Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-10

latter act applicable to our insular pos
sessions.
A 15-inch Rodman gun was exploded
Tuesday. 1T Sandy Hook. \. j., by i
charge Of 100 pounds Of smOkelesS powder.
The gun was buried ID the proving
ground IS feet in the sand ana the dis
charge was made by electricity. The men
are digging to iind out what has become
Of the shell that was inside the gun con-
tanning lh pounds Of gun cotton 70 which
4 Gathman safety fuse Was attached. Thr
Ga thmHp people claimed that the gun
cotton would he recovered in pcrfsct con-
ditiOn even If the gun ANA shell were cN-
plpdcd. The test WAS to show the safety
Of handling gun cotton IN guns fred by
powder charges.
Lieut.. Harry Fl. Donrell Of Bath. Of
the Maine naval reserves. says that he
is in correspondence with Adjt. Gen.
Richards regarding the organization OF
a permanent company Of reserves. The
main difficulty seems to be that while
the Maine Legislature passed an act
lcgalzing the formation Of the re-
serves. it ala not provide any funds for
equippiug them. Gen. Richards wrote
Mr.. Donnell that he expected to con
fer with Gov. Powers in the near fU-
ture to see what provision can he made
| for them.
Cruisers New York and Brooklyn lai
the battlrship Texas left the anchorage
off TOmpKinsylle. l.. L.. Tuesday. sor
| The Brooklyn navy yard. The Texts Ut
once went into IN" d,y dock and the
New York ana the Brooklyn viii tli
low after thu battleship is cleaned.
l Admiral Sampson said the ships would
I'll BE- ready With eight days. He add
| "a: The most extensive repairs Will
! be to the New York ana VIII include
| a new ammunition hoist. When we are
! All ready for sea we viii proceed to
| Newport for manoeuvrcs as far east IS
Calais, Me-. IN order that Hi may fa
mliarizc III Msclvcs with thu coas, "
! that region.
While entering the jetticd swash
! channel at Charleston. :. III. Tuesday.
| drawing % feet and just abreast OF No.
| / black buoy. the cruiser Raleigh
| touched bottom, and hung for d mo-
| mGnt. The tide caught her broadside
and swept her across the channel ana
upon the sand bank. Late in the af-
! ternoon, when the tide filed, the crui-
ser was pulled off and proceeded up To
| the harbor to her anchorage. 1t was
! stated by her officers that a superficial
| examination disclosed no injuries to
| her hull. The accident nccesSitated Il
| postponcment of the official reception
! to the cruiser and this will be carried
| out. Wednesday morning.
Maurice Baldwin. an American news
| paper correspondent. and three Cuban
| companions were attacked Tuesday.
near Bayamo, Cuba. by seven bandits.
| Mr.. Baldwin made a feint as though
| soldiers We're approaching, and SO lis
| tracted the attention Of the bandits.
| Then he and his companions quickly
covered the band and ordered them to
drop their arms. One of the bandits.
resisting, was wounded in the leg. The
entire party of seven We're captured
| and turned over to the gendarmerie.
/ Two of the captured bandits have been
| recognized, as recent employees of the
| government, discharged on account Of
! the stopping of work on the highways
Gov. Thomas who has been away
from Denver, Colo, several days, wired
Adjutant General Corbin upon his re
turn, Monday night, denying the cor
| rectnesS of the published interview
with him concerning Colorado volun-
teers. The Governor says he told the
interviewer he had twice requested the
return Of the Colorado Regiment and
would renew the request and that. as
the Spanish war had been terminated
the volunteers would be permitted 20
return if they wished. Beyond this
said the Governor, nothing was said
except an expression Of a general ra-
ture concerning the power of the gov
eminent to call upon the militia FOR
service in an offensive war"
The new Ward Line steamer Ha-
vana. Capt. Stevens. arrived at New
York quarantine from Havana. Tues
day, after a record passage Of days
and 20 hours, the fastest time ever
made between Havana and New York
The Havana brought 50 cabin passen-
gers and 15%5 soldiers from the 2nd
Y. ;. Cavalry and Artillery and 1st
Sth. 10Th Infantry and men from vari-
Gus other regiments. Among this
number are Il prisoners under guard.
who will be imprisoned on Governors
island. Among the cabin passengers
are Brig. Gen. NJ. c. Butter. Gen. L. p.
! Pearson and Gen. O. f. Ernst. The
Havana will be detained at quarantine
until the full period of five davs has
| elapsed from the time she left Havana.
| and consequently the steamer and all
| passengers will Ne detained until