Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-04-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
An Epitome of the Happenings of
Two Hemisphere.
What is Transporting at the Capital of
the United States-0ther Very
Interesting News.


shortly resign.
The Massachusetts Legislature is con
sidering the use and abuse of arsenic.
The Naval War College is to be located
on Coasters Island, near Newport, n. J.
The Court of Claims will be ready to
begin work on Indian depreciation claims
May l.
A bill providing for an inspector
threatens the existence of the Kansas
City Livestock Exchange.
The bank reserves of New York are
being steadily reduced, but they are
larger than they were year ago.
The testimony in the Captain Galley
court-martal at Omaha is very damag-
ing to the character of the accused.
Union Pacific workmen have obtained
concessions from the company, a new
scale Of wages having been adopted.
The Missouri Legislature has under
consideration corrupt-practires act,
which is said to be like the New York
law.
Leading furniture factories in the
United States will join in semi-annuai
expositions at New York, beginning July
to August next
A vigorous effort is to be made in South
Dakota to raise funds for an exhibit at
the Worlds Fair, the Legislature having
refused to make an appropriation.
The large oleemargerine factory of the
Providence (R. ~ Dairy Company has
been seized by revenue agent on
charge of shipping unstamped packages.
They have become so virtuous in Wash
ington that they cover bill boards which
contain pictures regarded by the police
as Objectionable with concealing pastors.
The Pennsylvania Legislature has APP
pointed committee to look into charges
that the Soldiers Orphan School has
been robbed of 81 200, 900 by the man
agement
At Springville, Lynn county, Ia, two
faith-cure women were forced to leave
town by the citizens, their past patients
being three children with diphtheria, all
of whom died.
The Boston City Council has passed ala
order requesting the Mayor to petit II
the Legislature to pass law permitting
the city to construct and maintain an
elevated railroad.
The building permits of Chicago for
the first ten weeks of 1891 exceed those
for the like period of 1890 by one-third.
Much OF this increase is due to anticipa-
ton of the Worlds Fair.
Secretary Foster has asked the Attor-
ney-General for his opinion as to whether
he can legally reduce the rent charged
the North American Commercial Com
pany for the Alaskan seal islands.
The only one OF the three important
States electng Governor this year
which is doing any talking about the
matter yet is Ohio. Iowa and New York.
however, are likely to wake up soon.
The responsibility for the loss of the
steamer Cialena and the tug Nina is
placed upon the officers of the tug, who
failed to respond to the orders from the
Galena when the breakers were seen.
The will of Mrs Henry Rath,
wealthy woman of Bucyrus, O., leaves
all her property to her husband if at the
end of five years it is proved that he has
visited her grave not less than ten times.
The Secretary of the Knights of Labor
has issued circular to all district and
local assemblies requesting that no in
formation about the order be given to
~.
The Treasury Department refuses free
entry to blood horses, unless the ami
mails are entered on the book of record
for that purpose. A certificate OF pedl-
gree accompanying the animal is sufli- |
cient.
Missouri's Legislature passed the anti |
trust bill, making it misdemeanor pun /
ishable by a fine of 800 for each day /
that any corporation is member OF a .
trust which has in view the raising OF I
prices.
The convention of colored editors at /
Cincinnati has appointed a committee to +
wait on President Harrison and urge
upon him the claims of the colored MN
for one OF the nine Judicial Districts re-
Gently created.
The government cartridge factory at .
Quebec is running on full time, and the /
establishment OF a factory to manuiact- T
IRE large quantities of Martini-ilenry
rifle ammunition has been ordered. This
creates surprise and much speculative
comment.
Non-commissioned officers and ptiva-
teers in Captain Catley's company testi-
fled at the court-martial at Omaha that
the Captain showed no cowardice in the
face OF the enemy; on che contrary, he
ordered his men to lie down, and he re-
manned standing in front of the company
on skirmish line.
1t is announced that the managers of
the Union Pacific have under considera-
tion a plan for the creation Of blanket
mortgage TO cover the entire system
owned and controlled by the company.
similar TO the consolidated mortgage
which the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe issued upon its reorganization.
Counsel for smugglers, who brought
Chinese into this country by row boat
across the Niagara river in the trial be-
fore the United States District Court at
Utica, n. Y. argued that row boat was
not a vessel within the meaning of the
prohibitory statute. The Court said il
would hold the statute broad enough to
cover row boats; but, if it was found on
further consideration that the ruling was
wrong il would be changed