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THE CONAN ARRIVES TROM NATiNZiS

The United States transport Comal Captain
Evans arrived at Quarantine at 10 O'Clock last
evening from Matanzas. having lett there on DC
tober "A The Cornal left Tampa. Fla. August
q for Havana. laden with provisions and supplies.
Not being allowed to land she was ordered 10
Key West leaving Havana on September 10 and
arriving AZ Key IVES; the 10th Leaving that
port FOR Maianzas on the 18th. she arrived there
The next day. Major \. ID. Nlskern. United States
Commissary and Captain Lotus Niles. 2d Artillery.
were in charge OF the distribution OF the provisions
Captain Evans Reports the situation In Matanzas
ouiet
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POstOnicc Notice.


tshoud be read DAILY all Interested as changes may
"'' - ,ccur Al any t.UeD
Foreign mails for tie week ending october - isgs WI.
prompy al cases. a, the General fo,,S's s as
''''''7 TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
sATrRDAY-At ESQ q. m. for France Switzerland.
n"r In Navans via Hayre letters for other parts
Of Furope mus, he directed p.r La Naylrrt) at 8So
m for or, E T451GS ITi,scrsnd Ia s5an Portugal
Turkey and British nds %g be re directed 5s per
snaarnd,m via Rotterdam detters must be directed
er spGarndsMm sne. ei,es must tor he " deced per
WerraC 10 a or Scot ana f b ,.I per p
AncShor'a0 at 10 30 m. for Earore per s Belsen-
land via south lmpton de''ers must be directed Per
Afer the closing q the supplementary transaan'ic
mails on the piers Of American English French
German S and .5ns Of op .aa Sn WITHIN
,,IIs roR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA.
WEST INDIES ETC.
SATURDAY. S5o n fo NsTf0p M c3 i per Plat.
cSan,rie. direct per cyIcne: a, 10 m supple
snaTy l0aS csrnasna IS per Aeshany :efs for
Costa must be d1eCed r Assnany az 1850
Ta6asco and YuSatan per e. SrsaanGa Letters for
Other parts 4, IL .sappiementSry ii 80 a M Tor
anSs vsne1nea and savanla and Car
NNsxsfoundand per Portia. at IL tor Curacao
and Mar eaS p p steamer from North sydney
Malta N, newfoundland. by rail to Halifax and thence
''1" s,eaner close al this Office Gliy $50 p
,,us Tor Niauelon. by rail 10 Boston and thence by
stoamer close at this Office daily al $50 p. m. Malls
~ Trha close al this Office daily at a. M. Tor for
.tarSlny bN steamers sailing Mondlys and Thursdays
ron, Port TAMPA Fla. Mails Tor Mexico City over
lana unless specially addressed f1r dispatch by steam
80 |lose M this Office daily at 23O and 230 p. M
+peg,s,ered mall closes AT 2. m. previous day.
TRANsPACIFIc NAILS.
Malls for China Japan and Hawaii per .. s. Doric
ro, sar Francisco close here daily up TO October
% ar $40 % m for the Society Islands per ship
1,y NJ Papeiti from Francisco. close here daily
I'M TO october ~ 6:3O m Malls for Austraa 'en-
sn ,hnse for Australia. which are forwarded VIC
r,,rore, New Zealand Hawaii FIJI and Samoan ISL
49,. ner Mariposa Nrorn san Francisco. close mere
SaIS ~ 20 october t2s az a m ii a. M ana ~
~ r,r ON army Al . New-Nork OF - = Etruris WIN
,,rrIsh nai:s for Australia. Malls for mira ana
Empress ~ japan ti'.> 'ahcovset,
Sapa' ,.re daily I'd 90 October t3i az 6;So m Male
~ uauau Der 5 Australia iron san frahs.stv
r,o.a mere daily up November 10 AZ o"v p M
,us,raa except West Australia. New leaiana
iiawau and FIJI Islands. per $ Aors n u'oan
,tnc'ver, close daily after october W. ana Up
y. November 10 at $3.50 y. m Mails ior nina ana
Jsoon per Victoria IRON lao'ia' ''OSe "''e N"''
M 20 October -. at go y IN 81. ..r,,. A.uy
mails arc forwarded 20 port OF sailing daV
snS the schedule OF c'osing Is arranged on the pe
ump,lon OF uninterrupted overland transit fNess
,sres mall closes az y. m. previous day
WV CORNELIUS VAN COLI Fostmestss'
ros,oniee Nsw-York. y. T.. Oct. IL issA
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FJyrPaL ar V1JOR BEEBE.

West Point. y y oct 20-Thc body OF MAJOR
W H. Beebe Ordnance Department. l. . a, WIN
c-ed in Havana on October Il trom yeIo" ie'e''
arrived al West Point TINS afternoon for buFI"i J."
'he post cemetery. rvccs were CONDUCTED III me
acct chapel By Chaplain Shipman, o. ConpanS H.
,naualion Of Engineers and tho cavalry oct Snd
aHht IN fun dress and the Military Academy bau
e.ltu
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No Republican should he too cnrelcss or
too covnrdIy to register. Register to-day.
CHESS WITH LIVING PIECES
4 NOVEL. GAME PLAYED on THE STAGE OF
TILE WINDSOR THEATRE.

4 game OF chess with living pieces was played
on ,ha stage OF the Windsor Theatre. in this city.
last evening the players being Max Ginshcrg and
rulfrs Finn both members Of the Cosmopolitan
Chess Club The pieces were represented by men,
women and children, who were attired In appro-
pirate dresses. and after Dr. II. Sin. the president
Of the Cosmopolitan CLUB mad introduced Gus
II. Kocher the referee. and the players the game
was started Finn relied upon French defence,
and ;hc game was rather cautiously played by both
exDerts Finally a simple position was arrived at,
and after thirty moves the players. on the advice
OF the referee decided to draw the game Here
follows the full score of the game:
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Only registered citizens can vote for Colo
mel Roosevelt. Register to-day.
ADVERSE TO STAYING N ACTIVE SERVIcE.
MEMBERS OF The NINTH REGIMENT VOTE OVER
wHEIMINGLY IN FAVOR OF BEING
MUSTERED OUT

The members Of the 9th Regiment met at their
armory yesterday. at the order OF Colonel Greene.
consider whether they desired to remain In the
service or not Unless the regiment remains in the
service Il Will be mustered out October 81 Colonel
Greene made speech TO the men, saying that II
the Majority did not wish TO remain in the service
the regiment would probably be mustered out, and
II It remained in the service those who desired
leave the regiment would receive honorable dis
charges.
IN the service The proportion was about to l.
In those companies where the returns could be Sc.
cured the voting was follows: Company -. -
To Il: Company y 60 TO ~. Company h, 81 to :.
Company l. ~ TO TO- Company X 90 to 6. Company
f. 60 10 II. The band Of - mon, voted sOlidly not
TO remain In the service.
I'p to date thirty-one deaths OF members OF the
regiment have been reported TO the adJutant.
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THEODORE +. RCHLE.

Theodore F. Ruhle secretary os the General Com
mittee of the Republicans of the County OF New
York died yesterday morning in his home. at NO
305 East Twenty-irst-st., after an Illness when
had lasted several weeks. He was close political
friend and follower OF William Brookfeld for years
and for several years he had been the leader OF
tho anti-machine Republican organization In the
With Assembly District. He was an active ahu
earnest political worker and was prominent IN me
movement to secure primary election reform III the
oft
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DIED..

Du Point, Anne r. PontIn. william g.
Gray. Mary H. N witherbee, Martha.
Kelly. Agnes f. whitford William H.
DopGE-on wednesday. October 10 Mary Marsh. Dodge;
valentine Dodge. Of New-York CITY
William Elliot, Phelps ard Mrs Homer Hsanxsy;
22o East 18th st. between Avenues and G tistbush.
Long Island Friday the 2lst at $50 o'clock In tho
Interment a, convenience Of family.
Ridseiy Du Pon,. widow q chorls, L. D ,g, P2n,
SATURDAY, 2ed inst. O'clock
Kindly omi, flowers
Interment private.
EMMANson Thursday morning October 20. Betsy WILL
Jams. wife OF the late John A. Emmans in the s9th
Funeral services the residence Q, her .on-insw DR.
F,sdssck e. DE Mape o No. ?, S aeocs
FLOYD-on Thursday morning. october 20. 1893 at her
ssh year Of her Lydia Smith. WIDOW i Of psy,d
esq Of ST. Georges Manor Long Island.
Notice Of funeral services hereafter
FRENCH-on Thursday. October 90. Sarah Ru'hmoss.
her a'e residence. No AGO Clinton-eve'
Notice hereafter
GRAY-At Greenwich. Conn. October 90. 1903 May
ana The ate Goonel tieerSc Starr Mygatt and the
granddaughter Of the late Hon. George Mygatt OF
residence q her s'egt,sas. Dr. G., Carl
+. Putnam
20 at p.
eldest daughter Of James J. and Mary A. Kelly. at
residence No $40 ,have. BROOKLYN - "a ...,,.,
sharp. Holy Family Church. 18Th ST, near ''h ave-
PATTERsoN-On Thursday. October 90. is9s. James A.
Patterson in the SAN year ~ his age 90, p,r. p,.c.
Brooklyn. Saturday. 2:20 p. m
Intermcnt private.
PoNTIN-on Monday. October II. william s. Pontn.
Funeral service Mt Church Of Transnguration. Mott
st. on Friday. october q. at 1870 a m. .,
London England. papers please copy
RoELOFsoN-suddeniy at her homo in Morris,own.
y j.. on Monday evening. october IL. Mary Agnes
Relatives and friend, invited attend the funeral
from he late residence. Friday october a. at IL
Interment at convenience Of family
Cincinnati and Boston papers please copy.
sQuIRE-At his home. stamford ronn THURSDAY morn
ing October % l-> Newton Requa Squire, son OF the
lare Be.a :. Squire
Funeral private
THORNE-A Davenror;'s Neck New-Rochele. o..
William : Th9rne and Laughter 4 the late Lawrence
Davenport. in the Sjth ~ her
Funeral services at her late home on Monday October
Carriages viii be in waiting On arrival OF the 1906
train from Grand Central Depot
wIrHERBEE-on Thursday. October 90 1895. Martha
Funeral services at her late residence No 10Th
ST. Saturday morning. Oc;ober 80 az 10 o'oiock
wHITFoRD-At Nutley: y J.. oetots, 20 l,as. Will
Funeral services from his late residence in Nuey ~
leaving Chambers -. ~ 2:i5 p. m.
Friends are invited TO attend.
23d ST. New York ndertakers. embalmers and funeral
directors prompt service day or night Telephone IA
18th -.
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pysENTrRY AMONG MANILA TROOPS.

y,,c,or,a e. c.. oct. 20-The steamer Empress 81
ro,or hst arrived from Hong Kong, brings "o'"
mat the hospital ship Rio dc Jeneiro Ie'' nH"i'a ."
una. -, - and Is now due at San Francisco
,n A., men afflicted with dysentery on board
r d,ed on the way from Manila 10 Hong hohs
ard were buried ct sea, and there i Is sae nun
n,,I hone for four or five others fourheen i..,,
aS y. Inc troops at Manila are Gown VIZ, 49, Res.
,srv The strange thing about !, - '''"' ~
',Irrs nre affected than Volunteers
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OBITUARY.
IOHN NJ. GREGORY.

Washington. Oct 20.-John NJ Gregory. one OF the
first Commissioners under the present Civil Service
law and FOR thirteen years president OF the Uni
versity OF Illinois. died here last night aged
seyenty-six He was born In New-York. but spent
much Of his life In educational work in Michigan
and Illinois After his retirement from the civil
Service Commission in 1885. Mr.. Gregory travelled
abroad collecting material for work on sociology
which was finished owing TO failing health
He was the author OF seyera. books.
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COL. griffin NAY RECON ms CouulND.

Colonel Eugene Griffin. Of the lst Regiment o'
'"uhteer Engineers who has been IL n MS hoH'e'
: Afosey, ever since his return from Porto Klco'
INV, mn ago left MS house yesterday for me ''s'
~Ae going 30 Washington. whittier he had Deeh
eo,,n,aoned by the War Department on business
cs~ a. 'e1 NTH the regiment. II was sara yes'e.
Il - the Office OF the General Electric CoihPdnSi
Gre. &c IS 3rst Vice president, that Co.ohsl
por,o1 uSou.d probably soon reJoin lis connaNa i"
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THE TEXAS AND SOLACE SAN AWAY

CAPTAIN Sigsbee started the battle-ship Texas on
her ,rip to Philadelphia early yesterday forenoon.
She will take part In the Peace jubilee there. and
afterward will go into drydock at League Island
for a cleaning preparatory TO sailing for the Pa
cifc.
The hospital ship Solace. flying the Red Cross
flag, left the Navy Yard yesterday forenoon. and
passed Sandy Hook, bound for Norfolk' al ITO
y.
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To-day md Tomorrow the last days of
registration for the election on November y.
he sure to get your name on the books.
ANARCHY IN THE PHILIPPINES

ANARCHY IN THE PHILIPPINES.
AMERICANS CONTINUE TO CAPTURE REBEI
VESSELS AS THEY ARRIVE AT CAv1rE
Manila Oct Powell authenticated reports
have reached here Of terrible state OF anarchy
in the Southern Philippines.
The Spaniards there cooped up In the
principal towns
The Americans continue capturing the rebel
vessels as they arrive at Cavite. Two have
been captured this week.
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COLLIER NERO on FIRE AT AMOY.

Manila. oct 2O.-The United States cruiser
8oston and the collier Nero. which on October
= were ordered TO proceed to Hong Kong In
connection with the recent disturbances at and
near Pcking have arrived az Annoy, on the
island Of that name. in the Province OF Fo-
KEN. opposite Formosa the former snort OF
coal and the latter with her cargo afre.
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POLITICAL BILLOT At THE EDEN urSEE.

Much interest has been cvinccd in the two NE
ME figures OF the candidates for Governor at the
Eden Mu~ec A baiot-hox stands in front OF
u,oseveI, and Van Wyck and the yisitors are re-
i..cs..d 10 east a ballot for their choice. The re-
81, la, rich: at the end Of the arst three days
80 go Rooscvclt i25i Van Wyck. si2
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REDUCED RATES TO PHILADELPHIA VIA
ROYAL BLUE LINE FOR THE
PEACE JITBITEE

For the Peace Jubilee Philadelphia. October
2Gth and 9th. the Royal Blue Line will sell round
trip tickets from all stations 10 Philadelphia al
rate Of single fare for round trip. Tickets will be
sold and good going Oct. 18th to 27th and return
Ing leave Philadelphia to October 3lst Inclusive
Stations in New-York. Central r. X. OF New-Jer-
sey, foot OF Liberty Street and South Ferry. 80
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HILL SPEAKS IN BROOKLYN.
THE DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN THE
ACADEMY OF MUSIC
THUsIAsM TO THE ROOSEVELT GATHERING
OF WEDNESDAY EVENING-THE
OTHER SPEAKERS.

THUsIASM TO THE ROOSEVELT GATHERING
OF WEDNESDAY EvENING-THE
OTHER SPEAKERS
Brooklyn Democracy unfortunate last night
in having Its big meeting in the Academy OF Music
follow closely the remarkable Roosevelt demon
straton in the same hall on the night preceding
The Democrats turned out TO be sure. large num-
her OF them attracted. doubt. by the chance to
hear ex-senator David b. HILL The doors OF the
building opened at o'clock. but instead OF
filling up In five minutes. the Roosevelt meet
Ing seats could be had up to 100 o'clock The hall
well filed. and many were standing up in the
back part OF the room when the meeting opened at
s O'Clock. but the audience could not compare
either in size or enthusiasm. with the one Of
Wednesday evening There was only one American
flag carried by the spectators. That its owner was
a Roosevelt man evident when he waved his
flag and yelled:
"Teddys all right. you bet!'
For this he carried out a dlsorderly per-
The newspaper tables in the orchestra pit
so that the speakers and Democratic leaders had
the whole front of the platform TO themselves.
They marched In in body, and received the eN-
pectc1 reception Of applause and cheers. Among
the leaders present were Police Commissioner Der
nard j. York James p. Bell Assistant Corporation
Counsel William J. Carr. ex-Congressman Nlhia"
]. Coombs, ex-Mayor d. d. whitney Alderman
Stephen McKeever, County Clerk William r.
Wuest Deputy County Clerk William J. Lynch'
Edward j. O'Flynn. Senator p II. McCarren. ex-
Chief Of Police Patrick J. Campbell and ex-Coh-
gresham Felix Campbell.
THE PERMANENT CHAIRMAN.
At Just O'Clock James J.. Moratt. the chairman
Of the Kings County General Committee. introduced
General George Wingatc permanent chairman
OF the meeting. With little evidence OF enthusiasm
the part of either the speaker the audience
General Wingate began by congratulating every
Democrat that for the frs: time in years the pres
ent election finds the Democratic party n unit
He told his audience that all Democrats should be
side by side in the enthusiasts support OF a can
didate for Governor whom all respect and nd-
mire' The cheers which greeted this allusion 10
Justice Van Wyck feeble that a thlck
gloom took possession OF the speaker.
When General Wingate mentioned the name or
the next speaker ex-senator David r. Hill the
audience warmed ny more than before. and he re.
ceived warm greeting. But the spontaneity ana
elasticity which made the enthusiasm so remarka-
bic at the Roosevelt meeting on Wednesday night
were lacking. The cheers soon died out and sev-
eral in the audience made futile attempt to keep
~ the demonstration.
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London Oct. H.-The Eastern IeiesraPH '"'h-
many saws there Is no foundation for the report
,r.,ated N The United States. that the cable be-
,,,oor Manila and Hong Kong has been cut by
tANni.oi Dewey. The cable ia working this morn
t,y
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AstonishinGly hiSh prices paid for ladies' GENT
mans and children Wearing Apparel fine even
costumes. g.. call or address MI or hrs
NJ Natal. 7il 9Th ave. transactions confidential
Exprcssion restored by artificial teeth. Or pEANE.
penfsf Worlds Fair Awaidi5i Lexington ave corfot'
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Albany oct 2l-Court Of Appeals. calendar for
friday october Il Nos 600. si2 90. ool 90 WI ~'
and 6ll.
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The weather yesterday fair. The temperature
ranged between SO - degrees. the average oD4)
being Ga higher than Wednesday and higher IMAM
on the corresponding date last year
In and near city to-day there will probably be
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In this diagram the CONTINUOUS white line shows the
changes in pressure indicated by The Tribunes self
recording The dotted lire shows the tepera
ture es recorded at Perry's Pharmacy.
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FORECAST IN DETAIL FOR TO DAY.
For New-England and Eastern New York. Increasing
couiiness and rain easerly winds becoming brisk and
possibly high.
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MARRIED..

The ONLY perfectly sound and brilliant bottled n
without a trace OF fedment or Gregs.
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The stephen Merritt Burial Co. 2il 2i3 We3
23d ST. New York tnd-rakers. embamers and funeral
directors prompt service day night Telephone IA
18th ST.
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WoOdInvn Cemetery

Ofice No % f. go at.
Woodlawn Station I24ih Ward,. Harlem Rairoai.
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TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.
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,ch,s he road DAILY ty all Interested changes may
occur any tUsD
t,,-.gr atls for the week ending October % 1888 VIII
ols. ,nromttlv In al the General Posofhce as
.dinvs Psrco,s Pos Mails close hour earlier than
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-21

DODGE-On wednesday. October 10. Mary Martha Dodge
late OF Greeley. PIKE County. Penn. widow OF seweu
Valentine Dodge. - New-York city.
Funeral residence OF her dauRhere.
William Elliott Phelps ard Mrs Homer Heninwsy, NO
300 East 18th ST. Avenues and G, flstbush.
Long Island. Friday the 2ls at $50 o'clock In thu
evening.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-24

trance to the harbor in order to avoid fur
ther losses among his men, which already
had been very heavy. To this SAMPSON
replied that he had bombarded the forts
at,the entrance of Santiago and also Punta
Gorda battery, inside, silencng their fire.
ana asked whether he (ShafteD wanted
further firing on the admrals part The
explanation was made that il was i'm
possible to force an entrance until the
channel was cleared of mines-a work of
some time after the forts were taken pos
session of by the troops.
zen. Shafter explained that it was i'm
possible for him to say when he could
take the batteries at the entrance of the
harbor He was at a loss to see why the
navy could not work under a destruc-
i've hre as web as the army. BY all
means. ne adds, keep up fire on every
thing in sight of you until demolished.
Admiral Sampson then says: Il wrote
Gen. Shafter the following letter. and be-
gan making preparations to countermine
and, with the object OF arranging an at
tack upon the batteries at the entrance a
visit was arranged to Gen. Shafter. so
mat the matter might be thoroughly dis
cussed, ana combined action take place. l
mad in view the employment of the ma
rlnes for an assault on either the MORO
or Socapa battery, while at the same time
assauiung the defenses at the entrance
with the fleet:
United States Flagship New York,
July 2. My Dear General: Our
trouble from the first has been that the
cIahnei TO the harbor is well strewn with
observation Mines which would certainly
result in the sinking of one or more of
our ships if we attempted to
enter the harbor and by the
sinking of a ship the object Of the at
tempt to enter the harbor would be de-
Ieated by the preventing of further pro-
gress on our part.
1t was my hope that an attack on your
part OF these shore batteries from the rear
would leave us at liberty to drag the chan
mel for torpedoes.
If it is your earnest desire that we
should force our entrance, 1 will at once
prepare to undertake it. l think however.
that our position and yours would be made
mode difficult, if, as is possible, we fail
in our attempt.
We have in our outfit at Guantanamo
forty countermining mines, which I will
bring here with as little delay as posi-
bic, and if we can succeed in freeing the
entrance of mines by their use, 1 will en-
ter the harbor.
This work, which is unfamiliar to us,
viii require considerable time
1t is not so much the loss of men as Ii
is the loss of ships which has until now
deferred me from making a direct attack
upon the ships within the port. Very
truly, w. T. Sampson"
July 3-The sortie of Admiral Cerveras
squadron and its destruction has been
made the subject of a separate paper, and
need not be repeated here.
This incident closes the purely naval
campaign, browning with complete success
the anxious work of almost exactly two
months