South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-05-30
NEWS OF THE wEEK.

comes lav.-THE Suprens Court OF
the United States has decided chat
the New York lsv requiring person,
OF capital crimes to bs ex.
eeated BY means Of electricity. is
VIM. Kemnler. of
New York city. murderer, will be
the 6rst person TO suffer under the
new la~.-Gov. McKINNEY issued a
proclamation last week requesting
the citizens Of Virginia to abs, ain
from secular occupation on the day of
the unveihpg Of the Lee monument.
-FARMERs' ALLIANCES arc being
rapidly organized throughout tho
counties Of Viiginia.-Ar Phillippi.
this state. Thursday, Hon. VIM. i.
Wilson addressed On enthusiastic au.
diencc OF two thousand people, using
- his subject the Mckinley tariff
bill. 1t Was the opening Of bis cam
paign in this disirict.-A MAN il
Arkansas hung himself with the Ma
tionsl dag Tuesdsy.-THE Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company will
build . short line from Baltimore TO
g meet with the Virginia Midland
road.-k1 PREsipKNr CLKvKLAND
will open the Texas State Fair 1t
Dallas next week.-Ir Is asserted
that the republican leaders have de-
termined TO unsest n.ore democratic
members Of the House In order TO
have . safe msiorjty. Hon. b. B.
GoRDox has resigned the chairman.
ship Of the Vireinia democratic exec.
utive commi,tee.-GHN LEE resign
ed the marshalship Of the Lee monu-
ment unveiling procession, but the
resignation vas NO: scceptei.-ir is
not believed that the contemplated
prize eight between John L. Sullivan
and Peter jackson in Virginia would
be allowed by the state authorities
THE Government bands at Norfolk.
Va. were ordered not to attend the
L,e mpDp uent unwilling LIN the
municipal elpptions held throuzhou,
Virginia Thursday. the depocrats had
an easy victory in ell the towns.
"A Swiss WOMAN has come to this
country with twelve children. ak Of
whom are twins. and the oldest OF
the lot 10 IL years Of nge.-JUDoE
HIsDMAN, Of Nevada, Iowa, ins,ruc-
ted the grand jury OF his coGn'y Mon
day that not~ outstanding the dccis-
ion Of tbe United Slates Supreme
Court that state cannot interfere
with tie impcrtation OF intoxicating
liquor in original packages, no per-
son has right 10 Iowa TO keep q
place tor the sale Of liquor. either
in original packages or otherwise.
The ,ff.ct OF the Supreme Cou;ps
decision can easily be otyiated BY
high license, e Their on saloons or on
whisky peddlers.-IT Is though t that
the Mc K,nley bill. will not pass the
Senate. but that q substitute will be
repoIted.-A TELEPHONE LINE is in
successful operation between Balii.
more and New York, q distance Of
$50 miles.-GIE. }. ID. lMBopEN was
married at Chattanooga, Tenn, Fri
dsy to Mrs. Bette CIocket.-ALL
register d u alter from census emu
n orators to their supervisors, and vi.
ce versa, is 10 lie transmit It'd tbr, ugh
The mails free.-EfyoRTs are beng
made TO Lave cruiser No. 8, now
building in Baltimore. named Cum.
be,lsnd, in honor of Mary land city
The House OF Representatives ON
Thursday passed the Mckinley tariff
bill BY vote Of l64 yeas TO LAP
paya, Messrs. Coleman, OF Louisi. ma ,
GG0 Fcathe:stcne, OF Arkansas, be NJ
the only republicans voting with the
democrats against the bill.-TnrEE
are 1885 salo MS in New York city.
Ar Marshall, Mo-, tuesday. mare
gave birth TO thee colts. They are
well formed and heaithy.-lT is said
that English capitalists in Mex.cI
haye formed a scheme TO capture
Lover California and annex l. 10 the
United States.-A NAN in St. Louis
owns agreenback with $40 on one
side and 800 on the other. 1t IS OF
recent :asue, and the only one of the
kind eyer kDcwp TO have been made
by The Govern ment. Us o1Ler has
refused a large sum for it.--1HE
glass trust is putting up the pIic,
Of frui: 'rs.-How should long girls
be courtedp On stills, Of COURSE
PARADoxIcAL as it may teem, IL is
generally true that women who don't
fancy work do fancy work.-A rAPER
IN Missouri has for motto, A school.
kousc on every hill.top, and no ga.
loon in the valley.'-'Did sou have
any luck liSbing?' Yes; three men
With bills called at the house, and
i've at the Office A BOZ who put on
his first pair OF pants said he was in
two places at once --NoRTHERN CAPT.
lai 10 flowing into the Sou h In large
amounts and is producing an unrI-
vailed boom in every thiEg.-1E CON,
sequence OF the decision OF the u. s.
Supreme Court, that qIor in Origi.
nsl packages may be Imported ihto a
Stale, large numbers Of saloons. are
being opened ia Kansas ant other
prohibition sts,es. and the o orators
Il these CONCERNS will, IL 10 sad. be
bac&ed by the whisky trust in case
The state authsritits attempt 70 in
terfeLo ,ish their business. "A MAN
named Boggs Vas sentenced 10 the
al Charleston. this tate,
Friday, for bigamy, and his wife, To
avoid separating from him, plead
guilty 70 the same charge, and vas
a