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HUERTA REFUSES TO BUDCE. will hold ins place as pro. visional president of Mexico Text of Hin Latent Statement ?lten oat to Foreign Diplomat* shown 111? Intention to Maintain Position a( H?h?! of Nation. Washington. Nov. 10.?Secretary Bryan tonight made public the text of the note presented by the Huerta provisional government last night to the foreign diplomats In Mexico City. Tb* note, signed by Querida Moheno, minister ot foreign relations, says: "In conformity with provisions of the constitution and In view of the lack of a president or a vice president and a secrecy of state and of the department of foreign relations, pro? visional presidency devolved upon tht secretary of state and of the depart? ment of gobernaclon?Gen. Vlctorla no Huerta, who from that time by thr miniatry of the law has discharged the duties ot the office. Thus, in ac? cord with the will of the Mexican people. formally mnde manifest in the constitution of February 5, 18G7, there remained established tho presi? dential succession and the unquestion? able legality or the present govern? ment. The congress of the union and the supreme court of Justice of the nation solemnly recogniied without objection th* new ruler. In this way the three branches of the govern? ment continued the functions by whose conduct the Mexican people ox ercisa tho natlonul sovereignty in ac? cordance with articles 3 ? and 60 of the same constitution. The politi? cal programme of the provisional gov? ernment, constituted In this manner, from that time has been defined per? fectly and concentrated on two fun? damental propositions: "To reeatablish peace in order that extraordinary elections might bo held in compliance with the already cltled article 81 of tho constitution; in ordor to turn over the executive power to the one deaigr ated by the people at these electlona and to respect and make respected the law. In compliance with this pro? gramme the executive launched a call for electlona. taking care that there ahould be fixed for their hold? ing a time which he deemed prudent not only that the preparatory work might be carried out. but alao that the republic might return to a state of order which had been deeply dis? turbed In some of the northern fron? tier States and, although in much lessj degreo, in other Stales. Acting In accord with the Initiative of the executive and In compliance with the constitutional precept quoted, the congress of the union convened spe? cial elections to be held October 26 "In order to comply with the sec ond of these proposals, the executive made clear his respect for tho othtii governmental powers, but unfor? tunately the chamber of deputies at? tempted to invade the prerogatives of the executive by refusal In some cases to recognise the Judicial power. ' The president of the republic wa.i forced to resolve to dissolve the cham l-er of deputies as a necessary meas? ure for the salvation of the republic, foreseeing the state of unarchy which Inevitably would have t>een brought about if he had continued to tolerate revolution In the midst of one of the constkued branches of the govern? ment, and, as the senate alone could not function constitutionally, he de? clared the congress dissolved. But s? H has never been the proposil ot the executive to govern eufslde the constitution, he took cure Immediate? ly to convoke elections I constitute I new congreaa Thin was done with the solemn promiie to give account of his actions to the ne?c congress as soon as it Nball be Instnlled. It also was u nmii.,1 ..f cspeciul tare snd attention of th?* ad hnttrun government to res,>eet and uphold |hc Judicial power which continued ?Tita? out any let In Its august mission of j seeing that Individual guarantied nr. respected, so that the man h of tbi public sdmlnlstrutlon has Sontlnrted' without other obstacles than 'h. s< which a state of Internal Strife brings with It. The ? lections of president and \\c9 president of the republic gad of d-putlen und SStlSlOn tC the con gresa already have liven held. Con *i'"w will at instulbd within a few davs nnd will puns up- n the cb" thui of president and flee pTfSlisnl ami will runder .i de< Isn.n .is to their validity or nullltv. At th.- approach of the elections the preset, ot learned that his numerous friends were pi? ling him forward ft r the first magis? tracy snd as hi< eosM n<?t be elected leg iiiv he in oi?* i meal solenn de larution before the honorable mem bcr* if the diploma i<- SOfna Ihst th votes deposited for hirn in the be Hol t.. xe? vetsM as anil snd ol no and that e\en In th.- ttSftt, ItfUll] Ml possible, that the i<\ igress should declare hint sleeted president h< would not uecrpf th - tiefet. Trn> first muKistisf?- galled h gethoi |h?# candidates of tho eafftOUS pal tie and In the presence of the entire cab-1 inet repented the declarations made before the diplomatic corps and called on the candidates in the name of patriotism that they manifest sol-, emnlyv before the nation that 11 any , i one of them should be appointed, al) the others should collaborate morally i and patriotically In Influencing their1 partisanr that the president-elect' should be respected and assisted) in his fuj'.-'Jon whatever might be his part> affiliations. And this they did, at the same time manifesting to the Iftl can people that if none ol the candidates obtaned the number of valid votes to be president of the republic all would cooperate to sus* tain the constituted government. "Now In view of the fact that it. is foreseen that wild presidential elec-1 tl< ns will be declared null, he wishes i to make known to the whole world) that he Will continue exerting hiin-J ' self for the pacification of the country,, in order to be able to guarantee the j ubsolute freedom and efficiency of' absolute freedom and efficiency of! the new elections which congress must I call. As a necessary consequence of j that declaration, in the same manner, I he wishes to make known once more before fi lends and outsiders that ho! will on ro account tako into consid? eration the votes whb'h may have been cast in his favor and will not accept in this ''use the constitutional presi? dency of the republic. Relying on | the offer of the honorable citizens J who figured as candidates for the presidency and vice presidency and J who represent all the, political parties of the republic, he hopes to be able to; fulfill within the period whieh con-j gress shall deslgnute, his sacred duty of consulting the national desire to consecrate by tho suffrage of the peo- , pie the executive who is to rule defi? nitely th? destinies of the country. "By tho indication of the consti? tutional president ad Interim, Gen. Victorlano Huertu. and with the unan? imous approval of the cabinet, I have tho honor to acquaint the highly es? timated government of your excel? lency thik general presentation of the policy of the republic to the end thai all of the cultured countries, whoso friendship Mexico Is honored to havs, may do ;he executive the Justice of I recognizing that his honest and pa - ? trlotic effort is Intended solely to bring abcut tho well being and pros? perity of the Mexican republic. "I have the satisfaction of renew? ing to your excellency on this oc-! caslon tho assurance of my distin? guished consideration." MEXICO IN NEED OF FCNDS. j Capital City Feels Effects in Runs on 1 Banks, Which are Forced to Pay Stiver. I Mexico City, Nov. 10.?Tho acuto stage of Mexico's economic situation was manifested today in a long con? tinued run on the banks which served to accentuate the fears of the Mexi can people. This, combined with re? ports of military operations lu differ? ent parts of the republic appears to have distracted the public mind for the moment from the possible dan gers In the strained relations with the United States. At all the' legations ' and among the better informed busi? ness classes there is anxiety over the situation. I Javier M. Cancino. manager of the National bank, minimized the irn i portance of tho run, sayirg that lesfc than 1,000,000 pesos had been with drawn In Saturday's run and until noon today. Ho o.plalned that most of those who withdrew their money were small depos'.brs, the amounts being rarely nv/ro than GO pesos. Senor Canclna admitted that the banks technically were violating a re cent decree, the language of which was imperative, that the banks must not redeem notes with specie. He added that the banks were acting on a commonsense basis; boWOYOfi they would not continue to puy out silver whe n It I ccume necessary to touch the reserv.?. SFNTFNt I TOO LIGHT. i _ Officer Responsible tot Dlxon Affair Fined. sfeaieo City, Nov. It.?-The Ameri? can embassy today protested to tho Montana government against the tri? Ual punishment Imposed 00 the fed ? ami "thi er charged with Ihs respon? sibility for the shooting at Juarez..' July 2G. last, of Charles B, Dlxon, the United Mates Immigration lnspe< lot at Rl Fas.,. Dilta; was stud under Ihs "fugitive law" while in Juarez on official busl ness. The American ..tut*, department de? manded the arrest of those ree|)onsl? hie i?nd Margarito Maens, the federal officer in oommend, was placed under arrest He was tried and com |i ted nd sentenced lo 20 days Imprison* 1 ei f or .1 fine of It p< bob ii" t released upon peymeul of ihs One, Jnet 'light for This Cold Chang* Flannelette gowns and petticoats t'-r Isdles and children, prices from 50c up;t white Mod colors Schwerte 1 ile.it? ! Stor. s \ p. 1. WILL NOT RECOGNIZE HUERTA AVKHK AX ADMINISTRATION TO J CONSIDER ABROGATION OF EMBARGO AGAINST FX I*ORT OF ARMS TO MEXICO. II nor (a arul His Congress Will not Be Considered Any Further In Step' Which This (iovemmrnl May Take | ?May Allow The Sending of Amis Into Southern Republic. Washington, Nov. 10.?Develop? ments In the Mexican situation here today tended to emphasize a purpose on the part of the Washington govern-j met t to refuse to recognize any of the acts of the new Mexican congress and brought to light the fact that i serious consideration was being given by President Wilson to the question | Of permitting SXportatlons of arms to all factions in the southern republic. Secretary Bryan had a long confer enOO with Senor Algara, charge d'af? faires of the Mexican embtsay, during which, it is understood, ho said the United States considered the elec? tion of congressmen as invalid as the voting for president and vice prcsi dent. The secrelary summoned the minis? ters from live Central American coun? tries and outlined to them in general what had been done by the United States in its diplomatic parleys with the Hue!tu government. Later he an? nounced that he also had been in com? munication with the. diplomatic rep? resentative of the European power.! and had Informed them In general terms of steps thus far tu'<ten by the United states. It was reported that some of these diplomats toduy transmitted long dis? patches to their home governments, describing the situation as approach? ing closer to the complete break in i relations between the United States and Mexico than at any time since the Mexican problem became trouble* some. The state department made public Huerta's statement to the diplomatic corps in Mexico City, the burden of which was that tho presidential elee I tion would bu null and void but that the newly elected members of con ' gress soon would be Installed, that the national legislature soon would resume the legislative powers which Oen. Huerta hud seen lit to assume during the interim between the arrest of the deputies for ?edition and the induction of the new members of con? gress. In view of the fact that the note i recited in detail Huerta's defense of his assumption of legislative author? ity and his urrest of the deputies and gave also his programme lor the fu? ture, it was taken by many diplomats us an obvious reply to the American suggestion that he eliminate himself. I The Mexican embassy here, which re? ceived a copy of the note, declared in j an official statement that ' it may be i assumed that the dispatches received i represent the attitude cd' President Huerta and indicate the nature of his reply to the Inquiry of the govern? ment of the United States regarding his purpose in view of the recent presidential elections." White House officials called atten? tion to what seemed to them an in? consistency in the Huerta note wherein it assumed as valid the elec? tions e>f congressmen which were heM simultaneously with the voting for president and vice president, to be de? clared by Huerta null and void. The purpose of the United States neither to recognize Huerta's right, to continue In power nor the acts of tho new congress is the essence of [ what has bee n communicated to the foreign diplomats by this govern? ment. Future steps have not been specially outlined. In tact, it is un? derstood that, while the policy of the government has been to keep foreign nations Informed, there has been no direct effort to seek the support of the powers for the American pro? gramme. There Is 00 secret, however, of the desire of the United States for the acquiescence of the powers in its policy. The trip to the Arizona border of William Bayard Hale, on previous occasions personal representative of President Wilson in Mexico, and the wnie discussion of the question of raising the embargo have excited considerable Interest. Secretary nr. an. when questioned about Mr. Half's status, merely said. "Mr. Hale is at Tucson. Arizona." He was unwilling to he pressed further. Mr. Halt for Several months has been Stud) tig tin- Mexican question and bis Visit In the border is thought to i?e one of the unofficial ways by which the Washington government hopes to get Information about the strength and purposes of the constitu? tionalist movement and perhaps the efficiency of raising the embargo on arms. Mr. Uryaii incidentally denied that any negotiations were being con? ducted with tia- const tutioualists. The question of exporting arms to Mexico bus raised the point in official circles or whether the president, by executive authority, could lot down the bars, or whether action by con gross would be necessary. Tho Joint j resolution Of March. 14, 11)12, pro-j hlbited exportation of arms and mu nitlona of war to countries in Central and South America where domestic violence existed with such exceptions as the president deems expedient. Such exceptions hitherto have been only to a legally constituted govern-1 ment, President Taft making the ex-j ception in favor of the Modern admin? istration at the time ol* the OroSCO rebellion. It now is argued by some senatorial lawyers that to permit ex? positions to any one faction would he a recognition of the legality of that side, while free exportation to all | contenders would be Ignoring the' existence of a state of domestic vio 1 lence and annul the spirit of the act. ! Many persons have suggested ti? the president that a repeal <>f the joint resolution will be necessary if the United States finally decides to grant arms on an equality to the disputants. This has given rise to the belief that j any such a departure from the pres | ent policy of denial of arms would be ! preceded by a communication from President Wilson to congress. The president today told callers he [ had no present intention of saylnij j anything to congress on the Mexican ; Situation and that he was waiting for i things to take definite shape as a re suit of last week's diplomatic parleys j before making any move. Those who have discussed the arms question with the president in the lasi few days say be seems to be open minded on that point, while a month ago he was firmly set against it. He is asking the advice of senators on that QUSStlon and some of them have I gotten the Impression in their talks ' that he inclines somewhat toward j the removal of the embargo though J there Is no outward indication that I he has reached a decision. I . ADVISES HUERTA TO ItKTIRK. Former Dictator Urges Provisional President to Withdraw From His Office. Paris, Xov. 10.?Gen. Porfirio Diaz has advised Gen. Victoriano Huerta to retire from tnc presidency of Mex ; ico. Two friends of Gen. Diaz, each j acting separately and by authorization l of the ex-president, sent telegrams to ' Gen. Huerta last week to this effect. In outlining his attitude (Jen. Diaz j said thai in the present situation of the Mexican people in relation to the United Sttaes it was not a question i of whether Huerta was the best man ! for the presidency, nor was it a ques I tion of whether the revolutionists were right oi wrong; it was a ques I tlon oi patriotism. Hs counseled Gen. ) Huerta to renounce any feeling of per 1 sonal prestige or power and thus saw ( Mexico from a calamity, j Gen.. Diaz said to his friends that 1 ho would have telegraphed to Gen. I lluertu himself, but he thus far had j j taken no direct step in Mexican af ; fairs since he left the country anil would prefer to convey his convic? tion through friends of his and of Gen. , Huerta's. The denial by a member of the Diaz ; household on Saturday that Gen. Diaz had sent a telegram tsking Huerta to resign therefore was tech* nlcally correct, as he personally had not done so. 'BIG FTHK LOSS AT OLAIt. i Fuslncss Section of Town Wiped out j ?Loks Estimated at $20,000?Ittsur i anee $10,000. ' Olar, Nov. 11.?Fire which started this morning before 4 o'clock in the 1 buggy warehouse of C. F. Riser wiped j out practically the whole of Olar's j business section. The loss is esti? mated at about $20,000, with possibly i $10,000 insurance. I The stores belonging to the follow? ing individuals and firms were de? stroyed: J. W. Pearlstino. J. J. Creech, Olar Grocery company, J. c. Brabham, J. O. Johnson, H. D. Drawdy, G. V. Kearse, Olar Drug company, Olar Mo ' tor company. The office of Dr. L, H. llartzog anc the buggy warehouse of c. F. Riser were also burned. Fanned by a gusty wind, the tire raged for about tour hours. As Olar is without fire fighting apparatus, the flames died down only after they had burned a path through the business centre of the town. The cause of the fire is unknown, but it was discovered first In the buggy warehouse from which it quickly spread to nearby business houses. Too long A SENTENCE. The Court Sots Aride Decision ot* 380 Years, Washington, Nov. in?The l,(*i> year prison term imposed upon C. M. Summers, president ?>f the First Na? tional bank of Juneau. Alaska, for misapplication of funds, today was set aside by the supremo court. The Indictment charged offenses and the court sentenced h m t<? ftvi years <>n each. The supreme court held Chat only one count should have! been included in tho indietinent. W'BUIRE SENT THIS TELEGRAM WIRED* HFNNKSSY CONCERNING campaign fund. i ' ?'? mm Syraeus? Man Admits in John Doc PnKwdlngs Charge Wlilch Ho De nhxl Several Days Ago?Confession' Brings Witness Near to Collapse! and Physician is Summoned ?; ^Threat of Indictment for Perjury : Was Hanging Over Him ? Other' WltnaMWt, New York, Nov. It.?George H McGuire, of Syracuse, who last Th?rs- | day denied under oath that had sent a telegram to John A. Hennessy, for- j mer Governor Butter's graft investlga tor, relative to political contributions,! today admitted he was t>ie author of' the telegram. A threat of indictment for perjury was hanging ove" him when the ad? mission fell from his line and he left ! the witness stand almost in a state of collapse. A physician was called to at? tend him. McGulro was testifying for the sec? ond tim3 in the John Doe inquiry in I BtitUted by District Attorney Whit? man into Hennessy's charge that con? tractors on State works had been "sand-bagged" into making campaign j contributions to Tammany Hall. Hen 1 nessy has testified that he outlined : most of his Information from McGuire < i and that the latter bad sent him a tel- ! j egram setting forth that William H.1 I Kelly, Democratic leader of Onondaga| I County, had been helping Arthur A. j Mcl^ean. treasurer of the Democratic J State committee to "shake-down" j State highway contractors, j Today District Attorney Whitman j ; sent before the grand jury three wit? nesses who gave testimony to show I that McGuire had not told the truth I last Thursday. One of these was Miss, j Ollis Collier, a stenographer in Mc- , ! Quire's ottlee; another was a typewrit- I ! er expert who took with him a type writer from afcOutre's office. The sten-j ographer testified, it is understood, j 1 that the machine was one which Mc-1 j Guire himself frequently used and the 1 expert declared the letter:} on the ori j ginal of the telegram corresponded . with letters of the machine. McGuire was informed of the con? templated action of the district attor? ney against him and soon afterward ; his friends telephoned Mr. Whitman. I syalng he had collapsed. They asked Mr. Whitman what ho would promise "if McGuire told the truth." The dis trict attorney said he would promise nothing but that McGuire would be indicted for perjury if he did not tell j the truth. McGuire was shown the original of I the telegram when he took the stand and was asked if he had written it. i t "Yes," said the witness, "I have re , freshed my memory; Z wrote it." Mr. Whitman then questioned Mc i Guire regarding a conversation with } Hennessy in Utica, at which, accord ; ing to the graft investigator, McGuire i gave him a list of contractors who had I been "sand bagged." In his testimony, [Thursday the witness denied having i given Hennessy this information, j McGuire was growing visibly ner l vous. "As I remember it," he said, ' "my testimony as to that was correct" i At this point his attorney former i Federal District Attorney Henry A. fwTlse, requested Magistrate McAdoo '; for an adjournment until Thursday. I He explained that his client had suf? fered "an utter physical and mental collapse," and was not in condition to' go on with his testimony. The request j was granted, after Mr. Wise had taken the witness into an adjoining room, j whore McGuire became hysterical, it ! was said. I Ho was preceded on the stand by Eugene I.)., Wood, the Albany lobbyist, j from whom Hennessy said he got his alleged information that Edward Ii McCall paid for his nomination as Su preme Court Justice in 1U02. Wood denied every essential part of Hen? nessy's story. At the close of the hearing it WAS stated that Henry P, Burgard, a Huf falo contractor mentioned by Hennes? sy as having made a contribution to Tammany Mall, had admitted to Dis? trict Attorney Whitman that Hennessy had told the truth and corroborated' { many other charges made by the in vestlgator. Burgard will not be called as a witness, it was learned, but hlsl j information will be used by the dis- | I trict attorney as a basis for further Investigation! the results of which, it was said, probably would go dlrtct I i the grand jury. STAR OF STAGF DIFS IX POVERTY Woman Who once Played with For? rest Ends in Poor Mom >. NYw Vork, Nov. 11 -Mis. Addle Orlnnell, a footllght star of titty years ago, is dead at tin age ol IM years in the poor house in Brooklyn, she was committed there as a vagrant ten years ago. sin- probably will bn1 burle l in Potter's fi< Id. Mrs. Grinned led a stock company of her ?>\\n two generations back. At one time she played with EBdwtn For* rest Company In the old Astor place] thtutre hers. I WILL NOT OPPOSE AMERICA. Premier Asquith Says Friendly Re? lations Will ( ? ntinue?England's only Effort to Protect Her Citizen*. London, Nov. 10.?The prime min? ister discussed the Mexican question in Ids annual speech at the lord mayor's banquet tonight. "Our Interests in Mexico," said the prime minister, "call for vlllgant care. Mexico still is in the throes of a civil war, but there never was and never has been any question of political in* tervention by Great Britain in the domestic concerns of Mexico or in the Central or South American states. "It If no part of our duty to prevent revolutions or control civil wars. The Utmost we can do is to give what pro? tection is possible on the c?.ast to British subjects and property. There have been rumors that after tho United States had adopted a line of their own in regard to Mexico, we took a line deliberately caculated to thwart America. There is not a vestige of foundation for such a rumor. "We have recognized President Huerta because, having neither tho will nor the power to intervene, we were bound to deal with the de facto government, and because, according to information then in our posses? sion, there appeared to be no ele? ment except that of Huerta and his supporters which offered any pros? pect of the restoration of stability and order. That was on March 31. Very shortly afterwards, in answer to our inquirers, we were informed by the government of the United States that as regarded the recognition of Presi? dent Huerta no definite answer could be given except that they would make it some time longer before rec? ognizing him. Since then there has been no change In policy and no de? parture of any kind. The change of ministers to Mexico involved no change of policy. We have the right to assume that in whatever policy America adopts she will have re? gard for the legimitate commercial foreign interests in Mexico, as well as I her own. There has been an Inter i change of views with the utmost . frankness and cordiality on bo* bides. ! Our diplomatic relations with the 1 United States for a long time havu 1 been such that with the freest frank? ness of discussion on all matters that might from time to time arise we both feel the fullest assurance thai nothing can happen to disturb our common resolve to attain and main? tain a sympathetic understanding. "It is only right to say that no one I in our time has contributed more J largely to create and foster this tem I per between the two great and kln ; dred peoples than our distinguished ! ambassador, now ? nee more home amongst us, Mr. Bryce.** MEET J^AVAJO RISING. Feared That One Outbreak Among Indians Would Lead to General Trouble. Durango, Col., Nov. 8.?Posses to? night were waiting nt Farmington, N. M., and Aztec, Col., for orders from Superintendent Shelton of the Navajo Indian reservation at Shiprock, N. M.# to prococd to his assistance in quell ; ing what threatens to be an Indian uprising there as the result of at? tempts to arrest H Indians. The sit , nation on the reservation tonight was one of intense suspense. While the band of renegades is small, It Is feared by Superintendent Shelton that the unrest will spread through the Navajo tribe and involve several hundred Indians. I United States Marshal Hudspeth with his deputies should arrive at Shiprock from Santa Fe some time tonight. MALTA WELCOMES SAILORS, Greets American Tars in Friendly Style. Malta. Nov. 10.?The officers ami bluejackets of the battleship Wyom? ing, flagship of the United Stated squadron visiting European ports, ate , regarded as the most popular visitor* to the island for many years. They are enjoying their stay so much that they openly express regret at it* brevity. Their lavish expenditure has mads business of all kinds very br'.v. and the Maltese have reaped an abun? dant monetary harvest. The Floriana parade this afternoon was the scene of unwonted animation on the occasion of a musical perform? ance by the massed bands of the en? tire British Infantry In honor ot ih? American visitors. The warmest spirit of comradesh'p prevailed and the American visitors were highly gratified st the heartiness of their reception. The British *tufl American national anthems evoked much enthusiasm, the whole assembly standing at salute. Mam Arrivals at Ila9 Schwa it* Show Store. Satin evening .-lippers, all shade*. Boudoir slippers in satin (quite new all ?hades; also kid boudior slippers. ?Advt.