Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-11
GENERAL WAR SITUATION.
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number, VIII make Il IoT1llludDtc illti lin
procession exceeding in magnitude the
notable spectacle of the naval revue"
during the Worlds Fair year.
The first official confirmation Oh the
engagement at Guantanamo, idS'
Tuesday. came TO the navy departments
today lnd was made the SUBJECT Oh d
bulletin. The terms in when Adfnifd
Sampson described the affair tenders
strongly to take away the large APP
pearance given in the unofficlal as
patches There was notable lalluFe
on the part of the admiral to mention
ANYTHING like a landing, although the
statement that the Marblehead now
holds the lower bay by implication may
carry with it the idea that her marines
are ashore.
Elderly naval officers Who have been
in Guantanamo bay, describe it as adj =
mirabIy suited to the reception OF
transports, with plenty of water Tor the
biggest of the transports and enough
for the smaller class of Warships that
might be used to convoy them. ne
locality is one that would make Sooi
base of opera tons against itself shout i
1T be decided to attack the latter town
hv troops from the rear instead Of by
the warships.
The statement from San Francisco
that the real object Of the Charleston :
VOYAGE was the seizure of the Spanish
Ladrone islands, has small basis OF
truth in it. When it was decided to
send the monitors Monterey and Ma
nadnock from Mare Island to Manila
it was known that this could not ~"
done without sending along colliers
because of the insufficient coal supply
of the monitors 1t was n0t deemed
practicable to tow the big iron clads
the 1000 miles chat they would have 20
go without coaling 50 it became nee
essary 10 find places in the Pacific
where they could replenish their
bunkers.
There are several groups of islands
lying between Hawaii and the Philip
pines which might afford a harhor in
which the Golfers could lay alongside
the monitors and fill up their coal
bunkers. The officials do not deem 1t
prudent to name the particular islands
chosen for the purpose. but it IS ohVi-
Gus that being barred by neutrality
laws from the possessions of neutral
countries, the FIRST recourse Of the navy
department would he in Spanish islands
such as the I.adr0nes or the CarolineS.
Therefore, it is assumed that If the
Charleston really goes to one of the
former islands it viii be with the pur
pose of securing in advance suitable
harbor for the use of the monitors.
very substantial evidence Of self
sacrifice for the sake OF their country
is the taking up of Il military nurse S
duties by the daughter Of Secretary
Long Miss Margaret Long, with SOM
of her chums at the Johns Hopkins
Medical school of Baltimore. Til
young ladies who go with Miss Long
are Dorithy Reed, Mabel Austin,
daughter of Ex-Governor Austin Of
Minnesota. and Mabel SIMS, They
have already reported to the naval
hospital at Brooklyn to nurse the
wounded and sick sailors who were
sent up from SIMPSONS feet on the
Solace.
The conflict between Col. 4. c. Girard,
chief of surgeons at Camp Alger. and the
regimental surgeons. eliminated, today.
in the appointment of 4 commission to in
vestigate the division hospital. It has
been Col. Girard's policy to take from
the various itSIHltIllS tllti IpStItitI sup
plies provided by states and friends. and
concentrate them in the division hospital
This has been opposed by the regiments.
Representative Fitzgerald of Massachu-
sets. called the attention of Gen. Graham
to the state OF affairs. and Gen. Graham
summoned COL. Girard before him for eN-
animation. Col. Girard said he had acted
strictly in accordance with The army reg
uations and said that if they were tn
forced the regimental dispensaries would
be abolished. Gen. Graham, however. de
cided to have an Investigation made. and
il commission was appointed for this pur-
pose. The chief surgeon viii permit sub
ordinatcs to conduct the division hospital
pending report.
A circular was issued to brigade sur
geons stating that two cots might bo re
tanned in each regimental hospital, and
other articles would be supplied from the
division hospital when necessary if prlc-
ticable. This concession is not satsfac-
tory to the various regiments vino hope
to see the division hospital abolished.
acquisitions have been made on the
war department for 500. 900 rounds of am
muniti0n ana 5000 rifles Sings, belts and
bayonets. These viii put the "a Army
Corps on a fighting basis. This requiSition
was accepted by the men as an indication
of Il general movement of the corps
Reports from Madrid that Spain
through the minister of foreign affairs
Count Alamadovar de Rio. had taken for
mai steps toward securing peace. hay,
not been made apparent by any action il
Washington up to this time There ha.
been no proposition for peace or for ii
armisticc. nor has there even been an en-.
tering wedge of inquiry as to how such
proposition would be accepted. The Mad
rid reports stated that the Spanish am
bassador to Austria had been instructe,
to seek the good offices of Austria il
bringing forward the peace propositions
But if this lie true. the Austrian minis
ter. Mr.. Won lIonGelmuller has net con
veyed to the state department any indicH
lions that Austria is ready to act. On
the contrary, Mr.. Won Hungclmullcr doe
not appear to think that his services vii
he required here in the near futures, a
he will leave, next Tuesday for Ncy
London. Ct taking his official staff 70
a summers vacation
AT the same time the prospects o
peace continue to he discussed in dinln