The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-09

Bright and early this morning the battle
chip Oregon vii stear' nor,hward, STRIP
ping az Port Angeles for coal and Tor che
purpose oc allowing Capt. Barker % in
epert TIE gpaboat Concord. This finished.
+; IS not beyond the range % pro5ahiii-
ties that the Oregon sgIu pctnt her nose
toward the setting SUE. and wlth clouds
Of back smoke pouring cat of her stacks.
head straight for Honolulu a; tuil speed
a runor that the oregon had been or
dered 70 81 for the eea a. once and sail
a. the earliest possible ruome 1T Tor She
Hawaiian islands was current yesterday
among tee officers ard men Of the battle
ship. I, was common property on the
water front. aud was everywhere told and
received @ith positive assurance o. It's be-
Ing true. 4 Post-tntelligcnce reporter
VAS aboard 10 oregon IN the afternoon.
ard. asked Capt. Barker II il ware true
that ne had been ordered 10 Honolulu.
fYou cant get Honolulu scare out OF
me" was the reply. Il have been ordered
20 coal and inspect the Concord az Port
Angeles. We xiii s4l tomorrow morning
at o clock. That's All snow"
The 0regons eommg nder refused 1bso-
hteiy 60 discuss the possibility Of his be-
ing ordered 10 join the flagship Phiiadrl-
phia at Honolulu. lie said be would not
Try 90 sursniso what orders acre Ga store
fer the oreggn.
When thu Cregon's anchor sCraped the
bottom Of Elliott bay Sunday morning.
her commanders business here. among
other matters. was 10 inspect Lakes
Washington and Union which are being
considered by tae government ia its quest
Of q fresh water basin IN which sH.ps may
BE- laid up In ordinary. capt Barker re-
ceiNed those orders several weeks ago.
and yesterday b. <an accommodating in
formation 10 be used in The examinations
he MAS "a make and IN the report which
hc Was to forward 10 The secretary of toc
navy. All these plans War. upset 10 the
receipt % orders yesterday afternoon
about O'clock Tor the Oregon to proceed
to Port Angeles ana coal In addition
cam. the instruction 20 inspect the Con
cord
The Significance Of these changed plans
is plain when capt Barker was asked
how he could explain them In the ab-
senca II orders to leave the Sound. b.
said. "fou never can tell what Will hap
pen when You arr ut the end of teip-
graph line aud the department; can reach
YOU
All tho Indications are that history. rs
far as Hawaii ana the Unit States are
concerned viii lee mad" .apiliV within
the next few weeks While the Oregon
Is coallnR for "a voyage to somewhere IN
the Pacific, the foreign relations commit
to- 90 the senate VIII be today consider
ing In Washington the annexation treaty.
which IS unW =" obnoxious 10 Japan. II
IS the determination nj the friends - the
measure 10 report h ftyoTably M delay
Is 4sF a Ia Pa "a utffh
dent MckHuley's administration favorable
80 annexation. il f. not improbable that
the treaty viii he ratified and prnmui-
gated as The official action of this GOV
srnmrut before congress adjouus.
Tho lay1c number OF Japanese in the
Hawaiian islands. who have seen service
In the Imperial army and Japan's lose
proximity % the little republic. taken
with thc decidedly unfricndly reception
accorded by japan 10 the proposal of this
government n annex Hawaii. is "ons{d-
cred ample reason why the navy depart
meut should order the oregon 10 Pearl
bayhor Her presence there would pre-
Vent amy alliance OF the royolistS with tho
Japanese and would have the effect of a
large cake Of lee iu quietug she martial
4r3or of 1apau's war minister.
Tho guui,oat concotd may ne ordered to
join the Oregon IN her cruise to the South
Pacific The Concord has recently been
thoroughly aVcrhRuied ut Mar. island
and has been sta-i7ued ~ Port AnEelc=
where she has received shaking Gosvn DO
~ navy pari3nce THIS means thet h,r
gums have heeu tested IN target practice.
tapt. Earkyr will inspect ter. aud this ss
the lass thiuE before placing q vessel iu
comm -sto0. Capt walls r. l~tYe aud
capable navigator. cammtuds ;ho Cau-
tard.
Late last night gentleman nbo re-