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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-06-25
A PHYSICIANS OPINION.


lt Put . Sick Mans Family 70 . Great
Deal Of Useless Expsase.
There are two things that will
never do again" said physician the
other day. Commit myself by giving an
opinion in regard to the death OF pa
tient and advancing money to defray
funeral expenses. swore of on these
two things years ago. When first
started was 30 tender hearted that
every time I was asked BY the anxious
friends Of . patient A thought death
imminent always responded that the
patient had worry slight chance to get
we'll / suppose most physicians err
more in giving opinions ~ to death
than any other. One csse had de-
termined me mover to prognpsticate
death again A member Of . prominent
hish family was very sick with tever.
His relatives asked me candidly what I
thought OF the case. Without @owaug
, 1898-07-21
The Calendar Clock Safe.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Mrs. r. j. Kirby left last night for
Denver.
s. Moore left last night on No. 2 for
Denver.
Charles Vale is a Laramie visitor
from Wheatland.
Mrs. H!gley and daughter are in the
city from Hanna.
Mrs. Nyrop returned this morning
to her home in Howell.
i. Mrs. Nelson was a passenger west
TO Carbon this morning.
H. H. Homer returned this morning
from a trip to Cheyenne.
State Auditor Owen came over from
the capital this morning.
J.. ]. Hunter of P~inkhampton, Colo,
is a Laramie visitor today.
A. A. Bristol left this morning on a
business trip to Fort Steele.
Joe Lawrence and c. C. FLimiden OF
Walden are registered at the kuster
house.
Mrs. Davis Richardson and children
left on No. 4 today for a visit TO Ne
braska.
Charles Coons. chief clerk for ]. II.
Mcconnell, was a passenger west on
No. 3 this morning.
Colonel E. P. Snow came over from
Cheyenne this morning and will be in
the city several days.
Will Blackmer, graduate of the Dos
ton Tech" class of '9S, is a guest Of
his cousin, Thayer Stark.
Mrs. J. H. Symons returned home
this morning from Michigan, very
much improved in health.
Mrs. r. Davis returned to Laramie
yesterday, after an absence of a year
visiting relatives in Montana.
VIM. Taylor, who has been in the
city a couple OF days. returned to his
home in Rock Creek this morning.
Mrs. w. D.. Currier returned today
from Lockout. where she has been
visiting with Mrs. l.. r. VanHouten.
Walter l.. I.arsh Of Cheyenne, west
ern agent for the New York Life
Insurance. company Of New York, is in
the city today.
Hon. F. w. Mondell arrived in Chey-
enne this morning from Washington
and expects to be in Laramie tomor-
row.
Mrs. Ada Armitage and Miss Bara-
clough left this morning on No. 8 for
an eight-day business trip to Hanna
and Carbon.
Mrs. w. H. Lovett left on No. 3 this
morning for Fort Steele. where she will
take the stage for Grand Encampment,
where she will visit some time with
relatives. -
, 1898-07-21
RANGE TROUBLE.
Armed Men Left Cheyenne Yesterday
Fol- the Colorado Line.

Cheyenne Tribune: 1t has been
known for some time that the Warren
Live Stock company has been losing
sheep along the Colorado line. The
death of the animals was found not to
be due to disease but to human agency,
many sheep having been shot as hav-
ing been shown by bullet holes in their
~carcasses. 1t could not be learned who
the persons are who have been doing
the killing o on what grounds they
will attempt to Justify their acts, but
from what took place in the city yester-
day it is evident the Warren Live Stock
company does not propose to tamely
submit to the outrages perpetrated but
will defend their property with all the
means in their power.
Yesterday morning a force of nine
armed men, supposed to be deputy
sheriffs, left the city for the purpose of
protecting the company's property and
ferreting out and arresting the persons
guilty of wantonly and unlawfully kill
ing sheep.
, 1898-07-21
MEN COLLECT A
Settlements for From 500 to $3.50
Made For Injuries at Tupelo.

Panama. Park, Jacksonville, Fla,
July 90 In company with the claim
agent of the X. c., NJ & B. railroad,
Colonel Torrey today visited Camp
Panama and settlements were made for
personal injuries sustained in the Tu-
pelo, Miss, wreck with over half the
claimants.
There were thirty men slightly hurt
in the wreck who were their own ply
sicians and never reported for hospital
treatment.
The highest amount agreed upon in
any one case today was $3.50, and all
who were confined to the hospital will
receive moi less than 500. All these
amounts are small, as 1t is a matter Of
compromise to avoid litigation. Such
as 1t is. it is entirely due to Colonel
Torrey, who has been hard after the
company ever since the wreck occur
red. Damages on account Of deaths
have not been yet touched upon, nor
has there been any agreement as to
individual property Losses. Colonel
Torrey carried out to camp with him
money to pay the packers Of his regi-
, 1898-07-21
NEW RAILS FOR THE HILL,

1t is reported from Cheyenne that
one of the already scheduled improve
ments of the Union Pacific main line
for next year is the putting down of
9O-pound steel rails on the hill The
7O-pound rails now in use in the local
ity will be used to replace lighter ones
vest Of Evanston.
The hill district includes the entire
rack between Cheyenne and Laramie,
the distance being 81 miles, and has the
heaviest and most powerful freight en-
gines in the world. The new 90-pound
rails will be OF the latest improvement,
fitting into each other at the ends,
r themselves secured by a
band splice.
, 1898-07-21
BRIEFLY MENTIONED.

Two heated rooms over The Repub.
lican office for rent.
Call and see our screen doors. Clark
Pelton & Employees company.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN'S BATHS
Csc. DEPOT HOTEL. Csc.
Weather probabilities: Local rains
in eastern portion this afternoon. Part
ly cloudy tonight and Friday, winds
mostly westerly.
Charles NJ. Nissen today purchased
from John Mckenzie a neat brick res
idence OF Fifth street near the corner
of kearney street.
Prof. N. p. Nielsen has arrived in
Laramie and will make this city his
home. The professor will furnish music
for entertainments and will also
give lessons on the violin.
Mrs. Louis Priegel, a native of Ger
many, died at 3 { O'Clock yesterday after
noon at her home on the West Side. of
dropsy. She was GA years old and had
been a resident of Laramie about six
teen years. The funeral was held at
, O'Clock this afternoon from the resi-
dence.
Clarence Moir, a boy about 10 years
OF age who has been employed as a
paper carrier by the Boomerang COM
pany, fell down stairs at the office last
evening. breaking his collar bone and
bruising his head. The accident was
caused by a stick which he was carry
ing getting between his legs and trip
ping him.
In the district court at Cheyenne
yesterday afternoon at the conclusion
of the arguments in the Uhlman case,
in which the widow of Daniel Uhlman,
who deserted him many years ago, and
never lived or the premises in contro-
versy. claimed a homestead in the resi-
dence of the deceased husband, Judge
Scott dismissed the petition of Mrs.
uhlman at her cost.
Mr.. George Fischer of this city has a
garden of which he is quite proud. He
has good reason for believing that with
proper care almost anything can be
raised in Laramie. In his miniature
farm may be found the finest peas,
beans, sweet corn, cabbage and many
other garden products, all we'll adj
vanced and in fine condition. Mr..
Fischer also raises a p%rofusion Of beau
tiful flowers.
, 1898-07-21
BRAkE
joe Cahill Meets With an Accident a
the Gravel Pits.

Joe Cahill met with a serious acct
dent while discharging his duties as
brakeman for the Union Pacific at the
Sherman gravel pits last night. The
Tribune says that both Of his legs were
crushed and he was injured internally
by being caught between some wreck
ed gravel cras. He was taken to his
home about midnight and attended by
the company surgeon. His wounds are
net fatal, and with proper care he will
be able to be out in a few days.
h injured man was with Conduct
or Mason's crew. which left Cheyenne
at . o'clock yesterday morning for
sherman. All day the crew was kept
busy switching at the Sherman gravel
pits and at the time of the accident,
which occurred shortly after 8 o'clock
last evening, they had enough work in
sight to keep them busy all night,
While switching at the above named
hour, a string of cars, a number of
which were loaded with gravel, the bal
ance being empties, broke in two.
Eight or ten of the empties got away
and were soon rolling down the steep
grade at a lively rate. Cahill saw the
cars coming n knowing tnat d ,er-
ious wreck would result If they were
moi stopped, he climbed aboard and
began to set brakes as fast as possible.
While engaged in this work the string
or runaway cars collided with other
cars standing on the same track. The
cars jammed together with such force
that they were piled on top of each
other.
When the cars came together the car
just ahead Of Cahill played leap-frog
with the one on which he was stand
ing. Joe was caught between the two,
held for a moment iJoe says 1t Was ar
age) and released. There was a second
crash in which Cahill was given anoth-
err squeeze, and then trown out to one
side of lhe track.
Conductor Mason was unable to
reach the runaway cars, but witnessed
the accident. He feared that Cahill
was under the train, as his lamp and
brake club were found between the
rails. Joe saw his companions search
ing for him, but was unable to call to
them. He was found a few minutes
later, however, and taken home.
a derrick car was ordered out and
sent to Sherman to clean up the wreck.
Traffic was not delayed.
Trainmen say the Sherman gravel
pits and gravel trains are beginning to
be feared. There have been SO many
accidents that a crew dislikes very
much to be assigned to switching at
the pits or handling one of he long
gravel trains.
1t was one year ago today that Joe
Cahill was seriously injured while en-
gaging in switching in the Union Pa
cific yards in Cheyenne. At that time
he was caught between two drawbacks
and n of his legs pinched so badly
that he was unable to use 1t for many
ont When he finally recovered
he went on the road for a Denver con-
Germ and only recently returned to the
railroad.
, 1898-07-21

The American rro1ecuve Iarln league
has Just Issued another and very COM
plete edition Of u tariff laws. This
volume OF IA pages, gives the omcial
text OF the Dingley tariff; complete COM
parison Of the Dlngley and Wilson law;
and, index to all articles covered BY the
new tariff. The book will be Of great
value for reference and for answering
all questions regarding the tariff ques-
ton. 1t will be sent to any address for
Is cents. Ask for document No. q, and
address The American Protective Tariff
Iear,e. 135 West SD street. NV York.
, 1898-07-21
WYOMING
Torrey's Troops May Not Go to Porto
Rico-Appointments.


The Washington correspondent OF
the Salt Lake Tribune, writing under
date of July 10, has the following to
say about wyoming matters at wash
ington:
1t doesn't look tonight as II Colonel
Torrey's rough riders Will be sent to
Porto Rico. General Lees corps has
been understood from the start to be a
reserve corps. to be held for the final
campaign, as Is the case with the Third
and Second corps. In fact, 1T is Known
that Fftzhugh Lee has earnestly re-
quested that he might be permitted to
head the United States forces occupying
Havana. For this reason the troops
under his command are o likely to
see foreign service until fall.
Senator Clark OF. Wyoming leaves
tonight o nome. He Will stop en-
route In Omaha. he was at the White
House today to urge the appointment
OF Major ). Blair Shuenfet OF Douglas
as a captain OF stan In the volunteer
army. Major shuenfelt' when only n
battalion OF the First Wyoming. was
accepted Tor service in the army was
lett at nome. The president having
promised to appoint another stan ON
Ger. Senators Clark and Warren Agreed
, 1898-07-21

Naval Constructor Hobson gave an
order to aepress ovlippings bureau last
November for clippings Of all news
paper mention of him, and from that
time until he sailed with SIMPSONS
fleet only forty such clippings were
collected. Now they are collected at
the rate Of about 400 a day.
, 1898-07-21

OF the passengers had hand satchels so
heavy they could hardly carry them.
They claimed they contained their dir
ty clothes. We will sail on the 9TH ant
will be about fifteen days gong up.
Still putting on flesh. Your truly,
C. N. NORTHROP.
, 1898-07-21
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST.

Following is the list of letters re-.
naming in the postofice at Laramie.
Wyo., for the week ending July
20, 1898. Parties calling for letters in
this list will please say advertised"
Booth Miss c Comfy E r
CrOnin Jerry Doty Silas r
Fish ] A
Huntington Margaret Mrs
Hickison Tom Johnson Mary
johnson Otto Miller E r
Ruth Ed Whaltey Milton
ELMER T. BELTZ, P. NJ.
, 1898-07-21

Good times have come to those whom
Hoods Sarsaparilla has cured Of scrof-
ula, catarrh, dyspepsia. rheumatism,
weak nerves, or some other form Of i'm
pure blood.
, 1898-07-21
BOUND FOR DAWSON
INTERESTING LETTER FROM AN
ALBANY COUNTY MAN BOUND
FOR KLONDIKE.

Incidents OF the Voyage From San
Francisco to ST. Michaei-The Sun
Sets at a Quarter to Eleven and
Rises Before Two-A Pleasant
Trip.
, 1898-07-21

dsilv paper for Il cents per month
Is 80 cheap that you cannot afford to b
without Il. ~
, 1898-07-21

Hoods Pills are the only pills to take
with Hoods Sarsaparilla. Easy and yet
efficient.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30
Inhuman Bullets,

At recent hygienic congress OF
Madrid, Professor Bruins of Tubingen,
exhibited number of parts of dead
bodies on which he had tried the Of
feet of what he called "inhuman bull
let's" These, he said, were made by
filing down ordinary bullets on stones.
The effect of such bullet was terrible,
as he could show by his specimens
and as was proven in actual battle.
He showed that when it struck q bone
such bullet splintered it from top to
bottom or took pieces out of it twenty
or thirty times its own size. When 1t
struck only soft parts it carried away
immense pieces, often so large that II
it struck, for instance, the calf OF the
leg, amputation would be necessary.
The injury was SO extensive that in no
case could one imagine it was caused
by bullet. Therefore, he believed
that he was justified in naming them
inhuman. Medical Record.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30
First Settlement in Illinois Gone

The final passing of the first settle
ment of white people in the state Of
Illinois, and in fact the first settle
ment of whites in the large territory
of the United States known as the
great middle west, was marked by the
removal of the posto1ice recently from
the original site of the old town Of
Kaskaskia. The removal of the post.
Office closed the last chapter in the
history of the original settlement in
the state.
1t was in 1853 that the Kaskaskia
river and the territory now comprising
southern Illinois was explored by La
Sale, and shortly thereafter the
French traders established the first
settlement. The site selected for il
was on the west bank of the newly
discovered river, seventy-fve miles
above its end in the great fathef,a, e,
waters, the Mississippi river. ThS'
first settlement and the river itselfwere
both given the name of Kaskaskia,
and on that site, marked now only by
the oldest of graveyards and few
crumbling down buildings, was in the
early days of the nation the CONNER.
cial centre of the state OF territory.
For many years it was the only trad.
ing point between the pale-faced
Europeans and the red-faced men Of
the great American forest. In time
Cahokia became another trading point
and from the date of the founding Of
the Cahokia settlement by the French
traders nearly opposite the present
metropolis of Missouri, st. Louis, the
Importance of Kaskaskia grew steadily
less. But the pioneer town bore the
hardihood and tenacity Of its early
citizens, and it's passing was long
drawn out and covered period OF
two hundred and twenty-five years.
During it's existence as trading sta.
ton aud village the history of the new
world has been made. In the gov
eminent order for the removal Of the
Kaskaskia postoffice is written the cpl
taph OF ihe first Illinois settlement. -
Chicago Chronicle.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30

In front of old st. Paups Chapel,
New York city, and easily seen by the
thousands that move up and down
Broadway during the busy hours,
stands an almost forgotten monument
of Major General Richard Montgom-
cry, which in its time was considered
amasterpiece. No monument in New
York has more interesting history.
Montgomery went to his death before
Quebec in 1775 crying out to his
troops: "Men of New York, you will
not fear to follow where your general
leads. The first barrier had been
carried when Montgomery and two of
his aides were killed by the British
artillery, and his troops, discouraged
by his loss, retreated. His valor won
recognition from his foes, and the
governor and council of Quebec and
all the principal officers of the garri-
son buried him with the honors of
war. His body was removed from
Quebec in 1918, and found a resting
place near the monument that had
been erected shortly after his death.
The Congress of the United States
erected the monument in honor "of
the patriotic conduct, enterprise, and
perseverance of Major General Rich
ard Montgomery" Benjamin Frank
lin bought this monument in France,
paying 800 guineas for it. Franklin
sent it to this country in a privateer.
This particular priyateer, however,
mad the misfortune to be captured by
a British gunboat, aud the monument
was supposed to be lost. 1t was re-
captured, however, by another Ameri.
can priyateer, which brought it safely
to New York in 1777.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30
Oldest American Fort

Standing, sentinel like, where n.
Susquehanna splits itself into -. ~
north and south branches, is old Row my
Augusta, the veteran fighting stror w.
hold of the United States. plaaas
beside modern fort, it would loo Sa
in size, like a dog alongside Of y
elephant. 1t is now the property y
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Gross of SunbHrv
Pa, and is located in a field, ahasSss
165 feet from the river bank,
1t was built in 1856, after nlon.
by Colonel Gordon, as a protection
against the French and hostile Tn
dians, and was named after the mothe,
Of George III. In shape, it CLOSELY
resembles bake oven, and its ipte.
rior is curious and interesting A
small mound of earth marks the snot
with an opening in the ground two
and one-half feet wide. Twelve four.
inch stone steps lead below. On de-.
scending, the ground space inside il
found to be l0xl2 feet, and eight feet
from the floor to the apex of the
arched ceiling. The arch is brick and
commences in an Offset purposely
made in the wall, five feet above the
ground floor. The bricks are said to
be of English manufacture.
Its location at the forks of the Sus.
quehanna was strong strategic nd.
vantage, as it held the chief passage
by waterway from the north of the
state. When completed it was re.
garded as one of the largest, strongest
and most important of all the forti6.
cations erected on the frontiers of the
provinces. It's original armament con.
sisted of at least twelve cannon and
two swivels, and one of these cannons
is still in existence in Sunbury. 1t is
of English make, of about 3 10 inch
bore, and weighs nearly 1000 pounds
Fort Augusta ranks next in impor.
lance to Valley Forge as factor in
the achievement of our liberties,
and it is to be hoped that some day
public spirit will see that steps are
taken for its preservation, and suit
able tablet placed upon it to mark its
staunch assistance in the early career
of this great country. New York
Times.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30
Statistics of the Blind in Europe.

A Russia medical journal has just
published series of statistical arti-
Giles showing the number OF blind per-
sons in Europe. French scientists,
while not doubling the truth of the
figures, consider them somewhat re-
markable ; Of the 302, 900 totally blind
persons in Europe, $4,000 are in
Russia-that is to say, one out Of
every 500 subjects of the Gear is blind.
1t is believed that this unfortunate
proportion is equaled by no other
country in the world. The proper
ton in France, England, Germany,
Italy and Spain is recorded as little
less than one to every 1000 of popula-
ton. The Russian physicians who
compiled the statistics attribute the
great number of blind persons in
Russia to the bad hygienic state of
peasant life, to the intense cold, and
to the glare Of the sun on the snow,
which the Russian rustic takes pride
in facing. 1t is reported that the
total number of blind persons in the
world is 1000, 900.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30
An Aztec Eight Feet Tall.

Professor Moorhead, the archaolo-
gist, who has been exploring an Aztec
ruin three miles west of Phoenix, Ariz. j.,
has discovered portions Of the skele-
ton of the human being whose stature
he computes to have been about eight
feet. He has also some well-preserved
pottery and other utensils used by the
early jewellers in the valley and which
he found in the ruins. The professor
is working in the interest of an
eastern museum. Cleveland Leader.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30
China,s XasSaI State.

The partition of China will throw
open to the world its vassal state,
Thibet, a country famous for its churi'
ish and cruel inhabitants. The chi
nese yellow book describes it with COM
parative detail, and says that 1t 10
very poor, but is rich in minerals,
which none are allowed to use. Strange
to say, the women of the land ENJOY
more freedom than their sisters III
China or India. and are said to 90
comedy and intelligent. The RECORDS
declare that Thibet was more popu'
lous and prosperous in ancient times
when it paid q handsome tribute an
nually to the Chinese kings or empef'
Ors.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30
The last official report of our consul

The last official report of our consul
ct Manila, Mr.. Oscar F. Williams,
contains some valuable information in
regard to the commercial resources Of
the Philippines. For the quarter
ending December 81, 1897, the ex.
ports of hemp to Great Britain and
the United States from the Philip
pines aggregated 216,89S bales, Of
which amount 1873, 1872 bales went
TO Great Britain, and 78, 106 bales to
the United States. During the ten
years extending from December 81,
1887 to December 81, 1897, the total
exports of hemp from the Philippines
aggregated 6,528, 967 bales, or 915, 055
tons. OF other exports credited to
the Philippines during this same
period must be included l ,582, 904 tons
OF sugar, OF which amount o75, 100
tons went to the United States, 666, 391
tons to Great Britain and Al, 1862 tons
to continental Europe. Without CIV
ing any more figures, the commercial
exports from the Philippines include
cigars, tobacco, hides, shells, coffee,
indigo woods and other products.
These figures convey some idea Of
the prodigious wealth Of the Philip
pines. In point of natural fertility,
the islands are even richer than Cuba
or Porto Rico. There is no telling
what they are worth.