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Show MEXICANS START RIOT. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. Tho department's de-partment's announcement said the "Mexicans started the disturbances," by attacking and injuring the commander com-mander of the Monterey's armed guard who had gone ashore. "The department of state," said the announcement, "is Investigating a clashthat occurred between Mexican soldiers and a member of the armed guard of the American steamer Monterey, Mon-terey, which occurred at Tampico on November 2S. The Mexicans started the disturbance. "Department of state advices are to tho effect that the affair occurred ; enrly In the morning, that the Ameri- j j can in charge of the guard, who had . gone ashore was attacked by the Mexican Mex-ican soldiers and that he was injured , by the Mexicans. One of tho Mexl- can soldiers was killed and another j Injured during the disturbances. j "The Tampico authorities sought to have tho guard aboard the ship sur- rendered to them. The whole sub- j ject, however, was left to diplomatic i settlement and is belngjaken up be- tween the state department and the c Mexican government through the Am- t erican embassy at Mexico City." j oo |