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Show THREATEN TOBLOW J UP U. S. EMBASSY I 1 'H Anti-American Sentiment in Mexico Assumes a More Serious Tone Each Day Ambassador Wilson Receives a Warning Newspapers Ignore His Protests Against Sensational At- H titude Toward the Yankees Continue to Pub- lish Inflaming Articles. H , . STUDENTS PLAN DEMONSTRATION FOR SUNDAY I Thirty Thousand Workmen Appeal to Gov- '" ernment For Military Instruction, in Order That They Might Be Ready to Fight in Case of International War Huerta Causes Police to H Disperse Mob of Students Who Gathered Be- H fore the Palace Carrying a Banner Inscribed, H "Death to the Yankees'1 Mexico City, July 12 The American Ameri-can ambassador protested energetically energetic-ally to the Mexican government today against permitting another antl Amerl can demonstration. Eagle Pass, Texas. July 12 American Ameri-can Oonsul Luther Ellsworth at Ple-dras Ple-dras Negras today received Instruc tlons to demand the release of L. L Davis and John Rles. American prt oners of Gonstltutlonallsts near Mon terey. Their place of residence is not known. Laredo. Texas, July 12. Peremptory Peremp-tory demands b American authorities today obtained the release of thu three remaining American prisoners held by Gonstltutlonallsts at Hidalgo, Mexico. Two Mexican cowboys, who had been taken with the Americans were freed. The party was escorted to the border by United States Gon-sul Gon-sul Garrett of Neuvo Laredo. It was said the Gonstltutlonallsts held the party for $4,000 ransom The Americans Ameri-cans released today were the elder Hazclrigg, William Randolph and Isaac Cade. Mexico City. July 12- An anony mous letter containing threats to blow up the United States embassy was received by Ambassador Henry Liiao Wilson today and immediately refer red to the Mexican foreign office for Investigation. As an indication of the fever of pa trlotism that has been aroused '.n Mexico, the department of the interior in-terior announced today that representatives represen-tatives of 30.000 workmen had appealed ap-pealed to the government for military Instruction in order that they mlgh; be ready to fight for the national ex lstenc.c The newspaper El Pals says it has been visited by a committee of women wom-en school teachers who offered to eu-ter eu-ter the ranks of the army and fight In case of an International tuntlict Tho students of the fedc-nil capital are organizing a demonstration for Sunday in which they nave inviiea the workingmen and all other i laaaefl to participate Although the organizers organ-izers have cautioned those who will participate to keep order, there is grave fear on the part of conserv i-tive i-tive Mexicans and also among the American colony that the demonstra tlon will provoke serious trouble. In spite of the protests of Ambassador WilBon In regard to the attitude of the newspapers, especially of El Pals, that Journal devotes Its first page to the antl -American movements, Its articles being highly sensational In its editorial edi-torial columns it cautions prudence, but Utters a strong intimation thnt the time is near when Mexicans must fight the I'nited States It lira's Him public not to place Itself in the position posi-tion of having provoked a war nnd to leave the responsibility to the Gni ted States It declares that a "great wave of patriotic enthusiasm has been aroused throughout th country coun-try " Disperses Student Mob Students of tin- Mexico City public schools learned vesterday that President Presi-dent Huerta was apparently no friend of anti-American agitators when a mob of some 300 students appeal I before the national palace- for a dem onstratlon but Instead of being encouraged en-couraged in it tiiMv were dispersed by the police A roused by inflammatory .irticleH the morning papers, the students lefl their class rooms and marched to th.-palace th.-palace with the intention of assuring President Huerta of their patriotism, and later to parade the streets In manifestation of their feeling toward the United States. Some of the students stu-dents carried a banner with the inscription in-scription "Mueren Los YanQijla" "Death to the Yankees. There were also numerous small standards inscribed in-scribed with derogatory sentiments A squad of police forced Its way through the crowd as it gathered In front of the palace, wrestling the ban ners from the students and dispersing the agitators President Huerta sent a message to them saying that if they wished to send a committee to him tomorrow be would receive it, but he would sanction no demonstration Rebels Destroy American Property. Mexico, July 12 Keb-els Keb-els today looted and burned the, camps of the Boca Ancha Mining company, a Chicago concern, and of the Gold Standard Mining company, a Pblladel- f. JH phla concern, In the Parnaso district of the state of Jalisco. The buildings of the Gold Standard company were L.f.l destroyed and those of the Boca An-cha An-cha badly damaged. The American officials escaped from the place before the arrival of the rebels. B C. Johnson, the English owner of the Alclhuatal Hacienda in the Aut-land Aut-land district of Jalisco was driven off the place by the rebels and is hiding with his wife in the moun-tains. moun-tains. Orders have been sent to tho nearest troops to attempt to rescuu Rebels cut off the fingers of tho i Mexican owner of an adjoining ranch jf with a chisel because he was unable to produce $2,000 which thev demand- V iH Eagle Pass, July 11. Confirmation ' that Constitutionalists and not Fod- erals won tbe battle at Candela, July iH 7 and 8, reached here today when jH a special train en route to Piedras Negras passed through Eagle Pass 1 I iH carrying 53 Federal prisoners and 15 H Federals and Constitutionalist wounded. A Constitutionalist guards on this f train reported that yesterday the Fed- H erals returned tho attack at Candela. H Tbe attacking party commanded by jH General Mass had made forced J marches from Reata, shelling Candela V In the absence of Governor Carranza. isiiifl Constitutionalist commander-in-chief. H He hurried back and MaaB command I retreated about 12 miles H Rumors reached here today that th jJ Federals have captured Monclova, H principal Constitutional stronghold In 1 this section of North Mexico, Con- ifl stitutionallst officials at Piedras Ne- gras refused to discuss the rumor. Il |