The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-03-16
NEWS ITEMS.

Senator PETER Monday introduced an indie
pendent tariff bill in the Senate.
The army appropriation for 1894 will be
about $750,0OO less than last year.
The payments of bounty upon sugar for the
current year up to March were S3,257,O33.
from short visit to New York Monday morn
ing.
The tariff bill was considered by the Senate
finance committee Monday AMI six items
passed.
Ex-senator White, Of Louisiana, took the
oath of Office as justice of the United States
Supreme Court.
The time of the H ouse Was occupied in dis
cussing the bill to extend fine franchise of the
Metropolitan Railway.
The petition in the case of Fales, the New
Jersey boy murderer, was dismissed by the
Supreme Court Monday.
John P, Hollis, inventor of submarine n
pedo boat, is endeavoring to secure reopen
ing of the cons.dera' ion of this question.
The Treasury Department has Investigated
the case of Hugh Apnadale, deported emil
grant who once worked at Sparfow's Point.
Senator Blanchard of Louisiana took his
seat in the Senate as the successor of Senator
White appointed to the United States Supreme
Bench.
The dynamite cruiser Nictheroy ard the
government tOrpedo-5oats have entered the
harbor OF Rio de Janeiro, aud a naval battle is
expected.
The Court of Claims Monday decided the
Briggs case, involving the seizure of cotton in
Mississippi in 1863, in favor of the plaintiff
for $Ss, 1O4.
Secretary Gresham is in daily conference
with the British ambassador to arrange to give
effect to the findings of the Bering Sc, court of
arbitration.
A cable message was received at the Navy
Department Monday stating that the United
States steamer Concord had left Annoy for
Manila
Representative Hainer, of Nebraska, Intro
duced bill to transfer The geol ,gical survey
and the fish comm ission TO the Dep ,rtment of
Agriculture.
Commissioner L'chren has removed all
suspension of pensions in which action of re-
sumption of payment or dropping from the
rolls had not been taken.
Mr.. German declared that no intimation
from any quarter high or low, urging the
passage of the tariff bill as it came from the
House would influence his action.
Abe johnson, of Boston, has bought from
Peter Evans & Son, of Lexington, KY, the
trotting mare Elsie Wilkes, by Thorn Wilkes,
dam Elsie, by Greenwood; $4,000.
The proposed bill for the relief of evicted
tenants, according to the Dublin Freeman's
Journal, will be mentioned in the Queens
speech at the opening of Parlment.
The United States grand jury at Macon,
Ga, presented to the court on Saturday re-
commendation that there should be a govern
ment prison in the Southern States
The steamer Australia six and one half
days from Horolulu, arrived at San Francisco
Saturday. Up to time of her sailing there
had been no change in the situation.
California, to Viscount Deerhust, Oldest son
Ct the Ear of Conventrv, was celebrated on
Saturday in London with great ceremony.
In fight with bandits upon the ranch of
Pedro Sanches fifty miles west of Durango.
Mexico four robbers were killed and five
wounded, while one ranch hand was cd.
Representative Rusk and Mr.. l. Freeman
Rasn, of Baltimore, called npon President
Cleveland Monday in regard to the Mary
land Offices, They also called upon Senator
German.
Arguments in the case of Wharton, invov-
ing the right claimed by Mary md to take
oysters in the Virginia portion Of Pocomoke
sound, was begun in the United States Su-
preme Court by Thomas S. Hodson.
The War Department has been informed
that Cap. D. II. Flood, of the quartermas-
RS department. died at Indiana polls on the
l0sh instant. The vacancy will be fl led by
the President by transfer from this line.
Mr.. PETERS resolution looking to an it,
vestigation of the charges published in the
press that Senators were de ling in st ,cks on
information gained in their official positions
was laid on the table by vote of 80 to ~.
A dynamite cartridge was exploded Satur-
day in Funte-Reboli, old Castil, Spain; kill
ed the alcalde, or local judge, and also killing
the sacristan of the local church. The explc-
sion is believed TO be the work of a1achsts
The arrest in the Italian Chamber of Depu-
ties of schoolmaster who had number of
stones in his pocket, which he had picked up
at the base of Trojan's column in r ome caus-
ed great eAcitem ent in the Chamber on Sa,ur-
day.
1t is reported at LOUISVILLE, Nv from Wash
ington that Charles w. Buck, ex-Unnited
states m mister to Peru, is an applicant for the