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The Progress., 1896-11-28
Nothing Now,

Washington, Nov. 25.-At the war
department It Is stated that there is
nothing Significant or new In prepara-
sfl0ms for improving che battery de-
lenses ct Florida ports, as Key West
s dlspatchee state. The annual report
OF the chief engineers, made public In
June. calls attention to the antlauated
sO0ndition OF the coast defenses at Fort
Marion, St Augustine and on Florida
Keys 1t states that large sums could
he expended on them advantaseously.
Alad adds:
Under authority given by congress
f&0 the secretary OF war It is intended
- advertise at an early date for pro-
ooAls for constructing emplacements
e four 10-inch and two 8-inch guns
a disappearing carriages and sixteen
a1Eineh moftars. .
ss Aeee gums are referred to in the
etches from Key West. stating
p Eaeut. Col. Benyard had proceed
80 great secrecy to make con-
kfset Qr mounting these big gums.
Is = 1sese npr1ttes say there is no Sc
crecy AND 1T the confracts are in
regular execS - Of the work publicly
neported hve Aths $50. Some ex-
OAnnA4ioms are Il cooperating the
work at Pensacola = Florida KEYS.
Rev. James Miller q F1anrdered -
Blocmington, Ill, q few u kaxo.
The Progress., 1896-11-28
LynchtnS Expected.

Mayfield, KY, Nov. 25.-John Stone,
a negroe, was arrested yesterday for a
criminal assault upon Mrs. J. M. r.
Green Monday night and taken to Pa
dncah to avoid lynching. The town is
greatly excited.
Mrs. Green, Stones victim, is one of
The most respectable women of this
city. and the wife OF the leading teach
- OF the county. Her husband was
teaching at Waterfalls, eighteen miles
away. and no one was at home but
Mrs. Green and three small children.
The man entered through window,
and the first Inclination Mrs. Green had
OF his presence was when she was
awakened by feeling his fingers on her
throat. He flashed a pistol and COM
nnanded her to be silent on penalty of
being shot. He then assaulted her, and
escaped before his victim could give the
ALARM, which she did as soon as her
strength returned. Stone was hunted
with hounds and captured. The evil
sdence against him was SO strong that
he would undoubtedly have been lynch
ed last night had he not been taken to
Hnducah for safe keeping. Several
hundred people were at the depot when
tho oficers boarded the train with the
prisoner, and some demonstrations
were made toward preventing his de-
parture. but the sheriff and his depu
ties succeeded in holding the crowd off
'1nttl the train pulled out.
The Progress., 1896-11-28

At Sioux Falls, s. D., recently. the
Dakota National bank closed it's doors.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-04-23
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.
Published by Authority
CHAPTER 76.
THE LIQUOR LICENSE LAW.

THE LIQUOR LICENSE LAW.
AN ACT to repeal end re.enact with
amendments section 20 A of Article ID
of the Code of Public Local Laws, title
"St. Mary's County" sub title "Spiritu.
Gus and Fermented Liquors" as said sec.
ton was enacted by Chapter 40 of the
Acts of 1894.
SECTION l. Be IL enacted BIZ The Gem
eTaL assembly Of Maryland, That section
~ A Of Article 10 OF the Code of Public
Local Laws, title "St. Mary's County"
sub title "Spirituous and Fermented Ii
quors," as said section was enacted hy
Chapter 10 of the Acts of 1894, be and the
same is hereby repealed and reenacted with
amendments so as 10 read as follows:
~ A: Upon application of any citizens
OF st Mary's county, and the payment of
the fee hereinafter provided. the Clerk of
the circuit Court for st. Mary's cornty
shall issue u the applicant license 10 sell
spirituous or fermented liquors and lager
beer in any quantity from one drink no to
four gallons; provided, that no person sell.
ing such liquors under decree or proyis.
ion OF law, or the execution of Judgment
oil court OF competent jurisdiction. nor
sales IN unbroken packages by the maker
thereof OF cider or native wines shall be
required TO take out license; and ali H.
censes issued hereunder shall expire on the
nrst day OF May next succeeding their Ia.
sue. The fee for such license shall be
thirty six dollars. one half of which shall.
oy the said Clerk. be paid into the State
treasury, and the other half thereof, by the
said CLERK, less percentage of two per
cent ana no moreO shall be paid monthly
10 the County Commissioners of said Coun-
", 10 be oy them appropriated 10 the road
fund of said county: provided however
that if the County Commissioners. AT anv
time after the passage of this Act, should
issue aud sell any bonds of the county. for
county purposes, then. and in that event.
The said license fee so paid to them shall
DE used, hrst: IN payment of the interes,
on SUCH bonds, and, secondly; as to any
oaIance, Tor the purposes of any sinking
iund created for the payment of such bonds:
and provided further. that in case the STOCK
oil liquors kept on hand by anv licensee
under this Act shall, on the average ey.
coed five hundred dollars, then the said Ii.
censee shall pay the additional sum of
thirty five dollars. to be by the said clerk
OF the Circuit Court paid into the State
treasury. All licenses taken out for a
shotter PERIOD than one year shall pay one.
twelfth of the aforesaid amount of thirty.
SIX dollars for each month that said license
has to run.
Section 2. And be il enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved, March %, 1896.
LLOYD LOWNDES,
Governor.
WILLIAM CABELL BRUCE,
President Of the Senate.
SYDNEY Z. MUDD,
Speaker Of the House of Delegates.
Office Of Secretary Of tie Senate.
hereby certify that the aforegoing is a
true copy Of an Acto the General Assem-.
bly, OF Maryland, passed at January Ses-
sion, 1896
J. ROGER McSHERRY.
Secretary g. the Senate.
April 0, '96-3t
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PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.
lPUBLIsHED By AUTHoRrTY.l
Road Law.
CHAPTER 90.

AN ACT TO repeal and re enact with
amendments Section 100 of Article 10
OF the Code of Public Local Laws title
"st. Mary's County" subtitle "Roads., -
as said Section was enacted by Chapter
564 Of the Acts of 1894.
SECTION /. Be IL enacted 6v ne Genera,
AssembIy Of Maryland, That Section ion of
Article 10 Of the Code of Pchlic I.ocsi
Laws. title est Mary's County, sub.tT,
Roads" as said Section was enacted hv
Chapter 56i of the Acts of 1894. be and an.
same Is hereby repealed and re.enacted
Win amendments 80 as 20 read "A foIIows.
100. The County Commissioner of s,
harys county, Immediately after the mas.
sage OF this Act or at their first meeting ;n
April, eighteen hundred and ninetv an
ana thereafter annually at their first meet
ing 10 April, appoint one general road an.
pcrvlsor Tor said county and two district
supervisory for each election distric, of saii
county The said general and distric. rosd
supervisors Oh al receive such comnensa-
uon Tor their services, by way O. salarv =,
per diem. 40 the said Commissioner shall
In their discretion, at said meeting fix and
such compensation shall not be incrsssad
or Diminished for the term OF one vesr
Inc SAID Commissioners shall at the sane
!, ,Ime NJ tne compensation 70 be paid 20 IN.
oorers on the public roads II shall be me
guy oil the general supervisor, and he il
hereby required, TO ride over the rublic
roaos OF each district at least once month
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-04-23

Ching said he had been true to his pledges
and expressed surprise At Mr.. Wilkinson's
remark. Mr.. wilkinson retorted that he
had not mentioned any names. William
+. Hall. colored, obtained the floor, and
his speech was feature Of the convention.
Hall said: But for the sake Of harmony
my name would be before this convention
for delegate to the La Plata convention.
At a caucus Of the colored delegates held
this morning IL was determined TO send as
delegates two colored men and one white
man and my name was one OF those Hxed
upon. And according to numbers we
should be represented by two blacks and
one white. There are 1900 registered col
ored voters in st. Mary's county and al
most, without exception, they are repub-
licans But for our vote the republican
party in this county would be too insight
cant to be counted, and yet, when il comes
TO going 10 conventions instead of receiving
the representation o. delegates our numbers
entitle us 10, hardly one of rs can 60. Ny
name would be now tefore this Con7eu-
ton. but that Mr.. Ching told US, after we
had caucused, that Mr.. Mudd had asked
that the delegation named be sent 10 the
Congressional Convention. Mr. -Mudd
asked nothing OF me. / made my fight
with my own money. have no mans
money. want to say to the whites ia our
party that they may be more polished, bet
ter educated and all that than we are, but
they are not better Republicans For over
twenty i've years / have labored In the
Republican cause have travelled from
one end Of the county TO the other fighting
Republican battle. / was OF the Union
League. and / remember the time and
have attended Republican meetings when
white men were ashamed to be seen at our
gatherings. want justice. If our twenty
years education have not fitted us for posi-
lions, what is the use OF education? / am
not in the way of harmony and my name
will not be before this Convention for del
egate'
After Halls speech the Congressional
delegates were elected by reclamation.
Nicholas BiscOe was another colcre1 or
ater who e'ec trifed the Convention by his
virile, sledge hammer blows for his cause
He was a man in earnest. evidently felt
what he was saying and he compelled at
tention
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-04-23
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.
Published by Authority. |
LEoNARDTOwN TAX LAW.
CHAPTER 1879.

SLIhE En- lCJ.
AN ACT to empower the Commissioners
OF the Village of Leonardtown, fin St
Mary's County, to provide means for
protecting said Village against fire and
TO increase the rate of taxation on the
assessable property in said Village for said
purpose.
SECTION l. BE IL enacted by the GeRer-
al assembly Of Maryland. That the Com
missloners of the Village Of Leonardtown,
in 81. Mary's County, be and they are
hereby empowered 10 provide means
for the protection Of property in said
Village against fire, the cost of the
same not TO exceed eight hundred dol
lars; and to give notes of said COM
missioners for the cost Of any system Of
protection. not exceeding said amount,
which they may adopt, upon such terms
and for such time, not exceeding five years,
which they may agree upon, the said notes
10 be signed by the President and Secreta
~ OF said Commissioners,
Section 2. And be il enacted, That for
the purposes of meeting said notes, issued
under the provisions of the next preceding
section, at maturity, the said commissioners
are empowered TO levy a tax Of ten cents
on the one hundred dollars of the assessa.
Die property OF said village in addition To
the fifteen cents on the one hundred dol.
lars already allowed by law.
Section 3. And be il Enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the date Of
its passage.
Approved, April 2, 1886.
LLOYD LOWNDES,
Governor.
WILLIAM CABELL BRUCE,
President Of the Senate.
SYDNEY Z. MUDD,
Speaker of the House Of Delegates,
Office Of TIC Secretary Of TIE Senate.
hereby certify that the aforeRoiug ia n
true copy of an Act Of the General Assem-.
bly, OF Maryland, passed at the January
Session, 1896.
j. ROGER McSHERRY,
Secretary Of the Senate.
April o, '98-3t
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-04-23

Published by Authority
JAILOR'S SALARY.
CHAPTER AS.

CHAPTER 445.
AN ACT 10 provide TOR the compensation
of the keeper OF the Jail for Saint Ma
rvs county.
SECTION /. Be IL Enacted be- the Gen.
erdi assembly Of Maryland, That the keep
er of the Jail OF ST Mary's County shall
be allowed as compensation for his services
for attending 10 the prisoners and the sani-
tary condition of the Jail and the render
ing OF such other services towards taking
care Of the prisoners as the sheriff may di
rect he shall be allowed by the County
Commissioners ten dollars per month and
a sum not exceeding twenty-five cents per
week for the washing for each prisoner and
shall have the use Of the entire first floor
Of said Jail free Of rent
Section ?. And be ii enacted, That this
act shall take effect from the date Of its
passage.
Approved April 4, 1896.
LLOYD LOWNDES,
Governor
WILLIAM CABELL BRUCE,
President of the Senate
SYDNEY 2. MUDD,
Speaker of the House of Delegates
Office Of the
Chaf Clerk Of tie House Of Delegates.
hereby certify that the aforegoing is a
true copy of an Act Of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, passed al the January
Session, 1896.
NJ. NJ. HIGGINS,
Chief Clerk Of the House of Delegates
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DIED.

Died, March 90, 1896, of Cebro-spinal
meningitis. VICTOR BAYARD, aged s
months; and on April Is, 1896, of Bright's
disease, LEWIS JOHNSON, aged years,
IL months and Is days, children of James
+. and Maggie Mattingly.
Died, April II, 1896, at his late residence
in this district, WALTER FORD, in the
9th year Of his age. May he rest in peace!
At his residence in the Bay District on
April 8, 1896, J. J. READMOND, Sr,
aged 7G years. May he rest in peacel
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-04-23

The proceedings of Mondays Republican
County Convention had to be seen 10 be
appreciated. No written description can
do justice TO them. Harmony was talked.
but that was all, for II was conspicuous for
lis absence. There was nothing tame
about the convention. II was lively from
beginning 10 end and st Mary Repub-
iicAna are happy family thsv have a queer
way Of showing II.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-04-23
New Advertisements.
RATIFICATION NOTICE.
Robt. G. Combs, Trustee,
Us.
Mary +. Raley and others

In the Circuit Court for Saint Mary's
County. In Equity.
No. 500 N E.
Ordered this 21st day of April. 1896.
that the Auditors Report IN the above
cause be ratified and confirmed, unless cause
TO the contrary he shown ON or before the
Bird Monday Of May, 1896; provided a
copy OF this order be published in the 81.
Mary's BEACON, once . week for three sue.
eessive weeks. prior TO the said 3rd Monday
of May. 1896
JAMES ]. greenwich. Clerk
True copy-Test:
JAMES ]. GREENwELL Clerk,
April 23-4wR
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-04-23
RATIFICATION NOTICE.
j. Walter Carpenter, assignee,
vs..
Robert NJ. Freeman.

In the Circuit Court for st. Mary's county,
sitting as Court of Equity,
No. Si5 ". 4.
Ordered this i4th day of April 1896, that
the sale made and reported by J. Walter
carpenter. assignee, in the above cause,
be ratified and confirmed unless cause
70 the contrary be shown on or before the
End Monday in May, 1896. provided a
copy CT this order be published in the st.
Mary's BEACON once week for three sue
cessive weeks prior 10 the said End Monday
in May, 1896.
The report states that the land sold for
$4,000.
JAMES J. GREENwELL, Clerk.
True copy-Test:
JAMES ]. greenwich, Clerk.
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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-04-23
PUBLIC LOCAL. LAWS.
Published by Authority
THE JURY LAW.
CHAPTER 329.

CHAPTER 329.
AN ACT to provide for the selecting
drawing and summoning of Jurors in st.
Mary's County.
SECTION l. BE ii Enacted 6y tie Gen =
eraI assembly Of Maryland, That it shall
be the duty of the Clerk 10 the County
Commissioners of st. Mays county 10
make ont and file with the Clerk OF the
Circuit Court for said county, not less than
twenty days before the third Monday in
September in each and every year a full
and complete list of all the male taxable
residents Of said county whose names CD.
pear on the tax books thereof, and who are
not known TO said clerk to be less than
twenty five nor more than seventy years of
age; the said clerk To the commissioners
shall append ID said list a certificate that
IL is fully and fairly made, and shall receive
tor making such list such compensation as
the county commissioners shall deem prop.
er, not exceeding fifty dollars, and for
failure TO make such list, annually said
clerk shall be liable on conviction thereof
TO fine Of not less than one hundred dol
lars and be dismissed from said Office and
be ineligible OF holding such position
again.
IL
shall be the duty of the Judge or Judges
of the Circuit Court for ST. Mary's county.
not less than fifteen days before the com
mencement of each jury term of said court.
in the presence of such members of the
bar OF said court as shall think proper N
attend. notice of the time and place having
been first given 20 said members of the
bar, TO proceed TO select from the list pro-
vided for by section one of this Act and
and from the poll books of the several
election districts of said county which
shall have been returned and filed in the
clerks Office OF the Circuit Court for 81,
Mays county, after any general election
which has been last held before such se
lection, panel TO consist of one hundred
and fifty names Of male citizens of said
county with special reference 10 their in
telligence integrity and sobriety and with
out any reference 70 their political opinions.
which said names shall be apportioned 10
the several election districts of said coun,v
liz proportion TO the number Of registered
voters and male taxpayers in each of aid
respective districts. The said Judge or iudges
shall then append TO said list OF oneshIn.
dred and MY names certificate, certify.
ing that said list has been selected n
conformity 10 the provisions of this Ac,
and the said list and certificate shall he
filed with the clerk of said court and he
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-04-23
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.
Published by Authority
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS"

CHAPTER 49,.
AN ACT to add new section To Article
ID of the Code of Pub ic Local Laws
title "St. Mary's County" sub title
County Commissioners" 10 follow sec.
ton 81 and TO be designated as Section "a,
A.
SECTION /. BE Il E,adcted By The Gen.
erdt assembly Of Maryland, That a new
Section be and the same is hereby added
TO Article 10 of the Code of Public Local
Laws title ST. Mary's County, sub title
County Commissioners, 10 follow Section
"a 10 be designated as Section "a. A, and
TO read as follows:
"a, A, Attheir annual, levy laying term
the County Commissioners of st. M.ry's
County shall levy on the assessable property
OF said County u sufficient amount 20 meet
and pay all expenditures of said County
for each current year, all taxes shall be due
on the first day of July next succeeding
their levy, but discount of three per cent
shall be allowed for taxes paid during the
month of July, discount Of two Der cent,
for taxes paid during the month of August
and discount of one per cent for taxes
paid during the month of September no
discount shall be allowed on taxes paid in
the month of October and after the first
day of November interest shall be CHARGED
at the rate of six per cent per anuum The
same TO be charged at said rate for any
fraction of month in which they shall
remain unpsid, in levying as herein pro
vided 1t shall be the duty of the said Com
missioners 10 provide for the payment in
cash, of the witnesses and jurors
attending the Circuit Court, the Bail
lift and criers of the Circuit Court.
the Bailiff TO the Orphans Court.
and the messenger to the County
Commissioners" and for road purposes.
slmshouse and out pensioners" when
property is advertised at tax sale il shall
only be necessary TO sta'e The name of the
owner, or party 10 whom assessed. the
number of acres of land in the tract, the
district in which located ana The amount
due, and such advertisement shall not cost
more than one dollar each.
Section ?. And be i: Enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved. April 2, 1896.
LLOYD LOWNDES.
Governor.
WILLIAM CABELL BRUCE.
President of the Senate.
SYDNEY f. MUDD,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
Office Of the Secretary Of the Senate,
hereby certify that the aforegoing il a
true copy of an Act Of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, passed at the January
Session 1896.
j. ROGER McSHERRY,
Secretary of the Senate.
apr 16 96--3t
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by him preserved as the other PROCEEDINGS
OF said court are preserved.
Section 8 And be /. enacted, That
when list Of names Is 50 selected and Ssr-
tilted, the judge or judges Of said court
in p-estsnce Of members Of the bar and
others attending shall cause all the names
% selected 20 be legibiy written on ballots
of equal size and OF the same color and
appearance, which shall be closely folded
and placed by said judge or judges persossl.
ly into box lcubiformj Of 24x24 inches in
size with nine separate boxes or drawers
in il and the numbers ofjurors names IA be
placed in each box shall be apportioned In
proportion TO the eligible Jurors from each
OF said respective election districts, and
the said judge or judges shall cause the
clerk 10 said Circuit Court or one of his
deputies TO draw from. the box In which the
names of the list from the frs; district have
been plsced the number Of persons 20 which
said district is entitled by the ssnorsion
ment hereinbefore provided for and 80 on
consecutively f.om each district Of the
county until the number Of forty eight
names shall have been so drawn, and the
names 50 drawn shall constitute the idry
for the next ensuing term Of said court, pro-
yided, however, in case of a vacancy &C.
curing from any cause, such as sickness.
death or being excused that the vacancy
so occurring shall be filed from the other
names in the box representing the district
in which such vacancy shall have occurred,
And the order TO the sheriff 10 summon
shall be in the usual manner and form
now practiced under the laws of this State,
il being the intent of this Act that each &c
the election districts of said county shall
have representation on such Jury as the
proportion of its voting and taxaS.s male
population bears to tie population of the
whole county.
Approved, April 2, 1896.
LLOYD EnWNDES,
Governor.
WILLIAM CABELL BRUCE,
President Of the Senate
SYDNEY e MUDD,
Speaker of the House of Deisss.es
Office fbae Secretary Of TIE Senate.
hereby certify that the aforegoihy Ia n
tue copy of an Act OF the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, passed at the January
Session, 1896.
j. ROGER MCSHERRY,
Secretary of the Senate
April 16, 06--3t
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The returns from the Republican Con-
ventions OF the Fifth District seems To indi-
cate Mudd's nomination for Congress on
the first ballot. Coffin was beaten in Prince
Georges and the Convention split In
Howard. two Conventions were held All
along the line there was lively time and
Mndd will undoubtedly he the outcome.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-04-23
THURSDAY Morning. April 90

Il is now claimed that the Election Law
passed by the late Legislature repealed the
Eastern Shore law. No one seems To know
how j: was accomplished bu. the general
agreement seems 10 be that IL was done.
The Senate beat the House bill specifically
repeating the law
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-04-23
So Acres, more or less.

The Improvements consist of q ComfJr
table DWELLING And the necessary
OUT-BUILDIHGs.
The soil is GOOD and adapted 10 the
growth Of the staple crops of the county.
TERMS OF SALE-CASH.
J. WALTER CARPENTER.
Assignee.
DAN'L c. HAMMETT,
Attorney.
apr ii So IS
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-04-23

Parties indebted 20 8. Il. Welt are notified To
MAKE immediate payment. The recent death
closing Of ali accounts Rez5ectfulIys
Dec. 0-u. VifTsT
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l am prepared to accommodate the most
fasiidious customer.
a Thaking my patrons for past favors, /
solicit q continuance of the same / as
sure the public that nv best efforts shall
be made 70 keep q handsome and fashion.
able assortment Of goods.
N Gall and examine my stock and be
convinced
April 9-if.