Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-03-18
THE Old WORLD.

The iron cupola of the Flora concert |
hall, Hamburg, fell, burying iriy-eieht
workmen. Five were tax, II out dead,
eight severely injured, and five Others are
missing.
The election 10 fill the vacancy in the
Commons caused by the mys' erious dis
appearance OF Jasper d. Pyne, Home
Ruler, resulted in the election of Fred
Webb, Home Ruler.
Information has reached Paris that
some OF the troops of the King of Di
honey attacked the French post at Lo-
tonon, Senegal The French repu' sed
them and killed sixty.
The French Cabinet council at the
Elyses decided 10 postpone for the pres
ent the release of the Duke of Orleans.
He will be transferred to the central
prison The next Cabinet council will
probably fix the date Of his pardon.
Lord Salisbury recently complained to
NJ. Washington, French Minister TO
Eng and, of French intrigu,s netting
Canadians to agitation for separation
NJ. Washington replied that he had no
information OF any such proceedings.
The British schooner Glenn has been
coast of Maine. Some OF the crew were
taken off after suffering terribly from
exposure. Four others had p eviously
left the vessel, and it is feared they have
persisted.
| Advices from Mozambique state that
the Makolt los, melted by agents of the
East African Lakes Company, had at
tackled the natives, supplied with arms
and ammunition by the agents Scotch
miss onaries arrested host lities and re-
stored order.
| The leaking out OF the French govern
ment'a intention to release the Duke OF
| Orleans has caused the Radicals in the
Chamber Of Deputies to propose that
immediate amnesty be granted all pr
sons found guilty o, strike oifenses dur
ing the past decade.
| Several embassies in London are ex-
pressing great irritation at the suppos ii
tampering with letters from their govern
ments in the postottice 1t is certain
that Lord Salisbury has in many in
stances shown himself acquainted with
secret contents before the legation them
selves received them.
/ American and German rabbits at Per
lin have petitioned the Holy Father to
take firm st md against the false accu-
sation that Hebrews perform bloody rites
ut their pass )ver They ask his Holiness
to declare pontfica ly that this statement
has been proved to be unfounded by
study of Hebrew Scriptures and rites.
Persecution OF Jews in Russia and
Germany has led to proposals for He.
brew congress, to be held at Amsterdam
the coming summer. The prime ipal meas
ure to be discussed will be raising a fund
to be oevoted to protection OF their
brethren from the persecution and avid.
ious distinctions to which they are now
subjected.
The insane King of Bavaria has now
fallen into a condition OF stupor, with
occasional outbreaks of violence Twice
he broke all the front windows in his
apartment, and since then the glass has
been protected by wire The king's
t beard is very long and thick, IA he will
. not permit it to be trimmed He Otter
wash, his hands and face, but can l.
dom be prevailed to take Il bath.
$ Lewis, member for Antrim, has giver
Y notice in Parliament that he will move
\ that the House deplores that Dillon ano
t O'Bfieu and seven other members haC
g been declared parties to a treasonabl,
0 conspiracy. and that Parnel and man,
T others have b EN- declared parties to
4 criminal conspiracy AN the Hous,
q ti~ds the conduct of such members de
= serving of severe condemnation.
n When Sir Arthur Sullivan was toll,
that the "Star- Spangled Banner wa
to he sung at the rise OF the curtain a
o "The Gondoliers on account of it's be
e ing Washington's birthday, he burst on
:, laughing and said hat after the terribl,
= scoring the American press had gvei
/, the opera he did not know whether t,
!, take it as a compliment or not He adde,
Il his opinion that the Americans were pc
!. culiar people.
g There is a great deal of agitation il
+ English Parliamenta circles over tn,
y allegation made by Chamberlain in ,
' lett r to the London Times that the Glad
stone party has made a la gain with tn,
Parnell party to the prejudice OF unde
nominational education. agreen. t,
abandon opposition to Ca no ic h o,
for Irish support on other things. Nor
4 ley and Sexton have been interviewe,
r on the subject, and deny any such con,
pact.