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Show U. S. CRUISERS 1 SENT TO GUARD Salem and Sacramento Reach Mazatlan and Port of Tampico i MORE NEWS ABOUT r- Bandits Seize Plant and Keep Light, Power and Water From City WASHINGTON. April 29. (Mex.) The Amerian cruisers Salem and Sacramento Sac-ramento were reported today to have reached their respective destinations! at Mazatlan and Tampico, where they were ordered in response to the re-i re-i quest of American representatives in those cities that protection be afforded American life and property. Command-I Command-I ing officers of the two vessels had made no report today as to the situation. situa-tion. Tho state department announced to-idav to-idav that George T. J5ummeri'ih, American- "effafge iirlesriSoCftjvliolfiiS1 .been in Washington conferring with I department officials, left Laredo yes-; yes-; terday for the Mexican capital where he is duo to arrive by the end of the week. . -j Garrison Revolts. Official dispatches from Mexico today to-day stated that 600 federal troops reached Vera Cruz Tuesday and were sent to Alvarado, a few miles south of Vera Cruz, where the federal garrison garri-son had revolted and looted tho town. J Railway and telegraph communications communica-tions between Juarez and Chihuahua City remains interrupted and trains going south from Juarez have been compelled to return after having made onlv half the distance to Chihuahua City. Danltry is reported near Guadalajara, Guadala-jara, whero the Mexican government yesterday reported General Dieguez had 8,000 federal troops mobilized. The bandits seized the power plant outside tho city Monday and shut off the light, power and water from the city. |