The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-03-02
NEWS ITEMS.

The At Al tic Transport Line steamship
Minnesota arrived from London and Swansea
with 42,551 boxes of tin plate, an unusually
large cargo.
President Clev-l and, who never looked be-
ter in his life, bel a public reception in the
East Ro ,m of the White House Saturday
when he shook hands with $50.
1t is stated that the House committee On
rivers and harbors VIII grant Baltimore
claim for $4,000 per annum to keep the
Craishill Channel in proper condition.
President Cleveland and party on The
steamer Vic let, spent Tuesday night at Long
Point. y. c.. near the foot of the Albemall
and LheS apeake canal. Mon day morning the
party passed North river light into ALTERNATE
sound.
The only rule which in the opinion OF demo
cratic members generally, can be enforced
sat sfactorily to prevent fillb usteriDg is one
which will impose fine upon members re-
fusing to participate in the proceedings of the
House.
1t is expected that the name of Mr.. Wusow
Warren we'll known citizen of Boston
prominently denti fled with the civil-service
and tariff reform organizations will be sent to
the Senate today as collector Of customs al
Boston.
The worst blizzard of u decade prevailed
throEgho Alabama for two days. Rain,
hail and snow fell in succession. The early
fruit crop is believed to be cut short fifty PEI
cent. There is much suffering among the
poorer classes
Advices received by some Louisiana Congress
men in Washington lead them to believe that
Represe NATIVE Blanc hard's chances ofappoEt
ment to succeed Senator White, appointed a
Justice of the United States Supreme Court,
are much improved.
Mr.. Charles Vance, son of Senator Vance.
says the reports of his fathers illness are
greatly exaggerated and that the Senator, who
is now in Florida seeking relief from muscular
rheumatism, will uples he improves, leavN in
week or 50 for Hot Springs Ark
The rate war to Califorrii opened in earnest
this No orEin when the Santa Fe announced
rate of 20 to all points on its Southern
system and rate of So 80 from Denver tC
Los Angeles and return Railroad official.
expect still further reduction before the
war is over.
Leaders of the recent demon sration of the
unemployed in Boston appeared yesterday
| before a committee of the Massachusetts
Legisl ,ture and asked that the State est ablIsl
factories and farms and state public work tC
| give employment. They said 40 600 are out o
! work in Boston
| The majority of democrats in the House OF
Representatives, anxious to break the deadlock
on the 81 md silver se!gnorage bill Will hold {
caucus to devise some means to prevent fiji
bust ering without declaring in favor ex-Speake
Reeds quorum-counting methods in the Fifty
| first Congress.
| The Navy Department is encouraged in it
efforts to foster the naval militia by the acces
sion of Georgia aud Con nectcut to the list o
naval reserve States and it is believed tina
the Virginia Legislature will soon pass a law
providing for the organization of nava
reserve in that State.
Second Comptroller of the Treasury Man
sur has rendered an opinion in the case O
! Gen. Daniel E. Sickles, OF New Hork il
which he holds in effect that Gen eral Sickle
can under the existing laws hold his seat a
a Representative in Congress and at the sam
time draw his salary as MAJOR generl of tn
United States Army, retired.
Representative Pence(populist, of of Cole
RADIO authorizes the statement in behalf OF tn
populists of the House that the present oh
struction to the silver bill by the New York
New Jersey and other Eastern Representative
would be met by systematic ret III alton agains
all measures, appropriations. &C., Of specia
interest to New York, New Jersey and th
localities assisting in the present opposition.
Harris, Britton & Dean. the ente rprisin
theatrical managers at Baltimore, have had al
| immensely successful season at their beauti
tut temple Of amusement, Harris Academy o
Music, where they play only the best attract
ions 10 be found in the theatrical market
| For the remainder of the present season som
| of their most attractive cards will appear
| Beginning March 9TH, for one week, Champ
ion Corbett, fresh from his victory over Mitch
ell, will appear in his new success, calle'
Gent leman .Iim," in which Mr.. Eor5ett give
a sparrng exhibition that is of itself wort
going miles to see. On Monday March l2tl
the famous spectacle "America,' which Wa
the regning sensation at Chicago during tn
| Worlds Fair, where it. played to the enor
nous figure of 81 300, 900, the largest rece,p'
for one attraction in the history of theatrical
in the world, will appear in Baltimore for one
week with , matinees, Tuesday, Thursda
and Saturday, March 18th, 18th Il 11gh The
matinees have bee II arranged for the specia
convenience of t he out of town public and t.
further enable hem to see this magniti
cent production, all of the Railroads centerin!
| in Bal'imore will run excursions. The sue
cess of the Worlds greatest spectacle 'Ameri
ca at the Chicago Auditorium is commensu
rat = with the immense scope of the cOossa
undertaking in the way of elaborate stage pro
ductons, and press and public unite in p!o
81 inning "America" by far the most magniti
celt spectacle ever witnessed in this country
its success in a popular sense, judged by TN
crowded audience that have admired an,
cheered at every performance, is the creates
that has been known for spectacular act
ion in This country.
Rev. +. Dewitt Talmage, will go = Balti
more from Brooklyn, to deliver a lecture a
Harris Academy Of Music on March 2Oth
and for Easier week, Harris, Britton Il Dear