Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-13

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AcLEANER AND PoLisAER
THAT CONTAINS NO ACID TO coRRooE.
All Grocers.
paragraph X. General Orders No, s,
current series, will be completed after
the return of the organizations to their
proper stations, and forwarded to this
ONCE Tor payment. The utmost care
VIII be taken to see that these rolls are
correct and complete in every particu-
lar, otherwise delay will ensue in pay
ment
IN. The commissary general will re-
turn to his proper station on Saturday.
First Lieutenant Harry h. Corthell,
I'd Infantry, will continue on duty at
camp Powers until further orders. The
quartermaster and quartermaster ser
Geant of the ID Infantry Will remain at
Camp Powers until Tuesday, May Il.
BY order of the Commander in Chief
JOHN r. RICHARDS,
Adjutant General.
General Richards received a letter,
Thursday, from Secretary Long of the
monitor Montauk, and herewith is the
letter in full:
Navy Department.,
Washington, May 10. 1898
Sir: The department is in receipt of
your letter of May I, regarding the
manning OF the mentor Montauk up
on her arrival at Portland.
The Montauk. now on her way to
Portland, is under the command of
Lieutenant l.. l.. Reamy. U. S. n. and
is otlicered and manned by the naval
militia of New Jersey Upon her ar
rival at Portland it is the intention of
the department To replace her present
officers and men by appointments and
enlistments from the volunteers of
Portland and vicinity. The men will
he enlisted in the navy, and the Off
GERS VIII receive acting appointments.
1t will be necessary that the volunteer
officers and men are fitted for the du-
ties that they will be called upon to
perform. The provisional organization
of naval militia at Portland will be
given an opportunity for volunteering
for THIS service, and Lieutenant Reamy
has been directed to confer with them
and with you in reference to this mat
ter. Very respectfully,
tS:gncD JOHN u. LONG,
Secretary.
The Adjutant General of Maine, Au-
gusta. Maine.
1t is practically settled that Compan-
les i and y of Lewiston. of the %, will
furnish the men for the heavy battery
of artillery. The examinations of the
men resulted in the rejection of a very
small ner cent. of the two companies
and as the battery must have 80 men
the officers viii look to their native city
to furnish them. They had 124 men,
Thursday night.
The officers of the battery win be
Captains Crockett and Paul. and First
Lieutenants Kelleher and Garcclon.
Just how they will be ranked no one
knows as the appointments have not
yet been made.
Colonel George A. Philbrook of the
ID left the camp. Thursday morning,
in carriage and drove to his home on
State street, in company with General
II. NJ. Sprague of Auburn. On reach
ing home he went at once to bed, and
had physician called.
During Col. Philbrook's absence, the
affairs in the ID, are being ably con
Quoted by Major Alonzo York.
There was fierce wind blowing all
day across the field, and these whose
hats were not a perfect fit, were kept
attending to their head
gear. Hats We're in the air at all times.
and it was no uncommon sight to sec
a half a dozen men chasing their hats
along the ground, and making great
efforts to capture them.
During the drills it was a common
sight to see some dignified soldier make
a sudden lunge for his hat, dropping
his musket from whatever position his
captain may have ordered it. During
a scrimmagc at one time in the after
noon, the air was full of hats and the
owners had to search about the grounds
later for them.
With the square tents, the wind
Whistled about with such force that
some We're badly torn. The flags SUI
fercd also, especially the reginental
flags that are made of silk and painted.
The 1st Regiments flag, though
furled was badly torn.
1t was by no means an ideal May
day.
About the breeziest place i'll the
camp, was the platform on the top OF
the mess house of the ambulance and
signal corps, built by the signal corps,