File No. 812.00/11478.

Consul Canada to the Secretary of State.

[Telegram.]

At about 10.15 yesterday morning while on duty ashore at the post office building here a mail orderly from the Minnesota in full uniform with the official mail bag across his shoulder was arrested by a policeman at the orders of Mexican soldier and taken to the jail. After being questioned the jefe político released the orderly and locked up the soldier. I shall investigate the matter and report.

Canada
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