The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-27
BIG FIGHTERS FOR DEWEY.
OREGos AND IOWA ORDERED
AWAY TO HONOLULU.
Feasibility Thst the Navy Depart
mens Wal s~na the Repair ship
10 tke A-mtrsL 80 That Ne VIII
Not Have 20 send 60 Honskong.


NEW YORK. Ee5t IA cisaa,ca TO TIE
Herald Sf0Tu IA isingtpa s2TS-
Instructions eags been given % fas SaFY
department 10 Capt Barker. commanding
she hassIezsaig Oregon. aud senior snacsr
ef tie squadron which T. under ssSsrS 10
psoce.g 20 amnils. requiring him 70 saa
tassag Ike present week ~. a1aoiuia- Ke-
r9rts reeeives So ti1a navy feFar-Essgt an
Ta1nce that tie 0Tegsn is ready Ter TIE
voyage. ard the Iowa @ill - ID condition
10 sasl tomorrow wits t1s supply asp Eel"
&c. the Slsf!liag snip lis and fos four
CALLERS which vii accompany ne eattss~
saixs will be ready during tie next fss
days.
Ig4s Department. Il considering the aGyis-
ability of ATTACHING tie engineering repair
aa.p Vulcan. which Cid Eseh exeslieHi ~orA
IN Csaban waters - ne S4asdfSn. ~
u1ssaI Dewey 10 in s=ad Of s@EG snip The
Vulcan resolved oriefa yesterday 70 CONS
ncrsz 81 oo4., sas Wiz undergo such re-
pairs as may De ueSsaxafy, take GA ooaEi
eugplieg ard @ss! tse ready for The voyage.
II = stated, by Tbs lattsr part Of the @e@n
With tie Vulcan Is Manila Il VII Dc IN
necessary To ssnd lie sAips 70 Hongkong
fos fepalrs.
Active work nj Mare leland.
VALLEJO. Cal, Sept. 2a.-work on sas
xunhoat Yorktown IL nearly completed az
daTe Island. and she ~iii ke ready 10 60
into commission next month,
Work or the Adams u about finished
and all the xafGnen will probably be on
her by wednesday. Size has been painted
the war color Commander Il. +. They has
been assigned TO The ssaSe. and sac WIZ
probably 20 into commission Ecoa after MS
arrival AZ the yard.
II would be- but short time also I'LL the
Hartford Ia able 70 ieavs the docks the
1fbstrosa 10 a. tfe yard awaiting repairs.
She will be put III thorough condition By
tie navy department before being turned
over 10 the nsis commission. Tine Ranger
will be moved under the SHEARS next week
10 receive her eTgisas ARD boilers. wasca
are READY 10 be placed on board.
Insargenf steamer Captured.
MANILA, Sept. 2s--The United States
auxiliary cruiser McCuNoch has captured
che ,nsurgent steamer Abbey. formerly tina
Pasie, sixty miles south OF Manila. The
Abbey. IL is believed. landed 1000 rifles.
The insurgent boat followed the American
vessel into Cavite. and now tae Americans
conts nl1iaJe taking possession Of the entire
3rlsursen. feet. because the vessels are fly
ing unrecognazed tag. and are liable 10
seizure as pirates by the war vesaeis Of
any nation
American cruisers have gone north.
where the steamer Filipiaos Is landing
troops.
STEAMERS which have JUS, arrived
brought many Spanish officials and refa-
gees from the southwest of the island or
Luznn. Thsy report that the Insurgents
are overrunuing the country. destroying
niets have taken place at Cebu and Ii0lio.
France May Recognize Philippines.
LONDON, Sept @s.-A special 10 the
Globe from Hoagkons says: 1t Is learned
from Trustworthy Philippine source NAT
France has promised 20 recognize the Fill
!plno republic II Is added that negotia-
tons on the subject are proceeding at Ma
MA, where there are three French war
saips.
CHICAGO. Sept 2s-~The Tribunes stan
correspondent. on board the overland lin
tied tsiegraphs from Carroll. Ia. that
Felipe Asoneilo, the first accredited ennis
gary Of Aguinaldos revolutionary govern
slent 10 any foreign power, with his sec
rstary and Interpreter VIII, upon reach
ing Chicago. proceed 10 Washington over
dent Mckinley che appeal OF the Flip
pfnos for representation on the peace
commission at Paris. II official repre-
ssatati9a on the commission cannot be
granted. be VIII urge tha, ene sdminlstra-
tier In Washington. in justice TO the Fill
lppinos, secure for him the right TO be
heard by the commission, IN order That
any unjust Garages CT false accusations
against the Philippines whieh the Spanish
members of the commission may set forth
shall no. 20 una3s wefed.
The buffalo Also Going.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 26.--The navy de-
Tsrtsnent has decided % send the cruiser
buffalo. row at New York. 10 the Pacific
ard IN event she II needed 10 reinforce
1ewey's feet sAe can receive orders at that
place by oispatca ooa'. The Buffalo goss
cut under command pf Commander Hemp
s1ii. tate ~ The navigation bureau. who has
dew otsd himself 20 the conversion Of The
vessel which vas lately attached 70 the
Brazilian ravx under the name ~ the
Nso,heroy, into modern and effective
cruiser. Mechanics are working overtime
ca the Oregon and Io~4 ~ order 10 2; the ~
for a cruise - Tire Pacific and II IS hoped
tha vessels Wli be ready ~ the date trst
selected ~ SO navigation bureau for be-
ginning the l04yuey, namely October !.
oeean TAG for Honolulu.
WASHINGTON. sept. 81 The navy de-
part:ment haS decided to send the y < ocean
puing tug Icnaaers. row al san Francesca.
"a Honolulu, Tor the $3.50 81 the naval sta
Sian "a - established there. TIA vessel
Was purchased bv the government: dnriaE
tie war as IN auxiliary naval vessel. ard
= Is sata IN addition % regular service As
y hayhar tnv AZ iionslGiu STE viii he used
as dispatch boat running from Hs@oi9.a
u san Francisco.
INQUIRY TN THE WAR