Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-04
News of the Week

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school children OF Chicago are suffering
from influenza or complications thereof.
Judge Mcconnell has granted the mo-
ton OF John Kunze for new trial in the
Crunin case.
The Wyoming Legislature began its
regular session at Cheyenne Tuesday.
The event WAS signalized by the opening
OF the new $500 ,00O capitol.
In the hastings court at Petersburg the
grand jury returned mot u true bill 4" in
the case Of General Malone, charged with
\ the felonious shooting OF Herbert Harri-
son on the night Of November 5.
/ Heavy rains have swollen all the small
streams In Western Per nsylvania, and
DISPATCHES indicate considerable damage
! in Washington, Westmoreland and Allie
| gheny counties In Pennsylvania, and in
the vicinity of Wheeling, w. Va.
Repairs on the State Of California are
completed, and the vessel steamed to the
Spear street wharf. whence she sailed Tor
| Portland The cofferdam used on the
| State OF California will be placed on the
stern OF the Oregon, and her shaft and
screw will be examined. The bow Of the
Oregon, which was damaged in collision
with the Clan Mackenzie, has not yet
been repaired.
| Late at night gardener named Collins
crept into haystack near Los Angelesto
sleep. He was suddenly awakened by a
cracking noise, and crawled outjn time
TO escape being roasted, As he reached
the outer air he was accosted by tall
man, who, revolver in hand, ordered him
| away. The mysterious individual, with
the cry: IL am going TO hell" leaped
into the flames and persisted.
The bail OF Fannie Lyle and Pauline
| Townsend has been declared forfeited mt
| San Francisco, they falling 10 appear in
court for trial. These women were ar
| rested for stealing $3.50 from man in a
restaurant last October Fannie gave a
bail bond in the sum Of $1,000 for her APP
pearance when wanted. Pauline put up
5000 cash bail The parties are supposed
to be in Oregon.
AT Marysvile, $ D., farmers wife,
learning that the proceeds Of a mortgage
on her husbands farm had gone to defray
a whisky bill at one OF the numerous
"blind pigs" as drinking places are
termed there, collected sevsn more
women aud sailed forth armed with pick
axes, hatchets and other weapons Be
fore noon they had broken up several
"blind pigs" and utterly destroyed their
! fixtures and furniture.
| Influenza seems to have taken a firm
hold OF San Francisco. A canvass OF the
schools shows that % per cent. Of the
scholars, or total OF $500, are absent
thereirom, majority OF whom are sale
10 be suffering from the grippe. Fifty
eight policemen and fifty OF the fire de
partment are sick. The courts, city and
county officers, newspapers and large
business houses are Obliged to work shor,
Of men owing to the disease.
General West has introduced in thu
Mississippi senate a memorial to congress
asking for abrogation OF the fifteenth
amendment to the Federal constitution
and instrncting the Observation-Disclosures
IN congress in accordance Herewith
The memorial further directs the secre
tary Of state OF Mississippi TO furnish {
copy to the governor OF each state II
the Union, 10 be laid before their re-
speotive Legislatures.
Six Choctaw murderers were recentl'
executed at the same time at Fort Smith
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with much nerve, standing on the seat
fold fully twenty minutes while tn
preparations were being made. Their
was "A gentle swiug Of the ak blacl
bodies, bat not witch or shrug Al
were dead In from three TO six minutes
and George Malidon, who had hange'
seventy-fve persons before, performe'
the work apparently with relish.
As far az aquatic matters are concerned
Joseph Rogers has severed his connet
ton with Oarsman O'Connor. Roger
says: I'm paying attention to him
have been obliged to neglect my owl
work, and my business is rapidly increas
ing" In reference to ilanlan's remar
that he would yet win the championship
Rogers said; II don't think that h
would have any thance against . 'Connol
Ilanlan is great oMsrnan, but create
than he has appeared in the person {
William O'Connor.
The Johnstown relief committee hav
arranged fund Whereby 622 children
under 10 years OF age, orphaned by til
food, will receive 500 annually until the
reach the age OF Is Warn us other form
OF relief Tor the destitute were adopte,
: l'ne seoretary's report shows that ther
WERE estimated to have been drowned il
the Conemaugh valley ESQ persons, npI
Der OF bodies recovered 1865, identiHe
l04l, unidentified 6Jt, missing 6o5. TIL
relief fund received from vftfions source
amounted TO s2,003 ,073. Alter all e,
penditures tor relief have been yaid, eli
commission have on hand unexpended
balance of 1851,