Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-03

Meade Al jersey city. Tuesday. ana
left for Camp Meade. Pa.
The retirement Of Rear ADMIRAL Stew
art. paEmastcr general of the navy, and
The promotion OF Pay inspector IT. q.
colby were announced at The navy dc
pdrtmcNt. Tuesday.
The torpedo boat S0mcrs. bought
By the United States in Germany
previous To the war With Spain, ar
rived at New York. Tuesday. on boarl
the Atlantic transport Manhattan.
The cruiser Raleigh steamed away
from Philadelphia. Tuesday, for Will
minGton. :. G. Before leaving capt.
Cough!an ana his officers expressed
their gratitude for their kind reception
in Philadelphia.
The little torpedo boat Somers. which
has just arrived in New York from
England. will not al present be put in
commission. She Will be hoisted of the
deck nf the steamer and toWed to the
navy yard where she will -" laid up.
The auxiliary cruiser Prairie sailci
from League Island Navy yard. Tues
day. She win spend months Or more
in the training service ana will hay"
on board at various times naval militia
from all the states along the coast
from Louisiana to Maine. Capital"
Mackenzie is in command of the vessel
The North Atlantic squadron uf the
United States navy under command of
Rear Admiral Sampson arrived at New
York, Tuesday, from an extensive
cruise in the West Indies ana aluna
the Spanish main. The vessels are the
cruiser New York. flying the flag Of
! Rear Admiral sampson. ana com
manded by Capt. Chadwick: cruiser
| Brooklyn. capt. Cook: battleship Indi-
| ana. capt. Taylor: battlcship MasSa-
chusetts. capt. Ludlow. ana hattleship
| Texas. Capt. Sigshee. To the health
! officer the fleet surgeon reported all
| Wen ana the fleet proceeded to the ma
| val anchorage off Tompkinsville
! The proposition 10 send 500 discharg-
| ed soldiers to New York on board the
| United States transport Buford is caus-
| ing great dissatisfaction at San Juan
! de Porto Rico. The ship has aCc0mmo-
dationS for only 500 ana already it has
| 200 recruits on board, bound for san
| tiago. The sanitary officers say that it
! is unsafe % send 50 many men in an
| overcroWdrd vessel, ana one which in
! the Inevitable condition of affairs is
! very unclcan. Efforts are being made
| to detain the BufOrd until she can be
| cleaned and fumigated. Orders have
! been received from Washington that
| the troops are to be paid en- route
/ home. Ii is impossible to carry out
! this order On account Of the scarcity
Of paymasters.
Arrangements are being made at The
! 4 ~ me n q m
portation of renforcements to Gen.
Otis as much as possible. but owing
| to unforeseen obstacles it has been
| found necessary to postpone the de-
parture of the transport Sherman.
The 9th Infantry, which was to hay.
started from san Francisco on the 9Th
viii not be able to leave until the
Sherman is ready to sail. That regi-
ment as we'll as the 10th Infantry is In
the vicinity of San Franciso and will
start across the Pacific as soon as
transport are available. General Cor
bin said that changes had been made
in the plans Of the department regard
ing the sending Of renforcements to
the Philippines to take the places Of
the volunteers who are to be brought
home.
brought from Cuba and Porto Rico
! We're inferred in Arlington cemetery.
Tuesday, with military honors. Acting
! Secretary Of War Meikleiohn, General
Miles ana staff. COL. Guenthner of the
4th Artillery. with two companies Of
the 4th and 5th Artilley and the 4th
Artillery Band were present and par
ticipated in the funeral honors Chap
nd Of
; Quoted the services with Father Magee
Of Washington. who held the services
Of their respective churches The cas-
kets containing the bodies Of Lieut.
Barnett, 23rd Kansas Volunteer Infan-
try: Lieut.. O'Brien. 5th United States
Infantry: Lieut.. Neary. 4th United
States Infantry; Lieut.. Harden, 1st