The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-01-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The Methodist ministers of Indi-
ana and Ohio are earnestly striving
to bring such strong pressure to
bear on General Harrison that he
will veto the inaugural ball, and
put a stop to the time-honored Gus
tom of having one. But society in
Indianapolis is inclined to think
that Methodist efforts to do away
with the Inauguration festivities
will not be needed much by the
Harrisons, who are thorough-going
society leaders. General Harrison
himself dances now and then, and
Mrs. Mckee, as Mamie Harrison,
enjoyed the prominence of being
the most accomplished Walter in
indianapolis. The World last
week published the opinions of
number of prominent minis
tiers. All the Methodists agreed in
opposing the ball. The Presbyte-
rians almost all thought. that it was
q state affair in which the church
had no business to NEEDLE. Rev.
DR.. Bartlett, pastor of the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church, Wash
ington, which General Harrison
used to attend when he was senator,
has:no fault to find with the inaugu-
raj ball. He said "Only country
parsons find fault with it; but they
have no idea what it is like. 1t is
called the Inauguration ball, and
the name gives the country folks a
vision of an all-night orgy. But we
in Washington know that there is
little of the characteristics of ball
about it. 1t is simply a reception
to the new President. Col. Britton,
the present chairman, is member
of my church. General Harrison is
an elder in the Presbyterian Church,
man of great good sense, and he
will not put himself into any wrong
or absurd position. The Inaugural
ton ball is all right" An Ohio
minister says the ball is an insult
to christians" another says it is
"bad work for church elder" and
another thinks lit will promote
drinking"
The ball is condemned in Pitts
burg, and the clergy of Albany are
divided in opinion, while Philadel-
phia is placid nobody there has got
excited over the dance which ushers
Harrison in.
j. West, proprietor, and Joseph
Dunlap, editor ofthe Chicago Times,
were arrested for libel in publishing
the story Of the wife Of Detective
Lowenstien, in which she charged
her husband and Captain Setback
with acting as fence for thieves
and secreting a large amount of
plumber in Lowenstien's house.
Lowenstien is the detective who ar
rested Lingg, the anarchist, last
winter, and who has been very act
i've in detecting and informing
against the anarchists in Chicago.
Mr. Dunlap was arrested first and
was thrown into a noisome cell and
treated otherwise with scant cour-
tesy. When Mr.. West was arrested
he hurried to the armory with
bondsrnen and Dunlap and himself
were soon released on bail. Soon
after their release, however, they
were rearrested on similar charge,
preferred this time by Capt. Setback.
Bonds were also given in this case
and the gentlemen were soon at
liberty.
Postmaster General Dickinson
has promulgated a decision Of great
Importance to railways, and which
may be the means of hurrying up
delayed mails" to the great bene-
tit and accommodation Of a long
suffering and patient public. The
decision is in the matter of impos-
ing on railways fines and deduc-
tions for delays in carrying the
mails. "In an extraordinary case
coming within the limits of an ex-
septional character, such as the
great blizzard of March, 1888, where
the highest degree of diligence is
used to removed the cause of de-
lays, there should be no fine or de-
duction for any delay whatever.
In other and usual eases Of delay
by SHOWS or foods, for a whole
days failure following through the
succeeding day, full pay; where
there is failure for two days and
the mail goes through the third
day, one days pay. If there should
be failure of four days, three days
pay should be deducted, and if
longer, the deduction should be
made for every day except the last
one. From the experience of the
Department during the extended
controversies between western roads
and their men in the latter part of
the winter and early spring of 1888,
/ do not conceive that strife of
railroad and employees can afford
any excuse for failure to carry the
mails. If a case should ever occur
of violent and unlawful obstruction
to the movement of the mails, the
government will be fully able to set
it aside. AS to fines for delinquency