The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-04-25

oofDoQ senator Allen IOf ff0oi0ent.
Tho gold reserve has been pulled
down below the @127 ,000, 600 mark.
Two Chicsgo professors say that
the Roentgsn rays will kill al in
fictitious and contagious germs
The Colorado Prohibitionists have
adopted resolutions in favor Of free
coinage Of silver 1t the ratio Of is
to /.
Il 10 said that the anti Nc inley
combine are bringing tremendous
pressure to bear on Foraker to CO.
euro AcKinley's betrayal.
Alabama Democrats have adopt
cd platform which is "a out-and-
out declaration for tho free coinage
of silver at Is to l without regard
to the policy of other nations.
The s. r. Chronicle, April 10th,
says Judge Murphy has granted
Theodore Durrant another stay of
execution until May 7th. By that
time it is expected that tho case
will be in the supreme court and
execution stayed by the appeal.
Mrs. Holmes, the second wife OF
the condemned murderer, II. 81.
Holmes. has faith in her husband's
innocence. She says that his con-
LESSONS are only the utterances OF
man who has become crased by
imprisonment and accusations Of
such heinous crimes.
The Illinois Democratic state
central committee met at Chicago
April Goth for the purpose of off,
cially inaugurating the state cam
paign. The opinion is expressed
by the local politicians that Illinois
will send q solid silver delegation
to the national convention.
The Maryland Populist State Con-
vention adopted q platform reaffirm-
ing the Omaha National platform
of 1892. The delegates to the Ma
tional Convention are instructed
ito nse all honorable means to ef-
feet union of all opposed to the
rule of money bugs; if not under
tho same name, at least under the
same leaders"
The following states will choose
state officers November Sd: Califor-
MIA, Connecticut. Idaho, illinois, In
diana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri,
Montana, Nebraska, New York, New
Hampshire, North Carolina, South
Carolina, North Dakota, South Da-
kota, Tennessee, Texas, Washing
ton, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Nearly all these states elect govern
ors this year.
George Taylor was seen eight
miles north of Carrollton, Mo-, and
pursued by a farmer. The posse
tried to follow up this clew. They
found where he had slept in a ravine
upon q little pile Of straw and also
found his coat and some rags that
he had wrapped around his hands.
Taylor gave them the slip aud has
probably now gotten out of the
county.
The Iowa Democrats have de-
clared for free silver. At the State
Convention which met at Ottumwa
April 18th resolutions were offered
for free coinage Of silver at Is to /
and for Horace Boies for President,
and passed unanimously with q
whoop. Ex-Congressman Walt But
Ter, who happened te be a spectator.
RECALLED the convention with red
hot free silver speech.
Mrs. John Lofand, of Crawfords-
Vile, Ind. was frightened to death
one evening last week. She heard
noise in the street, and reached
the door just in time to see q run
away team pass by. The drivers
coat had fallen and wound about
the hub until it resembled human
form, and the supposition is that
Mrs. Lofand thought it was the
body of her little grandson, who
had been playing in the road mo.
ment before. With cry of horror
she dropped to the floor, and never
regained consciousness.
The State Prohibition Convention
which met at Idaho Falls the 10th
inst. adopted q platform declaring
for woman suffrage, public owner
ship of railroads, election of United
States Senators and all postmasters
by direct vote of the people whom
they are to serve, the complete over
throw and humiliation Of whisky
and the demonstration of both gold
and silver and the issuing of ali
money direct by the federal govern
ment in the form of bills and vouch'
ers reading "the government of the
United States promises to receive
these notes for all debts and dues
both public and private"
Louis G. Jackson, who eloped
several weeks ago from Friend, Ne.
braska with the wife of e. w. Davis
q business man of that place, com
mitted suicide at Salt Lake City
Monday evening shortly after thu
guilty woman's husband had ar.
rived on the scene and induced hel
| IN return Ia their home with him