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Show German Guns Made Ready for American Whaler. According to information brought from.Caroline islands by the brig John D. Spreckels, the German officers in authority on the island of Ruk ara prepared to give a warm reception to an unknown American whaling bark that has left San Francisco for its home port. Last year, it is said, the whaler sold a quantity of knives, revolvers re-volvers and other warlike material, leaving before the German officials knew about the transaction. They were very wroth and made up their minds to give the whaler a recep. tion upon her annual visit to Ruk this year. A big gun was planted on an eminence overlooking the usual anchorage, an-chorage, and a petty officer and fif. teen men were placed in charge of tha weapon. While the gun is intended for general use against smugglers, the American whaler is particularly desired de-sired to come within range. |