Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-24

lying at Mare Island for several month.
will be placed In commission In about two
weeks , Repairs TO the vessel are goms
ed that she will be taken to San Fran
cisco in a fortnight and after getting her
coal on board she will sail to the Asiatic
station. possibly to Manila.
Lieut.. Winthrop S. Wood. who has
passed two or three weeks with his I'M
Gle and aunt. Hon. and Mrs. j. w. Fair
banks. in Pennington, has gone to WASH
ington. where he will be in the hands Of
extracted by a Spanish bullet at San
Juan replaced by art. He will then re-
oin his regiment, the Ninth u. s. Caval-
~.
Bert Foster of the Twelfth Regimental
band Y. s. regulars. who Is at his home
in Lisbon Falls Is improving in health.
and is much better than when he came
from Santiago. ii will be remembered
that he was a member of the band which
played the first American air on Cuban.
soil at the raising OF "A flag over a cap
turcd block house.
she is proud Bert. the son of Asa John
son who was in Philadelphia when war
was declared and enlisted in the navy.
He was assigned to the st. Paul and saw
some exciting times around Santiago and
Porto Rico. He is but 70 years old but
brings back an honorable DISCHARGE
signed by Capt. Sigsbec showing that he
served bravcly and faithfully till mus
tered out.
The President has promoted Cor
poral John Ashton Boyle. of the end
Infantry, TO the position OF End aieu-
tenant in the regular army. Mr..
Boyle is a NebrGisl1an. He is grand
son of Commodore Boyle and is cred
tied with capturing the first Spanish
flag taken in the late campaign IN
Cuba
Shortly after noon Thursday. tho Mas
sachusetts nautical training ship Enter
prise, Commander lverson, steamed up
Boston harbor ana took up her OLD
mornings off Rowe's wharf. She left Sa-
lem in the morning. and on reaching Bos-
ton her summer cruise ended She will
remain in her present position until win
ter quarters are provided for her either
At the navy yard or some other wharf.
The cadets will probably be granted Il
two weeks vacation before taking up
their winter studies.
The II. S. S. Gloucester, which has
been lying at anchor in Boston harber.
since her return from Gloucesters,w will
start for Tnlnpkinsville. Staten Island,
Saturday. She win go out of comm;s-
SION FOR time, hut it is believed that
after her service in the naval battle off
Santiago. the navy department will not
allow her to leave Uncle Sans service
The Gloucester may be used as a dis
patch beat.
The 10th Kansas Regiment, now sta
toned at San Francisco and soon to start
for Manila viii have a chance to- vote
for state officers and congressman bu,
the polling place is likely TO he on ship
hoard near the middle of the Pacific
ocean. Secretary of State Bush of Kan
Sas is preparing the ballots which will
he sent to Col. Funston at San Francisco.
SATURDAY.. The state officers did not want
TO take chances nv Seplinp ba h,l
Manila. fearing that the regiment might
not arrive there by election day. With
lac ballots in Possession or Col. Funston
the soldiers NAV vote wherever they NAV
be on election day.
Col. Hyde of the United States quar-
termasters department for Boston,
has received orders from the quarter
masicr- generals department to secure
suitable winter quarters for nearly
5000 soldiers. The barracks will ne
built by the government instead of
purchasing the building outright. This
move was made by President McKin~
ley. who decided the camp question.
without aid from the war department.
SO the soldiers who are not assigned
10 duty in any of the islands will have
well protected barracks. Col. Hyde
is looking for a location in this par. of
New England. He does not want the
barracks in the heart of the city, but a
few miles out in the suburbs would ne
desirable. Several offers have already
been received and Col. Hyde has good
sites in view.
lhere has been some curiosity to know
what became of the Spanish torpedo boat
Iemerario. which caused no little uneast-
ness in this country when the battleship
oregon and the gunboat Marietta were
sfeaming up the South Atlantic coast on
their voyage from the Pacific. From
Sapt Licbke Of the British barkentine
stranger. which arrived at Boston,
Thursday: with a cargo of hides from
rosario, It was learned that the Tenn
e.rario, after being driven from one
South American port to another on ac-
count of the neutrality laws. was finally
lowed from Rosario up the Parana river
70 AsunciOn. Paraguay. The authorities
there ordered her to leave in "a hours.
but her machinery broke down and Ii
WIS impossible for her to obey TO as
sure themselves of the truth of this
statement. the authorities appointed I,
board Of surveyors to examine the Span-
ish boat; They found her machinery in
very bad condition. and she was ordered
to be tied up at Asuncion for period OF
several months. The Stranger sailed
from Rosario. July 26, just after tht
Temerario was ordered laid up