The Alaska citizen., 1914-04-20

DISPATCHES HELD.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. April 10
Official dispatches which were sent
20 Charges d'Affaires O'Shaughnessy
today We're intercepted by the Mcxi-
can authorti ties and withheld from
the American official until formal de.
mand was made for their delivery.
SOLDIERS PREPARED
HOUSTON, Tex, April l5-There
are ten thousand regulars stationed
IN this state who can be started for
Mexico within "a hours The men
are anxious for a chance to mix with
the greasers.
FEDERALS DOOMED
SAN PEDRO. Mexico. April 16-
Completely surrounded by rebels. the
last remnant of Huertas army in
Northern Mexico is facing Certa n
defeat near Venavdes There is the
prospect that the entire force of
government troops will be exter-
minated in the fight which doubtless
will take place before the end of
another day, after which the rebels
will have clear road to the capital
BIG STORE BURNED.
MEXICO CITY. April 16 The
Palacio Hierra, the largest depart
ment store in this city, was com
pletely destroyed by fire today, with
a loss OF more than S2,00O.00o. For
a time the entire business section
of the city was threatened. the fire
department experiencing great diff
Guilty in combining the flames to the
one block The orig n Of the fire
is mystery
HUERTA WILL SALUTE.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. April 10
Although still grave, the Mexican
situation was greatly relieved today
by the receipt Of advice from the
Southern republic indicating a will
ingness on the part of President
Huerta to make the apology demand
cd by the United States for the i'm
prisonment of bluejackets at Tampi-
co.
In agreeing to salute the Stars and
Stripes, President Huerta requests
that the American battleships which
VIII be assembled in the harbor in
few days, fire a volley in return.
Pre- gi1 ent Wilson instructed Charge
dAffaires O'Shaughnessy late this
afternoon to inform Huerta that his
proposal has been accepted. and it
is understood that this ends the
crisis. unless the arrangement is
disapproved by Mexico or by con
gress.
Senator Shively. of the senate for
eign relations committee, in discus
sing President Huerta's proposal,
expressed the belief that a return
salute from the American battleships
would not constitute the recognition
Of Huerta as head de jure of the
Mexican government. He said that
it would be merely matter of form,
for which there is APPLE precendent
President Wilson declares that
nothing short of full q guns will
be regarded as proper salute to
the American flag He says that the
battleships now enroute to the Next
can coast will continue to their des-
t'nation, where they will remain un-
til the Mexicans have saluted the
flag, which must be within As hours
after the arrival of the fleet. 1t is
believed, however. that the personal
ity of Huerta is the only thing
which may cause hitch at the last
moment
ROOSEVELT IN CHARGE.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 15.-As-
sistant Secretary of the Navy Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, who is on a tour
Of the Pacific coast, has been in
tructed to take personal charge of
the Pacific fleet. 1t is understood
that he will sail for the South in
command of the first battlesh'p ar
irving here
SPEED INCREASED.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. April 16-
Wireless advices received from the
atlantic fleet this afternoon state
that the speed has been increased
10 u knots.
MExiCANS AROUSED.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April l6-
1t IS reported from Vera Cruz and
other Mexican towns that the anti
American feeling is increasing al
armingly and that the situation is
,egarded as acute in may quarters.
American refugees are arriving at
the coast towns, and orders have
been issued to the American repre-
sentatives in the South to see that
I'll are enabled to leave the country.
CRiTICISE PRESIDENT.
LONDON, April l6-Numerous of
the British dailies are finding fault
with the Mexican policy of President
Wilson. Their argument is that Great
Britain did not demand that the
MeXicans salute their flag when an
Engl. shman was thrown into prison.
HUERTA GETS ULTiMATUM.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April II
There is general dissatisfaction in
this city over the manner in which
the representative of the United
States in Mexico is pickering with
President Huerta, who now wants the
American battleships to fire the first
salute. Charge d'Affairs Nelson
O'Shaughnessy is criticised severely
for his lack of firmness IN dealing
with the Mexican dictator Men
prominent in official. circles declare
that he should have impressed upon
Huerta the necessity of doing as he
was told without talking back. in
stead of entering into an agreement
with him as to which country should
fire the first salute.
Out of patience with President
Hrerta and the American represen-
tattve in the Southern reublic, Presi-
dent Wilson sent an ultimatum to
Mexico this afternoon demanding