Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-04-14
Saint Harg's Beacon.


Wednesday, April o, 1892.
The Court Of Appeals met yester-
day.
The State weather bureau bill viii
not.b signed, but the judges SAL
airy bill viii get through the execu-
tive ordeal.
The ladies have been assured that
the police matrons bill will be APP
proved.
The Governor viii consider the
bond sealing bill and the assess
ment bill together, both measures
being now before him.
A number of appropriation bills,
which would take in the aggregate
$3.50, 900 out of the State treasury,
have been doomed to die.
An election took place in Sails
bury yesterday. Thomas Hum
phreys was elected mayor.
Mrs. Boswell, who had seven
children, in eighteen months, died
in Prince Georges county.
The Governor will not sign the
free book bill for State schools, he
will not approve the new insane
asylum bill, and number Of other
bills have been laid on the shelf.
Members Of Congress are specu-
lating in regard to the strength of
the third party movement, and it is
said the democratic leaders in
Georgia are uneasy over the situa-
ton ia that State.
Spring municipal elections were
held yesterday or Monday in Con-
necticut, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois,
Iowa and other States. Both par
ties made gains, but the advantage
was with the republicans on local
issues.
Frank Lyons shot and killed
Patrolman Hurley, of the New
Orleans police force, who was at
tempting to arrest him, Monday.
Late Monday night the police found
Lyons and tried to arrest him for
The murder. He resisted, and was
killed with bullets.
Thursday, April z, 1892.
The Governor is receiving many
protests against the bill increasing
the fees of registers of wills.
The pension investigation was
continued. General Raum declin-
ed TO answer questions which would
disclose his private business.
Arbor Day was observed in Bal
timore and throughout the State
By the planting Of trees and by
school exercises at which the USE
fulness and beauty of trees were
taught.
In the United States Senate, Mr..
Wolcott, of Colorado, made speech
in favor of the free coinage of sill
yer and attacked the position Of the
Republican and Democratic parties
on that question.
Large delegations representing
the banks, Board of Trade, mer-
chants and manufacturers, knights
of Labor, and, in fact, almost every
business interest of Baltimore, WIS.,
tied Annapolis yesterday and pro-
tested against the approval of the
assessment bill by the Governor.
The hearing took place in the Sem
ate chamber.
Friday, April s, 1892.
The Governor signed large batch
OF bills.
By the advice of the Attorney
General the Governor will not sign
The Court of Appeals reporter bill.
1t is believed that an agreement
has practically been reached by the
President and the British minister
Tor suspension of pelagic sealing
iii Bearing sea.
Virgil A. Denton sued the owners
of the Weems Line steamer st.
Mary's for $4,000 damages for al
legged injuries received while pas
senger on the steamer.
The Governor received no delega-
tions yesterday but q large number
of letters begging him not to APP
prove the assessment bill came to
him by mail. The opposition to
the measure is increasing.
The speech of Representative
Wilson, of West Virginia in closing
the debate on the free-wool bill, was
one of his best efforts. At the con-
elusion of his speech Mr.. Wilson
received perfect ovation.
The most destructive wind-storm
since 1882 has been raging at Gage
town, Mich, since Saturday, and
has done an immense amount of
damage. Fences have been leveled,
fruit and shade trees broken down
and houses and barns unroefed and
otherwise damaged.