Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-06-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
An Epitome Of the Happenings
of Two Hemispheres.
What Is Transporting In the United
States CongPess-Other Very
Interesting News.

Joseph. Ill, were taken to the New York
Pasteur institution for treatment.
The hearing in the Des Moines land
suits is going on at Fort Dodge. The IL
tie of many settlers is in question.
The Irish Nationalists of New York
city are raising money to build Il monu-
ment to General Thomas X. Rourke,
who died recently.
There will be no militia encampment
in Illinois this year, owing to the failure
of the Legislature to make an appropria-
ton for the purpose.
1t is announced on authority that FOL
consideration amounting to $700.00t
Harper * Bros. have sold all theii
school text books to the trust.
The City OF Mexico ia endeavoring Il
enforce AN ordinance calling ( r the com
pulsory use OF WOODEN material pantalooni
in place of the cotton now used by the
lower laboring classes.
Tom Standard, "the colored hard hit
ter OF the Southwest" was knocked out
in a little over two minutes by Charles
Hearald OF st. Paul just over the line
near I'll Paso the other day.
The move to establish a fund for the
medical education OF women at the John
Hopkins University is receiving much
SUPPORT from the influential ladies at
Washington and Baltimore. o
The Senate Finance Committee will
likely strike out the sugar bounty and
reduce the tariff on sugar to about hall
the present rate. The tobacco schedule
will also be greatly reduced.
The United States Consul at Quay
mas reports bands Of Cinnamon having
arrived ut Mexican ports with the
avowed intention of smuggling them
selves into United States territory.
John G. File, the Philadelphia embez-
zler, has not been traced since his dsap-
pearanCe. His embellishments amount
TO $l0), 900. He was until recently hea |
OF the house of File, Den, Haney Il Co.
Governor Hll it ;s eaid, intends TO
make a het canvass this fall with the
avow ed object of securing a majority of
the New York Legislature on joint ballot
and thus obtain the United States Sena-
torship.
Rev. Virgil Maxey, noted Southern
revivalist and Baptist minister, has an
nounced that he will 80 on tine stage
September /. He proposes to be on the
stage six days in the week and preach on
Sunday.
Charles Marx and N. j. Rice, who
were taken from California to El Dorado
Ia, and charged with murder committed
five years ago, have been discharged from
custody, the grand jury refusing to in
diet them.
The influx OF Chinese into the frontier
States OF Mexico and the possibility ol
their suppanting the mining labor are
creating alarm and starting the agitation
OF exclusion laws similar to those OF the
United States.
The total gross exchanges for last week
rs shown hy dispatches from the leading
clearing houses OF the United States and
Canada, were 81 ,075 275. 1876, an increase
Of As per cent. az compared with the
corresponding week OF last year.
The coming trial OF Lieutenant ltur-
bide, wfsssa criticised the acts of the Presi-
dent of the Republic of Mexico in the
TEMPO, published at the Capital, rs ere.
ating great interest, ow ing TO his present
social standing and his long aristocratic
lineage.
The Standard Oil Company has pur-
chased the Forest Oil Company at Pitts
burg for II 500 900, aud promise to take
the remaining $4A0, 900 of stock at above
par, II il the largest producing company
in the world, with $4,000 acres Of pro
dueing territory.
The Philadelphia and Reading Rail
road Company has ordered its conductors
to withdraw from the Brotherhood oil
Conductors or leave the employ of the
company, All the conductors, engineers
brakemen and tiretuei On the Reading
are now non-union men.
Secretary Window has received a
lengthy petition from San Francisco
praying that the plsiotiice he not
changed from the present location The
authorities Mt Washington are disposed
to wait until the people OF san Francisco
can make up their minds as TO the proper
location ion the poslotlice.
The Louisiana Lottery Company has
modified its offer to the Legislature for
new charter privileges by pledging to
advance the money needed for evee
improvements Immediately If the legis-
lators will submit the question to the
people, a vote on the question not being
in order, however, till 1892.
The Attorney General says the law re-
garding arid lands prevents all entries
in regions susceptible TO irrigation
by the reservoirs, di'ches and canals
which may be designated by United
States surveys. The Secretary OF the
Treasury thinks Congress should modify
the law as the public int rest may re-
quire.
Secretary Blaine requests that Con.
gress as result of the All-American
Conference should make advances to-
ward the establishment of a uniform sys-
tenn OF customs regulations; a CONNER
cial bureau oil American Re publ cs with
an organ published in English, Spanish
and Portuguese, and " Lalin-American
Memorial Library" at Washington.
The coinage at the minis during May
was as follows: Double eagles, 81, 49,
600; silver standard dollars, 81, a0O, 900 /;
silver dimes 500 900; FIVE cent pieces, $a5, =
700; one-cent pieces, S3S, $40, Total, 81
5tl 800. The stock OF gold and silver coin
held by the Director June is placed as
follows: Gold, S62q, 030, VA silver, $443, :
344,69 Total, 81 or, 375, 407. This is
anincrease OF s23, 604 i 10 since January l.
Some of the students at Harvard
much euthused over their victory in the
baseball contest with Yale lately, at
night daubed houses, do RS, windows,
statuary and even the Mosaic arch in
Memorial hall with red paint. in come