Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-11-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
An Epitome Of the Happenings Of
Two Hemisphere.
What is Transporting at the Capital Of
the United States--0ther Very
Interesting News.


Texas has 81 ,450, 900 in her treasury.
The hot springs OF South Dakota are
budding into prominence as famous
resort.
There is an exodus from Western Kan
sas. Reason: No crops for season after
season.
1t is proposed to set aside part of
Rock Greek park as country home for
the President.
Cattle thieves have been supplying the
cities OF Oklahoma with beef from the
Cherokee strip.
Secretary Of the Navy Tracy is spoken
from New York.
The $47 900 appropriated for the relief
Of distress in Oklahoma, 1t is said, will
20 but little way.
The police count OF New York's popu-
lation shows that 200, 900 names have
been omitted by the census-makers.
The Mississippi Constitutional Con-
vention will adopt stringent safeguards
against railroad domination in the State.
The Kansas mortgage debts are being
paid off at rapid rate, and the State Ia
coming into first-rate financial condition
rapidly.
The country's gross exchanges of the
past week have been 81 1888 1856, 1884, an
increase of 40 per cent. over the same
time last year.
Secretary Tracy denies shat he has
boycotted Roach's ship yard because the
property had come into the possession OF
an English syndicate.
The Empire Lumber Company OF Ma
con, Ga, the largest lumber concern in
that State, has failed, with liabilities
amounting to 100000.
AT the late Georgia election the people
directed the pensioning Of the widows
OF Confederate veterans, provided they
have remained unmarried.
The Minnesota Supreme Court has de.
cided that the upper berths OF all sleep
ing cars running in that State must re-
main closed when net in use.
The new law for transferring the in
sane poor from the county poorhouse to
the State Insane Asyums in New York
State has Just gone into effect.
Ten thousand signatures of Western
farmers have been obtained to petition
directing TO the Conger bill, which places
tax on compound lard, etc, and which
has passed the House.
The population OF the State of Arkan-
sas il l,l25 ,3S5; increase. 1923 $3.50; per
cent, 1928. Population Of the State of
North Dakota, 1872, ABS; increase, lac, 5l8 4;
per cent, 394.26.
The General Land Office reports the
business done during the past fiscal year
amounted in California to 1868, 800; in
Washington, $l,0S8, 1877; in Arizona,
sos, 4ol; in Oregon, $775, 900; in Nevada,
s5,549.
Hon. Columbus Delano, President OF
the National Wool-Growers' Association,
has issued an address to the wool grow
era OF the country, congratulating them
upon the present status OF the tariff and
resigning his office.
On and after March l, 1891, no article
of imported merchandise which shall
copy or simulate the name or trade mark
of any domestic manufacturer or manu-
LECTURERS can DE huIi1lttu 10 entry NJ
United States Custom-houses.
The ceremony Of turning the first sod
in the work OF constructing the great
tunnel which, ii il fondly hoped, will
change Niagara Falls into great manu-
featuring center was performed last
week in the presence of about 1000 per-
sons.
''The Daughters OF American Revolu-
ton" is an association organized in
Washington with the avowed object OF
preserving and marking with monuments
historical spots in American history, the
first.undertaking to be the completion
OF the monument to Mary Washington.
A bill has been introduced into the
Mexican Congress calling for a deposit
from each foreign life and fire insurance
company doing business in Mexico of
5000, 900 public-debt bonds and for the
erection of $4,000 building in the city
for the general-otiice use Of each COM
pany.
The Mississippi River Commission has
apportioned over 1000 900 for the inn
provement OF the Lower Mississippi and
It's tributaries. The commission will re-
port to the Secretary of War. and the
work of improvement will be begun as
soon as he shall approve the apportion-
ment.