Saint Mary's beacon., 1891-12-10


a dynamite bomb against the wall.
1t exploded with terrific force.
wreeking the Office and blowing the
thrower and three other persons to
pieces. Mr. Sage was slightly in
jured. Several Others were badly
hurt.
Monday, December z, 1891.
The New York courts will settle
the disputed control of the New
York Legislature.
The new cruiser Montgomery was
launched at the Columbian Iron
Works.
The number of train robberies in
Russia during the past few months
has never been equaled in that
country.
A cablegram received in London
from Pekin states that the Catholic
missionaries in the disturbed dis
tricts of China have determined to
remain at their posts.
The young democrats of Freder-
lex county are sore over the reten-
tion of republican subordinates in
place by democrats lately elected
to Office.
A fire broke out at $50 Yesterday
morning in the Singerly Paper
Mill, near Elkton and was subdued
after a loss of $1,000, which was
covered by insurance.
Cook, the Boston man who start
ed out to "beat" his way around
the world, has been sentenced to
one months Imprisonment in Ber-
lin for not paying his hotel bill in
that city.
Mr.. Robert C. n. Bruno, of 3O5
East North avenue, committed
suicide by hanging himself from a
tree on Ash avenue, near Merry
mans lane.
1t is proposed that all the county
commissioners of the State hold a
convention in Baltimore in refer
ence to the proposed constitutional
amendment, which changes the
tenure of commissioners offices.
The annual report of the civil
service commission states that ap-
pointments are made regardless of
party affiliation, many of the ap-
pOintees from the South being OPP
posed politically to the present ad-
ministration.
Secretary Proctor severed his con-
nection with the War Department
Saturday afternoon and took official
leave of all the officers of that de-
partment. He will take his seat in
the Senate Monday, and will soon
thereafter be called on to act on the
nomination of his successor.
The report of a terrible mining
disaster comes from st. Etienne, in
the department of Loire, and the
centre of one of the richest coal
fields in France. An explosion of
fire damp occurred at noon today
in one of the numerous coal pits in
that region and many of the work
ers were unable to escape from the
mine. According to adyices so far
received seventy-three men perished
in the pit.
Hon. Benjamin +. Tracy, Secre-
| tary of the Navy, in his annual re-
port to the President reviews the
work done during the year in the
construction of new ships. Exper-
iments with armor have demon
strated the superiority of the pro-
duet of American manufacturers,
and the Department has success
fully developed smokeless powder
of American invention. The Sec
retary acquits the navy of all blame
in the attack on the Baltimore men
in Valparaiso, Chill.
The northbound passenger train
on the Louisville, New Orleans and
Texas Railroad left the track near
Evansville, Miss, Saturday morn
ing, ran along the ties for $50 feet
and into trestle over bayou.
This gave way and the train con-
sisting of two day coaches, one
Pullman sleeper and two baggage
cars was precipitated thirty feet
into the bayou, which is partially
filled with water. Sixteen persons
were injured. The loss to the rail-
road is enormous.
The House democratic caucus
met at o'clock Saturday, and after
taking seventeen ballots without
nominating a candidate for Speak
er, adjourned until 10 o'clock this
morning. Up to a late hour last
night there was no change in the
situation, the friends of Messrs.
Mills, Crisp, McMillin and Spring
er expressing confidence in the
final triumph of their fayorites.
The republican caucus nominated
Hon. Thomas b. Reed, for Speaker,
aud all the other officers of the last
House.
Alex. Hackett, colored. was shot
near Sykesville, Howard county,
last night. He died from the effect
of the wound this morning. Hac-
kett, with several other colored
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