Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-09-19

{ New YORK, SEPT. ia special to
the Herald, from Washington, says:
As indication that Germany has been
scbeming to share in disposition of
the Philippines. the authorities have
learned that acting under instructions
from Berlin, the German commander
in-chief of the Asiatic station, has made
exhaustive investigation as to the coal
deposits in the islands.
He was assisted by German engin-
eer, who had been temporarily assigned
to the squadron for the special purpose
of locating coal. His report which has
been submitted to the Berlin govern
ment, through Vice Admiral Won
Diederlchs, shows that the best Ignite
deposits are located on the island Of
Cebu, one of the Visayas group.
This information has been received
frcm one of the representatives of this
government in Germany, and has been
considered of sufficient importance to
be presented to the Peace Commission
ers, for their consideration. Aware of
of Germany's proceeding, the author
ities are taking precautions to prevent
the contamination of any plan which
will enable them to reach their fruitien.
The battle ships Oregon and Iowa
will start to Manila via Cape Horn and
Honolulu next Saturday or Sunday, by
which time it is expected all repairs
will have been made and the fleet Of
colliers will be in readiness.
FILIPINos SPEAK.
NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-The following
dispatch has been received at the office
of the Associated Press: Manila, Phil
ippine Islands, Sept. 19.--The Filipino
government desires to inform the
American government and people that
the many rumors circulated regarding
the strained relations between the Fill
pino and American forces are base and
malicious ISLANDERS of the enemy of
both parties, and are without any
truth, circulated for the purpose Of
prejudicing the appeal of the Filipinos
for release from the oppression and
cruelty of Spain.
The relations of our people and yours
have been and will continue to be of
the most friendly nature, and we have
withdrawn our forces from the suburbs
of Manila as an additional evidence of
our confidence in the great American
Republic.
tSigned) AGUINALDo
CONSIDERED VERY IMPORTANT.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-The Asso-
ciated Press dispatch, conveying Gen
eral Aguinaldo's message to the Ameri-
can people, was regarded with much
interest at the White House. The
President read the statement with
evident appreciation OF its Importance,
but did not volunteer any information
as to the attitude of this government.
The officials near him spoke of the mes
sage as every important document"
TROOPS ORDERED TO MANILA.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-Five regi-
ments now at San Francisco have been
ordered to Manila. The arrangements
for transportation will be madeat once
The regiments ordered to Manila are
the Fifty-6rst Iowa, the Twentieth Kan
sas, the First Tennessee, the First
Washington and detachment of the
Second Oregon. 1t was stated at the
War Department that no exigency had
arisen VIII ch made it necessary to send
troops now at San Francisco to Manila,
but the order issued today was in ac-
cordanee with the general plan of the
Department regarding the garrison for
the Philippines. The plan included
10000 men for the Philippines, l2,500
for Puerto Rico and 10000 for Cuba.
The troops to be sent to Manila under
today's orders will fll the compliment
for that station. The troops would
have been sent before, it was said, ex-
cept that the Department was awaiting
the return of the transports.
MORE TROOPS ORDERED.
WASHINGTON. Sept 19.-The War
Department, this afternoon, amended
the orders relative to the dispatch of
reinforcements to the Philippines, SO
as to increase the NUMBER by 1851 pri-
Yates and 36 officers. These are four
companies Of the Twenty-third Infant
ry, recruits for the Tenth Pennsylvania,
the First Nebraska, the First Colorado.
These troops made up the expedition
under General King, which recently
left San Francisco on the Arizona for
tho Philippines but was stopped by the
departments orders when two day out
and returned to port.
TO cIRCUMyENT GERMANy.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 19 The Off
eIals Of the State and War Departments
welcomed the announcement, through
the Associated Press. Of the falsity Of
the sleries describing friction between
the FilIpinos and the American forces
in Luzon. The main source Of their