DIGTATOR HUERTA
RESIGNS AND FLEES
Tells Congress He is Actuated
By Highest Motives.
ATTACKS UNITED STATES
Only Acceptable To the Constitution.
alists Until They Can Enter Mex-
Ico City and Make Car
ranza the President.
Mexico City.—~Victoriano Huerta, so-
called Provisional President, but self-
constituted dictator of Mexico since
February 19, 19183, has finally yielded
to pressure and resigned. His resigna
tion was presented to the Congress
through the Department of Foreign
Relations and was accepted by the
Senate and Chamber of Deputies by a
vote of 121 to 17.
In the official announcement it was
grandiloquently stated that in resign-
ing Huerta was actuated by the high-
est motives of patrotism and in com-
pliance with his supreme duty to his
country.
When Huerta's resignation was read
in the Chamber of Deputies
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mittees of Bobernacion. After brief
consideration the committee reported,
accepting the resignation in the fol
lowing terms:
“Article 1—-We accept the resigna-
tion presented by Gen. Victoriano
Huerta as President of the Mexican
United States.
“Article 2
-
We call
tions, to assume the presidency.”
A ballot was taken and the
resslon approved the report
joint
visional President, before the as
sembled Deputies and Senators of the
‘ongress.
The new executive, escorted by the
presidential guards, went immediately
to the national palace. He was cheer:
ed by the people.
The members
resigned with him
of Huerta's cabinet
HUERTA’S STATEMENT,
Full Text Of the Resignation Tendered
By Him.
Mexico City.—The text of General
Huerta's resignation follows
“Deputies and senators:
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HUERTA’'S RISE AND FALL
AS DICTATOR OF
MEXICO.
February 18, 1013.—Francisco
Madero deposed as President
Victoriano Huerta took Pro
visional Presidency,
February 19-—lLegislature of
Coahuila declared Huerta =a
usurper and authorized Venu
stiano Carranza to raise an army
to oppose him.
February 22-23
dero assassinated
Mareh 26—Officlal representa
tives of 10 States at Guadalupe
adopted the “Plan of
lupe,” repudiating Huerta,
pointing Carranza as First Chief
of a Constitutionalist army, and
enjoining him to ‘call a general
election S00N A8 peace fs
established, delivering the power
to the man who shall be elected.”
May 1-—Huerta, having been
promised a loan of $75,000,000 in
Europe on condition that he
recognized as President by
United States, Washington
fused to recognize him or the
Mexican Administration until
after the election in October
July 16-—Ambassador Henry
Lane Wilson recalled to Wash
ington.
August 4-—His resignation ac-
cepted to take effect in October
August 27--President Wilson,
in addresses to Congress, prom:
ised that “by the steady psessure
of moral force we shall triumph
as Mexico's friends.”
October 2 Presidential and
Congressional election in Mexico,
Huerta declared “re-elected.”
November 2— President Wilson
through Charge
told Huert#®# he
Huerta makes no reply.
April 22 1614 American
naval forces landed Vera
Cruz
May
met Niagara Falls
July 15
Presidency
by Cabajal
Francisco Ma.
Guada
an
aj
an
was
the
re-
6
O'Shaughnessy
must resign
in
20— Mediation conference
at
Huerta resigned
and was succeeded
lic,
of human wealth
have &
highest sum
that 1
versal
the
I declare
signed at the bar of uni
the
with me
carrying
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honor of
rit
an,
to
a Pu
challenge
possession.
As
wrest from ms
“May God bless you and me.”
The of the
Deputies were packed before t
ginning of the
citement characterized the gathering,
and at the reading of
Huerta's resignation the deputies and
spectators broke into loud and con-
gentleman,
that
a
of
he be
EK
Intense ex
galleries Chamber
session.
of
the close
Deputies, by the Senate and the Su
After acceptance of Huerta's resigna
tion, a commission was appointed by
magistracy of the Republic.
the constitutional precept, I promised
at all costs to bring about peace
in that brief period of time I have
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out that solemn promise. You all
know the immense difficulties which
my government has encountered,
owing to a scarcity of funds, as well
fs to the manifest and decided protec
tion which a great power of this con-
tinent has afforded to the rebels—so
much so that when the revolution had
leaders were and continued to be di
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pretext to Intervene directly in the
conflict, and the result of this was the
outrage committed at Vera Cruz by
the American fleet
“Success was had, as you know, in
adjusting honorably through our dele
gation at Niagara Falls _ the petty
Tampico incident; but
continued, with the support of
we all know.
whom
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achieved by our delegates at Niagara
Falls, there are still some men who
gay that I, come what
personal interest, and not that of the
republic. And as [ need to rebut this
allegation with facts, 1 tender
formal resignation of the presidency
of the republic
“The national! Congress must know
that the Republie, through its govern
ment, has labored in entire good faith
and with the fullest energy, having
eucceeded in doing away with the
party which, in the United States, calls
fteelf Democratic, and having shown
tow the right should be defended.
“To be more explicit, I will say that
the action of the government of the
republic during its short life has dealt
death blows to an unjust power. Later
on stronger workers will rome, using
implements that undoubtedly will end
that power, which has done so much
harm and committed so many outrages
on this continent.
“In conclusion I will say that 1
abandon the presidency of the repub.
BRIDE NEAR DEATH FROM FALL.
Elopement On Motorcycle Ends
Probably Fatal Accident,
Washington, ¥a. — Mrs, Oliver
Newell was believed to be dying in a
nospital here as the result of injuries
received when she was thrown from a
motorcycle on which she was riding
with ber husband. Until Friday last
Mrs. Newell was Miss Mary Meek, and
with her husband was riding home
from Cumberland, Md, where they had
oeen married,
In
Senor Carbajal to the floor of the
House. Very soon Senor Carbajal ap
peared in front of the chamber, passing
through files He entered
and as he walked to the platform the
deputies stood. Speaker Manuel Mer
cado then administered the oath
of soldiers.
RELIEF IN WASHINGTON.
Huerta Resignation Deemed First
Practical Step To Peace.
Washington, D. C.—News of General
Huerta's resignation as Provisional
President of Mexico was hailed by offi
cial Washington as the first practieal
step toward a quick solution of the
Mexican problem
Constitutionalists, diplomats and offi
cials of the United States Government
did not conceal their satisfaction over
the fact that General Huerta at last
had voluntarily eliminated himeelf
from the situation and pointed the way
to an era of peace in his country
Although the Constitutionalists have
declared they would not recognize
Francisco Carbajal as Provisional
President any more than they did his
predecessor, and the United States
Government likewise will refuse to
the understanding here
Executive will hold
satisfactory arrange
can be made for the entry
General Carranza, the
alist chief
is
that the
office only
new
until
GOING BACK INTO MEXICO.
Mines and Ranches On.
Vera Cruz. — With the resignation of
General Huerta from the provisional
Presidency there is every evidence
among American and other foreign
refugees here of an immediate move
ment to return to the capital and
points in the interior where abandoned
interests are awaiting attention. Many
Americans who came to Vera Crus
during the general exodus and refused
to proceed farther pending some ad.
Justment of the affaires of Mexico have
expressed their intention of returning
and many are making actual prepera
tions to leave at once for their former
homes,
so m—— m—————
TWO SLAIN WHILE ROWING. '
Assassin Fires From Ambush and
Escapes In Boat.
Moundsville, 'W. Va.—Harry Jurdy,
a member of the Moundsville Village
Council, and William Aron, a leading
business man, were shot and instantly
killed as they were rowing in the
Ohio river. The assassin fired from
ambush, taking careful aim. He then
stole a8 boat and rowed to the Ohio
pide. A posses is in pursuit.
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ASK §306,000,000
OF N.H. DIRECTORS
ers Demand Restitution.
Signs Order That Defendants
Show Cause — Plaintiffs Trustees
Of Late Olea Bull Vaughan's
Estate.
Mass. —A suit,
Boston, restitution
former and present directors
to the treasury of the New
Haven and Hartford Rail
road Company approximately $102
000,000 alleged to have been illegally
in building up the system, was
begun in the Supreme Court here,
The complaint alleges that losses
resulting from the acquisition of the
Boston and Maine trolley and steam.
ship propert’es by the New Haven
amounted to $102,000,000, and that
under the federal anti-trust act, the
Haven Company is entitled to
recover from the defendants three
times that sum, or $306.000,0600,
Judge Braley, before whom the ac
tion was brought, issued an order of
notice, to show cause why a receiver,
compel
to restore
special master or other official should
not be appointed in with
the bill of complaint.
Billard Not Defendant
f
trustees of
accordance
The plaintiffs, who
the late Olea Bull
and own 50 shares of the
asked for a receiver to take possession
of all claims In favor of the
ants, but not to interfere with
ministration
the New Haven company
also that
by the
except
they
of
Are
Vaughan's
capital stock
estate
defend
ad
of
the
of the current affairs
They asked
shares of capital stock held
defendants be ne
by
inter
Any
irrued
order of the court and that
pAYIMe!
might
be applied to the
court decree that
IMMIGRATION RECORD SMASHED
Admitted For Fiscal
Will Reach 1,355,000.
D.C
United States
Number
Washington Immigration rec
of the
y Binders,
Commissioner-Gen
Wt
orde have
smashed
ures obtained from
eral of Immigration Camminett]
the number of aliens entering
United during the month o
June has yet heen exactly ascer
tained, as reports have not
received from all the districts, it
apparent that the total the fiscal
year ending July 1 will reach at least
1.358 beating the former record
of 1.28534% made In 1507 by about
7 Up to June 1, 1914, 1.254.548
immigrants had entered the United
States 11 months, while the total
for May, which was an average month
was 107.796.
te according to fig
ile
the
States :
not
yet been
iE
for
y (iM
0 O00
in
Dealers Who Ship Liquor into State
Will Be Prosecuted.
Charleston, W. Va —Fred O. Blue
Commissioner of Prohibition, ordered
all prosecuting attorneys in West Vir
ginia to bring action against liquor
dealers who ship intoxicants into the
State in defiance of the law which
prohibits solicitation of liquor orders
through circulars or by personal rep
large shipments of
liquor have been received in West Vir.
ginia since the prohibitory amendment
became operative, carrying companies
having been organiezd in some border
towns, it
side the State
WOULD END PLUCKING BOARD.
Bill Provides For Mental and Physi.
cal Examinations,
Washington, D. C-—-To abolish the
tative Britten, of Illinois, introduced a
bill proposing retirement by a system
for promotion to each grade,
would automatically retire them.
JOB FOR SENATOR'S WIDOW.
Mrs. Carmack Made Postmistress At
Columbia, Tenn.
Washington, D. C.—Mre. EW. Car.
mack, widow of Senator Carmack, was
nominated by the President and im-
mediately unanimously confirmed in
the Senate as postmistress at Colum-
bis, Tenn. Senator Luke Lea bad pre
gented her name. Mr. Carmack served
in the Senate from i901 to 1907.
EE
ASTOR TO BELL PAPER,
wre
Syndicate Of Business Men Consider.
ing Purchase Of London Daily,
London. — William Waldorf Astor is
negotiating for the sale of his English
newspaper properties, according to the
London Standard. It is sald a rrndl-
cate of Midland business men, with a
prominent Unionist member of Par
liament, is considering the purchase of
the Pall Mall Gazétte and the Sunday
Observer, bovh edited by J. L. Garvin.
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Copyright.)
SECRETARY BRYAN
Will Support Proposed Nebras-
kan Amendment.
VOTE IS MOTHER'S RIGHTS
Secretary Declares Woman Has Proved
Herself Equal To Every Re.
sponsibility imposed On
Her,
Dt retary Bryan
siatement me out for
¥
i that
He
Washington
in a formal
woman suffrage Fe
ark
that
decd
| would no palitical
not willing
and announced his ntion
self he was 10 grant
{his wife
lof supporting the proposed State con
the
ted upon
amendment extending
atisess vg 1
gritulionsi
i franchise 10 women to be ve
Nebraska next November
Mr
equal
in
Woman Bryan said, had proved
5 » 1
herself
sod
fety
responsil
iid
Above all
favor of giving her
right of the
wlding of
io
her
every
i impo upon and wo
y in
other argume
the ballot
ton
{ the environment
{ mother,’ the
| justly claim the right to employ «
which can be effective
in the protection of those ter
ests she guards, and
put within ber reach
strumentalities of
ing the police power
Will Vote For
The statement part
The voters of Nebraska will,
| election next adopt
{ject a proposed amendment extending
suffrage to woman on equal terms with
| men Ax a citizen of that State, |(t
will be my duty to participate in the
decision to rendered at the polls
'1 have delayed expressing an opinion
on this subject, partly because 1 have
i been seeking information, and partly
because my time has been
with national questions upon which the
entire country was acting, but now
{that the issue is presented in my State
I take my position. I shall support the
amendment. I shall ask no political
rights for myself that I am not willing
to grant to wife
“As man and woman are co-tenants
of the earth and must work out their
| destiny together, the presumption is on
the side of equality of treatment in all
that pertains to their joint life and
ite opportunities. The burden of proof
is on those who claim for one an ad
i vantage over the other in determining
the conditions under which both shall
1ivk. This elnim
{lished in the matter of suffrage. On
ithe contrary, the objections raised to
| woman suffrage appear to me to be in
i valid, while the arguments advanced
lin support of the proposition are, in
| my judgment, convincing.”
§ BOC this emergency
nts in
plac
YOICs in
he ed the
mother the
of her children. “The
Seq said can
retary
Yersy
WOR pon made
whose in
will
in
inciud
the ballot
all of
government
the
oe
Amendment
follows
nt the
or re
in
November
be
occupied
my
HOUSE TO KEEP HANDS OFF.
| Commission To Deal With Wabash.
| Pittsburgh Scandal.
Washington, I. C.—On the ground
| served by a congressional investiga
| tion of charges of high finance in the
Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal Rallway,
and in the Pere Marquette and Rock
Island systems, az proposed by pend.
ing resolutions, the House Commerce
Committee decided to leave those in
quiries to the Interstate Commerce
Commission in the course of its rail
way valuation work, The commission
agreed with that view,
Cm —————————"
TELLS HOW TO EARN MONEY,
“Do What Others Don't,” Dr. Stein.
metz Advises.
Schenectady, N. Y.-""To earn $100,
000 a year do things other pfople don't
do,” says Dr. Charles Steinmetz, of
the General Electric Company. Dr
Steinmetz, whose salary rune into six
figures, said that under Socialism he
would not want $100,000 a year, be.
cause "society would then take care
of every human want o fall of us.”
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OKS OMINOUS
FOR RAILROADS
New Haven Report May Fore-
| shadow Adverse Decision.
ONLY MINOR ADVANCES
Commission Expected To Allow Only
Minor and Urge
of
Advances
Conservation
Revenues
YWashington, D. ( From
1 Tv io ¥ et £51
close to the Interstate Cor
mission as any that hav
cent
interests most
forthcoming rate
about convinced that the com:
whole
that the
will be on the acy
and
Haven
cited as & compellin
action
the carriers results
the New investigation will
servation of revenue instead of an in
rease of income should be the remedy
the finand
railroads
other words, the
in Washington that the m
mission means to allow minor ad
vances in the prevailing rates and in
tends to show that the money the rail
roads have made, and are capable of
making under scale,
sufficient for all purposes of operation
equipment and development, provided
ot thrown away
applied for present ial con
dition of the
in conviction is
strong cot
only
the present is
itis n
TWO GIRLS AND BOY DROWNED
Raft In Flooded Quarry Mole Upsets
With Them.
Easton, Pa--Two girls and a boy
were drowned in a flooded quarry hole
here. They were floating
when it upset. The boy. who
swim, made a gallant effort to
the girls, but sank with them
small companions, looked help
from the The vic
Pearl Wagner, 13; Arling
ton Ackerman, 11. and his Ethel
Ackerman, 14. All lve a Pen
Argyle
near on a
raft
could
fave
Some
shore
lessly on
tinis were
pister
West
SAVED BY CONGRESSMAN,
Walsh Swims To Aid Woman Drown.
ing In Delaware River,
Trenton, N. J.—~Congressman Allan
B. Walsh, of this c'ty, saved Mrs. Fred
Massey, of Lambertville, from drown!
ing in the Delaware river at Scliudders |
Falle,. Mrs. Massey, who was unable |
to swim, ventured beyond her depth, !
and then cried out for help. The Con-|
gressman swam to her ald, and be |
| cause Mrs. Massey clung to him in her |
terror. he had great difficulty in getting |
j to the shore,
DROWNED IN CANAL.
| spring Gap Youth Loses Life While!
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Cumberland, Md.--Harvey Wheeler, |
aged 21, of Spring Gap, in the eastern
end of the county, was drowned while
swimming in the canal near that place,
His body was recovered and attempts
made to resuscitate him. He was un.
married and resided with his parents.
ACCUSE TWO BROTHERS.
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Drowning Of Alabama Girl At Plenie
Laid To the Woods.
Birmingham, Ala. ~Charged with the
murder of 15 »earold Ruth Nell Hinde,
drowned under mysterious e¢ireum-
stances at Herd Shoals near here on
a Fourth of July pienic, Charles and
RR. P. Wood, brothers, were arrested
here. The two, well known as busi
ness men, assert that the girl waded
beyond her depth,
WILL YIELD T0
GEN. CARRANZA
Carbajal Advises Washington of
Intention to Retire.
IS READY FOR PARLEY
instructed To Urge
R. Silliman G
Good
Until
Efforts—No Recognition
All Factions Get
Together,
PD. { Car
Lo
¥
General Huerta
Washington,
bajal
rancisco
BUCCEEROT ae
Government
in
gL
the 1
informally that he intended
ited Slates
to retire
favor of General Carranza, the Cor
tutionalist chief Mi
that & general amnesty be
claimed and protection given
property of those
Constitutionalists
This
announcement
ranza was willing
tations with Carbajal
authority
Carbajal wishes
only
t 10
who oppo
with
that
statement, together
Qa ltil Br
from Saltillo Car
to enter inlo NEgo
lati
Mexico
re ve (0 tbe
City,
ar
and
transfer of at
was regarded here as practically
uring a cessation hostilities
restoration of peace in Mexico
Mr. Carbajal were ax-
detail Bryan
of
of
ihe
The views of
LO Be
retary
Jose Castellot, former member
Mexican
State
by
the Senate, who called at the
Department with a per
telegram he had re
through
the
American {
admini
nd Blangu
Mexico, are
Carbajal Disavows Ambition
tine add re ord
100 aga Ae
tuation in Washi
"RANCISCO CARBAJA
Secr Bryan thanked r. Cas
e113 4 r * “=
teliol information
him that whil
would not be sccorded
United amicably disposed
would applaud his
peace
the
States was
toward bh and
patriotic efforts to brin
in Mr
State Department in
m
g about
his country Castellot left
a happy nu
promptly telegraphed the result
conference to Mr. Carbaja
Bryan Optimistic.
Bryan himself was highly
imistic in the belief that peace at
was in sight in turbulent Mexico
and he told his friends that he believed
the policy of “watchful waiting” and
patience had been a In order
to assure a transfer of authority with
further bloodshed or disturbances,
the American Government be-
Gey
Secretary
success
out
however
gan to
eral Carranza
use its good offices with
TANGO MUSIC TOO ALLURING
Mill Girls Stopped Work When They
Heard the Caliopes.
Burlington, Ia.—When the caliopes
on the excursion steamers play tango
music the girls employed at the
Misgiseippi Pearl Button Company re-
This is the basis for an
ed by Moid
caliope music on
2000
injunction action fil
Brothers to restrain
13 HURT IN MINE EXPLOSION.
Three May Die From Injuries In West
Virginia Colliery.
Charlesfon, W. Va Thirteen men
were burned. three probably fatally,
when a keg of powder exploded in the
mine of the Olcott Coal Company, at
Dungriff. Matthew Holspein, Alexan-
der Ownsby and Jesse Barlow are in a
local hospital with small chances for
WOMAN ROBBED; $6,000.
Lone Highwayman Gets Money She
Carried To Bank.
8t. Louis — Mise Esther Cohen,
cashier of the L. Cohen Wholesale
Grocery Company, was robbed by a
lone highwayman of $6,000 in cash and
checks down town as she was on her
way from the store to deposit the
money in a bank.
TORNADO KILLS TEN.
Hendersan and Slaughtersville,
Suffer Heavy Property Loss.
Lexington, Ky.--A tornado which
struck Henderson, Ky. resulted in st
least 10 deaths. Many persons were
injured. Property loss is more than
half a million dollars. The storm pass.
ed through the main business section
of the city and missed the residence
section, The wind had a velocity of
at least 50 miles an hour and after the
blow was over & bard rain fell,
Ky.