Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-13
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.


An underground lake has been discov-
cred in Iiatt county, Ill.
An association of hop dealers has just
been incorporated ut New York city,
1t is propos d to erect large plant at
the Sudbury nickel mines in Canada.
The Wisconsin state Grange demands
that the legal rate OF interest be reduced
to per cent.
More than 10000 tons OF iron ore
were shipped from the Lake Superior
mines last year.
Kansas City grain dealers are endeav-
oring to bring about a change in the
method Of fixing grain rates.
Cummings of New York has intro
duced in the House resolution of sym
pathy for the Jews in Russia.
Kansas farmers are organizing with a
view to holding corn from the market
and forcing the price to 81 bushel.
Colonel Joseph X. Smith of Los An
geles is said to have good chance to be
made Surgeon-General of the army.
The Michigan Grange has adopted
resolutions opposing the Alliance scheme
real estate.
G. =. Huntington has been appointed
special receiver of the Central Land
Company of West Virginia, with bonds
of 100000.
Six thousand families in Northwestern
Kansas need assistance, owing to crop
failures. Railroads will carry provisions
free of charge.
The Acknowledgement of Texas has
decided that the courthouse of Bowie
county must be built at the geographical
center, which is in the woods.
President Diaz has issued a call for a
convention of the Governors of the Mex
lean States to consider the advisablity
of the abolition of the interstate tariffs.
1t is again reported that Brigham
Young Jr. has bought a valuable grant
of 100000 acres, situated in Mexico,
whore a Mormon colony will be estab-
lished.
President Diaz and Secretary Romero
state that Mexico has no desire to legis-
late against the United States and no
wish to retaliate because OF the Me-
Kinley bill
The report OF the United States Con-
sui at Kingston, Jamaica, represents that
island as a splendid field for the manu-
facturers and merchants of the United
States TO cultivate.
The amount face vaue) OF altered
and counterfeit notes. coins and imita-
ton money captured and secured by
secret-service agents during the last year
amounted to $5lS, 700.
In the case of the American tug AIogul
the Dominion Customs Department has
decided that the vessel was clearly within
Canadian waters when seized and there
fore liable to a penalty of 500.
SO many patients in the hospitals in
New York have been inoculated with
Koch's lymph that their number has
ceased to be interesting. Physicians are
waiting to see results of the experiments.
The mail route between Greenville,
Ga, and Lutherville has been discontin-
ucd because complaint came from citi-
zens of the latter place that the mail
carrier brought in too much contraband
whisky.
The naval appropriation bill has been
completed. 1t provides for one triple
screw protected cruiser similar to cruiser
20 z50 ~ oo 6,io mo XIII carries totaI an,
f,rnrr;at;an ~ oho,,t IA Nm nm
Inc PRESIDENT mas signed tne PM pro-
Vdlng Tor the maintenance oil discipline
among lhe customs ohTers also lhe
lolht resolution providing lor the PRINT
ing OF decisions OF the Lana department
OF the Interior regarding pubuc lands
and PENSIONS
Press reports state that the Florida
ocean ana Gun C9hal Company wan be-
GIN soon the w9tk Oh cutting the pro
posed snip eailal from 81 Augustine TO
CEDAR Keys + "a he canal VIII ne u
mics loiS' q leet uvep anu from -Vo To
ZoO leet surface Wiuth'
Thomas Duffy, the newspaper carrier
at New Orleans who shot at one of the
Italian prisoners charged with the muir
der of Chief of Police llennessy, has
been convicted oil Wounding less than
mayhem, the maximum penalty Tor
which oiiehse Is TWO years lmpusoh-
ment.
The recommendations of the Pam
American Congress for a meeting of an
international monetary commission hay
ing been adopted by all the American
Republics, President Harrison has is
sued a call for the first meeting ut Wash
ington on the first Wednesday in Jan
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