Saint Mary's beacon., 1890-12-04

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The barn ofS. 4. Gordy, ii Wiconl-
loo county, was burned yesterday;
with d lot Of straw sad some hay
The loss was about $500. The hre =
supposed 10 haye caught from the
kitchen chimney.
MONDAY, December l.
By The aoodinq Of the Anna pit Of
the Bruex Mining Company, IN
Belgium. eighty seven miners we're
drowned.
For the frat time in twenty yeers
there is snow on the shore Of the Med
iteranean sea.
Senator Frye and other New Eng
| landers are in favor ofpuahing through
the force bill and other obnoxious
measures.
Candidates for the speakership Of
| the next House are already actively
at work.
4 Oliver n Beaumont, Maryland
democrat, foreman Of the gun.carEiage
chop in the Washington navy yard y
to be discharged.
The Glen Echo Hotel, near Wash
liugton, was destroyed by fire.
!. II reported in New York shat
|, the New York World newspaper has
been purchased from Joseph Pulilzef
BY Philadelphia syndicate Tor W.
00O,O
James D. MoMann, yhc owned tk;
. famous FToiEaF Flora Temple al
drove her mile 10 2 l0s, died of
!. bite Of flying insect which lit on BIZ
: eve while be was driving.
The wheat crop Of the State o
!. Washington 10 the largest 10 its bis
I tory. being estimated AZ l6,O00.00t
busaels,
"a The steel mill Of the Bethlehem
: (Pa.e Iron Company shut down Sat
J. nrday night, throwing 1000 men onl
Of employment. officials say The shut
down is necsssitated by lack Of Ordsfa
AT Stockton, Cal, Saturday, STAN,
boul trotted mile 10 Ali.
d William L. Hatch. aged twenty.
one years, COMMITTED suicide FndAy
at his home. near Prince George Court
!, House, Va, by swallowing large
dose Of strychuine. He was fonud
dead 10 his bed, and the glass from
.. which he bad taken the draught bad
about four grains Of tie poison left Ia
it. Dependency. caused by debt, is
thought TO have been the cause Of tbs
act.
VIM. Murdock, Jr., Of Monros coun.
tys W. Va. was caught under a load
! Of lumber last week and killed.
While placing piece Of shest.iron
10 the roils AT the Mccullough iron
] Company's mills 10 North East, Cecil
! county, yesterday morning, Asa Ram
! bo. an eyploYe, aged City years, bad
! his left hand caught by the rolls. and
It, together with his arm, was rolled
! Cat and torn from his body.
TUESDAY, December 2
During q fight on the British steam
ship Beds John Brown was stabbed
10 the back and John McKsnna was
, held on a hot stove.
The republican Senators IL caocps
decided to take up The federal elec.
tioDs or ''force" bill today and 10
make a serious effort to pass II.
The second session oT the Fifiy.frnt
Congress opened at noon yesterday
with q good attendance in both
houses. Committees we're appointed
TO wait on the President, and shortly
afterwards bis annual message was
sent in and read.
Il In the House a large number Of
bills ware introduced on The subject
Of silver coinage. :hs tariff, etc. Mr.
Flower introduced resolution pro.
vidipg for new enumeration Of the
inhabitants Of the city and county Of
New York.
An effort will be made to have
Congress adopt bill for The purchase
Of site and The erection Of new
United States mint ia Philadelphia.
The Supreme Court of. Mississippi
yesterday, 10 the case Of w. Il. Hem
ingway, defaulting State treasurer.
| affirmed the decision Of the lower
court, and Hemingway was sentenced
to five years IN the penitentiary.