Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-03
THE ARMY AND NAVY.

The United States mastering officer
arrived in Lewiston, Tuesday evening,
and the Lewiston and Auburn compan-
les of the 1st Maine will be mustered
out at once.
Col. Bliss, the member Of the board
of United States officers appointed to
select camps, who was reported sick at
Havana, Tuesday was much improved.
Wednesday. His physicians say he is
not suffering from yellow fever.
The hospital ship Bay State was
thoroughly inspected at Boston,
Wednesday, by representatives of the
war department. This was necessary
before President Mckinley could de-
eide whether the vessel should be
bought or not.
Owing to the bad weather prevailing
and the heavy sea running the steamer
Mascotte arrived at Havana at 10 A
NJ, Wednesday, four hours late. The
water of the bay was so rough that one
boat load of passengers was capsized
while going ashore. The Passengers
were all rescued by tug belonging to
this harbor.
A Special to the Columbus (Ohiol
Journal from Camp Meade, says:
Gen. Graham, who has been relieved
from the command of the I'd Army
Corps by Gen. Young, was taken very
i'll. Wednesday, and is confined to his
bed, suffering with fever. Gen. Gra-
ham is much broken in spirit and dis
couraged over his enforced retirement.
Major Galef, who has charge of the
mastering out of the Rough Riders at
New York, has so far been unable to
obtain any trace of Private Edward
O'Brien of Troop A. Private O'Brien
was at the battles of Las Guasimas and
San Juan, and was wounded in the
head. July 2. The record shows that
O'Brien was born in Charlestown,
Mass, and enlisted at Phoenix Ariz.
The Spanish steamer Montserrat has
arrived at Cadiz from. Santiago. with
repatriated troops. There We're 9S
deaths on board during the voyage and
500 of her passengers are sick.
The United States transport Peru has
arrived at San Francisco, % days from
Manila via Nagasak Japan. She brought
about 20 soldiers who have returned home
on leave on account of Illness or whose
terms of service have expired. When the
Peru left Manila there were 1900 sick
among the men. and the physicians were
sepp19y noa at the the
Color Sergeant Palmer, there were in one
day 10 deaths from small pox. Captain
Linn said that he knew of but five deaths
filth poured into the canals by the Chr
nese was said to be a prolific source of
disease. With regard to the rumors first
brought by the Rio de Janeiro that there.
We're fatalities in the Pennsylvania regl-
ment known to have been caused by the
misdirected fire of detachment of the
lst California, Palmer said that Private
Baker of Co. + was shot from behind
through the head, and Immediately an
officer rushed backto tell the Californians
in the rear to cease their firing.
Portland Press: j. Henry Murren.
clerk of Company E, 1st Maine Volun-
teers, died about 11.30, Tuesday night.
at his home in this city. He was
studying civil engineering in the office
of Ilsley & Cummings, and was a very
bright and promising young man.
When the war broke out, Murren, who
is about 20 years old, enlisted in Com
pany T., and during his service with the
company at Chickamauga, did not see
a sick day. On his return to Maine and
while In camp at Augusta, Murren
caught a severe cold which laid him
up In the house When he got back to
Portland on furlough. just before his
company was mustered out of the SER
vice, Murren was ordered back to Au-
gusta, to help make out the company
rolls. There he caught cold again, and
died of typhoid pneumonia.
AL Stewart, a member of Company z.
New Hampshire Volunteers, is under
arrest at Rochester. n. H., on the
charge of stabbing Charles H. Allen
five times, Tuesday night at his place
of business in Rochester Stewart re-
turned home from Concord, Tuesday
after being mustered out of the SER
vice, and created considerable excite
ment during the evening by throwing
bricks at Charles Berry, who is en-
ployed in local stable injuring him
severely. Later Stewart visited Hotel
Brunswick and upon being refused
liquor he attacked the proprietor.
Charles II. Allen, with a knife, stab
Ding him in five places. Stewart was
arraigned in the police court, in the
evening. charged with assault with in
tent to kill. He pleaded not guilty and
owing to the non-arrival of his coun-
sci, John Kival of Dover, the hearing
was postponed until Thursday at 10
A. NJ. Allen, the victim of the assault.
IS still in very serious condition.