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Show pi inniftj1 liUAHUlnli United States Troops Are Objects of Curiosity of Mexican Soldiers " c El Paso, March 18. All' approaches to the bridges leading from the American Amer-ican side to Juarez, Mex today, were guarded by three times the usual force of United States troops. Heretofore Here-tofore only a small detail has ibeen assigned to this duty but at day break, today the tents have been set up along the edge of the river and an entire company of infantry will patrol the bank between the two bridges which form the main traffic to Juarez. Scores of Mexican soldiers carm to the opposite river bank to look across" at the United States trpops. It was a typical frontier scene where the army of ono nation might oxchango salutes with the other. An American, who roturncd from the Insurgent territory today, said tha.LC.aujL .Oscar Creighton, the American Amer-ican Insurgent leader, who with a small force has been destroying bridges brid-ges along the Mexican Nationa.1 railroad rail-road is still encamped in the hills a few miles, south of Juarez. Crelgh-ton's Crelgh-ton's band, which is composed in a large part of Americans, is suffering hardships according to this man The men he declared, havo often gone several days without food and only the chance of coming upon a steer has saved them from actual starvation Last night some body stole the ancient brass cannon from the City Hall park and It is reported that it was seen this morning being taken in the .direction of the Mexican border. The cannon was used yesterday by the El Paso's famous "McGinty Club" In celebrations, and fired the salute to President Harrison when he visited El Paso during his term of office. The gun had been spiked and was ibelleved to bo safe. |