The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-04-27

published the fact that the Clarke
were repeating their former actions
with their 13-year-old daughter,
Maud, For over week the girl
has been confined to her bed and
the heartless parents refuse her
medicine. They have had the grand
moguI of the faith, one DR.. Bend
bow, from Colorado Springs, but
his prayers had no effect. Her
parents will allow no one in
the house. Information regarding
the girl has spread abroad, and re-
membering the treatment they gave
their son, the best citizens have or
gained law and order society for
tho express purpose of relieving the
inhuman parents of the child. They
will have the girl placed in the
hands of responsible parties and
physicians summoned. If the case
is beyond medical assistance the
coroner will hold nm inquest when
the child dies, and place the respon-
sibility where il belongs. When
the facts Of the case became known
it was almost impossible to restrain
the people Of Salida. Some of
them seemed determined to deal
harshly with the Clarks and their
kind. Tar, feathers and rails were
provided, but cooler heads prevailed
and the course outlined above will
be followed as far as the child is
concerned, although it is not inn
probable that the parents will be
summarily dealt with if the child
dies.
Since the above was written, news
has boom received that tho child is
dead. A doctor had been called,
but too late. He pronounced the
disease typhoid fever, and death the
result of neglect. The town is in
tensely excited.
OKLAHOMA.
The excitement and rush to Okla
homa increases. AS a sample of
the character of hundreds who are
ilocking to that territory we take
the following description Of one
party. At the head of one party of
Missourians was man who would
have been considered insane had il
not been for the trust and obedi-
ence he exacted from his hardy fol-
lowers. He was tall, lank, dressed
in rough worn clothing, and had
thin, shrewd face with scrubby chin
whiskors. Over his trousers and
stuffed into the tops of his big jack
boots, he wore sensational pair of
overalls made Of bunting, stamped
with small American flags. He
carried a long Brown rifle of the
ancient but accurate ball-and-patch
pattern, and around his waist were
strapped brace of cannon-cali-
bred navies and large knife. This
remarkable man bore the name of
David CENTS, and he and his band
came from Davis county, Missouri.
CENTS had visited Oklahoma short
time ago and returned last week to
escort his friends. The company
was most thoroughly organized and
armed and we're well calculated to
Brighten the timid and provoke the
bold. CENTS explained his tri-col-
ored trousers by saying "There
used to be 'red-lees' on this border,
and now I'm going to show some
red, white and blue legs" He and
his party were bound for some Sc
cretly located spot west Of Lisbon.
A MISSING STEAMER.
Another tale of disaster and Of
possible tragedy on the deep seas
is the topic of interest in New York
and Chicago. 1t involves the fate
of the Danmark, of the Thingvalla
Line, plying between New York and
the Baltic ports. She left Chris
tiansand March Goth, and no posi-
tive news of her has been received
since, although on April Sth the
City of Chester sighted wrecked
vessel whose description answers to
that Of the Danmark. There were
no signs of life aboard the wreck,
EVERYTHING was washed from her
decks and the waves were breaking
over the bulwarks. The boats were
gone and the rigging was torn to
shreds. Officers of the Chester
searched the vicinity with tele-
scopes in hopes of finding the sur.
vivors in open boats, but without
avail. Still the Captain Of the Ches-
ter believes the passengers and crew
were rescued, and bases his belief
on the facts that the boats were all
gone from the wrecked vessel. Con-
sidering the water.logged and bat
tered condition in which the vessel
was found on April Sth, whatever
accident befel her must have taken
place at least two or three days be-
fore. If all the souls who boarded
the Danmark before she left Chris
Hanson are lost, it means that be-
tween TOO and 800 human beings
have persisted in the deep. 1t is
impossible to reckon the number of
anxious hearts that are waiting in
terrible suspense to know if any
were rescued. II might seem inn
possible for these 700 people to be
drowned while the ship is still
atloat. The Captain of the Danmark
had had long experience in naviga.
ton, and the vessels agents believe