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Show oo HUERTA RESPECTS NEUTRALITY LAWS At General Huorta's Federal Quarters. Quar-ters. Ortiz, Mex., June 26 The request re-quest of General Pascual Orozco, the rebel chief, that General Huerta respect re-spect tho neutrality of a garrison that ml?ht bo left to protect the city of Chihuahua If evacuated by the rebels, was received here today through the Associated Press General Huerta communicated his reply through the same channol as follows; fol-lows; "I will give all guarantees to any forces Orozco may leave to protect tho peoplo of the city of Chihuahua, provided pro-vided thoso forces have the nature of police only." Some of the rebel scouting parties advanced too closely to Ortiz today and were captured by the federal vangunrd without firing a Ehot. Nearly all tho federal army has 'croBsed the river at Ortiz, tho artlllory aloofl awfllUnj th-A rjamnlatlnn of tho big Ortiz bridge. This should bo finished fin-ished by nightfall. RECONSTRUCT BRIDGE. At the Rebel Front, Bachimba, Mexico, Mex-ico, June 2G. The govornracnt forces appear to be directing all their efforts to reconstructing the big Ortiz bridge, IB mllos BOuth of here U Is believed the federals will bo In position to attack at-tack Bachimba not later than Thursday. |