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Show TRIPS FIRE I OH STRIKERS I Thirty Men Are Killed and H Eighty Wounded During Riot in Mexico. H Jails Thrown Open by Strikers and ('H Prisoners Released, Pawnshops Bflfl and Private Houses Pillaged, ' and Reign of Terror In- , BBJ augurated. BBl City of 'Mexico. Belated -reports from tho mill district of Orizaba, In JBBJ tho state of Vera. Cruz, whoro rioting has attended tho strlko of tho textile BBJ workers, Indicate that the government BBJ Is in control. It was necessary tor BBJ the troops to fire. Thirty dead have BBJ been counted, while moro than eighty BBJ are roportcd to havo been wounded. BBJ It la believed that tho strlko has been BBJ broken. BBJ After pillaging tho stores at tho BBJ Rio Blanco mills a body of tho strikers BBJ rushed to Nogalca, a short distance BBJ away, whero another mill Is located: Bfl Telegraph, tolcphono nnd blectrlc light wires wcr6 cut, and pawnshops and BBJ even prlvato houses were pillaged. BBJ Jails wore thrown open and tho prls- BBJ oners set treo. Rosidonts of the mill district fled in terror to, Orizaba. When 'the strikers reached, Nogales BBJ one mill official and gens d'armos from Orizaba mado an ineffectual at- BBJ tempt to chock' them. A striker so- flBj verely woundod Sonor Herrera, mayor BBj of Orizaba, with a hugo stone. Herrera. flBJ arose from where ho had fallen and BBJ killed bis assailant 'A body of troops flflj arrived, and as the strikers attempted to resist a volley was fired Into the flBj mob, killing thirty and wounding over flBjl eighty. After this tho mob was scat- flBj tered, A body of 700 collected oh a flBjl railroad track and hold for several flflj hours the train. Finally soldiers ar- flflj rived and charged this crowd with flflj broadswords, scattering the strikers. flflj The' Jails and armories are filled flflj with imprisoned rioters. " flflj |