Show POLICE TANGLE WITH W III CITIZENS IN STREET FATAL CLASH RESULTS IN MEX ICO CITY AS THOUSANDS PROTEST FAMINE rioting lat last over 6 hours hour during which city building Is dam good ged government in asked to act mexico olty federal troops guard pd cd a badly battered municipal build ing while the city counted the casualties of a pitched battle between the police itulid and a mob which attempted 6 to storm the thursday night the death list as a result of the fighting stood nt at sov seventeen enteen while eighteen alerson persons are known to have been seriously injured and thirty three slightly hurt it was thought that a closter check might reveal further casualties the city after a night of great ex cit ement found its main plaza before it e municipal building a shamble of broken glass timbers and stone the trouble which lusted lasted for more than six hours started when a crowd marched to tile the city hall to protest against the aldermen who are hold held responsible for conditions leading to the water famine the demonstration was intended by the labor unions that or it us a peaceful protest and a parade wits held field before tile the marchers barchers mar chers proceeded proceed od to tile the hall to voice their ad neres eres sentiments against the city gov ern ment several sporadic attempts to continue tile the demonstration were we remade made in the succeeding fours hours but several bun dred soldiers protected the building and the crowd ca contented itself with 4 hooting tu ann latt era including some of the members odthe federal government several Se veril small groups of citizens marched through the streets committing minor depredations they called on all newspaper offices and hooted and yelled before the residences of the city officials the chamber of deputies adjourned when it received news of the sanguinary ry encounter in the main plaza plara and heavy guard was wa thrown round the building |