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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-29

Gen. Weet was we'll known In this city
and his name is raost honorably connected
with the military history Of the state.
He was born in Lowell, Mass. in 1882,
and received his education at the kWest-
brook Academy. I'm early life he was as
sociated with the militia of Massachu-
setts, and at the breaking out of the war
of the rebellion he was engaged in lum.
bering in the northern section of Maine.
He organized a company Of infantry from
tho lumbermen I'm his neighborhood,
among whom were many former British
soldiers.
This company was accepted BY the Gov
srnor and upon.t Organization of the
10th infantry in October, 81, was desig-
mated Co. D In that regiment. He served
with, that regiment in the vicinity OF
Baltimore and Harper's Ferry, and par
ticipated in Banks's campaign in the
Shenandoah valley until the latter part Of
July, '6a when he was promoted major
of the 18th Maine regiment, then being
organized at Portland and commanded by
the late Col. Thomas Roberts. He served
with his regiment In the army of the
Potomac. taking part in the battle OF
Frederiosburg. December. '62; Chancel.
lorsville, May, '6S, and Gettysburg. July,
'63. Soon afterwards on the retirement
OF Col. Roberts. Gen. West was made
colonel of the 18th, and participated in
the various battles of that regiment in
the Army of the Potomac during that
and the succeed ng years.
He was severely wounded at the battle
Of SpottsylvAnis. He was subsequently
made brigadier general for bravery at the
battle of A ntietam, and his entire mill.
tary record was marked with conspicuous
bravery.
At the close of the war he.engaged for 9
while in the tobacco business in Virginia
and afterwards went to HAverhill, Mass.
to look after the business interests Of his
father. He served as special pension ex.
aminer for New York and resided in Port
land for number of years.
During the past few years, because Of
failing health, he has lived with ono Of
his sops at AthoI. Mass He leaves d
widow, three sons and daughter. He
was a brother Of the late Mrs. George P
Wescott. One of his sons, George f. West,
resides In Portland, and Is interested In
the Portland Water company and Is pres
ident of the Harpswell Steamboat line
The interment win take place in Port
lard.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-29
Engineer and Fireman Escap ed
by Jumping.

Waterloo, Ia., May 2s.-The through
train from Chicago ito Minneapolis ovel
the Rock Island s. Burlington, Cedal
Rapids and Northern railways, wa
wrecked at LIS Sunday morning at tn,
crossing Of Sink creek, about four milel
southeast OF this place. The train consist
cd Of six coaches. including mail anc
baggage car, smoking car, two passenger
coaches and Q sleeper. Nine persons wert
killed and 20 injured. The dead are:
Ell Arnold, lumberman, Minneapolis.
W. A. Mclaughlin, Muskegon, Mich.
H. II. Schwette. Alton, Ills.
David Halle, Minneapolis.
=. R.. Carpenter, st. Louis.
--- Hawkins, Pullman conductor.
George Wainwright, train conductor.
Will Schollians. Waterloo. ~
One unknown person.
Among those injured were;
Miss Ostranda Norody, Norwegian,
hand and face badly bruised.
Oronon Norody, seriously injured in
chest.
John K. johnson, Norwegian, serious
The above were all going to North Da-
kota.
Jeremiah Murphy Of Castleton boro. Ire.
land, going to Butte. City, Mont, head
injured seriously.
Mira N. e. Myers, Prentiss. Wis, head
injured, not serious.
6. W Matthew'S, Cedar Rapids, brake
man. bruised, not serious.
Ed Skang, Van Buren,, Ark, leg in.
iuY0d not serious,
J. l.. Nsel, Minneapolis, knee fractured.
r. l.. Colvip, st. Louis, Pullman por-
ter, slightly injured
Miss Anna Njosa, from Norway, emf
grant, right leg badly bruised. .s
8. e. bentley, Waterloo.
Reuben O'Dell, Waterloo.
Herman K. Donet, Waterloo. -
S. H. Bashor, Waterloo. = -
n. w. burlington, Chicago. -
W. 4. Burke, Cedar Falls, La. -
ECorrine Neele Minneapolis.
ID. W. Fleming, Albert Lea, MINI.
Mrs. Morgsnsbee, St. Paul.
Annie Beiba, Tower, MINI.
George Petrecsz, Tower, MINI.
Arund Aslaksen, Norway, Ia.
A cloud burst had washed the sand a. nd
gravel road bed, leaving the track unsup.
ported for q stretch of 90 feet. The rails
and ties held together and there was
nothing to Ind icate the insecurity of the
road. The eng Inc struck the washout and
Was derailed In the ditch beside the track
and kehind 1t the cars were piled up in q
confused heap. The mail car tipped over
and was tslescoped by the baggage car be.
hind, while the rsar end Of the baggage
car in turn telesooped Ethe smoker. The
roof of the sleeper ploughed Its way
through the day coach while the lower
half Of the latter crushed through the
sleeper. The engineer and fireman
jumped from the train and escaped with
slight injuries.
Mr.. Schwette of Alton, Ills, was
brought to this city alive. but died at
O'Clock. He was badly out about the head
and 1t was evident from the beginning
that his injuries were fatal. He Was on
his way to Minneapolis, WHARF, he was to
be married today. He asked his physi-
cian to telegraph his father and his
"Tell her." he gasped,
that l have been detained BY a wreck
and cannot keep the appointment on time.
Don't say any more.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-29
MORE SMALL pox IN FALL RIVER

Fall River, May 28 -One new case OF
small pox was discovered today by the
local board of health at house on Nor
ton street. The patient had visited the
quarantine on Murray street and Was re.
ray street has been roped OF and the Nor
ton street house, where the new case was
discovered. has been quarantined. While
none of the deadly black small pox has
appeared, 1t is expected that Frank
FORMER will die from the type called
variola confiuenx. Although 1t is believed
that many hundreds have been exposed 10
the disease. no general alarm is manifest
and there is every confidence in the meas
ures that have been taken to stamp 1T
ont
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-29
ANOTHER WRECK.
One Person Killed and Several In-
jured ON Great Western.

One Person Killed and Several in-
jured ON Great Western.
'Oelwsin, H., May 2S.-The Chicago,
Great Western passenger train that left
st. Paul Saturday night at $40 O'Clock,
was wrecked two miles north Of hero this
morning. One person. the oolored porter.
Richard Manning Of Minneapolis. was
killed. Several mea and women on the
train were more or less injured. The
train wss running, over lowlands when
the track began to settle and the train
was dera lied.
Z Nearly all the passengers In the slespers
WeEe undfesssd In their berbhs when the
wreck occurred. The rain was coming
down furi0usly, lightning wss flashing
and thunder pealing. r. W. 6cribper OF
Boston, who occupied . compartment I'm
one of the Pullman slsspsrs, said:
II was awakened by loud crash and
q lurch. Then fslt the coach ! was In
slide over to one side. dressed az fast
as possible, but was unable to open the
door to my statsfoom, 90 ! got out Of the
window. 1t was rairing hard :and 1.-THE
lightning showed that the entire train
was wrScked. Several women were res-
cued In their night olothes."
Oelwsin. The damage to the railroad
company will bs heavy - the train was
an elegant one and the coaches and
locomotives are almost total loss.
- ENGINEER KILLED.
Dspison, Texas, May 2s.-An east
bound freight train on the Texas and
Pacific road, jun ped the track today two
miles east Of White Shore. The engine
turned completely over and seven oars
were wrecked. Engineer John Olson wnp
caught under the wreck and instantly
killed, his body being friRhtfuliy
manslsd. Fireman johnson was fatally
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-29
REPORT OF GEN. HALE

Washington, May 2s.-The war depart
ment has made public report from Gen:
brigade, second division OF the eighth
arm y corps at Manila upon the stirring
events between the nighss Of February
and 9th there. This division was quar-
tered in the vicinity Of the water works
and portion of it. the Nebraska regi-
msnt. fired the FIRST shots that begun the
acti We fighting WITH the insurgents. Gen:
Hale tells the'st0rSfof the operations OF
his command with great preciseness and
military dryness.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-29
OHIO POLITICS.
Convention Bids Fair To Be Charac-
terfstic One.

Cincinnati, Ohio, May 2S. Tho nm
usual interest in the Republican stat
convention at Columbus this week is due
to It's indirect effect on President McKin-
ley next year as we'll as to its direct effect
on state factions and contsnding candi-
dates this year. In tie earlier skirmish-
ing there was talk Of the possibility OF
state administration that would use Its
power to secure all anti Mckinley delega-
tion from Ohio to the Republican nation
al convention next year. Since all but
four of the SS counties have selected dele
gates, it is found that about the only
thing the delegates are unanimous upon
Is the Endorsement Of the national admin
istrati9n All the candidates for oseer
places on the state ticket as we'll as tNcSe
for governor. have had strong resolutions
adopted in their counties for their delega-
tions to indorse the national adIn1n1stfa-
tion. Even the Krutz- Bushnell -Mckisson
element announce that they are not
against Mckinley, but that they are
against Hanna and any candidate favored
by Hanna.
1t is still claimed by some that the re-
suit of the convention this week may de-
termine what kind of q Mckinley delega-
ton will be sent from Ohio to the Repub-
licsu national, convention next gear. It
is conceded that much depends upon the
committee on credentials next THURSDAY
so far as both this year and next are con-
cerned. Cuyahoga county, the homo OF
Senator Hanna has So delegates ana leads
the list of contests with three dfnerene
delegations. Hamilton county, the home
of Senator Foraker, has the largest dele
cation, sc votes, and it has also dissent
ing delegation as we'll as the one headeo
by George b. Cox. While a big mass
convention will be held here tomorrow
night to protest against the manner in
which the Cox delegation was seleQtpd.
and to select 81 contestants, yet, no p,&g'
bers ofssthe county committee will pa1 w,
pate in it and it Is thought that
Hamilton county contest, as we'll as sofne
otherH, will be disposed of on prima facte
evidence of regularity. Such will not be
the case with the contestants from
Adams, Allen, Cuyahoga, Highland and
Preule counties. involving almost one
hundred votes out of total of Sl3 and
possibly balance of power. Some
counties selected their delegates by mass
conventions, others by delegate conven-
tions. others by primaries, others by the
county committee, others by u sub-com-
mittee of the county committee and the
complications that will confront the con-
yention may lead to the adoption of some
uniform system for the selection of dole
gates from the state convention. The
call of the state convention this year was
on "home rule" plank, taking the
method entirely with the county commit
tees.
MARINE NEWS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-29
BRYAN STILL TALKING.

Fort Wayne, Ind, May ss-W. j.
Bryan delivered three speeches here yes
tsrday. His urst audience consisted of
organized Allen county Democrats. In
the afternoon he spoke TO farmers. con-
fining his remarks to the money question.
At Princess rink In the evening he spoke
at length In dsnun citation Of trusts.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-29

The: news was brough to this city
by o mall clerk, the whistle was oSewn.
3 switch engine and coach hastily pre-
pared and . relief train sent very spsedi-
y. The injured passengers were extri-
oatsd from the debris and broughs mere.
Another relief train soon arrived from
Cedar Kapids and took numher OF sns
seriously Injured 10 be treated In the nos
pital In that city.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-29
Wsat her ObservasIon.
TO CAPTAIN YALE'S TEAM.

New Haven, CT. May 2S.- Bascom
johnson, 1909. Of Washington q. c., has
been elected captain Of the Yale track
athletic team for the ensuing year. The
selectian was practically q foregone oon-
clusion, Johnson being regarded as the
been member of the Yale track team,
his speciality being the pole vault, In
which he won second place in the meet at
Mott Haven last Saturday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-29
SERIOUS LOSS BY FIRE

Wolfboro.. N. A.. May ss.-The total
loss by the fire Of last night 10 now esti
mated at fully 80, 900. the principal part
being that on the Goodwin block and TO
tenants which will aggregate y, 0OO. Tne
block was owned by Mrs. Elisha Good
win, and was valued at 1000, with in
surance Of 5000. The Losses on the laun'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-29
THE WEATHER.

: Boston, May 2s.-LocAl forecast fol
Monday: Party cloudy, fair weather
warmer Monday night; light easterly te
southerly Winds Tuesday, fair and
warmer.
Washington, May 2S.-Foreoast for
Monday: New Ensland-Showers and
warmer Monday; probably showers Tues
day; brisk westerly winds.
Local Weather Report.
Portland, May 2S.-The local weather
bureau records as to the weather are al
follows:
sa. m.-Barometer, 90 1856; thermome.
tor, IS. dew point. 4S. humidity, S.
wind. N; velocity, 6; state OF weather,
sp m-Barometer. sO.O94; thsrmoms.
ter, s., dew point. A.; humidity, 81
direction. N; velocity, 4: state OF
weather, cloudy.
Maximum temperature, SS: minimum
temperature. 63; mean temperature,
60; maximum wind velocity, IL NE.
precipitation OF.
Weather ObservasIon.
The agricultural department weathe
bureau for yesterday. May ss, taken
At p. m. meridian time the observation
for each section being given in this order:
Temperature, direction Of wind, state of
| weather:
Boston, 60 degrees, NV. cloudy; New
York. 7S degrees. Sc, rain; Philadelphia,
so degrees. s. clear: Washington. so dc.
grees, 5, clear; Albany. 60 degrees, N,
clear; Buffalo. 6s degrees 4, partly
cloudy; Detroit, q degrees, SW. partly
st. Paul. "a degrees, W. rain; Huron,
Dak., SO degrees, NV, cloudy; Bismarck,
6e degrees, S. cloudy; Jacksonville, 76 de-
grees Sc. clear.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-29
DEATH OF GEN. WEST.
Prominent Portland Man and a Brave
Soldier.

Athol Mass, May 2a-Brigadier-Gen-
eral George W. West, Maine veteran OF
the Civil War, died at his home In this
city last evening, after lingering sick
ness.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-29
Report Of Cyclone From
Other Places.
Parts Of Iowa Visited and Much
Dam age Done.

oS.1x -, he
49, ~ ,T
Dsu '- ' ..
80 -ss.s ....s 80. .he
oon ntrv IN the v,o,n,tv Of Bi,ou. as miles
south of this city yesterday afternoon, re-
ap,t,r, IN tho death of seven persons and
-, 49,
tne serious INJURY oi 'nfee o'ners'
The killed are:
Charles Peterson. SIX children of
r..,.. p...,s,n raro,,, IN ore fran,
y
nv ~ ~. 80 . ,.u.,,,n, .,.,,s,.,
vara so badly in ,ured that thsy NAV also
a.
oie.
The tornado formed In plain view OF
hundreds Of people and moved In a south
s,,v conr.a- Ths i1rst plaos eresohea wnu
that of Ara Coden, W which was totally do.
stroysd.
The storm then destroyed q church and
.,hooI hous. aftar vhich n reacbed
tne feterson piaoe'
The tornado tnext destroyed the Crigo
nremiaes than psssed into the range of
s,n- .h;..,nr A.. M,sso,r, rive, -h.,.
NH" sAi'ans 'n'
1t appears to have been dissolved. Inc
path covered by the storm was only
.bout On rnds vida and about three miIes
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-29

dry where the nre started, the ofiice Of
the Granite State News in the Mount
Washington wharf building, and the Con-
cord wharf building, will aggregate $40, =
UCO; insured for $1,000.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-29

MARINE NEWS.
Pensacola, May 2S.-Sailed, schooner
Cassie +. Bronson Portland, Me.
The Mena star., 1899-08-17

tempted in the country. Among those who are mentioned in the list of incor- porators are Mayor Jones, of this city, and J. A. Johnson, q millionaire of the state of Washington. The brotherhood proposes to distribute stock over the country in small amounts. the invest ors being fully protected by cooper ative life insurance. The plan in cludes a great amount of educational work, in connection with the actual operation of the cooperative plan in the way of building cities and placing cooperative farming communities. In every place where the sentiment has developed, the projectors propose building one of these colonies and it will be extended as the finances admit. The first of these colonies will be estab- lished on the shores of Lake Erie, near this city, and it is understood that more than half the money required has been pledged by the people of Toledo. Along the lines of education there are many plans for cooperative schools which the projectors have not fully wrought out. The organization as now formed has liberal financial back ing. Mayor Jones last night stated that while the brotherhood was not as wide as his idea of cooperation it would serve to assist in working up the sentiment.
 SENATOR PETTIGEEw ON THE WAR.
 Chicago, Aug. 15.-s'This government should recall every soldier in the Phil .ippines immediately, apologize to the world for the error we have made and then turn the island over to native government" United States Senator k. F. Pettigrew, of South Dakota, who was in Chicago yesterday on his way from the east to his home in Sioux Falls, gave the foregoing as. in his opinion, the only honorable course for this country to pursue in the orient. Senator Pettigrew said: "This civiliz- ing war talk is all sham. Any peo. pie can maintain as good government as they have right to have and you cannot give them better one"
 FIGHTING THE BOYCOTT AT CLEVELAND.
 Cleveland. C.. Aug. 15.-The business men's anti-boycott committee. which was appointed as a result of the meet ing held the other day. met yesterday afternoon and decided to hire lawyers to prosecute merchants and others who violate the civil rights law in com pliancc with the demands Of the boy cotters. They also agreed to hire de fcctises to hunt down and arrest dyDa. miiers. who have been placing eApio- sives under street cars. The business
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WILL SPREAD DISEASE.
Western Scientists Meet in Colorado to Dis cuss Threatened Grasshopper Invasion
 Pear Trouble Next Year.

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 15. Prof. Law renee Brnner, the entomologist of the Nebraska state university, has re- turned from Colorado, where he went in conference with the entomologists of Kansas and Colorado to discuss the threatened grasshopper invasion and promote measures for the destruction of the pest. Prof. Bruner says that it is not so much this years crop as next years that must be guarded against, since the pests will probably increase
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NEWS NOTES.

AtJoplin. Mo. Kid" Mccoy knocked out Jim Carter. heavyweight champion of Alabama. in the fifth round.
 Democrats favorable to Augustus Van WyciS for president will hold a conference in New York Friday.
 At Webb City. Mo. Justice Franken- berger held Mrs. Ida Thornton for trial without bail for the murder of her hus- band.
 The handsome home of NJ. A. Grouse, of Burlington. Kan. was destroyed by fire at three o'clock in the morning and Etta Mclkeynolls. d servant. was al- most sufiocateu. The financial loss was S7 300.
 4 severe thunderstorm visited Inde- pendence. Kan. and vicinity. Cen- siderable live stock waA killed bg lightning ana hundreds of birds were found lying 1ead on the streets stunned by flss eleetfic currsnts la the ar.
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THE TEXAS FLOOD.
Agricultural Department Expert Es-
 inmates Damage at $7,414, 900.
REPORT BY CONSTRUCTOR ROBSON.
The G. A. K. Committee Will Exonerate Commissioner of Pensions Evans from Charges Preferred Against Him
 Enlistments for Philippines.

Washington, Aug. 15.-Mr. E. s. Holmes, Jr., an expert of the statistical bureau of the department of agricul- ture, has just completed a report to Chief Statistician Hyde, of that depart ment, embodying the results of tour of the flood devastated region of Texas and making careful estimate of the damage done, the aggregate of which he places at $7,414,0 900. Although near ly 90 per cent. of the total loss occurred in the destruction of or njury to grow ing crops, the damage to farm property and the losses of live stock, etc, amount to the large sum of SSH, 00O
 The land itself is damaged by washing and gulleying to the extent of over S20O, 900, but of this loss about one-half is estimated as offset by the increased future productiveness resulting from
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E.II-.I1IDRI zz.ACARE.El.l>> D.

IS captured, said Secretary Root when asked if the provisional army of s5,OO0 men would be enlisted. President Me Kinley will call upon congress for more troops if 100. 900 men are not enough to subdue Aguinaldo, deal with the situa- ton in Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii, Guam and garrison this country. Secretary Root has telegraphed the governors of all states asking them to recommend two officers who had served in the Spanish war, with view to officering the additional 12 regiments, which will be organized at once. It is the inten- ton of the president to subdue Agui- naldo and his followers without unnec- essary delav
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the alluvial deposit left by the flood.
 Mr. Holmes says that the precise effect of the food upon this years crops is difficult to estimate. While the crops over very large area were practically destroyed, the effect of the rains On the upland crops will be highly beneficial and should, he thinks, result Tn large increase in yield throughout the entire central part of the state and so much of the western part as is under cultivation. He says. however, that d conservative estimate of the actual de- struction includes about 2o7 000 bales Of cotton, representing at an average price of 415 cents per pound. about 5.lO0, 900; 4, 400, 900 bushels of corn worth 20 cents per bushel. $Ss0, 000 sugarcane to the value of $355. 600, and other crops estimated at $235.O0O. 8 total loss of standing crops of S6,57o.- OOO The addition to this amount of the loss to farm property raises the total to S7, Al, 900, or about $74 per cap ita of the population of the district, which is estimated at 100. GOO. negroes largely predominating.
 NAF AL CONSTRUCTOR HoBSON htfOhlS'
 Washington, Aug. 15.-Naval Con- structor Richmond Pearson Hobson was heard from by the navy depart ment yesterday for the first time at any length since he was assigned to duty In charge of the Spanish ships raised from Manila harbor and now undergo ing repairs at Hong Kong. His report Is unusually interesting, dealing in general questions, such as the need of large dock yard in the Orient, the in- creasing shipping at Manila and the prospect that Manila will succeed Hong Kong as the emporium of the east, the value of Chinese labor in all branches of industry, etc. He also says the three Spanish ships which are com pleted will be worth to the government about S610000, and he contenpates trying to raise three more Spanish ves- sells now at the bottom of Manila bay. The letter is addressed to Rear Admi- ral Hichborn. chief of the bureau of construction, and is dated Hong Kong, July r.
 COMMISSIONER EVANS EXoNERATED.
 Washington. Ang. i5.-The commit tee appointed by the grand commander of the Grand Army of the Republic to investigate Pension Commissioner Evans and report 10 the approaching Y. A. F. encampmcnt at Pniladelphia has completed its report. The commit tee exoneraies Commissioner Evans from the charges preferred against hih and will report that ihe pension oii'ee
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The New Yor1 Sun Boycott.

New York Aug. l5. The Central Federated un ion and district assembly 49, K. of L., having together n mem bership of nearly 900 GOO. have declared Il boycott against the Sun. Resolu- tions to this effect were unanimously adopted at a meeting yesterday. Two thousand newsboys met last night ans agreed not to sell the Sun. The news dealers association will also meet Wednesday and take steps toward boycotting the paper.