Idaho semi-weekly world., 1891-11-06
Rage in the Wake of the Famine IN
Russia--The Czarina Gives
an Immense Sum.


The first consignment OF American
bacon has arrived in Berlin.
London theaters issue something hke
80 900 free passes every year.
The sarcophagus Of the Emperor Fred
erick has been placed in his tomb.
r. is reported that Italy has decided to
abolish the decree against American
pork.
The German interior press is showing
considerable hostility to the Chicago
Worlds Fair.
The Czarina has given 10000, 900 rou
bles to the Russian famine sufferers from
her private purse.
A unique present by the British war
office to the Salvation Army was 3o,ooW
worn-out helmets.
An English doctor at Simla, India, has
succeeded in discovering, separating and
neutralizing special microbe OF leprosy.
Russia is experimenting very exten,,
sively with the idea of using metal
sleepers upon the railroads in that
country.
The time limit OF the Russian loan
which is being taken up in France mas
heen extended from October 81 to No.
vember l.
It is estimated that no fewer than ~
600 girls are employed in the public
houses and drinking bars OF the United
Kingdom.
There are said to be nine inmates OF
the Camberwell (England) workhouse
who have reached ages varying from l03
to 10S years.
Ted Pritchard, the London pugilist,
was last week sentenced to month's
imprisonment for cowardly assault
upon barkeeper.
A new method of torture has been dis
covered by Siberian jailers, whereby
prisoners are compelled to subsist or
salt herring alone.
The endeavor to strengthen the triple
alliance between Germany, Austria ant
, Italy by commercial union is not pro
crossing very favorably.
The fishing fleet of Yarmouth, Eng
land, have returned to port, and giv'
J fearful descriptions of the effects OF th
recent storms on the coast.
: In Vienna the Project OF Police ha
ordered an investigation of whether tn
: long, sweeping skirts of ladies tend t.
, spread contagious diseases.
A Judge in Glasgow has decided tina
j., the amount OF copper used in tinne'
: green peas was not dangerous, and tina
6 the process need not be stopped.
: Until recently the Royal Palace a
: Berlin has been lighted only by candles
: Emperor William has had gas put il
d and is now arranging for electric light!
u The civil authorities of Leipsic, Gel
,, - many, have struck crushing blow {
. the sausage industry in that country b
deciding that it is illegal to use dog mes
in sausage.
The English Conservatives have bee
prematurely jubilant over having escape
the leadership of Goschen. Telegram
from Balfour deny that he had been O
/ fered the leadership.
Forty-three of the leaders of the re-
olution in Uruguay are in prison at Mo
tevideo. DR.. Pantoleon Perez was sh
n. while trying to escape from the barrack
Martial law prevails.
" Peat fuel has been found yery success
l. ful in Russia. 1t is produced by patel
process, and is cheaper than coal, hi
le less weight and bulk, and contain
Of scarcely any sulphur.
The latest report from Turkestan ind
III Gates an abundant crop of cotton. III
Y cotton grown there is from Americs
oi seed, and the development within a fe
g., years has been wonderful.
e, The Pope in a note to the powers sa
* the recent Pantheon disorders were
extreme importance, and insists it
RS impossible for both the Italian cover
le ment and papacy to remain in Rome.
III An agrarian lawsuit in the Caucasr
e IN which the plaintiff is the Prince
Mingrelia, has so many people concern
~ with it, the witnesses amounting
IN 1000, that the court is sitting in ii
~ open air.
The British and the Portuguese, ha
at ing settled their quarrel in Mashor
IL land, are amicably working together
n, construct a railroad from the Indi
ke Ocean TO their adjoining possessions
the far interior.
:, Some estimates of the wonderf
~ value OF the fishing industry of Gre
y, britain can be gained from the sta
" ihent that the total catch of fish on +
al coasts oil England and Wales in 1890 "
~ $4,000 tons, exclusive of shell fish.
A Hon. John A. Seicher has been
nd pointed editor-in-chief OF the New Yo
MAJ and Express, to succeed the Is
m MAJOR j. M. Bundy. Mr.. Sleicher
re- tires from the editorship of Frank L
.se iic's Weekiy. " -
''n one OF the successful LAWYERS of I
racine slope, son OF the lannon's Io
on =. Breckenridge and brother Of i
Ter kentucky Congressman, bears the on
he ous name OF "Owen COUNTY, RracL
led ridge. lie was born the day. ls5s =,
te. his father was nominated for Conan y.
m oVer eA-uoVernor Letcher, and as II
al result was brought about bv the vote
ION owen county, the grateful candidate
all slowed the name on his newborn be
General Booth, the Salvation Ar,
L.. Commander, whose authority exta,
ol' over l,oQo,O00 soldiers, is a loose. io;n
ar aho rather awkward man of med;,
.h1 ew height; He is angular and narr,
Ln tne cnested, but the possessor neyertbeI
.ra ,es o. great physical vigor. His ewes
AZ bark ha ana piercing, and an iron.y
AZ, peara p falls in profusion over his ch, y
;eh m aa Ills hands are large, and remind the
he M ser server OF the typical horny hands Of
~. oe- son oil toll. General Booth ia now
~, ~, years years old, and for forty wears he "
'ie ne oeen preaching the gospel. He il ,
re- oil great earnestness and forca snd Is a., u
"'' easI rnslrely devoid OF sham and pretentie it