Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-14
Spanish War Notes.

Several coal companies At St Louis
Mo, are bidding on lujW@ tong Of coal
which the government wishes delivered
ut Mobile. Ala. within 60 days.
\ special to the Star OF Kansas city
Mo. Says that oiiht h.ttalionS departed
from Junction Ciy IN special Union
Pacific train at f. NJ Saturday
\ special dispatch from Rome says
agents of tn" 'nlted States navy depart
mrnt have BEEN visiting thc shipyardS AT
Genoa and lrghoru IL buy Warships. but
HAY" found none available,
The Ena Powder 90. at Miller station
Ind. has received an order for lo1 tons
Of powder and 2oO tons OF dynamite cart
ridges from IN" war department. The
works will be run day and night
Lieutenant Commander T, $; Phelps
has been ordered To duty at the navy
yard at Mari Island. Pay Director +. &.
crosby has been detached from duty on
the board Of inspection ana survey and
assigned To duty as general Inspector Of
the pay corps.
In the event Of war between the United
States and Spain. one of the regiments in
the service of Uncle Sam may be com
posed of Chippewa Indians. A canvass
OF the Chippewas in the Lake Superior
region is said to show that fully 1000, all
young men, are ready to enlist
The Staples Coal Co of Taunton. has
received requests from the United States
government asking for the selling price
of the TWO large and powerful ocean
5,.'',7 Lee ~ AZ
purchase eight coal barges belonging to
the company, which are now being built
at Bath. Me
According to Capt. Greenmeyer of the
steamship Castillo, from New orleans to
Hamburg. which is now coaling at New
port News. Va. there is Il net work OF
mines in Havana harbor. Three years
aeo he says. his vessel was about to
steam into the harbor when he was sig
haleu not 70 enter. pilot entered the
SNIP anu eApidlileu that thSlhetrs Were
painting mines, anu tnat II Wouil pt
toi nm 80 Val 91.ri"i irour
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~ = postiiNtlN dHIouilCtu tildl lhe SdCHt
Niuet'e' Ihe property OF NJ =. l.. boruen
OF NJ" 1oik tl'H ana ran itiN'r' Wllch
Is oNe'hduilhS az felth AmpoN. VIII go
INTO commission AT once: 10 DE leased by
the government Ak a dlspat"h BOAT De
tween i\eN west ana blN loFtuSdS. ne
Each' speed Is ABOUT ~ khois' ne M
formation was gwen OUT nN Lee hothp-
~ p,it ~ nnii = ~ t,.t
tha V;dnt,n ,yintnrod IN VINE ebo IL
nov o,.nrbonlin., N ''N -
Patrlck ford an ex-member or the
1iiidhd. Ntp.. cry council Nlslted COY
alui'" n ~ 49, iIt pa u4i iol nas
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wv wv " ny 4haiIe uisasts,: ; 9"lIs
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Ia All maia his Wv ia Rnstnn N' nniisted
IN tI,n nn,'W ,n'inr an .,asn1ne5 ,,,,na M
was assiened to me Maine some months
AGO a letter from hin, 10 his narp,ts
details his experIence in the wreck in
which he was wounded Letters from
other sources tend to confirm his story.
Gov. ilolcomh has not indicated what
his course Will be.
Everything is astir NJ the navy ward at
vallejo cal Hundreds OF workmen have
baen aided ia tho usuai force tn rush
the ,rnrk az nrannr,nw Ms Chorie.tnn
phil,Io,nhi1 uartfnrG pe,s,nnia ~
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