Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-08-05
An Epitome Of the Happenings Of
Two Hemisphere. :
What is Transpiring In the Congress OF
the United States-0ther Very
Interesting News

WIS Arrctttu HI Sb. Lbuip 'u' WEARY
Drink has brought him TO this condition.
A syndicate OF English and Dutch cap
italists have pure, tased five million
acres OF land and 10000 head OF cattle in
Texas.
The supreme court OF Michigan has
decided that woman il person, and
can legally fill the position OF deputy
county clerk.
Mexican troops have secured the en-
tire frontier line along the Rio Grande,
and have discovered no revolutionists or
bandits.
One hundred and twenty-five suits are
pending against the Electric Car Conn
pany Of Boston, asking for $l32,oOo
damages by accident.
The whole number OF postoffees in OPP
GRAFTON July /, 1890, was 2,40o, aealnst
81. gal in 1880, 81 1919 In 1888, 55, 1877 in
1857 and 40,02l in 1880.
The Secretary Of War has granted Mrs.
Stanford permission to erect statue to
Father Jnnipero Sierra on the military
reservation at Monterey.
1t is stated at Washington that on As
sstant Postmaster General Clarkson's
return the site for the postofiite of San
Francisco viii be determined.
The total exports Of crude and refined
petroleum from the Atlantic ports from
January LIST to date have been 1857 1885,
900 gallons, decrease OF l9,ll9,CO0.
A bill has been introduced in tho
house OF representatives having Tor its
object the establishment OF industrial
training schools and to provide land for
negroes.
Standard Oil Company engineers have
been surveying In Franklin, York and
Adams counties for a pipe line to run
from the West Virginia oil fields to New
York city.
The violations Of the Indiana liquor
laws by the notorious Sim Coy have
been called to the attention of the lu-
dianapolis grand jury, and an investiga-
ton is in progress.
The Marquis de Leuville is not to
marry Mrs. Frank Leslie. She is on her
way to America on the City of Rome.
DE Leuville's prosecutions have caused
her TO leave London.
A monument In memory OF the Jean
cite crew, purchased with funds raised
from subscription among the officers
and men OF the navy, will soon occupy a
conspicuous place in the Naval Academy
cemetery.
Not one OF the Central American
states has recognized the Ezetas govern
ment OF San Salvador, and II he does
MOI agree TO a centralized government,
Guatemala and Honduras will make war
upon him.
General A. B. Netteton, Of Mime
SOFA, has been selected ass slant secre-
tarv OF the treasury, under q provision
OF the legislative, judicial and executive
appropriation bill, increasing the num-
Der TO three.
The decree approved by the pope is
absolutely sweeping in its denunciattons
of DIR. Burfsell. He must submit and
write an apology. This will he prec-
dent for vii similar revolts against sppe-
rior authority.
Ex-Governor Crittenden, Of Mis- onsi,
In n letter 10 the karsas City TIM, 8
states that none of the Southern SAFES
viii represent Themselves at the Worlds
Fair II the North passes the Lodge Fed
eral elec ton bill.
The total gross exchanges for last week,
rs shown by dispatches from tn leaiins
Gearing houses OF the I'm ted States aud
Canada, were 1897, sos, 69S, deere 49,
of ~ p.r cent. as compared with the
corresponding week OF last year.
Census Supervisor Murray, OF New
Yo city, SAYS the woMen engaged al
census enumerators did splendid work,
and he regrets that he did not appoint
all women. Some OF the men resigned
beoause of fatigue and intense heat, but
no woman made such complaint.
In the tennis tournament at New York
the PLAYING was probably the best ever
seen on ground in this country.
Knapp aud Huntington were opposed to
each other, and after playing four hours
neither had scored an advantage, and
the game had to 90 over again.
1t ia stated prominent chemist of San
Francisco, now in Superior, Wis has
devised an apparatus by means of which
water can be utilized as fuel. 1t is to he
resolved into its elements OF oxygen and
hydrogen. These gases are to be burned
by nieans OF an oxo-hydrogen machine
producing intense heat.
Rear Admiral Belknap, commanding
the naval forces on the Asiatie station.
has informed the Navy Department that
there is no truth in the report he took
possession OF the kings plla,e at Seoul
during the recent trouble in Corea.
Troops were stationed at the Amefi, an
legation, but were withdrawn when
matters assumed their usual shape.
Judge Foster in the United States Dis
trict Court at Topeka, Kan. has Just rem
dered an important decision on the orig
lnal package question. Frank Mc(iu re
OF Lyons, X m, received wooden box
containing fifty bottles OF whisky, each
bottle being in a psstAboard box, and
sold number OF these bottles. Judge
Foster now holds that in opening the
wooden box he broke the original pack
age.
Seniors Murua and Munoz, constituting
a special committee from the Spanish
government, have visited Washington
the past few days. Ii has been discoy-
cred that the mission OF the strangers ia
q quasi-diplomatic one to ascertain the
feeling both on the part OF the govern
ment of the United States and of the
Cuban residents here as TO the possible
eventual annexation of the island Of
Cuba to the United States.