Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-24

SIX hours before.
AT midnight. the work of towing the
mines to their respective positions in
the harbor was commenced. This will
probably take over "a hours.
In anticipation of the maneuvres,
throngs Of visitors are already coming
to the city and the hotel Hobbies pre-
sent a very gay appearance, filled, as
they are, with numbers of military men
in all the various uniforms of the ser
vice.
Portland, Me-, Aug. 23-Major
WEIGH, N. G. S. NJ, late this afternoon,
captured the wireless telegraph station
near the Two Lights, and put a guard
into the building to prevent Electro
clan Burbank, who was in charge, from
giving any information to the enemy
with whom he is supposed to be in
league
Gen. Frank L. Hoyt, inspector gem
eral of the Maine National Guard, was
in the station at the time, and Flee
trician Burbank was explaining to him
how the machine worked, when Major
Welch appeared on the scene under
asked Mr.. Burbank which side he
fought with. Mr. Burbank said he had
rather not tell him, and Major WEIGH
then said that it was his painful duty
to make him prisoner of war and to
take possession of the station.
MI Burbank bowed to the inevitable,
since Major Welch had taken the pre-
caution to have with him more than
three times the number of men en-
ployed at the station and it was all over
| with the Two Lights station.
Major General Adna r. Chaffee, who
| is to be the commander for the army
| in the war maneuvres at this port, this
week, arrived on the steamer North
| Star, from New York, this afternoon.
| With him We're General Barry, Captain
| Harper and Captain Hamilton The
| party went to the Falmouth Hotel,
| where rooms had been reserved for
| their use.
Major Harrison arrived, tonight,
| while Col. Livermore and Col Dun
| woody, the other officers who are to be
| associated with General Chaffee, have
been in the city for several days
for the next few days, will of course
depend on the navy" said General
| Chaffee, this afternoon. THE troops
| will be all over this vicinity-that will
| be their part in the affair. Neither the
army nor the navy is playing for vic
| tories in this game. On the contrary
we are trying to eliminate any idea
that there may be a contest. 1t is a
test and practice \of material more
| than anything else.
| 81 will go about to various places
! here, tomorrow and Tuesday, visiting
the camps and forts. Probably | will
also do this riding. But during the
most time + will be on Cushing's Island,
my headquarters, or on my little boat,
| the yacht KanaWaha, which Will prob
ably get in here, tonight. She is on her
way from New York and We this af-
| ternoon, passed her 80 or 40 miles down
from here.
These maneuvres,' continued Cen
| eral Chaffee, will be more for the pur-
| pose of ascertaining the preparedness
of the situation, to test it out and find
out what is needed. Unless we had
| these maneuvres, we would fill here
and there and the result would be that
we could not leave any place complete.
Unfortunately we have to take the
searchlights from New London and
bring them here. The great point is to
get an electrical plant, cable communi-
cations and so forth, things which
could not be done for years unless
this place had been selected for the
maneuvres. Some of these searchlights
will be returned to the New London
district while others will be kept here.
General Chaffee stated that Col. I. W.
Stewart of Fort Hancock, N. Y. would
succeed Col. Mills as the commander OF
the military posts in and about Portland
and this change would take place within
"a month or as soon as the New York
troops now here return to their home
posts.
The United States training ship Al
nance, which has been in the harDor fof
the past week, sailed, tonight under or.
ders from Rear Admiral Barker. 1t Is
rumored that here presence was distaste-
ful to the defending force. who, it is said
thought her spy
The bridges over the Nonesuch river
scahrboro, We're blown up, today. This
VIII il not alarm anyone who wants To
qrive over them, unless he is a naval man
- NJ Is, ne cannot go. Anyone else VII
oe dDie to ride over them as usual. The
DioWlng up of these bridges. OF course
makes 1t impossible for a landing party
~ Hiahe good to the west of the river
. aii I'M having taken care of this the army
; river.
SINCE actual warfare is not legitimate
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