Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-14

the lead for the simple reason that
they are the guard Of the commanding
general. On the entrance to Havana
the MAINE men will lead the army. ac-
cording to the military usage. 1t
would be indeed strange if the prophecy
OF captain Hume, that the Maine bat
TALON would be the one to hoist the
flag over Havana, should turn out to
be true.
Inough General Richards has re-
celved nosoflicial notice from the COM
mand that they have received the APP
polntment, he thinks it very probable,
and assigns the reason why he has not
been informed to the idea that it is for
the present. perhaps, only temporary.
IN acknowledging receipt of copy
OF the regulations for the National
Guard of the State of Maine. Assistant
Adjutant General Crawford, of the
Colorado National Guard, makes the
following pleasing comments:
After looking the regulations care
FULLY through, l desire to say that 1
think it is the most complete and COM
prehensive publication of the kind
which it has been the pleasure of this
once to receive. The many useful
suggestions on making camp. health,
etc will ho of hA -.
both new and old members of the Ma
tional Guard of Maine or any other
state. l am pleased to acknowledge
my appreciation (and the appreciation
OF all officers of the National Guard of
Colorado who have had a chance to
examine the work) of the way in
which the regulations of Maine were
gotten up and of the fund of useful
and invaluable information contained
in the book
The regulations referred to were
prepared by Adjutant General Rich
ards and Captain Morton last winter.
and after approval by board consist
ing of Inspector General Newcomb.
Colonies Kendall and Philbrook, and
Captains Baker and Hume, they were
adopted by the governor, who had or
dered their preparation.
It will be a long session of the Gov
ernor and Council at their next meet
ing, which will occur, Tuesday after
noon, Nov. 20, and the feelings of these
gentlemen will be appealed to in every
way that it is possible for pardon
lawyer to work 1t will be SO soon af-
ter Thanksgiving that all of the hon.
orable gentlemen should be feeling es-
pecially thankful and consequently
tender-hearted and full of charity for
all.
The most important business of the
meeting will of course. be the settling
of the election returns. If there is a
hearing upon the Orono class election
for representative, this will occupy
much time.
No less than five petitions for pardon
have been filed at the secretary of
States Office and hearings are ordered
for that meeting. OF course it is proba-
BILE that some of them will be postponed,
as is always the case, but there is sure
to be two or three.
of n G tho nofitinr nf q How
ard Perkes, which has been assigned a
hearing for several meetings past, and
postponed on account of the in
ability of the counsel, A. D. McFaul of
Machias, to be present. 1t is rumored
that there will be a hearing upon the
petition at this meeting.
At the September meeting the SEN
tence of George H. Campbell of life
for the assault and rob-
berry upon the person of Moses Frost of
Winthrop, was committed to 10 years
from the date of his confinement, so
that he will be at liberty, Dec. 81, 1898.
Now the man who was,a partner in the
crime, Charles A. Sawyer, comes for
ward and asks that he be treated-in a
similar manner. Sawyer says his real
name is Harry A. Austin. Campbell
was pardoned mainly on the statement
of Judge Whitehouse, who said that
had the laws given him the discretion
airy power, as they now do, he would
have given the man only 10 years.
John Melvin Thomas of Chelsea,
Mass, who was sentenced at the Au-
gust term of the Penobscot supreme
court, for four years, for forgery, asks
that a pardon be granted him.
Edwin A. Chase, who is serving life
sentence for murder in the second de-