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Saint Mary's beacon., 1884-07-31
To the Travelling Public.


Having leased the property known as
Moore's Hotel, Leonardtown, Nd, for two
years, commencing the lst of January, 1882,
respectfully inform the public that It's man
agement will now be under my exclusive die
rcction and that no pains or expense viii be
spared to maintain the high reputation as a
public resort it has obtained in the past and
o increase it In the future. Thankful for the
liberal patronage which has heretofore been
extended to the House, respectfully solicit a
continuance and increase Of the favors OF the
travelling public. All parties indebted to
Mrs. NJ. ]. Moore on Hotel account are re-
minded that the accounts due from them to
her have been placed in my hands for settle
ment aud tina. no further indulgence can be
allowed them.
HERBERT F. MOORE,
Leonardtown, Nd.
Jan IL, Iss2-tf.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1884-07-31
NOTICE.

RER. B. HARRIS GAMALIER Is authoriE-
IVh ed to sell the balance of my Bricks in
kiln at Leonardtown. All parties wishing
10 purchase can do so by calling on m.
A. A. LAWRENCE.
Deer 1889,
Saint Mary's beacon., 1884-07-31
NOTICE TO CREDITORS,

Orphans Court Of st, Mary's County, Set :
June ~, 1884.
HRDERED by the Court, That Robert @.
~ Combs, Executor OF Robert F. Taylor,
late ofSt, Mary's county, Mo-, deceased, give
the notice required by law to the deceased s
creditors to exhibit their claims and that the
same be published once week for six success
siye weeks in the st. Mary's BEACON.
Test JoHs b. AsELL,
Register Of willsior St. Mary county.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1884-07-31

Are you dissSt6od EsMIght and brnken oi
your rest by sick child suffering and crying
with pain of chtdng teethf if so, send al
orzs and get bottle of MRs. WiEsLow's s
So6THlNa SYRuP ron CHILDREN TEETHINa. It's
value Is incalcuable. II win relieve the poor
little sufferer Immediately. Depend upon 1t,
mothers. there is no mistake aboutit 1t
cures dysentery and diarrhoea, regulates the
stomach and bowels, cures wind collie, soft
ems the gums reduces Inflammation, and
gives tone and energy to the whole system.
MRs. WiEsLow's SooTHIHa SYRUP FOR CuiL-
DREN TERTHIEa is pleasant 10 the taste, and Is
The prescription OF one of the Oldest and best
female nur:es and physicians in the United
States, and is for sale by all druggists
throughout the world. Price 2b cents a bot
tie.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-13

CHICAGO, August IL. Informa-
ton has been received from the north
ern suburb of Lake View, that
Rev. H. 81. Collision, past"r of the
Fullerton Avenue Presbyterian
church, shot his wife and then him
self this afternoon. The ball entered
his wife's head back of the ear, kill
ing her instantly. He aimed at his
own temple but held the revolver
rather low, so the bullet passed be-
low the brain, back of the eyes, pass
Ing almost through aud horribly
cutting both optical nerves. He Is
still alive though the chances are
against his recovery. If he survives
be will be totally blind. There was
no quarrellng. His wife was about
to go out riding with a peighbor wo-
man who was waiting at the gate
with a buggy. AS she started
out he called her back three
times in succession, the third
time closing the outer door and
doing the dreadful deed. Rev. Col
lisOn became pastor of this church
four years ago, but discussions arose
on account of the PASTORS extreme
Calvinism, ana the membership
dwindled away until last June, when
he rendered his re~ignatlon and his
pastoral relations were dissolved, his
resignation to take effect at the end
ofthis month. The neighbors noticed
of late that he showed signs of a wan
derlng mind; believed he brooded
over his church troubles and seeing
bnt a poor prospect for the future, de-
termined, in a 1T of momentary in
sanity, to end the troubles of himself
and wife. They leave four small chill
dren unprovlded for.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-13

BOSTON, August IL, James e.
Blaine was invited to dine with the
Middlesex, Essex, Norfolk and the
Massachusetts Republican clubs OF
this State, who are DESTROYS of mani
testing their highest esteem for your
public services, and their devotion
to the cause which you represent as
a candidate for the Republican party
for the Presidency Of the United
States.
Mr.. Blaine answered as follows:
I am under obligations for the very
kind invitation you extend me to
meet the Massachusetts,, Middleiex,
Essex and Norfolk clubs at a public
banquet in the city of Boston. l
need not assure the gentlemen who
compose these clubs of the very great
pleasure it would give me to be their
guest; I appreciate most fully the
Kindness intended and it is with sim
cere regret I find myself unable to
indicate the day when my engage
ments will permit me to leave Name.
1 am sure, however, the festal occa-
sion is not needed to deepen the in
terests of Massachusetts in the im~
pending national contest, and, for
myself, no hospitality could add to
my sense of the kindness which I
have received on so many occasions
from the citizens of your State.
I am, gentlemen, with great re-
rpect, yours truly,
JAMES G.. BLAINE.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-13

The people of Mexico appear to
have plenty of law. According to
the recent report of Consul General
Strother, the laws of old Spain, based
on the civil law of the Romans, mod.
flied by the Cloths, the Visigoths, the
Church and the Moors, which were
introducedin into Mexico some $50 years
ago, have been further complicated
by the addition of the special legisla-
ton Of the Spanish crown for the In.
dies, the edicts, DEGREES, and enact.
ments Of conquerors, vlceroys, bish-
ops, %juntas, councils, emperors, mill
tary chiefs, dictators, presidents and
congresses, the acts of 1s6 govern
ments, many of them initiated and
perishingamid violent domestic revo-
lutions and q storm of civil and for
eign wars, until Mexican law is emu
barrassed with antiquated forms and
anomalies, confusion, contradictions
and uncertainties.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-13
Blaine SpOuting.

MARANAcooK, Maine, August ~.
AT a public meeting here to-day,
loud calls we're made for Blaine, and
as he came forward a voice shouted:
"Three cheers for the next President
of the United States" and they were
given.
Mr.. Blaine said: my friends, 1
came here to-day. not to speak, but
10 hear. 1 have been too long ACCUSE
toned to attend every political gath~
erink in Kennebec county to miss this
one, Qaughter) and so / came from
the old habit. just to see if they were
held as well as they were in old days,
when I so often imposed upon YOU
for your suffrage, an exaction which
l can say with candor I never had
any expectation of again laying upon
you; but I am once more before the
people of Maine, people in whom I
have never trusted in vain. 1 am
OBTAINING you by this simple word
from the enjoyment of hearing a
great orator from the west. l am as
anxious for the treat as you are. aud
SO ! yield the platform to him.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-13

NAsHv1LLE. Tenn, August IL.
An organization esta6llsne9 ~
Mormon elder In Lewis anu .hrao
man counties, this State, ABOUT tDie :
wears agO, was broken up ounu"y
by the killing Of all the elders Dy =
band OF masked men. MI DrPrlese,
United States mail carrier, Bowen
Ivev Mills and Centerville Hickman
county. gives the following account
of the massacre. The three eioe,s
were leading a meeting on Cond+rs
farm, Cane Creek, Lewis county,
Sunday morning, when twelve men
On horseback rode up to the house
and ordered a young man named
Hutson and young Gender to sur
render. They showed fight. One
masked man knocked Gender do
breaking his skull. Hutson nlea
and one masked man fell LEAD anu
was found to be Dave HInson:a
citizen of Hickman county. he
lived at Brusnford, on Beaver Dam:
The masked men then shot ana
killed two of the Mormon elders.
.Che third elder ran toward the WOODS
from which firing was 500 heard.
The elder has not been seen since,
and it is supposed he is also killed.
1t is since ascertained thai b
masked men before going to Conder's
house stopped at the house of = man
named Garrett nesr COnder's house
and found q Mormon elder there.
They left two masked men in charge
of this elder. Shooting was heard
shortly after ward and that elder has
not been seen since. When the firing
commenced at Conder's house one
elder bid behind Mrs. Gender and in
shooting at him Mrs. Gender was
wounded.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-13
Passenger Agents.

DENVER, August IL About 200
members of the International Asso>
citation of Travelling Passenger
Agents, with ladies present,
are opening the annual con-
ventlon this afternoon. Nearly
every State IN the Union and nearly
all the important trunk lines in the
country are represented. The adj
dress OF welcome was made by D. l..
Sturgis, of the local committee.
Several prominent citizens re-
sponded. James Is. Reed, of Chicago,
orator of the association, in his
address, gave an interesting history
of the association from Its inception
at Buffalo In 1872, to date, and
earnestly recommended that action
be taken at this meeting looking to q
cooperation of agents for tie restor-
alton and maintenance Uf tariff rates.
The election OF officers occurs to.
morrow. The ball at the American
House this evening was largely
attended. Boston was selected as the
place for holding the next annual
meeting.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-13
MISCELLANEOUS.

SAN FRANCISCO, August l2.-Iu
the wrestling match Delmas won the
second fall time, three hours and
eleven minutes.
FORT SMITH, Ark, August 12.-
Advlces from the Usage Indian
country say Black Dog was elected
chief of that nation a few days 2 nv
a majority Of two hundred and fifty.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 1.-THE
new southern pass railroad bridge
over the Colorado river at Yuma
will be opened tomorrow and
through trains to New Orleans re-
sumed.
New YORK, August IL. - The
steamship Nevada arrived late to-
night. Among the passengers are
Thos. Sexton, Irish Nationalist and
member of Parliament. He starts
for the Irish National Convention ar
Boston tomorrow.
Rock ISLAND, Ills. Auonst -
MsJor General Hoffman died here
Today: He has been an invalid for
a number of years. He served in the
Mexican war and the war Of the 70.
oelllon on the Union side and on the
frontier. vi 'Ao
CHICAGO, August ia meet;no
OF the Western Trunk Line a@ssoo;as
zion has been called for to.mo--sw.
consider the withdrawal of tho N"T,h ~
western road. 1t is not prohsh1S 49,
aneetlng will be held, however ' as
here. cannot reach
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-13

The proposal made by the British
military authorities to establish pig
con stations suggests the idea that
these winged messengers might be
profitably used during the ensuing
political campaign {: Not only might
they actas m essengers between distant
points, out the number employed on
each side might serve to indicate the
state Of the canvass. White-crested
pigeons might serve to carry the
Blame dispatches, and the fartails
the Cleveland. The Greenback
party would probably employ pout-
srs, and tumblers would be especially
useful in dissffected or uncertain
dist icts. AS it will be necessary for
the Independents to employ aerial
messengers, the dove, emblem of
peace, would do his duty faithfully.
Butler may find all he wants in
"crow."
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-13

NEw YORK. August l2.-The ex-
ecntive committee of the Democracy
state Committee elected w: f.
Smith chairman. 1t is said ~ head-
Quarters that Ed. Cooper bad never
been elected chairman, his name
merely having been suggested I'D
connection with it. When this sug
gestion was conveyed to Cooper he at
once declined on account OF III
health. The committee to-day or
ganized for the first time. Mr.
Cooper was present at the meeting,
and on his motion MI. Smith, who Is
y warm personal friend of Governor
Cleveland, was elected.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-13
IMMIGRATION.

Some eastern journals have init
mated a fear that America has been
gorged with more foreign food than
than she can digest and one of them,
the Sprinield Republican said more
than q year ago: I'VE believe that
the time has come in our national de-
velopment when prudence demands
that we exercise . stricter SUPER
vision over all immigration, to turn
back its undesirable elements" The
complete statistics of the immigra>
ton of the fiscal year which ended
in June indicates . decline in the
tide which reached high wa.
ter mark in 1882. when 7S9, O03 for.
eigners arrived in the United States
to become residents of the country.
The number Of arrivals during the
last fiscal year was sos, 1856. or 81. 400
less than during 1882. It is desir-
able to have a vigilant system for the
exclusion of pauper and criminal
immigrants, but no fear need be en-
tertained that the country csnnot as
simulate all the foreign population it
is likely to receive. 1t requires only
a generation to thoroughly Ameri-
canize our accession from abroad and
and no attempt should be made to
check the flow Of population from
the Old World to the New, except as
to the exclusion of paupers and
criminals. The regulation of the
movement may safely be left to
natural. laws, and 1t will not be
strange If Australia attracts the su-
perdous population of Europe long
before the unoccupied territory of
America is covered with inhabitants.
Since the revolution nearly II, 200, 900
immigrants have arrived in this
country, and their part IN the de.
velopment Of the wealth and power
of this nation should remove all dis
trust as to the advantage to the Re-
public Of the immigration Of tho
future.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-13
unrrahle Crime

w,currA Kansas. August !2.-An
Enoie special from Pistte HoI dav.
says: on the 9th inst. aoous r ICY
break, B. Daniels, who sep ps;nter
from his family during the winter,
hnt who had been boarding WITH s men
the past month, dressed se mi nl% wSere eI bis
q are ievo was sleeping, and deliberately
s TSs her brains out: Turning oand a9ea to b a
bed in the same room, occup,t"+
two Of his daughters: he shot me e
Oldest. INJECTING what he supposed 10
b b - fatal wound, following her down
stairs and firing across the yal" oun
then PLACED the weapon 70 n;s ond
head, fired a ball into Dis ola'n al"
dropped dead.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-13

Few people understand the import
ance of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton of Iron and Steel Workers,
whose national convention opened
In Plt,sburg recently. In 1882 the
association protested to have 80, 900
members and to influence zoe, 900
people directly or indirectly CON-
nected with the iron and steel indus
try, and at the beginning of the great
strike of that year the Organization
had $s75,OOO in Its treasury. Every
state in the Union has sent delegates
to Pittsburg, and three or four days
will be consumed in the discussions
of the convention. A very profitable
topic for consideration would be the
substitution of arbitration for strikes
in the adjustment Of differences be-
tween employers and employees.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-13

"Mr. Cleveland as governor" says
the Christian Union, "has fulfilled
the promise made by his earlier
career. He has conducted the State
administration on strictly business
principles. He has fought Tam
many with a quiet persistence which
the 'wigwam' has never before en-
countered from any Democratic
quarter. It is certain that had it not
been for his influence the reform
bills, of which the Christian Union
has given account from time to time,
and which Mast admirably repre>
sented as cutting the claws of the
tiger, never could have been passed.
It is no derogation to MI. Roosevelt
to say that he, the reformer of the
Republican camp, could not have
accomplished these reforms without
the effective, thorough, quiet aid of
Gov. Cleveland in the Democratic
camp"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-13

There is everlasting truth In the
following remark by tho st. Louis
Republican: Republican papers
that have found no fault with the
brutal caricaturing of Tilden will do
we'll to restrain their indignation
over the treatment of Blaine by the
artists. The ridicule of Tilden in
the illustrated papers has been turned
against his physical misfortunes, but
the ridicule of Blaine Is directed
against moral qualities which belong
in the category of sins, not Of mis-
fortunes. It Is brutal to make sport
of physical defects for which no man
can be held to q personal accounta-
bility, but there is no higher aim for
art enlisted in the work Of politics
than to hold up to contumely and
scorn the personal dishonesty of an
applicant for the suffra9es Of the peo-
Dle.v
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-13
The Arctic Dead.

ANNAPOLIS, August 1.-THE OBJ
seuuies Of Lieutenant Lockwood will
be observed here to-day with all cer-
emonies possible. During the vaca-
ton of the naval academy officers,
professors and cadets now ut The
academy were present with a large
congregation Of leading citizens. The
remains were placed in n grave be-
tween those of Commodore Edward
Terry and Lieutenant Collins.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-13

For richness of biographical mate
rial St. John of the Prohibitionists
leads all the rest. He ran away from
his father in Indiana at the age of IL;
was q husband at 10 and q widower
at 20; became one Of the rough-and-
tumble pioneers of the California
gold diggings, and once ran bare
footed over ice and frozen ground
for two days with an anxious party
of Indians after him; started for
South America and was wrecked
without clothes or coin among the
Sandwich Islands; served in the ar
my through the war and got the
rank of Colonel, and finally "struck
it" in the rum politics of Kansas.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-13

As soon as Lieutenant Greedy re-
covers his strength and spirits he
will probably lecture on his Arctic
experiences. 1t is to be hoped that
he will. The people of this country
should be told all about the North
Pole and the difficulties of reaching
1t. The horrors of Arctic life should
be depicted In such a way that nc tax
payer will ever give his consent to
the sending out of another Govern
ment expedition to waste treasure
and human life.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-13
Why A Kerosene Lamp Bursts

Girls, as we'll as boys, need to
understand about kerosene exple
sioDs. A great many fatal accideDts
happen from trying to pour oil into
= lamp while it is lighted. Most
persons suppose that it is the kerosene
itself that explOdes, and that if they
are very careful to keep the oil from
being touched by the fire or the light
there will be no explosion. But
that is not so. II a eau or a lamp
is left about half full of kerosene oil
the oil will dry up, that is ''evap>
o~rate," q little, and will form by
mingling in the air in the upper
part Ut the can q very ex plOsive gas'
You Can not see this gas any more
than you can e air. But if it IS
disturbed and driven out, and
blaze reaches it, there will be'
terrible explosion, although the bhM
did not touch the oil. There az
several other liquids used in houses
and work shops which will produce
an explosive vapor in this way. Ben
zine is one, burning fluid is another,
and naphtha, alcohol. ether ana
chlO1Oform may do the same thing
In a New York shop lately there
was a can of benzine or gasoline Oh
the floor. A boy 16 years old LIGHTED
a cigarette and threw the burning
match on the floor close to the can.
He did not dream there was any
danger, because the liquid was locked
m IN a DON Rpt fh..WA vyon A rFLNI
explosion, and he was very badly
hurt. This seems very mysterious;
The probability Is that the a bad
been standing there a good while,
aud a good deal Of vapor had formed,
some of which had leaked out around
the stopper, and was hanging I'M
sort of invisible cloud over and
around the can, and this cloud, when
the match struck it, exploded.
Suppose agirl tries to fill a kerosene
lamp without at first extinguishlDg
the blaze. OF course the lamp is
nearly empty or she would not care
nil it. This empty space is filled
with a cloud of explosive yapor
arising from the oil in the lamp
When she pushes the nozzle of the
can into the lamp at the top, ana
begins to pour, the oil, running lnlo
Inc lamp. fills the empty spaces anu
pushes the cloud of explosive vapol,
and the vapor is obliged to poor over
the edges ofthe lamp into the room
outside. Ofcourse it strikes against
The blazing wick which the girls
holding down by the side. Ihe
D!aze OF the wick sets the invisible
cloud Of vapor on fire, and there u
IN explosion which ignites the Oh
nd scatters it over her clothes anu
'ver the furniture of the room'
Ihis Is the way in which a kelo.
enc lamp bursts. This same thlps
nay happen when a girl pours lne
III over the fire in the range or stove.
I there is a cloud of explosive vstGt
z the upper part of the can. or
ne stove Is hot enough to vaPorLh'
some of the oil as 1t 1ali;;i
Remember that it is not the u"
al the invisible vapor when en-
Taking care of the OIL W.
lot protect you. There is no ssltH
kept in the rule: "Never pour
n a lighted fire or into a ligh'e0
amp."- Christian Union.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-13
Chandler Interviewed.

PORTSMOUTH,, August l2.-oecre'
tarv Chandler returned here to day.
Tonight an ASS ,ciated Press agent
visited him on the Callapoosa to
inquire concerning the truth of the
article in to-day's New York Times.
The Secretary appeared to be con-
siderably agitated. He said: "YOu
NAV saw that 1 have seen the New
York Times and that the navy
department. has received no such
reports of the shooting of Henry and
cannibalism as the Times gives. OF
course you naturally next ask Is the
story true? l say that l decline to
say. refuse to say anything further
about the matter"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-13
Story,

ST. LOUIS. August 12.-The Grand
Cove Druids OF the United States
met in 18th annual conclave this
morning. There were 258 subordi>
nate lodges represented and ii, 500
membership. The session was de-
voted to organizing. The grand
secretary's report shows the annual
receipts to be $3.50; disbursements,
$2,546; balance on hand, IS, OOS.
On IS. Weber, OF st. Paul, MIMI,
most noble grand, in the annual
address, spoke Of the necessity OF q
revision of ritualistic work. There
has been an increase of 1900 menu
bership the past year. Nominations
for grand officers were made and the
session adjourned till tomorrow.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-13

MI. Carl Schurz made his first
speech in the campaign IN Brooklyn
the 9Th inst. He dissected the official
record of Mr.. Blaine with great
thoroughness. In fact Mr.. Schurz
has furnished Democratic campaign
orators with q very neat model. OF
course MI. Schurz will be roundly
abused by the Blaine organs for pre-
suming to point out the evil record
Of the Republican standard bearer,
but his arguments will remain un-
answered. They are simply unan-
sWerable.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-13
Paten0tre's Cool Assurance.

PARIS, August II. - Paternotre,
the French minister to China, in q
note to the Chinese government at
Pekin, referring to the capture OF
Ke Lung, says 1t was not an act OF
war, and that the port will be re-
turned to China when the indemnity
has been agreed upon. Should Chi.
ia resume hostilities along the from
tier of Tonquin, the minister SAWS
war will be declared, and the French
squadron will lombard other ports,
whether they are open to interna-
tiOnal commerce or not.