Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-08-19
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 United States steamship Ranger
has arrived at Guatemala.
The census returns OF Richmond, Va.
foot up between 81, $40 and 81, 300
North Dakota elevators will refuse to
handle and store grain for farmers.
The final returns Of the police census
make the population OF Cleveland 26a,-
600.
Natural gas and oil have been found
In the western part Of Mahoning county,
Ohio
A New York banker is charged with
working confidence game on ignorant
foreigners.
New England may lose two or three
members Of Congress under the next APP
portionment.
An English syndicate is negotiating
for the purchase of the cranberry lands
in New Jersey.
Seyenty-fiye million gallons Of water
day are now supplied by the new aque-
duct OF New York.
Minneapolis claims TO have been mud
died out Of 10000 population by St.
Pauls disturbance.
Ohio crude oil is TO be listed on the
New York Oil Exchange in hope of slim
ulating speculation.
II is said that the recently reported
wonderful gold strike al Tin Cup, Col,
was greatly exaggerated.
Active relief measures are being con-
l..xlI IL IT, Il
Lawrence Mass cyclone.
Active preparations are being made to
change the present street-car system OF
Waco, Tex, 10 an electric one.
Mexican Minister Romero has left
Washington for Mexico Ii is rumored
that he Is TO enter the Cabinet.
Governor Ross of Texas pronounces
the boycott OF the North by the South
utterly impracticable and unwise.
Commissioner Gilroy suggests that the
streets OF New York. be tunneled for the
i accommodation OF wires and pipes.
II Is now proposed TO turn the great
reservoir on Fifth avenue in New York
city into an open-air garden for summer
use.
Collier IA OF the Pennsylvania Coal
Company AT Wilkesharre was the scene
o! an extensive cavern, 500 acres being
affected
The New York Supreme Court holds
that the requests of Alletta NJ. Wander
vcer to various Catholic clergymen and
institutions are good.
Commissioner Roosevelt saws with the
exception of Maryland and Virginia the
Southern States are backward in apply
ing for civil-seryice places
A large delegation OF the best-known
public men OF New Orleans, headed by
Mayor Shakespeare, IL in Chicago 10 in
spect the belt-road system.
II is believed that the Guatemalan au.
thorities have intercepted Blaine's dis
patches to Minister Miner. He has not
received five that have been sent.
The New Jersey Tax Commission has
been unable TO transact any business.
owing to the lack of quorum at the va
rious meetings called. No work will be
done until fall.
The total gross exchanges for last week
in the United States and Canada were
s9S8, 75a, 275, an increase of 4.3 per cent.
rs compared with the corresponding
week last year.
Pittsburg brewers, who pay govern
ment license, State license and a city
business tax, will resist the collection Of
the mercantile tax which they are now
called on to pay
A number OF ice spectators in Maine,
who bought at 81 and * ton, are glad
20 let go their stocks now at from So To
81 ton. They are being frozen out of
the market by the economy of consumers.
The Anti-lottery League Of Louisiana
has called State convention to be held
at Baton Rouge, for the purpose Of put
ting in organized form the opposition to
the rechartering of the lottery company.
Major Pond announces Stanley's first
lecture in Boston November is next
Mrs. Stanley viii accompany him. In
New York the tickets 10 the first lecture
will be IS, and Chauncey NJ, Depew will
preside.
The New York Chamber OF Commerce
at n recent meeting decided TO ask the
Chamber OF Commerce in San Francisco
70 Investigate the matter OF the disposal
Of wines BY the wine swindlers Gorent
and Caleogni.
The Canadian Pacific Railroad Com
pany recently proposed 10 build large
grain elevator and storehouse nj Rich
ford 10 employ fifty men, on condition
that land bc given them free. Land has
now been pledged them.
Estimates, which seem to be trust
worthy, put the wheat crop OF 1890 at
from 4io 100000 10 APO 100000 bushels.
AZ compared with yield of about 400,
00o,0oo in 1882 Apparently, too, the
European crop this year win be below
that OF last year