Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-12-20
EASTERN ITEMS.
MINNEAPOLIS TRIBUNE BUILDING
BURNED.
Express Robbery at Fort Worth-BiG
Fire at Boston Cyclone in North
Carolina-aeporto of the Life
Saving Service.

Fire at bOeton-OycfOno IN NOrto
Carolina-Report of the Life
Saving Service.
Keyhort, New Jersey, had $4,000
blaze.
Six people burned to death in Phila-
delphia fire.
Blaine has had another severe attack
Of lumbagc.
Robert Banner is in love with his new
flley, Sunol.
Judge Terry's brother is going to
Washington to fight the Maggie case.
The Cronin trial was interrupted by
the death Of juror North's daughter.
Alfred Russell, Of Detroit, will succeed
Stanley Matthews on the supreme bench.
The Metbodsts will hold their next
national missionary convention at Bos-
ton.
Warmers medicine plant has been
sold TO an English syndicate for $5,000,-
900.
Financial troubles caused State Geolo-
gist Favette, OF Indiana, to commit sui
eide.
Eastern papers comment on the presi-
dents message with the usual partisan
bias.
Only three absentees were reported at
tho nnnniny nf tha national
house.
Two Solomon Mountain, Colorado.
miners were blown into thousand
pieces.
Mrs. Parnoll says that her distin-
guished son has beggared himself for his
country.
The Quebec coroner is getting after
soothing syrups as the cause OF slaughter
Of infants.
The barbed wire syndicate scheme
fell through, several larger firms refused
to combine.
The Pacific express Office at Fort
Worth was robbed by an unknown ex-
pert Of $4,000.
A bungling sheriff tried to execute w.
II. Harvey, at Guelph. Ont. The victim
slowly choked to death.
Andrew Banks, Of Baltimore, an
ex-member OF the legislature, has failed.
Liabilities, 1850, 900; assets, 100000.
The Germania was lost at Long
Branch. The drunken captain, Wind
horst, and eight sailors were drowned.
The protracted rains and present
floods have disheartened the Virginia
farmers. Corn is rotting in the fields.
Mohawk valley, and large areas in Min
pesota and the borders of the great
lakes.
The Denver & Fort Worth, ard the
Union Paci6c's Colorado lines will be
absorbed by the Union Pacific, Denver
4 Gulf.
Boston's conflagration last week de-
stroyed sl0,000,000 in property, two
acres OF magnificent structures, and sew
eral lives.
The republican house caucus in its
vote for speaker, stood: Reed 50, Me-
KiEley 80. Cannon 10, Henderson IA,
Burrows 10.
New York's grand jury recommends
the abolition Of the underground system
OF electric wires.
A suit for 800 900 royalties is pending
between barbed wire companies before
Judge Gresham.
The dressed beef senatorial investigat-
ing committee is hearing testimony
at Washington.
Twelve men were seriously injured in
last weeks football matches, owing to
desperate playing.
Many lives were lost and settlements
de- astated, by cyclone in Buford
county, North Carolina.
The famous Durant- Bonnybel case al
Denver, upon which millions were de
pending, was won by the Bonnybel mine
owners, and wine flowed like water al
Denver's bars.
The industrial congress. in session a
Washington, opposed Reeds election t.
the speakership on account of his rela
tons with corporations.
The sum OF 100000 is owing tn,
FEDERAL government on judgments on va
rious courts. An appropriation o
$40 900 is asked for to look them up anC
collect where possible.
Four little girls, the children of Hugh
Dunn, found key Of powder at Elliots
vile, Virginia, and in some way set i
off All four were blown to pieces
Their mother has gone crazy.
Minneapolis suffers from disastrous
and tragic fire. The Tribune's eight
story building burned. Many lost thei
lives by sutfocstion, burning and Jump
ing. The loss is nearly half a million,
The entire herd of cattle of nearl,
$4,000 head, belonging to ex-Senato
Dorsey, in Northern New Mexico, ar,
advertised to be sold at mortgage sale a
Clayton, N, NJ, December 2, to satisfy
claim OF s65 900.