Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-20
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.

Fort Bidwell is not to be abandoned.
The sequcia Park will be protected
by troops after May /.
U tied States Treasurer Huston will
retain his position until the end OF Har-
rison's term.
The Recognized Church of Jesus
Christ Of Latter-Day Saints is spreading
its doctrine in Chicago.
Daily Rotations among the officers
have been inaugufated in the Eighteenth
Infantry al Fort Clarke, Tex.
The suspension OF the Maverick Bank
at San Antonio is only temporary. The
assets are more than double the liabl-
tiles.
One of the bogus-divorce men in New
York who deceived ex-Mayor Pendleton
of Fort Worth, Tex, has made a CON
fession.
Rich discoveries of tin ore are reported
at Lano, Tex, and much excitement has
been created and sixty prospects have
been located.
Officers Of the army and navy are to
carry formal invitations to the Southern
Republics 10 participate in the Column
bian Exposition at Chicago.
The striking miners in Alabama are
beginning to suffer for food and fuel.
The Central Federation of Labor at New
York is raising funds for their relief.
Iowa newspapers declare that the rail-
roads are forcing all the manufactures
out OF that State by refusing to give
them rates that will enable them to live.
AS the result OF an agreement arrived
at by the Mayor and theatrical men of
Milwaukee show bills must be submit
ted TO the Chief of Police hereafter be-
fore being posted.
The Adams Electric Railway Com
pany OF ST Louis is to enter suit against
the Thonson-lluston, the Sprague, the
Short and other electric companies for
Infringement Of patents.
James Carroll Alaska's Delegate to
Congress, says il Alaska is not of sutfi-
cient Importance to be given system of
Jurisprudence, he IL empowered to offer
$l4,0 900 for the Territory.
The mystery about missing Professor
Bancroft Of Providence, Il. l., who has
been gone since December 3, finds no
solution yet, and the authorities at
Brown University are still in aquandary
Rev Dir. thomas Armitage has been
presented with house costing $40 900
by the Fiith-avenue Baptist Church at
New York, OF which he was forty years
the pastor and is now pastor emeritus.
Secretary Window has ordered the
strict enforcement OF u rule, which has
I.. al. 4.
ing Oh tobacco III any part OF the Treas
ury Department building at Washington.
The revenue cutter McI.aine has seized
the Spanish ship Angelica off Key West,
The vessel had nothing contraband on
board, but could show no register. The
captain wanted to be little ugly, but
was seized and sent aboard the Mclane.
A New York HIerald's Washington dis
patch says: Blaine is still engaged in
the preparation Of his note to the Brit
ish Minister, which is to inform Lord
Salisbury of his reasons for declining his
offer to arbtrate the Behring Sea ques-
ton,
The Military Affairs Committee has
reported lRvorably to the House the bill
that passed the Senate some days ago to
establish records aud pension office of
the War Department and appoint the
officer now in charge OF that work Colo
mel in the army.
There will he eleven retirements for
age in the army in 1921, nearly double
the number of 1890. They include two
General officers, rigadierGeneral John
Gibbon, commander OF the Pacific Di-
vision, and Brigadief-General $. Y. Be
net. chief OF ordnance
The ultimatum of the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern road, that all the te-
legraphers on that road must Withdraw
from the Order OF Railway Telegraphers
or leave the employ of the company, is
believed at Chicago to be the beginning
of Il general movement in that direction.
The recommendations of the lnterna-
tional American Conference for the es-
Establishment OF an American monetary
union and the issue of common silver
coin have been adopted 10y all the Amer
lean Republics except Guatemala, Uru-
quay and Paraguay, which have not yet
been heard from.
Statistics compiled by the Railway Age
shows the construction during 1899 To be
about {, $50 miles. rs against 500 last
year. Over 1000 miles of road under
construction are in the Southern States,
and over LOCO in the Southwestern
States The Northwestern show ] ,057
miles, due largely TO active building OPP
erations of the Northern Pacific and the
Great Northern roads.
The Seer AIRY of Agriculture has made
an order to close all the ports except st.
Adams, in the collection district of Yer
mont, against the importation Of cattle,
sheep and other ruminants and swine,
These stringent regulations of Secretary
Rusk are designed to insure the p otec-
ton OF live stock of the United States
from imported diseases and to secure, if
possible, the removal of the prohibitory
restrictions now placed upon animals
exported from this country.
ALONG THE COAST.