Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-05
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.

The Missouri Legislature has passed a
bill to make the cable cars carry the
mails.
The New York Assembly has passed a
bill to make the legal rate of interest 5
per cent.
The Court of Claims will not be ready
to act upon the Indian depredations cases
until October.
II is reported that Il steamship line
will soon ply between Philadelphia and
the west coast of Africa.
There is no truth in the story that John
W. Mackay is to build a large tenement
house in Washington city.
Defects have been discovered in the
Indiana apportionment law, which may
seriously affect its legality.
1t is now practically settled that E. II.
Nebecker of Indiana will succeed Huston
as United States Treasurer.
Florida orange growers are complain
ing TO the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion of determinations and excessive
freight rates.
There are over &C, 900 Italians in Kew
York city. The business men among
them are naturalized; the laborers, as
rule, are not.
New York landlord wants an injunc-
ton against a tenant because of an auc-
ton sale that depreciates the surround
ing property"
Anna Dickinson is said to be perfectly
sane. Her Incarceration in an asylum
by her sister was caused by hatred and
jealousy, she states.
\ commission from San Domingo is
on the way to the United States to con
clude reciprocity treaty on the lines
laid down by Mr.. Blaine.
Trouble over the selection Of site for
Mr.. Carnegie's gift of 81 900, 900 library
and art gallery to Pittsburg is delaying
the erection Of the building.
1t is stated that DIR. Joseph G. Bran
mock, Arkansas State Geologist, has
been offered the chair of geology in the
Stanford University of California.
The ordnance officers of the War De-
partment will soon have the proposals
ready Tor material to carry into effect the
provisions of the notifications act.
The announcement is made in New
York that a sale of all the thoroughbreds
owned by the late Senator Hearst will be
held at Tattersal's on May IA.
The Governor of Maine admits in his
message that prohibition in the cities OF
the State is a failure, and recommends
" the strengthening of the prohibition
laws"
All the tobacco dealers of Grinnell
Fla, have agreed not to sell cigarettes.
They were prevailed upon by the ladies
of the Women's Christian Temperance
Union to sign pledge to that effect.
The Kansas Alliance has plan for the
State government to construct trunk
line about 800 miles long and for the
counties to build network of branches
that will touch every important point in
the State.
1t is said Wisconsin is to have a law
which provides that when husband dis |
appears and is not heard of for three |
years by his wife she is divorced without |
further formality OF law upon the proof
of absence.
Librarian of Congress Spotlord, speak |
ing of the international copyright law |
passed at the last session, says it may be
regarded as experimental, and all opn-
ions as to its ultimate working or results
are of little value at this time.
Henry Tyler, President OF the Grand
Trunk railway, says Sir Charles Upper,
who is not the owner of a single share of
stock, cannot coerce the company to place
its interests in the hands OF the Conserv-
alive party in Canada.
The choice of successor to General
Albert Pike as Grand Commander of the
Southern Jurisdiction OF Scottish Rite
Masonry will not be made until year
from next autumn, when the Supreme
Council meets in Washington city.
There seems now to be no doubt that
1900 mine workers in the Ohio and
Pennsylvania regions will stop work on
May affecting 800 900 persons directly
and hundreds Of thousands indirectly.
AS the mine workers of the country will
also demand eight hours per day, the
continuance of work after May l seems
impossible.
The Political Reform Committee OF
the Union League Club at New York
after considering the subject of the New
Orleans affair adopted resolutions calling
upon the governments OF the several
States TO use all lawful means to prevent
the importation OF criminals and pau
pers. demanding that the courts be rigid
in the administration of the law as to
naturalization and calling upon the press
and public to agitate and discuss the
subject OF importation Of criminals and
paupers.
The expenditures of pensions for the
year to end June 30, 1891, as now Off
cially stated will amount to $l09, 1857 ,53i.
In the previous year we paid $S7 ,64i 100,
while in the year before that we paid
$50, 28S, sos. The appropriations for 1892
are over $4,000, 600. These appropria-
tons are large, because many thousands
OF pensioners are being paid arrearapes
since the war. Soon the old debts will
all be paid, and the annual decrease Of
the pension appropriation will be CORE
spondinsly large.