Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-08-21
Louisiana Has Only no
Paupers.
INDIANS ARE CONVERTED
A Cleveland Nationalist Club Makes
Peculiar Demand on Behalf
of the INDECENT,

| New York brewers are fined s. for
drinking non-union beer.
The United States census reports only
10 paupers in Louisiana.
Boston unions will test their right to
! hold meetings in the park.
| Over $3.50. 900 have been raised for the
Grant monument in New York.
New York postoflice employees have
been ordered TO seize all German lottery
| tickets
Two hundred vessels have already ben
engaged to transport grain from Atlantic
ports to Europe.
A census bulletin gives the number OF
inmates in almshouses in New York at a
| little over 10000.
1t is estimated that Philadelphia is de-
populated over one-half on Sundays
during the summer.
During the last fiscal year sos ,496 i'm
migrants arrived at our ports, an increase
of l0I, 277 over the preceding year.
The Illinois Central has placed orders
for twenty-five locomotives in anticipa-
ton of increased Worlds Fair traffic.
The Supreme Court OF Minnesota has
decided that the Salvation Army has u
right to make all the noise it wants to-
Laboring men throughout Tennessee
| will join with the miners in an effort to
secure the repeal of the convict lease
law.
Under a new law in Georgia when a
doctor is convicted of drunkenness he
can no longer practice medicine in that
State.
The great Minnesota trust, formed in
1879 to boom that State, has dissolved
after selling $4,000 acres of land
and colonizing 70 700 people.
Mrs. President Harrison insi sted that
the new carpets, tapestries and retittings
of the White House should be the work
OF American manufacturers.
Reports from all the grain country
show that there will shortly be the most
unprecedented demand for cars that has
been experienced for long time.
The Chicago and Grand Trunk rail
way OF Canada has lifted the boycott
against the Chicago and Alton road.
This is believed by some to be the begin
ming of the end.
bill has passed the Legislature in
Georgia prohibiting the sale OF spurious
or malt liquors within a radius of three
miles from any church or school outside
OF an incorporated city.
The Continental Loan Company OF
New buryport, Mass, has assigned. The
cIpltal stock OF the company is given at
81 100000. Offices were located at Bos-
ton, New York and Denver.
A New York steamship agent saws that
so far 1000 people have sailed for Europe
every week since May l. The total num-
Der would reach 100000, and $4,000 more
Will 20 before the season ends.
The Spanish reciprocity treaty and the
diplomatic correspondence pertaining
thereto have been made public, the
President issuing a proclamation an
nouncing the full text of the treaty.
The Franklin Club, Nationalist CON
Germ at Cleveland, demands that the city
shall assume control of all vacant lands
within its limits and cultivate cabbages
and potatoes to be given to the poor.
Oklahoma Territory has not proved to
be land lowing with milk and honey.
The wheat crop was failure, and the
people are hard up for cash. The corn
crop is looking we'll and may help them
out
Archbishop Ireland, who visited Com
missioner Morgan of Indian Affairs, re-
ceived ample aud positive assurance of
his disposition and intention to treat the
Catholic Indian schools with equity and
generosity.
The Secretary OF the Treasury declines
70 make ruling on the importation of
skilled workmen for tin. plate mills. and
refers st. Louis querist to the fifth sec
ton OF the alien contract labor law az n
rule OF guidance.
Assistant Secretary Nettleton has au-
thorized the Collector OF Customs at As
torla, Or, TO admit free of duty into
Trays tiarbor the steel rails recovered
from the British ship Abercorn, which
stranded January, 1888.
About $500 600 of the A. per cent
bonds have been presented to the Treas
ury department Tor continuance at per
cent, ana about IS, 900, 600 have already /
been examined and the proper measures
taken to issue the new bonds.
Secretary Tracy has finally decided 70
award the contract for building cruiser
No; Is to Cramp Il Sons of PHILADELPHIA. /
although the Bath Iron Works of NJ inc |
were the lowest bidders. The Bath com |
pany could not complete the contract in
time.
The first account OF LAWYER William
NJ smith, assignee OF the Bank of Amer.
lea OF Philadelphia has been filed and
possesses the unique feature of SHOWING
yield of 10 per cent to the depositnrs
Of a concern which was believed To be a
total wreck.
The long -talked.of project of enIarg-
ing the Erie Canal IN a hasis IS ,e
loot navigation, at cost of probably
u u,oOO, Uuo, Is again receiving much at
.entlon from lake men, and will pr,ha.
bly, be brought before Con ,ress NJ tho
next opportunity.
The relative cost of nickel steel plates
Is compared with pure steel will he
studied by the Naval Department. and
! satisfactory terms eau he made. the
ormer armor will be adopted in the CON
.tructlon OF the armored cruiser New
FORK and cruiser No. II.
Frank Porter, half breed. and Mrs
dempsey OF Saltwater, Mimi. for tha
last three months have been workiro
I'nong the Chippewa Indians on the res.
rvation at Vermillion Lake, and have
nearly all to Christianity A
ew days ago the Indians gathered all Of
heir idols in big pile and burned them ,
District United States Judge Ham :
mona at memphis, Tenn, has handed {
own ms decision IN the now famous I
ase OF X. Nj. King, the seventh Dav !
,nNehtist' VINO was convicted years ago I
shbDath-breakingb by blowing on sun
hy. The Judge rules that, il man 4
as set Sunday apart in due form by ms G
inF I.. III. !