Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-27
NEWS or THE WEEK
An Epitome of the Happenings of
Two Hemisphere.
What is Transporting at the Capital of
the United States-0ther Very
Interesting News.

Kansas reports her crops in a -four
ishing condition.
Wheat in Central Kansas is said to be
in good condition.
Floods are reported in the Upper Ohio
and tributary streams.
The New York Hebrew trades are
fighting prison labor
C. G. IIouye, prominent citizen Of
Amity City, La, was assassnated.
The Avenue Hotel at Corscana, Tex,
was burned and four lives were lost.
La grippe is again prevalent at Pitts
burg, Penn, and threatens to become
an epidemic.
4 laborer lost himself in sewer in
Minneapolis and wandered over three
miles before he could get out
A strict quarantine is being held on
the border line with Mexico against
smallpox, which is raging there.
Eight Knox College students are UNI
der arrest Mt Galcsburg, III. They stole
and burned stack OF beer barrels
President Morton has sold his
summer residence at Newport, r. H..
(tairiawn), to Isaac Townsend Barden
OF New York for 300
An unknown conscienee-stricken Phil
adelphia man, through the medium OF a
newspaper, pays over TO the Register Of
Wills the sum of 81 ,059.6l.
During 1890 the Colorado mines pro-
duced SO. ssl 1874, divided as follows
Silver, 500, 80 ,906 gold, 81 81, 1856 lead,
A,749,s52; copper, S359,4i0.
Blind Tom, the erratic musical gcnins
OF decade ago, is driveling away his
remaining months ut a private retreat
IN st. Marks place, New York.
The schedule Of the Mckinley tariff
bill applying TO cigars is said by New
York manufacturers to work to the BEN
eft OF both maker and consumer.
Gold has been discovered nearDanvile.
ILL.,, in the sands of the North Fork. A
company OF Danyille business men are
purchasing all the adjoining land.
The British Consul, Lyall, at Calves
ton, who got into controversy with the
State officials of Texas has been ordered
by his government to vacate his Office.
A Justice and several constables have
been indicted at Des Maines. Iowa, for
conspiracy to defraud by arresting peo-
pie under the prohibtory laws for the
fees.
A deacon Ola Lakewood, n. j., church
on recent Sunday shot coon that
took possessession OF tree in his back
yard, and now the church wants to dis
cipline him.
Scott Thompson, a negro living near
Bay Brook, n. c., went TO church, leav-
ing seven children at home The house
IN some manner took fire and the chill
dren were burned to death.
II is rumored that the Treasury De
partment is preparing to augment the
revenue cutter fleet in Bchrine Sea for
the coming spring by seven vessels.
Each vessel will carry a treble crew, so
that prizes can be manned
Certain New York firms have been
trying good looking women as bill col
leetors. So far the scheme has been
unsuccessful. Three OF the women mar
ried and four more are engaged
Dr. Vance OF Cleveland indorses the
law that allows a railroad emplove to ,
sue for damages like a passenger. He /
denounces the employment OF surgeons q
for employees by railroad companies.
The drought still prevails in Central c
Illinois The railroads run special {
water-trains TO supply their engines
The dry, freezing weather and the in ,
seets are destroying the wheat crop.
The Illinois Republican state Com
mlttee viii contest the right OF five !
Democrats to sit in the Senate on account
M atlA,Fsl spAfttrti.tI.t,r
rien birth. The contest promises to be
very earnest. e
sampson WaIlack has been convicted /
At New York OF renting property for I'M +,
moral purposes, and sentenced 10 thirty !,
lays and fine Of 5000. This is the (
work OF the Society lor the Prevention of
Cruelty TO Children.
The family OF Benjamin Sours was p
poisoned at LouWy, Va, hy eating a
pies, which are supposed to tC
nave contained rat poison. MIR. Sours o
md one child have died, and the others b
ire dangerously i'll. p
There was riot at Catherine Station Il
m the Mobile * birmingham Railroad -
md it is reported that several people
we're killed The difficulty arose out of "a
factional fight The colored pustmps "A.
er was ordered to leave town, which he in
id. IN
Business failures occurring throuhout 'i
he United States for 1880, ms reported w
y Dunn, are l0,9O7 in number. being =,
ut twenty-five greater than 1889. The ~
abilities show very large increase III
yer 1889, being $50 ,0O1, 900 as against ne
| $4,000, 00o, an increase OF SAL. 900 900.
hose are the largest liabilities since
So4, when they amounted TO $236,-
%, 600. 49,
A letter from Pine Ridge Agency de- br
ais soEe hitherto unknown facts con f.
erning the death of Captain Wallace AT
Wounded Knee. He was found AT the la
ntrance Of an Indian lodge, with five ba
cad warriors lying near him. each an
lrpse showing a bullet wound. Five Of fir,
he chambers of the Captains revolver
ere empty, and it is presumed Wallace
He'd five Indians before dying pr
ALONG THE COAST. ~
Fresno proposes to have the saloons
ose at II o'clock Ch