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Show MEXICANS HURT IN A TEXAS RIOT By International News Sorvlcc. GALVESTON, Texas. April 22. Four Mexicans, two negroes and one soldier were seriously wounded in a riot here tonight to-night and many more were cut anil bruised. It was a free-for-all tight between be-tween Mexicans and enlisted men. In which citizens took part. The trouble started ovor a discussion of the Mexican situation. Clubs, rocks and knives were used. Three Mexicans and one soldier may die. Patrol guards and police quelled the riot after a hard struggle. Ranchmen Anxious. CALEXICO, Cat. April 22. With a troop of American cavalrymen on the alert within a short distance of the bar-ravks bar-ravks of tho Mexlcali Hurta garrison of COO men, people along tho international border were calmer today. Rut elsewhere in Imperial .valley ranchers, ranch-ers, whose all depends upon the safetv of the Irrigation intakes on the Mexican side of the line, remained apprehensive. The Mexican commander held his men today within their rortltlcations which mount two machine guns. If be does not protect the irrigation system, it will be necessary for the United States force to patrol fifteen miles of canals. Thirty-nine men met today to organize organ-ize a volunteer force to act with the United States troops In case of emergency, emer-gency, but county and military officials disapproved of the plan ami It was not carried out. Wotherspoon New Chief. WASHINGTON. April 22. Major General Gen-eral William W. Wotherspoon lodav assumed as-sumed his duties as .chi.-f. of staff of the army, succeeding Major General Leonard Wood. General Wood has been selected to be comma nder-in-chlef of the army in tho event thut it Is sent into Mexico. lie had been formally assigned to command of the Atlantic division, with headquarters headquar-ters at Governor's Isjund. .Now York, but the orders to that offe'et wore ' canceled as tho result of developments In Mexico. General Wood relinquished Ills duties as chief of staff at midnight Inst night. lie has arranged to leave for Texas City if neceasary. to take personal comma nil of the military operations in that quarter. General Hugh L. Scott, until' recently In command of.u cavalry brigade at Port Bliss. Tex., today became assistant chief of staff of the army, succeeding General Wotherspoon. Insurance at Standstill. NEW YORK. April 2?. Marine insurance insur-ance on goods in transit to nnd for M ex Iron ports was virtually at a standstill stand-still today, The more conservative companies com-panies and agents wore indisposed to quote any sort of rato and tho little business busi-ness transacted was mainly for old shippers. ship-pers. Sevyml of the Insurance companies announced an-nounced that they would not accept war risks or speculative business at any price. More Boats Ordered Out. WASHINGTON. April 22. This bulletin was issued Ly the navy department tonight: to-night: "Maryland Mill leave Marc Island for wost coast of Mexico Friday afternoon s'ccordlnp lo a dispatch received from Commander Phillip Andrews. Thj guit-loal guit-loal Castine, now reftttlng at Uoston was commissioned today aufl nill be toady for sea service about May 1." Rcdmen Offer Sen-ices. PORTLAND. Ore.. April 22f Frank G MlcclII, grand suchem of tho Improved Order of Uorfrm-n of Orgnn. tclernpln t to Pre- Vn Wil-c- uu efff- of v "'' nfiui : if ' oiM r to ri.ll. t in u arm tu n bor f.. nut Mexico Mr ""'li'dl I i "icrin i, . i'' of ri cr, having rt-eJ In tie Italt'in arms.. |