Show LAN ON MEXICAN 60 FOUR KILLED AND 1 TWENTY WOUNDED it IN N ATTACK ON MEXICAN PORT general maas offers stubborn resistance to occupation and for many hours there was severe fighting in the streets vera cruz mexico this port Is in n atia hands ot of forces front roni the united states warships but the occupation ok of the port was wall not accomplished without loss of 0 american lives four americans and nia marines rines were killed by tho the ire fire of the mexican soldiers and twenty were wounded the MeX mexican ICILIA losi 1088 la is not known but it 14 believed to have been heavy the water front the cus customs house all important piers including under the terminal works front which extend tho the railroads rall ronda tri to tho the capital have been occupied alt all tho the territory around the american consulate Is strongly patrolled and detachments told hold other sections of tho the city T the I 1 io mexican commander beneral I 1 gustavo maits maass offered a stubborn re sista tl stance lice and for many hours houra there vw VAS agh ling in fit the street Bt repts rear hear admiral fletcher in command or ct the iho united warships prefaced fitted hla his occupation of the port on tuesday by a demand through the american consul IV W W canada for its surrender aur render general maas promptly cloned doell dc ned to accede to tills this demand find shortly afterward oft orward ton ten nera ero sent bent off from tho the side of at tho the transport prattle loaded with marines these theme boats effected a landing in the of tho the custom hoewe before noon and a few minutes later Capt captain aln willean it rush of the bit bat florida who wits wan lit in command of the operations ashore brought his fint fla in III captain hughs men hid had already taken up their positions they numbered blue jackets from the tha florida florda I 1 ina marines from the prairie ana wo M ana I ater these theao were augmented by it ue tie tach ment from tho the utah tho the coming of the american forces wa waa a riot not heralded by any treat great excitement 4 cit I 1 It but small email crowds gathered to watch the landing soon the tha blue jackets anil and marines marched arched in through the street leading train from the water front and along alone the railroad yards others proceeded to the Anie american rican consulate while still others othera were deployed along the approaches to central plaza in which general matta had content concentrated rated hla his men these were effected without opposition lint but suddenly general maas challenged the advance with the first shots a volley fired from a point three blocks blacks from the marines and two blacks south of the main plaza the marines replied immediately mod mediately lately hut but the action ceased in a moment there was waa it a lull tor for ten minutes and then another brief ox ex editing chabbo a front from tho the west end of inos inoa street where a federal outpost wash ana stationed |