Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-01-09

curtains have been cut and ruined BY mod.
ern vandals, relic hunters-many of whom
express extreme disgust az the religions
relics 30 highly priced by many. Yet they
gladly receive and hoard the buttons frum
Q great mans shoe
Washington has now Cardinal and two
resident Bishops. Today Monsignor Ga
toll is 60 be invested with the baressa and
ves'ments Of prince Of the church in the
Cathedral in Baltimore, and the Vice.
President, many Of the foreign Ambassa.
do.s with Senntors and members have gone
over as guests Of honor.
Cardinal SatoIli lives in the old Bradley
mansion a. the corner of I and New jersey
Avenue. Northwest, and is housed as be.
comes his position. Bishop Keane, so well
known and 90 well beloved, resides At the
Catholic University at Brookland.
Bishop Satserlee has accepted the call IN
be the first Episcopal Bishop of Washing.
ton and will soon take up his residence
here, and at no distant date will visit his
flock scattered throughout Southern Mary
land.
The plans for the magnificent Episcopal
Cathedral of SITS. Peter and Paul, IN be
erected on the Woody road, are complete.
The cost will be $500 COO, and the site has
been selected. The Episcopal University
and the Hurst school for girls now In
course of erection viii be near the Cathe.
dral, and Of course the palace ofthe Bishop
will be conveniently situated.
Jan. 9th. Judge PecSham took hist eax
upon the Supreme Bench today.
Without waiting longer for the action of
Congress, the Secretary today issued cir
cular calling for bids for 500 900 900 four
per cent. thirty year bonds, which are 10
date from February 5th, 1898 This loan
Is to be popular one, and the people can
bid for small or large lots. The bonds are
$50. $500. $1,000, 5000 and $4,000 and
can be paid for in instalments, but must he
paid for in gold The Secretary reserves
the right % reject any or all bids. In call.
ing for bids for the bonds the Secretary has
yielded TO the demand for home loan, in
which the people who have stockings full
of boarded gold can come TO the relief OF
the Government.
Senator Sherman has made speech in
which he advocates the retirement of the
greenbacks or legal tender notes, but differs
from tho President as to what shall be done
with them. The President ard Secretary
of the Treasury want them cancelled. The
ex Secretary wants them held in reserve to
purchase gold when it is needed.
The House has settled down 10 work and
Speaker Reed has it well in hand A little
friction there will be and the advoca'es Il
tie various Presidential ca didaies will
from time To time give him some trouble
while Crisp and the leading Democrats
will do all they can To streng then their
cause
The bill Increasing he "evenua which
has passed the House and il before the Sen
| ate Committee pr pns-s horizontal increase
IN the present tariff law. which is to be- sus
perded until 1898 The bill passed the
House without amendments. but will hare
| y get thrpuRn tne SenAte.
The reorganization Of the Senate leaves
the ndvocates If free cniuage in he m jori-
~ IN the appropriation and finance com
mites, and there is little doubt that a bill
for the free Coinage of silver will soon he
presented 10 the Senate.
Utah being State the Republicans will
have forty four instead of fIrtv two Seua-
tors, but this will not help them since the
| - AZ tha hnIa Off
Rather queer state Of sffairs-a Re
| publican House, Senate over which the
POPulisis have control and Dem cratic
President Surely SD much combined wis
dom shouL' do snmething To bring back
the good old times when every thing the
farmer raises WAS mt drug on the market
May the NV Year bring restore prospect
~ and bring happiness - all. =.