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Show . RENEWED RUMORS OF TROOPS' DESTINATION PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 1. Detachments Detach-ments of marines, aggregating -100 men from Brooklyn, Washington and Annapolis An-napolis arrived at tho Philadelphia navy-ynrd today to augment the complement comple-ment of 400 from the local yard, who" already were prepared to sail on the auxiliary cruiser Prairie. Two 'throe-inch field pieces, S00.000 rounds of ammunition, tents to accomodate acco-modate 700 men nnd fifty camp stoves wero added to tho cargo of the cruiser today. Thero has" been a revival ot tho rumors ru-mors that the real destination of the Prairie is Nicaragua, despite the reiterated re-iterated statcmont. from Washington that she will go to Panama. |