Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-10-22

Monkey Detsctive-WaLts the Chi
nese Restriction Act Modified
Mutual Autopsy Society.

Turkey will reduce her army to equalize
the Budget.
The Rotterdam strike has ended favora-
bly, to the strikers.
The Gar has been cutting down famil.
expenses at a great rate lately.
A monkey detective recently brought a
criminal to justice at Singapore.
Prince Bismarck has completely re-
covered from his recent illness.
The Sultan OF Turkey is being treated
by German doctor for obesity.
King Humbert has sent bronze crown
to be placed on Garibaldi's tomb.
The South Sea Plantation Company OF
Samoa has issued loan OF $500, 900
marks.
A single charge OF powder for the l2-
inch guns provided for the English Navy
costs E8 los.
The French brig Augustine and the
British brig Oliver were wrecked lately
on Carmen Island.
The German Government has decided
not TO retaliate on Russia for the latter's
increase OF duties.
The Duke OF Portland has won nearly
five hundred thousand dollars on horse
racing during the season OF 1889.
The long talked OF work Of blasting
away the rocks at the Iron Gate OF the
Danube has been actually begun.
Extensive surveys are in progress with
view OF making new channel in the
Thames, capable OF floating the largest
ships.
An important slave trade convention
has just been signed by the representa-
tives of the British and Italian Govern
ments.
Brigandage is now rife in Macedonia,
and no fewer than 200 persons have been
murdered and robbed in the last two
months.
A handkerchief in the possession OF
the Empress OF Russia is said to have
cost $500. 1t took seven years to
make it.
London is to have new hotel on the
American plan, with colored walters,
canvas-back ducks, terrapins, soft crabs
and so on.
Mrs Maybrick-almost forgotten now
is doing her nine months OF solitary
confinement and daily does an allotted
task of needlework.
The famous German regiment known
as the Black Brunswickers is about to
exchange its time-honvred uniforms for
the Prussan pattern.
The Chinese Customs returns for the
second quarter OF this year show falling
off of nearly 100000 taels, compared
with the same period OF 1888.
At the approaching session of the
Skuptchina the Servian Government will
introduce bill to prohibit ex-Queen
Natalie from residing in Servia.
1t is said that sufficient sum OF money
has been subscribed in Rome to erect in
that city monument commemorative OF
the temporal power OF the Pope.
DR.. Nansen, the Norwegian explorer,
is organizing an expedition to the North
Pole. Twenty thousand pounds have
already been subscribed toward the ven
ture.
New postage stamps are soon to be
introduced in Germany. They differ
from those now in use, both in color and
in the form of the imperial eagle and
crown.
By curious coincidence the receipts of
the Suez Canal on August LIST reached
the same amount as the total on the same
date last year. having been 10000
francs.
The British Government has asked the
Dominion Government to modify its
Chinese Restriction Act, as it interferes
with the relations of Great Britain and
China.
1t is said that Queen Victoria is
anxious that the Earl of Fife, her new
grandson, shall be assigned to the post
of Governor General OF the Dominion of
Canada.
English medical experts are now Inak-
ing strong arguments i'll favor of the
corset. Thus little by little evidence ac-
csmulates to show that the corset has
come to stay.
In Paris is the so-called Mutual Autopsy
Society. BY its rules the body of de-
ceased member belongs to 1t, and an au-
topsy shall be held in sight OF the
society's members.
The naval court-martial at Halifax, N.
s., on the wreck Of her Majesty's snip
Lily has reprimanded Captain Russell and
First Lieutenant Hewett and dismissed
them nom the ship.
ID appears TO be the opinion OF almost
all the officers who have watched the
Hungarian Army maneuvers this year
that smokeless gunpowder is an indisens-
able adjunct to the repeating rifle.
Minister Phelps presented his creden-
tails to Emperor William few days ago,
and was detained so long in informal
conversation. by the Kaiser that he
missed his train back to Berlin.
A descriptive article on trip to Russia
was lately published in an English maya
zine over the name of Jennie s.
Churchill" This is Lady Randolph
Churchill, formerly Miss Jennie Jerome
OF New York.
Leading Madrid journals express q
hope that the Spanish re-
publics, now having representatives to
the Congress of American Nations, Will
not allow themselves to become satellites
of the United States.
Amy Levy, the young English girl
who had become famous in literature at
a bound, died few days ago suddenly at
the age OF twenty-three. Her latest
book, Reuben Sachs" made sensa-
ton and received high praise.
A Vienna millionaire who died short
time ago had such an antipathy to dark
ness that he provided by will for an cleo
tric light to be kept burning in the vault
duri a N anfira tho mt ~ h -
coffin also to be electrically lighted.