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Show LOYAL MEXICANS PURSUE DESERTERS ACROSS BOUNDARY j CALEXICO, Cal., Sept. S. One hundred loyal Mexican soldiers loft Mexicala, across the international boundary line from this city, today in pursuit of. thirty other soldiers sol-diers belonging to the army of Governor , Esteban Cantu who last night deserted af-1 af-1 tey they had shot and killed two officers, looted a saloon and stole thirty-six horses at Algodones, Dower California, near i Yuma, Ariz. With the soldiers was sent a judge, who was ordered to investigafe the situation thoroughly and report to Governor Cantu, who is fit Ensenada. I According to advices received at Mexl- cali, the trouble was precipitated as the result of dissatisfaction over the presence of Chinese in the vicinity of Algodones. San Luis, a Mexican army post near Yuma, Ariz., was left officerless Saturday, according to reports, when two officers deserted. The fight started in a saloon at Algodones. Algo-dones. reports say, when loyal troops attempted at-tempted to press insurgents who planned to execute several Chinese. The insurgents insur-gents opened fire on the loyal troops and several hundred shots were exchanged. Rumors that nine Chinese were hanged by the insurgents were denied. Another American Slain. WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 Herbert S. McGill, an American citizen, was killed by Mexicans at Coapa, in the state of Chiapas, August 30, according to advices ad-vices received today at the state department. de-partment. Representations have been made to the Mexican government and instructions issued for an immediate and careful in- Quiry into the facts of McGill's death. McGill, riding horseback, was attacked from ambush. He was shot from his horse, beaten to death and his body thrown into the Coapa river. McGill was the son of. James K. McGill of Chicago. |