Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-17
ON LAND AND SEA.
Bits OF News from Our Gallant Soldiers and
Sailors.

Five carloads of brown powder have
been. shipped from Santa Cruz, Cal, to
Manila from the powder works there.
The revenue cutter W. e. Chandler
which for 80 odd years has been in the
service as a customs boarding boat at
New York, in charge of Capt Cushing,
has left for Boston harbor, where she
will be used by the government.
Col Abbott of the 1st Rhode Island
Regiment, arrived at Warren. r. l., Sat
urday, from Camp Meade. Pa. He was
accompanied by his wife, daughter,
mother, nurse and DR.. Robinson, who at
tended him throughout his illness from
fever. He was rather weak, although he
stood the journey well.
An epidemic of typhoid fever is raging
eral deaths are reported. The post is gar
riSoned by volunteers. surgeon w. w.
Gray has been ordered to proceed at once
TO the scene from Fort Huachuamaco.
and do everything in his power to stay
the progress of the disease.
Secretary Alger sent instructions by
cable. Saturday, to Maj. Gen. Brooke,
commanding the United States forces in
Porto Rico to send the 9Th Massachusett
and it is expected that, under these in
structions, the regiment will embark
from Ponce within two or three days.
The 5th Massachusetts Regiment parad-
Saturday, with it's handsome new silk
flag. the gift of Miss Reed of Boston. The
banner was presented, Thursday after
noon. Col. Whitnew received the flag
with appropriate remarks and Miss Reed
was accorded the title of Daughter of
the Regiment
The Post-Dispatch of St. Louis, Satur-
day. said: President Mckinley has or
dered that Jefferson barracks, near this
city, be made as large a military post as
any in the country. The order was given
directly to Assistant Secretary of War
| Meiklejohn, in the presence of number
i,.fS icj1 nc a I'M ey1Isl
| tees that Jefferson barracks will, as soon
| as possible, be put in shape to receive d
| full brigade of troops.
The following dispatch has been re-
| ceived at the war department: Manila,
Oct. 15 1888. Adjutant General, Washing
ton: Following deaths since last report:
| Oct. 10, Privates Charles A. Howe. I'd
Oregon, dysentery; Ernest NJ Forster,
| Private Fred Greenlief. LIST South Da-
kota. typhoid fever. Oct. II, Privates A.
| H. Bird, list Nebraska. typhoid fever;
Daniel Paryibel, Aston Bat,ery, tubercu-
losis. OTIS
Surgeon General Sternberg. Saturday,
sent the following to the commission to
| Investigate the war department. 1t re-
| lates to a statement made by Major Sea-
man, who testified before the commission.
| Friday: Army Building. New York
City, Oct. IA. Dear Generals: Major Sea-
man, surgeon LIST Volunteer Engineers,
made a statement to reporters in my
| presence. and it was published broadcast,
that he received nothing but travel ra-
lions from the army for his convalescents
on the OLDHAM and depended upon the Red
Cross Society and National War Relief
| Association for their food. Major Brad
ley just sent me the enclosed copy of re-
ceipt, given to him before. the OLDHAM
4 sailed. Yours very sincerely d. NJ APP
pei, major and surgeon. U. S. A" The
| receipt shows that Major Seaman re-
ceived on Sept: Is, from Major Bradley
10 cases canned soup, II bottles whiskey
four barrels ginger ale, one box corn
starch, one barrel jellies, four boxes con-
densed milk, two boxes clam BROTH two
boxes salteen crackers, two boxes lemons
two boxes calvesfoot jelly two boxes
crackers, 60 pounds arrow root, one quart
Squibbs mixture, two bottles bismutE
subgallate.
Assistant Secretary of the NAVY
Charles II. Allen with Commodore Geo
. c. Remey, U. S. N, commandment of the
yard, inspected the various depart.
ments at the Kittery navy yard