'A message from Buenos Aires reports that now it is stated that T persons were killed and 56 were jwoandel in last night's outbreaks, Which was apparently due toa {errible mistake on the part of Gene eral Uriburu's troops. The latter, under the impression that ox: President Irigoyen's adherents, wore preparing to attack the ety, began firing while thousands of the population were deliriously eelebrat= Ing General Uribura's coup d'etat, 'The guards at the Post Office extinguished all the lights in the area around the building. Then the guards at Government House, lieving that they heard enemy' shell fire, opened fire with their machine" guns on the Post Ofice, The crowds on the plaza fled panic-stricken, while thousands of hot-heads rushed for arms, ready to engage the supposed foe.
During the confusion it, was rue moured that the Navy was bombard= ing the capital, and the shore guns consequently opened fire on the ships.
Firing continued all night long.
The morning found the city stun ned by the tragedy of the misundorstanding.
All is now quiet, but the city will yo administered like an armed forts ress until all danger has brett averted.
Four Post Office clerks have beett executed for firing on the Post Ofice guard from behind.
Fifteen men charged with looting eon sentenced to deathe—=
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