The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-11-19

staple lines are quiet, as is usual at this
season, yet the splendid profits of agl-
cultural communities cannot fail to put
large sums of money in circulation aud
provide market for commodities.
Prices of all staples were slightly higher
on November than a month previous.
William Osgood, one OF two guides
who accompanied Messrs, smith and
A. Il. Burden of Boston, into the woods
near Vanceboro, was shot and fatally
wounded by the latter sportsman, dying
Friday from his injury. The bullet en-
tered Osgood's leg severing the large
artery and SCATTERING the bone. DR..
Camartin of Franklin, VIII was in camp
at Rockhaven, WAS soon on the spot.
He summoned assistance from Vance
boro and every effort was made to save
the mans life, without success.
Germany's peninsular representatives
at Panama have opened business re-
lation with the new government which
action Germany subsequently sanction
ed. The German consular officers on
the isthmus have reported to the foreign
Office that the cabinet of Panama is
composed of men worthy of respect. 1t
is intimated in officials circles that
when the Panama government makes
formal notification of the organization
of the new republic Germany will give
the usual recognition without delay
A revolution in Colombia is not i'm
possible according to an opinion tx
pressed in a dispatch received at the
State Department, saturday, from United
States Minister Beaupre at Bogota. 1t
was dated Thursday, November 10, and
at that time Mr.. Beaupre described the
feeling in the capital city as panicky.
The minister has delivered to the Colom-
bisn government according to instruc-
tions, the information that the United
States has entered into relations with
the government at Panama and COM
mending to both governments of Co.
lombia and Panama 1.-THE peaceful and
equitable settlement of all questions at
issue between them"
A. E. Astle of Houlton, who has done
great deal of work for the B. & A.
r. R. Co., has received the contract to
build the log house that is to be Names
building at the st. Louis exposition.
The lumber for this building will be
taken from Maohias township on land
| owned by the Pingree heirs. The build
ing will be built, that is, set up in the
woods where the lumber is procured
and then will be taken down and each
piece marked, then be carried to st.
Louis where 1t will be again set up.
Mr.. Astle will have entire charge of the
work, both here and at st. Louis. 1t
will require about eight cars to trans
port the logs.
| Arthur wilkins of Atkinson was shot
through the head, about two miles from
Freezes camps, which are II miles
north of Katahdin Iron Works at 2 80
o'clock Saturday afternoon He died in
the camps two hours later, before a
physician had arrived Charles Barry of
Katahdin Iron Works shot him Both
men are old and cautious guides. Barry
and wilkins we're guiding party from
Morristown, Pa, and Saturday noon
they set out from Freezes camps to try
for deer. Shortly afterwards, while
tracking a wounded deer, Wilkins de
tached himself from the rest of the
party and struck into the woods. Barry
an hour later, thinking that he was the
animal, fired at him, the bullet passing
through the head, entering near the
cheek bone.