Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-12-21

vested right. will, il is expected.
report favorably-on the bill.
In administration circles in
Washington it 10 asserted that the
Brazilian Governments chances
for final victory are growing less
every day and that Admiral Mello
will overthrow President Pcixoto.
A cayeat has been fled to the
will Of Moses L. Ncsbitt. of Cecil
county. He gave a life estate to
his brother aud his honsekeeper,
with remainder to the Presbyterian
Church. The two life tenants died
the next day after the death of the
testator.
Monday, December Is. 1898.
The Pope's latest encyciical.
which has reached Cardinal Glib
bons. requests 2 thorough study of
the Bible.
Three men. 400 hogs and 100
cattle We're killed in railroad
wreck twenty-five miles south Of
Louisville, Ky.
The people of Mechanicstown.
Frederick county. have determined
to ask the Legislature to change
the name OF the town to Thur
mont
Preston f. HaIdeman. superin-
tendent of the Franklin Coal Com
pany. was murdered and robbed of
%. 800 at Franklin Station. Ale
gany county, on Saturday morning
GOvernor-eleet O'Frrrall. Of Vir-
ginia, took leave of his colleagues
of the House committee on eIre
tions. Several of the members. in
Guiding two republicans, spoke of
the Governor elect in eulugistic
terms.
Representative Sperry, OF Con
Eecticut, who is one If the leaders
of the opposition TO the Wilson
tariff bill, counts upon seven demo
cratic members of the Senate To ,ad
in the defeat of the bill in that
body.
George II. Babcock. the inventor
"f the famous Bubcock 4 Wilcox
boiler, died in Plalnfield. n. j..
Saturday night, aged sixty-two
Years. lie was :he inventor Of
chromatic printing press, and dur
ing the war invented the shrapmrl
shell. He ausassed large fortune.
Tuesday, December 10, 1898.
Senator Gibson. Of MARYLAND, is
confined to his bed at his home,
near Easton, Md.
Adolph Hoppe, the dredger found
disabled in Il marsh near Cristield.
is not expected to recover.
Ella Holiday. Il col"red girl in
Hartford county, was killed by Il
younger sister. who was playing
with loaded gun.
Democratic members of the WAYS
and means committee stated that
the tariff bill will be submitted to
the House of Representatives to-
day.
ne Ctrcult-44. -
County took up the contested cleo
ton case yesterday. The contest
ants petition to have the ballots
brought before the examiner was
denied until farther proof is filed.
In che House of Representatives
the pension policy of the admins
tratlon was further discussed and
at the close of the debate the
House, which bad been sitting AS u
committee of the whole, arose.
Secretary Gresham has admitted
unotlicialIy that from advIcrs ht
has received from Brazil he believes
Admiral Mrllo. the leader of the
insurgents in that country, will
intimately win.
The Senate judiciary committee
discussed the nomination of William
u. Hornblower to be an associate
justice Of the United States
supreme Court and again failed IT,
reach conclusion.
The Judiciary committee of the
Senate has ordered Il favorable re-
port on the nomination of Judge
Simonton. OF South Carolina. to b,
Judge of the fourth judicial district.
made vacant by he death of Judg.
Bond. OF Baltimore.
Mrs. Jennie b. Ferguson. wife of
Mayor L. B.. Ferguson, formerly of
the fish commission. who is
daughter of the late Governor
Swami, of Maryland. was Knocked
down by cable car. near the Bal
timore and OHIO Railroad depot. IN
Washington. and the wheels passed
over both her legs. crushing them
so that one had to be amputated.
President Cleveland sent a mes
sage to Congress on the Hawaiian
revolution. in which he vigorously
criticised the unauthorized action
of Minister Steyens in landing U.
> marines at Honolulu. and deelar
ed that a substantial wrong has
been done. which due regard for
national character. as well as the
rights of the injured people requires
the United States should enGeayor
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