Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-06-21
Saturday, jane ls. 1894.

Saturday, jane 1s. 1894.
A colored prisoner made q des-
perate attempt to escape from Rock
vile jail.
The Coxey Commonwealth are
preparing to remain all summer at
Bladensburg.
An amicable settlement was made
OF the affairs of the Washington
and Chesapeake Beach Railway
Company with Winfield j. Taylcr,
receiver of Cois:n, Sullivan & Co.
The Maryland part Of the Balti-
more and Lehigh Railroad was sold
for $3.50, 900 to Mr.. j. Wilson
Brown, representing the first mort
gage bondholders of the road.
The United States consul at Bel
fast, Ireland, has reported to the
State Department that the largest
tobacco factory in the world is now
in process of erection in that city.
The votes IN the Senate rejecting
propositions to place duty on raw
wool are accepted as settling def
nitely the question that wool will
remain on the free list of the COM
promise tariff bill.
Monday, June Is, 1894.
Rev. VIM. Russell, of st. Jerome's
Church, Hyattsyille, has been ap-
pointed assistant rector of the Bal
timore Cathedral.
G. K. Moreland, eighteen years
Of age, broke his neck while diving
into the Potomac river at Cumber-
land.
Democratic leaders think the Fl.
nal vote upon the tariff bill should
be taken not later than Wednesday
Of next week.
The Secretary Of the Treasury
in q communication to the Senate
calls attention to the large number
of emigrants leaving the country.
Rev. Nathaniel Carter, colored
was ordained q minister in the Lu.
theran Church, the first of his col
or in Maryland.
In New York, child fell from q
fourth-story window upon another
child. The latter was fatally in.
jured.
Saturday last Senator Sherman
completed service Of over twenty
nine years in the Senate, equaline
in length that of Senator Benton,
whose service had heretofore held
first rank in duration.
THE COAL STRIKE.
While the military "holds the
fort" the civil authorities seem to
be very active in arresting disturb.
ers in the Maryland mining region.
The prospect is that all the Consol.
idation Coal Company's mines al
Frostburg will be at work with full
quotas of men to-day. 1t remains
then to be seen how much longer
the Homecoming strikers will hold
out. 1t seems generally expected
that the breakdown of the strike il
close at hand. Governor Brown
will 60 to the mining region. HI
is very anxious to reduce the mill.
tary force on duty there to the
smallest number consistent with
the requirements of the situation
Tuesday, June 10, 1894.
The Mt. Glare shops of the Bal.
timore and Ohio Railroad shut
down, throwing nearly 1000 men
out of employment.
| Senator German testified before
the Sugar Trust investigating com.
mittee that he had not speculate6
in sugar stock and that he knew
nothing of campaign contributions
by the Sugar Trust to the democrat.
ic party.
In the U. ). Senate the pulp,
paper and books and sundries SEIZED.
ules of the tariff bill were disposed
of. The compromise amendment
placing a duty of 40 cents a ton on
bituminous coal was passed. Mr..
Hill offered an amendment to place
bituminous coal on the free list,
which caused a rancorous debate,
and which was defeated practically
by the solid democratic and repub-
lican vote.
THE COAL STRIKE.
Gov, Brown went to Frostburg
yesterday and ordered the brigade
staff and the Fourth Regiment
home. The Fifth Regiment re.
mains at the seat of war, and AID.
jutant-General Douglas IL also still
in the field. The strike is rapidly
going to pieces.
THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE SOUTH