Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-09-04
CABLEGRAMS.
Egy ptian Ophthaimta Prevails in Some
sections of Germany.

Verdi, the composer, will endow with
$50, 900 hospital at Milan for poor and
aged artists.
The German government will estab
fish telegraph system on the German
East African coast.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, British Minis
ter, thinks the Chinese situation more
serious than reported.
Belgium consumes nearly 1000. 001
cartridges and forty tons OF powder a
year in testing firearms
The crofters of Skye in the Scottish
highlands do not take kindly to the idea
OF emigrating to Canada or America.
Egyptian ophthalmia has Frustrated
hall the children and many adults in
Arbergen, Mahndori and llemelingen in
Germany.
The German autumn military maneu-
vers will he postponed on account of the
condition OF the Emperor, who cannot
mount horse.
A. Stanley Williams Of Sussex, Eng
land, has just discovered three delicate
but distinct markings in the equatorial
region of Saturn.
Brazilian capitalists have secured the
services OF several experts from Pitts
burg, who will bore wells in the hope of
obtaining oil or gas.
A movement is on foot in Norway for
the raising of funds to provide visits to
the country during the summer for poor
and hard-worked women.
NJ. Henri Lecomte, the Director of the
Meteorological School of Aerostation at
taris, proposes To endeavor to cross Al,
riea by balloon, starting from Mozam.
hique.
The German government proposes to
prohibit clergymen taking fees for bap-
tisms or marriages. The government
has set aside 100000 TO pay the
preachers.
The movement in favor of Roman in
stead of Gothic type is rapidly gaining
groand in Germany. Many medical and
scientific periodicals are printed in Ro-
man characters.
The German method of dealing with
Turkish hrigandage is complete. The
hrlgand is paid all he demands. and
then Berlin draws on Constantlnople at
sight Tor the bill.
Lord Donoughmore recognizes the
maiady of which st. kilda children die
AS one well known on the west coast of
South America, where medical skill has
been totally unable to grapple with it.
The India press is greatly worked up
over the execution OF the two principals |
III the Manipur massacre by the English |
government, and are endeavoring to es |
iablish sentiment uniayorable to the |
latter.
One of the Cordelia's six-inch guns
having burst with fatal results, the Brit |
sh admiralty has decided 60 withdraw |
vi guns OF that mark, which ~ the pres
mt moment most threaten the safety of |
ler Maiesty's gunners and sailors.
The judicial authorities ia GERMANY
ire preparing II report which favors elef- |
rcity as a means OF putting murderers
o death. The French scientific Journals
'iso have ventured to prophesy that this
method will supersede the guillotine in
he next century.
The report OF the Central Committee
4 the Worlds Convention oi the Y. NJ
= A, which has Just closed its session
= Amsterdam, shows I,l5l societies. OF
'hleE 100 are in the United States
Germany has 500 and Great Britain GA
here are also OF in Asia and 10 in Africa.
ONION was chosen as the place of hold
ng the next Worlds Convention in 1881.
The old monarchical families of France
re gradually trickling into the recep-
ions of Nine. Carnot, which means the
eeeptance of the Republic. Ladies' who
ave shut themselves up for twenty
ears In the Fsubourg st. German are
eglnning TO appear at the Palace of the q.
.iysees. With this tendency and the
auction OF the Republic by the Catholic ,
'hnrch the royalist irreconcilables must !
BON be very few.