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Show CARRAXZA'S ORDER. Oi.e of the first acts of General Garranza as provisional president is to order the port of Vera Cruz closed, which, if obeyed. General Funston fears will diminish the food supply of the American army. General Funston also regards the order as an unfriendly act, but the officials of the administration at Washington do not entertain the same view. The railroad between Mexico Mex-ico City and Vera Cruz is out of com-u-i.-Mon, while the road from Puerto Mexico is open. .Moreover, bv com. i polling vessels to seek the latter port Cairan-a will have a better chance to collect eustorns duties. Huerta also ordered the port of Vera Cruz closed, but the shipping iu-terests iu-terests paid very little attention to tho order, and it may be that Car-ana, manne-t will also fail to have the desired de-sired effect, at least while the American Ameri-can soldiers are there. In auv event j General Fun, ton's fears a, to the fond piptdv for his army being eurtail.-d are groundles-. Uncle ,s;(m ,vi nfti'.r that rr.r.tter in the future a: he has in the ;.ast. It wii: be a 'ad day for the people of Vera Crui, particularly the business portion of the population, when the American soldiers and marines are withdrawn, for they never enjoyed such prosoeritv before. While other sections of Mexico have been in sore straits owing to the revolution, good American Ameri-can money has been circulating freely in Vera Cruz, and the merchants of that seaport have been doing a rushing rush-ing business on a cash basis. The injury in-jury to their pride is more than offset bv greatly increased trade, so the people peo-ple would not raise any objection if the ocrupation were to become permanent. |