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Show SCENEJF WAR Washington, April 22. Rear AU-mlral AU-mlral Badger, commanding thc Atlantic At-lantic fleet, officially reported to the navy department today the arrival at Vera Cruz of his flagshrp, the Arkansas, Ark-ansas, along with the battleships Vermont, Ver-mont, New Jersey. New Hampshire and South Carolina' The scout cruiser Chester and the San Francisco Fran-cisco have arrived in Vera Cruz from Tampico. Rear Admiral Badger has reported the arrival at Vera Cruz of the battleship bat-tleship Minnesota and the naval transport Hancock with marines from New Orleans, These ships had stopped stop-ped at Tampico and were ordered to proceed to Vera Cruz. The admiral reported that he had plenty of marines ma-rines now to control the situation. Rear Admiral Badger reported' to tho navy department today that ho had ordered the torpedo flotilla from Vera Cruz to Tampico to reinforce the Des Moines in that port, which was left alone when the other vessels ves-sels were withdrawn to Vera Cruz. Washington, April 22. Majority Loader Underwood announced today that he did not expect the house to act on any bill appropriating money for war purposes In Mexico at the present time. "We have plenty of money now unless un-less the president expects to march to Mexico City," said Mr. Underwood. "As far as I know, the president has no such intention." Washington, April 22. When the house convened at 10 o'clock, Majority Ma-jority Leader Underwood announced that the senate justification resolution resolu-tion was not engrossed and a ten-minute ten-minute , recess was taken. |