Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-11-20


mine owners.
Twenty thousand persons attended
religious services In Joliet, ILL.,, as
result of the agitation of go to
church" day.
MEXICAN Revolt
The Washington government will
not resume negotiations with officials
| close to Huerta, who are urging furth-
er parleys, until assurance can be CIV
en- of President Huerta's intention to
resign The ever-present rumor that
Huerta was preparing his own elimina-
ton was voiced on all sides, but the
presidents counselors seeking to re-
open negotiations with the United
| States admitted they could offer no
definite pledge that he would quit.
Orders have been issued to Lieuten.
ant Martin Metcalf, commanding the
Pacific torpedo fotilla at San Diego,
Cal, 90 have the vessels of his COM
mand ready for service in IL hours
notice.
Members of President Huerta's Of
fetal family at Mexico City are work
ing diligently for the reopening of ne
gotiations with John Lind. They de-
clare they have the consent of Huerta
to make concessions, which they be.
lieve will be satisfactory to the United
| States.
With Tuxpam, 100 miles from Next
co City, in the hands OF the rebels, the
Wilson administration is now hoping
that financial crash quickly will end
the reign of President Huerta. For
"Huerta must go still sums up the
whole Wilson program on the Next
can situation. policy, plans and all.
Personal
T. H. Tommy Burns, international
ly famous as jockey, either jumped
or fell beneath an elevated train in
Brooklyn and was ground to pieces.
No one witnessed the tragedy.
Word was received at Bangor, Me-.
OF the fatal shooting of Alonzo Bacon.
a federal fish hatchery employe in
Springfield. According to the report.
Bacon was mistaken for a deer.
Henry Spencer was found guilty of
numbering Mrs. Mildred Allison Rex
roat, and his punishment was fixed at
death by jury in the Dupage county
circuit court at Wheaton, Ill.
Second Lieutenant c. Perry Rich of
the Philippine scouts was killed in an
aeroplane accident in the Philippines.
He was a native of Indiana.
Mrs. Bessie Wakefield. the Connec-
ticut murderess, who is under SEN
tence OF wealth for the staying of her
husband, appealed to Miss Jessie Will
son, who is to be the thirteenth White
House bride.
John Purroy Mitchell, Mayor-elect
of New York. sailed for the West In
dies and the Panama canal for
three weeks rest after the rigors of
the campaign Mrs. Mitchell accom-
panied him.
Lady Strathcona. wife Of the veneer
able high commissioner Of Canada,
died at London. Death was the result
OF bronchitis. Lady Stratcona was
eighty-nine years old.
| DR.. Frederick A. Cook, who claims
to be the discoverer Of the north pole.
arrived in Washington to ask con-
gress to make an investigation to de-
termine who really reached the farth-
est north.
| Robert s. Hudspeth of Jersey City,
N. j., a member Of the Democratic ma
tional committee, has announced he
will decline the appointment profered
him by President Wilson as judge OF
the United States district court for
New Jersey.
81 have no taste for public Office
and do not expect to take public Of
| fee" This declaration was made here
by William f. McCombs, who had just
arrived in New York from Europe
with his bride, formerly Miss Dorothy
Williams, and 1t completely set at rest
reports that Mr. McCombs would be
ambassador to France.
I. H. Martin, seventy years old and
member Of the legislature from Co
piah county, Mississippi. was mar.
ried at Jackson, Miss. to the wife he
divorced less than two months ago.
Nine. Pallier of France made an
aeroplane flight OF TIA miles. This is
a new record for women.
The trial of HANG Schmidt, former
] priest, for the murder of Anna Aumul-
Ter, parts of whose dismembered body
we're found in the Hudson river. was
set in New York for November 10.
Virgil Stamps, deputy sheriff and
city marshal, and two negroes are
dead and more trouble Is imminent as
| a rasult of a rana riot nj Raaafiald