Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-20
on LAND AND SEA.
Bits Of News from Our Gallant Soldiers and
Sailors.

| The Russian government has ordered {,
| 50O0-ton irOnclad cruiser from the krupp
| works at Kiel and Il similar vessel from
| the Vulcan works at Stettin.
The United States hospital ship Re
| lief passed in Sandy Hook at 11.3O A..
| NJ, Friday from Porto Rico, with sick
! and wounded soldiers
| The Liverpool shipping firms sailing
,under the Spanish flags to Cuban and
Porto Rican ports have announced the
| resumption of regular trips within the
| next few weeks.
| United States Minister Clayton has no.
| titled the foreign relations department at
City of Mexico of the conclusion of peace
preliminaries with Spain. and Minister
| Mariscal formally replied. congratulating
the United States government that peace
| is now assured.
der of the battleship Oregon is going to
St. Joseph, Mich. to meet his wife and
daughters and seek rest and recuperation.
He will be the guest of his brother.
Lloyd Clark. custodian of the United
States lighthouse station at st. Joseph.
The attorney general has rendered a
| decision in which he holds that the word
goods in the new war revenue measure.
| as applied to packages sent by express or
freight includes packages of money. and
therefore the bill of lading given the
sender must have revenue stamp affixed
thereto.
The United States transport Miami
arrived at New York Friday, from
Montauk Point. The Miami landed
| the rough riders. also General Wheeler
| and Col. Roosevelt from Santiago at
Mont aux. She viii be thoroughly dis
| infected at uuarantine.
| Capt. L. b. Fish. formerly of the Sd
Ohio Cavalry. died in Washington. Thurs
day night. He was 81 years of age. The
| interment will take place at Kingston.
Mass. Captain Fish was well known in
| the Southwest after the Civil War. hav-
| ing been CONNECTED with the railroads in
that section. He was also prominent in
politics. ~@
Governor Ramsdeil of New Hamp-
shire. Friday, commissioned DR.. Cong
don of Berlin to he assistant surgeon
of the LIST New Hampshire Regiment
at Chickamauga. DR.. Congdon, who
has been acting as hospital steward.
is selected to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of DIR. J. M. Day
| Captain John A. Quigley regimcntal ad-
jutant of the Sd New York Infantry, now
| in camp at ThOroughfare, Va. died at
| his home in Auburn. N. Y, Friday, of
typhoid fever, contracted at Camp Alger.
| Captain txuigley was born in New York
City. about 35 years ago. Three weeks
ago he was brought home sick and death
resulted. He is survived by his wife and
| three children.
| The Hamburg-American Steamship Co.
| announces the immediate resumption of
| the steamship service from Berlin to
Cuba by way of New York. The Korl-
nische Zeitung denies the rumor that
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United States acquiring coaling station
| at Page Page in the Samoan Islands and
declares that she would not dream of OBJ
| jecting to a step which America has an
equal right with. Germany to take.
| Mayor Van Wyck of New York. FRI
| day. issued proclamation. urging
| that all business be suspended on
| Saturday. in honor of the occasion of
the parade of the battjeships and other
| war vessels. He also urges that ali
| public buildings and private residen-
ces in Greater New York and every
vessel in the harbor be decked with
| flags and bunting.
At Steveston, B. c.. Thursday, an at
tempt to blow up the police station and
courtroom by gunpowder failed. A can
with Is pounds of powder IN it was found
underneath the police court room, direct
| ~ DeIOW magistrate IlefSOH cndlr. "A
| fuse connected with the can had been
| lighted and had burned to within six
inches of the powder and. then went out
| The general belief is that it was aimed
at the life of Magistrate Person, who
has made some enemies.
| Chickamauga correspondent of Boston
| Globe: The LIST Maine will in all prob
| ability be one of the first regiments to
leave the park. There has been great
| deal of sickness in the regiment, and now
| that there is no chance for the boys to
see active service. Col Kendall mas been
| using strong efforts to have them sent
| to Maine. Much influence Is also being
brought to bear on the Washington au-
| thorities by prominent citizens of Maine,
| and Col. Kendall and the remainder OF
| the officers are confident that the boys
| will be ordered to Maine within the next
few days.
The Boston Volunteer Aid Associa-
ticn has appropriated $4,000 to estab-
fish diet kitchen at Montauk Point,
to cook proper food for the convasles-
cents. Six cooks have been borrowed
from Young's hotel and have already
gone to the scene. A gentleman who
desires his name withheld has con-
tributed to the association a tow boat
to ply between New London and Mon
tauk Point and another has given a
lighter. as it is hard to get supplies
across.