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

The Car is determined upon the Rus
sanitation of Finland.
The Lower House OF the Austrian
Reichsrath has been dissolved.
1t is reported that Abdurrahman Khan,
Amer OF Afghanistan, is dead.
Parnell ard O'Brien. it is reported at
London, are coming to America.
They have had three weeks skating
in Paris-a very unusual festival.
Two large new gold fields have been
discovered in Turner river, Australia.
The Daily News declares the rumors
of the retirement OF Gladstone to be
without foundation.
The public sale of the Koch lymph
will soon be intrusted to druggists
throughout Germany.
The census shows an increase of nearly
5000, 900 in the population OF the Ger
man empire since 1855.
The latest development OF the German
ization Of Heligoland is the changing OF
the names Of the streets.
The volcanic disturbances in the sea
mated in submarine volcanic eruption.
Whole villages in Southeastern Russia
are isolated and almost buried in snow,
and numbers have been frozen to death.
Sunny Southern Spain lies under
snoWdrltts. The winter resorts of Eu-
rope have been showed under this sea-
son.
Fur animals are very abundant in
! Kamchatka this winter, and the fur
companies are doing a lucrative bust
ness.
Herr Richter's motion to abolish the
tariff on cereals and cattle has been de-
ieated in the Reichstag by vote OF PIC
to LOG.
The great Scotch railroad strike has
collapsed, and the leaders are treating
with the officials of the different COM
panies.
A general thaw has set in in Eastern
and Northern Germany, and the melting
snow and heavy rains are causing the
rivers to rise rapidly.
English workmen and shipping unions
have decided to attack the shipping fed
Grafton by Il series of strikes, beginning
at Liverpool and London.
Cuba notes this winter az the coolest
ever known in that latitude, but the
weather has been favorable to the de.
velopment Of the sugar cane, which is in
! splendid condition.
Near Bordeaux they have buoy in
the harbor which is connected with the
mainland by telephone. Ships arriving
can communicate with tn, if owners t.
their great advantage.
1t is estimated that the railway strike
in Scotland has cost the parties more OF
less directly concerned $l,125, 900, o
which $500, 900 is accounted for by de
creased traffic and receipts.
The colonies of Australia have asked
the home government to accord them tn,
privilege of negotiating commercial
treaties with foreign countries under the
sanction OF the foreign office.
The French authorities are dehatin.
whether to provide all the cavalry Will
bayonets to their carbines, as has beer
done OF late to great extent in the Rus
sian army. AT present the "lance " il
in high favor with the French war office
Berlin will have a new opera hous,
between the Pottsdam bridge and Potts
dam square within eighteen months
The building and site will cost $3.50, 900
which Will be raised through the organi
cation OF stock company. The stag,
of the new house will he open to lighte
opera than that given at the Grand I'm
perial Opera House near the palace.
Four thousand unemployed workmel
held meeting ut Hamburg Sunday
They resolved to send a petition to h,
Senate, asking that landlords be prohib
tied on next quarter day from evictin,
tenants unable to pay their rents; ais,
asking that loans of 30 marks be al
yanced to destitute workmen from tn,
State funds, and that the poor children
in the public schools he supplied with
hot meal daily.
Russia has sent Lieutenant Uiatelet
to Vienna to aid its military representa-
tive at the Austrian court in learning al
things possible about the Austrian
army. Neither Austria nor Germany i
very much pleased at this attention iron
their most threatening neighbor, es
pecially as the privileges of their mill
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been cut down to all but nothing.
Late adyices from Hongkong state tina
the China Navigation Company's steam
er Shanghai, while on her way fror
Shanghai to Hankow December Is last
was totally destroyed by fire. Their
t were over 400 Chinese passengers o
I board They became panicstricken, an
many jumped overheard and wer
/ drowned, while others burned to death
All the foreigners were able to get ashore
They, as well as the Chinese who sue
ceeded in reaching the shore, were al
tackled by the villagers and stripped {
their clothing. A Chinese gunboat an
steam launch which were near at hanC
made no attempt TO save any one, bu
their crews contented themselves wit
, picking up things that foated from tn
1 burning steamer. The number OF live
s lost is not accurately known, but is sal
to be between 200 and 300