Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-01

as guard for the batteries, and $50 men
transferred to Fort Scanned and Port
| land Head.
| The San Francisco Call says: Gen
! cral NJ. z. Miller, recently promoted,
has been assigned to command brig
| ade of the Philippine expedition.
| Charles King, the story writer, may
command a brigade.
a report is current in army official
circles that Mrs. Letter Of Chicago, has
purchased the Chickamauga Park
hotel, at CraWfish Springs. and donat-
ed it to the government for hospital
purposes. The story cannot be con
firmed.
Col G. c. Smith, deputy quartermas-
ter general at St. Louis, Mo, mas re
ceirel orders from Washington, in
structing him to cease purchasing
mules until further orders. The order
indicates that the government has Sc
cured all the mules it requires.
Advices received at Gibraltar from
Cadiz say that ali the guns Of both the
batteries and the forts are being re
placed by heavier guns. 1t is reported
that the departure Of Admiral Cam
aras fleet has been delayed by defects
| discovered in the torpedo boats.
The first section of the 9th Regiment
Massachusetts Volunteers left South
birmingham, at 40 L, NJ Tuesday,
over the Boston s: Albany. their desti-
nation being Camp Alger. The regi-
ment moved in three sections. each
| following the other as rapidly as the
trains could be handled
| Governor Cooke of Connecticut,
Tuesday. received a communication
from the secretary Of the navy direct
| ing him to have the Connecticut naval
militia rendezvous forthwith. The
Governor said that in compliance with
this order the naval reserves would
soon be called out ana that they would
probably rendezvous at New Haven.
The calculation made at the war de-
| partmeut shows that the district of
Columbia and the states Of Delaware
ana Vermont have already exceeded
their quota OF troops under the calls
for $4,000 ANA 5000 volunteers. Con
sepucntly he two states named ana
the decree are not 10 be included in the
Superintendent of troops under The sec
GA Call.
Tor cy'- regiment Of rough riders has
been completed and mustered into ser
vice at Cheyenne. Wyo. The regiment
is composed Of seven Wyoming, one Ne
vada. one Utah, one Idaho and two
Colorado troops All wear regulation
cavalry uniforms and are armed With
<rag- Jorcenscn carhines and rcVoI-
vers. About half of the complement
of horses has been received. The reg
iment expects to he sent to Chickamau-
ga and thence to Cuba.
The Associated Press dispatch boat
Dandy has had an unpleasant expert
cnce. owing to a miSconstruction Of
he neutrality laws she was detained
at Kingston, jamaica. from Saturday
until Monday by refusal Of tho British
officials to allow her to coal fearing it
was violation of neutrality. il was
only by energetic action Of the Amcri-
can consul. Mr.. Snyder. that the
Dandy, Monday. received permission
to take fuel.
The arpraiscmcnt of the prize ship
Pedro which has been formally seized
by the government was made Tuesday
by the naval board of appraisement a
IVY W 81. fil'I'tiIlttti ny tilt SttIttiiS
of the navy. The value of the vessel
has been fixed at 100000 The Pedro
was captured hy the New York, off
Havana, the first day of the blockade,
She was first sighted by the May
flower which informed the flagship,
Whcrcupon the latter put off and cap
tured her. The prize money therefore.
will doubtless be divided between the
two ships.
The disabled cruiser Columbia which
is in dry dock at the Brooklyn navy
yard, will probably not be able to leave
the dock for 10 days at least. over 100
mechanics are at work on the vessel
ripping off the damaged armor plates
and Sponsors. The plates which are
being taken off are about a OF an inch
thick. Several plates have been taken
of below the water line which are not
very badly injured, and it is expected
that the plates for a distance of six or
eight feet on each side of the aperture
caused by the collision, will have TO be |
taken off and new ones substituted.
Although the Portland company of
light artillery has been an organiZa-
ton for some three months it was of |
ficially reor9anized Monday evening at |
the armory and the following officers
chosen: Captain, Harry NJ. Milliken;
first lieutenant senior, J. II. Ewing: |
first lieutenant junior. +. r. Jones: |
second lieutenant senior, Charles |
Baker; second lieutenant junior |
Charles Darker. There was great |
deal of enthusiasm manifested and |
fine drill was held. Thrty-six new
names were added to the roll. Here
after drills will be held at the armory |
every Monday and Friday evening.