The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-03-29
NEWS AND GOSSIP.
SUICIDE OF TWO SISTERS.

Q for long time. Adele was already
a victim of the disease, and Han.
nah had always declared that she
: would not outlive her sister. On
Monday they gave their brother
some papers which they wanted him
to keep for them. When he arrived
at home he opened the box, which
he found to contain not only their
papers but some family heirlooms,
jewelry, and old coins, and watch
belonging to Adele. Early the next
morning he went to their house, en-
tered, and found on table note
saying that they were going away,
and if they were found dead not to
think that any one had killed them !;
also a letter to their brother and his
wife, saying that they had made up
their minds not to suffer longer with
their disease; that they were going
away, and "if we are found dead do
not blame any one" The bodies
of the sisters were found in a lake
about mile and a-half from their
house.
SINGULAR CASE OF HYDRoPHOBIA.
A dispatch from Birmingham,
Ala, gives an account of the death
of farmer named Hill from having
been bitten on the finger by negro.
Several weeks ago Hill had fight
with a farm hand named Davis,
who bit one of his fingers to the
bone inficting an ugly wound, and
the finger had to be amputated.
The swelling continued up the arm,
however, and finally that was cut
off near the shoulder. The account
says that in several days after symp-
toms of hydrophobia developed and
Hill grew rapidly worse until he
died. The negro Davis is what is
known as "blue gum negro" his
gums being blue in color, and there
is general belief that the bite of
such negro is always fatal. Ply
sicians say that the color of the
gums is caused by bad blood, and
that in such cases the bite would
be poisonous and probably fatal.
Davis is under arrest, charged with
murder.
OLD GABRIEL DEAD.
There are few Californians who
have mot heard the story of "Old
the oldest Indian ever
heard of in the United States. The
old man died on the 18th instant
at the Salinas county hospital.
There is no record of his birth, but
when the Franciscan missionaries
came to California, more than a
century ago, Old Gabriel was then
4 grandfather, and, as far as can be
earned by tradition, it is believed
he was born about the year 174O,
md had reached the age of $50
years at the time of his death. Ga {
oriel never used liquor or tobacco,
md led a peaceable life. He had
children and grandchildren by the
score, but outlived them all, and no
lirect descendants survive him.
AN UNLUcKY YAWN.
Lawyer Cole, of New York, has
lad an experience which will be
aution to him not to open his |
mouth too wide again. While ly-
ng on sofa at his home Saturday
vening he yawned. and to his sur
rise his mouth sprang painfully d
7ide open, and he could not close /
again. His jaw was dislocated.
lis family's efforts to relieve him
eing unsuccessful, he was taken to
lanhattan Hospital, where Doctor
soon put the injured jaw c
o rights, and, barring a degree of /
oreness, the member was again in
God working order. .
o RACE WITH GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN,
Several weeks ago we published !!
rumor that young girl was to ;,
tart from Port Townsend, Wash =
ngton, for trip around the world.
i dispatch from the above named f;
lace says that she started on the il
7th inst, and would race around
he world with George Francis Train Is
tho left Tacoma on that date to !,
egin his trip, going in the opposite
ERECTION. The young lady is Miss fl
'egina Rothschild, daughter of the il
ate Baron" Rothschild, pioneer
lerchant of Port Townsend. Five o
lousand dollars have been con- 8
by citizens for her expenses. e,
he will go east to New York via p
ne Canadian Pacific, take the ri
rench line to Havre, then overland c.
Brlndisi, thence to Hong Kong =
y another steamer, and from Yoko- .
anna by the regular Canadian boat. +,
tug will meet the steamer at Cape b
lattery and bring the fair traveller al
this place at speed of twenty c.
lilies an hour. Miss Rothschild is II
list past her twentieth year. Il Il
A BOLD CONSPIRACY. 8
An abominable conspiracy has al
gently been unearthed in Paris, .,
hich has occasioned great excite g,
lentin business circles in that city. ii
|. Periot, who is the able proprie- in