Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-04-27
Jews IN BRIEF !
Fr0n ae BtlfIns0re sun
Friday, April u, 1898


Secretary Carlisle made a state
ment regarding the financial situa-.
ton, in which he said he will con-
time paying gold for the com
treasury notes as long az he has gold
lawfully available for the purpose.
The official mean speed of the
cruiser Detroit is given by naval
experts ut 1911 knots. Had the
vessel covered 800 feet more with
the four honrs' trial $50. 900 would
have been added to the $40. 900
premium gained for excelling the
requirement.
Chief Judge Alvey, IN withdraw
ing from the Court Of Appeals of
Maryland, sent in his resignation TO
take effect from yesterday, April 20
The bar of the State, through some
of its leading representatives. paid
a notable tribute to the worth of the
retiring judge, mingled with ex-
pressiOns of sincere regret for the
loss which the bench Of the State
has sustained.
Saturday. April u, 1898.
An artesian well 900 feet deep
is being bored at Crisfield.
Murderers Frank ". Rohl and
Thomas Paliister escaped from Sing
Sing prison Thursday night.
Burglars broke into the Baltimore
and Ohio Station at Oakland and
carried off the safe with its contents.
VIM. Pinkney, cOlored. was con-
victed at Marlboro in the Bowie
case, the jury rendering verdict Of
guilty Of murder in the first degree.
The PENNSYLVANIA Steel Company,
Of Steeltou, Pa, and the Maryland
Steel Company, Of Sparrow's Point,
Nd, went into the hands Of re-
ceivers yesterday. This action
caused great surprise in business
circles. Officials of the two com
panies say the trouble is temporary,
that it was caused by tightness Of
the money market and that they
they can pay dollar for dollar.
Monday, April q, 1893.
1t is now proposed to connect
Hagerstown and Williamsport by
an electric railway.
Ellicott City is IN expectancy of
electric railway connection with
Baltimore. water works and boom.
Daniel Barber, colored. will be
tried this week IN Upper Marlboro
for the Bowie murder in Prince
Georges.
The final Virginia debt settle
ment is still delayed by failure to
agree upon u rule of apportionment
of the new bonds.
The robbers who lately stole
safe from the Il. and o. express Of
fee at Oakland could not get it
open and it was recovered with its
contents intact.
Max Judd. of st. Louis. who
WAS appointed consul-general of the
United States at Vienna, says he
will resign in consequence of the
Austrian governments refusal to
receive him owing to his being an
Austrian.
An east-bound express train on
the Nickle- Plate Railroad. while
running ut high rate of speed and
rounding sharp curve, near Jack
son, Indiana, struck a wagon con
tanning the family of John ). Smith,
consisting of himself, wife and three
small children. All were instantly
killed their bodies being horribly
mutilated.
Tuesday, April 20. 1893.
Edwin IL. Webster, of Hartford
county died after u long illnesa.
The warships left Hampton Roads
yesterday morning for New York.
A number Of boys knocked down
a gate-keeper and escaped from the
House Of Refuge but most of them
were captured.
1t is possible the Treasury De
partment may abandon the Hog
Island site for quarantine station.
There are 34G hog pens in Ha-
gerstown. and the health officer has
advised their removal.
A case involving the right of
Maryland oystermen to take fish or
oysters IN the waters of Pocomoke
sound in Virginia. Is set for trial
III Accomac county to-day.
In the United States Supreme
Court Acknowledgement Olney pre-
scented the resolution adopted re-
Gently by the members of the bar
upon the death of the late Justice
Lamar and made an address eulo-
CYSTIC OF the late jurist's learning
aud ability, 10 which Chief Justice
responded.