Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-31
D|Az PUTS TO SEA
ON A BATTLESH|P
FOR YUCATAN PORT
Will Ship from PrOgresso for
Unnamed Destination on
N. Y.sCuba Line.
REBELS TAKE CHIHUAHUA:
AMERICANS ARE n PERIL
Fear captors of Town Will
Seek Revenge for Favors
Shown Orozco.

WASHINGTON. Oct. s1.--General
Felix Diaz and his party are bound
to a point off Progresso. Yucatan.
where they will be transferred to q
New York and Cuba Mail steamship.
This information reached the navy
department today in a dispatch from
Rear Admiral Fletcher, commanding
the American squadron in Mexican
waters.
Ths battleship Michigan, carrying
the refugees. should reach Progresso
tome rrow.
Admiral Fletcher did not esay upon
what vessel the refugees would said.
sand no mention was made of their
ultimate destination.
Disquieting dispatches We're re-
ceiyed today from Mexico. Much
mystery surrounds a meeting at Vera
Cruz today of the German, Swedish
and Norwegians ministers, who have
Journeyed there from Mexico City9by
special train. Americans in Mexico
CITY are reported to haye their goods
packed up and to be ready to leave
the capital at moments notice.
Military Attache on Way Homo.
Captain William A. Burnside. the
ar,i1itar,, at.aoba IN. tbe T-nitod etates
onha ssv IN aIevico is, on mis- way
han,a ohoar5, tho Esneranza which
loff yera f,rrz Tburs.lav He was
s,,,n,noned 70 Vera Tsrl,z l,v John
Lind, with whom he went into con-
ference Immediately on his arrival.
After a brief conference. Mr.. Lind
escorted lrim aboard the steamship,
aneaa military attache who is conn
tra - W. s,lingtrn ~ -
Tbe fTifteenfh cayalr-s nart of
n,bici, ia ar Trorfs ,AJvey. nd mart at
TTort T xsave,,yv ,yvortl,i hes tee,, ordered
n me lIexican sber1ier. Another
cavalry regiment will he ordered to
: ne horae,s fgdnv II Is sreported that
tbe connpa,SsIinsr s.,afticers Of fhe
miIitio ~ seyaral States have re-
Aspsd yya,d from Washineton to
No. tl,eir commands ready fo move
Army ami Navy Ready TO Act.
Both 4.,s nT,Iis q ,sIi,i my y are ready
to act should any emergency arise.
The movements of both branches OF
the service We're. tormuiateo anq us-
oided several months hso. lne au
m'mstratlon' however, uoes isoss Svli- e'tl
template making any armed inoVe-
menf against MeAlco.
ihe secretars ., sea.e - p NV NV. 81
FnasIhng IN Nsw Serses az, a,a @ .ln aisa
3dent.-lt IS announces, "ih nor rlahe s.
any move IN the s'tnation unlli al1er
the result OF the mexican eiectlohs
is made known. IL mas peen
ennounced that the LEW -eier.r" e,'',
Mexican congress. IN WhIch lhe cie1i-
cal party appears 70 nave lhayorlly,
would not be called togetner TO can-
vass the election until Novemper d.
but fresh dispatches from Mexico m
dicate 1t may be earlier
1t is expected that IT will be an
nounced that General Huerta has re-
ceived a. ma loritv of the votes cast.
this will probably be followed by
that these votes are void. and that
,General banquet, his minister OF war
and devoted follower has been elect,
ed vice-presi dent, ana as suen VIII
act as president. 1t is declared In ad :
miinstration circles that President
Wilson has no more idea OF recogniz-
ing any of Huertass $ creatures than ne
has of recognizing Huerta.
President ConsuIts Moore.
president Wilson. and Counselor
John Bassett Moore. of the State de-
oortment discussed the Mexican stu
s,tion today at length .eAs most of the
members Of the cabinet We're away
there was no session of the Presi-
dents official family. Since the Pres
ident will 20 to Princeton.. n. j., to
vote next Tuesday. there will be no
cabinet meeting then and. except for
Abnormal consideration in the interval.
will be discussed at a cabinet meet
ing until late next week.
There was nothing to indicate any
prospects of earlier action. Mr..
Moore did not discuss his talk with
the President.
The President had no other engage
ment today, planning to devote him
self for the most part to the Mexican
situation and the currency problem.