Idaho semi-weekly world., 1890-10-14
THE OLD WORLD.

Liverpool has 720,0 900 people.
At Edinburg $500 were left for
workingmen's home.
Russia does not take kindly to the re-
newal OF the triple alliance.
II is stated that 587 lives were lost by
the striking Of the Turkish man-of-war
Ertogrul.
In conflict between Turks and Ar
menians at Van forty were killed,
chiefly Turks.
DIR. Oscar Bauman, the Austrian ex-
plorer, is heading fresh expedition to
Central Africa.
The Martha river in Roumelia has
overflowed its banks, and 200 people are
reported drowned.
The Steamship Owners Association at
Sidney, N. S. W., has concluded three
years engagement with engineers.
Efforts to effect reconciliation be-
tween Bismarck and Emperor William
are not meeting with much success.
The newly formed shipping fedora
ton now embraces almost the whole
dom.
Excitement has been caused in the
vicinity of Mautche, Austria, by the
discovery OF enormous deposits OF quick
silver.
Liverpool is making an overhead cleo
trict railway. When completed it will
be an iron viaduct about six miles in
length.
Two thousand miners in Troppan,
Silesia, have gone on strike. Trouble
is feared. Troops have been dispatched
to the scene.
Emperor William is said to have
shown much strategical ability in the
recent maneuvers, both as commander
and critic OF officers in the field.
Advices from Cairo state that the
Egyptian cotton crop is expected to
show heavy yield. The quality of the
product is excellent throughout.
There are prospects that the strikers
and employees in Australia will come to
such an understanding in a few days
that will cause the resumption of work.
China has secured so much of the
ernor of the district has petitoned Rus
sia to prohibit the immigration of Chi
nese.
The arms of Italy have been altered
on the national seal and flags. The two
small flags are left out and the collars
of PAnnociad and several other orders
are added.
Thousands OF spurious gems made of
glass have been sold in the Orient
within the past few months. They have
been manufactured in Europe, and will.
doubtless. return thither.
Herr krupp, the great gun manufact-
urer of Essen, has submitted a plan to
the Austrian Government for placing
the city of Pienna in connection with
the Danube by canal.
Bismarck says he is willing to serve
in the Upper House of the Diet, where
he might appear when he chose, but he
did not intend like bear, to sleep and
lick his paws during the winter.
A revolt having broke out in Cambay
Guzerat, India, against taxation, troops
were sent TO suppress it. In the en-
counter thirteen persons were killed
twenty injured and 200 made prisoners
1t has transpired that Major Won Nor
man, commander of the cadet school in
Berlin, committed suicide because GER
tain soldiers had given information
that he was guilty of an unnatural
crime.
Floods in France have done much
damage. Hail did great injury to win
dows at Marseilles. Through the col
lapse of the canal banks six square
miles at Mallemort have been submerged.
Hundreds of tons of grapes were de-
stroyed and many head OF cattle drowned.
The strikers at Sidney have agreed
that Cardinal Moran, the Chief Justice
of Victoria, and the Premier of Queens
land, shall act as arbitrators. and it has
been agreed to abide by their decision.
The shareholders of the Cape of Good
Hope bank are under reserve liability
to pay twice the amount actually called
up. The liabilities OF the bank amount
to GS,25o,0J0, due mainly to customers.
Gambling resorts in France are the
subject OF much plain talk in both the
English and the French press Just now.
The SUPPRESSION of seaside gambling,
WHICH HAS oecOlle u formidable curse is
much talked of, and it is plain that the
day of Monte Carlo is nearly ended.
Baron Won Schudler, a member of
the privy council and master of ordnance
in the Austrian army, has brought sui,
for libel against the Vaderland, organ of
the feudal aristocracy and clerical party.
for asserting that he accepted bribes.
The suit caused sensation in Vienna.
Timothy Healey, speaking at league
meeting in Dublin, said that if any ten.
lnts submitted to the demands of land
lords they were traitors TO fellow
countrymen. He promised that he and
his colleagues would continue the strug
gle for extinguishment OF landlondis1
in Ireland.
A new disease has appeared in tn,
governments OF Vina and Koono. Rus
sla, and spread so rapidly that there ar,
aye or more persons suffering with il ir
every village OF the entire region. Tn.
symptoms are quite familiar to those OF
ne cholera, vomiting, headache and the
obstruction OF the nasal canal,