Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-04-02

From Tie Baltimore San.

SATURDAY. March %.
Judge Syestsr's funeral at Hagers-
town was largely attended.
There have been eleven deaths
from grip in New York this week.
The scaffold tor the execution of
Forbes ia being built 10 the Jail yard
at Annapolis.
Mrs. o. Erickson, of Brooklyn,
stepped on a parlor match, which set
her on FIRE, and she 10 now on the point
Of death.
All Of the papers in the case Of the
Navsssa rioters under sentence Of
death will Be submitted to District
Attorney Ensor, of Maryland, for
review.
President Harrison yesterday visit.
ed Secretary Blaine at his residence.
Mr.. Blaine is said to be very anxious
to reach an smicsble settlement Of the
Boring sea trouble.
In the event of war in Europe, Lord
Salisbury has promised Belgium that
Great Britain will send Q feet and q
contingent of troops. if demanded. to
defend Antwerp.
It 10 reported that the French and
Russian, governments have agreed on
the simultaneous mobilization of
troops, and that European diplomats
fear war will not be long delayed.
A member of the Malta Society
murdered q merchant of Kufstein,
Austria, in mistake for a compatriot
who he had been detailed to kill for
come amiginarY wrong done the secret
organization.
France is irritated at Great Bri.
tain's policy in Egypt, and in this
fact is found the reason for the
French governments determined po.
sition regarding the rights of her
fishermen on the. Newfoundland coast.
Father Anatolus, a Catholic priest,
who is now an inmate Of Mt. Hope
Retreat, tells a remarkable story oil
his having been sentenced to twenty
years exile in Siberia, where he work
ed part Of the time in a silver mine.
MONDAY, March 80.
Complaint is made that too many
politicians are getting into the Farm.
ers Alliance of Anne Arundel Coun-
ty, Md.
The brig Hattie, with logwood
from st. Domingo, went ashore during
Fridays gale at Ocean City, Md, but
no lives were lost.
The snow storm of Friday and Sat.
urday was very severe in the lower
part Of the Maryland peninsula and
in the mountains of the State.
Joseph Turner, a small colored boy
was blown across the street by an ex.
plosion that followed his dropping q
match into Q barrel at North and
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committed to the District Jail, charged
with having caused the death oil
Catherine Watkins, also colored, by q
blow on the head.
The members of the congressional
party which accompanied the remains
of Senator Hearst to San Francisco
report the democrats of California az
enthusiastic for ex.Prssident Cleve.
land as the democratic nominee for
President in 1892, whilst the repub-
licans are equally enthusiastic for
Secretary Blaine. The name of Gov.
ernor Hill is seldom mentioned.
Four negroes, two men and two
women, were arrested and lodged in
Jail at Belgreen, Ala, Friday night,
charged with burning the town OF
Russellville last Monday night. The
women confessed and told the whole
story. Saturday night mob of two
hundred and fifty armed men went to
Belgreen, overpowered Tailor Waltrep
and took JEFF Densmore and Ell Hud-
son, the two men, to a neighboring
white oak tree, swung them to limb,
filled them full of bullets and left
them. They denied their guilt.