Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-03-02

Herrmann's trained doves, which
have long rendered the magician
assistance in his best tricks, were
eaten BY cat in Sioux City, Iowa,
Wednesday night. He valued them
at s., 900, and will sue the owner
of the cat for damages.
Gov. John Z. Osborn, of Wyom-
ing, yesterday appointed A. @. Beck
with, democrat, United States Sem
ator from Wyoming, the Legisla-
ture having failed to elect. Dir.
Beckwith will serve two years. His
vote will give the democrats a clear
majority in the Senate without the
Vice. President.
Saturday, February 25, 1898.
The police of Washington are
closing the gambling clubs.
Vice President elect Stevenson
has chosen his son as his private
secretary.
The taxable basis of Baltimore
county will be increased from two
to three millions Of dollars this
year.
The Pope has been advised BY his
physician to remain in his apart
ments and not hold any audiences
for the present.
Mrs. Stevenson, wife Of the Vice
President-elect, was elected presi-
dent-genersl of the Daughters of
the Revolution.
A colored boy was drowned while
grabbing in Rhode river and q
cOlored man was found dead in
Anne Arundel county.
Governor Mckinney has ordered
three vessels to Tangier sound to
protect the oyster beds of Virgin
ians in the neighborhood of Wo-
mans Rock.
Accomac county, Va, has fun
nished an armed posse of $50 men
to arrest illegal oyster dredgers
from Maryland in Pocomoke sound.
Mr.. Hatch received his third set
back this week in the House on the
anti option bill, that measure being
again laid aside for the general
appropriation bills.
The Hawaiian annexation treaty
will not be finally acted upon by
the Senate during the present SEES
sion of Congress.
The Calumet, Concord. Iroquois,
Hendricks, Columbia, and Phoenix
Democratic Clubs, of Baltimore,
numbering .270 men, will attend
CleveIand's Inauguration.
A three-year old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William Grubbs, of Sharps-
burg, Pa. near Pittsburg. fell in u
kettle of hot milk and was scalded
to death.
Near Danville, Va, a colored
man named James Wilkins. charged
with dealing In moonshine whisky.
jumped from train aud escaped.
despite the fact that he was hand
cuffed and wounded.
Cobb Jackson, son of Capt. Henry
Jackson and grandson of Gen.
Henry Jackson and of Thomas r.
r. Cobb, committed suicide by
shooting himself at Atlanta, Ga,
Thursday night. He was wealthy
md prominent and was regarded as
one of the most prominent young
men of Georgia.
Wednesday night. just after Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas passenger
No. : pulled out of Adair Station.
|. T., three desperadoes confronted
the agent and robbed him of So
700. Eighteen citizens, who APP
peared on the scene, were made to
hold up their hands and IL store was
robbed of $500.
Monday, February ~, 1898.
The revenue cutter Crawford as
sisted on her last cruise in saving
vessel property worth 100000.
Crisfield and the tongers of Som
erset want peace in Pocomoke waters
and the suppression of illegal oyster
dredging.
Mr.. Frederick Raine. ex-consul
general at Berlin. Germany, and
publisher of the German Cores
pendent, is dead.
The Bethlehem Iron Company
has been awarded contract by the
government for over $2, 900, 900
worth of heavy armor plate.
Joseph Payne. colored, was lynch
ed at Jellico, Tenn. Saturday night
for assaulting Mamie Cecil, white.
The man confessed and asked for
time to pray.
The defect in the Sherman amend
ment to the sandry civil bill pro-
viding for the issue of bonds for the
strengthening of the gold reserve
in the treasury is said to be fatal to
the measure, and it may be dropped
from the sundry civil bill.