Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-11-12

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Ex-Oueen Isabella, OF Spain, recently
won $4n 900 on horse race.
The mackerel fishing on the coast oil
Ireland is improving steadily.
France is arming. She does not like
the German garrisons along the Rhine.
Ninety-nine royal personages will at
tend the coming royal wedding In Attn
4 ems.
Heavy rainfall and cold weather all
over Austria and Hungary have quenched
the last hopes of a good vintage.
The Queen OF Roumania, so widely
known for her miscellaneous writings,
has become martyr to nervous neural
gia.
/ At the Mayoralty of Berthecourt,
France, babies are now Baptized in the
name of the Republic, and 30 duly regis
| tered.
The Bread Trust in London is made
NJ OF companies now earning II per cent
aud which expect under the trust to earn
20.
Miss Braddon, whose Lady Audley's
! Secret" came ont early in the COS, Las
issued another novel, her ffty-frst, in
| London.
Vice Admiral Bartsch has written an
article, advocating ship canal to Berlin
1t is stated Count Won Moltke approves
the project.
| Germany proposes to vigorously en-
| force the legislation against Socialism,
and will increase the inquisitional pow
ers Of the police.
The rainfall has destroyed the cotton
crops in the Yang-Tse-K iang valley,
China, and a famine is imminent. The
price OF rice has trebled
| Chinese imperial officials, headed by
| Ii Hung Chang, the viceroy, are making
the best efforts for ratification OF the
Cheefoo Telegraph Convention.
| Mr. Goodman, of England, on a bet,
smoked eighty-six cigars to an inch in
length in twelve hours. He ate a chop
and took brandy during the ordeal.
African diamonds have become too nu-
merous for the European market, and
the largest trade is now done with Japan,
whose people are growing rich.
Several thousand Jews, who have been
expelled from Russia and have taken
Temporary refuge in England, intend to
90 out az colonists to the Argentine Re
public.
Three ladies ran for election to the
French Chamber of Deputies-Madame
Potonie, Madame Saint Helairr and
Madame Astie de Valseyre. They were
all beaten.
The steamer Vulcan, connected with
Capt,in Wissman's expedition, has been
wrecked on the Fast African coast, and
several OF the crew were slain by ne
groes.
The payment of the debts of the late
King of Bavaria will not be completed
until 1908. They are now being paid
off out OF the Bavaria civil list at the rate
Of f55, 900 pounds year.
Thomas Monahan, an Irish million-
aire, who lived in Melbourne for half
century, died recently. He was one OF
the 36J poor Irish immigrants who sailed
for Australia in 1889.
Prince Bismarck received over one
thousand kilograms of congratulation on
the occasion OF the twenty ami
versary OF his appointment as President
OF the Prussan Cabinet.
Lonlon has cheap and fairly good gas,
and big capital is invested in gas plants.
The electric light accidents in America
are dwelt on in London papers to buttress
up the gas companies.
The Eifel couture is the latest social
eccentricity in London. 1t is the revival
,,f hA ct.rx Eu,r Il IS 4,
Eighteenth century, and makes most
women look like rights.
Lord Brassey is deeply interested in
the question OF assisted migration. and
is one of Il number of capitalists who
have purchased huge tract of land in
Canada on which to settle colony of
British laborers.
The city of Livorno, Italy, is at pres
ent excited over the disappearance OF the
Duchess d'Aurel, a member of one of the
most arstocratic houses in the kingdom,
who has left debts to the amount OF $780,
900 behind her.
Owing to the great success of the exh-
biton, the Parisians are suggesting that
it should be kept open beyond the ori9i-
nal limit-October Stat least for an adj
ditional for night Foreign exhibitors,
however, do not favor the idea
There is place in the Paris Exhibi- |
ton plan marked Panama, and in the |
grounds a little building bearing that |
name, but there is no plan and no ex-
hibit. Just as the Exhibition opened |
the Panama Company went into the !
hands OF the liquidators.
The Eiel tower came high, but the
stockholders are glad they have it, as it |
has paid its cost, about $1,N0, 900, and
be permanent it is likely to prove very
handsome investment for those who
backed the aspiring architect.
The Prince of Wales chief footmau. a
turnkey, who enjoys the title of sergeant
iootman," has just been fined by Lon
don police magistrate for keeping a foot
man on his own account without paying
the usual license required by British law
for the privilege of having male domestic
servants.
The first small-bore rifles for the Ger.
man army were issued two weeks ago to
a single battalion OF guards, and the re-
suit OF their being practically tested was
regarded as satisfactory. 1t is said thai
Germany has already sufficient smoke
less powder in stock to last for the first
lew months of general war.
All the natives of Senegal, AMMAN and
New Caledonia at the Paris Exhibition
nave been provided with frame houses
IN the exhibition grounds and an album