The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-03-28

III 1Eersimao mills q Loxell,
Mass have closed down a. acconnt
81 To general dspression il tho
cloth markst, throwing AGO people,
out Of mploymsnt.
Sarah Bofnhardt has : new Uta9D
gown which cost ovsr $4,000 Is ii
decorated With diamonds and tur-5
quoises, and tho skins Of 200 sTminee
wsre required 70 line tho train.
The Judge OF tho district court
in Denver has approved an order
requiring women to remove their
hats, bonnets or other pafapherna-
lie upon their heads during per-
formances in tho Tabor Grand
Opera house.
The name Of Ballington Booths
new army has been changed from
that Of Gods American Volunteers
to that of The Volunteers. Mr..
Booth decided to drop the words
Gods American from the name 1t
tho suggestion of friends.
Twenty years ago the United
States Government bought the out
put of the bonanza mines in Vir-
ginia City, contracting for sc. O00,-
Geo worth Of bullion. Greenbacks
we're selling in New Y ork for 50 cents
in gold or silver COIN Government
bonds we're paid for the bullion.
Ballington and Mrs. Booth have
issued . statement to the effect that
they will, under no circumstances,
take command Of the Salvation
Army in the United States. This
was prompted By Z report from
London that efforts are being made
to induce the Booths to accept
their old command.
Terrible snowsterms prevailed in
portions of the east during tho lat
ter part of last week. At Roches-
ter and Buffalo, New York, the
worst storms in many years pre-
vailed and caused = suspension Of
railroad traffic. Snow plodghs had
to be brought into requieition before
the trains could resume running.
Mr.. and Mrs. Booth Tucker have
sailed for America to assume conn
mand of the Salvation Army forces
here. They will offer liberal induce
ments to Ballington Booth to return
to the fold and, failing in this, hope
to win him back by prayer. Gen.
Booth says he is confident his son
will rejoin the army. His message
to America is Peace and good will. !"
A call for . National Arbitration
Conference to meet at Washington,
April 22nd, has been issued BY
Hon. C. p. DAILY of New York,
chairman of the committee of citi-
Gems appointed at . recent meeting.
The object is to secure permanent
arbitration between tho United
States and Great Britain. The call
is signed by 50 representative men
from all parts Of tho United States.
A sensation was created in the
carriers department Of the city
Post Office at Washington city q
few nights ago when one Of the car
riers emptied the contents Of his
collection bag upon the big table.
One Of the packages contained
dead infant. The infant was first
wrapped in . piece Of undercloth-,
ing, then done up nicely in brown
paper, and tied with red tape, such
40 is used in the Government de-
partments.
The Supreme court Of Nebraska
has dismissed the case wherein Ed.
itor Rosewater of the Omaha Bee
Was fined $500 and sentenced to
thirty days in jail by Judge Scott Of
the Douglas county District court,
for alleged contempt. The local
report Of routine proceedings in
Judge SCOTS court printed in the
Bee, vas what gave offense to the
Judge. Rosewater appealed on the
ground that he had 4 perfect right
to print tho matter in dispute, since
It vas true and Of public record,
though rejecting on the court.
Lynch Law 10 bearing fruit in
Burlington, Iowa, where : 13-year-
old boy was arrested one day this
week @ ! leader Of : gang Of ruff
Aans who attempted to burn alive
! small boy against whom they bad
I spite. They persuaded the little
follow to enter tho cellar Of kn
empty house and then tied him -
curely 70 post. After torturing
him With tales Of death 10 different
form they deliberately Get FIRE u
the building and then ran away.
Parties passing seeing this, broke
in, extipguished the ERE and discov.
cred tho almost unconscious child
tied ii tho cellar.
San Francisco Chronicle: II am
not ! mining man, make my Nv.
ing By knitting" said J. II. Choat1
|of Denver, Col, Tuesday evening
"but / have been u III st tho 81
mining camps and never saw any
thing to equal Cripple CNsk. III
excitement y greater than sveu y