The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-11

WASHINGTON, March 1O.-The
statement can be repeated on the au-
thority of the detail office of the navy
department that Admiral Dewey will
not be relieved at Manila until he
chooses to make application for such
relief. So far he has not given any In
timatlon Of n purpose to apply for re-
lief in the immediate future, and from
the few declarations he has let fall the
department has every reason to believe
that he does not contemplate any such
action. Consequently there is no foun-
dntion for the story that Admiral Schley
or any other admiral has been selected
to take command Of the Asiatic station.
So far as the navy department Is con-
cerned the directing officials are not
only willing but anxious that Dewey
shall complete his task and they depre-
cate the circulation Of such stories as
those alleging that he is to be relieved
for the reason that by constant reltera-
ton the impression might be conveyed
to the admiral that the department
would like to relieve him. In the case
Of q man Of Dewey's punctillious feeling
the mere suggestlon,if he had the slight
est reason to believe 1t had an official
foundation, would be sufficient to In
duce him to apply Immediately for re-
lief rather than to embarrass the de-
partment.
AS Dewey himself fixed the Limitation
Of his stay by the length of the task be-
fore him. 1t may be 4 matter of interest
to record the belief OF many naval off,
GERS that the end is almost within sight.
What Dewey has Accomplished.
Since Dewey has established himself
in Manila he has assisted in the taking
Of Iloilo. he has sent forces to Cebu In
connection with the army, also to Ne
gros; the principal ports Of the Philip
pines hive all been taken over into
American possession In large part
through his cooperation with the army.
There remain only q. few ports of i'm
portance, notably zamboango on Minda-
noa, and perhaps one of the towns in
the Sulu archipelago to be occupied.
Expeditions are now moving In these
directions and that branch OF the work
will be soon closed up.
There will remain only two more
phases Of the campaign to require Dew
ey's assistance. First and near at hand
is the driving off Of the Tagals under
Aguinaldo near Manila. With Lawton
landing this morning at Manila with his
reinforcements and the other reinforce
ments expected soon, General Otis
movement In force is near at hand. The
navy will aid In this. Ships cun be
placed in proper position on the shores
of the bay Of Manila to command the
country for miles and by cooperation
with the army through the agency Of
the signal corps the insurgents can be
shelled out Of the jungles many miles
inland by the warships.
The End In Sight.
The next and last feature of Dcwey's
task will be the establishment of n close
blockade. to prevent munitions Of war or
supplies from reaching the insurgents,
providing there are any insurgents re-
manning after Otis and Lawton have
made their forward move. When this
has been done, when there Is nothing
further in the way of fighting for the
warships to do. 1t is believed that then
Dewey's task probably will be regarded
rs finished by himself and 1t will be
time for the navy department to consid-
er the question Of n successor to the