Show incxicail Aggression SAN FRANCISCO March 5The Bulletins Nogales Arizona special says Last night Deputy Sheriff Speed saw Lieutenant Gait tez with four armed soldiers crossing abridge a-bridge over a small dry creek into the United States He immediately called on Henry Littlepage and Dr Purdy to go with him and see why the armed party should enter the United States On arriving in front of the American custom house the Lieutenant of the Mexican troops stopped in front of Littlepage and covering him with a revolver demanded the release of a Mexican named Rineon whom they supposed sup-posed the American authorities were holding hold-ing as a prisoner Littlepage replied I have no prisoner and immediately snatched the sixshooter out of the Lieutenants Lieu-tenants hands and placing him under arrest ar-rest the American officers started for the main street of the town The Lieutenant called on some other Mexican soldiers concealed con-cealed in the dry boa of the creek to release him They immediately ran to the American Ameri-can officers and one of the soldiers covering cover-ing Littlepage with his rifle demanded the release of his lieutenant The sheriff speedily commanded Littlepage to fire upon the soldier and immediately im-mediately fired himself at the soldier who had Littlepage covered The soldier also fired atLittlepage but Littlepago knocked the gun aside and at the same time drawing his revolver fired at the Mexican Firing then became general between the officers and Mexican soldiers the Mexicans retreating retreat-ing across tho international line into Mexico Mex-ico the American officers following and shooting until their weapons were empty By this time the American population was aroused and every man who could procure weapons armed himself expecting an attack every moment from the Mexican soldiers who had been ordered by Colonel Arvizu their commander and stationed on the railroad rail-road platform in front of the Mexican Custom Cus-tom House The news ws brought that one of the Mexican soldiers was mortally wounded It is stated that the cause of armed men being sent on to the United States wan for the purpose of compelling a Mexican prostitute with whom Colonel Arvizu had been living and who had refused to cohabit with him any longer to return and upon being discovered by the officers they made a bold bluff to cover up their intentions in-tentions Acting United States Consul W B Grose close has taken the matter hand and yesterday yes-terday morning made a demand upon the Mexican authorities for Lieut Guitterez More trouble is looked for as it is expected the Colonel will seek revenge Governor Torres has been advised of the situation and will arrive here at once General Miles has been requested by the United States Attorney At-torney at Tucson to send troops here immediately im-mediately The Captain of the Home Guard at Crittenden has been requested to forward all available arms and a thousand thou-sand pounds of ammunition for arming the citizens |