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Show U. S. TROOPS BATTLE WITH THE SMUGGLERS SAN A.NTONIO. Tex., Sent. 13. In a fight between Unitod States soldiors and Mexican smugglers at Carrizo Springs, Tex., today, ono Mexican was killed, six Mexicans wounded and fourteen four-teen captured. Nono of tho pursning party was injured in-jured and only two cavalry horses wore hurt. Tho soldiers came on the Moxicans shortly after daylight a few miles from Alimilo crossing an tho Rip t Grande river and at once began firing. An American who is the roputod leader of tho Mexicans, but wlioso uamo is unknown, un-known, roplied to tho order to halt and declared that his party would never surrender. sur-render. The soldiers were thon ordered to opon fire and at tho first volley one Mexican was shot dead, two others apparently ap-parently mortally injured and several received minor wounds. Tho American leader, realizing t,hat tho odds were against him, surrendered. Bosides the leader, thirteen Moxicans wore captured. All of the prisoners wore taken to Windmill ranch and a surgeon was summoned to treat the wounded. , , , . . The capture was mado by a detachment detach-ment of tho fourteenth United States cavalry under command of liioutonant McLane. , , tl , , , Tho Mexicans had attemptod to carry a large shipment of ammunition and rifles across the border from a point about fifty miles in the interior oi Toxas. They abandoned most of this contraband when attacked by a sheriff's sher-iff's posse a few days ago. Tho munitions muni-tions were said to be for constitutionalists, constitution-alists, but tho latter announced they .would executo the smugglers if caught on Moxican soil. Conditions Intolerable. GALVESTON Tex., Sept. 13. Conditions Condi-tions in tho state of Puraugo, Mexico, are intolerable to foreigners, according to refugees, of whom 170 were landed here toclay from tho steamship Mexi-cauo. Mexi-cauo. Tho refugees expressed beliof that thero wns no mon m Mexico powerful enough to bring about peace or to maintain main-tain it, if peace is secured temporarily. They Bay that oven if Huerta is not a candidate for president, many Mexicans will look upon any election as being controlled by him. A. D. EdwardB of Toxas, an electrical engineer, said ho left Mexico not alone bocause of personal danger, but because there no longer 1b any way of making a living there. Many of tho refugees hare "been since August trying to Teturn to tho United States. Hundreds Killed. MEXICO CITY, Sent. 13. Throo hundred federals and 200 rebelB are reported re-ported to .have "been killed in a battle on Tuesday near Mayotorena, in tho northwest Htate of Sbnora. The rebels wore opposing the march of Genoral Pedro Ojeda's column which was advancing on Hermosillo, tho capital capi-tal of the state. Tho results of tho engagement en-gagement are considered by tho Mexican Mexi-can government to be a federal victory, the rebels having retreated aftor making mak-ing a determined stand. Tho rebel force is reported, to number several thousand men. tThe federals maintained a vicious artillery fire and remained in possession of tho battlefield, battle-field, canturing many prisoners and a quantity of ammunition. Tho rebels, after retreating several miles from tho scene of hostilities, reorganized their forces but failed to renew the attack. |