Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-01-14
Saint Nafg's Beacon.
Wednesday, January 6, 1892.
From the Baltimore Sun.

- 1850"
Among the hundreds of bills in
trOduced in Congress were more
than dozen aimed at the McKin-
ley tariff bill.
Republican Senators made no at
tempt to obstruct the organization
Of the New York Legislature by the
democrats.
Dir. Pfeiffer, of Berlin, son-in-
law of Professor Koch, has discover
ed the influenza bacillus, the small
est yet discovered.
Edgar Howes, aged fifteen, son
of Thomas Howes, Montgomery
county farmer, was killed by the
accidental discharge of gun.
The report of the directors of the
Maryland penitentiary shows the
institution to have been self-sus-
tanning during the fiscal year OF
189O-'91.
1t is understood that Great Bri-
tain's good offices have been largely
instrumental in bringing about
what promises to be a peaceful solu-
ton of the trouble with Chill.
Every indication points to the
nomination of Senator John Sher-
man today at Columbus, Ohio, by
a majority of ten or twelve votes
over ex-Gov. j. b. Foraker.
VIM. Burt and Joseph Brady,
captain and mate of the oyster
schooner II. G. Burbank, charged
with ill-treating the crew of the
vessel, were released on bail by
United States Commissioner Rogers
for the action of the federal grand
jury.
President Harrison sent to the
Senate a lumber of nominations,
including j. W. McDill, of Iowa,
VIM. NJ. Lindsey, of Kentucky, and
Vim. II. Morrison, of Illinois, to be
interstate commerce commissioners.
The latter is re-appointment.
The Pittsburg Press SAYS the
meeting of Senator Quay and W.
w. Dudley in Pittsburg last Sun
day was to consider means to de-
feat an alleged scheme of Senator
Hill to throw the election of presi-
dental electors for New York into
the Legislature.
The New York Legislature met
yesterday at Albany and both
houses were organized by the dem
Ocrats without opposition by the
republicans. Governor Flowers
first message was submitted. lie
advocated the immediate redistrict-
ing of the State.
In Springfield, the county seat of
Seward county, Kansas, the sheriff
and three deputies were killed by a
squad of men in ambush. 1t is
supposed TO be the outcome of a
plot to kill Thomas Bodkin, Judge
of the judicial district. 1t is a re-
suit IF the famous Stevens county
feud, which begun in July, 1888.
The Chinese highbinders in San
Francisco have renewed their feuds
by the murder of Chinaman in
Cum Cook alley. If any of the
Chinese witnessed the crime, none
would give any evidence in regard
to it. The last Chinaman who was
shot belonged to the Duey Ong
Tong, .highbinders' gang.
The Connecticut Supreme Court
unanimously sustained the demurr-
er of Gov. Morgan &. Bulkley, the
hold-over Governor, in the quo
warranto suit of Hon. Luzon b.
Morris, the late democratic condi-
date. The court says the declara-
ton of the result is an indispensa-
bic adjunct to the choice of Gov
ernOr, as it furnishes the only au-
thentic evidence of an election.
Judge Morris has not been declared
elected by the House, and therefore
Mr.. Buckley remains the dejure as
well as the de facto Governor.
The first bill introduced in the
Ohio General Assembly after its
organization was for redistricting
the State for representation in Con-
gress, so that the republicans will
have seventeen Congressman and
the democrats four. Columbus,
which has been in a democratic
district for twenty years, is thrown
in a republican district, though the
majority is less than ], 900 in total
vote of $4,000. The four demo-
cratic districts will have an average
majority of 10000. Congressman
Cultivate is thrown into a repub-
lican district.
Both houses of Congress reassem-
bled yesterday. In the Senate. Mr..
Perkins, the new Senator from
Kansas, was sworn in. The Senate
passed a resolution limiting to
800, 900 the amount to be expend.
ed for the purchase of supplies fol
the food sufferers in certain prov
inces of Russia. \ similar resolu-
ton in the House went over upon
objection. In the House, Mr.. Nc
Millin, of Tennessee, was elected
temporary Speaker Mr.. Rayner,
of Maryland, introduced resolutions
protesting against the treatment OF
Hebrews by the government OF
Rassia and for an inquiry into the