Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-12-26

Allen for the use Of the
wal militia at Boston.
Samed officers OF the
shonorahlyf discharged
rs Ensign r. A. Moor
(stant Engineer A. II.
(ld<e 1stant Engineers J. NJ.
Ess1s IDS, A. l.. Robinson and
b Guy henry, the military gov
OF P0k stco. reduces the budget
lext yeaMAf0m S3,6S0,000, as under the
hish regime. 10 sl,56i,ooe. He asks for
4thority to Apply the customs revenue
/ to the improvement of roads and the
cleaning OF cities.
E Lieut. Richmond Pearson Hobson sailed
Exrom San Francisco for the Philippines,
Saturday, on the steamer Gaelic TIe will
sport to Admiral Dewey ON his arrival
IA will undertake the work of raising
a preparing for service under The
fted States the vessels of Admiral
1ntojo, which suffered SO severely IN
battle Of Manila bay.
Read Admiral Francis NJ. Bunce.
Etomnandant at the Brooklyn navy
yard. was. Saturday. placed on the re-
tired list. iHe reached the age limit 81
years. Sunday. The admiral will not
be relieved from duty until his success
or is appointed. This will probably be
early next month.
The secretary of war has received the
following cablegram from Maj. Gen.
Lee: Havana. Dec. "a. Seven thou
sand rations have been sent to Guines
and about 10000 to other points in Ha-
vana provice. Rations are also being
distributed in the city Of Havana. in
Guiding 20O0 cans of condensed milk to
sick and debilitated women and chill
dren. Lee. general commanding.
Major General John c. Bates, T.. s. ".
who is now in Washington, has been or
lcred to assume command OF the new
Jan. !. when the United States Will take
formal possession OF the. island. Gen:
Bates has recently been In command of
the 1st Division of the Isl Army Corps.
with headquarters at Macon Ga. Brig.
lien. Joseph r. Sanger of the inspect )r
generals .departmend. has been tempe
rarily assigned TO the command or the
military department of MatanzaS.
There were more visitors AT the Brook
iyn navy yards Saturday, than for several
weeks. Many were curious to see the
Massachusetts. which, II seems, they ex-
pected to see all broken and bent. From
the ttop of the dock there is nothin
whatever TO be seen of the injuries to m
battleship. Constructor B0wles said with
es Tsgara hs5 q he e woala rehsa aaes s'n
a full force of men, and b. working
10 to S o'clock each MD expected to
have the ship In shape IN the mid :
Il
repairs will be over
The trim LITTLE gul aImington.
Milicil was built by port News
Shpbuilding Co. with 1eaena and
Nashville. and which. these tive
boats did such good w< the block
ade during the recent hampton
Roads, Saturday, ON an unusually inter-
csting trip. The Wilmington will take the
American flag TO the innermost rivers OF
South America, for the purpose of ex-
hibiting a United States vessel 10 the ma
tives of the southern republics. The oo-
ject of this trip is TO induce more friendly
relations commercial and otherwise.
With the countries of South America.
There is now at the Washington navy
yard quantity OF marine machinery
saved from Cervera's fleet. after 1t, was
sunk around Santiago. I,lis includes
launch boilers, torpedo boat engines.
hanu-punps and a mass of matter from
the Colon and Maria Teresa that would
be classed as junk, but for its historic
associations. The best Of the machinery
has been ordered shipped TO the. nava!
academy al Annapolis, where II viii
serve as souvenirs. and some OF it may
be put in sufficient repair to act as mod
eds for the engineering classes. The re-
mstinder will be Broken up or sold at auc-