Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-08-05
THE OLD WORLD.

The herring fishing in the North Isles
has opened very favorably.
The Transvdal Volksraad has adopted
the dual chamber scheme.
The Germans are said to be importing
large quantities of trade rum into Africa.
An International chess congress will
meet at Manchester, England, August
I'D.
The formal cession of Heligoland to
Germany will, it is expected, take plac {.
in October next.
A SPANISH Gardiner, while pursuing
smugglers at Gibraltar, accidentally shot
aud killed British sentry.
The Hamburger Nachrichten declares
that the Frankfort interview with Bis
marck is in exact form and correct.
The city of Hamburg has surplus of
", ,o93. OF this amount $l,f50, 900
were from last years receipts.
British police in Burman are accused
of torturing natives charged with Of
lenses in order to extort confessions.
As result OF Admiral Lands resigua-
ton, the Chinese government declares
Il will never entrust real authority in
the navy to any foreigner.
Herr Leibreck and large number of
Socialists, who were expelled from Ger
many, are returning to that country,
the time OF their expulsion having ex-
pired.
1t was announced in the British
House of Lords that the government did
not intend to work the telephone lines,
but that it was prepared to license COM
panies for that purpose.
Reports received at Montreal by the
Canadian Live Stock ASS citation saw
the boards of trade in Scotland are NOV
lug 10 have American cattle shipped via
the st. Lawrence river.
Conflicting reports are in circulation
at Durham regarding affairs in Mata belle.
land, bat the AGENTS of the South Africa
Company contradict the alarming rumors
and say that all is peaceful and quiet
The German Students Club at Prague
subscribed 900 marks to the Bismarck
mem rial fund, whereupon the police of
that city ordered the club dissolved uu-
lAss the members cancc lied their obliga-
tons.
The Russian Ambassador has ex-
pressed to the Turkish Grand Vizier
Russia's regret at the riots in Erzeroum.
He feared the excitement in Armenia
would entail trouble both on Russia and
Turkey.
The returns issued by the London
Boari of Trade show that during the
month of June the Imports increased
e3,600,0l0 and the exports increased
e2,Sfl,O00, rs compared with the CORE.
s onding moath last year.
A larse trait OF Bavaria is infested
with worms, which are destroying YER
dure OF all kinds with great rapidifv. 1t
Is estimated that upward OF SOC, 900 pine
trees have been ruined, while vines and
smaller plants have been swept clean.
According to a return presented to
the Chamber by the Minister of Finance
there are l4,S0S families, each with
seven chi'dren or more, which have
claimed exemption from certain taxes
recently voted by the French Parlia-
ment.
The French precautions against chol
era on the Spanish frontier are to be
much more stringent than in 1884. All
the fourteen mountain passes are to be
watched, and if the cholera apnears
north OF the Ebro posts will be established
i'll them.
The French postoffice department II
examining new and original s stem
Tor distributing newspapers through the
p .pa Every publication is to provide
the central postoffice with the list of its
subscribers and every number is to be
seat to the subscribers without wrappers
or printed address.
The completion OF new fast ship. in
Tended Tor the Russian fleet in the Black
sea, ls announced. She is a dispatch
b a., l4o feet in length and l5feet hean
and is named the Adler. On her trial
UP she made tweuty-six knots an hour.
Three gunboats Of equal swiftness are
now being built. a''