The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-04-24
GEN ERAL NEWS
An Interesting Summary Of the
Weeks Events.

# 1t Is estimated that the loss
property caused by the Mississip
floods will reach 100000, 600.
le 1t costs about 500, 900 a year
q run the White House exclusive
> the Presidents salary of 5000
. Rudyard Kipling has been SCI
{ to Crete as war correspondent of Il
j. London Times at salary Of $500
= year.
Billy Birch, the old-time minstre
, died at his home in New York cit
Tuesday afternoon, of paralysis q
, the brain, and chronic bright
disease.
The food is subsiding in Arkar
!, sas, crops are being planted an,
I, the people who fled to the uplan,
several weeks ago are returning t
) their homes.
A Kansas City doctor, who Wa
looking for a crazy patient whom
he was to lock up in an insane asy
lum, found the lunatic serving OF
jury in the Circuit Court.
Six men were crushed to deatl
near Rossland, British Columbia
Tuesday morning by a landslide
800 feet wide which swept over theil
camp while they were asleep.
kid" Thompson was convicted
at Los Angeles Monday of wreck.
ing Southern Pacific train at Ros.
coe, Cal, and sentenced to life inn
prisonment in the penitentiary.
A prominent high society man
of Birmingham, Ala, was sentenced
to pay a fine of $500 and serve six
months on the city chain gang re-
Gently for misconduct with another
mans wife.
james B. Gentry, who was to
have been hanged Thursday for the
murder of Madge York, the actress,
had his death sentence commuted
to imprisonment for life by the
board of pardons.
DR.. w. G. Hunter, Republican
nominee for United States Senator
from Kentucky, and several other
Republicans were indicted at Frank.
fort last Saturday, charged with
conspiracy 20 bride members of the
legislature.
Henry F. Gillig, the well-known
New York capitalist, while discuss
ing money matters few nights ago
became excited. A blood vessel
burst in his head and while prompt
medical attendance saved him from
sudden death, it is not likely be
will recover.
A dispatch from Baker City, Or,
says the northern residence portion
of the city is inundated, owing to
the overflow of Powder river which
has reached the highest stage on
record. The railroad tracks art
flooded for miles, nearly all the
bridges have gone out and the trains
will not be able to run for weeks to
come.
A gambler named Cox, shot and
killed Bob Daily, and wounded two
other men at Cripple Greek, Sunday
morning. Cox was then fatally
wounded by the Town Marshall
whom he attempted to kill when
being arrested. This is the first
murder in the State since the Legis-
lature passed the law abolishing
capital punishment.
The trial of ex-Sena tor Joseph
BARLEY, of Nebraska, began Mon
lay in the County court at Lincoln
Oh a warrant charging him with
he embezzlement of half million
dollars. Mr.. BARLEY waived hear
ng and was bound over to the May
ERIN of the District court in the
sum of $4,000, which was fur.
lished.
Liliuokalani's mission to Wash.
ngton is simply to secure the in
reference of the Mckinley admin
ration in the matter of the Dole
egime, pronouncing it illegal and
ordering a new election. She does
lot desire restoration of monarch.
al government. If given a fair
lection the Hawaiians, Liliuokalani
avs, would choose her President.
Miss Grace Dinsmore of Ring-
N. Y, has completed the
ale of one of her middle fingers to
re used in bone.grafting operation
or $500. The operation was to
ave been performed this week, and
he patient is Miss g. V. Barton, a
resident of Houston, Tex /
1iss Barton has lost the bone of
er own middle finger through an !
tack of necrosis. She advertised
Or a finger, and received answers
rom five women. Miss Dinsmore !
'as the successful applicant.
A snowslide occurred at the Gar
cid mine, near Brigham City, Utah,
fonday afternoon, sweeping away
ne houses and covering five of the !.
liners in the slide. Fred J. VOL
the foreman of the mine,
nd Ed Nav, the blacksmith, were :
illed outright. Their bodies were
several hours after the
ccident occurred. Will Turner, the =