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Show MEXICAN BORDER RAIDS SUBJECT OF CONFERENCE WASHINGTON. Auff. 13. The Mexican Mexi-can bordor flitnation continued to absorb ab-sorb attention ia official quarters todHv an,l was the subject ot' a cont'ereiu't- be-j be-j twecn President Wilson and Assistant . Secretary Breckinridge ot' the war de-j de-j mrtnenV. The president had before j him the apeHl of Governor Ferguson 01 Texas tor more federal troops and Mr. Breckinridge eubrritted tieneral jPir,ston's reports reuar-iinc recent dis-: dis-: tiubances and outlined the military forces now on the border or at neardiy posts, about 17.000 men in all. Later I Mr. Breckinridge reiterated :he state-! state-! meat that no more troops would be or-j or-j dered to the border unless General Kun-; Kun-; ston ?hould request them. No news of a disquieting character ; has come from Vera Ctus ince Gen-' i era! Carry r.ra 's nuDOuncenient that I Americans would ho civen full j;ua.-jin- tee? o" '.rut'-'tion. The liattlehips Nfv ' Haniphir- ard Looisinna or expected ! to reaLt .Mexican w;ut within a few ! day. It is regarded rs pmcticaliv cer j tain that at iea: one of t!;e ships will b-.1 ordered to proceed directly to Vera , Cruz harbor. |