| Show MEXICANS AND AMERICANS FIGHT AROSE OVER A FLAG RAISING chicago feb special to the chicago tribune guaymas Gua dext co says birthday a shooting affray occurred at pilares de flerra in which three americans and five mexicans were killed from accounts it appears a friendly feeling had existed at pilares and in order to do honor to the states it was arranged on february 22 to raise the hags of the two republics together on the flagstaff the mexicans had charge of the affair and raised the american flag above the mexican to the complete satisfaction of the americans but when the americans showed so much appreciation of the act the mexicans found they had made a mistake and decided to lower and re hoist the flags with the mexican flag on top then the americans declared such a transaction would be an insult to the united states flag superintendent danforth told the mexicans that they would have to afoot him before they could haul down the american flag it was held that the flags should have been hoisted properly in the first place the mexicans were about to mob danforth when charles hogsett who was with the rough riders in cuba interposed with a six shooter in each chand firing from both sides immediately ensued and hogsett was killed captain evans and alk rea two other americans were mortally wounded but the americans held the flag pole and both r flags floated through the day fave mexicans were hilled and the dance which was to have followed was a failure as no mexicans attended and there were legs than halt a dozen americana in condition tor dancing |
