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Show SITUATION AT CHIHUAHUA 18 LE8S CRITICAL Washington, Dec. 1G Tho following messago, dated 2 p. m., today was received re-ceived tonight by tho navy department depart-ment from Rear Admiral Flotcher. "Buslnoss resumed nnd normal con-dlt',onft con-dlt',onft In Tnmplco and vicinity. Water Wat-er ronowed and no Indications of further disturbances. Cannot roturn refugees to Tnmplco until weather moderates. German steamor Cecollo leaves today. Logician will bo delayed for present. Sumner will arrive outside out-side C p. m. and Ward liner will return re-turn Tuesday." Washington, Dec. Ill Except for a telegram from American Consul Letch or telling of threats of expulsion of Spaniards and confiscation of tholr property, the state department up to a lato hour today had received no official offi-cial Information concerning roportcd Indignities to other foreigners by Mexican Mex-ican constitutionalists at Chihuahua City. Secrotary Eryan said thoro hnd been no Interforenco with Consul Lotchor's tolegrnm by constitution1, nllsts nnd thnt.so far as ho had been nblo to learn, no threats had been mado to any of tho foreign consuls. The secretary announced that on account ac-count of n break In tho wlro communication communi-cation between Chihuahua and Juarez, American ConSul Edwards at the latter placo had decided to avail himself of tho service of O. D. Carrothorsi consular con-sular ngont nt Torroon, who arrived at El Paso today on hlfl way back to his post by way of Chihuahua. Mr. Carro-thors Carro-thors will carry any communication which Mr. Edwards has and will nsslst Mr. Lotchor at Clillnuvjiua Until tho situation Is normal hero. No Further Instructions N,o Instructions to Consul Lotchcr beyond thoso Bent on Saturday as a result of representations by tho Spanish Span-ish embassador horo havo boon dispatched dis-patched by tho stnto department. Tho telegram to Mr. Letcher wop described describ-ed by Mr. Bryan ns tho snmo sort of representations that has been mado to Oenornl Carranza nnd Genornl Villa on previous occasions, vigorously pointing point-ing to tho imp rtnncn of respecting foreigners and tholr property. Mr. Lotchor wth also, histructed to urgo that no summary action bo taken with reforenco to Luis' Torrazn, Jr., tho wealthy land ownor, reported to havo been taken forcibly from 'tho British conBUlato by Vll'a's men. Newt Is Meager Information with rospect to the situation sit-uation at Chihuahua Is mcafeor, though telegrams from Spanish refugees at Elpaso havo boon received at tho stato department. Boforo additional protests pro-tests aro mado to Villa, word will bo awr!tod from Consul Letcher as to what actually took placo when the Spanish subjects loft the city. A request from tho consul nt Acnpul co for tho protection of 'foreigners thero wns referred to Roar Admiral Cowlos, In command of tho American ships on tho ruclflo coast of Mexico, |