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

der for $1o0. 900 worth of smaller sized
shells, known in trade circles as common
sizes. was given to the | nltcd ProJcclilc
Company of Brooklyn.
The promise Of il contract for proiec-
tiles amounting 10 over $lU0.000 to the
Carpenter Steel Works at Reading. Pa.
kept the entire plant in unusual activity.
Sunday. Work was pushed all along the
line on projectiles in the main plant on
the erection Of the three new buildings
begun and in getting the Diamond steel
Works (Which have been leased INTO
running order. MaSonS, carpenters. ma
chinistS steel meltterS and makers and a
score OF other classes Of workmeI were
on duty and in two weeks the company
present capacity ana will probably en-
Dloy 100 men. More shipments viii be
made Monday. by order of government
officials.
A company has been organized at Do
YER. Tenn. for the purpose Of meeting the
Snanish The roster contains about 80
names of veterans whose ages range from
% to % years The Hon. J. w. Rice. cap
tain-clect Saturday: received the follow
ing letter from Gov. Taylor: Your letter
Of recent date rendering to the state Of
Tennessee company Of cctoBenarianS
from Stewart county received. ] beg to
thank YOU in the name of Tennessee for
this patriotic offer and TO accept same in
the spirit in which ii was rendered. Spain
shall be notified at once and then If war
comes let her take the consequences. our
ambulance and hospital stores have been
ordered doubled
President Mckinley has al his disposal
and subject to his immediate orders
fleet of vessels which would b" Of great
value In The event Of war. Tines" ar" n"
vessels Of tho revenue cutter service.
some Of them were built with the special
cnd IN view Of being used as auxiliary
naval vessels in tim" OF war. and are
fully as efficient rs the naval gunbOdts Of
the same size. Others are not 50 we'll
suited for naval purposes, hut aIl have
officers and crews with military organ
i2ation and subject 70 military discipline.
and an could be used adVautageouslE for
war purposes Three Of the ncW cutters
are now ready for service. ANA two more
could be finished In a month II Work
should bc pushed on them.
The men on the life-4aving stations on
the Long Island ana New jersey coasts
heard Saturday. that IN The event OF war
between spain ana th- iuitod States they
might u, called upon to 90 other duty
thln that ot sHrfmen. pa' IF 'hr cap
taia4 ot "a station Stalks thut thr men are
r.,t arutn;,hi, to service u fhc navy.
Most Of them are ash,rmeu. and an arr
good hands al launching h boat through
the breakers Tb'Y arr under the JuTiS-
diritiUu Of the treasury departing mt and
cannot ~ impressed tntn serVir" iu th"
LalH. against th.;r inclination, Thcy ar"
employed hke ANY esther W"rkmcn of thu
government and mAv resign when they
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upcu thv ufeahdiG "ul "i WtI. MAJ. 'i'h.
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,., = , li1,. +, ,flifion f. his ,ltltf.-
as commanding general .f the army. viii
assume Also Cen. Merritt $ Nht"r I'D lh' I
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III sending dispatches ~ ta.o army posts
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ats" ordered an increase of wrrk az WI
"rdnn'" "Stabii~ hr'nis. aIm"i',~ ana
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H. many ,xtra employees III can possibly
d. utilized. Contractors haVe been adj
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