The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-27
TWO AMERICANS ARE
 MIXED UP IN AFFAIR
Meeting Which Was Being Addressed in Interest of Election of Presi- dent Diaz and Vice President
 Corral Was Mobbed.


 have been made, score or more more or less seriously injured. including two Americans. and two are reported dead as d result of political riots in the city of Guardalajara yesterday afternoon and last night.
 A mob broke up a meeting which was being addressed by orators who spoke In behalf of the election Of President Diaz and Vice President Corral The rioters shouted Down with Diaz," We want Reyes
 During the night they stormed the Hotel Garcia. where the Diaz orators had stopped. Every window in the structure was smashed and the bar, office and bar Der shop footed
 The police charged the crowd again and again but were repulsed State troops were called out and a number of volleys were fired in the air without effect. Members of the mob erected a barricade in one of the side streets and shost were exchanged between them and the soldiers.
 Six mounted gendarmes and two foot policemen were wounded A 4-year-old boy, member of the lower class is said to have been killed. Considerable Amer ican property was destroyed and two Americans wounded. The Americans have asked the American consulate for pro tection. The names of the Americans wounded are thought to be W, Herton and H. Murphy, though the dispatches were so garbled as to make their identity uncertain
 No News Received. The American embassy and the Amer i ioan consulate here reported this even ing that they had received no adyices I from the consulate at ,Guadalajara. Neith- l CT the embassy nor the consulate knew anything of the riots until informed of i the occurrence by the Associated Press. Ielegrams were immediately sent to the city, but up to a late hour tonight no replies have been received
 Absolutely no press messages have 1 reached this city from Guadalajara dur ing the day, although commercial busi- ness is being transacted as usual. This lends coior to rumor that a censorship has been established by the federal a,,- thorities.
 Political speculators who are campaign ing in the interest of Diax and Corral left the city in a special train. They were received sulleny when they arrived at the station in Guadalajara and on thei, trip to the Delgado theatre. wbera tho meeting was to be held, they were hooted ana Jeered by the throngs gathered alone. tue sioewali<s At the theatre the crowds reiused to allow single orator to speak. drowning their voices with wells and driving them from the stage by bur,t,g paper wads and an occasional ston. When the party emerged from the build ihk they were stoned and Leon Rojas, a prominent lawyer. was struck in the head anu badly injured. The automobiles, street cars and carriages in which thev rode were also stoned, every bit of glass In the vehicles being smashed. Mob Grows BoIder.
 By this time the mob had grown boIder ana Wilder and practically every nlata glass window in the down town dtstr,et was broken The Tenth regiment wss oaneo out and with the aid of this or n,aa4auon e,a ana cordon of mounted po- ice the speakers made their way to tha special train. They arrived in Mexico City today. .o The Hotel Garcia, which was wrecked Dy the mob, is one of the largest hostel res Ill the republic. It was leased by an American and he has put in his claim TOT damages. w. Hinton, the American who was wounded. was guest at the hotel and just before 1t was stoned he IS sald to have stepped to a balcony and nre his revolver in the air in an attempt to disperse the crowd. Murphy, the other Amerlcan injured, was cut by police- mans sabre
 Guadalajara is the second city in the republic and is ranked as the most beau- tiful. large American colony lives there The headquarters for the South ern Pacific through Mexico is located there, the city being the terminal point or the line. The last dispatch from the city said all was quiet. A heavy hail. storm dispersed the mob, which had taken up position in the Plaza De Aras after breaking up all the benches and the grandstand.
 Most Serious Riot.
 The riot is the most serious that has occurred in Mexico in years and is looked upon as significant by those who have been closely following the political sit uation. The official press claimed that it was planned and carried out by the democratic party. known as the Reyista party, from the name of it's candidate for vice president, Gen. Bernard Reyes. former minister of war in Diazs cabinet, and now governor of the state of Nuevo Leon.
 A message received late tonight from Guadalajara says that all is quiet at that place following the rioting of last night A severe hailstorm did what soldiers and bayonets failed to do, dispersed the riot ers who were beyond all control
 The American consul has lodged pro test with the Mexican authorities because of the injury sustained by H. Murphy. Claims will also be filed by those Amer jeans who have suffered property losses. The authorities have the situation in hand tonight and further rioting Is not looked for.