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Show SENT ON SECRET MISSION. Departure of Gunboat Yorktown From San Dlono Gives Rise to Gossip, By Associated Press. SAN DIEGO, Cab, March 11 Brigadier Genera Bliss, commanding the brigade of troops in the department of California, which arc now concentrated here, reported report-ed to the war department tonight that his forces are ready for further orders, be they for maneuvers or for service. With the arrival today of the Eighth infantry, Colonel Mason commanding, all the troops ordered to Sun Diego are now on the ground. General BUsb ha3 put In tho past two days Jn preparation for any movement of liiu troops that he may be ordered to make. Considerable myslcry surrounds the mission of the gunboat Yorktown. which was ordered south and put to sea so suddenly this evening that some of her sailors were loft ashore. The sailing of tho Yorktown followed Immediately upon the conclusion of a three hours' conference confer-ence between the commander of tho gunboat. gun-boat. Captain F. A. Anderson, and Rear Admiral Thomas It Is reported that tho Yorktown is to cnll at the ports of Ensenada, Macdalcna bay and Epaz, on the west coast of Lower California; that she Is to report frdm each plnco by wireless, and then to proceed Lo ports on the mainland of Mexico. The Princeton Is said to be coming north from Panama on a similar mission. |