The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-12-28
General Hexs.

i The senate committee on foreign
relations will sit during the holi
1 days.
| The Irish National Alliance o
America offers the president 100,
900 men.
i The English papers say Cleve
lands message is IAN election
dodge" and IAN attempt for the
Irish vote"
| Senator Chandler introduced q
bill in Congress for the appropria.
ton of one hundred million dol.
lars for war purposes.
James Heney, convicted of steal,
ing bullion from the Carson mint,
has been sentenced to eight years
in the penitentiary and to pay a fine
of 5000.
The New York Court of Appeals
has decided to sustain the iudg.
ment of the general term, reversing
the conviction of Erastus Wyman
for forgery. Wyman is free man.
The dress to be worn by the EN-
press of Russia to the coronation
ceremonies next year has just been
| ordered in Paris. It will be decor
ated with pearls and gold, and will
cost 100000.
The Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew
said Tuesday: "A bond issue will
be authorized within five days, and
have not any authority for the
statement. / get it from the air.
| Many good things come out of air. F"
The jury in the trial of Lloyd
Montgomery, the eighteen-year-old
boy, for the murder of his father
and mother and Daniel McKercher,
at Albany, Or, returned a verdict OF
guilty of murder in the first degree.
The Populist Senators conferred
Tuesday and decided to offer free
coinage bill as an amendment to
the tariff or bond bill, or both. when
they come over from the House.
The Populists are favorable to a
duty on wool, but against a raise
in duties on wooden goods.
A San Francisco laborer is being
treated for two tsrantula bites on
the second finger Of his left hand
He bought a dozen bananas and
was peaIing one of them when a
tarantula dropped out of the bunch
and fell on baby. In brushing the
tarantula off the child he had his
finger bitten.
The case against Mrs. Fannie G..
Hearne, charged with the murder
Of her former husband Amos J.
Stillwell which has been in course
of trial at Bowling Green. Mo, for
several weeks was dismissed on the
10Th inst. DR.. Hearne and his
family at once began preparing to
leave for California.
About two months ago Mrs. Endi-
colt Of Fresno, CAL, suffered from
corn which had become liberated,
caused by an abrasion inflicted by
the nail Of the adjoining toe. The
entire foot soon became affected SO
badly that three weeks ago it was
fouad necessary to amputate the
leg above the knee. Several days
later gangrene set in, resulting in
her death.
The Government contemplates
making some extensive improve
nents next spring on the battlefield
where General Custer fell. A sys-
tenn of water works will be put in,
trees planted and the ground will
be put in presentable shape. The
plans also provide for stone wall,
about three feet high to be built
around the grounds to take the
place of the present board fence.
It is the intention of the Govern
ment to make it a national ceme-
terry.
VIM. P. Harrison, son of Carter
Harrison, late mayor Of Chicago,
arrived IN San Francisco few days
from an extended trip to the anti.
podes. During his stay on the Sol
ONION islands he states that there
were over Is individuals devoured
by the cannibals. Six Of these were
whites and 10 natives. By the
merest accident the young Chicago
an barely escaped the same fate.
He had engaged passage on
schooner, the entire crew of which
was murdered and then eaten by
the natives of the island. His bag
gage was on board, but, through
the advice of friend, he was per-
suaded to postpone his departure.
w. q. Marcy, an old resident of
Alameda, CAL, one Of the fret argo-
nauts, and q member of distin-
guished family. has become men,
Der of the Old Peoples Home in
San Francisco, provision being
made for him and his wife in that
institution. Mr.. Marcy is the son
of the late William l.. Marcy, Of
national fame as an official and
publicist. w. L. Marcy was for
three terms governor of the state
of New York. having previously
served a. United States Senator
from that state, and he was Secre-