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Show GOVERNOR WILLIAM SPRY, who consented hist night at the urgent solicitation so-licitation of a gathering of prominent citizens to be a candidate for re-election. I ft 9 i X UTAH BATTERY FIRST TO MM BORDER Arrival Is Warmly Welcomed Wel-comed by Residents of Little Arizona City. ' ft Special to The Tribune. NOGALES, Ariz., June 30. Battery A, Utah field artillery, the first national na-tional guard unit to reach the border in response to the call of the secretary of -war; arrived in Nogales at 7:30 o'clock this morning over the Southern Pacific and went into camp here this afternoon. The battery is under the command of Captain "VV. C. Webb and consists of 5' officers, 142 men and 4 fiel'd, guns. Captain Webb, who is a veteran of the Philippine campaign, and all the members mem-bers of the battery were the recipients of many hearty congratulations during the day. The men are all in good health and in the best of spirits. The training of the men reflected in the movements here today stamps the Utah battery as a highly efficient organization, organiza-tion, and the spirit displayed by the men indicates that tkey are ready for any eventualities. The arrival -of the Utah unit was heartily welcomed by the residents of Nogales, as well as by the regular army detachments stationed here on account of the large bodies of Mexican troops that have been seen across the border during the past few days. Although no hostile move has been made, it was feared that Nogales might be one of the first American towns attacked in case of a break in diplomatic relations. John Henderson and Alexander Henderson, Hen-derson, two residents of Los Angeles and American citizens, reached the border bor-der here today after having been confined con-fined in jail at Caborca by the Mexican military authorities. They entered So-uora So-uora June 16, despite warnings, and were captured at their mine by Mexican Mexi-can soldiers. G. P. Spenee, a former employee of the Southern Pacific railroad in Mexico, at Nogales, Sonora, arrived here tonight to-night after having been detained in the Cuartcl across the line since last Monday Mon-day on a charge of furnishing the United States with Mexican -military secrets. Spencc, who is a Mexican (by birth but an American by descent, was escorted to the border by Mexican soldiers sol-diers and warned under penalty of death' never to return to Mexico. Mexican military authorities refused to explain Spencc 's arrest, but it is understood that he was arrested as a result of having exchanged a few words last Mondav with a newspaperman and Frederick Simpich, United States consul, con-sul, in a local drug store. |