Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-09

Il visit to the foreign minister ot Mo-
rocco, Sid Hamed Ben Musa.
The transport Thomas having on
board the 9th u. s Vol. Immune ReEt,
was released from quarantine az New
York. Monday, and proceeded to Jer
sey city The soldiers will start for
Camp Meade. Pa, Tuesday. While in
service in Cuba the regiment lost q
men.
Secretary Long has designated sur
geon j. e. Boyd 10 represent the medi-
cal corps Of the navy at the interna-
tional medical congress which VIII
meet at Berlin, this year. Dr.. Boyd is
chief assistant Of the surgeon general
stationed in Washington and Will sail
from New York on the ZNth inst
The following dispatch has been rr-
ceived at tho war dcpartm mt: "Iiay-
ana. May Z, 1899. Adjutant General.
Washington. capt. Hickey has r.
turned from an extended trip through
the eastern part Of the island and rt-
ports general improvement of con-
ditions AT all points; full report by
mail"
Rear Admiral A. :. Kenny. th" newly
appointed IiLN IltNlfI general 'i4 Ait' liAN
has arranged tu take u0s"vSS uu %. A.-
new office in the navy department. Tues
day. Pay Inspector q IL colby mas
been detached from duly u~ assistant tG
tho chief ot the bureau OF supplies ANN
accounts ana ordered 80 take charG uf
The naval pay Office Az Baltimore. Tn,
selection w His successor Will TO- l"i. .l
Admiral kcnncy.
Brig Gen. George ". Davis. who
has been appointed Jo succeed Maj.
Gen. Guy Y. Henry as military govern
or Of Porto Rico. arrived at san Juan
d. Porto Rico. Monday on board thu
United states transport Mcpherson.
Gen. Henry ANA Gen. Davis were civ
en- = reception, Monday afternoon. At
the theatre by trc school children NJ
san Juan. Matters there are IN excel
lent condition fOr the new military
governor, harmony prevailing general
~. Major Gen. Henry Will sail for tile
United States. Tuesday.
\ messenger from thu French cmhass,.
al Washington. delivered 1t the National
Cty Bank New York Monday ,wp add
tundl treasury warrants N HWh.Nrl
drawn against tho suu-,rgJSury. TINE.
makes Il total Of SllwNu'h cut ui Tine SO
(sU. uuu which tho United States agreed ,o
pay Spain for the Philippines. Thu war
rants received Monday VII pass through
charged to the aCCOuD;Y Of ,hC Sub-trca--
Ury. As In the first transaction, tnr Ma
tional City Bank acted for the Deu.s"E
Bank ~ Berlin. which Is said Ia hANt
some time ago paid the full amount of the
indemnity 10 Spain. Exchange has been
bought for about All Of the S11.w"Nn lHl
An advance in rates is most improbable.
Rev. Or. James A. Worden. sccre-
tary Of the Sabbath School depart
mcnt of the Presbyterian Board of
Publication Of the United States. who
has spent much time in cuba, speak
ing. Monday at a meeting of Prcsby-
terrain ministers at Philadelphia. said
that the people Of Cuba at the present
time were not fit to govern themselves
and that a generation at least must
pass before they would be fitted for
f-government. In the meantime he
said it was the paramount duty of
the United States to establish q pro-
tectorate over them.
Gen. Manning f. Force. command
ant of the Ohio Soldiers Home at San
duSky. Ohio. died at the Home near
that city, Monday afternoon. He en-
tered the army. in 1861. as lieutenant
colonel, was promoted to brigadier. in
1869, and brevetted major general. in
1864 He was appointed colonel Of the
regulars. in 1865, and declined. He
served on the bench over 90 years at
Cincinnati as judge of the superior
court. He was frequently mentioned
for governor. member of Congress.
etc. but declined to run for these Off
ceS.
The United States transport McClel-
Ian will sail for Cuba and Porto Rico,
Thursday, from New York. She will
carry 100000 pounds Of refrigerated
beef ana $4,000 pounds of forage to be
landed at Santiago. The Mcclellan