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Show NEW FHASE APPEARS II HEXICAH TROUBLE i I United States Will Be Asked to 1 Severely Punish Certain Officials of Texas. CITV OF MEXICO, July 2. Mexico will ;isk tho United States to punish sc-veroly sc-veroly tho local authorities of Del Rio, Texan, and possibly others of tho State undor whoso authority they acted. The grounds will bo that tho officers knowingly know-ingly failed In their duty by allowing persona per-sona who partook hi the l.as Varus raid to ride on lo tho Texas side of Ihe river uninterrupted, and 10 bring with them their wounded. Punishment may also be asked for the authorities and police of Del Bio for allowing meetings to bo held there for the purpose of fomenting and planning raids, murder and robbery In Mexico. Tho latter request, however, will bo contingent upon Investigations not yet completed, which have for their purpose the ascertaining of the amount of knowledge knowl-edge which the police of Del Rio had of the meetings. This new phase of the International nldo of the trouble on tho northern M ex-loo ex-loo border wa made known today by Minister Marlscal of the foreign relations department. I!ad faith toward Mexico by the State of Texan In the recent trou-hlo trou-hlo in very strongly suspected by tho Mexican government "The action of Washington has been tho very best." said Minister Marlscalg today. "Not only has the United States government shown Itself willing and eager to assist Mexico, but took stops to movo troops to the border, evincing 1 a feeling of friendliness which cannot bo questioned by Mexico." |