The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-02-09

ing" to the defendant. Both par
ties to the case had long since passed
the hey-day Of youth, but the affec-
t.onate words and phrases used did
not.in any way. indicate it. The
"hugs and kisses" came to be used
so often that it was finally reduced
to an abbreviation-'h's and Ks
and has now passed, perhaps, per-
lnanently, into the slang of a large
section of the country. The result
of the trial was the rendering of a
verdict against Arbuckle in the sum
Of $4,000. The case was appealed,
and the supreme court has now
confirmed the verdict. Whatever
compensation the parties to this al
legged broken contract may find in
it, the country has perhaps got
more fun out of it than from any
similar case tried during the last
quarter of century. They have
fixed the standard of amusement
for breach of promise cases which
future couples will have great diff
Guilty in maintaining. AS the case
never developed anything scandal
Gus, these somewhat gushing elder
ly persons have perhaps done the
general jollity of the country good
service by their most amusing pub
lie difference. On the principle of
Artemus Ward and his wife's fam
lily, the public will no doubt gladly
sacrifice the defendants $45, 900 in
order to promote its own amuse-
ment.
FERDINAND WARD.
In an interview with Ferdinand
Ward, he thus unbosomed himself
to the reporter on the subject of
the Communication to five years OF
Fish's sentence: There is no sim
ilarity between my crime and that
of Fish. He loaned bank moneys
unlawfully without security. | used
money in a fictitious business. |
do not think my. crime is greater
than his, but it would not follow
that I should come under similar
petition for communication. | have
made no application for a pardon
or Communication, and have none I'M
der consideration. In two days
more | shall have served half my
term Of Imprisonment and have
settled down to serve out the re-
mainder. It is good thing for me
to have work to do while other con-
victs are idle under the new law.
1t makes the punishment much
more severe to have nothing to do.
Since I was sentenced my mother
has died. My brother is in England
and my wife and child are at SIAM
ford, Connecticut. They visit me
every two months. When | get out
l am going into the printing bust
ness. | learned that before | went
into Wall street.
I am not surprised at the COM
mutation of Mr.. Fish's sentence.
He always had a good deal of infu-
ence. It takes a good deal of time
and expense to secure such elem
ency, and after all it is but ques-
ton of influence.
A NEW CABINET OFFICE.
A bill passed the House some
time ago making the Department of
Agriculture an executive depart
ment of the government with cab
met officer at its head. The bill
was sent to the Senate, where it was
amended by striking out the pro-
vision transferring the weather bu-
reau of the signal service to the
proposed new department. On this
account a conference was made
necessary. AS result of the con-
ference the conferees on the part of
the house decided to accept the ac-
ton of the Senate, rather than en-
danger the chances of the bill be-
coming a law at this session of
Congress. 1t was proposed in con-
ference to transfer the geological
survey and the fish commission to
the new department, but it was
finally decided not to incorporate
provisions for these bureaus in the
bill. The bill as agreed upon pro-
vides for secretary of agriculture,
an assistant secretary and other
officers usually belonging to a de-
partment.
A BERLIN DISPATCH,
Dated January 31st, says that in
discussing the Samoan question a
German paper says that a friendly
settlement with America may be
expected, based upon Prince Bis
marks proposal for joint discus
sion. 1t says it is not expected
that German military operations in
Samoa will commence until sufi-
cient reinforcements are sent to the
islands. At present there are at
Samoa three German war ships,
with an available landing force of
800 men. Meanwhile, a gentleman
who was examined before the Sen
ate Committee in Washington, and
who is well acquainted with Samoan
affairs, said that matters had reach
ed a very serious state, and he would