South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-11-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK

'eset continue 70 occur daily al JACK
sonville, F,orida.-TwESrY men
were killed and many more badly
injured BY On explosion Of gas in q
Coal mire near Lock Haven, Pa.
Saturday. -STEPHES T. ELKIss said
Sunday that be had no hope Of Har-
r'soh's election.-1'HE cattle harons
OF the Southwest, who we're driven
out OF Indian Territory, where they
Lad no right to Craze their cattle, by
President Cleveland. shipped $780,
QUO by express Saturday to the re-.
publican national campaign commit
tee THERE is spring 5000 fee.
deep at Saratoga. New York. -HoN
MICHAEL HENRY HARBEnr has been
appointed British minister at Wash
ing'on TO succeed Lord Sackville-
West, Observation-Disclosures of
warrants we're issued in Baltimore
Saturday for the arrest of solored
men charged with illegal registration.
Logan county, this State, Satur.
day, q man named Mounts was slot
and Ellison Hatfield captured. by
detectives. Both men belonged to
the Hatfield gang Of outlaws.-DR.
J. HARMS Rooms, OF Bladensburg,
Md, has invented an electric ma.
chine which CO n be operated by any
boy or gr'. and will transmit $50
words per minute in Roman letters.
The apparatus was tested successfully
IN New York Thursday.-Slx per-
sons were killed by the explosion OF
the boiler of a tLreshing. machine
near Reading. Pa, Monday. One
man. who was carrying bucket of
wnter at the time, was blown 1875
feet through the Liz. He never let
go the bucket. and when he struck
the ground half OF the water yrs
still in it.-JUDeE T., URMAN made
the closing speech of his campaign al
Jacksonville, Ohio, PREs.
IDENT CLEVELAND denies the state.
mcnt, circulated by republicans, tha,
be once said he would never run On
any tickle! with an Irishman.-TnE
War Department is. taking prel mi
nary steps to secure suitable gans for
coast defense.-THE polls closed nj
4 p. m. in New York.--SHIPs arc now
bull. with engines of $4,000 horse
power.-lT is proposed to build ca.
nal across Italy connecting tue Med.
i'erranean and Adri tic seas.-THE
anarchists of Chicago will 10. morrow
celebrate the anniversary Of The exc
cuton OF their brotl,er.npal CHS 8
which falls on Sunday.-GRAvE
fears we're entertained by tie demo-
Gratis that Florida wculi go r. publ.
can, owing to the fact that the yellow
fever had driven thousands OF white
men away, and it was though. that
tho negries would have things all
their own way. TIE republican State
committee of Louisiana on Friday
issued circular letter to all The col.
ored ministers in that Sta'e. request.
ing them to urge On their c,ngresa-
TONS the Importance Of voting for
Harrison and Nc order was
issued by the Postmaster.G enersl Sat
urdsy r,ctirg poslmos lers TO give
the employees Of their offices time to
vote Tuesday.-A the last hour, the
republicans started lie, which was
promptly con,radcted, TO the eff, G,
That Gen. Fiske, prohibition candi
date for President, hat Withdrawn.
A WONDERFUL waterfall, equal in
volume to Niagara. has been discoy-
cred In the mountains OF Colorado
THE condition Of Robert Garrett has
improved considerably the past two
weeks end he is now free from violent
at'acks.-THK President did not 60
home 10 vote, but remained at his
post of duty at the Wife House in
Washing'on.-CoL. DAN. LAMONT,
the Presidents private secretary, de,
uies tue story that q telegram was re.
ceiyed st the White House prior to
tue dismissal of Lord S ckvlIle from
politicians in New York urging the
importance Of immediate sction.-N.
). WHITE, a prominent lawy of
Charles,own, this State, died hon
day.-THS Presi lent says he is now
saiisfied that lie did the right thing
N Diminishing Lord Sackville.-THG
postal service of this country has n
bout reached the self sustaining
point again, Notwithstanding the re.
duc!ion in postage.--TBE Pfesiden mt
has received numerous congratula-
lions upon his action in dismis sing
the British minister. New York
democrats on Thursday received in.
formation OF republican scheme OF
wholesale bribery Of voters in that
city, and took prompt measures TO
Illustrate the scheme.-TuB ropubli.
can leaders at national headquarters
were shocked by the letter, attribu
ted to the pen OF Col. Dudley, In re.
gard TO purchasing the floating vote
Of Indiana for Harrison. Col. bud,
ley would not have much to say n
bout 1t. CJl. Fellows, distric, attor-
noy, says II the letter is genuine it's
suthor should be prosecuted and
punisbed.-SIwcE tic introduction Of
natural gas ut indianapolis, Indiana, !
one Of the strange sights 10 be seen
there at night is great business signs
with burning letters thrown across
the streets.-T. V. PowDERLY, Grand
Master Workman OF the Knights Of
Labor, last week sent ont circulars 20
members Of bis organization, warning
them TO beware Of politicians, end TO
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