The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-03-30

Ooules, WelRnteu WIFI Duuulos VI colton
ties, were thrown into the Yazoo river
The negroes were Miner Wilson, c. G.
Reed, and Willis Boyd. They were the
rngleaders of the negroes in race en-
counter on the "Midsight" plantation,
and were arrested and taken to Yazoo
City Jail.
The next Mexican ambassador, Senior
Don Manuel Azpiroz, who succeeds the
late senior Romero, arrived in Washing
ton, Friday. Senior Azpiroz will be the
first representative of Mexico to present
credentials of the rank of ambassador,
for while Senior Romero was commits
stoned to the rank, he died on the day
set for the presentation of his creden-
tials.
w b. Mowry, formerly an enterpris-
ing young trader in Lubec, now in Porto
Rico, teegraphed TO his brother in
Lubec to purchase 500 barrels of po-
tatoes and forward them to New York
for shipment to Porto Rico, as soon as
possible, as he could place them TO good
advantage His vessel that was charter
cd last fall for the above port, will load
at Humacoa with cocoanuts for New
York.
Sam'l S. Gardner of Washington, d
G., formerly resident of Maine, is dead.
He has been in poor health for some
time and on Friday he was stricken with
apoplexy, which caused death. He was
a graduate of Bowdoin College and Ban.
gor Theological Seminary. He served
during the war as chaplain of Vermont
regiment. He has recently held an APP
polntment in the Treasury department
at Washington He has one brother in
Bucksport and one in Brewer.
Miss Ethel Hyde, the Bath songstress
recently entertained President Mckinley
and of her appearance Washington
paper: Miss Hyde and Mr.. Rogers gave
an informal song recital for the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Mckinley on Sunday
evening, when company of nearly 20
friends were present. Among those in
vited to enjoy the music were the Vice
President and Mrs. Hobart, all the men,
bers of the cabinet, Secretary and Mrs.
Hay, Justice McKenna and the Misses
McKenna, Mrs. Hyde, Fl. Fl. kohlsaat,
Senator and Mrs. Hanna, Mrs. Duncan
and Miss Phelps"
George w. Bean, Jr., son of Agent
Bean of the Androscoggin mill, was
found dead in the mill tower Saturday
evening where he had committed
suicide by shooting himself through the
heart. Mr.. Bean was % years old, and
young man of much promise. He
graduated at the Lowell textile school a
year ago, and had since been working in
the mill under his father, learning the
mill business thoroughly. He was an
exceedingly popular young man in
social circles, memberAf the Calumet
Club, and universally tOUeemed by all
who knew him. The cause of his sui
eide Is mystery.
A snow blockade In northern Maine
last week, had a serious effect on all
kinds of business. Along the line of
the Bangor & Aroostook railroad in
northern Penobscot and Aroostook
counties the snow Is from five to fifteen
feet deep along the tracks, and on the
Fort Fairfield branch freight trains have
been greatly impeded, 1t being impossi-
BILE to haul any but short and light
trains. Short lumber operators have
found 1t impossible to get their stock to
the line of the railroad in some parts of
Aroostook, the farmers have had hard
time in getting their potatoes to the
shipping points.
The post Office department has secur-
ed general reorganization of the
through mail facilities between the East
and West and faster service than ever
known before has been inaugurated in
various directions. The fast mail leav-
ing Chicago at 3.05 a. m, beginning
Sunday, will arrive in New York at 4,
instead of s 10 a. m, Monday, insuring
delivery by the first carriers there and
in Brooklyn and vicinity, and in addi-
ton securing immediate connection over
the New. Y ork, Providence and Boston
route. At Albany 1t will make flying
connection with the midnight train out
for Boston, cutting off half an hour be-
tween Albany and Boston, catching the
early morning trains out of Boston for
all New England points, and giving Bos-
ton the Chicago morning papers and
Pacific coast mail several hours earlier.