Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-09-09
THE OLD WORLD.

France practically gets all Northwest
ern African under the new agreement
An extradition treaty has been signed
between Germany and the Congo State.
King Otto of Bavaria has fits of de-
Inentia, in which he imagines he is a
lion.
Communication is interrupted, owing
to the Hoods in certain parts of Switzer-
land.
An immense forest area has been de-
stroyed in Bavaria by caterpillar raw
ages.
A statue of Voltaire has Just been I'M
yelled at Ferney, where he took I'D his
residence in l768.
Emperor William and the Gar met at
Narva, and the two were taken to the
villa set apart for their conference.
Boulanger is now journalist. He
helps In managing the Voix du Peuple,
Paris weekly and Boulangist organ.
Measures are being taken for the or
ganization of the French Exhibition
which is to be held in Moscow next wear
The London Times can discover in ma
tional legislation in the United States
nothing that has not political motive
A State grant of 100000 marks has
Just been made for the extension of the
telegraph and telephone lines in the Ger
man Empire.
The imperial conference at st. Peters
burg is expected to last three DAYS. Ca
priv and De Giers will be present with
Emperor William.
The deadlock between the President
of Chill and Congress continues. The
country is believed to be on the eve of a
political revolution.
Through the breaking of scaffoldino
in Il six-story building on the Nevski /
prospect, st. Petersburg, eight WORKING /
men were killed and eight injured.
The successor of Cardinal Newman is
likely to be German. The Pope does
not look with favor upon the claims of
Archbishop Walsh to that position.
Harper Bros. are putting up printing
mousse in Albemarle square, London. and
will stop the printing of the English
EDITION OF their magazine by contract.
Premier Crispi has ordered a list 70 be
maze OF all religious houses in Rome.
WIN a view OF confiscating those that
ire ilabie to suppression under the law.
The Sultan of Morocco has replied to
/ Spanish note regarding Arab agrees
non that he cannot attend TO the matter
II present, owing to pressing internal
questions.
1t is stated that the German Electric
company OF Madrid has in contemnla-
ion the installation of plant for cleo
ric blowing on a large property in the
entral part OF Spain.
The new French dictionary TO be pub-
lshed by Delagrave is expected to reyo-
utlonlze the system of dictionarv-mak
ng hitherto in vogue and even TO super
EIDE the colossal production of Littre.
The King of Italy wants to be an EN-
'eror, too, and thinks of making him
ell " Emperor of Erythrea and Eastern .
Iirlea on the strength of his protec-
crate OF Abyssinia and some colonies
n the Red sea.
The Roumanian government has Of q
cred prizes to the architects of all ma ,
IONS Tor the best plans for its new AS
emily and Senate chambers. The first
rize for each building is $1,000 the
econd, 81 800; the third, $500.
Statistics gathered by the Hungarian
linister of Agriculture place the wheat |
aryest OF the world at ia. 900 600 hec- '
Dliters and the quantity required bv the q
importing countries at i23, 900 900 hectic
tiers. The total quantity available TO
leet import demand IL estimated al
10000 hectoliters. The Minister Of 81
griculture lays stress upon the fact that /
wing TO the small quantity of stored :
rain the surplus is small as compared /
18th import requirements. d