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Show ffiBiiilccfflT ALONG 1 BllOEil MEXICANS ATTACK AMERICAN REGULARS AND CET WORST OF THE ENCOUNTER, , Pour Mexican Regular Soldiers Killed In Hot Skirmish Near Arizona Line, the Remit of Attack Made by Mexicana. Douclaa, Ari. The flrat fl;btlng between American troops anil Mexicana Mexi-cana during the present trouble In Mexico occurred Sunday three miles Jrom this city. In a hot aklrmlih between regular Mexican aoldlera and troojrers of tba (Ninth United States cavalry four Mexicana Mex-icana were killed and several wound-td. wound-td. There wero no casualties on the American aide. Intense excitement prevail ail along the border aa a result of the light. Itcllpvlng the Mexican have tevun an organized movement to terrorise ter-rorise tbo border, armed Americana are camping on the boundary line, while hundreda of others are armed N and ready to take the field. Scores of mounted and well-armed cowboys are mailing Into Doiglas from every direction eager to cros the boundary and fight Fighting atarted when the Mexican regulara without warning or provocation provoca-tion opened fire on four American of-fleers of-fleers walking on the American line Bear the Copper Queen smelter. The offlcera whipped out their revolver re-volver and emptied them at tbo Mexicans Mex-icans and then retreated out of direct range of the Mexican rlflea to await reinforcement. Aa soon as reinforcements rein-forcements came, the Mexicans retreated re-treated leaving four desd on the Held. |