Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-01-21

The State Temperance Alliance
will circulate petitions asking the
Legislature for a general local OPP
ton law.
The Maryland Tariff Reform Club
has outlined a series of meetings
for thorough discussion of the
tariff.
The Presidents message on Chill
ian affairs will be sent to Congress
next week, probably not later than
Wednesday.
+. j. Pfoutz, of Washington
county, died a peculiar death. His
pulse beat for two days after he APP
peared in other respects to be dead.
In the L. S. House of Represen-
tatives, to-day, Mr.. Bryan, of Ne
braska, will introduce bill to place
lumber, binding twine and salt on
the free list.
Many Democratic Congressman
condemn Mr.. Holman for introduce
ing his anti-subsidy resolution with
out consultation with his party as
sOciates.
Convention Of Commissioners of
twenty Maryland counties discussed
questions of government and APP
pointed a committee to ask leglsla-
ton of the General Assembly.
Cardinal Giovanni Simeoni, for
merly papal Secretary of State and
prefect-general of the Propaganda,
died at Rome of influenza. He
was seventy-six years old.
Cardinal Henry Edward Man
ming, primate of the Church of
England, died of bronchitis and
congestion of the lungs in the eigh-
ty-fourth year of his age.
The Duke of Clarence and Avon
dale, eldest son of the Prince of
Wales and heir presumptive to the
throne of Great Britain, died yes
terday at Sandringham Palace,
England, aged twenty-eight years.
The death of the Duke leaves Prince
George, his younger brother, the
heir presumptive. The Duke was
recently retrothed to his cousin the
Princes Victoria May of Teck.
Gen. Robert Ransom died at
Newberne, n. c., yesterday. lie
was a younger brother of Senator
NJ. W. Ransom and a major-genel-
al of calvary in the Confederate
Army. He graduated at West
Point in 1850. He distinguished
himself in many battles, especially
at Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg.
He was of late years assistant engi-
neer on the government works for
deepening the water courses in
Eastern Carolina.
The United States authorities in
Texas have information that Cater
ina CARA, the revolutiOnist, has
his headquarters on the Mexican
and Texas Railroad, fifty miles east
of Laredo; that he is receiving re-
cruits from Mexico and various
parts of Texas daily, and that the
bands of revOtutionists are well or
ganized and scattered all along the
line of the railroad.
The General Assembly of Mary
land adjourned until next Monday
night. Mr.. Joyce, of Baltimo ore,
made personal explanation in the
House. Mr.. Brashears, of Anne
Arundel, has obtained leave to in
troduce bill for the establishment
of railroad commission in Mary
land. Mr.. Laird offered a message
providing for joint special com
mittee of the two houses to consider
all measures relating to the county
commissioners of the several coun-
ties. A bill has been introduced
providing for better protection of
vessel-Owners. Senator Pearre in
troduced bill for the more equita-
bic distribution of the school fund
and one to establish a State hospit-
al at Cumberland. The republican
Senators feel aggrieved because they
were ignored in the formation of
the important committees. Gov.
ernor Brown spent his first day in
the executive chair in steady work
lie is receiving a large number of
applications for office, but imme-
date appointments are not expect
ed. There is no change in the
senatorial contest. There is talk
of repeating the Eastern Shore law.