Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-07
ECHOES OF THE WAR.

gazctted British consul general for the
island of Cuba.
The funeral services over the remains
Of Col. ", f. Mabry Of the Is, Isl Texas ianS
place at Havana, Thursday
Friday being a holiday at Santiago de
Cuba there were. many small gatherings
in the streets and several mass meetings
The United States gunboat Hist has
been ordered north and will leave San
tiago, Saturday.
Several important retirements IN the
army will occur during the present year.
Brig. Gen. Stanton. paymaster general.
Flagler. chief of ordnance. June "a: Brig.
Gen. Summer in Augusta next. and Brig.
Gen. Shafter on Oct. IT,
Thomas McDermott. Maine boy, died
at the Brooklyn navy yard. Dec. % He
was a member of the crew of the Minnie
apois and arrived at New York. three
weeks ago. being taken III with the grip
soon after. He was but 20 years of age.
He was on duty under Schley during the
Cuban war.
General Rios. the Spanish commander,
te,egraphs from Manila to Madrid that
the strained relations between Americans
aud insurgents prevent steps being taken
in favor of the release of the Spanish
prisoners in the Philippine Islands. He
adds that he will act In that direction as
soon as ii is possible.
Major General Brooke. the governor
general of Cuba. received the following
telegram, Thursday, from Remedies,
dlted Jan. .: General Garlic directs me
to inform you that General-i n-Chief Go
meg has just arrived from his camp at
Guanguayabo and that he does not know
when he will leave for the capital.
tSigned) Rafael CarranZa." As the dis
patch was not: in answer to a query, il
was not replied to.
Further particulars concerning the
shooting of a negro at Havana, by the
that Privates Weiss and Cox of Co. f.
Stu Regiment arrested a negro who had
in his possession a krag-Jorgensen bay
oret. On his way TO Jail the man tried
to escape and was ordered in English to
halt. But, as he continued running, Weiss
fired a shot in the air. This did not stop
the negro, and Weiss shot him through
the heart. Weiss has been arrested pend
ing an inquiry into the case.
Two hundred members of the 4th Ohio
Volunteers, gathering at Columbus tor
musterins out, We're hurled from then
an early hour Friday morning. and 20
We're injured, quite a number being ser
iously hurt. although no fatalities
expected. In order to accommodate the
men temporarily double decked hunks
had been constructed out of tent floors
and scantling and under the weight o.
the. sleeping soldiers the. structure top
pied over. All the injured We're End Bat
talon men.
Profiting by the experiences of the re-
cent war. Secy. Alger has issued StrIn-
gent regulations for the sanitary inspec-
ton by medical officers each Saturday
of the military camps, including regI-
mental, brigade and division hospitals.
A special inspection also is ordered on
the last Saturday of each month SINH
lar inspections will be made on the last
day of each month of all military posts
and general hospitals. 1t is directed that
Il report of these inspections. with sucn
recommendations as are deemed proper
be made TO the commanding officer who
Will return them, after indorsing thereon
his views. The medical officer is then 10
forward the report to the surgeon OF the
army.
Major Gen. Merriam has again char
| tered the steamer Morgan City for use
as government transport. She will
| sail from San Francisco for the Philip
| pines some time between the 18th and
9th Of this month. in company with the
| Scandal She will carry mostly freight
| and government supplies. Her passau-
gers will consist of Il few detached offi-
I GERS. several regulars belonging to the
| regiments now in Manila. the families OF
| officers of the Goth Infantry and several
| trained nurses Among the freight will
| be 325 miles of telegraph wire with a cor
| responding quantity of material to erect
| that much line. sufficient equipment for
| five construction and repair parties
| equipment for 40 separate telegraph Of
| fees and IL miles of sub marine cable
| The 10Th Infantry will sail on the Scan
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