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Show JAMAICA RIOTERS ASSAULT AMERICANS KINGSTON, Jamaica, Feb. 27 Am-ericans Am-ericans were not spared in the rioting riot-ing which has been going on here in connection with the street railway trouble A party of Americans in an automobile were attacked by a mob today and one of them was injured Berlously. Tho party Included Captain Cap-tain and Mrs. Fritz Duquesno of New York and Mr. and Mrs. Wortley of Brooklyn. A group of men attacked their automobile with bricks and stones. Mrs Duquesne was struck by one of tho missiles and Is said to bo In a serious condition. Americans were In peril of their lives, but their assailants were finally beaten off by Captain Duquesne, armed arm-ed with a hammer and Mr Wortley with a Jack handle Two of the rioters riot-ers wore knocked unconscious. Conditions during the day Improved Improv-ed considerably, about half the cars having resumed senlco Paaslve resistance re-sistance on the part of tho passengers passen-gers to the payment of Increased faros still is proceeding. Tho police fear another outbreak tonight, somo ot thore engaged In rioting having succeeded suc-ceeded In purchasing armB this morning morn-ing bofore the authorities prohibited the further sale by hardware stores. The governor, In an Interview today, to-day, said tho car company was trying try-ing to get out of an honorable undertaking under-taking In Jhe absence of legal docu ments. He added that he had referred refer-red the question to the board of trade at London, as to whether a publlo company could abolish a system which had been In vogue for thirteen years and increase the rate of fare at will. A mob last night attempted to extinguish ex-tinguish the gas light In the city fof the purpose of looting and tho attempt at-tempt failed only because of the severe se-vere repressive measures taken by the polico. |