The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-09

l I'll ms tiNt on Nla va. 10 W ash .ngton t5 czufar win President | Wilson, Is much put out over ths 7a ion of General earranza. He says the refusal of the rebel leader Q permit inc Benton aG.ols- is an outrage.
 REFERRED TO CA2RANZA. CHIHUAHUA. March 2.-Genera, Villa says that al questions fnyoh- ing reign relations must be re erred 10 General Clrrauza. who is he recognized leader of the rebel lion.
 PARTY IS STOPPED.
 JUaRFZ. March s.-The expest- ton which vas coming Q this ely 1 10 make an examination af the ba1y of William Reatoa t= ascertain the cause of his death, has been stopped on the American side bv aIyice- from Washine.ou. t is understood aere that SeeretaFs Of Szate Bryan loes not consider it safe for Amerl ans | undertake the work at pres ent.
 BENTON WAS UNARMED.
 WASHfNGTON. March 2.-It is re- ported here that William Bcutoe, fhe Scotch raDchmaa who vas hilla' i by General Villa several days aso. saF una-m.a the time the rebel general attacked him.
 AMERICAN NOT DEAD.
 EAGLE PASS, March A3yices i saeeiFed fro@ sIeHtg0 toHag state hat Glemeot9 Fergara, the American
 no was sr. ozaf '1 have bean hanged at Hdals $ Ee~e much dive. The reGogt sass hat Nersara .es #aH tise afaa faa Hp
 AMERICAN REPORTED f4LlEo
 FL PASO. March 2.-I is report d hara to ae that John Har@a@ tee t fot tAe Mines G9weany of msrica, ht.h has czleasHe ta- 2rests H 4e.i1o aas beea ruu- 1are3 bs fla r. 7eaaas near E.aEegs. 11rHe0 @a4 i. American.
 BuE9TA OFFERS PROTECTION.
 WA&H5EG@0N. March 2-Ihe ate de18rt1,tt las been a5g.sel ' Paaet ent Huega shat every pa0- aet.e9 &jl' D. given the American | legation at the Mexican capital n case f trouble in ;he city, Huer- I will sation guard of federal i rooas about the leeation to insure 1 he safety of Americans.
 WILL NOT INTERFERE
 i0NDON. March 3.--&reat Brit m Hill take To part in the Ben on aGair mail raques ed 10 do so P the United States Al announce | ut2is n"a-t HsE male uuhHc -oGay by the government. and it is | luiers.o03 that instructions have leen issued to British ministers in Mexico to hold aloof until they have eociyei orders to ret otherwise.
 c yerament officials express con. 1 fdeaee in tGa ablir of he United ates to reach q satisfactory settle ncnt with the rc9eI leaders Nho Ire responsible for rhe delav iu he death of Benton.
 HUERTA MAY RESIGN.
 NtN YORK, March 4.-Sir Ii onel Garden, British Minister to Mexico, who is in the city en his way 10 London, expresses the be iief th3t PresiIen IIuerta will re- sign his office in the very near fu- l ture. "Huerta has been ready to retire for some time" said Garden this afternoon, "but he is reluctant to give up the reins of government until a suitable success T has been found"
 The British minister was careful not to refer to the attitude of the United States,
 EDITORS JAILED. VERA CRUZ, March 4.-Because of the publication Of articles in tended 10 excite public feeling against the United States, he Huer- government has suppressed new local paHer and thrown the edit@rs ! into prison. The publishers of the paper are charged with the publica tion of false news calculated to ambarrass Americans.
 CARRANZA TO INVESTIGATE.
 NOODLES. March 1. General Carranza commander-in-chief of the ebel forces has issued instructions 3r a thor ugh investigation of the Benton execution. The general an 1ounced this afternoon that he would ake personal CLarga of the inquiry. hould his presence become neces- sary to insure a satisfactory eX- aminati of the dead Scotchman. Tn his instructions to the inyesti- gators, Carranza stated that he de sired the findings 10 be sufficiently borough 10 satisfy both England nd the United States.
 TEXAS GOVERNOR ACTS.
 DALLAS. March l. Governor Colquit. has made a formal demand upon the Mexican federal authorities f-r the surrender of Rodrigues and five other MeXicans aho are accus- ed of kidnapping Clemcnto Vergara he American who was subsequent " c~ecuto1 at Hi7e1no Tho f0, ,harge preferred against the kid qapers is that of horse-stealing, the 7laim being made by the local au horities that 2 band of Mexicans invaded American territory and made off with a number Cf horses belonging to Texans, at the same time draggin% Fergara ,o his death across the line.
 Up to 2 lat fouF th's af.7~na no reply had been received to the extradition dpmand and it is pr7ba ble that no fur her action will be taken until the Mexican authorities are heard from.
 RANSOM DEMANDED. FL PASO, March 5.-Louis Ter razas. Jr., who has been held for months by he rebels at Chihuahua pending neg tiations for his ran. som, has until tomorrow to pay 0areraI Villa inc srm of $500 600 or |