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Show CUBANiTEAMER TARQET FOR MEXICAN GUNNERS; ' ONE SEAMAN WOUNDED Reaches Cock At Tampleo After Fed-eral Fed-eral Gunboat 'Silences " Rebel Fire Washington, April 30. Rear Ad-mlral Ad-mlral Mayo at Tampleo reported to the navy department tonight that tho Ward lino steamer Antllla, flying the Cuban flag was fired upon and held up In tho river there yesterday by constitutionalists, but later steamed steam-ed Into port und or cover, of lire upon the rebels from tho Mexican federal gunboat Vera Cruz. Tho helmsman of the Antllla was wounded by tho rebel flro, nnd the steamer anchored, sending out wireless wire-less S. O, S, signals. j Admiral Mayo sent alongside a boat with his aide and a medical ofllcer from tho flagship Dos Moines. Tho ofucers of tho foreign for-eign men of war oft tho port, headed head-ed by'captaln Doughty of the Brit-Ish Brit-Ish cruiser Hermolno called upon tho, constitutionalist commander for an explanation. The constitutionalist officers dcclar-ed dcclar-ed that they proposed In the future to provent any morchnnt vessels entering en-tering Tampleo, In order to keop supplies sup-plies and stores from tho federals. Soon nfter this conference, Admiral Admir-al Mnyo'B report said, tho gunboat Vera Cruz opened flro upon tho constitutionalists, con-stitutionalists, nnd then tho Antllla, under cover of tho shelling, proceeded up Uio rlvor to tho wharves. Shells from tho Vera Cruz sot flro to two big oil lighters nt tho Waters Plerco reflnory. |