Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-25
WAR NOTES..


! Spanish vessels captured during the war
put in ar Woods Hole, Mass, Monday, 81
their way to kittery navy yard. TheN
will remain over night ana proceed
Tuesday if the weather is favorable.
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn of the
war department. has issued an order
extending the immigration laws OF the
United States to Cuba. Porto Rico and
the Philippine Islands.
Major Francis s. Dodge Of the pay de-
n1rtment recently relieved from duty at
Denver, Col. has been selected by the
war department To diSburse tire $1,000 OHl
allotted by the government for the pay
ment Of the troops Of the Cuban army rs
Il condition To It's diSbandment
Ground was broken ut Annapolis Nd
Monday. BY Rear Admiral McNar. the
oldest active graduate Of the naval acad-
Cmy, for the improvements for which
Congress mas started an appropriation.
nanlain Clark offered prayer. after
which the admiral made a short speech.
The launching Of the 3ola knot tor
pcdo boat Dhdlgren from the ship house
Of III" Bath Iron Works. which it was
expected would occur during the latter
part Of April. will not take place for
several weeks. probably not much be-
fore the middle Ut May.
The commissary department Of the
army has been authorized To issue Ia
~Urh soldiers as desire II. an equal value
IN fish in lieu of the beef ration now is
sized. The restriction regarding The issue
81 IISh whtn Dt"I cannot be obtained Is
removed ram or ntheF articles 81 sane
in equal money value - the beef may be
issued. 10 The present ration TWO ounces
Of dried fruits are added.
\ letter which has been received at WA
terville from +. ID. Nudd. states that the
six underwriters who are in cuba cannot
rl-lih. - Micro fl,iI. work nf
the bodies Of American soldiers before
the hot season comes ON. They will re-
turn 10 the states IN May ana return n
me laI When me work VIII pc resumed.
IhuS lar something IKE lWo bodies o.
American soldiers nave been removed.
Nearly half Of the crew OF the battle
ship Iowa at san Francisco are on the
sick list ana the men are loudly protest.
less malaria. ANA they are clamorine for
the removal Of the Sh'p Ia better quar-
trrs The Iowa is now lying off the
Mon Iron Works ana the stencil from
the sewers which empty into the bay is
said to be the cause OF the sickness Oh
board
Batteries G ard NJ of the 1th Artillery
nave pteH ordered |" return from Porto
ana M remainda- ~ tbe -th Artillar,
now>n this country will be recruited 10
Imclf iuu strength anu sem TO Manila.
t,rlncisr9 Nnn5st, heinz thoea rnnnnst..d
by Gen. Otis some time ago The. belief
is general thar more artillery will b,
''',,oeu u. ',,' ri.'l'Pi','.eS
III 1 t'''', 2, ~, II Hin
promotion of Col. Miller to n brigoItar
grneralship as a reward for the capture of
,.frerfnd .nfireiy. H, n,S.ii fnrctg ,,n',a,
The command OF Capt. Wilde and shat il
was not unt!i after the capture had been
4, vi Mil wbn III I" th, y" , i, h,t
nothing 10 do with its capture This az
lion Is endorsed by Admiral Dewey.
1he practice cruis" at sea Of the New
n - MI =. RI ,S,',.t WIZ rs hlahe. th!S
,,rnfraI Andrews has ha.m nofitiad n,
Sec. Long that the converted cruiser
PANTHER VIII oe loaned by the government
IN, N,iin, uf Wa ,'.,t rs ofurIto
arrangements FOR The cruise which VII
probably take plac" in the month Of July.
nf twn weeks ana wiIi M. NH " ~ ,.-','
Ttnct;ou WIN thn ,no,.I ,n;Iitia ~ 49,,
nbneetIs - - ''''7''
me cOmmISSloned officers In this
section who nnrticinated in tha SraoiSb
- - :.: .,
"'i 'ie ie'eiN ms tli'uldiS ftSdiuiiS
the Naval and Military order of the
Spanish- American War which has re
,,.,I, hl,1,, ,,.,,a,;,5 HIM, -,
Theodore Roosevelt as commander,
Every commissioned officer Of oond Pc
,;:II , -
pute Is eHSlpie' anu 'ie pril'lpai pur
pose of the order is to keep alive pub
Ii. interest in the incidents of The wa,
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with Spalh'-bahSor News.
Although not officially announced. IL
is practically settled that the 18th IN
fantry now IN Porto Rico, the remain
der OF the lith infantry returning IRON
service in Alaska and the remainder
of the 4th Cavalry serving in the far
West Will constitute the bulk of the
re-inforcements to be sent to the phil
ippines IN addition TO the troops al
ready under orders to that station.
Part OF the f1th Infantry ana the 4th
cavalry are already IN the fhlilpplhes
ana the plan IS To complete these regl-
ments.
Gen. Merritt. commanding the depart
ment OF me East, mas peen n consuita-
in his denartmenf The withdra Wi nj
troops for service in the Philippines VI.
!faVe some u ,leSe DOES WllhGul NH
gested that The nosis on The Northcrn
border might he abandoned ana the de-
Glsloh itas p'th reacneu fl"t 10. 70 attcinPt g
nIacod in cbaroe al same fn~aiidnj oai