Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-10-21
THE OLD WORLD.

THE OLD WORLD.
The dock strikers at Adelaide, Austria
liza, are returning to work.
The Egyptian officials consider the
seasons Nile flood, which is high, to be
perfect.
The French government il preparing
to crush the King Of Dahomey into sub
mission.
Davitt has advertised his Labor World
30 well that circulation OF 100000 is
claimed for it.
In the desert Of Sahara apparently in
exhaustible veins OF water have been
found in ar.esian wells lately bored
there.
According to the latest reports from
Barcelona and other infected districts in
Spain cholera is everywhere dying out
gradually.
1t is thought in Paris that the recent
Boulangist revelations will influence the
government to exile the Orleans family
from France finally and forever.
A decree has been issued by the Bra
lillian government authorizing an unlim-
tied issue of currency on gold basis by
the national banks. Speculation is great
ly increased.
Dispatches from Senegal say that
Chief Ahmadon besieged Kanakari, but
was repulsed by the French, who dis
persed the Chiefs army and killed 1886
of his men.
The Kurds are being armed by Tur-
key to resist the Russian forces on the
Armenian frontier. Russia is increas-
ing her army on the boundaries OF Aus
tria, Turkey and Persia.
The Moorish army has defeated and
routed the insurgents. The rebels lost
were made prisoners. All the leaders
captured were heheaded.
Much anxiety is felt in England re-
garding the exposition to Mashonaland
Africa. The warlike natives view the
proposition with much disfavor, and are
holding themselves in readiness for at
tack.
Three locomotives, helpers to the
great DIR. Schlieman in his work OF ex-
cavation, are now putting about the
ruins of Troy, where once the fleet
chariot OF Achilles dragged the body OF
Hector.
A San Salvador dispatch announces
the suspension OF the press censorship
in Salvador and the opening OF tele-
graph lines to Honduras. 1t is believed
the wire is still down between Salvador
and Guatemala.
One hundred Deputies and ffty-three
Senators OF the Canadian Parliament
have declared themselves in favor of di-
vorce laws similar to the measures now
in operation in France. Clergymen OPP
pose the project.
The Swedish elections for members of
the Riksdag are going against the pro-
tectionists, who have had majority in
the House for three years. The returns
now in show the election of l16 free
traders and 81 protectionists.
Prince Bismarck evidently does not
contemplate retirement from social life.
He has Just announced series of great
fetes to be given during the winter. His
receptions are always thronged, and he
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The old rumor is again revived of a
possible union of Portugal with Spain,
thus bringing the whole Iberian PENN
sula under one government. 1t is a ia
vorite project of the Liberal, anti-mo-
narchical people of two countries.
The renewed persecution of the Jews
is held responsible in some quarters for
the recent attempt on the Cars life, and
this allegation will doubtless be seized
upon as pretext for still further harsh
ness toward this prescribed people.
1t is said that the health of operatives
improves where electric lights are used.
Their appetites and their ability TO sleep
increase. This result is quite marked
in some cases in London The light is
also said to be better for the eyesight,
A dispatch from Shanghai SAYS that
the Chinese propose sending their mag
nificent fleet, now under command of
Chinese naval officers, on voyage across
the Pacific to prove to the world China's
ability to handle fleet in the open sea.
The Spanish party in Cuba complains
OF the damage to cigar manufacturers by
the new tariff bill, and asks the home
government for an immediate remedy
by way OF reform of the Spanish tariff
and the negotiations of treaty with the
United States.
The Gaulois says the English govern
ment has purchased large building at
Port Said and is transferring ii into a bar
racks and fortress, which will soon be
by British troops. This will
give England possession OF both ends of
the Suez canal.
The Hanover Courier asserts that
when Thompson, an official OF the Brit
ish East Africa Company, took posses
sion of Vitu he tore down and trampled
under foot the German flag and gave to
the natives portrait of Emperor Will
lam TO use as target.
A sensation has been caused in Rome
by the action of the Vatican authorities
in communicating the theological fac
ulty of the University of Coimbra. Por-
tugal, and prohibiting the new orlina-
ton OF priests in 1890. 1t is feared seri-
GUS consequences will result.
Boulanger says he is an enemy to the
present regime in France and a foe to
monarchy in any form. He also saws
that he eonsorted with royalists to OBJ
tain money for the promotion of his
cause. He found that they believed his
success would benefit theirs, and he sui
fered them to believe SO.
A great financial crisis is reported at
Manila. Hemp and sugar. the two prin-
cipal interests Of the Philippines, are in