The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-03-25
Brief News Items.

Brief News Items.
Jules Ferry, the brilliant states
man Of France, is dead.
Corbett says that he will not fight
Mitchell for less than $4,000.
A $4,000 Jersey cow will be on
exhibition at the Worlds Fair.
Mrs. Frank Leslie Wilde has com
menced q suit for divorce from her
gay young husband.
Gen. Wade Hampton of South
Carolina has been appointed COM
missioner of railroads.
Robert A. Maxwell of New York
will have charge Of all appoint
ments of fourth-class postmasters.
Ex-United States Treasurer Hus-
ton says ex-President Harrison will
be nominated for the presidency in
1896.
Secretary Morton proposes to run
the Agricultural Department in an
economical way. He has already
discharged AZ employees.
George A. Baird, better known
as esquire Abingdon" the hacker
of Charlie Mitchell, died in New
Orleans on the 18th of pneumonia.
Abingdon Baird left Mrs. Lily
Langtry an income of 100000 a
year, with the whole of his racing
stud and magnificent establishment:
at Newmarket.
Bronson Howard, the dramatic
writer, will sail for Hawaii shortly
to gather material for a sensational
play from the incidents of the late
international episode.
The total eclipse of the sun, to
occur in April, will be one of the
longest in duration of the present
century, and extensive preparations
are being made for its observation.
Jack the Ripper has at last been
captured by the New York police.
He is an Italian barber, and the
mysterious "Jack the Ripper" that
was a terror in London for two
years.
Princess Kaiulani and party have
sailed for England The Princess
will return to this country some
time this summer in company with
her father, Mr.. Cleghorn, to visit
the Worlds Fair.
Prince David, who went to Wash
ington to intercede in behalf Of the
deposed Queen of Hawaii, is in
Chicago on his return home. He
expresses the belief that the Queen
will be restored to the throne.
Ex-President Harrison proposes
to commence the preparation at
once to write his book. He has
engaged the services of his former
private stenographer to act in that
capacity for him until the manu-
script is completed.
Montana's silver statue Of "Jus-
tee" has been successfully cast
Sixteen hundred pounds of sterling
silver was used in the operation.
The height of the statueis five fest
ten inches, and it will stand upon a
silver globe two feet in diameter.
The famous Chinese doctor, Pc
Tai, died in San Francisco the 10th
inst. He was a resident of that
city for forty years and was 76years
of age. He had amassed a large
fortune from his extensive practice
among hundreds of white people
as we'll as Chinese.
The high circles of Boston are II
flutter of excitement over the &C.
centric marriage of Mrs. Francesf
Hitler, widow Of prominent ply
stefan, and the possessor of $4,000,
600, to her coachman. The groom
agreed to change his name to Hitler
for the happy privilege of leading
the widow to the altar.
Paul Neuman, the deposed Ha
waiian Queens attorney, and Prince
David passed through Salt Lake
city last Tuesday en- route to sar
Francisco. Mr.. Neuman says hi
got all he wanted, which was a com
mission to visit the island. He ex'
| presses confidence in the failure Of