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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-09
The hnrden of the nemonratio COMO l. .h

The burden of the Democratic song is that
the tariff is great and oppressive tax, that
the surplus in the treasury is an amount
wrung from the people that would otherwise
go into their pockets should the bars be let
down for foreign imports. Now is this SO !?
Mr.. Estee, of California, who presided at the
kepunlican ean2ention at Chicago. presents
one OF the many illustrations of the fallacv
of this proposition. There 10 on prunes
which are raised extensively in California !
tariff OF two cents ormore pound. But the
effect of this tariff, Mr.. Estee says. has been
to lower the price of prunes, because it has
encouraged the California producers to com
pete with foreign producers. This has
brought down the price of foreign prunes one
half, diminishing to that extent the profits of
the foreign producers and the expenses of
the American purchaser. Now Mr.. Estee's
statement naturally raises this question.
whether the California prune grower and the
American prune consumer needs the tariff
any longer If American competition has been
able to make the foreigners reduce their
prices. Few will deny that both American
producer and American consumer need the
tariff so long as the skies and soil of other
countries are equal TO the skies and soil of
California, and the labor of other countries
lis cheaper than the labor of California The
tariff once removed and there is an opportun-
ity for short, sharp competition which the
grower who employs American labor cannot
stand. Then, when he is driven to give up
prune raising. his foreign competitor is at
liberty to put the prices up to the old figure.
where they were before the tariff raised up
the American industry The tariff is de-
fence not only against foreign cheap labor,
but against foreign extortion.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-09

namen came forward and swore in The most
uneQuivocal way, that they had seen the
prisoner stab the deceased in the back and
escape from the house. The evidence was
so overwhelming that the jury could do moth
ing but bring In verdict of guilty, and the
man was sentenced to DEATH Four or five
days before the execution some friends of
the condemned came down to San Francisco
and called upon Mr. McAllister Previous
70 uolng SO they had seen number of men,
peIs OF the Zee family, to which the man I'M
DER sentence of death belonged, and had
Iea9lly raised large sum of money to be
USED Tor the purpose of securing a new trial.
IL seemed scarcely credible but the ground on
which Mr.. McAllister was told that an appli-
cation Tor new trial could be made was that
the alleged murderer could prove most
uundoubted alibi, and that the twenty-six
men who had united in tesiifying under oath
that they had seen him stab the man in the
theatre had deliberately committed perjury.
With cold bloodlnes that almost passes be-
lief, these twenty-six men had gone on the
witness stand one after another, and for no
reason in the world except that the man
against whom they were ready to swear be-
longed to different family from themselves
and had excited their enmity in some way,
united in attempting to swear away his life.
When Mr.. McAllister looked into the matter,
the TACT that all these witnesses belong to
the Lee family disposed him to accept the
statements of the emssaries from Portland
as being probably true. And he Immediately
telegraphed to the authorities there, and af-
ter some little trouble had the execution post
poned, and the proceedings for a now trial
are now going forward. He went up to Port
land. looked into the case, and found that
there were Cinnamon there who were able to
testify that on the night when the murder
was committed the man who had been con-
demned to death for perpetrating it had been
at his lodgings writing letters the entire
evening, up to an hour long after the muir
dered man had breathed his last. These men,
however, who could so easily have proven an
alibi, were of neutral family, and at first
did not care to excite enmity of the Lees by
Interfering with their cheerful and eccentric
little game
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-09
THE PRESS.
MONDAY MORNING, JULY 8.

We do not read anonymous letters and commu
nications The name and address Of the writer
are IN all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for
publication but as guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-09
The State BOARD of ueaItn

The State Board of Health was established
by the Legislature of 1885. The Legislature
of 1887 supplemented the act of 1885 by con-
shutting the local Boards of Health as aux
iliaries to the State Board. The act estab-
fishing the local Boards went into effect in
April 1887; so the annual report just issued
treats of only about nine months of the
workings of the perfected system. This,
however, has been ample time to demonstrate
the value and effectiveness of the system {;
and the town returns published in the report
show the system is already doing effective
and intelligent work. But reports of the
routine work of the State Board and its aux
iliaries take up but a small part of the care
fully arranged and indexed book of more
than three hundred pages which comes from
the hands of Secretary Young. 1t is not too
much to say that this book ought to 90
into every household in Maine, and that
In that household it should have place
before any editions Of Family Doctors
or Home Physicians that may be now
or hereafter recommended to cure dis
ease and avert death. The members of the
Board have made their report treatise on
How to Keep Well, and they have given
their advice in style so simple and clear
that it can be put into practice intelligently
by every householder. The special paper of
K. G. Jordan, c. E., Of Portland, who is one
of the Board, contains a large amount of in
formation and advice most valuable for the
inhabitants Of either city, village or country,
In regard to the proper sanitary arrange
ments of their homes. In the neglected
sinkspouts, the foul cellars, the defective
drains and sewers and the polluted wells
which the general ignorance has, in times
past, and does to a certain extent at present.
allow to continue their deadly work. lies the
fruitful source OF diseases and contagion.
Mr.. Jordan's paper deals with the subject in
a simple, practical way, is illustrated and
made plain by numerous drawings, and
enforces its advice with apt and interesting
statements of facts that have come under the
observation of himself and others. The val
liable circulars issued during the year by the
Board, have been collected in the report ard
form valuable series of directions for the
prevention or management of cases Of infec-
tious diseases like typhoid fever, diphtheria.
scarlet fever, etc. Next to the home comes
the school house in Importance as a conser-
vator or destroyer Of health. In 1887 Sec
rotary Young spent considerable of his spare
time in inspecting the school houses of the
State. The result of that work he embodies
in his work. He takes considerable num-
Der of the city and village school buildings
and makes of them study, pointing out
errors and faults Of construction and defects
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-09

In sanitary conditions, supplementing these
observations with few of the most import
ant rules which should govern the construc-
tion of school houses. In future report
Secretary Young promises to present plans
and specifications which will aid communi-
ties in building their school houses in accord
ance with sanitary principles. The cost of
the Board of Health is not large or burden
some, and when compared with the amount
of work that is resulting is certainly very
small. Last year the total expenses. includ-
ing the salary of the Secretary and printing
and binding was $4,S94, sum which was
probably saved to the people of the State in
the doctors bills.
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A new CARD TO The PUBLIC
'The best advertisement for article quality
consideration is price,"

Kinds Honey and Almond Cream. ...........
And an immense stock of Tooth, Nail and
Toilet Articles too numerous to mention.
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MAGAZINE NOTICES.

Scribner's for July continues the interesting
topic of railroad building by an entertainly writ
ten and well illustrated article on Feats of Rail-
way Engineering, by John Bogart. Another in
structiye and entertaining contribution, Life and
Travel in Modern Greece, is furnished by Thomas
d. Seymour and illustrated from original draw
ings by f. ID. Millet. Charles A. Young tells the
story of An Astronomers Summer "Trip, taken to
observe the eclipse of 1897 from the vantage
ground of Russian station. Robert Louis Ste
venson continues his brilliant essays treating this
month on Popular Authors. For fiction, I. r..
Sullivan contributes Maestro Ambrogio, a story Of
life in Italy; Henry James carries his story OF A
London Life through part second; and +. j. Slim
son gives us another instalment of his society
novel First Harvests. The poetry is contributed
by Graham II. Tomson, Arlo Bates and Allan
Simpson Botsford There is also a selection of
passages from George Parson Lathrop's Battle
Ode which was read at Gettysburg.
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C. J. GUPPY & CO., o''"s, sf s,ss;: Street.

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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-12-15
Winter Communication.

The travel and traffic between
Ketchum and Challis, Bayhorse,
Clayton and Custer is increasing so
rapidly that it seems almost an
actual necessity that extra efforts
should be made to try and keep
the road open during the winter
from Ketchum to the places above
named. The greatest obstacle to
be overcome on the route is the
crossing of the Lost River divide,
and if the coming winter is not more
severe than last it would seem pos
sible that this great advantage to
our town can be secured. Besides,
it would be a great advantage to
all the people of the Salmon River
country. With the Ketchum and
Challis road closed, the only way
of mgress and egress to and from
the outside world would be by the
long and tedious Blackfoot route.
Ketchum has thoroughly secured
the travel and trade of these min
ing camps and she ought by every
exertion try and retain it.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-12-15
Idaho Legislature.
SECOND DAY.

The two houses of the Legislature
held a joint session on Tuesday
evening the 18th inst, to receive
the Governors message. The read
ing of the message occupied about
an hour, ahd was listened to with
marked attention.
Notices of bills were given as
follows: To encourage the propo-
CATION Of food fish in Idaho; to
regulate the age at which person
shall be exempt from paying poll
tax; to regulate the election OF
county commissioners; to reduce
the poll tax, and to change the time
when it becomes delinquent.
A resolution was introduced ia
voring statehood for Idaho, and the
appointment of committee to
take the necessary measures to at
tain the object.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-12-15
Idaho Legislature.

The 18th biennial session of the
legislative assembly convened al
Boise City on Monday, the 10th
inst, and both branches completed
an organization the same day by
the election of the following named
officers and attaches:
COUNCIL.
President. P. Clough, of Gus.
ter and Lemhi.
Chief Clerk-Ed. Curtis, of Ada.
Assistant Chief Clerk-Lanner,
of Idaho.
Sergeant-at-Arms-Jack Camp
bell, of Alturas.
Doorkeeper-J. K. Watson, of
Alturas.
Enrolling Clerk-H. Smith, Ada.
Assistant Enrolling Clerk-Miss
Matte Kohn, of Ada.
Page-A. Henscl,el, of Ada.
Chaplain-Rev. Cover, of Ada.
Watchman-Moses Maxfeld, of
Alturas.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Speaker-H. q. Burkhart, of Al
turas.
Chief Clerk-Chas. Reed, of Ada.
Assistant Chief Clerk-T. E. Pot
ter, of Ada.
Sergeant at-Arms-G. w. Hun
ter, of Alturas.
Enrolling Clerk-Lewis Lavake,
of Alturas.
Assistant Enrolling Clerk-Mr.
Hasbrouck, of Washington.
Doorkeeper-T. Ranahan, Ada.
Page. E. Arley, of Idaho.
Watchman-W. Conley, of Ada.
Chaplain-Rev. Burton, of Ada.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-12-15
Notice Of Forfeiture.

TO X. W. BRAsHER. his heirs and assigns;
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT
L we have expended the sum of six hun
dred ($6O0) dollars in labor and improve.
ments upon the IBrasher, Pffmer
and solid Man lode mining claims.
situated in Warm Springs Greek mining
district. Alturas county, Idaho Territory
as required by section 1924. Revised Stat.
utes OF the United States, being the amount
required to hold the same for each wear
year respectively, as follow 1886 and 1857,
being two years ending December 81, 1887,
and if within ninety 19O) days after this
notice by publication you fail or refuse to
contribute your proportion of such expeu-
dlture as co-owner (your interest being
one-third, in the Brasher, one-third in the
Pilmer and one-sixth in the Solid Man.
amounting to $56G62s, SOS. G6SS, $33. 33Is
respectively your interest in said claims
will become the property of the subscribers
under said section 1924. Revised Statutes
OF the United States.
SARAH PILMER.
HENRY WHEELEN.
hetchum, Idaho, Aug II, 1888.
First publication, Aug Is, 1893.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-12-15
All kinds of Mining work, Ore Cars, ETC.,
done to order and satisfaction given.
Application for a Patent.
Survey No. &3.
NOTICE No &c

NOTICE No. Sc
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Haley. Idaho, September 7, 1883. !
Notice is hereby given that John Borden
and Charles &. Wicker, by John A. Wilson,
their attOrney-in-fact, whose pOstoffice adj
dress is HALEY, Alturas county, Idaho Ter
ritory, have made application for United
States Patent for the
''SILvER FORTUNE"
Lode mining claim, situate on unsuryeved
land in Warm Springs Greek mining dis.
trict, Alturas county, Idaho Territory. con-
slsting OF 1900 linear feet of the lode, and
's, and described in the field notes and plat
OF the official survey on file in this office,
with magnetic variation at Is degrees and
80 minutes east, as follows:
beginning at the discovery point of this
claim. and running south 100 42' west $50
1eet, lntersect east end line of 'OregOnian"
lode claim, U. S. lot 63; thence south 100
east 300 feet to corner No. 1; thence north
l6o west ISL feet to corner No. 2; thence
no1th 1870 Az east 1900 feet to corner No. 3:
thence south ICE east 55l feet to corner No.
4; thence south 100 AZ west 1900 feet to
corner No. and place of beginning. IN
Guiding total area OF IS $50 acres exclud-
ing, however, from this application and
DESCRIPTION the area in conflict with U. 8.
lot No. "a, Snow Clad lode OIL 100 acres:
area claimed and sought. to be patented
Is. $50 acres
From corner No. 2 U. s. NJ. N. No
bears north 72o 30, west sos feet
The said mining claim being of record In
the office Of the County Recorder of sais
mining district, at Haley, in Alturas coun-
~, Idaho Territory. The nearest known
locations being the "Snow Clad" lot 6i.
and 'Oregonian,' lot 63.
Any and all persons claiming adversely
any portion of the said Silver FORTUNE
lode mining claim or surface ground are
required to file their adverse claims thereto
with the Register of the United States Land
Office, at Haley, Idaho Territory, within
the sixty days, publication thereof. or they
will be barred by virtue of the provisions
of the statute in such cases made and pro.
yided. Fl. 0. BILLINGS. Register.
direct that the foregoing notice of ap-
plication for patent be published for the
period OF sixty days ten consecutive weeks
In the KETCHUM KEYSTONE, weekly news
paper published at Kctchum. Alturas cou,.-
ty,. Idaho Territory, being the newspaper
published nearest said claim,
II. 0. BILLINGS, Register
W. H. WATT. Atty for Applicant.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-12-15
Oarwin's Theory,

Il tn h. slI theory of the Survival
,:sIs,,n Ute is simply that the
tt.,sr H., ,, uiie, while the robust and
Ii !. 'lfiVe and live. How true
ase, y o. seed growth, and how
aitsj H. 70 SOW only that which is
Dv Wy Z nature to live and deyelon.
Gr,s a., Ferry 4 Co., the great Seed
Nit, NJ Man and Seed Dealers of De-
et' and JS'1 nnss supply only the
I'd, by i Rhurest' raising their own
d sn :; We most improved meth
Ii tas i,u y, with the greatest care,
slusblss s 70 their business the in,
lsars'y sri aid of more than thirtv
aal io vAIRss PERI Their Seed An.
sad. Of "a and should be in ~ the the
lss and n, a., NV who desire to purchase
'ssae t to III true e seeds. Send vour
'''i!5 Mic iHe firms address at De-
I'D yo anoa > S and they will III for for
wv" copy. ~
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-12-15
A DIRECT VOTE FOR PRESIDENT.

AS the presidential elections roll
round from time to time, it becomes
more apparent that the election of
President and vice President Of the
United States should be by direct
popular vote of the whole country,
upon the very natural ground that
such change would put stop to
the use Of very large sums of money
for corrupt purposes in states where
the elections are close. What could
it matter, then, whether New York,
Connecticut, Indiana, West Virginia
or California gave a few thousand
more or less for a particular candi-
date? A majority in a particular
state would be of no particular mo-
nent, and the missions of sack
bearers, professional corrupters and
traders in votes would end. Is this
not the true and safe way for a free
people in free government to Sc
lect their rulers? Inasmuch as the
people are the government, a direct
vote for President and vice Presi-
dent would not only end the great
and steadily-growing debauchery of
close states, but it would end all
apprehensions of disputes as to the
elections. The closest popular vote
in all of the presidential elections
since the organization of the gov
eminent was in 1880, when Garfield |
received 1000 popular majority over
Hancock. In all other contests from
Washington down to the battle of
1884, when Cleveland received &C.,
600 majority, the popular majority
has been so decided that none could |
afford to assail it.
Another strong reason for aban-
doning the Electoral College is in
the fact that it has twice defeated
candidates to whom the people gave
decidedly the largest vote. Jackson
was defeated in 1924 when he had
&c 59. eco majority over Adams. Til
den was defeated in 1875 when the
people had voted against Hayes by
nearly 100000 majority. Is it not
time to end the appalling political
generalization of the present age,
and end all peril to the popular
will by doing away with the Elec-
toral College and allowing the peo-
pie to elect their President and |
vice-President by direct vote.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-12-15
Another Fire at HALEY.

The old steam power works OF
the Electric Light Co. at HALEY
we're destroyed by fire about l
o'clock last Sunday morning. The
hose company did good work and
were successful in combining the fire
to the house where it originated.
The machinery, supplies, etc, in
the building, costing about 5000,
are q total loss, excepting the boiler
and engine, which can probably be
sold for $1,000.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-12-15
upper Warm Springs.

!. y Z ;: little skirmish took place
Nm = me Upper Warm Springs last
s.A0sy over the ownership and
, .v OF some personal property.
s ssaa and Knife were brought into
! i;: n to prevent the removal
n Is same Fortunately, however,
; ! GOOD was split. The next day
~, ~sa!y sheriff Marlatt with a posse
AZ, s%asea upon the ground and the
H. .,' vas settled without any fur
,n NJ "aiilke Observation-Disclosures
rnnass IL having been made. The
,5 5s' arm Springs are obtaining
Il, reputation for semi-trage-
a.. "A, After some exciting expert
spn,. O !; o OF the former proprietors
v" IN the insane asvlum.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-12-15
Merit Wins.

We desire to say to our citizens, that
for years we have been selling DR.. King s
New Discovery for Consumption, DR..
Kings New Life Pills, Bucklen's Arnica
Salve and Electric Bitters, and have never
handled remedies that sell as we'll, or that
have given such universal satisfaction.
We do not hesitate to guarantee them
every time, and we stand ready to refund
the purchase price, if satisfactory results
do not follow their use. These remedies
have won their great popularity purely on
their merits. STEWARD Bros, Druggists.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-12-15
A Safe Investment,

Is one which is guaranteed to bring you
satisfactory results, or in case OF failure
return of purchase price. On this safe
plan you can buy from our advertised
Druggist bottle of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption. 1t is guaranteed
to bring relief in every case, when used
for any affection of Throat, Lungs or
Chest, such as Consumption, Inflammation
of Lungs, Bronchitis, Asthma, Whooping
Cough, Group, etc., etc. 1t is pleasant
and agreeable to taste, perfectly safe, and
can always be depended upon. Trial bot
ties free at Steward Bros. drug store.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-12-15

lIhaS been some time since our
alg people have been greeted with
tie sailing countenances Of we'll
aoTn and old-time familiar per-
Msses, "Ken:uck," Of East Fork,
ld"Kentuck," Of Warm Springs
.Ias, met in town last Monday
md had friendly SHAKE" The
%2son Of the meeting was so un-
IPected to both that they did not
s'Hrn to their respective homes the
ale DAY, as they fully intended.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-12-15
A MERRY Christmas and a happy

A MERRY Christmas and happy
New Year truly you can make it for
everybody in your household if
you will visit the postofice store
and learn how little money is re-
quired to purchase token of love
or friendship. We cannot begin to
tell you what Mr.. Williams har to
offer you. You will have to call
and examine for yourself, and you
will be sure to find something to
suit in both fancy articles and
choice confectionery.