Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-10-30

horses for the British army.
President Fonseca of Brazil is very ILL.,,
and there are intrigues afoot regarding
the succession to the Presidency.
Sir Micael Hicks Beach is prominently
mentioned as the leader of the Conserv-
atives in the British House of Commons.
The entire railway mileage of Great
Britain is now 20,073 miles, or less than
one-eighth of that. of the United States.
As the cold weathei approaches, there
is marked increes, in the want and
misery among tt working classes in
Berlin.
In a certain rtion of the Ural dis
trict camels are tle only working cattle
use, some large farms possessing 100
camels.
The new remedy for consumptive pa
TENTS called chlophenol is said to have
shown remarkably good results in Italian
hospitals.
Mr.. Sturgeon seems lively, and ex-
presses himself as confident Of his ulti-
mate recovery. He still needs much
care, however.
1t is reported from st. Petersburg that
% 900, 600 persons are unable to pay theii
taxes, and that this will cause budget
deficit of fl2,000,000.
The Argentine government as meas
ure OF economy has abolished its lega-
ton at Vienna, Berlin, Lisbon and
Mexico, thus saving 800, 900 year.
London advices say that the strikes OF
dock laborers and other employees about
the Caron and Hermitage wharves, Wap-
ping, is showing signs of collapsing.
The greatest trades union the Anal
gamated Engineers, having an executive
department in Great Britain, America
and Australia, is about to reorganize.
The Argentine Republic has sold to
Baron Hirsch | 200 square miles in the
province of Chaco for Hebrew colony
The price paid was 1000 gold pesos per
mile.
The chief rabbis have ordered prayers
in behalf Of Russian Jews to be deliv-
cred in all English synagogues at the
beginning of the season Of fasting and
prayer.
The Chinese coolies imported by the
land barons of Eastern Prussia to re-
place the emigrated peasants have re-
fused to do the hard work imposed on
them, and have gone on a strike.
A wave of hysterical religion is pass.
ing over some parts of France. A num-
! Der OF Protestant peasants are travelling
with tents, preaching the end of the
world, bareheaded and with naked feet
The effect of the strikes on the port Of
London alone is shown very clearly this
year by diminution of sol vessels en-,
tering inward, which is a loss of IS per
cent. and can be attributed to no other
| cause at all.
The criticisms OF the London Times on
the poor financial condition of italy
have stirred up the press of that coun-
try, the gravamen of the offense HAVING
apparently been found in the fact that
the charges are true.
The bread baked by the famisbinp
peasants on the Volga is made nm of
llour OF goose feet (chenOpod,um rubrup,
with the admixture of a small QUANTITY
OF rye. The bread is black, light Of
weight, and looks like turf.
The estimate made by the Agricultural
Department of the Argentine Repnblic
OF the crop for the current year is as fol-
lows: Wheat, 100000 tons; maize
100000 tons; alfalfa, 5000. 600 tons !.
sugar, oo,ooo tons wool, 1876, 900 tons.
Inc result OF the tests made at the
request OF the British government bv
captain Blunt on the smokeloss powder
IN England, Germany, France, Belgium
ana the United States is extremely dis
appointing. Captain Blunt declares II
10 be absolutely useless for small arms
frlnce George OF Prussia, it is said
Is on the high road to become as insano
as MS mother, the late Princess Lon;sa
whose dementia took the form nj AVA
sion to clothing OF any sort. and wbo
created fI a terrible scandal by ESCAPING
~ her keepers several times in a state
OF absolute nudity. ''a'e
The successful issue of the eeo.t.
remove the embargo on nork il 80 W
Hkeiy to be followed by an ayrean,ant
,or the introduction into the Gern,a,'
Empire OF American Agricultural nn ia,'
ucts, especially wheat, tlonr and p .ou,
for ' tI armed fno meat Tree of duty in return
"'hY vi uefman sugar,
Moorish tribesmen attacked q sroo;,h
I T at Oablerizas, near Melilla Airs s,i
The fort replied with cannon and Hi ,ll
ketry' The fighting lasted for thus nus
hours nor when the Moors fled. The Sn naee
lsh government has made do npan,
ton. lor repara-
The illumination of the Grand p.,.oo
AZ i: brussels, Belgium, is to be- effaoto a,dce
ngllts suspended from tall steal I' stan oy
a ,l which will be sunk in deem sh bsatu-
Underground in daylight and eIev saedt hl
nyaraulic pressure at dusk Thus a. do oy
daytime. poies during the
l. Commissioner Carter of tho co,,,.,
t ana Office has received BY re General
rom rom the Secretary OF Agrieuitn ,e'eaence
quest from Nicholas Krnkofs fe q, a re-
sRector Of Agriculture f for the 'a helm In
h nfor IN Russia to be furnished am m;ts
disposal OF the public 'I Isns survey nf and
s up,'e q States. This request the ., Inc
says, is made with view ' 70 '1 ts writer
Amour river. '' aalacent to the