Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
An Epitome of the Happenings Of
Two Hemispheres.
What is Transporting at the Capital of
the United States-0ther Very
Interesting News.

The roller-skating craze promises to
revive in Boston.
This seasons Florida orange crop is
valued at $4,000,00
The Astors are building in New York
seventeen-story hotel.
Steamships running to Bermuda are
doing heavy passenger business.
The street-railway arbitration in To-
ronto is costing the city over 1850 ses-
sion.
Eastern recruits being hurried to the
seat of the Indian war threaten to
desert.
The battle ship to be built at the
Union Iron Works will be known rs the
Oregon.
two routes by which it hopes to enter
New York city.
Mamie Starr. the poisoner of the New.
man family at Chicago, has been SEN
fenced TO imprisonment for life.
The offer Of $4,000 for the arrest OF
Tascott the murderer Of Smell, the mill
ionaire, at Chicago, has been renewed.
II is estimated that the disbursements
OF the railroads OF the country win ag-
gregate near So ,000, 900 within the next
month.
II is stated that the great soda deposits
Of Wyoming have been sold to a party
oi English and French capitalists for
$1,000, 600
Jay Gould has bought the extensive
works Of the Hutchinson (Kan.) Salt
Company, whose plant il said to be the
largest in the United States.
The Michigan State Board of Health,
believing consumption q communicable
disease, advises that all pupils affected
be excluded from the public schools.
Manitoba's quarantine against Ameri-
can hogs has been raised, for the reason
that there IN large quantity of damaged
grain In the province and few swine to
consume 1t.
All the locomotives on the Reading
railroad with narrow ilreboxes are using
the new fuel manufactured by the compa-
ny near Mahanoy City, composed of tar,
dirt and hard coal.
The first completed volume OF the Sc
ries OF volumes 10 be issued by the cen
sus office was sent on November - to the
printer. 1t is the volume ON the marble
industry, prepared by Dir. William G.
Day.
A story was sent out from Washington
that ia verifying the totals OF the New
York census Porter's bureaau found an
error, the correction OF which added
10000 to the population. Porter de-
MES it.
The total elearings OF the customs.
houses Of the leading cities OF the United
States and Canada for the past week
We're 81 300, 9t2, 800, a decrease of 65 per
cent. as compared with the same week
last year.
4 board Of naval constructors has been
holding daily sessions Mt the Navy De-
partment IN Washington TO decide upon
the means Of attaching armor plates to
new ships. The problem presents seri-
Gus mechanical difficulties to the experts.
Insurance Commissioner Merrill of
Massachusetts has determined to give the
Caledonan Insurance Company of Scot
land and the Anglo-Neyada Fire lnsur-
anee Company Of San Francisco little
shaking up for alleged violations of the
law Of that State.
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times that OF those who continue TO live
seml-wlid llie. Tue fawnee tribe has
lost more men by lung troubles in the
last ten years than they lost in battle /
during the previous thirty.
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Cnnrinn,fi Santler,, n, East ,,',i'.' Wv
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Florida and Western roads win on or
about January ! jointly put on solid
through yestibuled train to run between .
Chicago and jacksonville.
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rsat,sti,es has inst lad ,,ri,',,1 -,
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