Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-11-26


Wednesday. November IS, 1891.
There is a rumor that the Tam
many Congressman will support
Mr.. Crisp. of Georgia, for Speaker
of the House.
A railroad official says that ample
provision has been made for moving
the corn crop. but the small num-
Der of charters for December may
cause temporary blockade.
Palo Alto, the Electioneer stall
lion, trotted mile in 2.0Si yester-
der at Stockton, Cal, beating all
previous performances in trotting
of which there is any record.
The Supreme Council of the
Farmers Alliance opened yesterday
at Indianapolis. A strong effort is
being made to secure an indorse-
ment of the third-party movement.
The immense coal pier at Canton
of the Baker Whitley Company
will be ready for use in few days.
1t cost half a million dollars and is
one of the largest coal piers in the
United States.
1t is expected, according to q
statement of the Vienna CORES
pendent of the London Times, that
Austria will repeal at an early day
the law prohibiting the importation
of American pork into that country.
Secretary Foster has declared in
favor of the reelection of Senator
Sherman, of Ohio. 1t is thought
the Sherman-Foraker contest, how
ever it may result, will leave a great
deal of bitterness behind it.
In the Baltimore County Court
j. Hartman Schone, Oscar johnson
and George g. Tracey were declared
not guilty of embezzlement of
county moneys and Schone was
declared not guilty of forgery.
The soldiers in the Odessa gar
rison of Russia have voluntarily
asked that the daily bread ration
issued to them be reduced one
third for the benefit of the starving
people in the famine-stricken dis
tricts of the country.
Judge Ross, of the United States
Court at Los Angeles, Cal, has
sentenced three Yuma Indians to
death for the brutal murder of an
old medicine man of their tribe
some months ago. The medicine
man had failed to bring rain when
requested by The tribe to do so, and
according to the laws of the Yuma
tribe such a failure is punishable
by death.
Thursday, November 10th,
Judge John p. Briscoe took the
oath of office of chief Judge of the
seventh judicial circuit before the
Governor.
The Calvert republican candi-
dates have asked for a mandamus
to compel the Governor to issue the
commissions to them.
The marble and onyx works Of
Henry Volkening, in East Forty
fourth street, New York city, were
completely Quilted by fire, causinga
loss estimated at SIS, 900.
The republican national commit
tee meets in Washington next week
to select the city in which to hold
the republican national convention
next year.
Ex-Congressman John NJ. Lang
ston and other colored republicans,
it is said, will appear before the
national committee to oppose Ma
homes leadership.
From the movements of United
States naval vessels it is thought
that the government has informa-
ton making a concentration of ma
val force at the Hawaiian Islands
desirable.
j. r. Boarman, of Washington,
d. c.. was assailed by highwaymen
in Montgomery county. He had
considerable sum of money, with
which he escaped, but left the horse
and buggy with the highwaymen.
The buildings of Griggs, Cooper
& Co., wholesale groceries, and Far
well, Ozmun, Kirk & Co., whole
sale hardware, st, Paul.. Mimi,
were burned early yesterday morn
ing. The loss is estimated at $780,
600 to 81 900, 900.
The coolest place in the United
States from which kilograms were
received yesterday was Red Lake
Falls, Mimi, where the mercury
registered zoo below zero. Many
cattle and sheep were frozen in
Minnesota and the Dakotas.
A fire in the Baltimore Clothing
House, on First avenue, Birming-
ham, Ala, last night, almost COM
pletely destroyed the stock and did
considerable damage to the build
ing. The stock was worth $50, 900,
and was insured for $40, 900.