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Show FOUR COMPANIES GUARDCALEXICO 1 Calexico, Cal., April 24. Four companies com-panies of the Seventh regiment, California Cali-fornia national guard, arrived here early today and pitched a camp on a site selected by Captain Poillon. commanding com-manding the detachment of United States cavalry. The arrival of the state soldiers, numbering 1:50 men, created a feeling of relief among the people of the Imperial Im-perial valley, whose fears had been enhanced by the knowledge that the Mexican federal garrison at Mexicali, just across the line, had been busy all night, throwing up breast works The activity of the Mexicans ceased at daybreak Mexican officers spent the night making observations with the aid of a searchlight. The Mexicans have 50,000 rounds of ammunition, 40,000 rounds halng passed through the United States customs house here six weeks ago None has gone through since. San Francisco, April 24 - The Sixth company of coast artillery stationed at the presidio here, left last night by special train for the Mexican border. |