The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-04


liarly atrocious circumstances. Bryan
murdered his common-law wife, Mary
Pack, on April 90, by cutting her
th:cat with Il razor.
Six men were instantly killed, on
Monday, near White Cloud, Mich,
by the explosion of the boiler of a
threshing engine. 1t is a wonder that
more accidents of this kind do not oc
cur. Many Of these engines through
out the country are in a dangerous
condition and are run by inexperi-
enced and Enthusiastically persons
They should be carefully inspected by
officers appointed under law before
being permitted to go on the road.
Samuel johnson, the negro accused
of criminally assaulting Annie Ker-
foot, near Hagerstown, on July eth,
was brought to Baltimore city jail,
last Saturday night, for safe-keeping.
He confessed his guilt. Saturday morn
ing, and it is believed that two gangs
of men were organized to lynch him.
An indictment was speedily found
about him and he was taken back to
Hagerstown, arraigned in court aud
then returned to Baltimore for safe.
keeping.
Mayor Malster. Of Baltimore, has
bean invited to attend great Demo
cratic pie mic, at Detroit, Michigan on
August 10. The Mayor in his reply
says lie thinks it likely some mistake
has been made as to his political
status and will not reply as to &C.
ceptance until further advised. The
b 4ltimore SHM suggests that Mayor
Malster recently had big pic mic in
Baltimore.
The returned Nebraska soldiers are
very bitter in their denunciations
against General Otis, whom they call,
in derision, "Well in Hand" and
"GrauGma." One of them said:
when We were in absolute distress
from the want Of food and with half
the men in the hospitals Otis cabled
that everything was moving along
smoothly"
Brookvil!e, Penn, has crow
hatchery, said to be the only one In
the world. The birds jet black head
makes u handsome trimming for wc-
mems hats, and mil!iners are credited
with paying p cents for each head.
The eggs of crows hatch in the o1di-
nary chicken incubator in u days,
and in eight weeks the birds are big
enough to be guillotined.
Mr.. Fred. Sasscer, editor of the
Prince Georges Enquirer, has been
appointed to serve with Messrs.
Nandertord, of Carroll county; Hamil.
ton, of Washington county; Ashe, of
Cecil, and Vincent, of Worcester, as
a Campaign Committee OF the Mary
Democratic Editors Association.
a Paris beauty was robbed of her
jeweiry at theatre recently. She
was with her accepted lover, and dur
Ing an interval il the play, when the
lights were eXtiuguished, some one
kissed her. She made no cutlery,
thirk king it was her lover. When the
lights were turned on hernecklace had
disappeared.
Leading Southern Democrats say
that the Democratic party must
maintain its individuality and cut
loose from the Populists. They de-
clare there is no populistic party in
the South and say that some new is
sue may take precedence ever the
silver question, but that the Chicago
platform will be resflirmed.
The detailed table of the imports
and exports Of the United States for
the year ending June 30. 1899, shows
that the total imports amount to
$G97, 116 SJ4. and the total exports
81, 9e7 ,2Oj, 4l9, as against $Gl6,O49, G54
imports and 1921 4S2, $50 exports
during the preceding fiscal year.
The Filipinos made an attack in
force, on Sunday, on Calamba, which
was captured by Gen. Hall on the
Wednesday previous. The Filipinos
were driven off. Their loss is TN.
known. The American forces lost
men killed and 20 wounded.
The First Nebraska Regiment ar
rived in San Francicco from Manila,
last Saturday night. The soldiers are
divided in opinion as to the situation
i'll the Philippines but candidly Omit
they 90 not want to re- enlist.
a convict who edited little paper
in Sing Sing prison, New York, has
applied for permission to witness aud
report Dewey's reception for his
He thinks he can boom
his circulation thereby.
After many experiments the Agri-
cultural Department has become con
vinced that while the sugar beet may
NC III lOT
stock it can never be made profitable |
for the sugar indust try.
Several colored preachers in their
sermons in Baltimore city, last Sun
lay, praised Governor L0wndes for /!
to interfere with the hang
ng of The four negroes in Baltimore
asst Friday.
The st. James Hotel, Baltimore,
was again damaged by fire, last Sun
lay morning. The hotel has been
closed, undergoing repairs caused by
lamage by fire on July 3.
The International Peace Conference
leld its last session at The Hague last
week. In the meantime Russia and
he Others are laying in new stocks Of
rms and ammunition.
Elihu Root, of New York, on Tues
lay took formal possession of the posi-
ion Of Secretary Of War, a. successor
0 Gen. Russell 4. Alger.
G09 privates aud % officers are re-
ported to have died at Manila up to
une 2.