Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-08-19
THE OLD WORLD.

London's City Council is in decided
ly impotent state.
The French mint will soon replace the
copper sous with nickels.
The Russian Government is about to
form special Ministry of Agriculture
About 200 900 people, including Amer
leans, attended the schuetzenfest in Ber-
lin.
The grip is again epidemic in some
parts of France. Clearly the grip holds
on well.
international navigation of the Fam
best and Shire rivers will shortly be pro-
claimed.
Russia is preparing her Baltic coast
for rapid mobilization in case OF an
emergency.
The Italian Government is buying a
large number of cavalry horses in Ger
many and Austria.
The Irish police reports show that 125
agrarian outrages were committed in
Ireland during the last quarter.
A monument to Arnold of Brescia is
to be erected in Rome on the very spot
where he was burned at the stake.
1t is proposed to hold splendid exhi-
bition at Rome in 1900 Ex-Minister
Bacalli is the head of the movement.
Professor f. Weiss, Director of the vi
emma observatory, announces the reap
pearance of the famous Bernard comet.
Smoking has been prohibited in the
hotels of Paris, with view. ii
is limited, to drive away German guests.
Chancellor Won Caprivi is cited as au-
thority for the statement that American
hogs will be admitted into Germany after
October.
France pays annually for army, navy
and pensions 1888, 100000. Germanv's
army, navy and pensions cost $ll4,000,-
600 annually.
cry now comes up from Germany
that the Mckinley bill is calculated to
kill the German leather export trade
with America.
Several hundred coupons of the 4 per
cent. French Government bonds have
been stolen from the Treasury Depart
ment in Paris.
All the Papal Nuncios have been in
formally to DENY the report
that the Pope left Papal territory during
his recent drive.
Statistics compiled by the factory in
spector of Baden show that the rate of
among the children of cigar
makers is as high as IS per cent.
According to a correspondent OF La
Patrie cannihalism prevails to horrible
extent III the Congo. Women and chill
dren, he says, are frequently sacrificed.
The ex-Kiug OF Servia is getting scan
dalously in debt. He owes | 800 900
francs in Paris alone. He would make
money TO fail and start in business anew.
The German Socialists have called a
meeting for October next to consider
what steps shall be taken by that party
after the expiration of the anti-socialist
law.
The German colonsts in Southern
Russia will be compelled, it is said TO
emigrate, the authorities of st. Peters.
burg having determined to get rid of
them.
The Italian government is censured in
many quarters for an edict wich il has
just issued prohibiting the Sicilian work
lngmen from holding labor congress in
Catania.
There are persistent rumors in Rome
that convention has been signed by
England which grants Italy the sole a,i
Lhorlty in the northern Juba territory in
East Africa.
Statistics just published show that
alcoholism, lunacy and crime are in !
ereaslng at an alarming rate in France.
In Parls lunacy has increased 40 per
cent. within seventeen wears.
Citizens of Chile and the government
are greatly interested in the Worlds
tair at Chicago. Her VINEYARDS are said
10 be wonderful, and a notable exhibit of |
wine at the fair is predicted.
An office has been opened in Paris
where the impecunious mobility may
list of eligible American maids
WIDOWS and divorces, with information |
III regard to the amount of their fortunes. |
me Czarowitz OF Russia intends to
axe TRIP around the world this year.
tbs iirst visit will be to Stockholm and
copenhagen. 1t is considered probable !
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