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Show FIRING ON U. S. TROOPS. Investigation Proves That the Shooting Shoot-ing Was Unintentional. SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April C Full reports on tho firing on American Ameri-can troops at Piesidio by the Mexicans Mexi-cans were received here today by General Gen-eral Duncan. The investigation proved prov-ed conclusively that the shooting was unintentional. The garrison at OJlnga is besieged by tho insurrectotf and shots are constantly con-stantly being exchanged. A patrol was sent out from tho garrison gar-rison to reconnolter and while so on-gajied on-gajied it was thought rebels wore perceived per-ceived on an Island in tho Rio Grande. Tho shots carried a'cross the liver and landed near several American bol- Raln again balked General Carter and there were no maneuvers at tho Fort Sam Houston camp. Camp probably prob-ably has been established almost a month now and for three weeks the ground has been weL The most dkcussed topic In camp today next to the mud was Prebl dent Taft's message to congress, which convenes in extra session tomorrow. to-morrow. Paying tho troops will begin Tuesday Tues-day or Wednesday. About .$260,000 will be distributed to tho enlisted men alone. Several militia officors or the 200 who will participate In tho maneuvers of tho division from April 3 to 15 arrived ar-rived yesterday, and owing to the inclemency in-clemency of the. weather only a few reported Tor assignment. Two cars have arrived containing aeroplanes, but they havo not been unloaded. un-loaded. When they are assembled there9wlll be three machines with the dlviBlon ready for scout duty along the bordor or maneuver exercises. |