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Show ASSEMBLING MARINES FOR QUICK ACTION U. S. Government Is Making Mak-ing All Preparations for Trouble. TEXAS CAVALRY IS HELD IN READINESS Transport Mead 1s Sent From Newport News to Philadelphia Yard. WASHINGTON, Tsb. 17 Renewed activity In preparation for a possible troop movement to Mexico was indicated indi-cated today In hurried order to the army transport Mead at Newport New to aall to the Philadelphia nary yard. Expeditions of marine uioally are assembled there. No official explanation ex-planation were forthcoming. Heading the Mead to Philadelphia leave tke transport Kilpatrirk, Me-Clellan Me-Clellan and Sumner provisioned and ready for tke transportation of the first brigade, first army corps. No official of-ficial explanation of marching ordera to tbe third cavalry at 8an Antonio was obtainable, but it wa plain that tbe war and navy departments were working together to put their forces in a further state of preparedness. |