Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-04-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
An Epitome Of the Happenings
of Two Hemispheres.
What is TRANSPORTING In the United
States Congress-Other Very
Interesting Items.

The bin 70 permit racing in New Jer
soy only thirty days in the year has been
passed by the legislature of that State.
Reports from the great tobacco counties
Of Western North Carolina a. ow that at
least one third Of the plants were killed
by the cold weather.
About April an expedition will leaye
New York for the purpose OF exploring
the country lying between the Copper
river and .he Yukon in Central Alaska
Asa Thomas, Secretary Of the Marin
Department % the BOARD OF Trade, one
~ the British delegates TO the recent In
ternatinnal Mar ne Convention in Wash
ington, s dead.
TIE Gar, secording to Il recent stats
tieian' i calculation, il tho LARGEST "rri
yate owner of land in the world. The
to,al II about 50 GOO. 900 acres, aboat TIN
size of the whole Of France.
The passenger commit. Of the trunk
lines have decided to issue excursion
tickets to the reunion OF the Grand Army
in Boston. next July, on the basis of u
SINCE fare in trunk line territory.
Northern Pacific earnings the second
week IN March were 1893, 9Go, an increase
OF xI6.6i7. An official statement for the
seven months ending Jannarv 81 shows
gross carr ings OF $l3 49, ,676; net earn
ings. 81. 1884 s2; net increase. $4sl $50
The Manitoba Leg stature has passed
the schools Act, al oltsi ing the right OF
Catholics To have separate schools and
oblising al classes OF the community TO
patronige rational secular schools. II
has been bitterly opposed by the Catho-
lies.
For some time past William Hunt,
prominent New York sculptor. has been
wandering about the country insane. He
was taken back 10 New York. and Is now
nj the home oi friends in BROOKLYN. His
friends believe there is little hope oi his
recovery.
Miss Mary Augusta favey. known 10
the stage and tho general public an Min
ME Maiiern. has been married 10 Har
rison GRAY Fiske editor OF the New Yo'k
Dramatic Mirror. Mrs. Fiske was re-
Gently divorced from her first husband,
lie Grande White.
Secretary Window thinks more safe
guards 20 shipping should he placed on
the a',itic Coast, owing TO the incr, asing
trade carried on by sailing vess rs. One
life saving station, he thinks, onght TO be
AZ Rogue river and che at Port Oxford,
and lighthouse at New port, on faquina
hay.
Dan Burke, who was arrested at Pres
colt, A, r.. charged with manslaughter,
in that he failed to give wa ming 10 the
people along the Has ayampa 10 that
they could esrape from the Hood oca
sioned hv the breaking OF tie dan RI
Gently, has been released and exone,a cal
from all blame.
A rnst 81 the Grand Army OF the Re
pubiif is 10 be formed AT Mont cal Dur
ing the war large number Of Canadians
served ON the Northern side, attra t d by
the generous bounty offered. meeting
" held and steps taken to form rost
There were present thirty-two men eli
gible for membership.
Engineers In surveying the line of the
Mex, an Pacific railway in the dist Jet Of
Tonala. State of Chiipa, have found two
mountains which are almost solid masses
of iron ore, carrying 80 to ia per cent. ri
metallic iron II is estimated 10 he well
adapted 10 makiI steel, being quite free
from sulphur and phosphorus.
A Chicago News Washington special
saws; ahet MA eman' Of Miss Rosecrans,
daughter General Roseeraus, 10 Gov
ernor Toole, of Montana, il announced
Miss Roseerars ia - or 2b wears cid, of
fine figure and handsome face, and has
cen a felle in Chica o so''iety. The
marriage will take place immediately
after Lent
Emperor William wrote letter to the
Pope. inf rmine him that Bishop kopp
Of Rreslau had been arpo med one OF the
German dele airs 20 the Labor Confer
enee and d,Aclarint thar he relic ! upon
the support al the Catholic clergy in ret
ting the social quss ion. The Pope in
reply thanked his Mas fer the APP
paintment, and Indicated that himself
Al d tile ehn,el, always hal been inter
ested in the question, which, h" said
would be hest solved hv the appli ate II
OF SUNDAY rest and rel Gus eiucati, II,