Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-06-14

Wednesday, June 8. 1894.
Senator German il going to At
lantie City for ten days.
Two barns were DESTROYED by
lightning in Kent county.
James NJ. Robertson has been
elected treasurer Of Dorchester
county.
A good many OF the Common
wealsrs ut Bladensburg are reported
to be suffering for food.
The Protestant Episcopal Con-
vention, Diocese OF Easton, met at
Elkton, Bishop Adams presiding.
Ex-Sberiff Plummer, of Kent
county, has made meathouse ont
OF the lumber Of the galIows on
which the Hill murderers were
hanged, and it gives him immunity
from thefts.
Francis Nj. Cox, of Charles coun-
ty, Md, has appealed from the de-
cision of the Court of Appeals OF
Maryland to the United States Su-
preme Court in the case in which
the Maryland court refused to per-
NIT his name to remain on the reg
istration books.
The purpose of the republicans
in the Senate in prolonging the
struggle over the sugar schedule of
the tariff bill, it is said, was to force
the democrats to put themselves
upon record in opposition to num-
Der of propositions that are likely
to be embarrassing in the future.
Republicans Of Maryland held a
mass-meeting in Baltimore last
night preliminary to the congress
ionai campaign. The League OF
the Maryland Republican Clubs
adopted resolutions in the afternoon
condemning the national and State
rule OF the democratic party.
Two regiments of Maryland State
troops were ordered to the coal re-
gion at :he request Of the sheriff
and States attorney of Allegany
county. There was a disturbance
at Eckhart mine, where several
strikers were arrested. All the Eek
hart men joined the strike and it is
estimated that not more than $50
men are at work in the Frostburg
region, where usually Z, 200 are en-
ployed.
In the Senate, all the compro-
mise amendments to the sugar she'd
ule OF the tariff bill were adopted.
On the vital amendment to the su-
gar schedule, to place all sugars on
the free list, Mr.. Hill, democrat. of
New York, voted in the affirmative.
Mr.. Irby, democrat. of South Car
DINA, was paired the same way.
Messrs. Henderson and Perkins,
republicans voted in the negative.
Mr.. Quay, republican, was paired
the same way, and Mr.. Sherman,
republican, did not vote at all.
Thursday, June z, 1894.
Ex-Governor Oden Bowie was re-
elected president of the Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad Company.
The democratic and republican
State central committees OF Mary
land selected dates for holding Con-
gressional district conventions.
Gov. Mckinley ordered twelve
hundred State troops to the scene
Of the strike in Eastern Ohio. The
trouble is mainly in Belmont and
Guernsey counties.
The graves of Confederate SOL
diers in Baltimore and its vicinity
were decorated with flowers, but
the memorial addresses were post
poned on account of rain.
Both houses of Congress were in
session yesterday and adjourned
until to-day. In the Senate the f.
nance committee sprung complete
surprise during the tariff debate by
proposing to go back to the House
duties on stemmed and unstemmed
leaf wrapper tobacco. The duty
on live stock was placed at 20 per
cent. ad valorem.
The two regiments of MARYLAND
State troops have taken possession
of the field in and around Frost
burg, so as to support the civil au-
thorlties in keeping order in the
coal-mining regions. The house of
an Eckhart miner who would not
suspend work was shattered by DIV.
Mantle. Much abuse was heaped
on the soldiers by the crowds and
platoon was detailed to clear the
streets. No violence was attempted
and the presence of SO many men
under arms and the business way
in which the military dispositions
were made had quieting effect.
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