Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-07-25
NEWS OF The WEEK
An Epitome Of the Happenings of
Two Hemisphere.
What IS TRANSPORTING In the Congress Of
the United States--0ther Very
Interesting News.

The Park National bank ut Chicago
will not resume business.
The official census figures at Chats
nooga show population OF $1,000
Judge Tully Of Chicago has written a
letter strongly condemning that city's
police.
News from Mexico says the editor OF
the Voc de Mexico has been thrown into
prison.
The Ia.ter-dav caints or Mcrnons have
opened church in Baldwins. Cecil eoun-
ty, Md.
The French press at Montreal demands
that iha successor Of Sir Frederick Mid
dleton shall be Canadian.
A FIRE In the Columbus AMI Hooking
Valley coal dock Mt Ashland, Wis, caused
loes OF $4,000. One fireman was
killed and three wounded
The White Star line OF Atlantic steam
err has issued orders reducing the speed
OF the veaxels. The voyage will be
heightened about two hours.
A picked team OF famous football PLAY
ers al Scotland will reach New York city
early in August, and on Labor day will
meet the champions OF America.
An English syndicate in Guerrero.
Mexico, has contracted IN bring 1900
Chinese to work on the large landed
properly which the syndicate has pur-
chased.
The Construction and Steam Engineer
ing Bureau ia at work on the plans OF the
new enaet defense ram, and contractors
will probably soon be invited to send in
their bids.
indiana has law closing saloons on
DAYS on which elections are held, and the
Indisna Supreme Court has decided that
the law Ia applicabls TO days on which
primaries are held.
The new bridge authorized by Congress
10 be built across the Hudson river be-
tween New York and Jersey City will he
700 feet long and have one central span
1850 feet In length.
III Universal at the City OF Mexico
SAYS Menendex, President Of San SALIVA.
dor, died riadled with bnlle .. The Off
cial report says he was killed while de-
Tending the Presidency"
The united States, Great Britain and
Pnrtugsi have agreed n ask the ~wise
Government to applint three inrists to
fix the amount due by Portugal for the
cpnc ilation Of the Lorenzo Marquee con-
tract~
Senator Stewart says the Western SEN
ators intend to havs q COED silver bill or
sacrifice the tariff bill. He does not like
the appointment Of Senator Sherman as
-
on Silver,
A new Atlantic seaport is to be estab-
lisheH by Boston capitalists at the east
end Of the straits OF Canso, Nova Scotia,
to be called Terminal City. II Is said
steamers time between il and Liverpool
will be four days,
An English and Holland syndicate ia
reported TO have purchased through
agents in Texas between 100000 and
100000 acres Of lard in Tamaulipaa,
Mexico, and 5000 head OF cattle. The
price ia not publicly known.
The total gross exchanges Tor the last
week, as shown by dispatches from the
leading clearinghouse Of the United
States and Canada, are 81, 1885, III 1855, a
decrease OF Ia per cent. as compared
with the corresponding week of last year.
Beverly Tucker, nephew OF John
Randolph Of Roanoke, Consul TO Liver
pool nnder Buchanan and sp7 cial mission
10 England from the Confederate States
during the war, died at Richmond the
other day. He was born at Winchester,
Va in 1920.
The silent partner in the well-known
BOARD Of Trade firm Of T. NJ Baxter IL
Co. at Chicago Ia Mrs Jennie NJ. Jewell
She is the " company, and wants re-
ceiver appointed, n I having obtained
anything on her investment, when II is
know the profits OF the firm were large
The steamship Professor Morse after
ten days detention atquarantine arrived
al New Orleans one day last week, hav-
Ing on board $50 halt-starved and sick
lab rers, mostly Italians, who had b en-
working on plantation in Honduras
since April with little food and made
qnate shelter.
The report that Connecticut was likely
10 lose Congressman by the new emu
meration according TO Hartford dis.
patch in not sustained by the present APP
pearAnee of the returns Towns having
In 1880 about one-tfth OF the population
Of the State have been reported for 1890,
and show an increase from l30,4l7 up t.
i7s,iea.