The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-02-04
Brief News Items.

New York city for 81 GOO.
| Mrs. Bartlett Of Wyoming re-
ceived FIVE votes for United States
| Senator.
j There were 1917 people killed last
year on the railroads in the limits
of Chicago.
General Miles says the Cheyenne
and Arapaho Indians are threat
ened with starvation.
The 17-year-old daughter of VIM.
Conley, millionaire of ST. Louis,
has married young horse jockey.
| A millionaire bachelor of Boston
has given $4,000 to eight servant
/ girls in the hotel where he is board
ing.
Blaine's estate is valued at $780,
1000. He left all his property to his
wife, who is made executrix with
out bond.
Mr.. Dana, Of the New York Sun,
is indignant because Mr.. Cleveland
attended the funeral of ex-Presi-
dent Hayes.
| The Empress of China never
travels without 5000 dresses. They
are placed in 600 boxes and are
carried by 1900 coolies.
Mrs. Blaine was completely pros
trated by the death of her distin-
guished husband, and was unable
to follow his remains to their last
resting place.
A company has been formed in
!Chicago with capital of IS 900, 900
to erect long-distance telephone
which, it is claimed, will be effect
ual on a 3,OO0-mile circuit.
During the last rainy spell at An
Arbor, Mich, the ladies appeared on
the street in Jenness Miller's ''rainy
day" dress. The skirt reaches half
way from the knee to the ankle.
DR.. Nj. B. Bingle of Denver, COL,
has brought suit against a wealthy
brewer Of Spokane for 100000
damages for alternating his wife's
affections. 1t is a big price for a
woman's affection.
The Ohio river is frozen solid
from Carlo to Pittsburg. -Four sa-
looms have been built in the middle
of the river. Gambling and prize
fighting are beyond land jurisdic-
ton and are in full blast.
Deputy-Attorney General Henry
of Seattle has forgiven his erring
wife for her escapade in clipping
several months ago with her music
teacher. She will soon rejoin her
husband in their home at Seattle.
Judge David S. Cole of Hastings,
Neb., was assassinated in the park
one night in July last by an I'M
known party. A young married
woman has now confessed to hav-
ing killed him, at the instigation of
her husband, for betraying her.
In Virginia City, New, the mines
are nearly all practically abandoned.
There are hundreds of idle miners
in the town. The outlook grows
daily more gloomy, and it has every
prospect of sharing the fate of other
deserted mining towns of Nevada.
Hot pitch is convenient in the
Old Dominion state. The husband
of Amelia Rives Chanler, the Vir-
GINA novelist, as a writer says,
"tarred and feathered a man in a
courteous but effective fashion" for
intruding his visits upon the family.
A gasoline stove exploded in Bal
timore one night last week which
set fire to the house. A mother and
three children were burnt to death.
The woman could have escaped,
but preferred death in the flames
rather than DESERVING her children
to their horrible fate.
Mrs. Minnie YesIer of Seattle,
widow of the late millionaire Yes
Ter of that city, has been arrested,
together with two prominent ply
sicians. on the serious charge of
forgery and conspiring in the de-
struction of the will of her late
husband, who cut her off with a
paltry portion of $4,000.
A widow in Chicago recently for
feited $4,000, by terms in her hus-
bands will, to marry widower
with a house full of children. It'll
must have been desperate case of
love. That was one time woman's
children did not object to step
father. They made $4,000 by the
operation. as the money reverted
to them.
Mr.. Bayard. after much hesitancy,
has been prevailed upon to accept
seat in President Cleveland's Cab
met. Mr.. Cleveland has said since
his last election that if he had the
power to hunt the whole world over
he could never find for the import
ant post man of higher impulses.
Dr. of greater ability of character,
han his former secretary of state.