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Show Bit 18 Boys Scare the Consul at EI Pas) Into Hysterics . . El Paso, March l.Antonla V. Lo-meli, Lo-meli, the Mexican consul at EI Paso, has complained to 'Vlie Mexican government gov-ernment of dignities? offered to him self and his family by persons whom he belloves to be Americans. Senator Lomeli says that he' first complained of the treatment to Mayor Kelly of El Paso, and, getting no reply, then reforred the trouble to authorities at Mexico city. The annoyances, according to the consul, occurred on tlie night of February Feb-ruary 21 when, near midnight, a crowd of men awakened his family by shouting shout-ing "Via Madero," "Viva Orozco" and "Death to Diaz' outside his residence In this city j "The crowd was composed of Americans," Am-ericans," said Senof&Lomell. "for I could tell by the waylthey pronounced pronounc-ed Spanish names Several letters had been sent me threatening to dynamite dyn-amite the consulate and the demonstration demon-stration greatly frightening my wife and she almost swooned." Sheriff P J. 'Edwards today said ' I received a request .-'from Gov Colquitt Col-quitt concernlngjhelMexican consul's complaint and foundJthat a crowd of boys had gathered 'abont the place nud' shoutedMW fafiathera oulv, a few minutes .fC |