Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-02-19

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From ias Balsimors Sun.
WEDNESDAY,. February IL.
The death warrant was read 10
Ernest Forbes. colored. at Annapolis
yesterday.
James Redpath, the veIl-known
writer died in New York from injuries
received under the wheels Of . horse
car.
Governor Jackson paid an Official
visit to. the superintendent Of the
Naval Academy yesterday and was
received with formal honors.
.sBuck" Kileore. the Texas Con-
gresham who kicked door open in
the Capitol last fall, has had q shoe
named after him that sells famously
down 10 the Lone Star State.
When the carpet hss been soiled
By ink. Gays an exchange, instantly
apply blotting paper, then milk then
blotting paper, and so on until the
spot is out. as it will be- Don't rub.
The Washington and Georgetown
Railway has about completed its are
rangements for laying down it's cable
line on Pennsylvania avenue, etc.
The workinvolves an expenditure of
5000. 900.
In the United States Senate yesser-
day House bill TO revise wages of
certain employees in the government
printing Office was passed with the
amendment that night employees be
paid 20 per cente xtra. The naval ap
preparation bill was taken up. and vari
Gus amendments were agreed to, in
Guiding one appropriating S25. 600 to
aid the naval militia Of various States.
New York, Massachusetts,, Rhode
Island aud Connecticut, il was stated,
had organized naval militia forces.
The death of Rspi sentative Walker.
Of Missouri, was announced, and the
Senate adjourned until IL A. NJ. to-
day out of respect to his memory.
The House passed a bin increasing
the pension ofGeneral Clusters widow
to 800 a month. The bill for an
extension of the public building at
Dallas, Tex, was passed over the
Presidents veto. The House went
into committee Of the whole on the
legislative appropriation bill. and Mr..
Dalzell, Of Pennsylvania made o
speech defending Commander Reitsr's
action in the Barrundia affair. Mr..
Lodge replied on behalf of the Secre-
tsry Of the Navy. The House ad-
journsd without disposing Of the bill.
THURSDAY, February IL.
A Philadelphia repeater has been
disfranchised for four years for ills-
gal voting.
Capt. Hiram Woodward, of Poplar
Springs. Howard county. is dead.
aged eightyfour.
James FL. Plummer, senior editor
of the Kent News, died at Chester.
town. in his sixty.sixth year.
Idaho republicans in Congress are
incsnsed at Harrison's action in ap.
pointing James 81. Beatty to be q
United States district judge.
A bill has been favorably reported
to the United States House of Repre-
ssntstives appropriating $50, 900 for
Q public building at Annapolis.
Ex.President Cleveland has come
out in letter opposing the measure
pending in Congress for free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
Ex-Governor Gordon, of Georgia,
on his way from New York city to
Washington, found at Jersey City that
he had been relieved of his pocket.
book. and had to borrow money to
proceed.
The Lackswanna express was in
collision Tuesday night with wild
engine near Mount Morris, N. z.
Both locomotives and two express
cars were demolished. James Powers
engineer. of Bnffalo, was fatally hurt
and his nephew of the same name, O
fireman, was killed.
In the United States Senate, yes.
terday, Mr.. Teller offered resolution
of inquiry as to purchases Of silver,
with names and amounts, which was
agreed to. The conference report
appropriating $4,000 for q public
building at Roanoke. Va, was adop-
ted. Mr.. Mcpherson moved an
amendment to the naval bill provid.
ing for three harbor defence moni.
tors. but it was ruled out. The bill
was subsequently, passed. Among
other bills passed were Senate bill
providing for statue Of Gen. Francis
Marion at Columbia, s. c.; Senate bill
appropriating $50. 900 to rebuild the
revenue steamer Ewing; Senate bill
appropriating $4,000 for girls
reform scto,l in the District of Co.
lumbia, and Senate bill appropriatine
$l22,OOO for the purchase of the
Maltby House. nearly opposite the
Capitol. for government purposes. Sen.
ate adjourned until II A. M. today.
The House considered the legislative
appropriation bill. aud Mr.. McAdoo.
OF New jersey, made q strong speech
sgainst subsidies for shipping. There
was an interchange Of personalities
between Mr.. Fitch. of New York, and