Show WILL SAIL FOR MANILA battleships oregon andi and iowa ordered there 1 1 WILL TOUCH AT HONOLULU vessels will not waste any time in making the voyage thoy they will mako make few stops steps and those choso C only n I 1 y to coal and communicate with the department S tart start will be mado made next halt monday reasons why they are to touch at tho territory of hawaii new york sept IS 15 st secretary cre tary of 0 tile the navy long lone stated last night that the battleships iowa and oregon are under orders to proceed to manila via honolulu to reinforce rear admiral deleys deweys command says saya a washington ap special cial to lit the a herald in directing g them to touch at honolulu the ties were actuated by two motives the first to put them in a central position where they could be available for or any duty in the pacific and which might be considered desirable and the second because they did not care to send nd reinforcements to rear admiral dew bewey oy before the armistice between the united states and SI spain aln expired it la Is expected in ofil official cIal circles that the battleships and the live colliers which nill i accompany thern them will be ready to sell sail by monday ron day next the ships fillips will not waste any time in malting making toe the voa vo age they will make tew few stops and these only to coal and communicate with the department while bellel ng there will be no international t ter L developments to change the pro gramme thi authorities do not propose to bo be in such auch a position that they cannot modify the instructions to the v vessels els in case of 0 necessity and it 1 Is fr or ethis this reason they are to touch at certain points to report and receive orders the dispatch of the colliers with math the battleships la Is due to the desire of the authorities to keep them so BO well supplied with coal that if 1 it becomes necessary to change the course of the ships Ps and end them to samoa or by a short cut to manila they can make the voyne voyage without difficulty dini culty so far as germany Is concerned the authorities say there Is nothing in her atilt attitude ude to cause the belief that she proposes to interfere with any disposition of the philippines this government may se s e lit to malio malco it Is appreciated prec precia fated ted however that it m will ill be the part of wisdom for the united states to put in the pacific a force so form formidable as to discourage even this it I 1 a suggestion of 0 interference interferer ce germanys germanas Germ anys force in the pacific consists of the armored cruisers Kaj kaiser ser and deutschland Deutsch land the protected cruisers Kal augusta irene princess Willi Wll heim elm gollon cor car moron moran and falko admiral deleys Defte ys force amounts to tons tong while that of the german cc commander reaches rear admiral decoys ships however are better armed than the german men of war and their men have the aja advantage vantage of 0 having been under lire fire the monitors monterey and wo mo n bodnock nod nock aro are mainly semi ceable for work in smooth water and if the gorman german ships should start for the pacific coast oa as would mould bo be the caie cage in the event of war rear admiral dewey would have only his protected cruisers cru liera and gunboats gun boats to depend upon with two battleships at hla him disposal increasing the tonnage of his squadron to tons he would havo have a force w m ith which the germans or any other oher nation would not care to meet confidence IN IM DEWEY department does yet not exact it a statement As to his doings new york sept 15 A dispatch to the herald from rom washington says secretary long Is expected to make special reference in his annual report to the operations of the asiatic squadron and particularly to the conduct of rear near admiral dewey department 0 of fial A Is generally believe belle v e the bent Is none too good tor for that officer and no surprise would bo be expressed it if the see secretary were to recommend that the grade of vice admiral be created in order that it might be filled by the appointment of rear admiral dewey As A 9 showing the faith put in rear admiral dewey the department does docs not exact from him a statement concerning his doings but Is satisfied to let him have a tree free hand wid and take such inch necessary action as he may deem proper ile he Is kept well advised of the international ter situation particularly with reference to the pacific but the department part ment has every confidence in his good judgment there has been a great dmd deal of talk in naval circles circle in favor of the proposition to create the grade of vice ad miral and if congress should take such action acolon the president will willingly confer center it upon rear admiral dewey EVANS EVA NS LEAVES THE IOWA bot bob will not accompany tnY the battleship to far east washington sept IS capt robley D 1 evans called at the navy department today and had a long talk with Sec secretary long the immediate result of which was the issue of an order relieving him from command of the battleship lovla ioa which Is now being repaired at the new york tork navy yard this WM miss done at evanss personal st he has P served arved mo more r e than the period of time r required eaul rad b by y regulations and practice fo for r a e lain to command end and his next sea service may no y be in flag 1 rk rank lie he has bag bemi b eon granted ranted lav of absence and nl man an limp the th nature of his next duty will be determined it will certainly be ba ashore bor and he h may be b aisig tied to membership on on otis of tb the naval boards the next commander of th the low will be capt silas tet terry ry of the th receiving ship at 1 l the norfolk navy yard he mill kill take lake the ship around south america and over to honolulu to in company 0 at the oregon and some game colliers it Is sold said it at the navy department today that the mailing or orders ders to liba the batttle ships have not ye yet been asi I 1 issued d and that when they are they will ultimately to join fleet at mardla manila it if it should be dmd d md expedient 4 to reinforce him but as aa the journey around south A america erica will cc occupy C nearly four mont months ins and many changes la in the situation as to the philippines may be expected to occur before the expiration of that period of time it cannot be certainly foretold fo letold whether he h or or not t tho he oregon and the iowa will ever reach 11 manila anila whan of attention was called to the coq sivility lity of tho the dis dispatch patch ot of reinforcements reinforcement to davey being regarded as aa a technical violation of the truce now pending it was slid asid at the navy department part ment that that matter would probably bo be adjusted before th the reached Ilono honolulu lulu by the action action of the peace commission lt at t paris shall should d this not be the case however it will 1111 be easy to intercept pt the ships at honolulu by a dispatch boat which could make tho the run from san francisco in a week secretary loii left this afternoon decided to design capt evans evan s to hits duty as a member ot of the naval in inspection spec tion board and ho he will assume his now new duties after a brief vacation CONGRESS MEET S aguinaldo delivers address to delegates go ea assembled asem e at A malolos 0 as london sept 16 36 the manila correspondent spon arion dent of the TIMM times telegraphing grAphing thursday says 1 I am the only foreign journalist present fit at the insurgent congress at malolos Ialo loft which has been selected as the temporary capital of the revolutionary government early this forenoon aguinaldo Agul naldo accompanied by a large laree state staff of generals and ministers moved in state from the convent now occupied as a his military headquarters passing beaw between ell lines ot of infantry and through streets decorated with mith palms and banners and packed with thousands of peasants in it holiday 0 liday dress dres to the church halt half a mile distant here lie he was received by tile the assembled delegates dele sats and conducted to cl a platform in the chancel from which ho he delivered a brief message in the taga long ions language afterward macul repeat lne it it in spanish the subA substance tance of the message was congratulatory on the happy term termination nation of the revolution mild and the complete conquest of the territory ile he made ade a flowery appeal to the delegates dc legate icing them by the memory of the illustrious patriots of philippine billas tory to follow the example of england Cn gland america and france in preparing a constitution and promulgating lams lais to secure the complete and permanent liberty of the people of tho the philippines the message mesa jre excited but little enthusiasm am because it was absolutely noncommittal the assembly then proceeded to or fanire preparatory to a discus discussion slon on tile the proposed constitution and codo cod of ats laats and the election of a h t the absence of several of the MOB most c prominent and influential Influent tal natives was wa s pal noli noticeable ceable as indicating an intention to hold bold aloof until the policy of the conditions Is fully declared 1 A strong strone party intoxicated by the present measure of suc cna coms favors favor opposition to any foreign protectorate being confident that the people can govern themselves wiser councillors oppose such a a suicidal policy apparently unanimity now exists only in the determination to free tile the is islands forever from spanish rule this Is the universal feeling feell ns it will probably prove the power in determining the be final action of the congress I 1 WITHDRAWN Aguinaldo ls rare forces es comply with ith dei mands of gen otis washington sept 13 15 gon gen otis oils today cabled the iho war department as follows mantan ant nt 16 alm ilm adjutant cen arai ington affairs much more mor satisfactory J factory demands for withdrawal of 0 urgent forced arcs com butth w ath suid and all mith withdrawn drawn or withdrawing today except small fore forca in out outliving iving distri districts ets which alch are am not obe insurgent longor r arul olla frequents ts a few dava in which to Ith dram them hv by and annish punish tb thir ir commanding officers over al raly withdrawn no grant cd insurgent but otriel compliance with kith demands damn ot of aih anft general cooil 0 0 1 feeling pre alling ng hantla quit and 91 brinl 19 1 ness progressing favorably no difficulty anticipated have been campoll com poll to confine prisoners temporarily within limits 0 of 1 ailed city OTTS OTIS commanding command inc |