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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY. Ksaf George and Queen Maty have returned to England from France. Plans for reorganisation of the New Haven raU-road are proceeding sattafactortty. Governor .Johnson of California has declined to pardon or commute the sentence ol Abe Kent. Il„. treasury department Is about to insitute a will be ,..„,.,, ,,.,. uicome tax dodgers. t rporatlons required to furnish information in aid ol .no govern in. nts inquiry. Because of the Interference of the Mexican situs tion With the hearings on tolls bv the Senate tater oeesnic canal committee, that committee has decided tentatively to extend the period grant. -.1 km bearings. With reluctance Pres*den1 Wilson has ordered the arniv to Mexico. Four transports are on the waj from tlalveston to Vera Crua with the I nth Brigade "I infantry. 4.5O0 strong under command ol General Fun ton. and i small detachmenl ol ar tillen. More of the latter are to follow as soon as „,s ii,!.- Ii was not until big* officials ol the army and navj had labored hard to Impress upon the pre .,,.,., .; the iH"cessity tor reinforcing the naval rorces , Vera Crux that the order went forth. Admiral pi.ieer s, ui word from Vera Crua that it was imperative thai the land forces be rushed there with all the dispatch possible Three jvglments of in ..,„,,, u San rami.." have been ordered to in Texas border together with the Sixth Field Ami naval autboritiei. ted out that he na val torees land ramnaigning and II looks for are nol designed in the viciuit lie an engagement s i lure may If v-r! cTu. m the nea. future Inert, is reeled to he massing troops In thai locality. .H"- disturbances in the In, n s ■ anti-American !,,v of Mexico and oth.-r Mexican cities abuJL"? has ordered ol ., serious nature. Secretarj Daniels ■ thing squadron of sixteen warships to i- ■ .,|; Miuiti. coast Sunday f..r the east coast ol vp :i ■ »■ Brazil has accepted an Invitation to look aiier Amen, an Inteaesl in Mexho during the interruption of diplomatic relations. Chief Flvi f the I nlteu States secret service has escorted the Mexican charge, Sewnr Argara. to Toronto. Villa, at Juarea. intimates that be Is not in nympathy with the ides ■ ■r a union between the Federals and Constitution alists ,,, oppose i he intervention of the United States bill that he is hound t« carry on the ideas of Carran/a. I he Constitutionalists have given the Federals twentj four hours in wbbh t.. surremler Tamciiro I ulmv In comply with the ilemand will I result In int. la-. My. By authority of Idmiral Badger, the c.-rman steamer piraaga. is discharging her cargo of war inun,ti..,e. at be Vera Cruz custoui house, where it will be htld. . a fo 6 ,;. n. lire t! ii, the W t..i ]m n * ■el President Wilson stated yesterday that no further aggressive steps would be taken in Mexico until there are s,„m. developments. The American naval forces that have been landed at Vera Cruz total .".do men. Mexican federals, in abandoning Neuvo Laredo, opposite Laredo, Tex., yesterday opened on thai Mexican town and are reported to have killed three residents. Governor Colquitt of Texas has rushed a regiment of militia there and another to Brownsville. He threatens to call out whole of the Texas national guard unless t he Washington authorities beed his repeated requests regular troops to afford better protection to the border towns. Before evacuating Neuvo Laredo, the Iluerta forces blew up the American consulate and tire to the principal buildings.
