Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-11-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
An Epitome Of the Happenings Of
Two Hemisphere.

What Is Transporting at the Capital 0
the United States-0ther Very
Interesting News.
The steamer Elysia landed ,038 ItaE
ians at New Orleans Sunday.
Mexico IL shipping great quantities Of
cigars into the United States.
Austin, Texas, has voted ~ 400, 600 for
water works and electric lights.
Thus far Georgia is the only State to
enact Lees birthday, January 10, into a
holiday.
A society has been incorporated in
New York 10 protect the young French
sewing girls.
The gold fields in the Arbuckle noun
tains In Texas are attracting much at
tention In that section.
Secretary Noble has instructed Indian
agents TO permit the Sisters 10 live in
seciusion II they 30 desire.
Ann Elizabeth Taylor OF Westchester
has one Of the original treaties made be-
tween Penn and the Indians.
DIR. Cooke, who has been missing from
Chicago, has been found Mt Philadelphia.
lie II thought TO be deranged.
The term OF the Mexican and Guate-
malan Boundary Commission has been
extended for two years longer.
One effect OF the new tariff il the en-
ployment of l. $50 more people by the
Washington mills at Lawrence, Mass.
Mexico has signed a contract to inn
prove the harbor OF San Bias on the Pa
cific. The cost Is estimated at t600, 900.
The tests OF armor-plate at Annapolis
have resulted in corner in nickel
There are mines In Virginia which will
be developed.
Iowa physicians are interested in a
dropsical patient, who has been tapped
TAI times and goes about the household
duties notwithstanding.
Illustrated papers are threatened In
Vermont. A bin has been introduced
In that State to forbid and make punish
able the making Of caricatures.
II liz stated that over 900 live sheep
and lambs have passed through st. John
on the way for New England within a
few days despite the Mckinley bill.
The New York Herald prints history
OF the Johnstown pa food, and charges
unwise and corrupt distribution Of the
large sum raised bv the civilized world
In behalf Of the sufferers.
correspondent OF the New York
Herald says that the suit of the Alaska
Commercial Company against the North
American JompsRv for 800 900 will re-
suit in scandalons revelations.
The census agent to gather statistics
relating TO viticulture says that Arizona
Is the coming sherry-making region Of
this country and will one day be to us in
that respect what Spain Is TO the world
to-day.
The last Georgia Legislature passed
law requiring all steam railroads to pro-
vide separate and equal accommodations
for the colored and white races. Such n
law went into effect in Louisiana few
weeks since.
The Canadian authorities are making
an investigation with view OF deter
mining whether Dillon and O'Brien
would be liable TO arrest as fugitives
from justice In the event OF their going
10 Canada before their return TO Ireland.
The date OF the big billiard match be-
tween Schaefer and Slosson has been
fixed for December /. The men are to
meet at Chickering hall, New York. II
will be q fourteen-inch baIk-line game
for 81 900 and the worlds championship
challenge cup.
New York Herald's Washington
special says: II il understood that Min
lister Miner has received from Secretary
Blaine assurances OF the approval Of the
President OF his conduct in the Barrun-
dia case, and has been fully justified In
the course he pursued.
A Milwaukee dispatch SAYS twenty
two friars OF st. Francis convent have
registered TO vote. Never before have
the Capuchin monks in Milwaukee had
sufficient interest la an election to 40 to
the polls, but now they intend TO cast
their full strength against the Bennett
law.
The Philadelphia Gas Company has
decided TO discontinue furnishing
natural gas 10 the Pittsburg pudding
furnaces. The gas can he used to greater
advantage in private houses The daily
consumption OF gas nj Pittsburg is 500,-
oO0, 900 cubic feet, equal TO $4,000 tons
OF coal
William Henry Smith, general mana
ger Of the Associated Press. who is busy
making historical researches for book
on which he is engaged, has indirectly
started movement in Western Penn |
sylvania for the collection and preserva.
ton OF old documents and relics, diaries |
and letters in a fire-proof building in |
Pittsburg.
The regulations governing the Seauoa |
National Park, prepared by the Interior |
Department, are similar to those used
for Yellowstone Park. The discharge of |
firearms within the reservation limits. |
the destruction OF trees, shrubbery or
othe natural beauties of the park and
the sale OF intoxicating liquors are strict |
" prohibited.
The Postoffice Department at Wash !
ington was in receipt the other day OF a |
letter from an Arkansas postmaster stat !
ing that one OF the citizens had recently |
entered the office. armed with Win
chester rife. and had pointed ii at the
postmaster in a threatening manner. /
He closed his telegram with the words
Send instructions" Colonel Whitfield.
the First Assistant, replied by quoting
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