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Show w GEN. FUNSTON TAKESCOMMAND Rear Admiral Fletcher's Bluejackets Blue-jackets Relieved by Fifth Brigade and Returned. Vera Cruz, Mexico, April 30. Vera Cruz went back to civil government toda . under the laws of Mexico, administered ad-ministered by American officials. The civil government, however, remained subordinate to martial law. General Frederick Funston's brigade disembarked and marched to the sand hill barracks and other quarters to relieve Rear Admiral Fletcher's bluejackets, blue-jackets, who went back to the men-of-war. General FunBton established hh headquarters In the barracks deserted de-serted by General Maas and Admiral Fletcher withdrew his staff. The marine corps was distributed to work with the army. Refugees continue to arrive and preparations are being carried forward for-ward for their departure. Late last night the refugees from Mexico City had not arrived at Puerto. Pu-erto. Mexico. Flght'ng at Tamplco. Continued reports of renewed fighting fight-ing at Tamplco. that the battleship! Utah aud Florida were being held In readiness to sail and that the Dixie wa loading with marines for the port all lacked official confirmation. There are no evidences here that Mexico is in the throes of a crisis. The shops, scarred by rifle balls, again are busy. Women, who hid In terror of what they believed would be the consequences of the landing of foreign troopa, walk again safely abroad. Men who held close to wall--. In fear of snipers, now go boldly about their business. The inhabitants have taken a new and enlightened lew of I the Americans The release of prisoners from the water soaked dungeons of Fort San Juan de Ulloa where many came forth blinded from the years spent in darkness, was a revelation of the Character and the attltudo of the United Uni-ted States. Better Class of Mexicans Gratified. Mexicans of the better class openly express gratification at the restoration restora-tion of order and the resumption ot business. The progress of mediation is entirely entire-ly unknown here, but la discussed with animation. Opinion among compe-tent compe-tent observers is divided, some bellev ing that Huerta by accepting the pro-j posal for mediation in spirit as re-I re-I ported in Washington dispatc hes, it- j ; playing for more time for a surprist as he did in the Tamplco Incident. Vmong the wireless messages, reaching Rear dmiral Badger's flagship, flag-ship, was one from the cruiser South Dakota on the west coast. It said the cruiser had aboard sixty-five refugees refu-gees from various points |