The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-02-01
NEWS AND GOSSIP.
NELLIE BLY,.

NEWS AND GOSSIP.
NELLIE BLY,.
Nellie BLY,, the vivacious World
correspondent, who undertook to
outdo Jules Verne's hero, who
made the tour of the world in eighty
days, arrived in San Francisco six
ty-eight days after leaving New
York. She left for the east by the
southern route on account Of the
snow blockades on the Central Pa
cifc. From Albuquerque, N. NJ,
January 22d, she sent the following
characteristic dispatch to the Salt
Lake Herald:
We are doing we'll during the thirty
six hours in America, and we have trav-
eled over 1900 miles in that time. Amer
lea is the only place in which it can be
done. If my success depended OH the
English time, l would doubtless be able
to still have bird 'scye view of San Fran
cisco wrapped in rug. l hope to be in
New York early Saturday night. How
glad l shall be to see the grand old
city again. 1t seems that the train trav-
els at the speed of birds flight. 1t is
almost impossible to write, as the car
jumps along on the rails. have great
confidence in American roads; they are a
1000 per cent ahead Of all others. AT
every station along the road, ever since
left Oakland pier, where we stop
A CROWD IS GATHERING
who call for me and will not be silenced
until l appear on the rear platform
Sometimes the ladies come into the car
and say all sorts of pretty things about
my trip. l am aware that my reputation
is due to the vast circulation of the World,
but the vastness of this continent cannot
be comprehended until one crosses it.
have received many baskets of fruit from
different ones. Upon getting up this
morning l received the following tele-
gram: ITO Miss Nellie BLY,. the brave
young American: Rough, but honest Ar
iona, greets you with rousing western
cheer. -Arizonian. NELLIE BLY,"
A PECULIAR AFFECTION.
A New York dispatch gives an
account of a peculiar disease that
has attacked man by the name of
Charles Gillick, whose physician
says that if he is left alone for a
certain length of time he will sleep
himself to death. Thursday night
a policeman found Gillick sitting
on curbstone, at Forty-sixth street
and Eighth avenue, to all appear
ances in drunken stupor. He did
not bulge when the officer shook
him. The policeman worked him
self into perspiration rubbing Gil
lick's ears and shaking him before
he showed any signs of vitality.
Then Gillick slowly opened his eyes
and asked what the trouble was.
The policeman lifted him to his
feet and raped for assistance,
When another officer came up Gil
lick was sound asleep again, stand
ing upright. He started with him
to the station, where he was locked
up. Gillick was sleeping soundly
in his cell in the morning, and was
only awakened after heroic treat
ment, and when arraigned in court
he acted stupidity and almost fell
asleep while standing at the bar.
He was too dazed to give any ac-
count of himself and was committed
to the Bellevue hospital. Gillick was
again arraigned in court the next
day, having been returned to the
police by the hospital authorities,
who claim that there can be nothing
dore for him. Gillick was just as
sleepy as ever, and the policeman
who had him in charge presented
certificate from the doctors which
said that he was afflicted with Pc
culiar brain trouble and would prob
ably sleep himself to death, and
they could do nothing for him. AS
his wife wanted him home, where
she could care for him herself, the
hospital authorities turned him over
to the police. The wife, who was
asked about the matter, said she was
unable to account for her husbands
strange affection. He was not a
drinking man, she said, and always
attended to his business. He never
showed signs of such a disease be-
fore. The court discharged him,
and his wife took him home.
NEW YORK ENTERPRISE.
Society is telling an interesting
story of a ball in Savannah, and
how Sherry, a New York caterer
sent down the supper, walters tc
serve it, and in fact everything ex.
cept the music. Everything per.
tanning to the ball of a tangible
character was put on board Sa
vannah steamer, and the walters
and empty dishes came back on the
return trip. So we'll satisfied was
the man in Savannah who gave the
ball, that he presented each waiter
with S25. The idea of a New Y ORR
restauranture tickling the palates
of the people a thousand miles away
is unquestionably novel and in
teresting one.
"THE LITTLE HE AND SHE"
The following romantic tale come