Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-10-07
THE OLD WORLD.

sybil Sandarson has captured the
music-lovers at Brussels.
On the Black sea 400 steamships have
lust been loaded with wheat for England.
The situation in Switzerland is very
serious. Many Conservatives are arm
ing.
The Porte has authorized the estab-
lishment OF Russian school at Constan-
tinople.
In spite OF official denials the edicts
against the Jews are being enforced with
severity in Southern Russia.
John Dillon, William O'Brien, T. p.
Gill and Timothy Harrington are to sail
for America early in October.
Bismarck, Judging from the receptions
which he is getting while on his travels,
is still hero among the Germans
Great works at the cost Of 5000, 900
rupees have just been completed for
doubling the water supply OF Calcutta.
Luiz de Desendo, Rio Janeiro jewell
er. has bought from Dom Pedro for $780,
600 the Jewels Of the deceased Empress.
The Socialists at Berlin intend soon to
hold meetings to induce people to with
draw from membership of religious COM
munities.
The spread of immortality among the
school children of Munich and Berlin is
said to be alarming, owing to the teach
| ings of Socialism.
According to dispatch from Mexico,
when the United States recognizes Ezeta,
Geronimo Pou will come to Washington
as Envoy.
II pure milk only were sold in Lon
don, it is estimated that from 10000 to
&c, 900 more cows would be wanted to
keep up the supply.
The demand for photographs OF celeb
rites has fallen off so largely in London
that photographers are dropping that
branch of their business.
An Englishman has bought a part OF
Mount Olympus to prevent its desecra-
ton by an enterprising firm, which pro-
posed to erect hotel upon it,
Barrundia had eight Colts revolvers
when killed, and two had been taken
from him previously. His baggage con-
sisted almost entirely of ammunition.
t A company is being formed to estab-
: fish restaurants for the sale OF horse
, flesh dishes in the East End of London
: on a similar plan to those which are
running in Berlin and Paris.
French war ships have bombarded
several villages in the Society islands
The marines landed, and laid waste the
country, keeping up the work of devas
> tation until the natives submitted.
One result of the recent unfavorablt
: weather is an announcement that the
. price of bread in Edinburgh and Leitf
is to be raised a half penny per loaf
towing to the continued advance in tn,
q price of wheat and -four"
u Duke Constantine has been banishet
!, by the Car from st. Petersburg. HI
. has been sent to Archangel. The climate
is excessively cold in winter and warn
a in summer, with sudden transitions be
e tween the two extremes.
The Russian government will shortl,
!. form commission, consisting of repre-
. sentatives of various specially qualifie,
, public administrations and institutions
with instructions to prepare schem
n for opening up trade routes in Contra
y Asia.
: The London Chronicles Vienna cor
= respondent says it is estimated that tn
- losses by the foods in Central Europ
g will reach $20,000,000. Owing to tn
: damage to the beet crop, it likely tina
the Austrian sugar exports will be 60 pc
a cent, under the average.
" A Zanzibar dispatch says: The Ger
!, mans at Bagamoyo have published a nc
= tice permitting everybody to engag
y freely in the slave traffic, and only pre-
y hibiting the expectation of slaves b
y sea Arab shareholders are also author
: lied TO recover runaways.
IL General Campos is charged by the il
/ surgents with having sold out to the Al
+ gentine government after success wa
4 assured in their attempt to overthrow
a the government. Over 1900 dead an
y 1000 wounded were taken from tn
II Plaza Lavalle at Buenos Ayres.
Il In Fort de France, Martinique, whic
% city was recently nearly annihilated b
fire, the most OF the houses insured wer
under policies in the local company. tn
e Mutuelle de la Martinique, which it
- said will not be able to pay much Owe
10 per cent of the amounts insured.
1t A dinner was given to 100 laborers 1
ar London last week by a benevolent lad,
|: and the whole party was poisoned frol
re a corrosive deposit on the interior of III
II tea urn, which had not been properl
a cleansed. Three persons have died, an
re several are in a dangerous condition.
ne The organ of the German architec
r. at Berlin demonstrates by facts and fl
ures that the workmen engaged in Il
building trades have lost every stril
le they entered upon this year, and thi
III their wages are now lower than tho
70 paid them at the beginning of the Sc
y, son.
le II is announced that new club
a. shortly TO be established in London, Co
le sisting exclusively of Irishmen
'e- members will include artistic, literar
ng dramatic, musical and professional me
az As regards the gu stion of membersh
oii political and religious differences are
=, be strictly tabooed.
re The Russian Minister of the Interi
~ has sent orders to the local authoriti
of the territories ON the Baltic sea, whit
are largely inhabited by Professionals, n
to allow any public demonstrations to
made on October 81 That day is eel
tn brated by the Protestant Christians
TO those provinces as the anniversary
the Reformation.