Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-08-02
FOREIGN FLASHES.
The Wimbledon Shoot-Off for Egypt
The Congo Railroad-D stroyeo
by Ear MISUNDERSTANDING.


bago and rheumatism.
There was a fall OF four marks in sugar
at Hamburg, on the 18th.
Montreal is wrestling with the question
Of level railway crossings.
Emperor William has been to Norway
sight seeing among the glaciers.
The Canadians are carrying OF the
honors at the Wimbledon shoot.
Lauer and Thompson, French deputies,
fought bloodless duel recently.
The French Senate has passed the null
tiple candidate bill by vote of 2l3 to "a.
The estimated losses in Egypt to the
Deryishes. in killed and wounded, are
1000.
Half of the town OF Djarkend, in Sem
iretchinsk, has been destroyed by earth
quake.
Owing TO the recent storms, the trnlt
and wine crops in Northern Bohemia VIII
be a failure.
In Norway the, build all winter, using
upslacked lime. aud the work is superior
to summer construction.
Two more British regiments are OIL for
Egypt and il is ascertained that others I
Will be speedily required there.
Sir Carroll Mackenzie is strongly OPP !
posed to the use OF tobacco and alcohol by
people who use their voices in public.
NJ. and Nine. Nole have been extra |
dited by France. Nolle is Paris EN- |
bezzler. The couple was in New York.
yiscount Ddnlo, aged 20, heir OF the
Earl OF CIancarty, has been married TO
Belle Billion, beautiful Music Hall artist.
The general opinion OF yachting au-
thorities in London is that the Nalkyrie
has no chance OF winning the America
cup.
| The Irish tenants declare they viii die
tate terms, feeling confident tnat the
Irish Tenants Defense League can secure
them.
The French Chamber of Deputies
won't appropriate money to buy Inc
Angeus,n and America will probably
secure the picture.
The Searlc-O Conner boat race at Lon
don, England, will come off September
9th and the stakes are $500 side.
Searle is the favorite.
A mysterious message TO the Russian
Minister at Berlin, from the Gar, has
created much curiosity and speculation
at the German capital.
The yield OF gold in Queensland during
the past hall hear amounted To 1000
ounces. This is an increase OF 10000
ounces over the preceding half year.
The International Socialist Congress is
in session at Paris. Eighty-two Of the
delegates are Germans, eleven OF whom
are members OF the German Reichstag.
Now that it has been settled that a
daughter OF the Prince OF Wales is to
marry the Earl OF Fife, the question be-
fore Parliament is how much they must
pay the tifer.
b The Chinese Emperor has issued an
edict ordering the building OF the Tung-
T. chow Railway. The Marquis Using has
been appointed Director-General of all
n Chinese railways.
. The success OF the parcels post in En-
0 gland is demonstrated by the fact that
a the number OF parcels carried has in
creased from l,000,000 the first year &c
40, ooO,0 last year.
, In the French Chamber OF Deputies, by
an almost unanimous vote, oS,oO0.o0t
francs was appropriated for the purchase
or construction of ironclad war vessels
for the French navy.
n Jesse Grant and Russell Harrison
called upon Minist, Lincoln at London
u Il few DAYS ago. The meeting OF tire,
:, sons OF Presidents OF the United States il
;. rare and noteworthy.
y In the shooting at London on the 18th
IA for the national challenge trophy, thu
n English team won, their score beinl
+. l74S, the Scotchmen 1909, the Welcl
1851 and the Irish 1878.
NJ Empress Frederick and her daughters
i, after visit TO England, following tn
:, Emperor's visit, intend to go to Athens
!" They will spend Ihe winter in Italy, b.
n invitation of King Humbert.
A bee belonging TO swarm that Il Dor
setshire farmer was attempting to hiv
d got down the mans throat and stun
Up him, and, the throat swelling very raj
I'd idly, the unn died OF sutlocation.
oil Some important excavating work wi
IN be undertaken at Salamis IAN island {
se GreeceJ next spring, under the ausplce
Nc OF the Hellenic Society aud the BIRTHS
he School OF Archaeology at Athens.
r. Since the phylloxera has so ravage
OF France, Turkey is looming up as win,
Il, producing country. Some OF the soutl
ern provinces are said 10 be excellent Il
o' wine-growing districts both for climat
ne and soil.
nd The huge cantilever bridge over III
~ Firth of Forth has been completed a
but the bridging OF the 350-ioot gap b'
~ tween the sections. The connecting ii
In der will be fifty feet in depth and wi
he weigh SEQ tons
80 Rows between the London police an
no the salvation Army are frequent, for a
N. though they have been forbidden TO pa
In ade they often attempt TO do SO, the resu
CT Icing an open-air disturbance on
"a. "Donnybrook Fair" scale.
IA The German squadron escorting En-
In. peror William will arrive at Dover ON Al
~. gust LIST and proceed the next day to Il
"a. Isle OF Wight. The Emperor will RENAL
- with the Queen at Osborne until Augu
Ip- :. On the Sth he will review the trooI
IL at Aldershot
~ In Enul.nd A convention renresentir
- 2A0, 900 coal miners agreed to accept a
tu. other advance of 5 per cent on July |
he and a similar increase on October Is
:, There is talk of a sliding scale OF wage
a. nine hours per day and eight hours f
h' underground men.
The report OF the sale of the Canadi,
Anthracite Coal Coupanyis land to