The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-10-16
GENERAL NHws
An Interesting summary Of the
Weeks Rvonfs.

! ~ 00A AVO0bUe
It 10 estimated that the Paris Ex-
position will cost the French gov
eminent $21 .357 900.
Tho trial Of Mrs. Lou Hamilton
for the murder Of her husband 1t
Salt Lake city in April last, 10 now
in progress.
Under orders from Washington
l 100000 silver dollars will until
further notice be coined monthly at
United States minis.
The London Globe says that the
foreign anarchistic element OF New
York voters will elect Henry George
Mayor of Greater New York.
President Patton of Princeton
university has given notice that any
student found guilty Of hazing
freshmen will be asked to leave for
home.
The news comes from Madrid that
Senior Sagas, the new Prime Minis
ter Of Spain, will 60 to war with
the United STATES if the latter inter-
feres with his Cuban policy.
The con of the Duke and Duchess
of Marlborough. born September
18th, will be baptised to-day at the
Palace Royal st. James. The Prince
of Wales will act as sponsor.
The physicians at the insane asy-
lum at which Edward Langtry. the
former husband of the actress, is
confined, believe that he is suffering
from conclusion of the brain.
George Morgan was hanged at
Omaha last week for the murder OF
Ida Gaskell in Nov, 1895. His vic
tim was but IL years old and had
been outraged and choked to death.
DR.. Sanarelli, who few months
ago announced his discovery of the
yellow fever germ, now announces
the discovery of serum which will,
he declares make yellow fever harm
lees.
| The name of Thomas Moore has
been omitted from the roll of poets
in the Congressional Library on
the ground that he had bitterly at.
tackled the American people, partic.
ularly Thomas Jefferson.
| Justice Field has made formal
application to President Mckinley
to be retired from the bench. It is
stated that United States Attorney
General McKenna of California will
be nominated to succeed him.
! The latest reports from New Or
leans say the prospects of stamping
out the yellow fever has frightened
| The number of deaths has decreased
as has, also, the number of new
cases.
The cities of Norwalk and South
Norwalk. Connecticut, which gav'
large majorities for Mckinley las
November have elected Democratic
Mayors, and straight out silver mel
, at that.
Il Peru is seriously considering tn
advisabiIity of the adoption Of tn
, gold standard once more, havinI
finally determined that it will b.
better to keep the treasure of tn
lncas at home.
Barney Barnato, who committe'
). suicide by throwing himself int
}, the sea from the British steame
Scot on June 4th last, while on tn
passage from Capetown to South
> ampton, left q fortune amountin
TO a trifle less than 100000.
Oscar Wilde is at Naples. 1t ]
9 said that his health is broken dowl
) and he has taken up his residence j
$ 4 villa owned by Lord Douglas. til
J. son of the Marquis of Queensberrl
0 who became prominent durin
Wilde's prosecution and rename
his friend throughout.
Charles F. Blackburn, convicte
If sending scurrilous letters throug
6 the mails at Los Angeles, has bee
2 sentenced to sixteen months in
4 prisonment at hard labor at Sa
9 Quentin. Blackburn sent his abu
IS i've missives to Colonel 81. Otis,
a the Los Angeles Times.
Z Nettie r. Craven. undaunted ;
70 the recent adverse decision of Judl
Slack, will assert her claims as tt
g widow of James G. Fair to a lare
- share of his millions. She intene
= 10 base her demand on the marria(
II contract. A series of law suits q
u on the tapis in consequence.
~ The winter has already closed Il
~ ~ aud not a pound of freight can 8
10 up the Yukon to Dawson City. II
10 bangs of hunger are felt alread
W perhaps by many there. and IL
% world can only shudder while
u waits for the relation in the spriI
Of the cold horrors Of the lon
y dark winter.
Ii. News comes from London tn
~ the Indian government has repIl.
IS to the British cabinent that the !
is dian mints cannot be re-opened
81 silver. 1t is believed that Lord y
no isbury will not attempt to overr'
q The Indian governments decislo