Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-04
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.

The Spanish consul At Manila announce.
that l35 Spanish prisoners have been re
leased by the FilipinOs.
Admiral Schley arrived. Saturday. Oh
his flagship. the Chicago. at st. Lucia
on his way to the South Atlantic sta
ton.
Transports Leelanlw and conemaugf
left Honolulu together. NOV. Is. carrying
5u5 horses to Manila. The LenoX has ar
rived there with horses from Portland
ore.
The war department has been in
formed Of the arrival Of transport
Logan at Gibraltar. Saturday. with al
well on board. The Logan sailed from
New York for Manila. Nov. 20, with the
4lst Infantry.
The war department has received the
following from Gen. Otis at Manila
dated Dec. ,: Lieut.. Col. Brereton
captain Of the oath Infantry, while tenn
porarily insane. committed suicide al
Santa Thomas. near san Fernando
Union province LuZon. at 6 o'clock this
morning. Insanity first manifested
NOV. 20 at Aringay'
The Pennsylvania and Olympia. bring
ing the 39th Infantry and part of the Sotn.
from Portland. Ore, arrived at Honolulu.
Nov. Is. and left on the same day. Dur
ing their stay. Sergt. Jones. colored. OF
the 39th, was shot while resisting a pro-
vost guard. Private J. +. McCullin, who
had ordered Jones to the vessel. fired the
shot. striking Jones in the breast and in
fiicting a dangerous wound. McCullin' 5
act was approved by his superior officers.
The Brooklyn sailed. Saturday, from
Colombo, Ceylon, for Manila. her next
stop being at Singapore, 1910 miles distant:
From that point she will have to travel
1886 miles to complete her journey. She
will require at least 10 days to make the
trip. The New orleans is at Colombo
taking on coal, and she will probably get
off also for Singapore. one day behind the
Brooklyn. The little Marietta. also bound
for Manila, sailed. Saturday. from Aden
for Pointe de Gale, Ceylon.
The steamer Coptic has arrived at San
Francisco from the Orient via Honolulu.
No mail or passengers will be landed UNI
Goodrich reports that the transport Fort
Stevens which left Seattle, Nov. a. with
troops for Manila. put in az honolulu,
Nov. "a. after having been driven lar out
of her course by a storm. The captain
reported ''all well on board. Among the
Coptic's passengers are eX Attorney len
eral Smith of Honolulu, and Mrs. Hay
wood wife of the consul general at Hon
olulu.
With the usual brief formal cere-
monies. the new cadet training ship
Chesapeake was given into the charge
y
day, by Capt. Mortimer L. Johnson,
captain of the Charlestown, Mass,
yard Quartermaster Hunt flung the
pennant to the breeze in the presence
of many of the yard officials and the
vessel was formally declared to be in
commission.
Civil Governor Emilio NuneZ had a
conference at Havana, Saturday, with
Secretary of State Capote, in which he
announced that he had officially in
Structed all the mayors in Havana
province to refrain from joining in the
protests against the establishment of
civil government which are being
made by the veteran contours, as the
mayors and superior authorities can
not. under existing laws. take part in
politics.
one of the largest dry docks in the
United States will be constructed AT
Hunters point. San Francisco. 1t will
be built over a natural rock basin. and
will cost about $500 The dock will
he $50 feet long. so feet wide at the bot
tom and 120 feet wide 1t the top. 1t
will have 2S feet of water over the stills
at low tide. 1t will be slightly larger
than the dry dock at the Boston navy
yard. and will be able to accommodate
any vessel that enters that port.