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Show THE BRITISH WAR OFFICE. Uausual Activity Displayed Starts Sensational Rumors. annua le he tteblllaul. It la Tbeuahl. LondjN, Jan. 7. The Ulobe this evening prlata eeusatlonal newa under tbe following eoere beadllnwi "Activity "Activ-ity In Ibe War Onira Anticipated Military Measures." The Uluba then slates the war oftloa baa tent a speulal military meoeuger Ibis ell.tnoun lo tha colonial oflloe, stating, It Is rumored, that Important orders are pending. A dlapalcb from Iba military mili-tary eamp at Aldurabol aaya Iba general gen-eral ballet, aim. .il baokej by proof, prevails that Ibe authorities ale considering con-sidering tbo mobilising of Ihe army reserves and perl of ibe militia. 'Ihe meu employed In tba orduania etoree aio very busy. Nomleeled br the rrealdeal. Wabiunuton, Jan. 7. Tba r resident resi-dent baa aent tha following nominations nomina-tions lo Ihe Meoale. I.lsut. Col. William Wil-liam K, King, oorps ot engineers, lo be member ol the Missouri river com-mlasiou. com-mlasiou. To bo members of the Cell-forula Cell-forula debris vomnilaaloiil Col. Chaa. Huaeell Hutiar, Major Coat, K. It. It. Uavla, Capt. U. K. Ullleite, all ot Ihe fori of engineer. Treaeury: Third Lieut. William H. O'llay, of l'snu-aylvanla, l'snu-aylvanla, aud Third Lieut. Hoary 1.. I'eckkam, of Uhoda Island, lo bo seoond lleuu-uauta of tha reveuua ssrvice. Aaalaaiueal mi m l arge Plrm. I'uHTaMoUTii, JaB.7 I'adran Bros., Dianulaoturels ut ladles1 ahues,aaslgued Wltbssaete oftJIHn.OMJ aud liabilities l6il,iMU. The firm employed 76u beuda aud bad aeveuteen aaleameu. The local oredttora are proteoted by mortgagee mort-gagee amouutlug to SOJ,oiJO. Xe rear lor the llelllreore. WAaiitMUTuM, Jan. 7. -No alarm is felt Bt Iba aevy department over tbe C. 8. Maltlmore, reported al Han Francisco lu ba overdue. 8be waa sailing under ordora to atop at Yokohama, Yoko-hama, and If aba bad laid up there a week for auy cause, would uol yet ba due. |