Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-10-19


be built on Fifth street. at a cost Of
q, O00, 600.
No Territories will be admitted
into the Union as States during the
present session Of Congress.
Col. Robert q. IngersolI, who is
in Lexington, KY, advised the
colored people to test the separate
railroad coach law.
Peter Pearson, postmaster at
Lewiston, >. d., while jealous, shot
and killed his wife and then him
self on the prairie near that place.
They leave six children.
Taylor and Courteney, the color
ed men who killed Capt. Frank
Cooper Mt Deals Island last sum-
mer, were convicted of murder in
the first degree by jury in Prin-
cess Anne Court after being out
only nine minutes.
The democratic campaign in
Baltimore opened with an immense
mass-meeting in City Hall plaza.
Speeches were made BY Congress
men Allen, of Mississippi. and
Carutb, of Kentucky, Mayor Lat
robe, ex-Mayor Hodges and Joseph
Thompson.
Saturday, October IA, 1898.
Pope Leo XIII sent large photo
graph OF himself to Mayor Latrobe.
George G. Howard has been SEN
fenced in Prince Georges county
to the penitentiary for forgery.
1t Is said that as the election APP
proaches law-breaking, as to gamb-
ling, & c., is more frequent in New
York city.
Eighteen new cases of yellow
fever and two deaths were reported
at Brunswick, Ca, yesterday.
Nine persons were KILLED and
about thirty injured yesterday in
collision on the Michigan Central
Railroad, at Jackson, Mich.
The poultry show at the Hagers-
town fair was one of the finest ever
held in this country and Maryland
fanciers showed up very creditably.
The storm from the South reach
ed Baltimore yesterday, prostrating
telegraph wires. delaying railroad
traffic and flooding the streets on
the water front.
The local laws for Carroll county
forcing Migrants to work on streets
and roads has had the effect of
keeping many tramps out of the
reach Of the justices of the peace
and out Of the county Jail.
The father of bride who refused
to live with her husbands mother
and had returned to her own parent S
home sued the husband for the
wife's board bill, in Washington,
and lost the case.
Senator VOORHEES, is determined
to have nothing to do with any COM
Promise silver bill. He will fight
for unconditional repeal until he is
either victorious or is defeated on a
direct vote on the pending bill.
President Cleveland will not, it is
! said, sign a bill that threatens in
any way to depreciate the currency.
Nor will he, under any circumstan-
ces, give his approval to measure
that extended the purchase of silver
beyond his term of office.
Advocates of repeal have agreed
upon plan to keep the Senate in
session each day as late as a quorum
can be held in the chamber, with
the intention of forcing the silver
men to occupy all the time and
thereby tire them out.
The American yacht Vigilant
won the third race of the series of
five for Americas 2up yesterday off
Sandy Hook, n. j., defeating the
English yacht Valkyrie forty Sec
Onds, correct time. This race wins
the match for the American vessel.
The power-house of the Brush
Electric Light and Power Company,
at Monument and Constitution
streets was destroyed by fire. The
Baltimore city Jail became ignited
by flying sparks and was greatly
damaged. A number of prisoners
in :he Jail were almost suffocated
by smoke and heat and were revived
with difficulty.
Monday, October Il, 1898.
Mr.. John l.. Thomas, ex-Con-
gresham and ex-collector of the
port of Baltimore, died on Sunday.
William Powell committed sui
eide by cutting his throat and stab
bing himself in the breast in Somer-
set county.
Fire, caused by the crossing OF
electric wires, occurred in Allentown,
Pa, Saturday morning. The loss
will amount to $500, 900.
Wade n. Williams and William
Gilrov, of Charles county, Md,
Ohio Bussard and an unknown
colored man were injured by cable
cars in Washington.
Mr.. VOORHEES, announced. for the