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WILMINGTON WILL NOT DOWN.
NE Continues 20 Preach, Although rub.
licly Denounced for Grave Onences.

| He Continues to Preach, Although Pub.
| liciy Denounced for Grave Onences.
NEW HAVEN. July 12.-There Is q fight in the
Beers Street Advent Church. Last April ;hs
Rev. A. 8. Wilmington OF Worcester Mass,
was engaged for . year. He was popular
minister and powerful exhorter. The church
was conRratulatng itself when somebody
started the story that while In Worcester he
| had been guilty OF embezzement. that he bad
| deserted his wife. and finally that he had
yielded to the temptations OF women.
committee was appointed to 10 to Worces-
| tor 1t went and. according to Deacon E s.
Stevens. learned that Mr.. Wilmington had been
guilty OF embezzlement. but the matter had
been hushed up. Terrible stories were told
the committee about his domestic life in Wor-
coster. whore. II was said, he had attempted to
get divorce from his wife. and had, it was
alleged. committed perjury to do II. The
alleged perjury was swearing that he had lived
in the State long enough to get divorce when
Worcester ehateh had dropnsa him. hIiis0".' 'a'
make shUrt sV WORK OF fH The pastor. I T6e Kew Mr. H
Wilmington. when confronted with the charges.
resign at once provided that they would be
s hm .hsr. T the s
knew. He then went to Ivorytown.. in this
State. where ho has been since. NotwithStand
ing the work OF the e.investiRating committee.
o large faction OF the church did not want MIR.
Wilmington to 70. and is determined to have
him back. The Wilmington faction. assert that
1t is OF the pastors conduct that has caused
his persecution aud dismissal but that the
real trouble was sermon he rece ntly preached
which touched some OF tho members IN tender
places and that since then they determined to
oust him.
Unable to reinstate him In the Beers street
pulpit. his followers have secured hall on
9ofie street for him. and at tho prayer meeting
on Friday night IL was announced TINT Brother
Wilmington was coming back to the city TO
vlndicate him SELF and would preach at sperry
and Go1o streets to-day to oil who cal cd to
leave the old flock ana come 10 his standard.
The anti -Withington men were thundorstruck
whom they hoard the announcement. A. ID.
Sanboru. q prominent polite and pillar Of
tho church. wrote the following notice. which
Having heard that a few disafrected and
misguided persons have engaged 4. s. With;
ington to preach tomorrow. think 1t n duty
owe to the public 10 lot them know who he is.
He has been expelled from the Advent Church
for grossly immoral conduct. and ought to be
serving his time In the penitentiary instead OF
being allowed to deceive the public under the
garb OF minister Of the Gospel. word to
the wise Is sutfic cient."
A big crowd listened to Mr.. Wilmington to.
day. and the result OF the contest is In doubt.
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MYSTERIES OF 4 FARMHOUSE
Two Husbands OF the Fair Owner KIlle,
Theaselves md the Third RMn Awnx.


Norwich. N. Y. July l2.--In the town OF
Hamilton. and near the Chenanco county line.
IN old uninhsbited farmhouse took fire the
other night and was entirely burned. together
with tho barn attached. Connecl ed with these
old farm buildings is a story OF strange events
which have furnished abundant material Tor
gossip to the people in the vicinity.
Several years R.o the IRrm wis the property
OF a connolly young Eliza Satwell. She married
Anson BROOKS. the son OF neighborng
farmer, and the pair settled down on the wife's
farm and lived the: o for two years. apparently
in harmony AMI onientmant. But one morn
in attending t, his cattle at the ham, The
wife went to look 'or him. and found him
hanging hn I from beam in @ the & harm and dead
hanged himself, and simply certified that he
After, the expiration OF proper season Of
mourning tho widow married. and took to her
non; h?me Georte leekl"m another young far,Ier
SO Mr. AM SIrs Tockham i seen,sd S to to dwell % in in
;sckhrmh fingered late yer ps work at the
iound n. !eud body suspended from tho beam
rom M.''icli her ir.t husbAn! had hanged him.
co,,". al no mot. " i ior tie suicide. '1''
Th-Wiinw Brooks reckhnm was still young
ens @ sn s o her Mns
i6ird husband J J: uns NAPOLEON Smith,
,.t iielu sports too thoroughly to ente. tain au,
l'roodInE thoughts Of quitting; the world pre-
he uniacky vile, after the accustomed two
years dive lded bliss. lost her third husband.
twas not oy suicide. He ran away. aud his
After astgorons hut unsuccessful search for
the runaway, Mrs. Brook -l'eckham;S Smith sold
Pennsylyanin, whore dosertion affords good
rronnffo FOR gsltinga divorce.
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KILLED HIS WIFE.
The Murderer Then RIMS, Knife and Pistol
In Hand. to the Police Station.

The Murderer Then RIMS, X uire and Pistol
In Hand. to the Police Station.
KANSAS CRY, July 12-Charles NJ. Crawley. a
former policeman, aged 35 years. shot and
killed his wife at her fathers home. 1.71S Madi-
son avenue. at II o'clock this morning. and
then fled, pursued by hootinG bowling mob. TO
police station. twelve blocks away. and sur
rendered to Detective Baldwin. The woman
was his third vito. He came to Kansas City
from Kea 'ucky seven years ago. brin ging q
wife with him. From this woman he was di-
vorced shortly after. at Independence.
A year or two later he again married. only to
be divorced within year. The third wife he
married about eighteen months ago. Crawley
was made member OF the police force two
years ago and was discharged In November
Shortly alter his appointment he shot and
craWIsy said had Hn attenrpted % to % take his iie iiie
A month later he was himself shot He said
The sbSotng nd Vas done by one Of two men
Rumor however had 1t that no was shot by
hs Ts m ba wn
Crawleys arm and entered his breast.
Grnyey eSIeSa the house Of his fathsrtn 1
vile. and after a brief quarrel drew revolver M
and and fired four shots ut her. Only one took
1T it entered the left temple and penetrated the
instantly. Lllly, Maytlod the II wear old sister
Alter frine the fatal shot Crnwiey turned the
smoking pistol upon himself. 1t snapped twice
and then bali whist led harmlesssly bv his
head: His face was badly powder burned.
Ths irsnsisd H'u then reY dirk knife and
the house, revolver and kniie In nand. w
AZ he he's sped doTn the street greH. crowd
With stones @ and "sg men yeiei sled Hang " si%'" bun but
he arrived at tho police station safely.
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THEY TOOK HIM FOR A CHOSE
The Ghost Explains that ON 9einE Over
board Hs swan to Governors Island.

The Ghost Explains that on eeins over
board He SWAN TO Governors leland.
The apple woman who has stand near th,
| South Ferry read in q newspaper yesterdal
| morning that young friend OF hers, Andrew
Brennan OF Ali East Eighteenth street. has
committed suicide By jumping into the rive
| from the steamboat John Sylvester. on Sntur
| day night. She wns lamenting his. untimell
| fate when she was thrown into pcrspiratior
| by vision. She crossed herself and prayed
for the protection OF the saints. The visior
held up copy OF newspaper and said:
DO look like have been drowned? Thii
Is pretty thing to put In the paper nbout Q
man."
The apple woman became calm. She recoe.
nized the vision as Brenn an In the flesh. and
asked him how he had got out oil the river. lie
said that he had fallen overheard while Sitting &
on the after rail of the John Sylvester, and
that he had swan TO Governors Island. He
was one OF n large parry Of sxcursionsts who
went down to tsltman's pavilion % the annual
astern when the boat was about quarter OF !.
and rs he whooped the last words OF a chorus
his feet went np and he fell backward into the
out there in the dark. while that steam
boat was was moving away from me: no. beard 1.-The tho
for me, II WAS warm on the steamer. and 80
had taken oil MI, coat. That was better for
making ". no effort 10 save me me struck out Tor
Governors Island. 1t seemed as II was two
N Gs,nS and sn
scarcely MAKE a stroke
Prirnie John briggs, U. A., was walking
VI: way ad 'f4 Franz saDord Basory met
the stranger as he struck the land almost ex-
mt
and and t put to cd in Castio Williams After break.
last yestsrday morning; he took the i,rst RAJ 6oat
mad told her Andrew was drowned. She nearly
punched his ribs until they were satisfied that
he was no ghost, and great were tho ieJoiciuRs.
rsa %p nts s o ns: :e s the q ,H sn
tie Cap:ain to s,op and lower boat; but tint m
Chief Mate fersne.on spoke iorsibly for MIN:
not m es fs hf ses fs is fa 10 as
shoes. coal. Init. and waIstcoat OF beiore, , be
friends took the other things.
. He is known as nm expert swimmer. am
e. swim any man in the orld in u few days.
The sta rSs With s SO tho aoash Is
less reported bv one Of the steamers hands.
we don't nay much attention to it. One Of ,he
thought It only was Joke. 1t was pretty durk
mt The time and there was n big Hood tido.
reached Governors Island easily. Nobody
went neGr,he pilot house 70 report man over
cry was an earnest one he stopped the engines
and the steamer lay at least fifteen minutes.
We heard no cry from the wnter and sup
TO the shore. We were about half way between
Governors Island and the New York slim No
river.
"A proof OF the time slim will show that We
arrived at our slip At l2:1O A. NJ. whom our due
Tho mate is corroborated by others
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THE CHR1srADELpH1AN CHURCH.
Its Organization in This City Recent
Revived.

Its Organization in This City Recently
Revived.
Two weeks ago tho Christad elphan Ecclesia
was revived in this city. Tn. members call
themselves brothers and associates of Christ.
and declare that the millennium will begin in
the present decade.
Yesterday morning. In small lodge room at
Hudson and Chlistophsr streets, q dozen men
and women gathered TO hear c. C. Vreden-
burRh IS discourse upon the Heavenly State
OF the World During the Millennium" Tho
brethren take turns behind the little altar and
show to their own satisfaction that the faith of
Christendom is tending to destroy the faith set
forth in the oracles OF the Deity. They deny
the orthodox heaven beyond the skies as well
ne tho popular hell The sinners soul is an
initiated. They believe heaven to be on earth
ard to be revealed during the 1000 years in
which Christ is to rule the world from David's
throne, At the end OF the period Christ will
surrender his supremacy ard become subject
TO Deity. Then sin and denth will be abolished.
The ChristadelpEians are sparsey scattered
throughout the United Statos, Canada, and
England. Small colonies have existed in Jer-
sey City and Brooklyn. The reGstablishm ont
OF the church In this city abolish the Jersey
CITY church and absorbs some OF the Brooklyn
members.
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DISTURBED THE MEETING.
Uncle Stephen Fined Tor Objecting to he.
Ing PrIcked with n Pin In Church.

Uncle Stephen Fiaed Tor Objectine to he.
Ing PrIcked with n Pin In Church.
Norwich. July 12.-Uncls Stephen Meecll. 70
years old. quaint old Connecticut Yankee.
who dwells with his spinster sister in the
pretty little village OF Preston C.ty. six miles
from town. works hard oil the week on his
four-acre farm. and whom he goes to church he
likes to loll back in the hard scat. take things
comfor ably. nod now and then. and dream OF
the good time coming.
After week OF very ha'd d labor recently
Uncle Stephen found himself nodding
with unusual viRor in his pew in the
Gothic Preston City Baptist Church on Sun
day morning. Some unGodly young peo-
pie in the pew back of him. among whom
was Miss hitty Cook; daughter Of James Cook
mirth much. and he dozed on. until one OF the
gir:s In the back DOW drew pin from her
nchss sea Mhses
shst ny ~ .sss ~ q pssky teis; ~. ,n'~
ished the Incident from his mind. l! was re-
called TO him the next morpine. however.
rant for Stephen Mrech's arSest In Ills hand.
nccostsd q sI The old man in MS garden,
nnsd fns hsa Gs nse 10
fur. should like 70 know"
Hain't you been ,distmrbin, the sanc,i;y Of the
sabbath LAY an distur bin the church service
by unruly an boisterus conduct? That's
what ihe warrant says at any rate. and ye'd
better com elong peaceable.
Though still nonplussed. the old man COM
piled. He was thrust into a farm wagon. and
the constable mounting to tho drivers seat
beside his prisoner. drove him rapidly to JUS
tice Of the Peace Hugh Kings couit in the
basement OF a little brick building in Preston
village.
Meantime Uncle Meech's friends had rallied
to his support. and when Justice King began
there Were dozen or more wilnesse. In court
who We're to testify In behalf OF the old man or
tho State. The :rial had not proceeded far
when ,sterhen learned to his great surprise
ssIiga,ion oi Miss Cook, who. had called
was preferred against him BY her father.
Miss Cook was not present. and 1t was impos-
sibe Tor the prosecution or the defence to find
her: Uncle stephen defended himself, and the
Temple. and other influential citizens testified
Tor him.
The trial was rushed through. and at the
close Of 1t the Justice fined the old man 81 and
the u @ cost % 81 m prosscn,i"n for Disturbing tho
costs amounted to Just SIT. which Stephen paid.
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Cur,ously Shaped Trees.

NORWICH. July 12-About two miles from the
little village Of Milltown in North stoninRton.
twelve miles southeast Of this city. are two
trees Of extraordinary shape and appearance
One. wild cherry that is about a foot in d.
amster. Is erect for about five feet from the
risht angle and grows four feet Horizontally.
then incllnes downward for foot. and finally
makes another sharp angle and goes up forty
or fifty feet
The other mark able tree is . double .ons.
and 1t shows the most wonderful freak Of
bs Rs. Oaks hss arc shros .a spsr.
the base. one upright and the other at an
anglo Of twenty Ave degrees toward tho first
grow together as smoothly and solidly as II
there we're only ono tree, and there Is but .
ssparate and grow wi" forty W feet the two trunks
being q foot or two arart,
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Learned to Kide ~ bicycle at 10.

HARTFoRp. JulyI2.-The oldest bicycle rider
In Connecticut. and, perhaps In New England,
Is Michael Cullen. whois 10 years old and rides
IA safety daily fSom his homo in PIainville to
Ills work in the Bristol Brass and Clock shop.
iwcly5 years and used TO walk to and from his
labor. but "a year ago he learned to ride q
Wheel Snd nov he gltdes !, back M and forth be.
& sbs wind. The distance between tho places
y Ikree miles. and 1t Is an exhilarating spec
hair n6atingion the breeze: careering like mad
along the country road. Mr.. Cullen Is az spry
can easily. ride b q wheel at the rate Of ten or
Twelve d. lies an hour.
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1T LOOKED LIKE A TOOL CHEST.
The Owner Said It Was. bat It Contaiuet
$500 Worth OF Opium.

CHICAGO. July 12.-Special Treasury Agent
J. j. Crowley has suspected tina. opium WAS
being smuggled into the city and sold to the
Chinese laundrIes. Last night he caused tho
arrest OF John Reynolds at the Phoenix
Hotel while the latter was receiving a chest
from the Union Depot containing 26O pounds
Of opium. valued Mt $40 a pound.
Reynolds said he was a carpenter. and the
chest containing the drug sppeared to be, q
chest were u few tools. but the release Of false
bottom disclosed the opium. The prisoner Is
the chest came from tho West. that he is act
Ing In conjunction with gang on the Pacific
the city. Had not tho capture taken place last
night 1t 10 thought REYNOLDS would have dis
rno The ffere ts mos
officials think the arrest will break up The gang,
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MRS. DATIS'S DECISION
Richmond IL to be the Resting Place Of
Her Husbands BODY.

Richmond IL to be the Resting Place of
Her Husbands Body.
The widow OF Jefferson Davis has finally de-.
cided that Richmond shall have the honor OF
containing the permanent burial place Of her
husbands body. Mrs. Davis has made known
her determination by means Of letter ad-
dressed to The Veterans and Public OF the
Southern States" Her letter is as follows:
s l6s 1s
imm:daisy sii.r d..I@ q .srre.id.ns oJJ Jassl:
6aIIcTs d. cI.msa y asiy he H
G.seectrd for his rest 's'"""e"' ''"'' ''u'u
with n' q Ne. hin
ns him or By a anS aS .:..a I xs
and The xr.tuds OF my ehi'drsn and myself is too
asked a year for consideration and consultation
with my ~ family , ., Eighteen months have nearly ex:
Set At rest now. ''' --'' '"'A0 '' oe''''' anu
T A n. ss BE-
enee within h:r borders and ne sixty s.rviee
s1s9 :as
sentative. eneralin Chief and rresiasnt She
tennessee urged that in her state after the war h.
hsS o4 @ ad and of and
Aiabama remember.d that within her borders he was
sG st III . he
rst capital and at from her lips had s.ued the hrst
s sss n
Win huch enthusiasm has Eeen nhnii eBteu
querors, but was never before accorded to a dis.
favors.
Georgia claimed him ard has constantly rem ed tho
request because his father had long heen citizen
the state, There the eN President had received tho
same royal welcome whca Alabama had extended;
and asty sho pie AIDED ner love him as a rea
son fur granting the request
kentncly expressed her pride in being the State OF
his birth ana urged her claims
Virginia asKed for his honored remains because the
most strenuous efforts Of his life had been made upon
Me Confederate States Al short intervals throughout
the last eighteen months she has renewed her tender
insstence hat he should rest among the heroic de Ad OF
all the staes who fell IN defence OF the Confede rAy
She urged the fact that he did not In the his
fnme to any part Of the country
os resistance which he initiated and directed with
til sess vigilance Chief Magistrate that there he
ceirsd generous and support in tho darkest
hour OF our unfortunate country defeat
tended together for the mastery Il has been hard
give up the hope of dwelling near my husbands resting
place N Mississippi whore my home ana ure
but unfortunately Reanvor Is on the coast Mex
lean Gulf aud on peninsula very little over Q
wide and the half mile Of shallow water In front
the sea has bee SIT aiy encroachng the shore
many years feel therefore. that as Tho monument
IL for all time. II would not be wiso to place
It there, and submit to the personal sacrifice
with The hope that the States OF the Con,
he sake Of gratifying the majority OF the veterans
have written countless letters TO from each OF
heiore mentioned B,aies to urge Richmond tho
proper place for the grave OF him VIII" loved them A
and labored for their glory with all his might during
Your cOnntrywoman. VARiSA JRFFFR>oN DAVIS
kKw YOnk lIOriI, July II, 1881.
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II. Jokea With AN Undertake.

HARTFORD. July 12.-At an excursion of New
Britain people few days ago Jolly German,
Christopher Dahl. ioked with Mr.. Curtin. to
whom he had been introduced that day.
Are you Mr.. Curtin, the grocer, or Mr.. Cur
tin. tho undertaken" asked Dahl. jocularly.
You know there are two Curtins In Now
Yes, know there are" replied Curtin :
hut W am q Curtin, tho pndertaker."
.n very We'll, responded Dahl seriously, and
"Then YOU win be my undertaker very soon.
His prediction was verified within three
mutateh by tho excursion train In rsturniny
10 New Britain. Curtin was his undertaken.
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He Refused to Give Up Beer Money.

Frank Duffy Of SIS West Forty-e ghth street
was admitted to the Roosevelt Hospital at
~ O'Clock last night suffering from
n compound fracture OF tho skull.
Duffy. who is foreman OF stable
In ;Forty-siGhth street. near Tenth avenue.
said that he WAS standing in front OF the stable
at o'clock last evening when IL man whom he
knows by sight but not by name accosted him
and demanded money for bser Duffy refused.
An hour later he returned to the stabs. and.
meeting meet Duily' struck hum on the forehead
Duffy fell unconscious. but soon recovered
sufficiently to walk to he hospital with tho AS
sistanco OF friends His condition IL serious.
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UNPROEITABLE THIkVISG.
WINE HutchinsOn Had Little Fun Ont oi
the Money He stole from His Enther

the Money He stole from His Father.
Whom 14-year- Willie Hutchinson ran
away from his homo at 2.5l9 Dsshone street.
Philadelphia. on Saturday. he had In his pocket
his iathors purse and $40. When Policeman
McCann found him In a drunken sumber yes
terday morning In tho lumber yard at Thir-
tfeth street and Eleventh avenue, the purse
and its contents, except receipt for q months
rent Of the Deshonc street house. were gone.
In Jefferson Market Court Willie said that
three boys: Mickey. Billy. and Jake. had told
him To- rob his father, but when they saw how
mncn nc nag taken they we're frightened. and
get the purse. md did not know how o replace
mined t3 rpn away. With sl?.5n he bought "a
CIV sh o cUtmes n On mnd VIII t250 ticket tor this
and on hIs arrival In Jersey. invited him to
supper. They came 10 New York 10 eat and
ffter sspEer The a man gave hin glass o whs
no.hine more until lie woke up In tho Twen-
tioth precinct poice station.
Justice Hogan remanded him to tho care OF
Mr,otisry Mr. tGisrry's sosiety HIS father. Samuel
brick yard in PHILADELPHIA.
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SOUL and BODY.
An Abscess OF the Brain Disturbs . Mans
RELIGIOUS Ideas.

An Abscess OF the Brain Disturbs Mans
Religion, Ideas.
George Blake. an English drug clerk. who
has been employed in Elmer & Amends. at
Eighteenth street and Third avenue. for the
last four years. was taken to Bellevue Hospital
last night. violently insane. lie lived with his
wife in ex-senator James Otiss house. % East
Tenth street. Mrs. Blake Is keeping the house
during Mr.. Ots's absence in tho country. Her
husband Is 80 years old. He was educated at
Oxford and came to New York ten years ago.
He and Mrs. Blake have been married two
years and have interesting twins.
Blake was converted from Professionalism to
Catholicism. Just before his marriage. DR..
Booth. who has besn treating him, says. that
his insanity Is due TO an abscess Of the brain
from which he has been suffering Tor two years.
He believes that he was not thoroughly con
verted 10 the faith of his wife. lIe thinks he
has been biddcn TO- write n book on religion
and that he must have n consultation with
George Francis Train before beginning it He
began TO- throw dinner plates around last
night. and Mrs. Blake had him sent away.
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ARRESTED At A WEDDING.
Mrs. Cohn Pursued Down Cellar n
Caught behind n Barrel by n Constable

Mrs. Cohn Pursued Down Cellar and
Caught Behind n barrel by n Constable.
NEW HAVEN. July 12--Mrs Rebecca Cohn OF
New York. who formerly lived In this city. was
at tho wedding reception OF her sis or on Oak
street Inst night. when in walked Constable
Enscoe Mr.. Cohn ran down the cellar stairs.
and tho constable followed, striking matches to
guide him in he darkness. which hid her from
hin. lie finally spied her behind barrel and
iead to her n WRIT which attached her property.
u she had any. and. in lien thereof, her body.
As the constable could not find any assets he
Mrs. Conn Is chai ged with appropriatinR $50
whic h her ,tep-brother, aged 49, had saved to
nay ms fnther's passage from Europe. Mrs.
Cuhn Is said 10 have suddoi withdrawn to
New lo hit"I becoming the custodi ian OF the
money, md has not Leen seen here since until
the wedding last night
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ARRIVAL OF 7HE CHICAGO
Others OF tho Squadron OF Evolution
join Her This Week.

The United States ship Chicago got
here from Norfolk yesterday Just be-
fore the squadron OF evolution left
Norfolk week before last for practice In
Boston Harbor the Chicago admiral Walkers
flagship, was disabled by IN accident in tho
engine room. Admiral Walker transferred his
flag 10 the Newark the newest OF the cruisers.
and the Boston evoutions were carried on
without tho Chicago. When tho Newark and
the others OF the squadron reach this port this
week Admiral Walker will transfer his flag
again TO tho Chicago and from that vessel
no will direct the movements OF tho fleet In the
evolutions here.
The squadron OF evolution consists Of all OF
built on the Atlantic const with the execution
OF two cruisers, the Baltimore, now In Chilian
the North t X,iantic @ sn"dron. Two OF he most s
interesting are the dy Mantle cruiser Vesuvius
and the swift torpedo boat Cushing.