The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-13

An Interesting Summary OF the
Weeks Events.

William Waldorf Aston ow ms
1000 houses in the city of New
York and has an income Of more
than Sc, 900 year.
A band Of 1000 elk rece ntly
passed near Craig, Routt county,
Colo, having been driven out Of
the mountains by snow.
Arrangements are being made
for the accommodation of 10000 to
witness the Corbett- Fitzsimmons
fight in Nevada, 18th of March.
The Globe Democrat says Senator
Dubois will probably be chairman
of the National Bimetallic League,
with Headquarters in Washington.
The estate of the late Nevada
millionaire, James G. Fair. which
was valued at nearly $50, 200, 600, is
now estimated to be only 81, 75O, 900.
Mrs. La Barthe's high hat bill
has passed both houses of the Utah
legislature. Gov. Wells will doubt
less sign the bill as heAhas ex-
pressed views favorable to it.
Superintendent Sullivan and a
miner were blown to atoms in the
Pioneer gravel mine at Damascus
near Auburn, CAL, Saturday by the
premature explosion of blast.
The topmost crust of the upper
layer of high.class society of tndi-
annapolis is much agitated in antici-
patton of the early arrival of an heir
10 ex- president and Mrs. Harrison.
At Springfield, ILL.,, Luke Leslie,
an alleged clairvoyant, in Jail
charged with fraud, has announced
that when brought in trial be will
ask permission to produce in court
spirit witnesses in his behalf.
The Ways and Means committee
of the Nebraska House of Repre-
sentatives unanimously reported the
Trans Mississippi bill, appropri-
ating $4,000 for the exposition
This practically ends all doubt al
to the exposition.
| The House of the Arkansas legis
lature has passed a bill by a vote o.
| rs to 4, which reduces the present
express rates in Arkansas just one
half. The Senate also has passed {
bill, by a vote of 26 to 4, requiring
railroad companies to carry bicy
cles as baggage.
George Davies, a prominent com
mission merchant of Cleveland, 0.
was shot down by bis wife Tuesday
morning at 10 O'Clock at his resi-
! dence. The tragedy was the result
of long series of quarrels. Mrs
Davies, when taken into custody
wept bitterly and said her HUSBAND
treated her unkindly and called be
bad names.
The personnel of President-elec
McKinley's cabinet, as agreed upol
up to date is: Secretary of State
John Sherman, of Ohio; Secretar,
of the Treasury, Lyman J. Gage. 0
Hin oils; Secretary of the Navy
John D. Long. of Massachusetts,
Secretary of War, Russell A. Algel
of Michigan; Secretary of the Int
rior, Joseph McKenna, of Cahfor
MIA; Secretary of Agriculture, Jas
Wilson, of Iowa.
Although defeated for reelection
Senator Dubois was welcomed bac
to the senate with marked cordial
ity and with an abundance of fora
tributes. His desk was literall.
, overwhelmed with flowers, Will
tables, chairs and adjoining desk
were brought into use to support tn
many unique devices into which tn
. roses and violets had been wrought
A great cluster Of violets was tie
with q ribbon bearing, in silver
1890" The main design, risinI
> eight feet from the floor, was q
] / arch, the pillars being white rose
> and the capstone of immortelle'
being the word. Honor"
Mr., Ward L. Smith, OF Frederickstowl
9 Mo-, was troubled with chronic disrsha
2 for over thirty year,. He had becon
= fully satisfied that it was only questlo
, of q short time until he would have