The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-09-04
GENERAL NEWS
An Interesting Summary Of the
Weeks Events.

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In the state of Massachusetts,
there are $4,000 more women than
men.
A San Francisco woman has been
sentenced to five years in the peni.
Tertiary for setting Ere to her lodg-
ing house to collect the insurance.
The Nevada State Journal Gays
from the outlook for short hay
crop in California, prices will prob
ably reach $40 per ton before many
weeks.
Robert s. Strain, president and
director of the United Telegram
company of Boston. Mass, was ar
rested Aug. Both on a charge Of
embezzling $75,50O.
An Italian prince with a party of
friends has succeeded in making
the ascent of Mount St. Elias,
America Hottest mountain. The
trip cost the prince $25 900.
John L. Carriere. Secretary of
the State Commission of Lunacy
for California, has ascertained that
five men within the past few weeks
have become charges of the State
and are now inmates Of insane asy-
lums, having gone crazy over the
Klondike excitement.
The excitement over the recent
pearl discoveries in Arkansas stilI
continues. White river is lined
with pearl-hunters. Wagon-loads
Of men, women and children are
arriving from all sections. The
pearls found are as large as buck
shot, round and brilliant in color.
A fierce forest fire is raging a few
miles west of Anaconda, Mont,
and spreading with charming rapid
ity towards the city. The fire has
already burned over 10000 acres Of
timber. Georgetown and silver
Lake are both in the track. of the
FIRE and unless something is done
to check the flames, great loss of
life and property may result.
Two deputy United States Mar
shals are dead, two are seriously
wounded and two are missing, as
the result of an attack upon a posse
of officers by gang Of desperate
moonshiners in Searcy county.
Arkansas, August Goth. The party
had advanced to within thirty yards
of an illicit distillery when they
were fred upon from ambush.
Mrs. George Hearst of Washing
ton and Mrs. S. ]. Field, wife OF
Justice Field of the supreme court,
have been most energetic among
the patriotic women of America in
raising money for a life-sized statue
Of General Washington which will
be presented TO France in 1900 in
recognition of the debt which the
American people owe to France.
The amount thus far secured il
$22 300, and $4,000 more will be
raised. The total cost will be $685.
600. The ladies have chosen Mr..
French, the sculptor, of national
reputation, to model the statue:
which will be Of bronze.
Kaiulani, who has just attained
her majority, will return to Hawaii
in October, after an absence OF ten
years in England and on the cont
nent. She has hopes of being
made Queen of the present island
republic if annexation fails. She
is watching for change. When ii
comes she looks for a compromise
between the Republicans and the
| Royalists in favor of herself, for
the chances of her aunt, ex-Queen
Liliuokalani, being restored to
power are generally conceded to be
very slim in any event. The Prin-
cess will arrive in New York about
September 25 from England. She
will probably stay for short time
in San Francisco visiting with ex-
Queen Liliuokalani, who will reside
here while Congress is not in session.
Kaiulani's father will accompany
her.
A Preacher Arrested.
| A dispatch from Boise Aug. 2Sth
says: William Bartlett, a preacher
| who lives near Kamas, has surren-
dered himself to the sheriff. He
was charged by Alex Roberts OF
Waha, with horse stealing. Bartlett,
is charged with taking horse from
the range unlawfully. He admits
taking the horse, but claims he
thought it belonged to friend and
that he returned it to the range after
using it. The horse has not been
recovered.