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Show REBELS AT T1PIC0; FIRE 0NSTEAMSH1P Constitutionalists Shell Liner Carrying the Cuban Flag; Wound Helmsman. WASHINGTON, April 30. Rear Admiral Ad-miral Mayo, at Tampico, reported to the navy department tonight that the Ward line steamer Autilla. flyinc the Cuban flag, was firedi upon nnd held up in the rivor here yesterday by constitutionalists, constitu-tionalists, but later steamed into port under cover of fire upon the rebels from the Mexicnn gunboat Vera Cruz. The helmsman of the Antilla was wounded by tho rebel fire, and tho steamer anchored, sending out wireless "S. O. S. " signals. Admiral Mayo sent alonjfside a boat with his aide aud a medical officer from the flagship Des Moiues. Then officers of tho foreign men of- war off tho port, hended by Captain Doughty of the British cruiser Homioine, called upon the constitutionalist constitu-tionalist commander for an explanation. explana-tion. The constitutionalist officers declared that they proposed in future to prevent any merchant vessels cntorinc Tampico in ordor to keep supplies and stores from the federals. Soon after this conference, Admiral Mayo's report said, the gunboat Vera Cruz opened fire upon tho constitutionalists, constitu-tionalists, and then the Antilla. under cover of tho sholling, proceeded up the I river to the wharves. Shells from the Vora. Cruz set fire to two big oil light- ers at the Waters-IMcrce refinery. Naval officers here said no official notice no-tice would be tnkeu by Admiral Mayo of tho Antilla incident. Thoy expressed tho opinion, however, that the British and other foreign warships would demand de-mand that the constitutionalists refrain re-frain from interfering with commerce. Uarller In the ilay Admiral Mayo had been Instructed to notify both Mexican factions of the pending mediation plan nnd ak whether they Intondcd to continue con-tinue fighting. The navy department has received no reply on this tolnt. The admiral reported that the federals were reported to lie "suffering considerable consider-able Ioshcs," and .that the constitutionalists constitution-alists claimed to xpect artillery roln-forccmenta roln-forccmenta momentarily. Besides the blar.e started by the Vera Cruz's shells, a fire was hurnliiR In the vicinity of Booster pumping station, near Ta (alius, when the admiral's moj-snge was ?enU Additional refugees arrived ut Tampico Tam-pico todny and llfty-elght of them Ma rind for Vera Cruz on thu destroyers Flunaer and Preston. |