Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-12-07
NEWS I'M BRIEF.
Fran tie Bskimore san.

Friday, December /, 1893.
The cornerstone OF the new St,
Matthews Catholic Church, in
Washington, was laid by Cardinal
Gibbons.
The statue Of Sir William Wal
f"e~,-~hich was presented to the
city OF Baltimore by Mt. wIIIIaTu
Wallace Spence, was unveiled in
Druid Hill Park yesterday. In the
evening the st. Andrews Society
had a banquet at the Equitable
Building.
John Dryden, under sentence oil
five years in the Washington State
prison for burglary, walked out of
the prison with three preachers who
had been holding services. lie
left a dummy in his cot and he was
not missed until late at night.
1t is believed that if the new
tariff bill can be in effect long
enough before the congressional
elections next fall to give the coun-
try u fair chance of judging its
effect on business, the victory for
the democratic party will be IA
sweeping one. The republicans
are enlisting every protected interest
with its money and influence on
their side to make the fight against
the tariff bill. ExSpeaker Reed
will command the republican forces
IN the House of Representatives
that will be arrayed against the
tariff bill when that measure comes
up for discussion.
Saturday, December 2. 1893.
The buildings of the Excelsior
slate quarry, at Delta. burned.
At Cambridge George l.. Austin
and Elijah j. Carey were each SEN
fenced to the penitentiarY for five
years for manslaughter.
Miss. Catherine Bither, a plain
tiff in u law suit in Washington
county, died of excitement when
she heard she had gained her case.
Governor Mckinney has succeed
ed in retaining the services of Capt.
}. Il. Baylor, of the United States
coast survey. to complete the sur
vey of Nirginia's oyster grounds.
The Farmers Club of Hartford
County will petition the Legislature
to have the Agricultural College
hold institutes IN various counties.
Secretary Lamont says that
neither the President nor himself
has one cents worth of interest in
the Micherich wood-pulp patent
which. it Is alleged. is benefited
under the Wilson tariff bill by the
imposition al Il duty of 10 cents "A
pound OH wood-puIp.
Governor-elcct Greenhalge. Of
Massachusetts,. has decided tn call
together conference of the Cover
nnrs Of Maine, Vermont New
Hampshire and Rhode Island to
CONSIDER the present condition of
the country aud determine what
steps should be taken to conserve
aud advance the interest of the
New England States.
Monday, December 4. 1898.
A company has been formed TO
apply electricity To the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal.
Every member of the Frederick
county bar has signed a petition for
the extension of the term of Judge
John A. Lynch. who will reach the
age Of seventy in 1895.
Both houses Of the Fifty-t third
Congress will assemble today for
the regular session. 1t is not con-
sidered likely that the new tariff
bill will be reported in the House
of Representatives this week. but it
will certainly be submitted next
week.
Mr.. J. J. Van Allen. of Newport.
r. l.. has declined the office of
United States Ambassador TO Italy.
to which he was appointed by Presi-
dent Cleveland. Mr.. Cleveland in
u personal letter urged MIR. Van
Allen to accept the office. but Mr..
Van Allen was firm in his refusal.
Fire was discovered Saturday in
one of the vaults in the sub-treasury
in Cincinnati. All the pension
checks that had been paid for years.
numbered checks for the internal
revenue department aud lighthouse
inspectors were destroyed. In the
vault beneath the one which was
burned was over 81. O90, 900 in gold.
silver and paper money. The loss
will be about 81 900