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Show oo LEYVA DEPOSED. Meets Guerrero on Boundary for a Conference. MEXICALI, April 3. After a conference con-ference between General Lcyva and B. M. Guerrero, of Los Angeles, whose connection aro only a matter of surmise, sur-mise, the announcement was made by Leyva that, he had been deposed as commander of the Insurrecto forces. The Incident caused considerable excitement ex-citement among tho fugitive officials in Calexlco, who wanted Guerrero arrested ar-rested as agent of insurrecto Junta. After his conference. Leyva announced announc-ed that ho would leave tonight to take charge or the lebels at Alamo, who i are left without an active leader since Simon Berthold was wounded. I Tho conference between tho two was held on thq boundary, Guerorro I remaining In the United States, while Leyva was on the Mexican side. The complaint of the Mexican officials of-ficials were without result and the United States authorities did not molest mo-lest Guerrero. It became known here today that Berthold wa3 shot In the right leg above the knee and that a bono was shattered and that amputation mar be necessary. Tho departure of Leyva leuyo Tan-ley Tan-ley in undisputed command hero. Guerrero gave tho following explanation expla-nation for Leyva's resignation: .J.'Z0, r08,ned because he did not think there should bo any Americans In tho army, while the Junta did. He will continue fighting; he 1b a patri-oco," patri-oco," Guerrero stated that ho was' a liberal, lib-eral, but not a member of the junta Indians from the Cocopah reservation, reserva-tion, under direction of their chief have refused to act as guides for the federals advancing upon Mexlcali on the ground that Mexican government bad treated tho Indiana unjustly. |