Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-02-17
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.

There are over 100000 acres OF land
in Florida yet subject TO homestead set
Element.
Considerable damage is being done by
ice georges along the Mohawk river in
New York.
The cat home recently established in
New York has been given up as ini-
practicable.
Farmers in Clay county, Ind, have
been tearing down wires and poles put
up by the Postal Telegraph Company.
The King OF Siam win send six youths
from his kingdom to Pennsylvania to be
educated. They are all TO become ply
scians.
The Kansas House has passed the
Senate resolution Tor supply OF coal to
be sent to the destitute of Northwestern
Kansas.
The grand Jury OF Chattanooga, Tenn,
has found an indictment for murder IN
the first degree against Judge Wardner
for killing Banker Fugette.
John Hearth has been elected Presi-
dent of the international Bricklayers'
and Stonemasons' Union. The next
annual meeting will be ut indianapolis
John L. Sullivan has been suspended
from the Order OF Elks. The head Of
the order at Cincinnati says Sullivan's
con3iuct has brought shame and disgrace
on the order.
A favorable report has been made by
the House Committee on improvement
of the Mississippi River on the bill mp
propriating s10,000,0 600 TO repair and
build levees ON the Mississippi.
The telegraphic service Mt New York,
although somewhat improved il still in
a bad shape in all directions, and news
dispatches from AZ! points are greatly
delayed and Of very meager character
On account of the antitrust laws of
Illinois the Chicago Gas Trust is to be
dissolved An attempt will be made to
reorganize il so as to comply with the
law and at the same time serve the pur-
pose OF a trust.
At Bluedeld, W. Va. the people are
terrified by the frequent blowing up OF
houses with dynamite. Three OF such
instance have occurred within few
days, and several persons have been
injured. Three arrests have been made.
II. T.. Van Deman, pomologist to the
United States Agricultural Department,
declares that there are in the southern
parts OF California, Arizona, New Mexico
and Texas millions OF acres which car
be made 10 produce as good dates Ms
those grown in arabia and Persia.
Paraguay, the South American Repub-
lie, which was crushed out Of existence
hN ufaf All "a R1a.
zil and the Argentine Republic, in which
nine tenths of the people lost their lives
is about to resume diplomatic relation,
with the rest of the world, and minis
try will shortly be established in Eng
land.
Governor Russell of Massachu etts
will restore to the State Supreme Court
bench William G.. Endicott, whom Mr.
Cleveland took thence for a Secretary o
War, This was done in the case of the
late Judge Devens after he had served al
Attorney General under Presiden
Hayes,
A Lynchburg gentleman states tina
he has reliable authority that an Eng
fish syndicate with capital OF $4,000,
600, will be in Virginia in Il short timt
10 invest in large steel plant. Thes,
capitalists are MI IA pttitiiNfN avn tiiNli
and have been engaged in the trade IN
Sheffield.
Six Cinnamon and two white meI
have been arrested in New DIRK, charged
with violation Of the Chinese exclusion
bill. One white man, James Miller i
believed to manage the Canadian end o
an underground railroad that has been
running Cinnamon into the Unite,
states by the wholesale Of late.
Two dangerous crooks have been ar
rested at New York They are Billy
Walker, alias George Houston, and pa
vid Cummings, alias Cronin Dave. They
have been connected with many notet
big rohberies in this country, includin.
the First National Bank at Quincy, Ill.
and Falls City Bank, Louisville.
A fund has been started in Loudni
and New York to detray the expenses o
American artists while studying abroad
ii they cannot pay their own way. TIL,
candidates are 10 be selected by art in
sstitutions in the States in which the,
ike, and then DE examined by jury
and the successful one will be KEEP
abroad FIVE years. On their return tn
artists must teach an art class two years