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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-04-09
WAR CLOUDS ROLLING AWAY,
Efforts by tho President to Settle the Din
Guilty Without Shedding Blood,

While the galleries of Congress
were crowded with senator's and rep.
resentatives at Wednesdays session
anxious and agitated, awaiting the
message from the President to Con.
gress that would probably mean a
declaration of war, the whole situa.
ton changed swift as q cannon's
fash.
When the excitement was at the
very highest, like an electric fash
the word passed that there would
be no message that day, Its sud-
denness stunned the people who
heard the news in distorted forms
and amazed veteran mem bers of
congress. Ultimately it became
known that not only would there be
no message that day but no message
this week and that there was q pos
eibility that the message, though
written and approved, might not
60 to congress at all.
The tirst reason for the delay was
the administration had received ad-
vices from General Lee at Havana
announcing that Americans could
not be gotten off the island for sew
eral days, possibly not before Sun
day, and would be in grave peril il
the message preceded their depart
ure. Another reason is that there
IS probability of Spain, through
the influence Of European powers
making such concessions to the
Qo'ted States TIA. viii bs satisfac.
Ga:v an.{ sva~, ,z
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-04-09
Bryan Sizes Us UP Right.
William J. Bryan saws:

william J. Bryan says:
1t seems to me that editors and
writer's are very much like Other
people. If you do them q favor
they return it, if you are kind to
them they appreciate it, and they
are friendly TO their friends. They
resemble their fellow creatures in
another way; they will not expend
money, time and brain in explain.
ing what q fine fellow Smith is,
when Smith will not patronize them
In fact, they are like the rest of the
human family-they stick to those
who stick to them they support
those who support them, and if a
fellow kicks they kick back-twice
if necessary, once anyhow.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-04-09

The Rodie Miner bits the late
California Legislature the following
rap; ut is rumored that a scheme
is being worked up to have the state
prison convicts do the public print.
ing. The person who conceived the
idea should be barbecued. But il
there is anything in the proposition,
why not 60 little further on the
economical trail and select the
members of the legislature from
the list of iailbirds? There would
be quite as much intelligence and
as general thing, more honesty"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-04-09
War Talk.

New Orleans has been selected as
the base of operations and supplies
for the invasion of Cuba.
The Naval Auxiliary Board at
New York has been ordered to pur-
chase ten merchant steamers imme-
diately to be fitted out as privateers.
The Navy Department has ordered
men from San Francisco and Mare
Island to 60 east by rail to man
vessels for protection of Atlantic
coast.
Germany's alleged Cuban claim
against Spain is regarded in Wash
ington as an excuse to enable Ger
many to help Spain in the event Of
war with the United States.
The German Ambassador at Mad
rid has reported to his government
that unless the differences between
the United States and Spain are
soon settled, revolution in Spain is
inevitable. The royal family has
made every preparation for fight.
The United States Government
dispatched feet of six vessels to
Havana Tuesday to transport Con-
sul- General Lee and all the United
States consular officers, together
with all Americans now in Havana
and vicinity who desire to leave the
island of Cuba.
Havana Harbor Fun Of Dynamite.
A dispatch to the New York
World from Havana April 4th says !:
Forty floating submarine mines
were secretly planted in Havana
harbor, last Wednesday night by
the Spanish government. This
information comes from official
sources and is absolutely correct.
Mines contain sufficient force there
to paralyze the biggest ships afoat.
The North American Flying
Squadron commanded by Commo-
dore Schley is assembled in Hamp-
ton Roads. 1t is claimed that this
powerful fleet in great rate of speed,
in armored protection, in caIiber
and number of guns and in fighting
qualities and discipline Of men, is
superior, point of numbers being
equal, to any organization Of like
nature that can be formed by q for.
eign power.
Flotilla stopped.
The Spanish Cabinet has decided
that the torpedo fiotiIla is to remain
at the Cape Verde Islands, off the
coast of Africa. until further orders.
The f1otilla will be joined later by
q squadron composed Of four ar
mored cruisers which will accom-
pany the torpedo aotilla to Cuba.
1t has also been decided by the
government to send the armored
cruisers Vizcaya and Almirante
Oquendo, both of 1000 tons. back
to Havana. They will receive orders
to this effect as soon as they sight
Porto Rico. A national subscrip-
ton to strengthen the Spanish feet
will be organized by royal decree.
but the decree will not be published
before q declaration of war.
A fotilla of torpedo boats and
destroyers is being
prepared for active service at Cadiz
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-04-09

The people Of Durango, Colo.
were so lncensed at the action Of
President Nc Kinley that they hang
ed him in etfigy after the full text
of his Maine message had been read,
Later a paper was passed around
taking up subscription for funds
to reimburse Spain for the cost OF
the powder she used in blowing up
the Maine,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-04-09

Senator Perkins Of California de.
clared in the Senate that the blow
ing up of the Maine was an act OF
war in itself. Senator Perkins has
been very conservative and this dec
laralion is considered strong indl-
cation of the temper of the Senate.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-04-09

Astronomers declare that comet
is rushing toward the earth at the
rate of 100000 miles a day. Ii
that celestial luminary reaches the
earth on schedule time somebody's
going to get hurt.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-04-09

Even the Indians are volunteering
their services to fight Spain. Six
hundred Sioux have grabbed their
tomahawks to avenge the blowing
up of their white brethren by the
Spanish devils.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-04-09

Mrs. Shute, of Denver, is organ
ling a company of ladies-to be
known as the divided skirt brigade
to march against the Spanish, in
case war is declared with Spain.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-04-09
NOTICE.

A regular annual meeting of the Stock
holders Of the "Ketchum & Challis Toll
Road Co." will be held at the Office Of
the company in the building of the ''Firs,
Bank of Ketchum," town of Ketchum
State of Idaho, on Thursday afternoon,
March II, 1898, at 4 o'clock, at which
time Board of Trustees will be elected
for the ensuing year.
I. I. LEWIS, President.
Ketchum, Ida, Feb'y 81, 1898.
The above regular stockholders meet
ing IS postponed 10 April IS. 1898.
i I.EWIS Drnaidnnf
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-04-09

The Americans are rushing out
OF Havana like mad people while
General Lee remains cool and col.
iected. The gallant ext Confederate
says that be will stick to his post
until every one Of his counsrv,ner
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-04-09
Marvellous Effects

catarrh and Indigestion Broke
Down tho System - Hoods sar-
saparllla Gives Relief =. Appetite
Restored and Weight Increased.
A system broken down by disease
can be built up and restored only by
curing the disease and repairing the
havoc wrought, by enriching and puri-
tying the blood. In this great work
Hoods Sarsaparilla is wonderfully
successful. Read this:
For fifteen years ! suffered with ca
tarrh and INDICATION, and my whole sys-
tenn was broken down. I had almost
abandoned hope of recovery, but pur-
chased six bottles OF Hoods Sarsaparilla
and began taking 1t. Its effects have
been marvellous. lam now able to sleep
well, have q good appetite and have in
creased in weight" JAMES WILDER,
Oroville, Washington. Remember
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Is tho best-in fact the One True Blood Purifier.
All druggists. 81; six for S. Get HOOPS.
Hoods Pills Are ths t s,SrH,t sats ssc
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-04-09

The Pail Mall Gazette says Nc
Kinley's message to Congress on
the Maine disaster did not contain
a word calculated to ruff1e a feather
of Q Castilian punctillO.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-04-09

The first-class cadets at Annapolis
received perempfory orders las. Sat-
ufday 70 join their ships az once.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-04-09
ESTERN LODE.

Beglnning at the discovery stake ,bs,o.
lie 30 loo feet to center end. , ,i'ei
S2o Il oOV feet to corner 10. i,lenTicsi .';'s
corner ~ OF the Eastern lode of mi. ' ','t
yey; y. 5. Mineral Monument No bssr,
, AZ 10 r 2S59s feet; thence ) $50 " 80
feet to corner Ii; thence n l-o gy " ~
feet to corner Il; thence \ $40 Z ss, lea, -
corner Is; thence s SO As L as, r., ~
corner 10; thence 5 l7o 80 Z 1900 feel =,
corner Is, the place Of beginning Con.
tanning an area of 1889 acres
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-04-09
COPPER BULLION LONE

Beginning st the initial point where II.
cation Eotlce was originally posted, them.
y e2o 4 3OO feet 10 corner %: theme. \ 10
w tUO feet to corner 81. identical with car.
ner ~ OF the Western lode OF this suryey.
thence 80 45' w sJS feet to corner (,
U; 3 Mineral Monument No | bears Igo
"A 4O' 4 432I s feet: thence n 40 low ss S
feet to corner %; thence y $40 T. 600 feel 70
corner "A; thence S 40 ~ J. 1872 lee, I,
corner 70, the place of beginning. Con.
Calnlng an area VI ii i3y acres.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-04-09

IDe . Glted States Goes.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-04-09
ATLANTIC MILL STIR

Beginning at corner l. corner Of the
Atlantic lode OF this survey bears $40 ST.
1914 feet, aid u. s. Mineral Monument
No bears n 500 Al L lI426 feet thence
) 44o 90 + 1856 feet 10 corner z; thence
$50 go w $50 feet to Corner 5; thence
44o 80 W 1856 feet to corner 1; thence n
$50 30 h sou feet to corner /, the place Of
beginning. Containing an area of acres
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-04-09

O Begin,ning at the discovery stake ,h.,
l,o 80 Il 500 feet to ) ceniar snS, Whence
$40 $50 feet to corner 9. rbsr. n,shes
w ! 20 rect to corner 10; thence i- g o -
w 5U feet to corner Ii. iden,;cat
corner = of the Atlantic lode ~ "a WIN
yey; thence 5 $40 " $50 feet IN co on,s sui'
From corner II the U. ). Mineral Wd. u
nent No l bears 5 90 lO' n 800 .a sa
thence \ ITO 30 W 1909 feet fo c",n. ,s,t
thence n $50 T. $50 feet to corner IA Iin ,I ~
. ITO 80 Z 1900 feet to corner oDen %
pace OF beginning. Containing en- ares D ',
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-04-09

e 81 ot lie 80,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-04-09
MID WINTER LODE.

Beginning at the discovery stake, theme.
too " W ltufeet to \ Center end thence
o. w 5'o tect To cUrner Is; thence n SO
f G70 feet to corner %: thence 5 4sc 5,E
62O.i feet 10 corner y, identical with cor.
ner % OF the Copper Bullion lode oi this
survey; thence 5 4So To- l. s2S.5 feet TO cor
ner %. L. s. Mineral Monument No 1
bears 5 100 Al 10" L 1878 feet; thence $
so W GO feet TO corner %: thence n 40
IS w l442.l feet TO corner 70 the place Of
beginning. Containing all area Of lSl5s
acres
Total area of survey 1872, "A" l05340
acres.
M conflicts
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-09-30
Valuable Souvenirs.

A canvas bag containing about
three pints of Spanish gold coin,
another canvas bag containing
fully a quart of Spanish silver
com, two thick punches of Span
ish paper currency, and few
handfuls of loose Spanish silver
coins we're delivered at the bank.
ing office of Bolognesi, fairfield
g. Co., 90 Wall street, last week
by a messenger from the pay
masters department of the Unit
ed States navy. This package
OF Spanish money was accom-
panied by a formal notification
from Paymaster Arthur Brutis.
OF the North Atlantic station,
that the contents of the money
box found on the Spanish war
ship Infanta Maria Teresa; cap.
tured at Santiago. had been Of
ticially awarded to Bolognesi,
fairfield & Co. at their bid Of
SIS, 900.
The collection of Spanish me-
tallic and paper money was dis
covered in one of the apartments
OF the wrecked Spanish warship
Infanta Maria Teresa within a
few days after the crushing de-
feat of Admiral Cervera's fleet,
Just outside Of Santiago harbor,
on the Sd of last July. The money
was turned over to the United
States authorities as a portion of
the prizes captured by Admiral
SIMPSONS squadron. 1t was in.
ventoried and advertised for sale.
Several bids were received and
the award was made to the Wall
street firm as stated. A repre-
sentative of that firm said he had
not counted the money, but he
did not think that the face value
of the coin and the paper notes
would exceed $4,000.
All of the Spanish money is
either water stained or scorched
More than three-fourths of it is
in coin, and at least one-half of
the aggregage value of the col
lection is IN gold coin-Alfonsos,
each piece being worth % pese'
tas, equivalent to IS in American
money. There are a variety Of
silver pieces, including the one,
two, two and a half, and five
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-09-30
The Work OF The Contractor

The TELEGRAM is the place to
get your job printing.
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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-09-30

i = - ~
pesetas. the latter being similar
in size and value to the United
States silver dollar. The notes,
which are printed on silk fiber
paper Of about thetexture of the
United States notes, are for %,
so and 100 pesetas each. There
is one 1000 peseta note. Some
of these notes show marks OF
both fire and water. and nearly
all Of the coins are scorched or
rusted. Not any of the money,
however, is sufficiently damaged
to interfere with its value as a
circulating medium.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-09-30
THE BACKBONE OF OUR NATION.
The Brain Power Of Our Country Comes
from The Farms.

1T is from the farm and the
| country districts that the great
brain power ofthe country has
come, is coming to, day, and must
come in the future" writes Ed
ward Box in the October Ladies
Home journal. Instead of dep
recating country life, and saying
that to live in the country means
to live out Of the world" intelli-
gent people know that the free,
untrammeled life of the country
unquestionably gives broader
views. The human mind always
grows to suit its outward sur
roundings. Originality and a
development for great things has
naught to checkits growth where
one can look with earnest eyes
from Nature upto Natures God.
To speak of the ignorance of the
rural regions is to stamp ones
self as an ignoramus; not the
country people. There is a
soundness of core and an intelli-
gence in the back country of this
nation of ours that people who
live in cities and think themselves
wise never suspect. Wee can talk
all we like of social revolutions
kindred evils that are supposed
to threaten this nation. When
they do threaten our Institutions
the danger.signal will not come
from the back country. Such
thoughts are born and fed amid
the foul atmosphere of the cities
In the clear country air of the
farm nothing threatens this
country and when anything in the
shape of sociaistic, anarchistic
revolution does menace this land
the true voice which will stamp
it out will come from the coun.
try. The backbone Of this land
rests in the country and on the
farm"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-09-30
A / CRITICAL i Time
During The Battle of
Santiago.
Sick or Well, a Rush
Night and Day
The Packers ut the Battle of
santiago de Cuba were all He
rocs. Their Heroic Efforts In
Getting Ammunition and RIA
lions 10 the Front Saved The
Day.

P. E. Butler, of pack train No.
8, writing from Santiago de Cuba
on July 23d, says "We all
had diarrhoea in more or less
violent form, and when we land
cd we had no time to see a doc.
tor. for it was a case of rush and
rush night and day to keep the
troops supplied with ammunition
and rations, butthanks to Cham.
berlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, we we're able
to keep at work and keep our
health; in fact, | sincerely be-
lieve that at onecritical time this
medicine was the Indirect saviour
of our army, for if the packers
had been unable to work there
would have been no way of get
ting supplies to the front. There
were no roads that a wagon train
could use. My comrade and my
self had the good fortune to lay
in a supply of this medicine for
our pack-train before we left
Tampa, and l know in four cases
it absolutely saved life,"
c above letter was written
co the manufacturers of this
.4.a- cine, the Chamberlain Medi-
G. Co.. Des Moines, iowa. For
re by
Cunningham Bros. & Coz larks-
burg. 43.1m.
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venience Of the vast crowds that
attend the fair annually. Then

venience Of the vast crowds that
attend the fair annually. Then
we took a drive ont on q farm
that belongs TO the State, donat-
ed by the citizens of the city for
camping ground for the State
troops. The whole farm is Gov
cred with mounds and fortifica-
tons of the ancient mound build
ers. It was truly grand sight.
On Saturday II. D. Murphy
had us all there to take dinner
with him as re union. On Sun.
day he drove out with US to Ce-
dar Hill Cemetery. 1t is a nice
place. There rests his wife and
youngest daughter. On Monday
afternoon we bid good bye to
friends In Newark. took the cars
for Washington. @. H., there had
wait of two and q half hours at
the station of the Ohio Southern
r. r. We took the train for
Jacksonville, the home OF Rev.
j. E. Bailey, the brother of my
wife. Mrs. Bailey and two
daughters were at the depot. but
did not know US, as it was dark,
until we left the station and
started for the house. We found
them all well and glad to see US.
This is nice little town there
is one canning factory for put.
ting up tomatoes. l went all
through it and saw them at work.
They pay farmers II cents per
bushel for tomatoes delivered.
They say that they raise from
800 to 500 bushels on an acre OF
we'll cultivated ground.
Invent Sunday afternoon with
my brother-in law to one of his
appointments out some four miles
through a delightful country.
We passed through one farm OF
1,2Oo acres and it was one sea of
corn. Last year he had 1000
bushels OF corn on his farm in
rail pens.
There are in this town some old
soldiers that were through w,
Va. They were inquiring about
different places in the State and
about Clarksburg.
Monday the 10Th we bade adieu
to our friends and took the train
for Cincinnati. We then went
to the Joint ticket agent and got
our tickets and at 6:35 left for
home. Game to Central and there
had to get off and wait for the
local train. We waited in the
telegraph Office until day light
and then went to our brother-in-
laws, W. M. Lanham. and got our
breakfast, after which we took
the train and came home.
D. @. j. BRAKE.
On e1.3.,j Cnn1n w. Ia.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-09-30
G.A. r. ENCAMPMENT.
An interesting Letter by One Who Took 4
Ths6.A. r. Eneanpmsnt at Cincinnati.

Weleft Salem Monday even.
ing. September 9th, on the &C.
commodation. 1t was late and
when we got to Parkersburg we
had to wait for the Chicago ex.
press. It was about two and a
half hours late on account OF
wash out at Ellensboro. We left
Petersburg after 10 O'Clock,
eastern time, and reached Gin.
cinnati at $50. There we were
in perfect. surging mass OF
people. We went up on the street
to take in the sights when
a man came long and wanted
to know if l had any place to
stay. left my wife and bag
gage and went with him, where
he offered me a room and good
bed and board for one dollar q
piece / went and got my wife
and went there, and after dinner
we went to the hotel Grand and
there took the elevator and was
landed on the floor where the
department of West Virginia had
their headquarters. The first
man that / saw that / knew was
Major A. G. Moore and as soon
as he saw me he commenced
calling my name. Then there
were four of my relations came
around me. and there and then
we had little reunion Of our
own. They we're L. Q. Carpenter
and D. G. Murphy, of Mongom'
cry, Indiana, and H. D. Murphy
and ]. p. Murphy, of Newark,
Ohio. We then had q long talk.
after which we all agreed TO take
in the Zoo garden. We went out
and found one car that was load.
ing up /; we got on 1t and were
taken miles-the fare being Sc,
admission reduced to 15c,, and
there you could see any thing
from q Polar bear to q guinea pig,
and from an ostrich to-well any
thing. 1t was late in the even
ing when we got on a car to re-
turn, tired enough to enjoy a rest
till morning. So this is our first
day at the Encampment.
Wednesday-this being the
day OF the G. A. R. parade, and
all l can say, is. that there is a
crowd wherever you go on the line
of march, or any where within
four blocks of the line of march
there was demonstration all a
long the line, and beautiful
arches, finely decorated with the
portraits Of our fallen brave com.
rades. 1t was the largest crowd
that has ever attended National
Encampment. Thursday morn.
ing at S o'clock we took the cars
for Newark, there to visit our re
latives. We landed there and
were driven TO the home of j. P.
Murphy, there to meet his family,
They did every thing that laid in
their power to make our stay en-.
joyable his brother D. g. Muir.
ply, of Montgomery, Indiana,
went along. We went through
sume beautiful, picturesque coun.
try with growing, waving crops
on all sides. Newark is beauti.
full city, broad streets and fine,
magnificent buildings and street
car lines. We went out to their
fair ground, which is in a nice
location, with grand track and
large commodious floral halls
and other buildings for the con.