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more liquor licenses in the Fifth avenue
district, In tho Tenderloin, than In the
district Of tho East Side south Of Four
;teenth street, and there ia moro drunken
ness. Why was not the religious rumshop
established In the Fifth avenue region as
"a rich mans club?
The notion that under any circunn-
stances or with any sort OF surround
ings a rumshop can be made other
than 1t is, place in which to got q drink
and wholly removed from the possibility
of any religious association and influence,
provoked only amusement among people
accustomed to such places, however seri-
ously it may have appealed to the fancy
OF sentimental and whimsical philan-
thropists.
II rumshop was religious institu-
ton the proper place for II would be In
a church as feature Of evangelism.
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TO RENEW STATEHOOD FIGHT.
Arizona WIN Strongly Oppose Being Ysked
to New Mexico.

WARRINGTON. Aug. si.-The fight for
Statehood by Arizona, New Mexico, Okla
homa and Indian Territory will be renewed
in the next Congress. Committees have
already been appointed by the Territories
to take up the fight this winter, and State
hood bills viii be among the first bills intro
duced. Oklahoma and Indian Territory
will probably accept joint Statehood rather
than remain out OF the Union longer. Such
is the opinion Of those most in fuential
in tho Statehood fight.
Arizona, however, will contend desper-
ately against being yoked to New Mexico,
and the policy Of her Statehood boomers
will be to demand separate Statehood
or nothing. With such influential defenders
as Senators Ekins, Alger and Foraker,
the Arizona people express the belief that
even II they cannot secure single State
hood they will be able to block Senator
Beveridge's plan for comforting Statehood
on New Mexico and Arizona jointly.
The bill will originate In the House, 1t Ia
said. Tho form In which II will come out
Of tho committee will depend on the person
viii not be known until the Speaker an
nounoes his committees. The personnel
Of tho Senate Committee on Territories will
not be materially changed, and Senator
Beveridge, 1t is said Is willing to retain
the Craftsmanship in order to carry throu gh
his Statehood plans.
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ANGRY OVER TROTTING TRACK.
Association Complains Of Work Being
Done In Pelham hay Park.

The Metropolitan Parks Association
severely criticizes the action Of Henry
G. Schrader, Commissioner Of Parks for the
Bronx, in constructing half mile trotting
track on tho parade ground in the portion
Of Pelham Bay Park lying southwest Of
Eastchester Bay. In letter sent to THn
SuN office yesterday the secret ary, A. A.
Hill, writes that since the parks associa.
ton sent Commissioner Schrader a letter
on Aug. "A, giving various reasons why the
parade ground should not be turned int o
race track, ~every available man has been
put to work on thia track to hurry its COM
pletion.'
The parks association declares that to
plow UP this expansive lawn. the largest
open space in the park. shortly after II was
secured ct soEis COS. 70 the city, and bofioTo
its usefulness could be tested. indicates
an exceedingly bad and extravagant policy.
Complaint is also made that II the road to
Baychester station Is closed, as will prob
ably be necessary. it will mean the de-
struetion OF fourteen vigorous elm trees
which line the road. II the road is not
closed the parks association does not
believe the track will be OF much service
on account Of the danger Of collision with
vehicles on the road.
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TIEo SUM. .FRIRAYa .sEPTEMBEE ll.1a05.l

Chinese, 17s.sss, living In 'All America
wore rssident In the United States, We
should then be harboring lees than
per cont. Of tho total number Of that race
living outside OF China. As the popula-
tion Of Japans FoTmosa is about 100000
the Chinese living there form nearly %
per cont Of the population Of tho success
fully administered Japanese colony. The
5000 Chinese resident In the Philippines
are among the best people there, giving
little or no trouble. This total Chinese
emigration OF 7,e42, ESQ Is not per cent.
Of China's population OF 400, ,0oo. 900. Hong
kong alone has i,Tl more Chinese than
All America"
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MRS. MiLLsrs CnANGED VIE.


Decsn't Nentasn lIusband- mind Asyium
- Get osS 200.
After adding two codicils revoking pro
vious specific bequests, Mrs. Annie Stewart
Miller, who died on Aug. .. finally got her
will into satisfactory shape. It was filed
for probate yesterday. Mrs. Miller was tho
wife Of Ira o. Miller, a lawyer. OF los Full
ton street. He u not mentioned in the will,
nor is their ado pied daughter, Elsie Drake
Miller, who is living at % Pinokney street,
Boston. The estate is estimated at S2i1 900.
Of which about Sss,ooo goes to the New York
Institution for the Blind and $4,000 to st.
Mary's Free Hospital.
I While Mrs. Miller omitted to bequeath any
thing to her husband. she did leave Sl2 500
TO Charles Connor, clerk In his Office.
As originally drawn on Oct. 10, 1850, the
viii contained q provision bequeathing
10 Laura Booth Of i2V West Ninety-sixth
street all the jsyelry, pictures. brio brao.
belonging TO the testatrix. BY the first
codicil. dated june 9, 1902, this bequest
was altered % that Laura Booth inherits
apparel, while the jewelry, pictures and
brio A-brao are to be cold and the proceeds,
which II ID estimated will Approximate
Eooo9, are e b turned over to st. Aary's
Another clause In the will bequeathed
to Emily Deems, Q school teacher, S26 900
IN cesh. b. the eret oodicil this was also
revoked, and the $4,000 divided between
Charles Connor and Annie 8. Day. Later,
on Nov. 2S, 1901, Mrs. Miller drew the second
codioil, in which she revoked the Si2 500
bequest to Annie q. Day and directed the
executors to pay that sum to Florence
Howe Weston Of Wellesley, Mass. daughter
Of Harrison 8. and Theodore E. Weston. .
The residuary estate is to be divided
into eight parts, Of which the New York
Institution for the Blind is to get four parts
absolutely. Two parts 60 to Mrs. Carrie
Young, wife Of DR.. Charles Young. Ono
part goes to Mrs. Edgar Congdon of Middle
to wn, Conn, and the remaining part "a to be
held In trust for Laura Booth. The ex-
ecutors are Alfred Reeves and Ambrose G..
Todd. The will was fled by watson b.
Robinson ss their attorney.
Appended to the second oodicll 10 state
ment signed by the witnesses to the instru-
ment, in which they state that at the time
OF signing the codicil Mrs. Miller appeared
to them to be Of sound mind and was not
under restraint or outside influence, Such
statement does not occur In the will itself.
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More Delay in Completing Hail Of Recsrds.

More Delay in Completing Hail OF Recsrds.
Special meetings OF the Board of Estimate
and OF tho Sinking Fund Commission were
called for yesterday by Acting Mayor
Fornes, but both had TO be postponed for
lack of q quorum. The meeting OF tho
Board OF Estimate was called to authorize
n bond issue Of 81 ,4OO. 900 for the interior
work Of the new Hall Of Records. The
contracts for the work have been awarded +,
but they cannot be certified until the bonds
have been authorized. The failure Of the
Hoard to take action to-day means at least
two weeks added delay in the occupancy
OF the building.
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The Omitted Stanza.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Upon
the battlefield Of Manchuria. upon the bivouao
Of the dead. upon Portsmouth and Sycamore
Hill, upon oil mankind may the blessing OF
God descend
How fitting at the present moment Ia the
stanza omitted by the immortal Gray from
his famous poem the "Elegy":
Hark: how the sacred calm that breathes around
Bids every nerce tumutuous passion cease.
In stil. ANAL accents whlsp ring from the ground
A grateful earnest Of eternal peace.
BROOKLYN, Aug. 81. WALTER 8. JOINS.
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sToBssEL's 8 surrender on january ?, zoos
1t must be remembered that the fortress
had been pronounced impregnable and
had been strongly garrisoned. 1t is,
Of course, undeniable that on many a
field the Russian rank and file exhibited
the gallantry and fortitude which they
have almost always displayed. The
fact remains that although they fought
we'll they could never win in any i'm
portant engagement, much less In a
great battle. At all times and every
where they were outgeneraled and out
maneuvered. With no feeling then but
one Of humiliation and dismay can a
candid Russian review the past, while
for him in the future there is no CLEAN
Of hope, 80 far as the prospect Of his
nation competing with Japan for ascend
ency in eastern Asia is concerned. The
day is forever past when foolish Mus
covite could boast that he would die
tate terms Of peace in Toxic.
When he turns his eye westward and
inquiries what effect has been produced
upon his country's weight and prestige
in Europe by her Far Eastern adven-
ture Russian can find but little COM
fort. He learns that naval experts have
stricken Russia permanently out Of the
list Of naval powers, on the ground that
the total collapse Of her navy, in spite
Of vast ostensible superiority in num-
bers and armament, was due to a gross
lack Of efficiency, to deep seated, all
pervading and apparently ineradicable
defects Of organization. management
and training. He learns also that in the
judgment OF military experts the huge
Russian army has ceased to be an object
Of terror, considered as fighting ma
chine, because among its Generals there
are no great strategists or even skilled
tacticians, and among it's staff officers
no first rate intelligence or adequate
scientific knowledge. He learns that
the Russian ordnance is i'll equipped, i'll
placed, i'll served; that the Russian
quartermasters department and COM
missariat are unworthy Of modern
army; that the surgical, medical and
sanitary department is regarded with
contempt A patriotic Russian must
vince as he perceives that, from a mill
tary viewpoint, the war just closed has
uncovered his countrys nakedness, has
revealed the clay feet Of the Colossus
Under the circumstances, how can
France be expected still to feel the con-
fidence with which formerly she leaned
on the friendship of Russia, how can
Germany be expected to retain shadow
of the dread in which she once held
Russia's enmity?
With all the facts before us we can
understand the bitterness Of the smile
with which we'll informed and keen
sighted Russian receives congratulations
upon what he knows to be the truth,
namely, that the sole distinction obtained
on his side during the war now ended
was reserved for no General or Admiral,
but for diplomatist, and that the only
victory achieved by Russia was gained,
not in Manchuria, but at Portsmouth.
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The Mission Of Judge Calhoun.

Mr.. w. j. CALHOUN, the special COM
missioner sent by Mr.. ROOSEVELT to
look into certain matters involving Amer
ican interests in Venezuela, is reported
as being at work on the asphalt case.
Judge CALHOUN will break the record II
he gets out Of that mess unstained. Ec-
clesiasticus ID not included among the
canonical books OF the Old Testament.
But there was stern wisdom in the mind
Of the sage who wrote, in chapter kill,
verse 1, Of that book: He that touch
eth pitch shall be dehled." II Judge
CALHOUN can wade through the affairs
of the exploiters Of the Berlnudez Lake
and come out clean and give the world
the truth about the busipess he will
deserve high place In national esteem.
As we have already said, the matter
has now reached point where tho United
States may perhaps be justified in taking
official notice Of 1t. But even now 1t ia
not to be handled roughly unless We arc
prepared to 60 to extremes. It is no
light matter to charge tho Supreme
Court Of a friendly neighbor with in
justice or venality. We may be able
to smash or devour Mr.. CASTRO and all
his people, but we should be at least
hesitant to demand that the President
Of a neighboring republic override de-
cision Of his highest judicial tribunal
simply because few Americans whose
hands at home are OF doubtful cleanli-
ness allege financial injury and a denial
Of justice.
Such reports Of the evidence submitted
during the trial as We have yet seen show
contradictions which make 1t certain that
there must still be here on earth few
candidates for residence in that lake
of fire and birthstone which is said to be
heritage Of all liars. Testimony was
submitted in support Of the complaint
OF the Attorney General that General
FRANCIS v. GREENE, then the president OF
the National Asphalt Company, went to
Europe in 1901 and bought the steamer
Ban Righ for the Matos revolutionists
and paid for it by drafts on the New
York Office Of the company. This
charge seems to have been supported
by corroborative evidence. General
GREENE's reply is general though
somewhat equiv0cal denial Other tes-
timony was submitted to show other
forms Of material aid given by the
agents and employees Of the asphalt
company to the revolutionists.
A few careful observers Of the Vene-
zuelan situation have expressed, in per-
sonal conversation, their belief that Mr..
CALHouN's mission is to find some way
Of getting our hands entirely out Of the
asphalt case rather than way to get
them more deeply into it. II that be
the case, we wish the commissioner an
unstinted measure Of success in his en-
terprise.
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LENox AVE. srAYs A oowfArR.
PennlnG Asrseaont % FIX II Betwses
InterborOugh and Manhattan.

PeudlnG Asrseas0nt 20 FIX II betwsea
Interborsugh and Manhattan.
There seems little prospect Of any immedi-
ate restoration Of the roadway OF Lenox
avenue between 10th and 14sth streets,
which was torn up for the building OF tho
subway. At last weeks meeting OF the
Rapid Transit Commission Chief Engineer
Rioe was directed to replace the roadway
In the shape II was before the Interborough
company began It's excavations. t
This action was rescinded at yesterdays
meeting Of the board. 1t was brought about
by communication sent to the commission
by Borough President Ahearn quoting an
opinion OF Corporation Counsel Delany
that II was within the Borough President's
province to instruct not only the INTERIOR
ough company but also the New York City
Railroad Company, which runs surface cars
over the thoroughfare. to restore the road
way within thirty days, otherwise the city
would undertake the work and charge tho
cost to the companies.
August Belmont has contended that his
sible for the outlay required and Mr..
Ahearn's letter seemed to agree with his
stand. Albert B. Boardman, one OF the
counsel to the commission, and Mr.. Rice
told the commission that In their opinion
rested on the Interborough company.
President Alexander E. Orr ended the dis
cussion by promising to see the heads OF
the two railroad companies In order to
bring about q compromise. In the mean
time Lenox avenue remains almost impass-
able for vehicular traffic.
President Orr, who attended yesterdays
meeting Of the commission upon his return
from his summer vacation, said that from
what he could Judge work on the new sub
ways would be begun within six months.
I'VE have been busy since the new routes
were planned" he said, "in obtaining. CON-
sents. We are now advertising for bids for
bor,ngs and they will be opened In week
or two
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How Russians May Look at the War.

now NuSSiauS Way LOOA ~ thc war;
II was to be expected that Gen. LIME
WITCH and many Of his officers would
regret the news from Portsmouth which
deprived them of an opportunity to
strike at least one more blow for their
country and to redeem II possible
the honor of her arms. 1t might also
have been taken for granted that in st.
Petersburg the political and personal
enemies Of Mr.. WITTE would regard
with chagrin his achievement of diplo-
matte triumph the magnitude of which
even jealousy and envy cannot chal-
lenge. A matter of more importance
Is the feeling with which the mass Of
intelligent Russians are likely, now and
hereafter, to look upon the contest
which has been brought to an end. When
they set debts against credits will they
hold that the account is squared by their
Governments lucky escape from the pay
mept Of an indemnity, and by its success
full effort to keep the northern and less
valuable half Of Sakhalin?
Confining ourselves for the moment
to the conduct Of the war from pro-
fessional viewpoint, or, In other words.
to tho performances Of Generals and
Admirals, we must recognize that no
page in his country's modern history
will be read by patriotic Russian with
90 much modification as that which
tells OF the events Of the last eighteen
months in the Far East. That page is
the dismal record Of an unbroken series
OF discomfitures by sea and land. From
February Q, 1904, when the Japanese sank
two Russian war vessels at Chemulpo,
up to the battle Of the Sea Of Japan on
May 27-2s, 1905, when the combined
squsdrons OF RoJRsTvENsKY and Ne
BoaAToFF were practically annihilated,
not; one Of the Japanese fighting ships
struck her flag to the enemy, although
from casualties Japan lost two battle
ships, four cruisers and number OF
torpedo. boats. The utmost damage
that the Port Arthur feet and the Vladi.
vostok squadron we're able to effect was
the capture Of few transports and q
handful Of merchantmen. Such is the
ignominious tale Of the exploits of navy
which but lately ranked on paper. az
third among the worlds naval arma.
ments. Marking, also. the significance
of the fact that Russia no longer pos
sesses an ice free port on the Pacific
and that even In summer all the ap-
proaches to vladivostok will hencefortt
be commanded by the japanese, an in.
telllgent Russian will acknowledge that
his country has ceased to exist as see
power In the Far East.
With quite as little satisfaction will
he be able TO survey the chronicle OF
military operations. From the battle
Of the Yalu on May /, 1904, to the battle
OF Mukden, which ended on March r.
1905, the Japanese advance northward
from Corea into Manchuria never en-.
oountered serious reverse, while, al.
though the capture Of Port Arthur oc-
cupied the Japanese more than seven
months If we count from the taking Of
Nanshan Hill on May 1870, 1904, to Gen
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Glory Enough for Ono Day.

IL was announced yesterday that peace was
assured In the Russo Japanese war mainly
by reason OF President Roosevelt's persistent
efforts to that end. that was glory enough
for ono ;Amoricanj day. But IL goes further.
At the request of Mr.. de Martens, the Russian
legal adviser. the treaty itself is being drawn
by Mr.. Denison. another American. adviser
on International law for many years TO the
Japanese imperial Govern ment. That ls
glory enough for another (American) day.
And the end is not Yet, w. ]. B.
SCHENECTADY, Aug. 81.
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An Enslish Prediction.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Do You
remember the final lines Of character sketch
by one Of the London papers-the Spectator.
l think-at the time Of Roosevelt's accession
to the Presidency. to the effect that "thls
youngest Of Presidents may Yet prove the
greatest OF Presldents"2
NRw YORK, Aug. 81. CHARLES NJ. JERvIs.
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To THE EDITOR OF Tnx SUN-Str: Noting yer
seyite's" comment In 70 days Sun regarding the
spelling Of wilkes Barre on the Central Railroad
Company Of New Jerseys ferryboat bearing that
name. and apropos to President Roosevelts dc
cision in the matter: When "Jerseylte" made
this wonderful discovery he must have been hit.
ting up" Essex county hard cider or left his spec
,acies at home. Look again. "Jerseytte" and you
will get wise" that the Central Railroad OF New
jersey 10 strictly up TO date.
RosEILE, N. j., Aug. 20. JERsSY Sun RnApxR.
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r. Celebrate Peace Day"

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Ring
out the bells" and let Aug. 20 be Peace DAY"
for every nation of the world to celebrate.
It's influence and the sentiment II would
create could not be measured.
All honor and glory TO God and His SER
ysnts, the envoys and President Roosevelt.
JERSEY CITY. Aug. 81. w. T. MERsKN.
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THE NEW COAST DEFENSE BOARD.
-Four Members to Inspect the Fertilization
on tho Pacinc Coast.

on the FacinC coast.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Sl.-A committee os
four members Of the Taft Board on Coast
and Harbor Defense will leave Washington
soon for the Pacific Coast, where they Will
make an inspection Of the Notifications at
Seattle, at the mouth Of the Columbia River,
at San Francisco and at San Diego. The
committee, consisting Of Brig. Gen. Mac
Kenzie, chief Of engineers; Major-Gen.
John p. Storey, retired. formerly chief
Of artillery; Brig. Gen. Samuel N. Mills,
chief Of artillery, and Major G. W. Goethals,
Corps OF Engineers, will be away from Wash
ington Ave weeks They hope to have
the 4 eepesa next ppi psespsion Of Congress-.
The Taft board was appointed by the
President last winter, and succeeds tho
old Endicott Board on Fortincations, sp-
pointed In 1885.
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Prayer and Prediction From Up the State.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN-Sh: How
long. O Lord, how long. must self-respectinG g
Republicans endure the burlesaue leader
ship Of the Grocer?
When will the decent Republicans awake
and shake OF this disgrace?
Odell expects to defeat McClelan's re-
election. He won't do II. Mcclellan will be
reelected. nominated and elected Governor
Of New York In 1905, nominated and possibly
elected President In 1908. Mark my prophecy.
COUNTRY REPUBLICAN.
WARSAW Aug, 80.
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Put V'p the Flagi

To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-Sir: Let US
show our thanks to God and President Theo-
dore Roosevelt for the declaration OF peace
between Russia and Japan by displaying
the Stars and Stripes from our hagstafYs,
beginning on Sunday and continuing the
display for week. b. b. OsBoN.
NEW YORK, Aug. II.
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Tho Seagoers.

Aboard the White Star liner Celtic. which
sails to- day for Queenstown and Liverpool:
Frederick H. Alling George G. Barber.
q. H. Davies. Mrs. M. l.. De were. Edward
". Denny, Mr.. and Mrs. J. q. Elliott. Mr.. and
Mrs. W. IS. Fanshawe, Mrs. Ben All HagEin.
MI. and Mrs. W. g., Gilmore. Fairfax Harrl-
and Mrs. David Bennett King. Mr.. and Mrs,
Edgar Lewis Marston. the Rey; DR.. Daniel
I; Martn Mrs Henry br X MsHanrS| nn|nh1 nypSn aSa
Rev, and Mrs. G.. A.. Johnston Ross. Mrss
Henry Il, Stoddard and A. w. Yancey.
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GERMANS INSPECT EsOUIMALN
Men From the Fake Tako 6ureptatie1e
View 0g British Fofts.

VICTORIA, B. c., Aug. N.-surpriss hA9
been created here in military and naval
circles by the actions Of Germans from ~
cruiser Fake, who. few days ago. ver1
discovered inspecting guns in tho EsouA
malt fortifcations.
Since the withdrawal Of the British.equads
ron the watch over these defen ses has beeQ
less vigilant Evidently taking advantage
beyond the guns and going ashore pros
ceeded to inspect the batteries
While thus employed a sentry surprised
them and unceremoniously ordered them
to leaye. The guns at Duntze Head were
similarly visited.
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statement by Mr.. Asakawa.

To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-,str: In the Ports.
mouth news of this mornings SUN ! am quoted
as having said to your reporter that was disap
pointcd over the peace terms concluded between
Russia and Japan. You will do me great favor
II YOU kindly print this note and say that my opinion
IA quite the contrary. Tho fact that my real views
have Just appeared In another place puts me In an
extremely embarrassing position 10 long a. my
Greatly ra,sauotod remarks In THE SUN remain
uncorrected. X. AsAKAwA.
DARTMOUTH coILKoR. Aug. %.
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An Adapted Phrase. !.

To rHR EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: Theo-
dore Roosevelt. first In war. first In peace.
first In the hearts OF his countrymenl
To no man, living or dead. do these splen-
did words more truly apply.
NEW YoRK, Aug. 20. EUGENE THwINa.
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Cru,ser Rs,nbsW neated.

WASHINGTON, Aug. s1.-The cruiser RAins
bow, flagship Of Rear Admiral Reiter, which
recently went aground In the Philippines,
has been fioated undamagedy according to .
despatch received at the Navy Department
to-day from Rear Admiral Tfain. command.
Ing the Asiatic station. ThS vessel arrived
ct Manila yesterday