Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-03-25

The Industries OF Japan are in dis
tressed condition, and influenza is epi-
demic there.
Russian Consular regulations are 20 be
revised by the Cars order.
The Italian government officially denies
that its action in Africa is directed
against Kassala.
One OF the pnrp1s cs OF II company Just
Incorporated in London is insurance
agains burglary.
There we're seventy snirides, including
children, in the city OF Berlin during the
mouth Of January.
Ballour is en- aged in preparing bin
to give Ireland a system of local self
government or home rue.
There will be three Ameri an pays
and American companies in London dur
iug the season to begin in May.
France has four pretcnders--Prince
Jerome, Prince Nrt n, the Comte de
Paris and General Boulangar.
The Customs Committee Of the French
Chamber OF Deputies has voted to inn
pose duly OF francs on foreign corn
and francs on on -four.
AT the kempton Pa~k ENGLAND March
meeting the champion hurdle handicap.
two miles over eight hurdles was won by
rheo lolite, Papyrus second Cas- ilian
third
1t is believed at Paris that the govern
meat proposes to ct out of its scrspe
and avoid the charge of perse ution by
coun1Vins mt the escape of the Duke of
Orleans from the prison at Clairyaux.
At Prague, Bohemia, number of stu
dents assembled in the st,eets and
marched to the houses of several Old
Czech professors and acted in riotous
manner. Soldiers CHARGED tie students
with fixed bayonets and disp ersed them.
\ special from Constantnople reports
the dea'h OF ex-Sultan Murad V. who
succeeded his uncle, Sultan Abdul Aziz,
May -, 1876, and was deposed in favor
OF his brother, the present Sultan, in
August Of the same Year. Since that
time, it is allege |, he has been confined
in the p lace
In the Lower House of the Prussian
Diet Herr Symula, Pole, warned the gov
eminent against ill-treating the Poles
Who, he sad, We're wanted in the event
Of war with Russia. He declared that
If the Poles were embitter,d again st
Germany the founding Of a new Kingdom
OF Poland would become poss BILE; even
should Germany be Veto ious agains st
her to : two fronts. il wuuld be i -
possible Tor Germany TO annex the Baltic
provinces until she mad first secured her
rear. lie believed it Was time for those
provinces 10 be annexed
In the French Deputies Etienne stated
that the King OF DAhomey refus ID to rec
ognize the French pr tectorate ovsr the
slave coast and had inyat ed that terri
tory, but had been repulsed He also
said that If the King refused to satisfy
the demands OF France it would be nee
essary to take vigorous measures. not
wi h view of the conquest of Dahomey
but for the purpose of giving sautary
lesson to the King and people
IL is reported that the congreg ltion of
rites of the Roman Ca holic Church has
postponed the sugge sted beatifcaton of
Joan of Are on the ground that the
French Bishops have been overhas'v in
encouraging the new culture and have.
without waiting for due authority, spread
throughout the land pictures OF the maid
OF Orleans even goin so far as TO insert
stained-glas window glorifying her in
the Orleans cathedral.
1t is said Bism rck HIS ii zen up hope
of being succeeded by his son Herbert.
tindi g aim neither mentally nor physic-
ally u alih, q tor the task This is the
rea on fer d 'cidi~g II retire gradually
from his various p sts, C -eat NJ, as he
does so, cretaiy ships Tor the Empire
such as have always prev lied in The
Prus ian government In ths way { ,er,
Will be created financial, c mme,citl AMI
{ lonial secretaries, and the Gran, el cr
will tn II only the foreign office To be-
stow on Herbert.