The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-09-21

blowing one day last week when h
was attacked by a monster blacI
snake, which sprung upon him an,
wound itself around his neck. Til
son screamed in terror, and a shep
herd dog which was near came hi
masters rescue. With great boun'
the dog seized the snake by the tai
and swung around Tilson like {
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the reptile was nncoiled. Then th'
faithful animal caught the snake b!
the neck and killed it. The younl
man was badly frightened and per
haps would have been killed hae
not the intelligent dog interfered.
FUNERAL OF 8. 8. cox.
The funeral of S. S. Cox tool
place in New York on the 18th inst
The day was fearfu!ly stormy, the
rain falling in torrents and the vino
blowing almost q hurricane. But
in spite of the weather an immense
crowd was out to pay their last re.
spects to the dead statesman. The
church was crowded long before
the hour OF service, and the doors
closed leaving many disappointed
ones outside. The floral tributes
were unusually numerous and beau
tiful. The letter-carriers of several
large cities sent many elaborate
pieces of great beauty. The SER
vices were brief and simple. The
interment was at Greenwood.
sEEKIsG HIDDEN TREASURE.
A dispatch from New York tells
the story of the death of Alfred A.
Horne, civil engineer of promi-
nence in New York State, who per-
ished in an attempt to recover
hidden treasure in the islands of
Belize, British Honduras, after
which he, in company with John
NJ, Davidson, of San Francisco, have
been vainly searching for years.
Last spring, Horne succeeded in
interesting Charles Finch of Rich
ford, New York, in the enterprise,
and together they started for the
treasure island. Horne contracted
ever on the voyage, died, and was
buried at sea; his secret died with
aim, so Finch was obliged to return
home leaving the treasure, if treas
Ire there is, still buried in the sands
If Central America. The one man
low living who knows of this treas
ire is John NJ. Davidson, of San
francisco, who was formerly a judge
n Honolulu. Davidson's story is
0 the effect that while sailing be-
ween Honolulu and Peru, several
ears ago, an old sailor told him of
wrecked ship at Turnefe, the
rev Of which had buried large
mount, perhaps 81, 100000 worth
t treasure in the sands. The sailor
Did him of certain landmarks by
'hich the spot could be identified.
davidson visited the spot described,
nd digging in the sand found the
ones which the sailor said had
cen placed over the spot. The
'easure itself had sunk in the
out of sight and it would
'quire labor and machinery to get
out. Davidson then went to New
ork and interested several promi- ,
emit lawyers in the scheme. One {
these fitted out yacht and with
avidson, Horne and others started g
4 the expedition, but failed on &C. c
'unt of the jealousies of the lead ! !
8 which split the party in two. !
avidson and his party came back t
this country, while the others 8
ept on in the yacht and were 9
'owned at sea. /
ENGLISH BOYS sW1NDLED.
A sensation was created in Cedar :
apids, Iowa, few days ago, by
e publication in a local paper of ?
article entitled "The Great Swim o
e." detailing the fleeing of En- t
ish boys of good families out of :
ms of money varying from $3.50
$500 for the privilege of working r.
year in this country on farm. b
here are in Cedar Rapids more ii
an a score who have been duped Il
English firms and placed by the e :,
cal agents in that city. Being Il
banned to confess and expose their
rdancy they never mentioned the fl
after, and it was only through the tt
ntesslon of a sixteen-year-old lad o. o.
10 was recently placed that the -
lole matter came to light. The re
,icle mentioned gives the names p'
twenty young men, in various al
sitions in Cedar Rapids, who P'
me to the United States under the o.
preston that they were to become ~
ltlemen farmers in year. The Us
n of Ford, Rathbone & Co., with
adquarters at No. 81 Finsbury
vement, London, is the one that N
duped most of these boys. 1t ~