Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-12-14
Saturday, December Q. 1893.

Saturday, December 0. 1898.
Elmer Bush. of Hartford county.
lost part Of his hand in cunning
accident.
George Bum. an American artist.
has been found guilty of murder in
Brussels for killing Il servant girl.
The republican candidates for
the Senate in Cecil county has
served notice of contest upon Mr..
Crothers.
Representative Compton. of
Maryland, who is indisposed. has
gone to Atlantic City for the benefit
of his health.
Opponents of the sugar bounty
hope To have that feature stricken
from the tariff bill before the meas
ure is presented in the House.
Burphy, who was shot through
the neck at Masscy's, in Kent
county. is still alive. but there is
believed to be slight prospect of his
recovery.
Canvass of the members of the
ways and means committee shows IA
preference for March / as the date
for putting in operation the Wilson
tariff bill.
The name of Buchanan Schley. of
ilagerstOwn, Md, has been present
ed at the Treasury Department for
the position of naval officer at
Baltimore.
Jacob Hoffman, aged twenty.
eight years. killed his trm-monihs-
old by and himself at the residence
OF his mothcr-in-law. in Plttsburs,
Ia. Yesterday. lie used pistol.
Twelve persons died within
week Of The grip at Beaver Falls,
Pa. Manufactures are crippled by
the illness OF employees. and the at
tendance at the schools is reduced
To ouehalf.
At the dolls bazaar in Washing
ton little Ruth Cleveland aud Post
mastcrGcncrhl Bisscll's daughter
Margaret had Il rough-and-tumblc
tuSslc and their mothers sent them
home.
The members of the ways and
means committee Of the House of
Representatives have virtually de-
cided to place tax upon playing
cards and proprietary medicines
and to increase the tax on cigarettes.
Mrs. G.. +. Nicholas two little
children, Freddie, aged three years.
and Minnie, aged two wears, were
burned To death in Kansas CITY.
She locked them in room while
she went down town. They played
with the stove.
Lyman Lyons died at his home
on Dry Hill. Montayne, Mass. on
Thursday. in Strengthened circum-
stances. He was Il brother of Gen
eral Lyons. who WAS killed i'm Mis-
souri, during the civil war, aud who
left $50. 200 to aid in paving the
national debt.
Harvey Pate, aged twentv-one
years, aud Frank StierS. aged nine
teen years. were hanged at Dauville.
H., for the murder of Henry Hell
mick. wealthy farmer Robbery
was the object of the crime. Elias
McJunkins, aged eighteen years,
aud Charles Harris, aged seventeen
years, were sentenced 10 imprison-
ment for life.
Monday, December IL, 1898.
Mr.. John ". Albaugh will build
new theatre in Washington.
United States Fish Commissioner
Mcdonald has prepared report on
the oyster industry of Maryland.
Captain Moore. of the steamship
QuecnsmOre, now ut Baltimore. was
acquitted at Bric&enhead, Eng
land. of cruelty to an OK.
The bill to admit Utah into the
Union will be called up in the
House of Representatives at the
morning hour tomorrow.
The recount Of certain ballots
east Mt the late election in Charles
county, which has been ordered by
Judge Crane, was stopped by an
order from Judge Brooke.
1t is believed the correspondence
on the Hawaiian question called
for hy Mr.. Hoar in his resolution
will be sent 70 the Senate this week.
accompanied probably by special
message from President Cleveland.