Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-05-21

Work on the Eleventh Census Begun
London to Have an Underground
Electric Railroad.
italy has 10, 900 licensed beggars.

Preparatory work has already begun on
the eleventh census.
The Weldon Extradition bill has passed
the Canadian senate.
The crop reports from Minnesota and
Dakota are favorable.
Beautiful modern houses near London
rent for 5000 per year.
A rich gold discovery is reported ia
Franklin county, Va.
There was $75, 900 fire ut Buena Vista,
Col, on the 2Sth inst.
Henri Rocheforts son committed sui
eide at Bona, Algeria.
silk weavers to go to New York are
advertised for in Switzerland.
The American Samoan Commissioners
are at London, on their way to Berlin.
A team from the Manhattan Athletic
Club will be brought to the Pacific Coast.
Edinburgh has voted the freedom of
the city to Parnell by vote OF IA to IL,
The Standard Oil company has come
into possession OF the st. Louis Gas Trust.
Burglars secured $23 900 from the post
Office mt La Harpe, H., on the 9th inst.
James, the deposed Long Branch
preacher, has been arrested on three
charges.
There were 1913 deaths from pneumonia
in New York city during the week end
ing April IL.
London is to have an underground cleo
trio railroad that will 'do' two miles in
ten minutes.
Yellow Jack swung southwark from
Floriday and has killed 1000 people at Rio
since last fall.
Those who didn't get good claims in
the Oklahoma rush declare the whole
thing a swindle.
Some uneasiness is felt at the City OF
Mexico over reported tilibustering in
Lower California.
Emperor William has been instru-
churches in Berlin.
A man died from sunstroke at Okla
homa City last week while sitting on his
claim unprotected.
Lady Lonsdale sailed on the Umbra on
the 9th inst, to join her husband, who
is in San Francisco.
A fire in the Lee Deening Company's
establishment at st. Louis, on the 18th,
caused loss Of $l25,000.
Scott Bailey, the negro who assaulted Il
young lady at Halifax courthouse, Va,
recently, was caught and lynched.
In Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn,
which was opened in 1910, the go ,000th
interment took place there recently.
The City OF Paris, the new steamer
which has just completed its first trip,
cost $2,500,000 and can accommodate
2000 passengers.
George Francis Train has tasted eleven
days. He drinks only water, which he
thinks is sufficiently nourishing to any
one but glutton.
At the Texas Spring Palace in Fort
Worth, l73 varieties of Texas grass will
be exhibited. The exhibition will be
opened this month.
Billy Wilson, of st. Paul, Mimi, a
heavy weight, says that he is anxious to
meet Peter jackson in fight to finish.
Both are colored men.
Barron's amendment to the supply bill -,
increasing the duty on saw-logs Tor eX-
port from Canada, has been rejected by
the Canadian parliament.
The women of Paris now indulge in
cigarettes made of tea, and the effect on
the nerves is much more marked than
that exercised by tobacco.
There is bad show for wheat in Rus
STA as well as in Austria, bat there is Il
bright outlook in oil the wheat-growing
districts of the United States.
Colonel d. B. Dyer, OF Kansas City,
has been elected mayor OF Guthrie, Okla
homa, AS compromise candidate.
Gamblers are being driven away.
The Prussian Minister of War, at re-
cent reception to the Emperor, surprised
his guests with music furnished by an
orchestra made up OF army officers.
An Englishman has made toy con
tanning 400 animals and men. They are
all put in motion by windmill turned
10y the current from burning candles.
There is considerable excitement in
Saline county, Mo-, over the discovery OF
gold near Arrow Rock, Il California eX-
pert having pronounced it rich find.
The bark j. w. Scammell, from St,
Johns, n. F., for Rio Janeiro, ran into
New York, her crew having mutined.
They say that the vessel is unseaworthy
The managers OF the Western roads
met at Chicago on the 9th to consider
the proposition OF lessening the time be-
tween Chicago and Ogden. 1t is claimed
fast trains are too expensive.
Lieutenant Dorr, who eloped from
West Point with the wife OF Lieutenant
Tottten, about two years ago, is now
manager OF the Rarrios estate in Guate-
mala and is living splendidly.
Postmaster Edward S. Unison, at Ash
borne, Penn, shot burglar dead while
breaking into the postotfice, on the 9th.
Unison, who was sick in bed with pneu-
monia, was appointed only two weeks
ago.
At Chelsea Park, Kansas City, Mo-, on
the 18th, bridge across an artificial lake
gave way and precipitated about seventy
five person into seven feet OF water.
Most of them scrambled out or were as
sisted on shore, more frightened than
hurt, but fifteen We're injured, four OF
them severely.
On the 2sth inst, horrible railroad
accident occurred on the Grand Trunk
road, near Hamilton, Ont, in which
seventeen people were killed. Two cars
were telescoped and Immediately took
fire. burning those who were crippled