Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-10-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
An Epitome Of the Happenings Of
Two Hemisphere.
What is Transpiring in the Congress Of
the United States-other Very
Interesting News.

Interesting News.
biz cattIeman says all the stock viii
he removed from the Cherokee strip on
time.
New York importers and iobbers say
business has not been 50 active Tor years
as now
The POPULATION OF st. Paul is now
given al 1885, SOL; that OF Minneapolis,
1854 $50.
The Jamaicans propose to retaliate ior
any discrimination by our government
against their sugar.
The present store of silver in the
United States Treasury is 5000 tons--a
trifie 81 $50 carloads.
The Erie canal last year moved b.S7u-
500 tons 81 freight--a very large showing,
hat not the largest in its history.
Ohio ranks first in the number Of PEN
sisncrs and ia the amount paid IN pen
siors 10 the residents OF that State,
Nearly 5000 miles OF submarine cable
are shortly to hi added to the telegraph
system of Central and South America.
large purchase has been made in
Northwestern Texas BY spectators, who
propose 10 lease the property 20 cattle
men.
A meeting was held at fankton, 5. u,
to take steps to counterfeit the false re.
ports regarding the alleged crop failure
in South Dakota.
The form Of real-essate deeds has been
reduced from three pages TO one in New
York. and the cost OF recording from
SI.75 to Sd cents and 81 each.
The Farmers Alliance in the South is
to withhold large amounts OF cotton
from market In order 10 increase the
present prices for the product.
The corn crop having proved a disas-
trous failure, Kansas farmers are prepar-
ing their lands for wheat, and the acre
age Of that grain win be very large next
season.
The buildings erected last year in
twenty-eight OF the largest cities OF TINS
country cost 1886, l55, 557, or $lS4 900 Wo
more than the railroads constructed dur
ing the year.
The New York World says that the
killing OF Rarrundia was an outrage
without possible excuse or pai,iation, ioi
which Minister Miner ought to b.
called 10 the severest account.
Chicagoans are becoming interested il
project To purchase the ruins OF elassii
pelphi. which ii is said can be done 10
$4,000. II IL believed excavations il
the vicinity will repay the investors
The Chicago Worlds Fair Director
have made good financial report. The.
have. thew say fully $5,oo0,o00 OF vaii'
and unconditional subscriptions an'
over sgM 900 subscribed toward the sec
ond $780, 900,
II is stated that the President has beef
advised by several prominent Republic
ans To reconvene Congress If the Fedora
election hill il not acted on, and that M
interest in the measurewill prompt hin
10 take their advice.
The withdrawal Of national-bank note
from circulation during the last lively
months was $23, COZ, 600 in round nun
hers. but in spite Of this there was ne
increase 81 $45, 756, a32 in the amount {
different kinds OF money in circulation
The total gross exchanges for the las
week, as shown by dispatches from tn
leading clearinghouse OF the Unite
states ana tlAldAd, MttN I'll sbibtt-
an increase Of 50 per cent. MS compare
with the corresponding week last yea
The Maryland Law school has deter
mined it will admit no more colore
students. Last year two graduated wit
high honors, and two more were admi
ted The white students, howeve
started an agitation against them wit
the above result.
The Baltimore grand jury in it's la
report spoke emphaticaliy OF the goe
results which have attended the higl
license law, which went into effect la
MAY. The report states that midnigl
drunkenness. formerly very common
has almost disappeared.
According Ia statistics Maine me
claim to be one OF the most popular,
not the most popular, summer resorts
the United States. 1t has been estimat,
that no less than 100000 tourists ha'
visited the delightful regions tn
abound on her coast and inland duril
the past two months.
Warden Dnrston of Auburn prison 4
mics that he sold the chair in viii,
Kemmler was executed to a London IN
scum manager. He says; 1.-THE cha
is locked in room beneath my otfic
II was placed there Immediately aft
the execution, and has not been toneh'
since | have not seen it.
There is trouble among the apostles
anarchy al Chicago. faction want Il
subsidy To Mrs A. Il. Parsons and Mr.
q. Spies, wife and mother Of two OF Il
executed Anarchists. stopped, whl'
act meets with much opposition, a. il
claimed thai with those names striek'
off the subscriptions would alnos, ceas
az they were strong drawing cards.
Word has been received at New Yo
that Robert Ray Hamilton, the wealth
banker hose name il widely known
to newspaper readers in connection wi
the trial OF his wife early in the year !
cutting aifray with her maid at Ne
port, and who is now in the staee pris'
1T Trenton, \. j., was drowned in 4
Snake river in Yellowstone park.