Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-01-18

giving new suit in exchange. to
show what kind Of clothing the
average American farmer has to
wear under . protective tariff.
Representative Simpson and Everett
both Of whom spoke in the House
in advocacy of the tariff bill. we're
warmly applauded BY the demo-
cratic side.
Monday, january Is, 1894.
Charles Dale, respectable col
ored man, Of Snow Hill, was severe
~ beaten BY two. men while walk
ing with his wife.
Delaware physicians are interest,"
ed in case of anthrax disease in
Joseph Longhead, as the disease
usually attacks cattle.
Private letters received in Wash
ington from American travellers in
Asia tell Of the destruction BY fire
of the great mosque of Damascus.
In the House, a resolution was
adopted authorizing Gen. o. O.
Howard, of the United States Army,
to accept from the President OF
France the cross of the Legion Of
Honor.
Adyices from Honolulu are to
the effect that the provisional
government viii peacefully retire
should Congress sustain the posi-
ton of President Cleveland in the
Hawaiian matter.
The speech of Representative w.
Bourke Cockran, Of New York,
was the feature of the tariff debate
in the House Saturday, the crowds
in the galleries. cheering HIM until
they grew tired.
President Cleveland sent to the
House of Representatives, SATURDAYS,
message transmitting the supple
mentary Hawaiian correspondence
received from Minister Wills, in
Guiding the refusal of the provis-
ional government of the islands to
surrender authority IL favor OF
Queen Liliuokalani. Secretary
Gresham sent instructions to
Minister Wills Saturday to take no
further action in Hawaiian matters.
as the settlement of the whole cues.
ton has been referred to Congress
by President Cleveland.
Tuesday, January Is, 1894.
Mrs. John T. Rutter took arsenic
in mistake for quinine and died at
Centerville.
A father and two children who
died destitute in Wilmington were
viewed by many persons.
The tramps in the Carroll county
jail will be put to work at tearing
down wall around the courthouse.
Among the amendments to the
Wilson tariff bill which the House
adopted was the one asked by the
cotton duck manufacturers of Balti-
more. changing the classification OF
their goods.
Maryland has her full quota Of
ofiiceholders under the Treasury
Department. and for this reason
there is slight chance of any more
applicants from that State being
appointed to places.
Grover Hummer, a nine-year-old
pupil in a Washington. school, who
found a loaded revolver at home
and carried it to his classroom for
amusement, shot and killed himself
just as his teacher was entering the
door. 4.
Representatives Sperry and De-
Forrest, of Connecticut, both demo-
Gratis, deserted their party in the
House and voted with eHe republic
cans upon an amendment to the
tariff bill to retain the Mckinley
duty on Sumatra tobacco.
W. Bourke Cochran again dis
tinguished himself in the House of
Representatives by his defense of
tariff reform, meeting in debate a
number of republicans, including
Representatives Payne. Boutelle
and Reed, whom he routed withihis
argument, wit and sarcasm.
After an executive session of six
hours the Senate, by a majority of
six, rejected the nomination of
William b. Hornblower, of New
York, to be an associate Justice of
the United States Supreme Court.
Senators German and Gibson, of
Maryland, voted against the conflr-
nation of Mr.. Hornblower. His
rejection was due mainly to the OPP
position of Senator Hill.