Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-06
vania, Ohio and Illinois regiments. The
men will be placed IL the hospital at Fort

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Monroe.
The 9Th Cavalry left Camp Wikoff,
Jay. Tor Huntsville, Ala. There are 6SO
men IN the regiment. The Red Cross hos
ptai established at the railroad station
by Mrs: Hammond was disbanued. Thurs
gay. Inc two companies of I'd Volunteer
EE sll have been ordered to the camp.
Inursday, the horses of the 10th Cavalry
VIII get away and the men will depart,
Friday.
Tne United States cruiser Boston and
the gunboat Petrol, accompanied by
the collier Nero, have gone to China.
Owing to protests and petitions from
the merchants OF Manila, Gen. Otis has
postponed the operation of the new
customs and traffic regulations until
Nov. 10.
The bodies of six soldiers of the LIST ILL.,
nois Infantry. who died in Cuba. are to
be brought to Chicago for burial. An un-
dertaker hired by the parents of the un-
Fortunate ate boys left there Tuesday, TO
armed with an order from the war de-
partment. The bodies will be placed in
zinc lined baskets and will lie in state In
the lSt Regiment armory before being
carried to their final resting places.
The Spanish government has sanctioned
the sale. to the South American repub-
lies, of the Spanish .gunboats lying In
CUBAN waters. A Madrid newspaper de-
clarcd that Major General Merritt has
asserted that the Philippine Islands must
be annexed to The United States. Pre-
mier Sagasta in an interview las replied
saying he does not believe the statement
attributed to the general. which. he AUS,
is not in conformity with the peace pro-
tocol.
The hospital ship Bay State left for
her second trip to Porto Rico, Tuesday.
She will go to San Juan, and then to
the nearest point to the 9th Massachu
sets. She carried a diet kitchen,
which will be set up for the govern
ment. and large amounts of hospital
supplies. In addition she had in her
hold about $50 packages of good things
which friends are sending individuals
and companies in the 9th and other
commands.
Senior Momtero Rios has sent a commu-
nication to Senior Sagasta which refers to
the communication of his opinions made
by Admiral Dewey. Senior Ros is not as
optimistic as he was at the outset. He
considers that the commission will sit
longer than was at first expected. The
opinions of Gen. Merritt have reached
Madrid and have caused the worst i'm
pressionS i'm political centerS. The Impair
cial published. Tuesday, Il telegram from
its Paris correspondent. saying that Gen.
Merritt expresses sentiments favorable to
the annexation of the Philippines by the
United States. Senior Sagasia says that
the statements attributed to Gen. Merritt
are credgtable.
Owing to conflict of orders. the 9Th Reg
ment. United States Volunteers. may not
get away from Camp Thomas for several
Gays. Col. tyson has one order from
the war department to remain there un-
til relieved by the Sth United States Vol
unteers, and another oruer to report TO
New York with his command by Thurs
day, for embarkation to Porto Rico. Col.
4 IL
more explicit orders. No deaths. occurred
at either Letter or Sternberg hospitals.
Tuesday About 40 patients We're fur
loughed from Sternberg hospital. Tues
geons IA nurses and 80 patients. 1t will
be closed within a few days.
The following cable has been received
at the war department.: Santiago de
Cuba. Oct. 4. 1898. Fever cases, all
kinds. 743: total sickness, 1854; deaths.
Michael Daley, private. Company G.,
Sd Cavalry. chronic dysentery. Sept. 80:
Laughlin c. Norden, private, Company
A, 9Th Infantry, typhoid fever, Oct. 1;
F. w. Tyler, private, Company I, Cd L.
S. Volunteers, acute dysentery, Oct. l:
Herman Smith. private, Company N.
I'd U. S. Volunteers. pernicious malarial
fever and acute dysentery, Oct. |.
John A. Munder, private, Company e.
I'd L. S. Volunteers, remittant malarial
fever. Oct. 2: Henry Rodman. private.
Company |, I'd L. S. Volunteers,
chronic asthma, Oct. 2; William q.
Anthony. civilian, typhoid fever, Oct.
2: Alfred VIM, Company L, 9th u. s.
Volunteers, Sept. 80; Frank Edwards,
private. Company T, Sd U. S. Volun-
teers, yellow fever, Oct. 1; James
Cooney, Company F, Sd q. S. Volun
teers. malarial fever Oct. .: Joseph
Ray. sergeant, Company A, 9Th U. S.
Volunteers. cerebral congestion, Oct.
,; Charles Stebbins. private, Company
G, Cd U. S. Volunteers, remittant mala-
Iial fever. Sept. 25: Austin Dunbar.
private, Company f, 9th U. S. Volun
teers. chronic dysentery. Oct. /: Jo-
seph Mooeley, Company d, 9th u. S.
Volunteers. typhoid fever, Oct.3. Law
ton, Major General