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AUCTION SALES.
BY F. o. BAILEY & co., Auotioneers.

One and One H alf Story Cottage House and
Stable 100 fresumpscot ST., East Deer
ing, at Auction.
We shall sell at auction on Wednesday, Octo-
Der IL, at O'Clock p. m, to be removed within
80 days, the one and one-half story cottage house.
ell and stable, No.1O9 Presumpscot street form
erly occupied by John M. Irving, East Deer
ing.
out has seven finished rooms besides hall
The stable is about 25x20, Is clapboarded and
painted and in good condition. There are
many available lots for sale within short dis
lance of this house and stable onto which these
buildings could he removed at very small
expense.
For further particulars inquire of the auction
GERS, or of Clarence A. Hight, 80 Exchange
street. oct6dtd
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EXCHANGE DISPATCHES

Ar at London 18th. steamer Assyrian, from
Montreal
Ar at London 11th steamer Devona. Montreal
Ar at Liverpool. 10th. steamers Nuinidian. I'm
Montreal; 18th, Dominion, do.
Ar at Buenos Ayres Sept IL, barque Benz
Hunt, Jr. Harding Boston.
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STEAMERS.
CHANGE OF TIME.

On and otter September rs, STEAMER
PHANTOM will leave Portland Pier
For Falmouth, Cousins, Chebeague. Bustin's
Island So, Freeport and Porter STANDING at Q
Returning leaye Porter's Landing at TOO a.
M. SO, Freeport at tbs a. M, BuStlns Island
at 7.3O a. NJ, Chebeague at a. M, Faimouth at
$50 a. m.
sep2sdf BIN. SEABURY, Manager.
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Portland, Mt. Desert and Machlas Stht ca
Str. "FraNk JONES'"

Beginning Friday. July Goth. 1885, will leave
Portland Tuesdays and Fridays at HOO p m.
on arrival Of train leaving Boston at p m, for
Roekland Bar Harbor Machiasport and inter-
mediate landings. Returning leave Machias-
port on Mondays and Thurs lays at a. m, ar
irving in Portland about % p. IN.
Passenger and freight rae' The lowest, SER
vice the best GEO. r. EvA No,
mar15dtf General manager.
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Portland & Boothbay Steamboat Co

summe r Arrangements-On and After
june 18th, 1898.
GOING WEST.
CTR. ENTERPRISE leaves East Boothbay
y for Portland Mondays at IT'S a. M, touch
ing at So. Bristol ana Roothbay Harbor
Wednesday, leave Damariscolta az a. m. ior
Portland, touching at ABOVE landings.
Friday, leave Pemaquid for Portland at . a.
m, touching at above landings except Damarls-
Gotta.
GOING EAST.
Tuesdays and Saturdays, leave Portland at
a. m. for Damariscotta, touching BootnDay
Harbor, So. Bristol and East BOOthbay.
Thursdays leave Portland at a. m. Tor rem.
aquid, touching at above landings except
DamariScOtta.
On Saturday will return from Damariscotta
to East Boothbay.
sep20dtf ALFRED RACE. Manager.
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European Markess.
(By telegraph
LONDON. Oct IL, 1ass.-censols closed ut
1921 for money aad O9 7.l6 for account
1LfVERPOOL, Oct. II, 1S9s-Cotton market
49, lower.
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International Steamship Co.

Eastpor, Lubsc CaiaIs, ST. kw. N. B.. Halifax. MS.
and all parts of New Bruins wick. Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton. The
NIB
Summer Arrangement.
On and after Monday. May 9th. steamer
will leave Portland on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays at $50 p. N.
Returning leave StJohn and Eastport same
days.
Through tickets issued and baggage checked
to destination. gY-Freight received up to 400
D. m. Z,
For Tickets and Sraterooms apply at the
for r. other Information at Company's ofnsa
Railroad Wharf. foot of State street
J.B. COYLE. Gen. Man
mar1sdtf H.P.C. HERsEY Agent
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Portland & RumfOrd Falls R'y.

In Effect Oct. 8, IS9S.
DEPARTURES
$50 A. M. and Ito P NJ From Union Station
for Poland, Mechanic Falls. Buckfeld. Can
ton, Dixneld and Runford Falls.
$50 a. n. LILO and 5.i5 u. N. From Union
Station for Mechanic Falls and intermediate
stations.
Connections at Rumford Falls for all points
on the R. F. & R. L. r. r. including Bemis and
the Rangeley Lakes.
r. C. BRADFORD. Traffic Manager,
Portland. Maine.
E. L. LOVEJOY, superintendent
1elS dtf Rumford Falls. Maine.
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Retail SsrOcors' sugar Rates.
Portland market-cut loaf z; oonfetioners
g: pglysrlsed 60; powered, &C.; granuiateu
51s colfee crushed DC; yellow AZ.
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FROM ORR CORRESPONDENTS.

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS
SULLIVAN, Oct 8-Ar. schs Dona Z Blggs,
Elliot i Dow, Pinkham. Portland: j Nlckersoh,
Littlejohn. do. John Bracewell, Benson, Saco;
Willie Maxwell, Colt, Boston.
Oct a-Ar, sch Lucy Belle. Martin, Boston. II,
Sid, schs Chrome, Tinker. Rondout; Geo w
Collins, Grant. Boston.
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Sept lin port, sen
Loella. AIMEE. Bangor for Boston; Mary Louisa,
Bangor for do; Annie Stuart. do for 90; Lewis
lett, Miller, Bar Harbor for do Mansur Cakes.
Garnett, Machias tor Boston; Seth Nyman,
Rich, Rocklauu for Portland Anna Pendlebon.
of sIsands; Cinderella Round Pond for Port
land: Lillian, Sowest Harbor for DO,
ROCKPORT, Oct. liar, sch Ramona, from
Gloucester for Banks.
Sid 10th. sch Nigar, Adams, for Damariscotta
and Boston.
ROCKPORT, Oct liar, schs Robert Byron.
Hart, Boston; Ethel Merriam, Newman, do;
Maggie Miller, st John, NIB.
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CASCO BAY STEAMBOAT co.
Custom House Wharf, Portland, Me.
WEEK DAY TIME TABLE.
Commencing M onday, Sept. 26, 1898.

For Fore It City Landing, Peaks Island, $780,
ITO, 8, 1890 A. NJ, 2.15, APO. 615 P. M.
For Trefethen's Ola, ding. Peaks Island,
Little and Great Diamond Islands, at $50
$40, 500 1920 A. NJ, 2.l5. 4,29, 615 P. M.
For Ponce's Landing, Long Island, 800. 1880
A. NJ. 2.15 P. NJ.
For Gushing's Island, 7.15, 1880 A. M 4.4o
p. NJ
RETURN
Leave Forest City Landing. $40, 7.35. 9.15.
11.45, A. NJ, $50. 800, 6.25 P. M.
Leave Irefethen's, 600 TO 900, 11.30, A. NJ.
3.15, 4.45, 6.45 P. NJ.
Leave Lift g Diamond. 6.1o. 7.3o, $40, 11.4o A..
NJ, 1926. A.35, 6.35 P. NJ
Leave Great Dia mond, COS, Z25, 800. 11.85 A.
NJ, 3.20. 4.40, 6.40 p. NJ.
Leave POnce's Landing, Long Island, S45,
Ills a. M, 800 p. m.
Leave Cushipg's Island, 725. 11.50 A. NJ, sos
P. NJ.
SUNDAY lIliE TABLE.
For Forest City and Trefethen's Landing.
Peaks Island, Little and Great Diamond
Island, 900, 1880 A. NJ, 2.15. 4.20 p. NJ.
For Ponce's Landing, Long Is and, 1870 A.
NJ, 2.15, 400 P. NJ.
For Cushing's island, 1890 A. NJ, APO P. NJ.
C. W. I. COOLING. General Manager.
sept23 DIFF
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Exports.
FreIghts.

Glasson Dock. Steamer Ardancooah-240,-
o0O fl deals T90.sl6 spoolwood.
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- S m Ida G Southrd, Blake. Baltimore-coal
% sen =, Ghas Davenport. Pinkham, Norfolk-coai
- Sc aa Golden Sheaf, Chandler, Hoboken-coal
Sch Geu Scott. johnson. Calais for Boston.
pen Alaska, SWEET. Boston. NJ,
gen Adeline. (Br) New York for 81 john; NJ e.
po Scn olivia. tBr) Lunn, Bear hiVef' NO. iol
Sehs Flora Nickerson. Lila Fernald HATTIE
l, Irask. Eva s. Mildred, Alice M parsons. Ella
fishing
Tug Paola Boston, to return with barge Win
throp.
Cleared.
Steamship Horatio fall, Bragg, New York
+ Lscomb.
Steamer Salacia, Oliver. Bangor via Camden
and Bucksport-C r Lewis.
Steamer Enterprise, Race. South Bristot anu
boothbay-Alfred Race.
Sch Herald. Veazie. Belfast-Doten cram !. 70 y,
Sch Ida Hudson, Bishop, Calais-Doten Grain
Company.
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Continued from first page

driven wells in the section about Fast Hampton
Is that af;or reaching a depth CT few feet they
pass through a stratum Of clay or ciayey loan.
Under that lies a coarse sand-someii.nes 50 coarse
as 10 be termed gravel Still lower. another
stratum of clay. of greater consistency and thick
ness commonly than the first one. 4 driven well
should porforate the first clay. but not the second
because unless it goes below the first there IS risk
Of water contamination from the immediate sur
face In the coarse sand OVERLAPPING the second
clay Is the water which has entered through
faults in the surface clay at scr,e distance. com.
monty from the well, and has become purified IL
you go below the second clay a driven well will
not answer Only art's.an well can 90 so deep
as Will then be Beedful. IL the chances should
favor dependence upon artesiau wells instead
where are they? Troops are already their way.
Where is the water they must have"
With the reported lack o: adequate water
supply at Mon.auk Point It may be necessar,, 10
follow the example OF some OF the slower-eoing
ocean steamers and fit OUT plant for the disti!Ia.
ton of water Tha, this il perfectly practical
has been shown by the experience of the steamers
using the disting apparatus Fog number OF
years 1t has been customary fit out all OF the
better class OF tenday boats crossing the Atlantic
with a complete dsllling apparatus in addition 70
the supply of fresh water from the port from which
the steamer sails These fistilIng plants have
heen so successful that even some Of the faster
vessels are now equipped with them for use in a
case OF emergency
The prospectus Of one OF the new large steamers,
in the part describing the WITHDRAWING capacity
of the vessel says: The drinkng water Is carried
in tanks Of 30 cubic metres capacity from which
the water Is conveyed 10 al paris Of the snip BE.
sides this the steamer i provided with a disiiing
apparatus CAPABLE Of delivering eighteen thousand
Hires Of drinking water IN tWeniy-four hours. ~
The distiling plant has worked successfully on this
vessel and, while the water may not BE- a pdlata-
HE as that from a spring. II is II properly cooled,
almost as good as II not equal 10. the water used
In this city. -. -
Government are being fitted out with dstilllng APP
paratus and were designed To turn salt " iter mo
fresh FOR the use Of the feet off Cuba In an ener-
gencv these could be- anchored of Montauk Point
and supply the temporary demand Tor tresh wafer
nm ~ a5naratus could be fitted up Al the camp ~
the supply of salt water Is unlimited the quantity
of distilled water which could be obtained ~ ins
erected
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THE TYPHOID EPIDEMIC.

sIrRCFON-GENERAL STERNBERG MAXIM"
EFFORTS TO CHECK THE DISEASE.
Washington. Aug. S.-The epidemic OF typhoiu
foyer which prevails In SO many Oh 'r'e E''""'
CANINE ia giving the war Department great
daol NJ concern. and steps are being TAKEN ~
check the fever and prevent further sprea' -
the disease. . .
Surgeon General Sternberg to-day iSsueu
circular calling attention to a former clrcu'a'
,,,od hy tho Medical Department on Ap'h -
The former circular was deVo'en W
r,andations for the health Of the troops anu
INFINITELY ponted out what to avoid anu "o'
camps should be conducted from sdn''i'
no,nt of view together with suGses'ioi.' 40
tho food and clothing OF the soldiers IL 10 III"
or,r,on ~ the Surgeon General that THESE con-
,,,, hove NOT been carried out. and IN MS
circular to-day he says:
Tho extensive prevalence OF typholu lesI, -.
camns Of instruction indicates that the shi', go
recommenda lions made In inns CIR e, NC $50
-. Laan corriod out II medical officels nave
~, >, rako tho proper recommendations as
i.,Sa.ea tbo ra.nonsibility rests with them. II
,he recommendations have been tIlaue anu ~
ac,sd unon nv those having authority III tn S
or,o,s camns the responsibility Is not WIN
~ rnedical department but these recommends
lions should lie repeated. ana cn!IHlai'u .
officers be urged to move thelr camps az
o,,a,, intervals and to maintain n strict sanitary
police
General Sternberg hopes to nave more 'd'''
able reports and to hear soon that the epluein'c
OF typhoid has been checked
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TIE NAVY NEEDS 10 MORE MEN.

Washington. Aug. (SpeciaD.-A general order
mas been Issued from the Navy Department and
teegraphed TO recruiting stations disseminating ali
enlistments until further orders This is due 10
the confidence OF the naval authorities that the &C.
tivity OF operations afoat will be practically sus-
pended In short time. and instead OF an increas ed
force being required. wholesale discharges VIII fol-
low The reports Of recruiting officers show that
on SATURDAY last sn enlisted men were board
receivins-ships awaiting active duty upon yes-
sells In commission. and In addition 500 men
are attached to the auxiliary nava! force ana
could be readily used in OF an emergency
Under the circumstances, 1t Will be possible to
begin the discharge OF volunteer naval mitlamen
Within a day or two after an armstice Is declared
their places being taken promptly by the surplus
men from the receiving ships.
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QUARANTINE REGULATIONS EVADED.
cuBANs LAND FROM THE wANpERER AT TAMPA
VESSEL UNDER GUARD.


Tampa Fla Aug. (SpeciaD-The Wanderer
arrived in port to-day from her last expedition for
the benefit of General Gomez. The boat reports
mos, interesting trip and lively brush with the
Spanish soldiers near Havana. They made an
effort to land about sixty miles east of Havana.
and were repused by the Spaniards. severe!
Cubans being wounded In the fight. The expedition
was in charge of Lieutenant Heard. Of the Sd Ari-
lery. and he had small force Of American soldiers
with him.
After the first repuise they went further to the
east and landed a part OF the cargo. which was
taken away By the Cubans as they retired before
another attack of the Spaniafds. The boat then
went around the western coast OF the island and
landed the remainder OF the supplies at Punta
Padre without incident. Then they returned TO
Key West but were not allowed 10 land, and the
Secretary OF War was asked for instructions.
He ordered the boat 10 Port Tampa. and she ar
rived this morning She only stopped hour at
quarantine. and did not receive permission to come
up but did so anyhow. The Treasury officials at
the port tried 20 stop the landing. but all the
CIbans on board got ashore although the Ameri-
cans were stopped There are some lively messages
being exchanged between the War Department and
the Treasury officials tonight. and IN the mean
time the boat is in mdstream and closely guarded.
She may yet be sent back 10 quarantine.
The 5th Cavalry were Informed TINS morning that
they might make themselves at home here. as they
were to remain until October when they would be
10 place where they would be comfortable for the
remainder OF the summer. The transport Chnton
will sail to-mor morning for Santiago with sup
plies and a heavy mail The Santiago ana the Rta
are In port and are coang. They are to load at
once Tor Porto Rico but viii go until the
end OF the week.
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UOBSON VISITS CERVERA.

ANNAPOLIS Aur. S-Leutenant r.. p Hobson
rived this morning from Washington. spent three
hours here and started again for Washington at
l2lo Lieutenant Hobson took carriage on his
arrival and went directly 10 call on Admiral NJ
Nair the superintendent OF the Academy. After "a
few minutes he went over to see Admiral Cervera.
who is occupying a house in the same row with
that Of the superintendent. Here he and the Span
ish prisoners exchanged "reminiscences OF their for
mer meeting when Hobson rescued from the
waters Of Santiago harbor by the Admiral Lieu
tenant Hobson afterward called on Command er
Edwin White and other officers a crowd OF people
gathered al the station 10 see him on and he went
through the usual routine OF hsnGshaking and re-
turning thanks for congratulations.
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HAWAIIAN CONFESSION on ITS WAY.
THE MEMBERS ARRIVE AT SAN FRANCISCO And
SAIL. THENCE TOMORROW.

THE MEMBERS ARRIVE AT SAN FRANCISCO AND
SAIL. THE%cE TOMORROW.
San Francisco. Aug. S.-The Hawaiian commits
sioners Senators Culiom and Morgan and Repre-
sentative HIT have arrived in this city ana
will take passage for Honolulu on the Marlposa
sailing on Wednesday, The party which en-
braces several members OF the commissioners
families. and their secretaries and clerks. was
heartily welcomed all along the route
At Auburn and Sacramento stops were made
and gifts ~ California fruits and flowers re-
ccved At the latter place the Commissioners
made brief speeches from the rear platform on
the train Their arrival here was too late for
any demonstration. but before departing they
will be entertained by the Chamber OF Com
merce and the Union League club
Senator Morgan said that the settlement or
white families on the island would work out
the labor problem there. The japanese con-
tract laborers might be sent back home al the
eypiration OF their terms or service, put eA-
listing contracts must be respected
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YALE MEN EAGER TO START.
CHANGES IN COMMAND OF BATTERY Aeon
NEcTIcuT VOLUNTEERS EXPECTED


Camp Haven Mantle Conn, Aug tSpeciaD. -
Battery A. Light Artillery. awaiting orders from
General Wade TO proceed to Porto Rico. engages
the present interest of visitors to this camp. Every
man In the battery Is alert ana eager Tor the eN-
pected order. particularly the ale men, who COM
prise more than onethird OF the command. I'm
portant changes In the differing OF the command
are expected Captain Barlow : Honce has been
in ll-heath nearly all the time since coming to
camp, and It Is now stated ucon good authority
that he will resign the command OF the battery.
In this event II is said that Herbert Weston. OF
Beatrice Neb. the junior hrst lieutenant. will be
commissioned captain BY Governor Cooke and take
command. and that Sergeant Valentine Chappell.
he promoted to second lieutenant. Lieutenant
Weston has commando the battery in the absence
OF Captain HonCe from time to time. and Is con-
command though he is only twenty-five years OF
age lie Is graduate OF Michigan military
school and OF the Sheffield Scientific School at
Yale.
A temperature OF % degrees to-day has made
drilling onerous labor. but no serious cases OF heat
prostration are reoorted The 81 Regiment has
drilled by bataons and the regular company
drills have taken place. Colonel Tyler. =
at his home In New-London for two weeks suffer
ms from malaria. - now In good health. and gives
his personal attcl.. ion to the regiment, which Is
rapidly developing fine form.
Battery X men are delighted with the signal In
structions begun yesterday. The men who are de-
tailed 20 90 to Sack Point and Pleasure Beach to
man the signal stations daily the envy Of tho
battery. Each day new detail Is sent out
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SHAFTER DEFENDS HIS COURSE.
DENIES BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CON-
DITION or THE SENECA AND
THE CONCHO

WASHINGTON, Aug. S-General Shafter. In
report to the War Department. emphaticaly
denies that he is responsible for the inadequate
provision made for the sick and wounded
brought from Santiago 10 the United states on
the Seneca and the Concho Everything posi-
BILE. he says was sent with the sick and wound
ed The matter OF shortage II water, he says
Is inexcusable He concludes his report as io''
lows:
There is no excuse fer lack Of food. as there
has at all times been plenty Of that nave ~
doubt that many more were put on the sn t
than should have been because OF the stsis ,,aw
sire to get home. they had the fear OF ye..vs,
fever and were almost wholly without hosf''''
accommodation. liking
The sick and wounded had only the cio,nnsss
on that they wore into battle. ana "' Gu,
that was ragged and worn cut by the ui'e I'm
reached home. There was none 10 issue u ,",h
at tie time they left, and ther own eN'i' Non
inE they could not get at There mas new. Itsd
a case OF suffering here that could De REM -
by the means at hand that was not attenosu ,, ~,
The surgeons have worked well as any III
that ever lived, ard their compla,,im,, na'
universal Of lack of means ana 'e'hl''es ,o,,d
I do not COMPLAIN of this. f,r no On, 49,, 7
have foreseen all that would he reduie"' LA
will not quietly submit to having ne on n,',ss
ME for the lack Of these hospltal la'" ~
General Shafter speaks in hgh terms %
Lagarde. and says that he has worked w" -.
the most Instantaneous c.rcums'a
From the day the forces .ef, Tampa UNI"
present time he says that there nave W..
been sufficient medical attendants or h'eu. ..
for the daily wants Of the command 80
times since reaching Cuba has the coih'na.e
been almost entirely without mediehes. .a,.
statement he SAYS. is made to him by the meu'
cal directors and on one occasion" M. ,r,
gested taking medicines away from the o'""'
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no, accustomed TO command men and enforce
obedience.
RED CROSS CRITICISED.
With regard to the Red Cross. II would seem
as IL the lofty purposes OF this organization
were on the Santiago expedition. subverted TO IN
dtviduaI interests While at Tampa the Red cross
ship State of Texas formally placed undef inc
control OF the chief surgeon Firth corps oy ~
Egan the representative OF the society. he acting
under telegraphic instructions to that erect O
mel Pope accepted this offer and directed tnat ''V
State of Texas accompany the expedition OF Zen
eral Shafter TO Its destination Although this otue
was fully understood by DR.. Esan. the state OK
Texas did not accompany the expedition nor Gu
I, arrive nj Slboney until the forces had oeeh
landed a battle fought and our hospital es'ao-
lshed and In working order The first oners OF ana
made by this society dealt largely in generalties
and manifested reluctance TO subordinate inc or
canizatIon 10 the medical department. 100 'Hue'I
nraise cannot be given the individual eHoIls oi
Dr Lesser and the Red Cross nurses. TnelT "otN
was untirng and unselfish and the assistance REM
dered by them of great value
In conclusion il Is desired to emphasize the iac'
th,t the Iamentable conditions prevailing IN the
oruv before Santiago were due TO the military
necessity which threw troops on saore aho away
from the possibility Of supply without n'enci'e''
Instruments. dressings or hospital stores OF any
Kind Very respectfully. your obedleht servant
EDWARD l.. MUNSON,
Captain and Assistant Surgeon commanding re
serve Ambulance Corps
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MARINE CORPS COMMENDED.

crNTFNNIAI. ANNIvERsARY OF A USEFUL ARM
OF THE GOVERNMENT
vcoar,nq,on Aug s-secretary Long July 30
teamed the following order commencing the Marine
Corps:
on the nth day OF the present month the United
states Marine Corps, which has been part OF the
esrshIishn1ent OF the Government for 1923 years.
completed the Tooth year OF its existence rs a
corps. During this period the many occasions on
distinguished conduct in conflict with the enemy.
md the numerous other instances In which It's
duties have been performed In such manner as
10 bring 1t prominently into notice. have served TO
impress upon the public. and especially upon the
naval service the great worth OF the corps This
order is issued In recognition Of the centennial an
niyersarv OF this important and useful arm OF the
Government, which. occurring az II does In the
midst o. the war with Spain. and at a time when
the Marine Corps has added glory Its al
ready gallant record. affords the Department an
added pleasure IN announcing this anniversary 10
ha