Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-01-24

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wednesday, January is, 1895.
Mayor Strong. OF New York, has
asked Superintendent Byrnes to re-
m ain Mt the head of the New York
police department.
Nathan A. Morgan. of 512 West
Saratoga Street. Baltimore, was
drowned at Lake Roland while
skating with Miss Alice Hush and
her brother, Harry j. Hush, who
were rescued.
1t il thought that there are near
" hundred men and boys impris-
oned in the mine il North Stafford
shire, England. which was A ,oded
on Monday. and all may perish.
The House judiciary committee
decided to report a resolution Tor
the impeachment of Judge Kicks,
United States district Judge for the
district of Cleveland. Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Whitridge,
both well known in Baltimore So
ciety. were killed early yesterday
morning BY fall from a ladder
while irving to escape from their
burning house, ID West Biddle
Street.
Mr.. Charles A. Little, States at
torney of Washington county, has.
been selected BY Governor Brown
to audit aud report on the outstand-
ing claims against the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal for work done and
material furnished for submission
to the next Legislature.
Grave fears for the safety Of the
Nsnsen arctic expedition are general
among arctic voyagers of Great
Britain aud Scandinavia. Lieuten-
ant Hovgaard. of the Dimphna ex.
petition, which was wrecked in the
karanza. has expressed the opinion
to the Danish Geographical Society
that there is no question but that
the Fran has been crushed i'm the
ice and that DIR. hansen and his
party are retreating.
Thursday, January II, 1895.
Target practice has been suspend
ed IN the army because of the ex-
hausted supply of ammunition.
Lee Mantle and Thomas II. Car
ter were declared elected United
States Senators by the Montana
Legislature.
John NJ. Thurston was formerly
declared United States Senator BY
the Nebraska Legislature to succeed
Charles +. Henderson.
Joseph Banigan, of Providence
r. l., has given 5000 to endow a
chair in political economy ut the
Catholic University.
In Philadelphia the democrats
nominated Ex-Governor Pattison
for mayor and Sylvester Bonnaffer,
Jr, independent republican, for
ANCCAtCt Va bnAEcs
The banquet to Col. John y.
Mosby, at Aiexandria, was largely
attended by members of his old
command. aud the occasion was an
unusually interesting aud enjoyable
one.
The annual convention of the
Hartford County Farmers Associa-
ton was addressed by President
Sylvester, Professors Patterson and
Robinson and Mr.. Miller, of the
Agricultural College and expert
m.nt station.
A letter written by Senator David
b. Hill to Clark Howell. of Atlanta,
Ga, in July, 1898 declaring that
the democratic party should hold
ont the free coinage of silver as the
ultimate goal, is published today
for the first time.
Sixty persons are believed to
have been killed by explosions of
giant powder at fire in the Butte
Hardware Company's warehouse,
in Butte City. Mon, on Tuesday
night Nearly fifty bodies were re-
covered yesterday. The fire is be-
lieved to have been incendiary. The
persons killed were fremen, police
men and spectators attracted by the
fire. The explosion caused great
damage to property in the city.