Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-12-06

PSa'eAS~ mas pAUss1 shae Sns
experiment OF making the Indian .
soldier 10 not successful.
Harvey. alias Sage. charged with
bank swindling, was returned ia
Beiair last night, and will be ar.
raigned in the Circuit Court.
Ex-Governor Oden Bowie was
stricken with paralysis early yester.
day morning at his home in Prince
Georges county, and is critically
i'll.
General Frank G. Armstrong, as.
sistant commissioner of Indian
affairs, resigned his resignation To
take effect December 81. General
Armstrong will become connected
with railroad operating in Indian
Territory.
The proposal to furnish free
books to the public school pupils OF
Maryland was discussed by school
commissioners at a meeting held ut
the Normal School building. in
Baltimore, varying opinions being
expressed.
The two houses of the Alabama
Legislature voted separately. for
United States Senator yesterday.
Senator Morgan received 90 votes
in the Senate and 81 in the Honse.
Warren Reese, populist, received 8
in the Senate aud "a in the House.
1t is announced that Mr.. Reese will
contest.
In connection with the proposed
contests of seats of democratic Rep
resentatives from Virginia by de-
feated republican candidates. it is
stated that these contests will be
made according to a prearranged
plan by which certain republicans
to become candidates for
Congress upon the understanding
that if the republicans secured con-
troll OF the next House they were to
be seated.
Thursday, November 90, 1894.
The first spike was driven yester-
day in the construction Of the Elk
ton and Middletown Railroad.
The dwelling house of Mrs. J.
W. Hogg was burned in Rockville,
large part of the
town.
The official list of the member.
ship of the next House of Represen-
tatlves is PA repu blicans. lO4 demo-
Gratis, 8 populists and vacant.
The sharpe Wild Cat was swamp.
ID by an overload of oysters of
and the owner, VIM,
hurry, col ored, was drowned.
Fire in Princess Anne DESTROYED
dwelling-house occupied by Tas-
we'll Jones and most of the furni-
ure it contained.
The Maryland School Commits.
'ioners' Association passed resolu-
ions advocating several changes in
the distribution of the State school
und.
In Howard county it is expected |
hat Mr.. Dobbin's resignation will |
'e followed by the appointment of |
N entirely new school board.
The prevailing sentiment of
Congressman returning
o Washington is that Congress |
Eill make a strong effort to secnre
recognition of silver for coinage
purposes.
Reports show a large Importation
t lumber from the South into
'anada, a result of the new tariff
ecause of the exhausted supply of
ertain kinds of timber in Canada.
Senators returning to Washing
on to attend the opening of Con-
ress on Monday express the opin-
IN that an effort will be made to
ass the supplemental tariff bills
nd that majority of democratic
enators will favor their passage.
Tho American Sugar Refining
ompany issued orders yesterday
'r the closing of all sugar refneries
Boston; New York and Phila- J
elphla. This actlep viii
fly thqasapd psr"~
[enuy 81 -. throw
..vns out of work.
=. navemeyer, president OF
,he company, says the action of
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