Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-01-28
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
Fresh, Crisp Glcanings OF Recent Note
worthy Happenings and Events.

worthy Happenings and Events.
The question is being agitated as to
whether the American association can retain
the Metropolitan franchise in New York and
put club in Kansas City. John /, Rogers,
chairman of the arbitration committee, says
that they cannot retain franchise without
keeping club in New York
Charles Parkhurst has been arrested at
Sullivan, Ind, charged with the murder of
Depot Agent Powers at Marshall, ILL.,, some
time ago
National board of trade asks congress to
amend the naturalization laws so that no per-
son can be naturalized unless he possesses a
certificate from customs officer setting
forth the date of the arrival of such person
in the country, the port of entry, his place OF
nativity, etc.
A. ID. Smith, near st. Augustine, Fla,
created disturbance at his funeral by
humping ON the lid of the coffin. Finally
he kicked the top Off and told the audience
fishy story about having been in heaven and
having seen big book with names written
therein Mr.. Smith then jumped briskly
out of the box and tended striclly to bust
ness until last Wednesday, when he lay down
and died again
Fred Giovarretti, the Italian who muir
dered Mrs. Alice d. Lewis, of Evansville,
Ind, has been sentenced to the penitentiary
for twenty-o years.
Chris. Peters, of Seymour, Ind, indicted
| for larceny was acquitted because he had
been whipped by the White Caps for the
| same oifense, and was sufficiently petered out
without further punishment
Officials of Plymouth church, Brooklyn,
are said to have had an eye ON Rev. Frank
w. Gunsaulus, of Plymouth church. Chicago,
| for rprtraneut sueeaSSor IN Raachar Tho
Chicago divine does not want to change.
Contract for the Hendricks monument at
| Indianapolis has been awarded to w. II.
| Parks. 1t win be made in Italy
The earth quaked at Dubuque, Iowa.
| National Democratic committee will meet
| in Washington February % to locate the next
| National convention.
Several cans containing $1,000 worth
| of stolen watches and jewelry, were found
| hidden in the woods near Valley Falls,
| West Virginia.
Jacob Robinson has been found guilty of
| murder in the first degree at New Albany,
| Ind, and punishment fixed at Imprisonment
| for life
The strike of operatives of Clarks thread
| works at Newark, N, j., is practically ended.
Jacob Robinson has been awarded life
| term for murder at New Albany, Ind
| At Catlettsburg, KY, another Hatfield
Mccoy fracas permanently laid out Win
| Dempser and Bud Mccoy.
| The villagers of Somerset. Ind. are breath
lessly hanging over that No. l post hole and
think they begin to smell gas.
At New Albany, Ind, Carrie Stotz, sup
| posed to have been in a trance, was proved
| 10 be dead and buried Sunday.
Hamilton's prominent citizens are putting
| their heads together for the purpose of max
ing gas plant for the village.
The Indiana Wool Growers association has
passed resolutions favoring the protection of
the wool industry.
There is hen at the Digger coal mines,
Sullivan county, Indiana, which promises to
hatch o"t t''~'''''o between resident miners.
new men and the bosses
nI-~..t-'n ~ Isolation meeting at
indianapolis elected officers after squabble,
in which it was charged that Indiana and
Illinois were trying to rule the roost
Monster meeting of law and order people
at Tfiin, o., combined with Knights of
Labor to express the sentiments of the people
in regard to Sunday observance by saloons.
Col w. f. Gilmore raised several painful
welts upon the Uranium of Editor Frank
Harper, of the Ckillicothe Advertiser, with
his cane. He was arrested and will let the
editor get up his own headlines hereafter.