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Show MILLION SHELLS FROM NEW YORK REACH CAPITAL MEXICO CITY, Pec. 5. One million cartridges for the Mexican government, said to have been shipped from New York by way of Vera Cruz, reached here today. to-day. According to Information from Vera Cruz, the cartridges were shipped in disguised dis-guised packages and the breaking of a sling, which scattered the cartridges over the wharf, exposed the shipment. It is further reported that the American Ameri-can consul at Vera Cruz. V. W. Canada. Instituted an Investigation of the matter a rxl the unloading of the steamer was temporarily delayed. This was alluded to hy "General Apullar, the foreign minister. In a speech to the delegates at the Constitutional congress in secret session as an "embarrassing incident in-cident at a critical period." |