Idaho semi-weekly world., 1890-09-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
An Epitome Of the Happenings OF
Two Hemisphere.
What IS Transpiring in the Congress OF
the United States-0ther Very
Interesting News.

The Hebrews OF New York are build
ing another hospital.
Wild animals are said TO be increasing
in the Yellowstone Park.
"Buckskin Joe," a pension swindier,
has been captured at Toledo.
Grand Army week at Gettysburg VIII
be observed early in September.
The Farmers' Alliance has established
great literary bureau In washington.
Reports come cf rich gold mines in the
rheyenne Reservation, In Indian Terri
tory.
sArranpements are being made for
visit 81 Philadelphia cricketers to Eng
land
Iottery tickets are being sold in
Indiana under the original package de-
cision.
The total OF circulation Of money In
the United States, August LIST, was VI
431 ,7lS, ,387.
In the recent census the population
Of Illinois WAS found TO be greater thah
that of Ohio.
The armercd cruiser Maine will Le
launched next month at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard.
II il expected that immigrants will be
received at the new station on Ellis
Island November LIST.
broadway, New York, will be repaved
and at the same time preparations VIII
be made for running cable-cars.
There ii report that the rope and
cortiage manufacturers OF the United
States are about to form trust.
The Cherokee Strip Live Stock Asso-
citation Is behind in its rent, ana tne
Indians will take steps to make u settie
up.
The bill to prevent pool-selling on
horst races I'M the District OF Columbia
has been favorably reported to the
House.
Texas fever In spreading in Butler and
Elk counties, Kansas and SO far 900
head OF cattle have succumbed to the
disease.
Two schooners went down In Lake
Erie within few miles Of Cleveland
during gale, and one OF the captains
was drowned.
Kansas City has 1000 vacant houses
and ii seems TO be strongly probable
that II has lost from 10000 to 80, 900 II
population in the past two years.
A report comes from the City Of Mex
leo that Major Scott died while on hi
way to India shortly after the demand o
the Mexican Government for his return
The total debt OF the United States a
the beginning Of the new fiscal year OF
July lat last was $685. l75,172 This Il
decrease OF sl05, 100000 during th'
year.
Reports to the Commissioner of Agri
culture FROM Alabama indicate that cot
ton will be 9S per cent Of full crop an,
corn SO per cent as compared with las
year.
The charges and specifications in tn
cases Of Colonel kautz, Eighth Infantry
and General Brooke have been submit
ted by General Schoileld 10 the Seeretar
of War for his action.
Jefferson Davis body, in the receivin
vault of the Army OF North Virginia, i
New Orleans, is guarded by II member {
the q. A. X. by day and two ex-Confed
crate veterans by night.
The Catholic Club of New York city
10 have a club house costing, with tn
land, $3.50, 900. 1t win be built in Fifty
ninth street, near Sixth avenue. II wi
be Of brick and contain n library OF 30
600 volumes.
1t Is reported at Chicago that Melvill
Stone px-editor Of the Herald is abou
to establish and start penny newspaper
in New York, Chicago. Bostons Phil;
delphia, Washington, st. Louis and Gil
cinnati 10 boom Cleveland.
A mines and mining census bulletin /
Washington says; There are two slai
quarries in active operation in Californi;
The value of California slate productio
in 1889 was Sll3,sS0, and the total g,
pense OF this production was $S2, ,0S7.
The total gross exchanges for the Ia
week, as shown by dispatches from d
leading clearinghouse of the Unite
States and Canada, were M,lll ,642, %
an increase ot i6 l-6 per cent. as col
pared with the corresponding week
last year
In New York, on and after the first
September II will I've unlawful for al
tit1tt AtittNAliN VI IS tsifAtthhif utthNi Va
teen years OF age to ''smoke or in an
way use any cigar, cigarette or tobac
in any form whatever in any publ
street, place or resort -
The Chilean Government will NAL
liberal appropriations for their exhih
at the Columbia Fair with the avow,
purpose oi astonishing us. They clai
that they lead all the other South Anne
ican Republics in industrial enterpris,
and are going TO prove it.
Calvin Wells, the proprietor of 4
Philadelphia Press, has purchased 4
property in which the paper Is now pu
lished at a cost OF $500, 900. The lot
~ feet ON Chestnut by l45 on Seveni
and magnificent building will be er,
ted as the home Of the Press.
Rev j, W. Army, whose horse ra
last week at Saranac, Mich, excited I
people OF the two hemispheres, will
hauled over the coala by the coming &C
ference. lie will be compelled to aba
don his fast horses or his minister
charge, and it il probabe that he "
stick to his horses.
ALONG THE COAST.
Valuable copper lodges have be