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Show AT MAODALENA DAY. American War Vessels Complete 13,-000 13,-000 Mile or Long Trip. San Diego, Cnl When the American Ameri-can battleship fleet under ronimnnd of Hear Admiral llobley I) Kvan steamed steam-ed Into Mngdalena bay, passing through tho rocky gateway marked by Hall rock on tho north and ltodon-do ltodon-do point on the south, nnd dropped anchor an-chor behind the high peninsula' promontory which stretches n protecting protect-ing arm down from tho mainland and makes Man o' War Covo tho most iholteroil harbor of tho lower Pacific coast, tho history making naval crulso of mom than 13,000 mile begun at Hampton Itond less than thrco month ngo, practically camo to an cnl Magdalen la tho proaont naval base of tho Pacific for American tar-yet tar-yet work nnd battle practlco drills, and by right of temporary ovvncrsulp through government leaso tha vessel. If not tho men ot tho Iloct, may feci that they nro again In homo waters. |