Show CRUISERS BEING BUSHED TO ORIENT THREE WARSHIPS OF PACIFIC FLEET ORDERED TO PROCEED TO philippine ISLANDS alleged plan of rus russia sla and japan to partition partite on china be believed lieveld to be cause for order which will place fighting machines in chinese waters washington believing that an at tempted partition of 0 china by russia and japan Is imminent the state department part Dart ment on saturday ordered the armored cruisers california south dakota and colorado the three fastest ships in the navy to hurry burry with all speed philippines these cruisers which jure are now sit at If hawaii awall were under orders to proceed to the united s tates states when the critical situation developed sunday in the he orient it was also announced that the armored cruiser r Al maryland aryland upon which secretary knox has been visiting the west bt coast of central america has bag been ordered to san diego cal it Is anticipated here that as soon as the maryland can coal a san diego she will be hurried after her sister bister ships to the orient added to the asiatic fleet under command of admiral murdock the armored cruiser squadron will give the united states the largest naval representation sen tation in chinese waters except japan it Is understood that the armored cruiser pennsylvania the battleship oregon now at Dr Br emerton and the cruisers st louis and rai el gli will soon be added to the fleet |