The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-03-02

DEWEY WANTS THE OREGON
The Admiral May Want the ri,
Tor the Moral Eject it win Have
on tho Fillpinos.

"A'HiNoToN, Feb. 25.-Sccrc,, ,rr
long took to the cabinet meeting F.;
u"S morning two cipher cablcgrams
from Adm. Dewey, dated Friday morn.
ing The following are Translation,
I MANILA. Feb. 24-secretarv Of ,ho
Navy; For political reasons. Oregon
should be sent at once
h (Signed) .Drw,
MANILA Feb. 24--York,own ar
rived Charleston and Petrol cruisinc
around the Philippine islands A.
w. "'O'' Pu'c'' DEWEY"
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Tbc c,h,o-
gram from Adm. Dewey asking for tho
oregon was received with surprise by
the officials here. No one knew or -
i'aSt would acknowledge that he
knew, OF the political reasons vybioh
the admiral says demand the imme-
ula'e presence of the peerless battIe
snip. The cablegram was taken totbo
cabinet board and fully discussed tbero
lie admiral, it is said. possibly feels
'he' the moral effect of the presence Of
'he big snip upon the insurgents them
serves and particularly upon that LARGO /
element among the Filipinos that ;s
oeIieved to be restrained with diff
cuI'y from joining fortunes with Apuin-
aldo with whom their sympathies lie.
would be good. Dut there is an I'm.
deriving doubt whether or not the adj
mirai may not be kecnlv sighting
gathering cloud in the east and ;s
looking to prevention of any possible
intervention or interference by Euro
pean powers in the struggle now in
progress III the neighborhood Of Ma
MIA 1t is believed that in the bir
hres much property of foreign resi-
oents and business concerns was de-
h'royed. That these fires were caused
oy the insurgents can not be denied
and 1t may be that some Of the for :
slRn naval commanders in the east
are disposed to seize upon the prctext =
mat thelr interests demand protection.
which we can not afford them. to mako :.
landing or do some thing obnoxious -
o the United States and likely to en- =,
'ourage the insurgents. With such q :.
trong naval force as would be afford
q by the reinforcement Of Dewev's .;
Ieet by the Oregon there could not be .
NY sound reason, nor even a plausible =.
eason for any such action on the part
I third parties. 90
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IL IS sand here that up to this moment -.
mere has been no intimation of n pur-
ose on the part of any foreign gov- -,
to file any claims for pecuni- w
ry remuneration for the property of -
leir citizens destroyed in the fires =.
nd hghting at either Manila or J..
olIo. just what disposition would -
made of any such claims is h~'
IT indicated here, though there A.,
ground for the belief that if il .-
n be shown that our naval and mil -
'ry and naval officers practiced the M,
ecautions required by international 10,
" In the matter of giving due notice 49,
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foreigners OF any action in the way ~.
mbardment that might injure onf
cir property, and otherwise did ev-
thing that could be done to protect MA
foreign interests equally with our
n, then there is little foundation for Adm
ound claim for damages.
The Oregon arrived at Honolulu on
5th inst. according TO the tele- "
phic report that came TO the navy ..o.
'artment Friday morning. No men NOW,
q was made of her being in need of 81,
airs as is stated in the press dis Sa,,
cheS. 1t IS not known either why Scbl
o"'''e snip arrived az honoIu.u TO |,
eek before The Scindia and the with
, which started out with her from nopd
Francisco. The two tenders were Adm
P''0" " "''en" '"e oregon 10 rep posit
'u' VII" 10" III case She ran Occul
I of coal, or was otherwise in dis visio
5. Probably one Of the oats broke of ~,
-" "'" '"o 0'ioi was IcIO 10 take stanC
in tow while the Oregon pushed on son
ohoiui"' place
suming that the battle ship really his Sc
ed ten days repairs. She should inc t,
started away from Honolulu ON
ong run to Manila on the 18th in ACIl
!. Allowing for detention on ac-
t of coaling at Guam or some 9TH Tho G.
oint between Honolulu and Ma an'
it is estimated that the Oregon
reach Manila about the 10th of VA
d. ees or
uncoN CCurCv ,,Arrrn will II
WI ''0N O0hLAi 4hh Lh' week.