The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-18

San Antonio, Tex, March 1S.-An
American official, returning from Mex
leo City yesterday, brought an anthem
tic report of demonstration against
President Diaz, which took the form of
stoning the windows of the presidents
palace In the city of Mexico by mob
of insurrecto sympathizers. The CEN
sorship of Mexico has been so rigid
that the news has just crossed the
border by word of mouth, though the
official report may now be in the hands
of the state department in Washington.
The police were unable to dispense the
mob before great deal Of glass had
been broken The riot occurred about
9 o'clock la the evening, when the
streets about the ofiicial residence were
filled with people.
Without any prelude Of excitement
there was d movement of men and
youths from the side streets in the
vicinity Of the palace, as IL by con-
certed signal shouting viva Madero'
The rioters threw volleys of stones
through the windows. The disturb
ance lasted about FIVE minutes.
The guests of the president in the
palace became frightened but the
president remained cool and sent one
of his aides out to the police to inquire
why they did not stop the trouble A
number of arrests were made This
is the first demonstration against Diaz
that has been made in the federal dis
. trict since the beginning Of the revolu-
tion.
U. s. Guards Increased.
49, aRnn,k
proaches to the bridges leading from
the American side to Juarez, Mex,
were guarded today by three times the
usual force of United States troops.
Heretofore only small detail has been
assigned to this duty. but at daybreak
today, It was ordered that tents should
be set up along the edge of the river,
and an entire company of infantry was
sent to patrol the bank between the
two bridges, which form the main ar
teries of trafflc TO Juareb.
Scores of Mexican soldiers came to
the opposite river bank to look across
at the United States troops. 1t was
q typical frontier scene, where the
army OF one nation might exchange
salutes with that of annother, while
each remained on its own SOIL
Limantcur at San Antonio.
San Antonio, Tex, March 1S-The
Mexican Finance Minister Lirnantour
passed through here early today in his
private car bound for Laredo. He
evidently intends to so TO Mexico City
by rail.
Rebels Bottle Up FederaIs. 81
Preside, Tex, March 1S.--A num-
her OF casualties are reported in the
resumtIon of insurrecto operations
about the city OF Ojinaga, where the
federal command is supposed to be
bottled up. While Colonel Dorantes,
the second in command of the Ojinaga
garrison. was on tour Of inspection
and was cut off by a rush OF insur-
rectos and now he and eighty of his
soldiers are surrounded in group of
houses more than mile from the
garrison,
Likewise the insurrectos are said to
have surrounded the garrison. The
fighting Is at close range. The fatali~
ties have been few, however. Seven
federal soldiers were killed during the
fighting and on insurrecto was mortal
" wounded. Ojinaga Shas been cut
of from supplies and water.
first ReaimentaI Hiks.
san Antonio, Tex. March 1s-The
farst regimental hike of modified
4roopg at Fort Houston was made this
morning. when the ninth and eleventh
cavalry went on practice march. The
camp is now ready for the beginning
Of actual maneuvers.