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Show DIAZ WAS IN DANGER Guanajuato, Mexico.,1 Oct. 27. Great excitement ex-citement was caused here today by what looked like an attempt on the life of President Diaz, who was a guest of the state governrrtent during the festivities here. The president, his staff and guests were passing by the Oantador garden in a street car, when a man of the lower class by the name of Kiias Toscano approached ap-proached the car shouting and fired five shots ironr a revolver at the car, fortunately for-tunately doing no harm. Paklo Kscanadon of the president's stait rushed from the car and caught the man, wrenching the revolver from his grasp. The police, took Toscano to prison. Toscano ia a man with - a bad criminal record and was but recently released re-leased from prison at Granditas, where he had served a term for homicide. The matter will be investigated. One theory is that Toscano was drunk and another that he deliberately planned to shoot the cnief magistrate. The president remained perfectly cool and was acclaimed by the crowd of citizens, citi-zens, showing their joy at his escape. Toscano"s evil record makes the theory of a deliberate attempt at assassination more probable. The president has received re-ceived the felicitations of the citizens and the diplomatic corps here. j |
