The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-10
MexiCans Make Great DeTn-
 OnStration in Mexico City
THREE PERSONS ARE KILLED
Students Take Part in Anti-American and Reinforcement Activities and Are Finally Quelied By
 Mounted Police

Mexico City, November 9.--This city re- sembled an armed camp tonight follow ing an exciting day and evening of anti American and anti-government demon strations in the course of which an American flag was torn down and trampled upon, American citizens were assaulted or insulted in the streets, win dows of a dozen American business places were shattered and an attempt was made to destroy the plant of Ei Imparcial, the leading Mexican daily and the exponent of the government policies. Quiet was restored only after squads of mounted police with drawn sabers had repeatedly charged the mob, killing three of the disturbers, roughly handling scores of others and arresting more than 200
 Late tonight companies of mounted po- lice were stationed in every block and hundreds of gendarmes were patroiiins the streets. The demonstrations were confined to the business portions of the city, no disturbances being reported in the residence districts.
 An American, whose name could not De learned tonight, was reported to have been captured by the rioters, to have had his clothes torn from him and a beat ing administered.
 Of the fatalities, one occurred in front of the offices of El 1mparcial and two during a charge of police near the Ala meda, a public park near the center of the city.
 The only explanation forthcoming of the attack upon Fl Imparcial was that political malcontents, fired by the stu dents activities over the Texas lynching. seized upon the opportunity to wreck vengeance upon government organ.
 Crowd Assemblies
 Shortly Before noon tke crowd assem- bled before the New Juarez monument in the Aladeda and proceeded to the mu- nicipal palace, where several Of their number who were arrested last night were being examined by the authorities. A company of mounted police followed in the wake of the crowd. From the pal ace the students marched through Aven- ida San Francisco, the principal business thoroughfare of the city, stopping in front of the candy store, where the flag incident occurred. Gathering numbers as it proceeded, the crowd marched to the
 
 relations, making demonstrations against American business places and breaking windows in the St. Francis hotel. Jack Davis, an automobile repair man, had a hand to hand encounter with dozen members of the crowd when they at- tempted to tear the top from his auto- mobile and enter his establishment. He knocked several of his assailants to the pavement and drove them from his place.
 T <<4 T,.. otraf a the famous statue of the iron horse, speeches were made denouncing all Amer jeans and a passing street car convey ing school children to the American school was stoned. One child was struck and severely injured. Windows Of the car were shattered. Among others who were assaulted were the son of Ambassa- dor Wilson and William Marshall, an em- ploye of the National Railways. The lat ter was hit on the head with stone and sustained severe scalp wound.
 Address To Students
 During the parade of the students about the city Gov. Lande Escandon, of the federal district; Chief of Police Felix Diaz and former Ambassador to the United States Joaquin Casasus, followed in automobiles. In speech at the municipal palace Governor Landa addressed words of approval of the StuQenLs pfolcoe, put Se'oetSA'SN against violence.
 Ambassador Wilson, in his note to the foreign office, described the occur renee as a disgrace to the city and to the Mexican people and expressed sur prise that inasmuch as his office had warnings in advance of the proposed demonstrations, the Mexican authorities had none, or having II, LOOK no actioh to prevent them.
 I~nroiup Minister Creel said to re- porters this afternoon that every effort would be made to punish those guilty of offering insult to the flag.
 Preparation Is Asked
 Washington, November 9.-Protest- ing vigorously on behalf of the Mex ican government. Senor de la Barra, ambassador to the United States rom Mexico, presented a claim for repara- tion to the state department today be- cause of the lynching of Antonio Rodriguez at Rock Springs, Tex, on November B. Rodriguez, who was a Mexican citizen, confessed to the mur- der of Mrs. Lem Henderson at Rock Springs and was burned at the stake.
 Eenor de la Barra had g. long confer ence with Alvey A. Adee, second As- sistant Secretary of State, in which he was assured that the United States would do everything possible to appre- hend the guilty persons. The Mexican ambassador declared tonight that he felt confident the American government would administer justice and had com iAunicated this information to Mexico in the hope of allaying the Ill feeling toward the United States which seems to have arisen there over the affair.
 State department officials today tel egraphed Governor Campbell of Texas to take proper steps to punish the of lenders. The matter is considered sole ly within the jurisdiction of the state authorities.
 Nixon Is IndOrscd
 Reno, November 9.--Incomplete returns from all over Nevada show that United