The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-20
GEN ERAL NEWS
An Interesting Summary of the
Weeks Events.

New York city is to have a mon
ster "'sky scraper" erected near the
Stock Exchange which will be thirty
stories high. The building will cost
over 100000.
The medical society of Allegheny
county, Pa, have presented bill
to the legislature providing for the
adoption Of gas as the most humane
method Of extinguishing the life Ut
criminals sentenced TO death.
The Reno Journal says the West
ern Union is getting ready to han
die the Corbett- Fitzsimmons fight
news in shape. Two extra wires
will be strung between Reno and
Carson to facilitate the dissemina-
ton of the news Of the fight.
Hon. J. Randolph Tucker, the
distinguished southern statesman,
died at Lexington, Va, Saturday,
Feb. 18th. His remains, after lying
in state two days, were conveyed
Tueseay to Winchester by a special
train for interment.
James Ryan, an engineer on the
branch between Occur d'Alene and
Spokane. has been sentenced to
three years Imprisonment for seduc-
ing a young girl under promise Of
marriage. His arrest followed his
marriage to another girl.
In the cases of Scott Jackson and
Alonzo Walling, senteEced to be
hanged for the murder of Pearl
Bryan, the Kentucky court OF APP
peals has overruied the petition for
a rehearing. Governor Bradley has
Sc, March Goth for their execution.
An earnest Kansas woman has
written to Governor Leedy asking
him to recommend the passage OF
a law prohibiting the manufacture,
sale and use Of corsets, on the
ground that they are doing more
harm to the human race than Gig
are.tes.
A dispatch from Carson Feb.
18th says property has increased
wonderfully in the last few hours.
An ordinary vacant lot 5Ox15O on
the main street that would probably
have brought $500, has already
reached $4,000 as site for the
proposed building for athletic pur-
) poses.
General Joe Shelby, the noted Con-
federate officer, died at his country
F home near Adrian, Mo-, last Satur-
, day morning, after brief illness
from pneum onia. General Shelby
was native OF Kentucky anu was
. IS years of age. At the time OF his
!, death he was United States Marshal
for the western district of Missouri
One of Pennsylvania State Sen
ators has introduced Il bill to move
the state capital from Harrisburg
to Philadelphia on and after Jan
t l, 1899. provided that Philadelphia
:, shall file legal and binding agree
: men, on the present city to furnish
E the state the necessary site for the
; capitol and public buildings. The
bill further provides that at leas'
3 sixty days before the next general
: election the government shall order
d an election to decide the question
E as required by the constitution.
Its generally believed in Hawaii
= that cx. queen Liliuokalani went tt
D Washington with q view of making
personal plea to the United States
;. Government to make good her los'
D of income from the crown lands
: when she was deposed, which
r amounted to 100000 a year. l
s the United States annexes Hawai-
: the ex queen probably feels that sh'
J. has a strong claim upon the govern
e ment for redress for that loss, ant
l. will doubtless be on hand at tn
e auspicious moment to press he
:, claim.
u The Reno Journal says: 1t ha
F. been the intention of the manager
e of both Corbett and Fi,zslmmon
n to give sparring exhibitions a
Is Reno, Carson and Virginia, Coroet
to show next week and Fltzslnl
mons the week after. or course,
IS was thought that only the usua
d theatrical license would be required
u but it appears that the law read
u, u that "any exhibition or glove con
IN ,,s,n Shall he assessed the nice lltti
I'd sum of $1,000. 1t is barely poss'
TT bic that the Legislature may amen
u the law when it reconvenes O
~ Monday, and the people who hav
+ the matter in hand will have to &c
ID move on them if they want I
y. see the exhibitions given as adve
Ii used. -
lis Non Compos Mantis.