Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-07-02
rOREIGN FLASHES.
English Ironmasters Rejoicing-A Rise
of 30 Per Cent IN Hotel Rates In
Paris-A Secret Treaty.


Gladstone spoke at Liberal meeting
at Weymouth, last week.
Mrs. Mackay and her daughter, the
Princess Of Colonna, are in Paris.
The president of Paraguay now wants
to spend $780, 900 TO encourage European
An interesting long-dstance telephone
experiment is about to be tried between
London and Paris.
Emperor Francis Joseph OF Austria has
requested the Shah OF Persia to postpone
his visit to Vienna.
The Duke of Portland was married in
London last week to Miss Dellas Yorke,
II Lincolnshire beauty.
A confirmation dress was recently de-
scribed by French fashion paper as ex
tremely 'coquettish."
A new agricultural machine distributes
manures and insecticides, and sows grain
by means OF an air blast
The death OF the author of "Don
Quixote" is still religiously commemo-
rated by his countrymen.
Advices from Japan report the burn
ing OF 1000 houses and the loss OF many
lives on May 3D., at Yokoto.
1t is proposed to keep the Paris expo
sition open for a year with the exception
of the three winter months.
The deepest artesian well in Russia
open with depth OF 2090 feet. The
sinking operations took two years.
In 1855 the Italians residing in France
numbered almost half Il million, having
increased 20 900 from the previous year.
The Russian vernment proposes to
take steps for rendering the rivers OF 81
IBERIA navigable and connecting them by
canals.
The Vatican has decided that the as
Economical observatory is to be begun at
ence, at an estimated cost of l,000, 900
francs.
The prospects OF the Icelanders are so
bright this season that it is thought the
flow of emigfants from the island will be
stopped
General Boulanger's second daughter
is to be married to son of the Countess
OF Bari, sister n-law of the ex-King Of
Naples.
The American Methodist Mission has
arrived, it is stated, at Tschomubiri, on
the Upper Congo, where it is forming a
station.
English ironmasters are rejoicing over
the discovery OF new sources OF supply
for Bessemer ores in Spain and Swedish
Lapland.
The German Crown Prince the other
day received II little roam pony as Il birth
day gilt from his eat-grandmother, the
/ Empress August
| The Queen does not approve OF Prince
Edward courtship OF his cousin, the
Princess Victoria, but she has not yet
vetoed the match.
! 1t is estimated that 400 natives were
killed in a recent fight in Xaadani. The
bulk OF the party destroyed belonged to
the British Indies.
Miss Jane Golden, the first woman
elected County Councillor i'll England
is barely thirty-five years old, but hel
hair is snowy white.
A circular has been issued to French
projects instructing them to use their in
iluence to prevent skilled laborers iron
leaving the country.
Several tribes in Morocco have rebellet
against the Sultan. The rebels have made
prisoners OF number OF officers ana
threaten to kill them.
The riding habit and hat OF the Ger
man Empress at the grand review il
honor OF King ilumbert were white an,
Gainesborough, respectively.
Andrew Carnegie has forwarded G2I
as his subscription for the flags which
are to be uniurled from the field OF Ban
nockburn on the 22d OF June.
London is declared more crowded thai
Paris. 1t is difficult to get a bed any
where. American visitors overrun tn
hotels waiting for the Derby.
Bellini's piano, on which he composet
his earliest operas, has Just been foun,
in the possession OF lady at Catania
whose husband bought it Tor el los.
Fourteen thousand girls are ATTENDING
the London School Board Cookery cen
ters. Still further facilities for increas
ing this number are now being made.
Consumption in the German Army i
greatly dreaded by the authorities, sine
the recent Partisan Medical Congress pre-
nounced that the disease was contagious
The agitation in connection with tn
scheme for improving the condition {
the people of the West Highlands an
islands oi Scotland continue and inter
, sites.
The Berlin Conference met last wee
for the last time. 1t has been settle
that the election OF the natives will b
held soon after Malietoa has been reir
stated.
The agrarian agitation, which is ri
suit of the widespread misery in the ayr
cultural districts OF Italy, has now sprea
to several provinces, and particularly
Lombardy.
A report from Sumatra states that tn
volcanic crater on the west coast of tn
island, which has been quiet for sever;
centuries, was active during the midd
of February.
Bankruptcy in England ranks next
, high caime. Ii member OF Parli;
ment loses his property and be adjud
Gated bankrupt, he at once loses h
seat in that august body.
Don Jose Xorrill, called the SPANS
, Victor Hugo, is to be crowned Poet LAT
reate OF Spain at his approaching 81:
, tieth birthday. The ceremony is to tai
! place at the Alhambra Palace.
A French fisherman who was reporte
lost, and whose property was divided u
I returned all right after an absence OF Nv