The Railway Employee from Parsons, Kansas • 4

-rii Tty itiilkatttH THE SQUADRONS. Tho Floots of Warships Anchor in Now York Harbor. board the Philadelphia playing the Russian national air. The Russian promptly acknowledged the salute. At the Philadelphia llvivfi nru "nn ns signal to come to an- ri cr chor and tho Newark passed the signal to the cther vessels of the squadron, which instantly hove to.

A fleet of ALL ACCORDING TO PROGRAMME. guard boats under Capt. Rogers kept Tho isolated IIciHsian Cruiser Arrlves-Tho Kcnno Marred by Jiala-AU lieady for tho Grand Jtevhriv, MsoMefy Fun TIIK TI. S. CRUTKUH ATLANTIC.

tar, anil uy tne iiussian vessels uenera; Admiral and Kynda. The belated flagship of the Russian squadron, the I)i-miteri Donsk-ovi, with tho Russian admiral, Koznakof, on board, awaited N. April 20. Promptly on time, "vitli every prearranged detail en rried out with marvelous exactness, the eomhined naval squadrons of the old and new world took possession of the lower hay of SAN FRANCISCO, the anchorage ground clear, while numberless yachts and tug boats and crowded excursion steamers circled around as close as permitted. It was exactly when the Philadelphia let go lier anchor right off Craven shoal buoy and swung a round with the strong-flood tide with her nose pointing for Sandy Hook.

PEAKING OF INVESTMENTS, Do you know that the tide of im, migration isturninsy to the SOUUH WEST, and to TEXAS in Particular; Witness the phenomenal growth wiih'n the past year of VALESCO, NOivM GALVESTON, LA PORTE, VINDTHORST, and other colonies the line of the I4i CUSIIING. at anchor off. quarantine. Next came the Italian vessels, Etna and 'Bausaii. 1 THE GUNrOAT TORKTOWN.

DTIIR T1TIAZIUAN FLAGSHIP AQUirABA5T.V New York harhor yesterday afternoon. Shortly hefore 1 o'clock the lookout in the "crow's nest" of the vicious-look-inr douhle turreted monitor Miantono-mah, which was lying- anchored midway hetvveen Sandy look point and the Scotland lightship, signaled the lleet in sight. The big white flagship of A dm. Gher-ardi, the Philadelphia, headed the port And do you know that the SSOURI, KAN SAS Tax AS liAILWAY, coimocting, aa li doeu St. Louis, Kansas City, Chicago, the pro il'K'Hi plains and praLrtos of Missouri, Kansas and Indian Territory with Denison, Sherman, Dallas, Fort Worth, Waxahachie, Hills-born, Yisco, Temple, j'elten, Taylor, Gains-viltii, Henrietta, Austin, San Antonio, Houston raid and the jroat cotton belt of Texas, Bffotd comforts an conveniences to it's patrons ui aquallod by Jny other SOUTH WESTERN LINE, being tie ONLY LINE in the Soutiiwe3t ronuing the jynu tne squanron, ivquioa-bah, Tiradentes and liepublica.

As the Philadelphia in the lead near'cd the Sandy "Hook lightship at 1:50 p. the fog whistle of the lightship gave a series of welcoming toots, but the big white flagship swung around in majestic silence and crossing the bar and entering Gedney's channel, set the pace at a good ten and a half knots an hour, the Newark- following close in her wake and the Atlanta the regulation distance behind. Once fairly in the channel, the Philadelphia- signaled the fleet to proceed without reference to formation. The vessels of the starboard COl umn slowed down and allowed tho American fleet to round the lightship first. Then the Dlake and the other British ships followed, safely crossing the bar before the flood tide, the squadrons of each column alternating until all had safely rounded and entered tho channel.

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Faulkner, THE BANCROFT. (U. Generil Passenger and Tlcliot Agent, Mliv louri, Kaosas Texas Uailway System, f5T I OUIS MO L4 If KAISEIUN AUGUSTA. noinah boomed a welcome, but the Hook was passed in silence. The leading vessels of the fleet turned to the southwest spit about 2:45 and entered the main ship channel.

It was still raining, but the weather was not so thick as to seriously impede the movements of the lleet. Once in the I IjV r. ti nil 1 1 THE VESUVIUS (U. 8. J.

i Cr.n p. Truths rs Sick. rilR XKWAIIK. column, the huge black British cruiser, lakc, Adm. Hopkins' flagship, led tho starboard column, all according to the programme, the other vessels following in regular order.

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NEW his aides had selected. Despite tho obscurity of the weather the procession was exceedingly beautiful. Gravesend bay was reached at and the Philadelphia opened tho salutes by firing fifteen guns in honor of the Russian admiral and his flagship, the band on will follow. Send 3 2-ecnt stamps to A. 1.

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