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

.aBELL, the firm FL n.
viii constantly n Leonar -
Boards Scanhing, Boardin Flooring
Shingles Doors, &c 'e'
Also Laths Lime and Hail, which he wllsel city prices
in Alexandria
The morning call., 1893-06-19
A SLICK SWINDLER.
A Woman Who Bought OH
Time.
A Smooth Female Fraud Badly
Wanted by rlerchants in
Los Angeles.
Special TO THE MORNING CALL

Los ANGELES. June 1S.-The Los An
geles police have accomplished a clever
piece OF detective work in recovering a
large quantity of property which had been
secured under false pretenses and pawned
by woman named Augusta Weller dur
ing the past two months. Her method
was to buy goods on :he installment plan
and then pawn them for whatever they
would bring. Everything was fish that
came to her net, including four sewing
machines, silver forks and knives, cur
ta!ns. watches. rings, etc.
Finally one OF the men vino had sold her
goods suspected that all was not right and
taxed her with ii. She promised to make
things all right, but in the meantime
skipped. a police officer was detailed to
look up the case. and, as stated. recovered
all the property.
The woman is believed to have gone to
Arizona. 1t appears that she has record
In many cities of the United States, hav-
ing eloped from Sioux City with Weller
after r0bbiDg her husband of a large sum
of money.
Thence she has been tracked TO Chica-
60, Omaha, Portland, Seattle. and San
francisco. Weller claims to know moth
ing OF her nefarious business. The woman
was monomaniac on the subject of lot
teries. investing all her money IN lottery
tickets. Her desert ription has been sent to
the police in every city On the coast.
The morning call., 1893-06-19

he understood that the Chief Executive in
tended calling an extra session, to convene
in the middle Of September or the first of
October. The principal subjects for con-
>idrration would be the money situation
and the tariff The President had specially
mentioned the tariff.
Mr.. White did not understand that the
Chinese question or the enforcement of the
Geary act would at all enter into the rea-
sons for al extra session.
Speaking generally of Los Angeles md
the southern part of the State the Senator
recent bank failures at San Bernardino
and Riverside had not affected the COM
mercial equilibrium at all. Both failures
were caused by temporary EN- mbaTrasSmeDts,
and were really only suspensions. He
heard on good authority that the San Ber
nardino bank would paw dollar for dollar.
and had reason to believe that the River
side bank would do the same. Their Sc
curities were understood to be ample,
though the directors had not been able to
realize upon them ut a moments call,
which was 10 be expected.
He had heard no talk at all in the S nth
regarding he proposed midwinter fair n
San Francisco. AS far as he knew there
was no interest taken in The proposition
The Senator seems hale and hearty. He
will only make short stay in San Fran
cisco returning to Les Angeles to-day. He
says they have been having it terribly
warm down there the last two days and he
chooses to start down at q time when he
will avoid the scOrching midday ordeal
afforded by the Kern County plains.
The morning call., 1893-06-19
EX-MINISTER PORTER.
He Says the Harrison Treaty Is Being
Remodeled.

Theodore c. Porter, ex-Mnister OF FL
nance of the Provisional Government of
the Hawaiian Islands and auditor of
Claus SpIeckels 81 Co. of Honolulu, ar.
rived yesterday morning on the steamer
City of Peking.
Mr.. Porter was succeeded as Minister of
Finance by Samuel NJ. Damon of the firm
OF Bishop d Co., and it is rumored that
Mr.. Porter relnquished his portfolio be-
cause Claus Spreckels is not in sympathy
with the anneXationsts.
Mr.. Porter is a pronounced annexation
ist, and believes that the prosperity of the
islands demands the protecting influences
of the stars and stripes.
When the protectorste was declared by
Stevens" said the ex-Minister to a CALL
reporter ''aIl classes of securities advanced
at once. Plantation stock rose $40 and
S12 a share. Confidence was restored and
better feeling pervaded all classes of
business. We have still some hopes that
political union with the United States can
be brought about"
rs there any possibility that England
may be appealed to in case negotiations
with the United States should fail to ac-
compliSh the desired result?" asked the
reporter
"Such an event is within the bounds of
possibility" said Mr.. Porter. 1--WE think
the United States should either do some
ming in this matter or leave the way open
for other considerations.
Mr.. Porter states that the Provisional
Government is firmly established, and that
the authorities are using all means avail
able to strengthen their position The
executive occupies the palace, which is
garrisoped, and the Government building
is also used as military station.
The treaty sent to the Senate by Presi-
dent Harrison is being remodeed and will
be soon forwarded to Washington for con-
sideration. The Provisional Government
VIII exhaust every eXpedient looking to-
ward annexation. and if that should be
found impracticable Mr.. Porter states that
some form OF representative government
VIII be Instituted. At present the Pro-
viSional Government exists by force Of
arms. and the people at large have no voice
whatever in the affairs of state. A republic
Will probably be set up. and stiff property
qnallfica tion will prevent the natives from
acquiring any active voice in the legisla-
tive councils. Should a representative
government be established measures will
be taken to have United States protec-
tOrate declared.
The morning call., 1893-06-19
HELD IN SECRET.
A Democratic Conference
on Patronage.
SENATOR WHITE UPON 1T.
The Party Astutely Slips Out of
Town and ConveneS at Tarpey's
Home i'm Oakland.

There was great interest manifested ii
Democratic circles yesterday as to the pro-
posed conference to be held by the leader:
of the party in regard to the distribution
OF patronage.
According to the prevalent reports the
conference was to be secretly held and 81
it turned out, but the astnte statesmen
were not able to altogether battle the news.
gatherers.
So diplomatic were they. however, that
they decided to meet in Oakland out OF
the reach of the San Francisco sleuth-
hounds.
Senator Stephen NJ. White arrived in
the morning from Los Angeles to be pres
ent. Congressman Geary, who had left
the Lick House the previous evening for
Vallejo, returned for the same purpose.
Congressman Caminetti and Mcguire were
on hand. and gressman-elect warren
b. English was not far off.
At he solicita ion of the latter it was
first decided to hold the conference at the
Athenlan Club in Oak land, but this was
afterward voted too public for the pur-
pose.
Then it was determined to hold pre-
limlnary conference at the Lick House TO
decide where the important affair should
be held and Stephen NJ. White telegraphed d
to Warren b. English to meet the rest OF
the party over at that place at 4 P. NJ
Afterward the tryst was transferred to
Judge Maguire's office, in the Mills build
Ing, " here ii was determined to prolong
the agony by carrying the party over the
bay.
The party set ont at once for Oakland
took hack at the Fashion Stables and
drove to Alameda, to the residence of
Michael F. Tarpey. on Grand street and
San Pablo avenue. A party of dozen or
more of San Francisco newspaper men fol-
lowed the politicians holly, but were thrown
off the track by the hack management and
left 10 return home in despair.
At Tarpey's house the politicians held a
close conference on the present situation
in California and consulted as to the best
disposition of the patronage they have IN
their power To give.
They were very guarded in the state
ments they made to the newspaper men.
and said,the meeting was on ly an informal
affair and OF no particular significance.
From every indication. however, the
conference of last night was of consider
erable Importance and may he of the very
last importance TO many office-seekers in
this State.
Beside the special offices heretofore mem
toned there are numerous others, the fill
ing OF which is likely to excite wide in
terest. The apDraisership and postmas-
terSh1p are not the least of these.
Various names are likely 10 be suggested
in connection with these offices, but 1t is
deemed lmpro bable that any authentic
nominees by the conference can he relied
upon At the present time. The members
of the conference were committed tn Sc
crecy, and any dislOyaity in TINS respect
is likely to react upon the strength of the
party.
The morning call., 1893-06-19
AS Hard to Kill as a Cat.


Benjamin Dow who was terribly tniured in
me recen nltroelycerine explosion At the High
Explosive COmpanys works. Lima ONO is
aoie 10 be our. HIS case IS remarkably inter-
on al The same ctOy that he has gone
through and escaped alive and in the one of
last November his working male, Andy Shures,
was blown 10 atoms, only shredS of his remains
being found
Dow Was blown thirty feet trees were up
fooied, their branches falling on hun. and
when rescued he was unconscious. remaining
SO Tor many days, finally recovering and re-
turning to work. only 10 remain short time,
when the deadly stuff wen off. killing poor
Robinson, who was working by his side. Dow
was again found In a semi-conScious condition
with his - ul and jaw fractured, an eye blown
out and Shreds OF flesh torn from all over his
D0dy. The doctors removed him 10 Mrs. Ney-
ers' private hospital and dressed his wounds
but expected nm to die al any moment. When
toid that he could not live he replied: "Well,
we VIII see." Again his wonderful nerve has
pulled him through.
The morning call., 1893-06-19
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A Bombay curio-dealer labels a golden
sovereign Christian idol"
The cornerstone of the national capitol
was laid September IS, 1888
The American School of Landscape
Painting wa: founded by Thomas Cole
about 1925.
Persia is about the only country on
earth where tho telegraph is not yet at
home.
In 1890 the postal department of Norway
handled 27.24S 400 letters aud 24552, 800
pounds OF books.
depth of 2400 fathoms has been lately
found in the Mediterranean, the greatest
yet known in the sea.
China makes poor show in the journal
istic world. For III its 400, 100000 inhabit-
ants 1t has only "a newspapers. 10 Of which
are dai y and Ii appear AT longer intervals.
The port of Vera Cruz, Mexico, is to
have an arsenal and floating dock; the lat
ter mas been built in France, and Will be
shipped in time to be put in place by the
end or this year.
In 40 years after the death of Christ the
whole Bible had been translated into
Latin by some unknown author into what
IS now known as the old talic version. By
the year 200 it was extant in Greek, Syriac
and Latin, and by the ninth century in
thlrteen languages.
AoAdo 10 ldtce enough LO give Hii tue pop
ulatlon in the world standing room, and it
Is said that il all the people of the United
States were crowded into Kansas, Calfor-
MIA and Nebraska those States would not
he more thickly settled than England is
now.
Longstride, an Irish hunter. the prop
erty of the Monmouth County Hunt, re-
Gently made the second greatest leap on
record. cleaI 34-foot leap from bank to
bank. across the pond at Hollywood,
n. D.. built in the center of the grounds of
the late John Hoey.
Experiments made in the hvgenic inst-
tnte in the Berlin University have shown
that cholera baclli die more quickly on
dry tobacco than on dry glass plates, that
they do not multrly, bnt quickly die, on
moist tobacco, and that tobacco smoke
quickly kills them.
In Or. Nansen's five years. drift across
the Arctic regions ne takes with him a
stove, which, at a cost of cents, will cook
as large dinner as any party of twenty
could eat. A supply of paraff1ne costing
thls amount will produce an excallently
cooked salmon. leg of mutton, vegetables
and tarts
The morning call., 1893-06-19
Mrs. Cooper in Chicago.

The Chicago press records the active
work done in that city by Mrs. Sarah B.
Cooper of San Francisco. On Sunday
evening she spoke in the Plymouth Con-
gregational Church, Rev. DIR. Gunsaulus
pastor. to over 1900 people. She was very
warmly received, and at the close of her
address hundreds came to greet her. The
same papers speak of an address given by
Mrs Cooper at the Chicago University.
which was characterized as Thoughtful,
refined in dictiOn and full of magnetic
tervor." AT the interstate assembly over
2500 persons were in attendance, and lis
tened with rapt attention to an account of
the kindergarten work in San Francisco.
Frequent bursts OF applause testified to the
eager interest in the subject
The morning call., 1893-06-19

country schoolmaster. a herdsman and seve-
raj others of equally low degree. The
schoolmaster was the leader. OF course,
being the supreme intelligence OF the
cIrclr, and fine leader he made it seems as
though every one of hese men had talent in
their line. and under The guidance OF the peda-
gogue's baton each became proficient. and a
harmonious whole was obtained. When first
saw them they were still in The yillage-the
pride of lt-but heir fame was nothing. They
made up that very small uniI-a viii
lage band 1t 20 happened that a cele-
braled Vienna theatrical manager CHANGED
!hrourh lheir own, and the next time L met
them they composed goodly proportion OF the
Gichestfa IN the Court Theater of Vienna.
FROM there. their individual rise was rapid, and
dlIeduy Tour OF them have attained individual
regulations as SoloiSts Throughout EurOpe. But
ior the chance visit of the theatrical manager
they nIsnt sun llnger In that Austrian village,
Win Win 9iaught but the village 10 praise their
The morning call., 1893-06-19
SHE DARED HIM.
BoOkkeeper Arnold Was as Bad as
His Word.

LEAvENwoRTH, Kans.. June 1S.-Am-
brose S. Arnold, bookkeeper for grain
commission firm here, to-day shot and
mortally wounded his wife and then blew
his brains out. Arnold accused his wife
of in nfdelitv. Mrs. Arnold Indignantly as
serted her innocence, but her husband,
drawing his revolver. threatened TO shoot
her. She coolly folded her arms and dared
him to carry ont his threat, and leveling
his weapon he tred two shots into her
body and then blew his brains out with
the same weapon. Mrs. Arnold was NOR
tally wounded and made an antemortem
statement of the facts of the tragedy. She
has always been highly regarded in the
community. Two twin girls, aged 8, are
left alone in the world.
The morning call., 1893-06-19
TWO PERSONS SHOT.
A Mysterious Midnigilt Affair in
Oakland.

Shortly after midnight last night Mrs.
Ayres and her two unmarried daughters.
who reside at Temesca, were driving
from Oakland to Berkeley, accompanied by
Charley Horton and another gentleman.
When they reached the corner of Thirty
ninth and Grove streets three men, repre-
sentng themselves to be deputy sheriffs,
opened fire on the party.
One shot graZed HortGn's face and an
other entered Mrs. Ayres' shoulder, caus-
ing a painful wound. The bullet was ex-
tracted at the Receiving Hospital.
Mrs. Ayres recognized one of her as
sailants as a man named Liuderman, a
well-borer by occupation. The cause OF
the shooting is mystery.
The morning call., 1893-06-19
The Fire Record.

The alarm rung in from box SO at 5:2O
O'Clock y ste day afternoon was for a fire IN
Peter Conaty's grocery, 221 East street. The
damage TO the building amounted to $3.50.
The contents were damaged TO the amount of
$50. The flames spread to The adjoining
building. owned and occupied as saloon aud
lodging house by Henry Mas. The damage to
the building amounted 10 $50. The contents
were slightly damaged
The morning call., 1893-06-19
A FORTUNATE VISIT.
Talented Musicians Discovered by a
Theatrical Man.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.

st. Louis be-Democrat.
ITO have too little knowledge of ones powers
is worse than to have an over-estimation of
them." said Hartley Graham. "Such con-
diiion Is the one that caused the poet to sing
Many flower Is born to blush unseen and
waste its sweetness on the desert air. The
beauty of this quotation was never more
iorcbly Illustrated to me than by little band
OF musicians IN an Austrian village. They were
gathered from the nelghborng farms, from out
the village blacA smith shops and the village
stores. / he band contained a black smith, "A
tnner, butchers CLERK, a spinner,
The morning call., 1893-06-19
Made a Still Strike.

MINNEAPOLIS, June 1S.-All the street.
cars In the this city were tied up to-day
as result of trouble over the new form
of contract which the men were asked to
sign, and which contained some provisions
they thought unfair. The strikers have
been quiet and late this afternoon all ears
We're running as it was stated that the OBJ
jectionable contract had been withdrawn,
The morning call., 1893-06-19
IN LOWER CALIFORNIA.
A Party Returns After Completing
EXPLORATIONS.

SAN DIEGO, June 1S.-A party con-
sisting OF L. s. Brandago, a botanist from
the Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.
Fred Anthony, orin thoogist, and WIN An
thony. have returned from an extended
trip in Lower California. They left here
two months ago and have thoroughly
explored the mining sections of Valla-
dares and Santa Cruz aud spent four
weeks at the summit of the San Pedro
Martr range of mountains. The result OF
their trip will be of much interest to scien-
fists.
The morning call., 1893-06-19
Should Know now to Shoot

CHICAGO, June 1S.-Policeman Smith
to-day accidentally shot and instantly
killed Joseph Harwick, aged IA. The
officer was pursuing pickpocket and fired
at hun and the bullet struck the boy in the
head.
The morning call., 1893-06-19
ALL WAS QUIET.
The Militiamen Were Still on Hand
at TOnaWauda.

BUFFALO, n. Y, June 19.-To-day no lum-
Der was unloaded at Tonawanda. Never
theless there was considerable stirring, as
the Tonawanda and Niagara Falls military
companies were withdrawn from guard
duty and a battalion of the Sixty-fifth
Regiment from Buffalo took their place.
Otherwise all was quiet.
The morning call., 1893-06-19
Three Young Men Drowned

ASHLAND, Wis, June 1S.-Three young
men were drowned in Chaguamegcn Bay
near Wsshburn this afternoon while sail.
ing in boat which capsized They were
Lyle Kellogg. Jack Ford and a man
named Gay
The morning call., 1893-06-19
Chess PLAYED nv Mai,

PARIS. June 1S.-The second in terna-
tional chess tournament played by corre-
spondenee has just been decide Profess
sor }. Berger of Gratz. Austria, secured
the first prize, while j. II. Blake of South
ampton, England. took the second.
The morning call., 1893-06-19
Tom Roe Keeps Ahead.

CLEVELAND, o., June 1S-When Tom
Roe, en- route from New York TO San
Francisco. on his bicycle. reached this city
tonight he had ridden $50 miles, at an
average OF nearly 100 miles day. He is
now three days ahead OF schedule time
The morning call., 1893-06-19

next few Us the firm of johnson & Co.
of Cincinnati will bring suit for the recov
cry of the amount due them and their Gus
toners on re5atss which the trust declares
has been forfeited.
The morning call., 1893-06-19
SWIMMING RECORDS.
The Australians Are True Lovers of
Aquatic .SpOrtS,

SYDNEY, n. s. W.. June 1S.-At the
swimming championship of the New
South Wales Association #. Meadnam
swan rs yards in 4S seconds, and J. II.
Helling duplicated NJ, adham's PERFORM
ance. W. 81. Gormerly swan 120 yards in
l min. 20h Sec. beating the previous rec
ord 5b seconds.
The morning call., 1893-06-19
ALL ON ONE SIDE.
Sometimes the Big League Clubs Put
Up Yellow Ball

CINCINNATI, June 1S.-rhe game was
one-sided and unnteresting. Score: Gin
cnnati 80. Louisville IL.
CHICAGO, June 18.-Bases on balls and
errors gave the Browns the game. Score:
Chicago II, st. Louis 16.
The morning call., 1893-06-19
THE SAN DIEGO AND PHOENIX.
A Large Force of Men on the New
inc.

SAN DIEGO, June 1S.--During the past
week force of men engaged on the San
Diego and Phoenix have been at work
clearing ground and preparing for excava-
ton along the bank of the Otay River
above high-water marx The cut along
the embankment is about half mile, and
will require nsiderable pick-and- shovel
work. The line thence is clear for several
miles no the valley. The grading force
has been largely increased and good prog
ress is being mace.
The morning call., 1893-06-19
The international BOUNDARY.

SAN DIEGO. June 1S.-Engineers of the
international boundary survey have moved
camp to Hayden's ranch. sixteen miles
above Campo. The corps is making ex-
cel!ent prOgress.
The morning call., 1893-06-19
Poor Old Whisky Trust.

PEORIA. H., June 1S.-The rebate sys-
tenn of the Distilling and Cattle Feeding
Company Ia to be attacked. for within the
The morning call., 1893-06-19
Drank e WinegIassfuI.

clean stomach makes a clear head, an d
the way to attain both is to drink wine
glassful of DR.. Henley's Tamarack three
times DAY.
The morning call., 1893-06-19

ST was in very distressing and discouraging
condi ion, had no appetite whatever; could not
sleep well suffered with eXcruciating head
aches. felt tired and languid. A kind neigh
Dor advised me TO try Hoods Sarsaparila. l
did and the result is ann perfect w.ll.
do not nave headaches, sleep well. that tired
feeling is bauished. and l am bright and am
bilious. l can eat heartily at every meal, and
have gained in weight from 95 70 1G5 pounds"
MRS. EVA COVERT. Bath, SteuDen Co. n. Y.
The morning call., 1893-06-19

IA
and if that failed. realizing her helpless
ness. she authorized Neumann to do the
best he could for her.
Since the Government has taken DOS
session of the new executive building the
basement has been formed into a barracks
for the regular troops and the building is
now completely surrounded by rife-pits
formed by placing sandbags upon the
basement curbing and erecting platforms
for the rifiemen behind the coucre.e en-
bankments under the verandas. The place
is practically impregnable, and the Gov
eminent is prepared and determined to
hold the fort indefin itely if necessary.
The old throneroom is occupied by the
Executive and Advisory Councils, and the
four ministerial departments occupy the
remaining space of the large building.
The Hawaiian flag now floats over the
supreme seat of government for the first
time in the history of the country. The
royal ensign has been hauled down prob
ably forever.
A new postal savings bank law is now
in the hands of The councils, which will
enable the Government to raise $500, 600 on
short notice from the merchants of Homo
lulu, il necessary. This bill is being
passed at the request of the merchants,
who express themselves as being directly
interested in securing stable government
as soon as possible.
Minister Blount left Honolulu last Mon
day for trip of week on the island OF
Mani. be will return tomorrow evening.
Some claim he left town to allow the
royalists a chance to down the Provisional
lNxx 1t
false. and others that he went simply to
get weeks rest from his arduous duties,
which is believed 10 be the truth. He
stated to The CALLS representative just
before he left that he had not received