The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-04-11

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nominated for mAyor Of Portland
By tho Populists.
President Cleveland has sent -
cret agents to ASCERTAIN the true
condition Of affairs in Cubs.
By ! cloudburst near Boonville
KY, last week six children and nine
men and women were drowned.
Judge Parker sentenced his one
hundred and fifty-seventh person ia
the gallows at Fort Smith, Ark. The
last culprit is James Mill, . half:
breed Cherokee.
Thomas Wharton, Sunday editor
Of the Philadelphia Times, fell from
the fourth story window of his
house in Philadelphia . few days
ago and was instantly killed.
The women Of Spring Hill, Kan, a
town Of 800 population, have NOM
mated . straight woman's ticket by
petition and expect to govern mu-
nicipal affairs of that place during
Inc coming year.
Reports from Northern Wisconsin
show that the snowstorm which pre-
vailed last week, was the worst in
years. On the 1st of April banks
of snow ten feet deep blockaded the
streets of, Milwaukee.
Booth Tucker, the new comman.
der Of the Salvation Army, has ar
rived in New York from London.
He says be will become an Ameri-
can citizen as soon az possible and
will lead the Army according to
the ideas Of General Booth.
The case of William Parrish We.
the Union Pacific Railway Co.. at
Pocatello was settled out of court.
the plaintiff receiving $500 aud
costs. Parrish Was elected from the
waiting-room while in a drunken
and noisy condition. He had sued
for 1890.
A plot has been divulged whereby
the special train conveying Corne-
illus Vanderbilt to San Francisco
was to have been held up and tho
multi-miliionaire carried off and
held for . heavy ransom. The deed
was frustrated by the precaution Of
the Southern Pacific officials.
A dispatch from Jefferson City,
April Sd says: The sheriff was
to-day handed the order of the 81.
preme court affirming the sentence
of the Taylor brothers, convicted
Of having murdered the Meek fam
lily. The execution is set for April
Both, and the death watch is on the
noted murderers.
The Republicans of Utah held
their state convention Tuesday and
declared their allegiance to protec-
ton and bimetalism. Frank ].
Cannon, Arthur Brown, C. e. Allen,
Isaac Trumbo, w. S. Mccormick
and Thomas Kearns were selected
~ delegates to the St. Louis Con-
vention.
George Clark, the Grant county
rs. d. forger, who fled q few
ago. $50, 600 short, is now
IN . ranch near Vera Cruz, Mex.
Clark is under surveillance by 4
detective, and escape from arrest is
said to be impossible. His family
are with him. The Government at
Washington requested Clark's Or.
rest by wire on March 3Oth.
A special to the Omaha Bee from
Neb., says: II was discov-
,red to-day that the late County
Treasurer, Maxey Cobb, whose body
vas found Thursday in q field, did
aot commit suicide, % was sup
posed. Tho Coroner's jury found
hat death resulted from exposure.
Cobb was on = spree and wandered
IF on tho prairie. His books arc
III right.
The engagement of Miss Gertrude
Vanderbilt and Harry Payne Whit.
aey, son Of Ex.Secretary Whitney,
9 being generally admitted. It only
vaits the formality of an announce
mont. Az Miss Vanderbilt is the
laughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt,
md therefore prospective heiress Of
,ne-fourth of shout 600, O00, zoo,
md Harry Payne Whitney 10 heir
o one-half Of the Payne Whitney |
nillions.
The New York World Of April
Eth says: Gen. Harrison received
,fficial notice last night that be
could take possession of the gold !
Medals presented to him by Spain
md Brazil, which was presented as
! token Of esteem Of the two Gov.
Mr.. Harrison could not
lccept the metals except by an act
# Congress, and they have for
,ears been locked up at the Treas
Try department.
The free-silver democrats Of 1901
" more townships and counties of
Missouri held conventions last Sat-
friday. In almost every instance
roe coinage At is to l was indorsed,
md delegates to the State conven-
ion we're instructed ~ vote for DEL
gates to the National convention
rho favored that idea. Whenever
hs Issue vas made the conventions
themselves in favor Of