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Show VENEZUELAN WATERS MAY BE DESTINATION NORFOLK. Va . March 20 The cruiser Colorado sailed from Hamilton Roads this afternoon. It is understood she Is bound for Venezuelan waters, though reports have her going to loin the combined fleet mar I'cnsaeola. The Colorado has not completed the crew she s supposed to h ave thi port with, despite the fac t that men intended for other ships in tho Caribbean Carib-bean squadron have been sent to her. Ian expert torpedo men were sent to the cruiser from tho League Island navy yard. They left Philadelphia yesterday morning. The' order for these torpedo experts was received in a personal telegram from Secretary Sec-retary Morton, and the men were taken from the toredo boat Hopkins, now at the Leaguo Island navy yard. The men rrom the league Island yard were select-ed select-ed bv Rear-Admiral Dickens, who is the ranking officer at that station and to whom the order from Secretary Morton wha sent. |