The Alaska citizen., 1913-10-27

uation with newspapermen. He vas
IN conference with Secretary of
Stat Bryan Tor several hours. fol-
lowing the receipt of a cipher mes
sage from Vera Cruz. and it is he
lieyed that important developments
are due. although no hint can be
gained as to the plans of the admin
istration.
NAY OEPoRT FELIX.
VERA CRUZ. oct. 23.-It is eyi-
dent that the plans OF Felix Diaz
who returned frem Paris 4 day or
ID since to become candidate
ftspresideHt at the coming elections.
are subject 10 change over which he
has no control Unless the orders
f$sfm Pres dent Huerta are changed.
Dip will be returned 10 Havana.
| ga, the last port he touched N
his way here, a warship having been
detailed for that purpose
1t is evident that if there is to be
a presidential election here this year.
| Provis onal President Iiuerta doe
not propose to have any candidates
in the field in opposition to the
candidate cf his selection.
VERA CRUZ. Oct Guards are
surrounding the residence at which
Felix Diaz IS stopping, and he has
! been warned that if he attempts to
! leave the place he will be imPris-
oned.
WASHINGTON. d. C.. Oct. "a
! The state department has sent a
i arning to President Huerta. not to
harm the Madero brothers whom
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placed in Jail
COAL MINE DISASTER.
DAWSON. New Mexico. Oct. %
An explosion in Mine No > of the
Canyon c al company the Phi Hips
Dodge Co. property. today entomb
ed 210 coal miners. BY noon 40
bodies had been recovered and the
rescue work is being frantically
| rushed. TWENTY-FIVE men have been
brought to the surface alive. the
tWenty-third being found alive at a
depth of a mile.
Later Forty dead b dies have
heen recovered. % have been taken
out alive and 200 are still entomb-
ed in the m ne
coLORED CAVALRY READY.
BURLINGTON. Vt, Oct. 23.-Thc
Tenth cavalry of negro troops has
received orders TO be in readiness to
proceed Immediately to the Mexican
border
CLOSE TO MONTEREY.
LAREDO. Oct. 23.-An encounter
between the Mexican armies in the
vicinity OF Monterey is expected
| within the next day or two. All of
| hn al;
striking distance of the city. and are
proc eding cautiously toward that
Boint with the evident intention of
attacking the city.
STRIKERS PUNISHED.
NANAlMO, b. c., Oct 23.-The
first bunch of rieting coal mine
strikers, recently convicted on the
charge Of riotous conduct. We're SEN
fenced today to terms in prison
rang ne from one to two years. There
are 20 miners in the lot
In pronouncing sentence the court
declared that the riots in which the
prisoners before the bar were con.
cerned were planned deliberately by
the organization of which the strik.
rs are m mbers
MRS SULZER TAKES HAND.
NEW YORK, Oct %. In the
tn I'd article which appeared in the
Evening Mail this afternoon. Mrs
William Sulzer makes the charge
that Boss Murphy and others of the
Tammany crowd wrote threatening
letters to her husband during the
time he was governor. warning him
o Gesist from his fight against the
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that she also received letters from
the same men threatening the gov
ernor's ruin unless she persuaded
him to do wrong by complying with
their requests.
TO FACE NEW CHARGE.
NEW YORK, Oct 23.-The grand
jury investigation of the circum-
tances surrounding the escape of
Harry X. Thaw firm the state hos
pital for the criminal insane at
Matteawan resulted today in the in
dictment of the runaway on the
charge of conspiracy
Renewed efforts will now be mad
by the state to secure Thaw's ex-
tradition from New Hampshire on
he new charge and the opinion is
generally expressed in legal circles
hat no difficulty will be experienced
in making the indictment stick
GIVE THANKS NOV. 27.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. %
IN his first Thanksgiving proclama-
ii n. which was issued today, Presi.
dent Wilson appoints Thursday, No
vember q, as day of general
thankg wing throughout the United
States.
The President urges Americans to
give thanks for the completion of
he Panama canal and for the many
other blessings which haye been be
slowed upon the nation
SEVERELY SHAKEN.
| PANAMA, Oct. % The entire
canal Zone was severely shaken to.
age of consequence has been report
ed
| ARGUE ON APPEALS.
! SAN FRANCISCO, Oct %. Ar.
guments We're heard today in the
federal court of appeals on the mo-
ton for new trial on a writ of
error in the case of Bullock and
| Houston, the two men who were CON
victed on the charge of conspiracy
to defraud the government in con-
| nection with the awarding of coal
contracts for the supply of fuel
| for yrmy posts in Alaska. Both Of
| the men are under sentence CT one
year in the penitentiary.
SAIL FOR MEDITERRANEAN
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct %