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

The war department has now estab-
lished six different military stations in
Alaska and has quite a large force in
that territory.
The gunboat Nashville cast anchor for
the night, Monday. near Cape Girardedu.
Mo, 81 miles south of ST. Louis. Captain
Maynard announced that the gunbOlt
should arrive there Wednesday noon.
General Otis reports to the war de
partment under Tuesdays date that
the transport Puebla left Manila for
san Francisco, May I. and that the ~
landia left, Tuesday.
The Detroit sailed. Tuesday. from Co.
ION. where she had been taking on con-.
for Blueticlds. It was not intended IN %
She should return to that port, but ID IS
expected that the remains Of the late
Daniel NcAuley will be taken aboard
lAere for shipment to the United States
The cruiser Charleston has sailed
from Kong Kong for Aperr, a port on
the extreme northern coast Of she is
land Of Luzon. The purpose OF the
visit to this place is not explained III
the cablegram from Hong Kong.
Gen. Samuel g. Smith, Who com
mandcd the 93rd Ohio in the Civil War,
and who is sometimes known as the
father of the National Guard system,
died at Dayton. Ohio Tuesday night.
of heart disease. He was G. years of
age.
The body of Col. Harry f. Egbert,
end U. ). Inf, who was killed in tn"
storminE OF Malinta. in the Philip
pines, arrived at Washington, Tuesday.
The remains were carried to Arlington
under military escort. The funeral
will take place, Wednesday, with full
military honors.
The war department received dispatch
from the commissary of subsistence Al
Vancouver, Wash. Tuesday. saying
| Rampant City, Circle City, Alaska, ask
! Tor 1870 pounds of canned roast beef
| They have tried ii and apparently like it.
| Is there any objection to sending it?'' The
! request for the beef has been approved
! by the war department and 1t VII be
| sent to the troops in Alaska.
The navy department tuesday, received
| telegram from TompkinSVIllc, 5 L.,
stating that the Yosemite, which sailed
| Two days before from that place, Tor
| Guam, had been obliged to return by a
tritling m Shap. The blowout waive Of one
Of the boilers had c0rrOded away until it
could no longer act. The repairs can he
| maue over night. 1t is thought, and the
| ship will again start on her long voyage,
| Wednesday.
Ai' 'Cc'li VI mai bIoNH VI NIL
| ford, Me-. occurred at his home, Sun
day morning. Mr.. Brown was one of
| the soldiers who took part in the late
| Spanish American war. The cause of
| his death was typhoid pneumonia. in
all probability the result Of his Cuban
campaign. His funeral was held, Sun
| day.
Col. John NJ Bacon. Sth L. S. Cav
airy, and Col. Henry Carroll, eth L. S.
Cavalry, have been placed on the re-
tired list upon their own request. after
more than 80 years service. This will
| promote Lieut.. Col. A. r. Chaffee OF
the Sd Cavalry. to be colonel of the Sth
Cavalry. Lieut.. Col. Theodore a. Bald
win of the 10th Cavalry, to be colonel
of the eth Cavalry
United States immigration Commits
sloner North has refused to permit the
landing of 10 native Filipinos who arrived
at San Francisco few days ago on the
steamer City of Picking. The natives are
under contract to exhibit in a New York
city dime museum. Comm ssioner Mort h
takes the position therefore. that because
OF thelr agreement to place themselves on
exhibition they are contract labnrers and
as such are not entitled to land in this
country. Or the other hand, the Filipinos
claim that they are actors and not lah
ers: They will probably appeal the ca So
| to Washington.
Some three weeks ago an order was :.
sued extending the laws and regulations
governing immigration to the t'nitp1
states TO the territory under military CON
trol, ana collectors of customs were IL
rected TO enforce them pending the estab-
, llshment Of regular immigration STATIONS
By some this order was Interpreted "a
. mean the exclusion Of Chinese from
Porto REQ. cuba ana the Pnilippinas
Acting Secretary Of War Neikleiohn sail
iGeEdaN. that the order only extended m
exclusion act. ana that there was nn in
'ehi.,A' i"r the present, 0f making Iii