The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-09-28
Domestic.

THE government estimate Of the wheat
crop throughout the northwest will be ex-
ceeded by over 1000, 900 bushels. This will
be nearly double that of last year.
JOSEPH HoTU OF Montreal was the first OF
600 who tried the Canadian overland route
to the Klondike, to arrive at Dawson. He
was a year on the road, and travelled 4 800
miles. OF a party of seven from Chicago
all are lost. Other reports are coming in OF
awful suffering and loss of life on that trail.
NEARLY one-tenth of the entire popula-
ton of Planwell, Mich, little village in
Allegheny county, was i'll last week from
the effects of eating canned pressed beef at
church social. Twenty are dangerously
i'll and four are expected to die. Doctors
believe either the meat was diseased or a
combination of the tin and beef resulted in
the poisoning.
GOVERNOR PINGREE was unanimously
renominated by reclamation at Detroit last
Wednesday. His reform ideas and efforts
towards regulating alleged inequalities OF
taxes were heartily commended in the
platform adopted and many members of his
party who have not heretofore been in ac-
cord with the governor joined in the cheer
ing when he appeared and made charac-
teristic speech of acceptance.
A DUST explosion last week in the grain
elevator Of the Union Elevator and Trans
portation Company at Toledo, O., resulted
in the death of sixteen employees, and the
loss of half million dollars aud half mil
lion bushels of grain. The roof was thrown
hundreds of feet into the air, and the sides
of the building thrown outward, every part
being wrecked instantly, and the mass OF
flames was seen miles away.
AMID the plaudits of thousands of specta-
tors, and under skies without cloud, the
great parade of Odd Fellows in connection
with the annual session of the sovereign
grand lodge OF the order, was held in Bos-
ton last Wednesday. The procession,
which was made up of five divisions and ag-
gregated about 10000 men, was formed on
Arlington street and passed over route
about five miles long. The line was re-
viewed officially by the officers of the grand
lodge, Mayor Quincy and members of both
branches of the city government, Governor
Wolcott and staff and members of the gen.
eral court, Chief Marshal Merriman and the
department commander of the Patriarchs
Militant OF Massachusetts, Gen. Edgar III.
Emerson.
GENERAL MILES submitted last Thursday
his plan for the reorganization Of the vol
unteer forces into corps, divisions and bri-
gades. This plan has been submitted to the
war department for approval The plan
contemplates reorganization Of the vol
unteer force which has not been ordered
mustered out and designates an army Of oc-
cupation for Cuba, provides for the relief of
the army in Porto Rico and establishes a
reserve to relieve the troops in the various
islands which will be occupied by the United
States. 1t is known that the troops Of the
seventh corps now under General Lee, will
be designated to 20 to Cuba and that troops
from the camps at Lexington, Knoxville
and Middletown will be selected for Cuban
duty. 1t is understood that General Miles
deals only with organizations such as corps,
divisions, brigades and regiments. The
matter of commanding and staff officers will
be settled after the mastering out of gen.
eral and staff officers has been determined.