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Show MEXICANS HISS HENRYJLETCHER American Ambassador Insulted Insult-ed at Opening of Congress In Mexico City. OVATION FOR GERMAN Minister From Berlin Cheered to the Echo in House of Deputies. EL PASO, Texas, April 21. American Ameri-can Ambassador Henry Fletcher was hissed In tho chamber of deputies Sunday Sun-day when ho appeared for tho opening of the Mexican congress, according to a report received hero from Mexico City today by government agents. The report statod that German Minister Min-ister von Eckhardt was escorted to his seat by a delegation of six deputies depu-ties and that tho German minister was given an ovation when ho appeared which lasted more than thirty minutes and another when he left. Ambassador Fletcher's appearance was greeted with feeble applause, which was "drowned by many hisses," the roport read. Efforts wore made by General Ed-uardo Ed-uardo Hay. president of tho house of deputies, to rostoro order when the galleries started tho demonstration for the German minister, tho report stated, but it was not until ho had called for the sergeant-at-arms did the cheering ccaso. oo |