The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-12-12
HUERTA TO RULE
9 MONTHS LONGER
Congress Declares Recent MeXi-
can Election Void.
BALLOT AGAIN NEXT JULY
Confirm Him as Provisional
President.

Mexico City, Dec. 10.-The Mexi-
can Congress yesterday nullified the
recent presidential elections. New
elections are called FOR next July.
Congress, according 10 this action,
expects General Huerta to remain in
the presidency for at least seven
months more, and IL the time neces-
sary for the selection and installa-
tion of his successor is taken into
consideration, 1T will be we'll towards
the end of September next year be-
fore he yields his power to another.
In voting that the recent president
ial election was null, the deputies de-
cided ofiX the first Sunday in July,
1914, as the date for the new election.
They also confirmed the position of
General Huerta as provisional Presi-
dent until then.
The action of the deputies was ac-
companied by no debate. The COM
mittee's report was approved with
out a dissenting vote as rapidly as
the articles could be read.
1t was not until the last clause was
read, referring to General Huerta as
provisional President, that the cham
ber gave evidence other than that of
a we'll trained organization. when
the reading clerk stopped someone
began applauding and then instantly
the deputies were shouting "vivas'
for Huerta.
The presiding officer finally was
able to remind them that enthusiasm
was all very we'll, nut that it was
necessary to ratify the enthusiasm
by votes.
The measures taken last night
also provide for the election OF new
Congress, since the one elected to
take place OF that dissolved by
Huerta is to serve out an uneXpired
term, which should terminate Sep
tember 10
The action OF the new Congress was
no surprise to most people, since 1t
was but a reiteration of Heurta' s
frequent statements.
HUERTA TO QUIT?
There has been a rumor current
that General Huerta may retire from
the presidency because of pressure
from abroad and the advance Of the
rebels from the North.
The rebels are within fourteen
miles OF Tampico, according to in
formation received at the capital by
representatives OF the oil interests in
that district. A band of American
hunters located the outposts of the
rebels at AItamira Information OBJ
tanned by the hunters led them to be-
lieve that an attack on the city soon
would be inaugurated and that the
rebel commander was sending for.
ward one of the heaviest forces yet
employed in the campaign in that
part of the republic.
Fighting between federals and
rebels in the vicinity of Huitzilac, be
tween the capital and Cuernavaca
continued yesterday, but 1t was in
f.H, nNV HTTNN Nn1 TO
ports that Cuernavaca, capital o.
Morelos state, has been taken by the
rebels. The war department gave NJ
emphatic denial to this and asserted
that Cueranvaca was well garrison
ed. An American who made his wa!
through the lines from Cuernavac;
to Mexico City is authority for thu
statement that the garrison consist
of 800 men, many of whom are in thu
hospital.
Omcial reports from Aguas Cal
ientes declare that the rebels ar
close to the city, but that they hav
been defeated in two minor engage
ments. A short distance to the nortl
they continue to menace Zacatecas.
The war department continues t
plan for the disposition of the pros
pective army of 1000.
The new plan involves the placin
OF 0,000 men in Yucatan and tn
utilization of 10000 as a genera
scout corps.