Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-01-27

r Texas has the most extensive pin
. cries of any state in the Union.
Speaker Carlisle defeated his con
testant Thoebe for a seat in Congress
| President Grevy has been stricken
down with apoplexy.
i PRESIDENT Diaz of Mexico, is anx
ious to encourage American immi
grafton to old California.
| Jay Gould is expected to return t.
America about the end Of February
or the beginning Of March.
| The study of the English language
has been introduced into the higher
female school at Kioto, Japan.
P. T. Barnum has cabled an offer
to England for the steamer Great
Eastern, and If it is accepted he will
fit the vessel out as floating thea
ire for q spectacular show and mu-
scum.
The average import duty now is
said to be about Fifty per cent. The
presidents policy honestly carried
out by congress would reduce the
average, it is estimated. to about 30
or 81 per cent, bearing heaviest on
luxuries and ligh.est on necessities.
A number Of school children per-
ished in the last Dakota blizzard
lest on their way home. The heart
grows sick at the thought Of those
poor little ones wandering about in
the beating storm and sinking down
to rise no more--the drifted snow
their winding sheet.
The postmaster at McKim, Richie
county, w. Va, which office is now
discontinued, was notified by the
Government that a deficiency of /
cent was found in his final settlement.
And, further, he had to remit the
cent, or suit would be brought against
his bondsmen.
The late Dakota blizzard was so
fearful aud binding, travelling at the
rate Of 60 miles an hour, that parties
hunting the lost school children had
to connect themselves by ropes and
not go beyond the sound OF steam
whistles and bells that were kept
blowing and ringing for their guild
ance. 1t was impossible to see a
large object ten feet away.
The Courier Journal has adopted
type-setting machines, using fourteen
OF them. All the union men, num-
bering ono hundred, struck, except
six. The President of the Typo.
graphical Union called on Manager
Haldeman day or two after to ar
range matters, when he was informed
the Courier Journal would hereafter
be non.union Office, and he had no
arrangements to make.
Mexican border towns must be a
perfect paradise for whisky buns.
One can 60 into saloon on the
Mexican side, lay down a Mexican
dollar, and get drink and an Amer
ican dollar in change, then crossing
over to the American side, lay down
the American dollar and get a
drink and Mexican dollar in change,
and so keep on repeating until he
gets too drunk to know whether he is
in Nova Scotia or Mexico, or wheth-
or no needs any change or not.
A PRIVATE letter from Omaha SAYS
that General Curtis, manager, and
James A. MCGEE, secretary of the
Idaho Central have been successful
in making arrangements for the ex-
tension OF their road this year, and
for pushing other enterprises with
which they are connected. A dele
CATION of prominent Colorado men
will visit Boise City, Nampa and 9TH
or places in Idaho in few days with
a view of investments and assisting
in good enterprises for the Territory.
Tribune.
REPRESENTATIVE HOLMAN, of In
diana, says the Union Pacific is able
to pay its indebtedness to the gov
eminent, and should be compelled to
do so. "The question: said he, sis
not so much what the commissioners
say about it. THIS might be we'll
enough il it were not for the fact
that the general public know and the
members OF the House know, beyond
question, that the assets of these rail-
roads greatly exceed their liabilities,
and they are amply able to discharge
their Indebtedness to the government.
They could pay off the entire debt of
sloo,ooo,0oo that they owe the gov
and cnnl3 nav M tha..