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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-02-23


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The government publishes . great
vsrlnt0 OF mister II tho eofree of :
veaZ hon nr43i dential meGBaR6s TO ~
kistftV g sdileAses ~ the gadd5f ana
the variety Of reading matter has been
increased -xitnin thu Last few daye py
the zpublication Of > real detective
story. NTH diagrams according 70
0ahpfiau.
Thhis the history Of the sandbegging
and. robbery Of . stamp clerk IN tho
Chfcn6opost oh3ce one DARK night aase
winter, when the wind was whtstl1ng
around the corner and the sleet dash
Ing against the windows. The story Of
the sorime and the vain search OF the
two government sleuths for the Grim
inal are given at great length and in
the minutest detail. All OF this IL con-
tanned Ia . pamphlet Of eleven pages
accommodating Z claim Of the late post
master tor the amount OF the robbery,
which, he was compelled to make good.
There arc . number OF diagrams 70
illustrste the story. Ono Of them
shows where the body Of the clerk
was found" '.the door where Miss
Jones came In" 1.-THE window where
the robber escaped" "the door whore
the robber entered" and other minute
details. Another diagram shows the
postal clerk as he stood at his desk, but
fails to represent the robber and the
sandbaQ, although everything else,
even to Miss Jones' desk, Is portrayed
wildly.
Many pages of closely-printed type
are filed with the history Of the efforts
Of the government sleuthA
ssThere were two theories to work
upon,n writes one of them: First, that
Robinson had robbed himself and in
flicted upon himself the injuries to
cover up his crime, or that some one
familiar with the Office and with the
habits Of Mr., Robinson had planned
and successfully put in execution. the
robbery. called to my assistance the
superintendent Of the Pinkerton agen-
cy of this city, who rendered me every
assistance in his power, without cost,
to get some clew to the perpetrators OF
the bold robbery. We have worked
upon every plausible theory, but have
failed to get any clew to lead US on
successful trail" 0
The outcome OF the work on these
two theories Is reported As follows:
"IAe result Of the investigations IN
this case has convinced me Of two
things: First, that It was bona tide
robbery second, that 1t was conceived
And planned, II not psspetr1red. 81
some one perfectly familiar with the
workings Of that branch Of the postal
department. in this city, but the plan
was 80 well executed that up to the
present moment we have been unable
10 get single clew that would fasten
the guilty party"
So the robbery remains mystery,
and,th thrilling story Of the two gov
ernment sleuths goes on file In the an
mails Of congress. SIS
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-02-23

It il better to be alone in the world
than to bring up boy to play on the ac-
cordion.-Texas 8iftlngs.
Instead of binding their women's feel
90 that they can't run, China should have
done this with its soldier. Philadelphia
Times.
Fortune Teller: "You will be. very
poor until you are So years Of age" I'm
pecunious Poet eagerly: "And aftel
theni" Fortune Teller: s'You will sc,
used to it."-Tid Bits.
Wigs (quoting): "There's nothing
like leather you know, old boy" Wages
Isn't there, though! Yos never saw IN.
Of the pie crust that our new hired CIR
turns out. - somerville Journal.
Young. Arduppe: IS It right to ~,
deem Of consider Miss Arrest" Mis-
Arress: rob, bob are allowable. Fol
Instance, Idesm ysu : very Dice young
man, but I .canaot consider yoa atail -
IhdianaRolis journal.
That Vas n enterprising' Georgia edi
tpr Who while his oflins wab bsiag con
spmsd hy Dire, caught the hot lead from
tho msldsg sypsy nodded It iatetsofsho'
and went cunning for delinquent sub
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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-02-23
MININGDISTRICTs!
READ by EVERYBODY
AND SHOULD Be

Interested in the Mining Developments of
this. or any other portion Of idaho.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-02-23
"A Time ssveR

The vslpe OF the selecfrie Hight Is .
s.veF Of. time = stfil<iagly Illustrated
In . return Just made Of the average
time occupied By. shipss IN passing
through the Sues, canal Wtth the
electric light the journey r. accomp-
lished In eight minutes under twenty
hours. Without the light thirty
hSapa uud .twenty-four minutes, is the
time usually required.
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u.tr,m on;.,-ha declined 4 though
..id il might .fE.ct the popularity Of 'em
i inst h.t. . A.t q ra. ve have staan
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..H.r1~ood mantels. norcelain bath,
~r,l.d h-.rt,,s electric balls. and ali
modern convenieDces. . ero.nod the eir
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ma ,llw
.our fat has no doors at all. only por.
t;er.sn moaned the eiti with the feath.
.rad ho.. ..and only the man who doesn',
mean ANYTHING bv il is bold enough Il
make love to ! girl when / member O.
her family NAV be in ambush behind
each curtain"
ST know. And the awful things tina,
h.nnen to one when one il Temperate,
isolated from one< hest clothes. va.
once cauoht in the bedroom which 1esea,
of the parlor with all my decent gowns
IN the wardrobe at the hack Of the ia
and swell New Yorker, who only hat
one day in town. waiting in the parlor L
see me. / don't know what would hay,
happened if Minnie hadn't have zone u,
to the fat above and lowered nv te,
gown out Of the window in basket"
"That's nothing. had been washin,
nv hair ia the bath room one day ant
had left part OF it there to dry. fed Il
my own room, which also opens 44f tn
parlor, 1t sound Of the doorbeIl.
was Jim, and mamma had to bring m,
my hair in hand satchei before coult
90 in"
"And once dropped hot curling iro
down my back while Burt was waitin,
for me in the n. 1t loom, and dared M
scream lest he find out what was doing
"That comes Of man having no slste
to familiarize
.Noth,ng of the sort. It is the taul
of q flat!n
"Well. maybe 50. Alma has made he
father move to the suberbs and take
whole house."
Yes; and hear she ia going to
married."
.Quite likely. Did yeu hear how sh
lost Victor2"
"No; do tell mel"
"He was calling on her the very ever
ing before she left on that trip to Kansa
and she had strong hopes that he woul
commit himself. Just about as it v,
time for him to 60, great hubbub ,
voices arose in the next room, and unde
cover of it, he said: "Ah, Miss Alma
1
could-coud-co you"
.Yes, yes; go on!''
| "Just then her fathers voice rose lou
and clear: sIteli you pow,' lie was sayiD
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-02-23
PROPRIETOR
PAUL r. BAXTER,

PAUL r. BAXTER, PROPRIETOR
KETCHUM, IDAHO,
THE OLDEST HOTEL ON WOOD RIVER.
The Dining room the Largest in the State.
A FirstcIass Metropolitan House.
Good Beds and Furniture Throughout the House.
FINE SYSTEM or WATER-WoRks:
Twenty-Five New Rooms-Large, Airy and We'll Furnished
Comfortable Parlors and Reading Rooms
|EREE BATHS
for ton oil guests
FREE nus TO AND FROM RAILROAD DEPOT
The Location Central Business Houses
Postofice. Bank ETC.
Go to the BAXTER HOTEL.
TERMS MODERATE.
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lumber at SIS per 1000 feet and redwood at
SIC 80 per 1000 feet, for the Street Depart
POOLROOMS HIS RUIN.
Where Sidney Il. Bernstein Spent the
Money He Got From Stolen
BICYCLES,


Sidney B. Bernstein, the 16-year-old
boy who has been terror to the pro-
prietors of eycleries, appeared in Judge
Lows court yesterday for his preliminary
examination on two charges of felony
embeZzlement
The complaining witnesses were g..
Moynihan, who has a cyclery on Golden
Gate avenue, and r. T. Harrison, whose
cyclery is on Van Ness avenue. Attorney
Noynes appeared as special prosecutor on
behalf of the Cycle Dealers Protective
Association. and Attorney LowenthaI
represented the defendant A large num-
Der of dealers were in court and watched
the proceedings with interest. 1t was
suggested that owing to his youth be
should plead guilty to petty larceny and
throw himself upon the leniency of the
court, but his attorney would not consent
to it.
The evidence showed that Bernstein had
rented the bicycles and had pawned tn EN-.
Contradictory evidence was given as to the
value of the machines, the defense en-
deavoring to prove they were under the
value of 500, but the Judge decided to hold
him to answer before the Superior Court
on both charges in $1,000 bonds lii each.
Bernstein has one charge of grand larceny
and three charges OF misdemeanor EN- bez-
Element yet against him.
He is the son of respecta BILE parents and
his attorney said his ruin had been caused
by the poolrooms. The money he OBJ
tanned by pawning the bicycles all went to
the booksellers.
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nACT OF A SORE HEAD. !"
George Cumming Gives His 0pin.
ion of the Mechanics
Institute Row.
Declares the Pavilion Does Not Pay
Interest Confidence in the
Trustees.

The discussions among the members OF
the Mechanics Institute show conclu-
sively that interest in the organization is
by no means tagging. 1t is the opinion OF
the trustees, however that the differences
will be adjusted satisfactorily to all con-
cerned. George Cumming. vice president
of the association and one of the Oldest
members of the institute, when inter
viewed last evening, stated his displeasure
at the attitude of those who had ques-
toned the proceedings of the trustees.
LAS far as distributing patronage to
favorites goes" he said, "there is nothing
in it. There is no patronage to speak OF
in connection with the institute. OF
course every year when we hold the fair
there are numerous places to be filled.
These are in the hands Of various commit
tees, and so far as | know there has been
no other idea in the appointment of men
than to secure the most competent in
cumbents to the positions.
AS to looking over the actions of trus-
tees years 1T is simply absurd. There
is not member OF the board now who
was O member when the transactions
which the Phillips resolution wished in
vestigated occurred. 1t is true they made
a mistake. We do not know why they
purchased the lot on FOiSOm street, ana
we do know it has been hanging like 4
milestone about our necks. 1t is only one of
the many troublesome financial problems
confronting the present board of trus-
tees. The lot where the Pavilion now
stands does not pay interest on the money
and would not if the Pavilion was rented
all the time.
II can only designate the resolution pre-
sented at the last meeting as the act of a
sorehead. The proposition to remove the
reading-room of the library to an upper
floor, on the ostensible ground that the
lower floor is unhealthy, comes from an
other class of faultfiDders. The people
who want the change are almost wholly
patrons of the classroom, who complain
OF inconvenience caused them by the pres
ent location of the reading-ro ROOM"
In conclusion, Mr.. Cumming expressed
confidence that the board of trustees had
done nothing meriting criticism.
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Successful Test of the Big New
Battery Above Fort
Point.
WILL PROBABLY BE ACCEPTED
How the Shots Fell Accurately, Rails.
ing Geysers and Decimating
the Fish.

1t was an interesting day on the para
pets at Fort Point yesterday during the
final test of the big dynamite battery-of
three tifteen-inch guns-which has been
under construction for more than year,
and which has been recently completed.
Upon this test depended whether or not
the plant should be accepted by the Gov
eminent, and this and the fact that live
shells were to be fired drew a large crowd
of army officers, soldiers and civilians to
the scene to witness the first real demon
stration of the important part these
giant airguns will play in the defense of
San Francisco harbor in time of need.
The test was eminently satisfactory, and
showed that the guns are capable Of much
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DISCUSSED PROF. HERON
But Few Presbyterian Ministers
Upheld the Opinions of
the Doctor.
The Bay Association of Congregation.
aliStS Listened to a Series of
Sermonettes.

AT the meeting of the Presbyterian Asso-
cation yesterday morning. DR.. II. H.
Ketchum read paper on ''Herronism,"
which on the whole was anything but an
Endorsement of the views held by the pro-
lessor of applied Christianity. He said /:
The propositions of Heron are reductios
ad absurdum. Sometimes his deductions
are irreverent. Almost always his reason
ing Is a muddle of words. Occasionally
he expresses the truth in a new dress, but
generally the gold is quartz
In discussing the paper DR.. T. Burnham
said that while many OF Herron's teach
ings were vulnerable, he was man with a
message DR.. Minton thought that in or
der to ignite you interchangeable Viewed
in that light Heron could be looked upon
as magnificent religious scold. Rev. T.
King said that the critic had not sought
the good but the bad things. Rev. i. H.
Foster rejoiced that the Presbyterians
could discuss Heron with more modera-
ton than the Congregationalists had done.
For his part he doubted Herron's claim to
be dubbed doctor of divinity. DIR. Scott
reminded his hearers that many differences
in the New Testament, wrested from the
context, would be as unintelligible as
HerrOn's
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ducements were held out in order to secure
workmen, such as IS and SO day for
skilled labor, good food, fine climate, etc.
Yesterday number of those who went
to Guatemala OH the first order returned.
and told Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald
that the work, pay and surroundings fell
far short of what had been promised. In
the first place the men, not being used to
the climate, became sick with all kinds of
coast levers that prevail in that section.
The work was hard and the hours unusu-
ally long. The Sc and IS day wages did
not amount to over 50 and 81 so after the
difference in the silver money OF the two
countries had been discounted. In fact
they stated that Guatemala is first-class
country for laboring men to stay away
from and they advised their fellow work
men to remain at home and not attempt
to grow rich in Guatemala.
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DR.. Hart-Excuse me; the board has done its

LIT. hdrI-EACuS6 lllS DOdlu hoo uOhS Ato
duty.
not done lis duty, because this matter came up
and was talked about ever since you were in
this board. 1t may not have been acted on
officially.
DR.. Hart-The minutes will prove your
statement, whether it is correct or incorrect.
l was the first one that brought it up at our
last regular meeting, and we have proof OF that
right here,
The PRESIDENT am sure there are communi-
cations here which reached me as chairman of
the Board of Health, and they were sent in
here. They are among the papers here. sent
them III right along, aud they have been COM
ing all the time.
up the cudgel and assaulted the board in the
manner you have
The PRESIDENT have not assaulted the board
at all.
Dr. Morse-Will you allow me to finish?
The PRESIDENT want TO correct you. You
shall not say have assaulted the board.
DR.. Morse-Did you not this minute say we
had neglected our duty? Did you not say that
this morning?
The president-You have neglected the water
question. / am one OF the board. l have a
right 10 say it. have been negiectful.
DR.. Morse-I have a right to make my re-
marks ii you have right to make yours.
The PRESIDENT don't want you to run over
DR.. Morse-No, am not trying to run over
you; but you have accused us here OF neglect
of duty.
The PRESIDENT say so now.
DR.. MOrse-Then very well.
The president-The duty has been neglected
by not having acted on this water question i'm
mediately after the question came TO the
notice of the board
DR.. Morse-I say that that charge is not true.
That is what | say.
The president-You say that what is not
true?
Dr. Morse-The charge that this board has
been neglectful of its duty in any particular is
not true.
The ehairman-There are different opinions.
Dr. Morse-I have right 10 express mine.
The president-Let it go al that.
After a long wrangle over the wording
of Mayor Sutro's resolution the latter ac-
cused the members OF lodging the ques-
ton:
DR.. Fitzgibbon-We are not anything OF the
kind.
DIR. Morse-We don't want any more accusa-
tions.
The Mayor will have you held to account.
Out of the tangle came an amendment
to Mayor Sutros resolution to the effect
that the secretary should communicate
with Professor Hilgard at once and ascer-
tain whether the analysis could be made
Immediately.
This was carried, and, after transacting
little routine business, the meeting came
to a close.
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A Dead Language.

Living Thoughts From a Dead Lam
guage" was the name OF paper read be-
fore the Methodist preachers yesterday
morning by Rev. Ernest NJ. Hill. The
language was Hebrew. and Mr.. Hill quoted
many portions of the Old Testament and
pointed out the poetry, the ALTERATION
and the deeper meanings. that are lost in
a translation. Job, the Psalms and Eze-
kiel we're instanced as possessing special
beauties in the Hebrew.
DR.. Coyle thanked Rev. E. M. Hill for
drawing the attention of the brethren to
the literary beauties of the Hebrew tongue
He said the Bible might serve as an inspi-
ration to the best modern writers. Hall
Caine, in a recent literary confession, had
said that the fundamental source of all the
characters in his novels was the Bible.
DR.. Carroll's opinion was: IF we burnt
nine-tenths of our commentaries and got
back into the original Scriptures we should
preach better"
On the motion of DR.. Carroll it was re-
solved that next Monday the preachers
should go in body 10 the rendezvous of
the Boys Brigade, 232 Suffer street, and
should lunch there.
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A PATHETIC LETTER.
Mrs. Robins Reads Plant From
Turkey.


Turkey.
AT meeting of the Woman's Occidental
Board yesterday Mrs. Robins read touch
ing letter from a friend in Turkey, whose
name and residence she did not care to
make known.
Troubles in the East will never be set
tied, said the writer, who criticized the
United States Consul, Mr.. Terrell, saying
he was not courageous man. America
should have a representative like the late
Eugene Schuyler. The powers of Europe
have been compelled to grant some re-
FORMS but there is nothing in reality yet.
Thousands OF people have been slaugh-
tered in cold blood, and yet Christian
Europe stands looking at these bloody
scenes with characteristic indifference.
God only knows what awaits the Chris
tians.
"In writing this letter I am risking my
life should what | have written fall into
the hands of the Turkish authorities"
No action was taken by the Occidental
Board with regard to the letter, as the
ladies felt themselves helpless to aid the
distressed Christians in Armenia.
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MISS CURRY DEAD.
One of Nevada's Brightest Women
Passes Away in This City;

Miss Mettie Curry of Carson City, New,
died Sunday in this City. The remains
will be taken to Nevada, where the lady
lived since childhood. She was the eldest
daughter of Abram Curry, who formed the
nrst volunteer fire department in Carson
and was also one of the partners of the
Gould & Curry mine in Virginia City. In
Carson where Miss Curry taught school
love of the entire population.
The deceased had very apt way of re-
constructing and localizing operas, so as
to make them fit situations surrounding
her. In several cases she exhibited her
ability in this line by preparing librettos
for home talent, and they always scintil-
lated with her wit and versatility.
An aged mother and two sisters are left
to mourn the loss of the young lady, whose
monument will be her memory and whose
grave will be sacred to all who knew her.
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ticket. The Supreme Court had decided
that ticket was SIMPLY revokable Ii
Otherwise it would represent an interest in
real property, which could only be OBJ
tanned by a regular acknowledgment. In
the matter of damages he gave judgment
for the defense on the ground that the
evidence had not shown that unnecessary
force was used.
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RETURNED In DISGUST.
Carpenters Who Went to Guatemala Say
1t Was Bad Venture.

For several months past number Of
contractors at Guatemala, who have large
Government contracts to fill, have been
sending to San Francisco for carpenters
and other workmen. A large order for
men has been standing in the States Free
Labor Bureau and many men have been
sent to the contractor. Very favorable in
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The Shallenberser Case.

Judge McKcnna of the United States Circuit
Court sustained yesterday the decision OF the
Board OF General Appraisers in the Shallen-
berger case. The question involved was as to
whether bags used for importing canary bird
seed had been reimported or simply returned.
Assistant United States District Attorney
knight had contended that they were re-
imported. The court took this view of the
case and so decided affirming the decision of
the Appraisers.
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Congregational Ministers.

The Bay Association held an all-day
session yesterday in Bethany Church. In
the morning the second chapter of Phil.
hpians was read in Greek and discussed.
The afternoon session opened with series
of sermonettes on the third verse of the
one hundred and tenth Psalm, the
preachers being Rev. DIR. Pond, Rev. P.
Coomb be, Rev. Mr.. Rowell. Professor Love-
Joy, Rev. Mr.. Denney, Rev. DIR. Frear,
Professor Loveioy read a paper on
Ezekiel in the Stream of Prophecy" and
DIR. Pond gave an earnest sermon on the
Life and Character of Christ"
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4 Singular Form of Monomania

There is class Of people, rational enough in
other respects, who are certainly monomanlacs in
dosing themselves. Tney constantly trying
experiments upon their stomachs, their bowels,
their livers and their kidneys with trashy nos
trums. When these organs are really out OF order,
if they would only use Hostetters Stomach Bit
tiers they would, IL not hopeessly insane, perceive
its superiority.
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Mrs. SCHUYLER Arrairned.

Mrs. Eugenia c. Schiller appear ed in Judge
LOWS court yesterday morning and was ar
raigned on the charge of arson, preferred by
Fire Marshal Towe. She was represented by
ex-Judge Ferral. BY consent a continuance
was granted for week
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-10
WANTS HIS SHARE.
Randolph Simpson Is Suing to Ha'
Divided His Parents Estate.

Randolph Simpson is suing his mother,
Ada Simpson, for better share in the
estate OF his parents.
The parents separated about ten years
ago. and at the separation it was agreed
that the property should be divided, and
real property worth $50 900 was to be held
in trust by James w. Kerr for the benefit
OF Mrs. Simpson and her son. The son
now states that the income from the prop
erty is $500 month, and out of this he re-
ceives but $50. This he says is not suifi
Gent to properly support him, and so he
has brought suit to have the property
equally divided.