Connecticut western news., 1899-11-09

<c@s @Ss ne sscrcrary or war ana Srssr members of the cabinet attended the services both tn the church and st the cemetery. The pallhesrers were General ]. Nj. Wilson. chief of engineers; Judge Advocate General Lieber. General A. W. Grcely, chief signal othcer. and Generals Frank, Ruggles and Bernard.
 The schooner Jennie and Etta, with m cargo of hard coal. from New York foa Machias, Me, foundered of Westport- Digby county, early last Thursday morn1 ing in a heavy gale. Captain NJ. y Walls, his wife and crew of four men took 10 the vessels one boat and wera not picked up till Friday nisht. having had nothing to eat In the meantime. Then have been landed al Freeport. whenca the news was sent to Halifax. The Jenv nie and Etta was of i25 tons register.
 The transport Ohio brings news of a shortage of food in Guam. both among the natives and foreigners. The Ohie reached Guam on Dot. l0 Purssr Hedges went ashore and was literally be- sieged by the members of the militarM colony, foreigners and natives. who pleaded with him to have sufficient -four. potatoes and other food necessities sent ashore to last until relief could be sens by the government Owing 10 a shortage of provisions on board. the Ohio was nn- able to leave anything at Guam.
 Reorganization Of the casualties in ac- ton and deaths in the regular and volnn- tser armies of the United States begin ming May, 1898, and ending June 90. 1Sg9 contained in the annual report of the adjutant general of the army. shows a grand total of 10.010 men. The oasu- alty list alone aggregates a.454, of whom 30 officers and 4SS enlisted men were killed and 1pT officers and 2,764 enlisted men wounded. The death list, number ing 6,61Q. was made up of PA officers and a8o5 enlisted men. or this total but 3S officers and a5S enlisted men wera killed.
 A cablegram to the war department from General Otis to the war department announces the death of Captain Charlsa French. Thirty-sixth infantry, who was wounded in Mondays fighting near Flor ida Blanca. General Otis states that death was the result of shock consequent upon amputation of the Leg above the knee necessitated by the wound. Captain French was mustered in as first heuten- ant, First Montana volunteers, May & 1898. and sailed with his regiment for Manila on July 10. 1898 arriving there on Aug. 24. 1898. He served with his regiment until July q, 1899. when he ae- cepted the appointment as captain In the Thirty sixth United States volunteer in fantry. He was a resident of Great Falls, Mon, where his father also re- sides.
 Amos l.. Allen. Republican candidate for member of congress In the First Maine district. has been elected by majority of more than s.6o0 votes over Luther +. Mckinney, the Democratic candidate. With the town of Dayton. in York county. to hear from. Mir. Aiisn's majority Is s.65T. Dayton will doubtless reduce this, but not enough to bring it be- low 4,00O. The First Maine district was Speaker Reeds district last year. He had ex-Congressman Mckinney as his opponent. At that time Mir. Reeds plu- rality was 5.b28 over his opponent, but there was a prohibition candidate who polled 6T3 votes, thus reducing his ma jority to 4.Io1. There were only tive can didates this year. Congressman Elect Al len is known in national life as Speaker Reeds secretary for many years.
 Major General Joseph Wheeler in e letter to Hon. w. J. Wood of Flor encc says. sT am delighted with the Philippine Islands. I have no doubt that a little push and energy this fall win crush out the Aguinaido insurrection. Out of 5000 0o0 of people In these isr lands I do not think that he has more than 10000 soldiers, and In square ngAf 1000 Americans would tear them to pieces. All that Is necessary to crush them out at once Is for the army Co so st them and keep at them until the work is done. The evil features of these islands have been exaggerated to our people. Their extent Is 90 great from north to south and the variation of tho altitude ls such that there Is a great variety of cli- mate and variety of productions. Amer jeans will find this an excellent heid for their energiex"