Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-09-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
An Epitome of the Happenings Of
Two Hemisphere.
What is Transporting in the Congress OF
the United States-0ther Very
Interesting News.

for military meetings ana uriiis.
special Grand Jury has been called
10 investigate the crimes recently COM
mitted in Cincinnati.
The Johnstown Flood Commission has
appropriated So 900 to coatinne the work
OF searching for the dead.
An UNANIMOUSLY unsanitary state OF al
fairs has been unearthed on Blackweiis
Island, New York City's prison.
A party of expert oil drillers has just
sailed from New York to India, where
they are wanted to search for oil.
The New York Produce Exchange has
unanimously adopted resolutions APP
proving Blaine's reciprocity policy.
Travellers returning from Europe COM
plain bitterly OF the dearness OF every
thing relating TO the material living.
A large number Of counterfeit $40 bills
~ the Geruania Nationsl Bank OF New
Orleans are in circulation in Kansas
City.
For the first six months OF this year
there were / ,l03 foreclosures OF farm
mortgages in 43 out of l05 counties IN
Kansas.
II is reported from Kansas City that
the Armours are packing the syndicate
organized some time ago to night the
whisky trust.
The ladies' OF Wakeman, Ohio, have
organized a crusade against hop tea
which il steamed beer OF about half the
usual strength.
Philadelphia police are raiding Chin
esc gambling houses. Two hundred
and twenty-five players were captured
the other night.
The grape crop of New Jersey will be
a failure this year, owing to rot and the
rose bug. The loss 10 growers will be
more than 100000.
The National Farmers Congress, at
its recent session in Council Bluffs, Iowa,
chose the golden rod as the national
flower by unanimous vote.
New York fat renters are demanding
large reduction in their rent, and
owing to the over-supply OF flats are
likely to get what they ask for.
The gross earnings OF the Wabash
road for the year ending June 80, 1890,
were sl3, 352,S72; operating expenses,
$a,673, 22i net earnings, s3,679,65l.
Contracts have been signed for the
construction OF tunnel mile and a
half in length at Niagara Falls i'll fur
therance Of big scheme to develop wa
ter power.
The Msssrs. Colt, Hartford gun-mak-
ers. gave 81 600, 900 for the right to
make in the United States Gifford's
new carbonic acid gas gun, which kills
at 500 yards.
Vice President Byran of the Worlds
Fair Directory has resigned, owing TO
the scandalous charges made concerning
his management, but which he denoun-
ces as untrue.
A new hotel is being erected at For
tress Monroe which will be second only
in cost and style to Mr.. Flagler's hotel at
1t. Augustine, Fla The new hotel will
have eleven elevators.
The Board of Education in Columbus,
Ohio, has just decided that hereafter
there will be no difference in the salaries
paid 10 men and women who are teach
ers in the public schools.
The older officers OF the navy are said
to be giving way to younger men, owing
to their inability to adapt themselves to
the new conditions created by the build
ing of modern war ships.
The plan Of obtaining water for Boston
from Lake Winnipiseogee in New Hamp-
shire has been suggested. Park Com
missioner Thomas l.. Livermore figures
that this could be done for $40, 4S5, 900.
The corn crop for this year is esti-
mated at GOO, 900 900 bushels. In 1889
il was 2,ll3,O 900 600 bushels-the largest
ever harvested The average crop for
five years past has been 1900, 600, 900
bushels.
At the Wilson-street crossing OF the
New York, Chicago and st. Louis rail
road az Chicago locomotive without
warning dashed into motor car which
was filled with passengers. One Young
lady was killed and fifteen persons in
jured.
IL is announced that James Wilson,
who conducted large banking business
at Streator, ILL.,, has made an assign
ment with liabilities at $50, 200, assets
unknown. Unfortunate speculation in
California lands is the reason given for
the failure.
One of the incidents of the coming
celebration of the golden Jubilee
bilee OF Bishop Loughlin of BROOKLYN
will be grand parade of Catholics. 1t
is predicted that there win be $1,000
Catholics in line. This parade will take
place ON the night of October II.
The customs officers at New York Sci
xed $4,000 worth OF jewelry brought
from Europe by W. n Medhurst. the
Young Englishman who inherited $500
600 iron his uncle recently. The lew
elry had monogram that did not cor
respond with Nedhurst's initials.
A large vein of pure wkite sand. suit
able for making glass, has been found
near Pittsburg, Penn. The discovery
viii save the glass manufacturers OF that
city thousands of dollars annually, as
they have hitherto been obliged to send
across the Allegheny mountains for their
sand.
Tie Corn Palace at Sioux City. Ia.
promises to be more novel, beautiful and
attractive than in preceding years. 1t
will be of Arabic design, and will cover
an area OF 264x264 feet. with main |
tower 40 feet tall. The principal room |
viii be octagonal in shape and have !
diameter OF l66 feet.
A bill introduced by ingalls, in the |
Senate and Thompson of Ohio in the |
House TO amend the Act creating Civil |
Government for Alaska is to remedy a
defect in the law which has prevented
British owners OF sealing vessels con-
demned by the United States District