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Show REBELS BLOW UP TRAIL. Taking Steps to Prevent Federals' Entry to Mexlcall. MEXICALI, March 31. Scouts under un-der Francisco I. Quljada wore busy all day blowing up tho Picachos trail with dynamlto In anticipation of the Immediate approach of the Mexican federals under Colonel Mayot from Tecate. Dull explosions could bo heard all afternoon from points along tho boundaryt 13 mllos away. Tho trail Is in portions yery narrow and It Is ovldently the plan of tho Insurrectos In-surrectos to make it as nearly Impassable Impas-sable as possible and then post a strong force to attack tho fedorals as they approach. It Is expected that Bcrthold will arrive ar-rive from Alamo with his force of 75 to assist Quljada's 25 men at tho pass. Salinas, who Is In command here, despite the protests and denials of Leyva, Is plainly worried over the situation. sit-uation. In tho event Mayot hurls back the combined forces of Quljada and Bcrthold at tho pass, the Mexicans can easily proceed to draw a cordon about the city up to the boundary and easily defeat the Insurrectos, The Insurrectos' supply of rations will not last more than four or five days unless replenished. Stanley's Indepeudcnt force of about SO men constitute, tho only menace to the federals In case they boalego Mexlcall. |