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Show CAVALRY OFFICERS WATCHING MEXICANS OAiBXTCO, Cal.. April 25. Prom a sixty -foot tower a lew feet from tho international in-ternational line, Captains James G. Har-bordi Har-bordi and Arthur Poillou, American, cavalry cav-alry commanders here, rcconnoitcrod tho Mexican position at Mexicall today and scrutinized tho surrounding country through, field glasses. Maps of the valley val-ley on both sides of tho lino have been proparedi Colonel W. H. Holabird, receiver of tho California Development company, ro-coivod ro-coivod a telegram from Adjutant General Forbes that no immediate withdrawal of tho 250 national guardsmen was contemplated. contem-plated. Dr. Guillermo Servin, holding a commission com-mission from Huorta, assumed the duties of Moxican consul hero toda', succeeding succeed-ing Juan A. Mateos. Sorvin came from Tucson. Tho American military forces hero were increased to about 500 men with two field pieces today by the arrival this morning of lift- men of tho coast artillery, artil-lery, with two three-inch guns under Captain C. H. Hilton, and troop L of United States cavalry under James G. Harbord, who ranks" Captain Arthur Pdillon of troop D, assumed command of tho United States forces hero. Information was received on the American Amer-ican side of the international line today that Mexican volunteers and conscripts were drilled all night at Mexicali. |