Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-04-12
Echoes OF the Presidents MESSAGE.

1t is believed that the 18th Infantry
stationed at Fort Ni"babra. N.b is un-
der orders TO bc ready t. leave by Tues
day morning. Most of the comp. mics
have their dress uniforms. ETC.. pack,u
and are i'll shape for Immediate service
A lighter from Boston with 50. 600 If
hard pine lumber for the fortitications
at Fort Popham. rriled at the mouth Il
of the river. sunday. 1t is expected
the work Of mounting the suns and
throwing up breastWot{s VIII be start
cd, Wednesday morning Bath Time.
Memorial services at Red oak. Iowa. I'm
tribute to Assistant Engineer Darwin T..
Merritt Of the hattleship Maine. post
poned from an carrier date in hope - 'it.
bo1S being found aud sent home Xor,
held, Sunday afternoon. IN the aruory
Addresses We're made by Rev g. r. Molil-
ton. :. {. Mcpherson. Chipf Justice
Dcemcr. ot thc supreme court. ana e. f.
Richards, and appropriate resolutions
were read.
The orulsrr Charleston is nearly ready
10 ic.>e the lock III Marr Island navy
yard. Saturday. tn, Pensacola was
placed IN commission Win Captain
Henry Glass III ,ommaud. Tho reason
for placing tn" ship IN commission "a this
tim" is hat Sh'- is 10 bc used as quarters
for 4 large detachment Of marines Sine
the earthquake wrecked the dwellings at
Mare Stand. captain Glass and several
'i' - i3't A''4i tN Iil- on Wv ifIiS,tt 9th
Work on the Philadelphia Is heiuG hur-
ried aS much as possible. All he officers
Of the Alhatross haV. been detached She
probably vii. go out of commission.
A delegation Of 1t dozen Indians from
the oneida reservation il at ApiI.top
MIS-. "ndraYoring la make arrangements
for the enlistment OF a number Of Indians
IN case Of war "ith Spain. They wer"
disappointed IN not being able to find
anyone with authority to enlist them at
once. a company of 1l"0 and possibly two
companies could be- raised on the rescr-
walton in few hours. They think that if
they prove their worth in war against
Spain they could be made citizens and
show that they were competent 10 man
ag" their own afairs, The oneidAs are
as Il ful" prosperous farmers. The war
spirit is said to he high on The reStrVa-
ton
General Shaftner. commanding the de-
partment az California. has decided To
recommend the Immediate erection Of Il
battery and the Stationing Of garrison
at Santa Cruz. either of regulars or Ma
uonal GuardSmen. This precautionary
measure Is Deemed advisable owing To the
fact that the powder plant near that town
will otherwise be without protection
against the enemy. The l2-inch breech-
loading rifle recently arrived from the
East will he moved to the Preside a
once and the work Of mounting ii on the
disappearing carriage viii be pushed as
rapidly as possible. This will not re-
uure more than 10 days
Assistant Adjutant General Kingsley of
ohio said at Cleveland. Monday. that all
ARRANGEMENTS had been completed 10
rendezvous the Ohio National Guard Al
Chickamaugua on u declaration of war.
The work of recruiting the naval reserve
goes on steadily. The Two Ohio divisions
are now filled to their war strength. An
other division has been recruited al
Ashtahula and is waiting to be mustered
in. 1t is expected that the naval reserve
will be sent to the Gulf in case of hos
tilities and be placed on training ships.
Troop A. tleVeiand's crack cavalry COM
rany. recruited Il men, Sunday ana
Monday, and scores of applications foi
enlistment have been received. The
naval and army recruiting stations are
also picking UP new men every day.
Col. J. G. c. Lee of Chicago assistant
quartermaster general United States. de-
partment of the Lakes. has asked con-
tractors to bid for supplies TO be delivered
at Chickamauga park The railroads
have been asked for proposals for trans
porting the command from Fort Sheridan
and other posts in the West to Chatta-
nooga from which point the troops will
march the eight miles to the place select
ed as the national rendezvous. The pro
posals will be opened, Thursday at de-
partment headquarters in Chicago. The
specifications call for 100 cords of wood
for headquarters. Gtt pounds of oats. 5000
pounds OF hay and 2.500,000 pounds of
straw. The call for bids on supplies Is
regarded as convincing proof that the
troops now at Fort Sheridan will be on
their way to Chckamauga within Il few
days. Among the officers it IS understood ,
that "Wednesday morning is the time
agreed upon, although a call fs looked for
at any moment. The call for bids for hay
and oats shows that an branches of the
service are to be represented at the rem
devious