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kissing Mother,

How many young ladies of to-day
would laugh at the absurd idea, as
they express it, Of kissing mother;
but you can not, dear girls, imagine
how it will brighten her dear face.
Besides, you owe her a kiss or two
says n writer in the Locomotive
Firrcmen's Magazine. Away back
when you were little girl she kissed
you when no one else was tempted
by your fever-tainted breath and
swollen face. You were not az
attractive then as you are now, and
through those years of childish
sunshine and shadows she was
always ready to cure by the magic
of mothers kiss the little, dirty,
chubby hands whenever they were
injured in those first skirmishes
with the rough world. And then
the midnight kisses with which she
routed so many bad dreams, as she
leaned above your restless pillow,
have all been on interest these long,
long years. OF course, she is not so
pretty and kissable as you are, but
if you had done your share of work
these last ten years, the contrast
would not be 80 marked. Her
face has more wrinkles than yours,
and yet if you were sick that face
would appear far more beautiful
than an angel as it hovered over you
watching every opportunity to min
ister TO your comfort, and every ono
Of those wrinkles would seem to
be bright wavclcts Of sunshine chas-
ing each other over the dear face. -El.
The population Of Kansas City
is 1876, 900, an increase Of 130 per
cent over 1880.
The sale Of California fruits this
year promises to be greater than
ever before.
Soules, who tried TO swim the Nj
agara rapids, barely escaped with
his life
Several vessels on Lake Michigan
were severely handled by the storm
and many persons were drowned.
The real sum which Mr.. Stanley
received in cash for his latest book
is said to be IN tho ncighborhood Of
$40, 900.
Thomas Ditton, q prominent cit
izen Of Auburn, N. Y, lost both
his hands by the explosion Of a can
non, July 4th. 1t is feared the
shock will kill him.
Abraham Bonafeld, County
Clerk, of Tucker county. died at
his home iu st. George, Sunday,
Jnly 9th. G.. w. Minoar was sp-
pointe d to fill the unexpired term.
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The great game Of base ball be-
tween the "Rough and Ready Club
Of Morgantown, and the "Moun-
tain City Club" Of Fairmont, that
came of on the Fourth at Fairmont,
resulted IN a score 8 to 3 in favor
Of the "Roughs." The Tnacz says
that $500 people we're present and
claims that the umpire, Will Jo-
sephs, won the game for Morgan
town, and that the 'Roughs" had
crack players from Ohio and Penn
sylgania, or else they would have
wiped up the earth with them, etc.
It's the old, old story, with the usual
chestnuty excuses, that makes the
public 50 very tired TO hear.
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Will Gaylord, Of Weston, who
travels for Parkersburg drug
house was in Kiugwood over Sun
day and made his regular trip down
through the county this week.
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First District-George W. Atkinson, Wheeling
Ohio County.
town. Jefferson Co.
Third Dlstrict--Johu ID. Anderson, Nicholas c.
II. Nicholas County.
Fourth District--Charles b. Smith. Parkers-
burg, Wood County.
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Train leaves Klngwood az ZOO 3. m and or.
ElVes At Tunnolton at $40 n. m o.: loavas TunneI.
ton ~ e;f0 n. m. and arrives az Kingwood AZ fOs0
a. ~ I,oaves KingwOod At 300 y. m and arrive
- Tunnelton at $40 p. m; leaves Tunuclton al
~ iDp. N. and arrives at kingwuOd at Coo d. M
Trains daily except sunday.
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CSHstabies.

Kingwood District, j. L. stone, Joseph r.
Rho6es.
Vslley-A. J. DeBerry. Emanuel Dixon.
Lyon--I. w. Criss, William b. Taylor
Heno-Ben +. Woodward, SanI W. bowman
Portland--Preston Glover
Uuion--Lloyd G. Shaffcr, George Geissman.
Pleasant--yames p Rullmer. A. 5. Chidester
Grant-WilliHm 7. d. Miller.
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West side-Major t. r. Orr. Kinswood.
eherih--Dancl r. Jackson.
Deputies-Julius X. Monroe, Kingwood, Valley
and Pleasant: /. w. CrisS, Lyon j. o.. LantZ
Union X. X. Hauway Reno 4. X. Cuppctt,
Grant; Dorsey Forman, Portland.
Clerk Circuit Court-John W Watson
Clerk County Court. Ami Martin.
Prosecuting Attorney-Neil J. Fortney.
County surveyOr-A. y. McMillcn
eupt. Of Scboois-Ben II. Elsey
Assessor-East side, Gabriel PullIam
West side. John y. Perkins.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-07-17
DIRECTORY.
state emeials.

Secretary % State-M. n. Ohiey, Marion 20.
Auditor-Patrick n. Duty. Webster Go.
TreAsurer-William T. Thompson, Cabeu Co.
Attorney General-Alfred Caldwell Ohio Co.
eupt. of schools-B. 5. Morgan. Monongalia
County.
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ropris Convene.

circuit court-March -. September 1, and
December II.
County court-First Monday In January, April.
July and October.
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rnited States senators.
Members ofCongress.

Charles }. Faulkner. Martinsburg, Berkeley
County.
John T. Kenna, Charleston, Kanawha County
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.zg@ Come to this Office and see
the Pittsburgh Chronicle telegraph
or send for specimen copy.
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supreme Court OF lppr.Is.

Adam c. Snyder, OF Greenbrier County.
Henry Brannon, Lewis CO.
=. w. Rngiish. Mason Co.
Daniel u. Lucas, jefferson Co.
Ccnvenes AZ Charleston Second Wednesday In
January: wheeling. nrst Wednesday In June
Cherlestown. nrst Wednesday In September.
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connfsstoNERs COUNTY COURT.
Grant District, Samuel =. Conner, Pres.
Pleasant, LucIan A. Martin.
Portland. Henry G. Beatty.
Union. x. p. King.
Reno, Moses Il. Sinclair.
Lyon, Reason A. Psll.
Valley. Mason Watson.
xingwood. Leroy shaw.
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MagIslPates.

Kingwood, Joseph n. Goodwin, Simeon Mat
tinEly.
Valley, Dave c. Zinn, John NJ Strahin
Lyon, James Mct3ee, David j. Gibson
Rono. II. II. Wheeler, T. ". Summers
Portland. John W. Hlll. T.. ID. Benson.
Union, Jesse w. Sbaffer, Julius Schurr.
Pleasant Levi T. Miller, ID. II. Martin
Grant, w. II. McGlbbons, Alpha IIagans.
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State senaiors-EIeyenth District.
Iadve, Third Judicial District.

William q. worley. Kingwood, Preston Co.
Col. Joseph Snyder, Monongalia Co.
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ROards ofRdaeAfIon.

B0ards or RdueatIOB.
Or. X. Is. l.. Trppett.
Ki,gyood n,s,r,o, Geo. Walls, Sec.
1850 ' ''N" J. III. McGinnis.
NJ. G. Gibson.
fDavc G. ziun, Pres.
sailev DIR. J. a. Cox Sec.
i. \. Loar.
Nicholas Posten.
&c. Z. Ellis, Pros
Voo ID. J. Gibson, Sec.
George w. Orr.
Charles JessOp.
~. N. Baker, Pres.
Reno William Loughridge, Sec
w. 4. Watson.
w. f.. Stafford.
Farley DeBerry Pres.
Portland r.. G. Jones. Sec.
samuel II. Frcoland
IA. J. Elliott.
Julius Scberr Pros.
Iynl.,u Lloyd Sliaffer, Sec.
T.. +. King.
Charles r. Lawton.
Daniel c. Feather, Pres
Pleasant W. II. Ringer. soc.
IL. A. Conner.
u. j. Martin.
Sam A. Conner. Pros
Grant ~. NJ. Chidester, Sec.
George King.
Asa X FraZce.
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Town OmeInis.

Town 0Hcials.
AayOr-Charles " Blshop,
Reoorder-JosephJ J ack sOn
Councilmen-J. T.. stone William q. Brown.
Sohn >; Murdock. Cbas. ". Fawcett, James II.
Carroll.
Societies:
Knights Of Pythias-Lodge meets every Tues
SAy evening AZ their hall over j. w. Bakers
store at 7s30 O'Clock.
Independent order Of Odd FelIows-Lodge
moets every Saturday evening at their hail 10
Bishops Block at 7s30 o'clock.
Golden Rule Bncampment, No. 30. l. O. o. f.
meets First and Third Monday evenings OF
each month, In the odd Fellows Hall, over the
postofiice.
The Independent order Of Good Templars-
Lodge meets every Friday evening, in the X Of
p. Hall. nc 7:20 O'Clock.
King Philip Tribe No fs. Improved order Of
Rcd Men meets every Wednesday evening al
O'Clock I'm the knights Of Pythias Hall over
HiAkeF'e store
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Hsuse or Delegates,

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West Side--MaJor u. y. Orr. Kingwood.
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Churches.

N. y. Church-RcY. VI. W. Rider Pastor
bsIyices--Preaching every sunday at 1890 n m
end 40 y. IN. sunday School 2 y. m. Glass
Meeting A. m. Young Folks Meeting at Gas
2, m; Prayer Meeting every Thursday evening
:, Presbyterian Church-ReV. II. n. Mcdonald
Pastor.
Servlces-Preaehlug every Sunday az 1890 n m
and 7s3O y. m. Sunday school AZ = D. m PRAYER
Meeting every Wednesday evening
a. NJ X. Church--Rev. Bosley Boyco. Pastor.
month.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-16
Z FOR RENT. @

4 Rs-Iahs- tine BLACK MARE. Saddle,
Z sols lsIIsess ehss and Four Seat DAYTON. win
Ar apnlr = Ior cash. For further particu-
Are1as. " ALhA. HART, No. rs Maryland
nix
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-16

A very delicate compliment was lately
bestowed by dog lover upon the intel
ligence of his Sky terrier. The owner OF
the dog was sitting in his of'ce, appar-
emily alone, when an acquaintance en-
tered.
@Glad to find you alone, said the vis-
itor. ~because have confidential COM
munication to make to you, which no
one else must hear.
@Hold on Il minute, said the other,
checking him; and then he called out,
sHere, Spotl
A email terrier crawled out from
under the table, wagging his tail
@Go out, Spot, said the master.
The dog went out.
snow then, said the owner, you
may go on with your confidential com
munfcation. We are aioneI"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-16
ANNAPOLIs Md. TUESDAY EvENING. SEPTEMBER is 1880

1nsn l said: Come, Henry, we viii 20
catch some trout took my lines and
q pail of minnows for bait, and bade the
Indian get the canoe ready. He raluc.
tantly obeyed. Arrived at the buoy, /
baited hook and dropped the line I
felt the sinker strike the bottom, and
then felt mighty tug on the line. The
Indian knew that I had hooked a fish
just as quickly as did, and he thrust
his paddle in the water and we followed
the fish so as to get away from the buoy
line. Then pulled the fish in. No ar
tistic playing with an eight-ounce rod,
but just heavy hand over hand pulling.
That fish weighed 90 pounds The In.
dams eyes blazed with excitemenk He
struck his open mouth with open palm
to express his astonishment and quickly
padaled me to the buoy. Again uaopped
the line Again the bait was instantly
grabbed and the eager fish darted off
We followed till beyond danger of en-
tanglement with the buoy line, when the
fish was pulled into the canoe. The
fish were as twins Two were sufficient
to supply my party with food and re-
fused to catch more, much to the disap-
pointment of the Indian, who wanted TO
load the canoe. Every other day after
that the Indian--now most respectful in
his manner and speech-and | caught
from two to three trout They were the
best fish have ever eaten.
when / left the region, not having
found copper mine, the Indian begged
for the globe, saying: Give it to me.
viii cache it in the forest When Iwant
trout will set it and catch them. No
other Indian who lives on the shores of
the great lakes can catch these trout out
of season. will be a great man, and
may be / will become chief At any
rate / will be strong medicine So
gave the globe to him and left one
happy savage in the north woods.
l considered that good story and
true story, and resolved to initiate my
aged comrade So, ON the following
morning, rugged upa glass sugar bowl,
filled it with minnows, and anchored it
in the lake, and the next day fished
there and never got bite. l hauled in
my bowl and rowed to shore and said
nothing about my failure, but ] silently
denounced my aged comrade as one who
exaggerated the successes of his youth.
FRANK Wilkegon.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-16
ONE GENT
rHrNos WORTH ESQ wINo.


The railroads employ 750,0 900 voters.
The curfew is still rung in nearly 100
English parishes
The New York fire department owns
ard uses $50 horses
Natural gas saves Pittshurg 7,O00,000
tons Of coal per year.
Tie number of ball players in the land
is sinated at S00, 000
Our vaseline is used in Japan 10 soothe
tie stings Of tattooing.
Il is estimated chat there are $1,000
sightless beggars in France.
Hardly any improvement has been
mlde on steamboats, in 90 years
There were 142 cotton mills in opera
tion in the Southern States in 1880.
There are in the United States 2S.667
Indians enrolled as church members.
Observation-Disclosures, with 81 letters,
is said to be the longest English word.
Watermelon seeds were found in an
Egyptian tomb that was 1900 years old.
According to the latest official reports
our Indian population now aggregates
262 690
Iowa raises more corn than all the dis
tilleries in the world can manufacture
into alcohol.
Thus far the public parks of Boston
have added to tie Indebtedness of the
city 1888, 800,
The deepest hole in the world is said
to be at Schladebach, in Germany. IL
measures 8, 1856 feet
Lotteries are said to have originated
in Florence about 1880 and TO have been
legalized in France ia 1899.
Eliot's translation of the Bible into tho
Indian tongue, issued in 1868. was the
first publication of the Scriptures in
America.
The grade of the cogged track RAJ
way which is being built at Pixies Peak,
Col, will be 25 feet to the 100, or /, 800
feet to the mile.
OF the 12 commanders of the g. A.
r. living, nearly, or quite, half are con-
nected with insurance companies as
agents or officials.
European railroads are fenced in, have
no grade crossings, the engines have
neither bell nor headlight, and the en-
gineer must stand.
The sustaining power of the Forth
Bridge may be imagined from the state
ment that each cantilever would sustain
six of the greatest ironclads.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-16
a aRIEvoUs coMPLAINE.

" It's hard on fellow. do declarer'
Said Tommy one day, with q pout:
" In every one Of the suits lwear
The pockets are most worn out
They're bout as big as the ear OF mole,
And never have more than three;
And there 3 always coming mean little hole
That loses my knife for me.
" can't make 'em hold but few little things
Some cookies. an apple or two.
A knife and pencil and bunch OF strings,
Some nails and maybe a screw,
And marbles. Of course and a top and ball,
And shells and pebbles and such.
And some odds and ends-yes, honest, that's
ALL
You can see for yourself t is MT much.
:" I'd like a suit Of some patent kind.
With pockets made wide and long;
Above and below and before and behind.
Sewed extra heavy and strong.
d want about dozen OF so.
All easy and quick to get at:
And should be perfectly happy, Iknow,
With a handy rig like that"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-16
IEnL srANLEY,s FEAT.
A sixteen Year Old BOY Bags an Arl-
xona Lion.

a Sixteen Year Old boy Bags an Ari-
xona Lion.
A letter from Tucson, Ariz., says:
Arthur Stanley is miner who lives near
Tucson, and it was his habit always to
go armed in hopes of killing off the
mountain lions which came down from
the hills in the night and carried away
his young sheep. The old man had two
sons, James and BERTHE, the first 16 and
the latter five years younger The e.der
Stanley always warned his boys to take
the family rifle with them when they
went to hunt the cows. Forgetfulness
came near costing both the boys their
lives recently. One day last week at
sunset after finding the cows the
boys were ON their way home when
their dog broHght lion to bay on
the top of high rock. James didn't
want to lose SO good chance to bag
lions skin, so he told BERTHE to run all
the way home and get the rifle, promis-
ing to keep the lion at bay till the little
boy got back with his fathers gun.
Through fright and fatigue the little fell
low lost his way and didn't reach home
at all that night. James, who had been
reinforced by neighbor's dog, set both
animals to worrying the enraged lion,
which came down from its perch and at
tackled the boy James was saved by
big hickory club and by the pluck of the
two bull dogs. All were badly bitten.
James left arm was torn, and when the
dogs finally drove the lion up tree,
wearying of the doubtful struggle, he
hobbled home for the rife, hobbled back
and brought the lion down from the top
of the tree after it had fatally wounded
one of the dogs. The lion was a full
grown male and measured 81 feet from
tip to tip. BERTHE Stanley was found at
daylight two miles from home asleep in
the woods and James is now the hero of
the Tucson valley.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-16
sPEoKs OF FACT AND FANCY.

The Duke of Edinburgh Is clever
violinist.
The Bank of France employs 100 fe-
male clerks.
A good horse meat dinner can be had
in Berlin for five cents.
The only woman chiropodist In Lon-
don halls from America
Why is it that people with good inn
pulses are generally lazyS
The chewing gum trade has increased
100 per cent in two years.
The government officers in London are
appointing female typewriters.
Mrs. Marshal O. Roberts, of New York,
owns the finest pearls in the country.
The cartoonist is joined to his ide~.-
and rarely undergoes change Of art
There are a good many things that 60
without saying, but woman is not one Of
them.
"He has pried but is not proud, said
burglar as his pal failed to open a safe
with jimmy.
Captain Morgan, of Groton, Conn,
who raised the first American flag in
Alaska, died recently.
No man was ever so abject that he
could not muster up little pride when
speaking of his mother.
They surreptitiously raise coyotes in
Nevada for the purpose of getting the
State bounty for their scalps.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-16
Jack the Ripper.

The excitement caused By this inhuman
monster is scarcely eQualed By that pro-
duced by the great discovery OF Df.
Miles-the Rest0TatiDe NercGne. II speed
fly cures nervous pFoslrstion, change OF
life, ppin, dullness and confusion 10 head,
fits. sleepIessness, the blues, neuralgia.
palpIiafi0n. mopthly pains. etc. Mr..
John s. Wolf, druggist, Of HilIedale.
Mich; Talbot and Moss, OF GreeDshuTg.
Ind, aud A. w. Blackburn, OF Wooster,
o.. saws that THE Nervine sells better
than ANYTHING we ever sold. and gives
universal satisfaction DR.. Miles new
illustrated treatise on the Nerves aud
Heart and trial bottle free at the City
Drug store.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-16
He PRAYED with Fervor.

Sister Lizzie was to be married in q
few months and she was putting In the
interval of leisure from preparing for
the ceremony in the way OF dress by ex-
perimenting on her family in the cook
ing line.
Little John was going to bed, and went
through his usual prayers up to the point
of saying: @Give us this day our daily
bread, when some depressing memory
struck him, and he added:
&But don't let our Lizzie bake il.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-16
Bucklen,s Arnien salve.

The best salve 10 the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt Rheum. Fever
Sores. letter, Chapped Hand, CbiIblaiDs,
Germs and all Skin Eruptiona, and posi-
lively cures Piles, or no pay required. II
Is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or morey refunded. Price 26 ceDts pea
box. For sale By J. Walter Hodges q Co.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-16

Napoleon's grand army has dwindled
to small company. 1t has been ascer-
tanned that there are now only liz men
who wear the medal of St Helena and
whose names appear on the pension list
of the Legion of Honor Of 1890.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-16

Ice cold, cream soda at the Central
Drug Store, State Circle. for 8 cents
glass.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-16

u Prssese ~ ! Srand, Square and UPRIGHT Pianos
- 1eocge St, Annapolis. Nd. TAOm
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-16
SPECIAL NOTICE.

We viii Insert I'm this column advertise.
sean OF Wants, For Rent, Tor Sale, Lost,
sSsae, 'ss, Sc., not exceeding four lines. ONE
Nkkk. or less. for 26 Cents.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-18
FIFTEEN CENTS A WEEK:
IS HE Ruse BURROWS PAL,
The Man Recently Arrested mt Columbus
Miss.-Officials Confident.

Miss.-Omcials Confident.
COLUMBUS, Miss, July 1S.-Detective
T. V. jackson, of the Southern Express
company, Wednesday arrested a man
supposed to be Joe jackson, the partner
of the notorious train robber and OUT
law Rube Burrows The prisoner was
brought here in charge of half dozen
men, headed by Division Superintend-
ent Agee, of the Southern Express COM
pany.
The prisoner is tall. slender young
man, and does not look like desperate
robber. Superintendent Agee, of the
express company, says the man is un-
doubtedly Joe jackson, who has planned
and assisted iii dozen train robberies
in the south and west in the last FIVE
years. He says he would rather have
jackson a prisoner than Rube Burrows,
as he is the man who planned every
thing. jackson was alone and unarmed,
when arrested. He denies all knowledge
of Rube Burrows and his gang. He gives
his name as John b. Winslow, and says
he came to Alabama from South Caro-
lima six weeks ago The express officials
say they can identify him az one of the
men taking part in the Dutch Hill and
Buchlatumna train robberies, in Missis-
sippi, two years ago They have not
yet decided where they will take him
for trial, but are confident they have the
right man and will be able to convict
him
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-18
CONT MEAN WAR.
Cause of the Gathering of British War
Ships at Esquimault Harbor.

Cause of the Gathering of British War
Ships at EsquimauIt Harbor.
VICTORIA, B. c., July l9.--The state
ment that two Canadian vessels, which
recently sailed out of Marble bay, were
armed with guns and would resist the
American revenue cutters is said to be
without foundation. Messrs. Hall and
Marvin, who own seven out of the
thirty vessels running ont of Victoria,
say the reports were sent out to preju-
dice the foreign office at London against
the cause of the sealers.
I'VE are neither poachers nor pirates,
they say we clear al the Custom house,
and officials know our destination. III
the business was illegal they should re-
fuse to give us the proper passes. In
case the question is decided against the
sealers we will quit the business. but to
do so now would be to admit the right
of tho United States to the course it has
adopted +"
The following British war vessels are
in Esquimault harbor Champion,
Espiegle, Daphne and Nymph Lieut..
Stair, of the Champion, senior officer in
absence of Admiral Holtham, said:
The reason of the gathering here in
such force is to welcome Admiral Holt
ham, who succeeds Admiral Message in
command of the feet. We have re-
ceived no orders regarding the Behring
sea, The Espiegie will probably 70 TO
Honolulu, the Champion to Cailao and
the Nymph or Daphne may go to Beh-
ring sea, but only for cruise, as was
done last year.