Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-06
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.

OF the Federation OF Labor.
The Crows have sold 2,000,0c0 acres
of their reservation TO the government.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad strike
at Glenwood, Pa, is apparently ended.
James w. hathaway, of Montana, has
been selected for postmaster Of the
House.
The city OF New York won its suit
against railway that did not run cars
all night
An American syndicate has purchased
the Van Ramon estate at Manzino, Cuba,
for 100000.
Erastus Wiman will not accept any OF
the several seats which have been ten
dered to him in the Canadian Parlia
ment.
The Canadian Pacific directors have
declared supplementary dividend OF
per cent, making total of y . per cent.
for the year.
1t is estimated that the legal expenses
of the sugar trust already foot mp nearly
sl,000,000 for the three years il has been
ia existence.
The Davis Platform Binder Company.
manufacturing harvesters and binder at
Cleveland, O., has gone into the hands
OF a receiver.
Mrs. Woodwork, the trance evangel-
list, has returned to the scenes of her
former triumphs and her followers have
established a church at Muncie, Ind.
II is stated in Washington, on reliable
authority, that Attorncy-Ge Miller
viii succeed the late Justice Samuel
Miller, Of the United States Supreme
Court.
has now been decided that a rebate
on manufactured tobacco will he made
10 owners OF tobacco, wherever it may
be- il the owner is a manufacturer or
dealer.
The ordnance foundry will be located
at Benicia. The report OF the Commits
sioners is in the Presidents hands. The
geographical position OF Benicia was
greatly in its favor
The Secretary OF the Treasury has adj
dressed note TO the Collector of the
Port Of San Francisco fixing the value OF
the Russian ruble, in assessing duties
til an itof khiipllHs at 20 ttltS.
Representative Geary of California has
introduced bill amending the naturali-
cation laws 10y prescribiugan educational
test, TO be made in the Eng ish language
without the aid of an interpreter.
An analysis of Koch's lymph has been
made by Paris physicians. 1t reveals
that the remedy is composed OF pto-
maines Of tubercuar hacilli, which is II
virulent poison, eynanure of gold and
glyrerine
Judges Mari and Baker, at New Or
leans, have sustained a motion to Quash
the indictment against the lI9nnessy
assassIns, because of the presence OF
Stenographer Mitchell in the grand jury
room.
Succi, the Italian faster SAYS the hard
est part of his fasting is the annoyance
he il subjected to by cheap wits who ask
all sorts OF insane questions and are dis
appointed il similar answers are not
forthcoming.
4 party OF Mexicans and Americans
who believe Mexico will exclude Ameri- !
can pork and its products in re aliation |
for the recently-adopted tariff bill are
planning ut Kansas City to establish the |
pork industry in Mexico.
The widow of General Romeyn Avres.
who has long been prominent in Balti- !
more and Washington society has been |
a mitted to the L maH Catholic church. /
and has siguiied her intention Of en-
teriug religious order.
Secretary Proctor has approved the
site selected 10y Mrs Stanford for the
ere tiOn ol her monument to the mem
ory of the Rev. Father Junipero Sierra.
Work on the erection OF the monument
begins at once at Monterey.
Governor Ross Of Texas recently com
planned to Secretary Blaine Of the impu-
deuce and threats 81 English Consul |
Iyall of Galveston. Blaine told the
British Minister that Lyal was no longer
useful, aud his papers have gone to Eng
land.
The grave Of August Belmont is in "a
lonely portion OF the cemetery, which is
GO pletely hidden from the view Of
passcrs-hy on Middletown road at New
York. Two guards have been placed 40
the NIB, who wlll keep vigil there night
and day.
The decision in the Councilman rail-
road case al Chicago rendered by Judge
Gresham is looked upon by the 70 ost EN- ,
lnent Jaw ers at Chicago as firmly estat- ,
hsmng the interstate commerce law bv ,
providing an avenue by which 10 reach 1
violators
The House Committee on Invalid Pen ,
$40 agreed to report favorablv a bin /
limiting 10 s. the lee allowed an agent
IN prosecuting an application for an in
crease Of pension ON account Of the in c
crease OF disability. The maximum Zee q
now allowed is SO. y
1t has just been learned that state I
Brandt who died at Tiff a
lin, O., two years ago, was 5000 short !
as Treasurer OF Venice township, Sen !
sca county, ., He Was also bankrupt
with liabilities estimated at $4,000 and .
assets of only 10000. y
The House Committee on Military o
Affairs calls for an appropriation Of
'25, 420, 800, being S435 Dos more than
he appropriation for the current wear. Il
The most important difference is the
Increase in the appropriation for army I,
transportation of S250,O00. Y
A man calling himself Bill joplin near \
'ort Smith, Ark, evidently crazed at the +,
revent on of his marriage by the father a.
the girl TO whom he was engaged -
larted out on murdero tour, and be, a
re he stopped he had killed five per 4
ms, including his sweetheart and him, II
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