Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-17
News of the Week

An English syndicate is trying to buy
the famous Granite Mountain mine,
owned at st. Louis. l.. M Ramsey,
pl esident OF the company, frankly a'imi
ted this when asked. He said that some
time ago he received letter from New
York broker, asking ifthe mine or con-
trolling interest could be bought and re-
piled that 1t probably could If enough
money were offered There was some
correspondence, and finally the New York
broker made an offer Of As Per share for
all or . controlling portion of the 400, OOS
shares, placing the value OF the mine at
$l8, 900, 900.
Discussing the Alaska seal fisheries one
Of the stockholders in the Alaska sealeries,
said: THE new lease VI the seal islands
will be made for twenty years. Parties
securing II will have 10 pay royalty TO
the government OF 81 more per pelt than
now, and will be limited to catch oil
NC, 900 scales per year, instead oil 100 600,
~ undor the present lease"
Governor Mellette says that South
Dakota will be Obliged TO close up some
Of her institutions. The receipts OF the
etate will fall 10 far short Of expenses
that there is apparently no other alter
native.
In North Dakota Governor Miller In
hin message 10 the Legislature estimates
the deficiency for the first year at nearly
tlh6 COO, and calls attention TO the inn
perative need and importance OF the
tstrictes economy in all departments Of
the new state. Subsequent developments
chow that the governor understood the
deficiency, and that the outlook IL little
better than bankruptcy II his advice is
not followed.
The secretary Of the navy has adopted
q new dceign Ter the flag OF the navy, 70
take effect July 4. II will be applied to
both flag and union jack of the navy, and
consists OF rectangular arrangement Of
forty-two stars.
| In view OF the perpetration OF various
heinous crimes In New Hampshire re
Gently. Governor Goodell has Just issues
proclamation attributing them to failur'
TO enforce the prohibitorv laws, and call
ing on all municipal and other officers An.
law-making citizens to use their best 81
forts toward securing their enforcement
The citizens warehouse, containing
5000 bales Of cotton, burned at Iazoo
Miss, together with several freight cars
The FIRE was the most disastrous u
this city during many years. The losse
will aggregate 1880, 900; insurance abou
two-thiris.
Mrs. Della PaYnell, mother Of Charlie
Stuart Parnell, states that she has II
ceived only one-quarter OF the 5000 n
ported TO have been presented TO hel
and that when all her obligations M
met there will he but small margin To-
for future necessities.
The number OF persons In New for
and Brooklyn suffering from influenza
very large, and constantly increasing
While no instances OF death due direct
10 Influenza has been reported, the nun
Der Of deaths from pneumonia has II
creased 30 remarkably "a to indica
some connection between the epidem
OF so-called influenza and pnenmoLi
; There is hardly business house or OH
? down town whose force OF clerks has n
been shortened more or less by the y
grippe" Ike same state OF affairs exis
, In brooklyn and Jersey City. The heal
|. boards OF all three cities claim there Is
danger from the epidemic.
' Secretary Window has telegraphed
i structions to the various sub-treasure
h 10 pay upon presentation chicks for
n terest on the per cent. loan, due Jan
AIRY !, and on the Pacific railroad bono
amounting to nearly $s,090,0c0. L
! order also includes coupon bonds.
+ A special from Columbus, o., say
Isaac X. Hill, Of Washington, an In
d, mate friend Of Samuel Randall, repo
:, the latter very low. and the chances
4 that he win never resume his seat In I
y house OF representative.