postoffiee in West
Virginia and sentenced to life i'm
prisonment. Neal is a veteran of the
Boer war during which he was
awarded medal by the king fol
bravery. This fact together with
the exemplary conduct of the pris
oner had much to do with the grant
ing of the pardon.
ALDRicH SAYS DANGEROUS
NEW YORK, Oct. 16. In the
opinion CT Nelson w. Aldr:ch. former
senator from Rhode Island, and chair
man of the national monetary com
mission under President Taft. the
currency and banking reform mea
sure now under consideration before
congress will MT prove the success
its trainers anticipate. Aldrich de
clares that the bill is impracticable
and extremely dangerous.
SULZER DOWN AND OUT.
| ALBANY, n Y. Oct. 17.-At the
conclusion OF the balloting today
on the five remaining articles of inn
parchment, Governor Sulzer was
voted out of office by an overwhelm-
ing majority, 43 of the members of
the court voting to remove him and
only II opposing such action.
Governor Sulzer was prepared for
the acton and is by no means down
cast over the outcome of the trial.
Referring to the case this after
noon he said that he would accept
the verdict of the court without pro-
test. although he did not consider
himself beaten. He said he intended
to enter the next gubernatorial cam
paign as candidate for reelection,
in defiance Of the action of the
Tammany-controlled state senate. He
will vacate the executive mansion
Immediately