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Show GENERAL SIANLEY He Is Now at the Head of the Rebels at Mexicali Moxlcall, April 1 "General" Stanley, Stan-ley, the American leader of the rebels In Lower California, took full command com-mand today of tne Insurrectos of Mexican, Mex-ican, Leyya, the deposed commander, has departed, and is supposed to be on his way to Lower California. Should Leyva be caught he is liable to prosecution pros-ecution for a violation of tho neutral-ilj neutral-ilj laws of the United States, carrying carry-ing with it a penalty of two years imprisonment. As ho and Berthold organized the original rebel force in Holtvillo, California, last January. It became known today that Stan- ley's "real name is Stanley Williams and that he was formerly quartermaster quartermas-ter sergeant of the Ninth Infantry, United States army. If ho should be driven ncross tho line in the forthcoming forth-coming fight with the Mexicun federals, fed-erals, he may be arrested by the American Am-erican troops for desertion. Berthold, wno commands the rebel detachment holding Alamo, Pass, sont word to Stanley today that ho would not return to Mexicali at present, but would continue to hold tho pass. |