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Show Jack Tars Desert. San Diego, Cal., Jan. 20. A serious state of affairs prevails on board tho Philadelphia, now In tho harbor here. Since tho arrival of the vessel thirty members of the crew have deserted, and of these eighteen have been recaptured. re-captured. The men nro In a very bitter framo of mind. They say that they wcro denied shore leave at Central Cen-tral American and Mexican ports, but promised It when they should reach an American port, but since arriving hero very few days have ueen permitted to come ashore. |