Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-05-21

htI. DCii ldAull D0AtcE NEeSEA-
day secured the release from jail. at
Lowell, Mass, BY a writ of personal
replevin, of Mrs. Charlotte johnson,
who, BY sentence Of Judge Car
penter, of the United States Circuit
Court, was serving her time for
alleged perjury in a pension case.
The last case wherein this writ was
used in this State was in 1874, and
inquiry among Boston lawyers de-
velops the fact that to many Of
them ii was unknown.
MONDAY, May Is.
Col. L. Allison Wilmer will de-
liver the address before St. Johns
College Alumni, June 25.
Arrangements have been made to
construct a large modern school
bnilding in Princess Anne, Md.
Joe Cornish, colored, was torn
to pieces under the wheels of an
express train on the railroad track
six miles from Salisbury.
The L. 5. cruiser Charleston has
arrived ut Acapulco, Mexico, out
side Of which port the CHILEAN
cruiser Esmeralda has been living
for several days, Nothing is yet
known of the whereabouts of the
ltata. 1t is thought at Washing
ton that the two cruisers may have
fight over the Itata if she should
appear, as the Charleston has Or
ders TO take the Itata, and the
commander Of the Esmeralda has
declared that he viii defend the
Itata. An officer of the Esmeralda
is quoted as saying that the Itata is
safe on her way with plenty of coal
and provisions. This statement
gave rise to the report that the
Esmeralda coaled the Itata at sea.
Secretary Noble, of the Interior
Department, who is in st. Louis,
stated Saturday that it was true that
the resignation of Green b. Baum,
Jr., the son of the commissioner of
pensions had been requested. The
Secretary said he was satisfied that
the charges of selling offices and
Justification in the civil service
examination against young Raum
are true. The Secretary discharged
three men involved. General Raum
says his son is innocent of any
wrong and that the complaints
against him were made unjustly by
enemies. TO prevent annoyance to
Secretary Noble, General Raum
says his son resigned. Gen
oral Raum said his own course
would depend upon what he could
learn in Washington. He was in
Chicago, Saturday. Commissioner
OF Pensions Raum arrived in Wash
ington last night from Chicago,
but declined to say anything con-
corning the probability of his resig-
nation as the result of his SON S
resignation from the pension office.
TUESDAY, May 10.
A large factory for the making of
nuts and bolts will be started at
Curtis Bay, near Baltimore.
The President committed to life
Imprisonment the death sentence
nf the NaraSSa znurdcrers.
The democrats of Cumberland.
Nd, elected ID. j. Blackstone
mayor and three out of six men,
bers Of the city council.
Chas. Collins, aged ten, com
mitted suicide in New York be-
cause he had played truant and was
afraid to go home.
1t is understood that Messrs.
Quay, Dudley and Clarkson are not
enthusiastic for the denomination
of President Harrison, but in view
of expected favors may be induced
to 60 to the front once more.
The United States signal station
at Baltimore will be moved to
Johns Hopkins University, where,
with the cooperation of the Uni
versity and the Maryland Agricul-
tural College, State weather bu-
reau will be established.
Kunckel Herculais, President of
the French chronological Society,
while conducting an investigation
into the locust plague in the village
of Sidieral, was overcome by heat
and fatigue and fell asleep. He
was attacked by locusts, which de-
voured him. His skeleton was
found.
The u. S. crusier Charleston has
left Acapulco, Mexico, and sailed
southwark under orders of Admiral
McCann, who eyidentaly believes
that the CHILEAN insurgent transport
has been supplied with coal by the
CHILEAN cruiser Esmeralda and
passed Acapulco on her way to
Chilli. The race is thus resumed
and the vessels, will probably next
be heard from at Panama, twelve
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