Show Exciting ling Time Jime for lor American Ameri aA Residents of 01 Mexican Capital I MEXICO CITY April 23 by refuge train to Vera Cruz April 4 2 24 Mobs Mobs in inthe inthe the streets of Mexico City were trampling trampling tram trampling pling under foot the tho Stars and aDd Stripes Stripe and threatening Am American rican pc pedestrians d when hen the refuge refugo train e eng engaged g cd d under the auspices 8 of the British h and German Germac legation legations oft loft for Vera Vcra Cruz carrying some GOO fugitives of Various nationalities ties j o Goes West Tho The position of American d citizens citizen eftin left eft leftin leftin in the federal capital capita a was regarded as critical Nelson the tho American Americ charge Lieutenant Rowan of the navy and Capt William WilHam A. A Burnside Burn Burn- side lIide of ot tho the army were to leave Thurs Thursday day night for Manzanillo on tho Pacific c coast under special arrangement with Provisional President Huerta Immediately after tho the no is s of the landing of ot American bluejacket am ami marines at Vera Vora Cruz was made known in in the federal capital by extra edit editions ons of the local newspapers crowds of students stu I dents and government office employees began beRan to gather Mob Smashes Windows By dusk a mob had assembled in 10 front of the American club where they smashed windows windoW and howled insults and the tha Americans in inside ide all of whom they threatened to assassinate An appeal to the governor of oCth the federal ted fed eral district brought police but not before the th crowd had bad shattered tho the windows in tho the clubhouse and icI in ic I adjoining property belonging to Ameri cans Until 2 Z 0 o'clock ck in th the tho m morning ex excited excited excited ex- ex cited Mexicans Mexican the streets ets singing ing the national anthem and shout shout- ink ing II Death for tho the Americans An American jewelry store was looted by the tho mob at midnight ht The Tho police l looked on without taking action Close American Club The American club the leading American bo hostelry and tho offices office of the tho Mexican Herald were closed owing to tho the threats to burn bum them and murder their o occupants occupant The British Germans and French in inthe inthe the tho federal capital were prepared at a moments moment's 8 notice to gather in the pre previously re re- arranged concentration districts which h had bad b been n provisioned to stand a siege fliege Newspapers Fake Fako News The newspapers probably acting un Uti- uti- uti der clot tho the directions of General Huerta issued many extra editions in which they printed dispatches stating that El EI Paso Laredo Nogales and other places had been Deen een taken by t u i Mexicans Other dispatches announced that the fed federal ral troops had gained a great victory at Vera Cruz Crux that they expected to surround surround sur Bar round and drive the American invaders into tho sea The papers apers also declared that the battleship Louisiana had been sunk by bya a Mexican torpedo Claim Zapata Against U. U B. B Another dispatch from th tb south said aid Zapata the thc southern robe rebel was WM I coming to join forces with Huerta All An Americans officials employed by ho tho National railroads railroad and the tho Mexican Railway company campau were nere immediately discharged in order that tbt no trains could be operated except under the su su- ision of government At the tho American embassy orders were wern expected from the Mexican government o that hat the arms and ammunition tion recently permitted to ent enter r shoula bo given Ri up This was wM in in retaliation for tho the seizure of Vera Vora Cru Crus by the AJ American fleet At 6 0 o'clock on oc Wednesday Nelson o r the tho American charge d had nad not received his passports pass pass- ports torts but he bl was preparing to It-a It leave The refugees refugees' train took twenty hours tours to make the journey from Mexico City to Vera Verl Cruz Crux There Thero many delays but no mishap mishaps |