St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-03-18
MEXICAN WAR
DO|NCSAT FRONT
Additional Troops Sent to
the Mexican Border.
Americans Captured Will be
Treated as Mexicans.
The japanese Bugaboo Is
Being Aired Again.
A Race Riot Precipitated at
Galveston.

The War Department announced
yesterday that additional cavalr,
regiments will be sent to do patro
duty along the Mexico nborder, bu
that none of the infantry troops nov
encamped in border States will b.
sent to the line.
The State Department asked the
release of two Americans said tc
have been captured on American sol
and held prisoners in Mexico Al
the same time Washington heard 9
rumor that Texas grand jury has
indicted the captors, charging them
with kidnapping, and would seek ex.
tradition of the alleged offenders
The pro-Diaz sympathies of the ad-
ministration caused much unfavor-
able comment at the national capital
which Is said to be largely for
Madero. Attorney-general Wicker
sham's quest of an American charg-
ed with shipping unmarked explo-
svies added to this feeling, and the
WAolC oAdA pIOUdUly Will result III
investigation of Mr.. Wickersham' 8
official conduct, the probe to be con-
Quoted by the new Democratic House.
Japan again figured conspicuously
in the days gossip. Rumors that a
big force Of Japanese troops were
preparing to land in Mexico caused
a sharp upturn in prices in the Chica-
go wheat pit. AS an Offset to this,
advices upon the attitude assumed
by Japan in the embroglio between
China and Russica indicated that
the island people may nave another
field for their warlike tendencies.
In New York there was a growing
tendency towards union between the
insurrecto and the Federal leaders
there. Senor Limantour gave out an
interview, in which he said captured
Americans must take their chances
with nativeborn insurrectos.
Gen. Blanco seems to have been
outwitted or misled in his attempt
to capture Aqua Prieta, and is said
to be preparing to shoot wounded
Federals, following the, plan propos-
ed by the Mexican government after
it puts martial law into effect. Final
action upon the adoption Of martial
law Is expected by the Federal gov
ernment Thursday.
Madero's force of 1000 men start
ed a 15O-mile march from Casas
Grendes to Juarez, where Gen
Navarro. is garrisoned with 600
Federals.
Complaints over slow handling of
government stores were made against
the International and Great North
ern Railroad at San Antonio. Large
consignments of army mules began
to arrive at Galveston. A number
of nurses affiliated with the Red
Cross volunteered for service "at the
front"
American Ambassador Wilson is
expected to reach Mexico City Thurs
day.
A long drawn out battle was re-
ported at Ojiniaga.
Race Riot.
Galveston, Tex, March IA
race riot was precipitated early TO-
day by the stabbing Of Winfield
Joel, soldier from the camp at
Fort Crockett, by an unknown negro
in the disorderly district OF Calves
ton. One Mexican and four negroes
were severely beaten, and the house
in front of which the stabbing oc-
Cured was set on fire and burned
to the ground. The entire police
force Of the city was called out TO
quell the disturbance.
Joel, who is a member of the One
Hundred and Forty-fourth Company,
Coast Artillery, stationed at Fort
Moultrie, Charleston, S. c., lies in
Sealy Hospital seriously wounded
with a deep knife wound in the
shest, just above the heart. he
probably will recover.
The policeman patrolling the beat
was stabbed in the back by another
soldier during the melee immediate
ly following the wounding or joel.
He was not seriously hurt.
STABBED FROM WINDOW.
An invidious remark made by one
of Joel's companions about the color
of the occupants of the house where
the trouble occurred is supposed TO
have caused the attack. Joel was
about to open the door of the place,
it is said, when some one leaned out
of an adjacent window and stabbed
him. He fell into the gutter un-
conscious, and Immediately great
crowd gathered, composed OF solul-
ers and civilians of both colors. Inc
soldiers and white civilians attacked
every negro in sight and set hre TO
the house. The solitary policeman
who appeared and attempted to re-
store order likewise was set upon
and wounded.
MOB CUTS HOSE LINES.
In the meantime another house in
the vicinity was set on fire, but the
firemen were able to extinguish the
blaze without much difficulty.
Several lines of hose which were
being played upon the first fire were
cut by the mob, and the fire flgnters
had to abandon the house: TO the
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