Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-07-05
NEWS IN BRIEF.
From he Baltimore Sam.

Friday, June 20, 1894.
William Binger's barn, in Prince
Georges county, was burned.
In the House of Representatives
the New Mexico statehood bill was
passed.
The wheat and hay crops Of Cecil
and the adjourning counties of
Pennsylvania are said TO be below
the average.
Senator Hill is said to have an
nounced that he will continue his
fight against the income tax when
the tariff bill is reported to the
Senate from the committee of the
whole.
In the Senate the income tax
provisions were disposed of. On
the final vote to strike the income
tax from the tariff bill only three
democrats, Messrs. Hill, Murphy
and Smith, voted in the affirmative.
Meetings of mine employees were
held at Homecoming yesterday, and
it was decided by the miners to re-
sumo work. Many applied for their
tools yesterday, and j. is expected,
that /, 100 will go to work today in
the mines around Homecoming.
Saturday, June 80, 1894.
The tax rate in Cecil County is
increased 10 cents on 500.
Thomas Fox, of Washington, a
printer, yawned so hard he dislocat-
ed his jaw and had to go to q hos
pital to have it replaced.
In the Senate consideration of
the tariff bill in committee of the
whole was completed and the meas
IRE as amended was reported favor
ably.
A coroner's jury decided that
Abraham Briscoe, who was drowned
at the foot of w street, Washing
ton, was showed from a wharf by
George Robinson, colored, without
cause or excuse.
In the Georges creek mining
region the strike is at an end. The
miners at the lower end of the val
ley resumed yesterday and the un-
employed miners generally applied
for work. Some were rejected.
Superintendent Randolph said he
had no orders to resume in Ocean
mine upon which one thousand
people are dependent for q living.
Monday, July 2, 1894.
On Saturday, the miners strike
having ended, the First Maryland
Regiment was ordered home, and
left Camp Brown in the evening.
The Senate finance committee
has made final revision of the
tariff bill. and as result several
amendments to the measure will be
offered today by Senator Jones.
Abram Deshong, his wife and
two daughters have been lodged in
McConnellsburg Jail on the charge
of being concerned in the murder
of David Fitney, near Hancock, a
year ago.
Advices have been received from
the United States legation at Toxic,
Japan, stating that the black plague
or black death. prevails Mt Canton
China, and that all vessels from
several Chinese lorts to Japan are
quarantined.
A solemn requiem high mass was
celebrated at st. Matthews Catholic
Church for NJ. Carnot, the late
President of France, at which Pres
ident Cleveland, members of his
cabinet, Senators and Representa-
tives, United States naval and army
officers were present.
The funeral of President Carnot.
in Paris, yesterday was made the
occasion of the greatest display of
its kind that France has ever seen.
The ceremonies lasted from 1915
a. M, to $3.50 p. m. The heat was
intense and many people tainted.
1t is estimated that four million
francs were spent in floral EN- blems.
The body OF the murdered Presi-
dent was placed in the Pantheon.
Tuesday, July 5, 1894.
The Commonwealers received
three barrels of wine from Califor.
MIA.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Williams.
OF Germantown, died at nearly the
same time. The age of each was
about eighty-one wears.