Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-12-25
American Flour Popular
in France.
THE TRANSAHARA RAILWAY
Great Suffering in Honduras from
a Partial Failure Of Crops,
Smallpox, Etc.


American -four is becoming popular IN
Paris.
The Austrian state debt is 4,lS4,9D,-
00J forms.
German doctors believe influenza 70
be infectious.
Starving Russian peasants are selling
their homes for song.
Peru is favorable to war between the
United States and Chile.
Russias silver purchases are to pro-
vide new subsidiary coin.
Refined nitrate from South America
is in big demand in Europe.
It is reported that the English Govern
ment win issue II 900, 900 81 notes.
Another plot has been discovered
among the Sultan's officers to depose
him.
Old rails are now used in India for
telegraph poles, being both cheap and
durable.
The recent earthquake in Japan was
felt by vessels seventy-fve miles IRON
the coast.
Whichever candidate is elected Presi-
dent there seems danger Of revolution
in Argentine.
Wealthy Poles are raising money for
the purpose OF stopping the emigration
from Poland.
Austria is to formally announce imme-
diately the removal Of the prohibition
from American pork.
A lockout is imminent in the South
Wales and Monmouthshire collieries,
affecting l00, 900 men.
There is project in England to begin
the enterprise of whaling in the Ant
artic Seas on large scale.
Chancellor Goschen of England, it is
said. favors the issue OF 81 notes to re-
place light gold in circulation.
Bazars and concerts for the relief OF
the famine-stricken people OF Russia are
to be promoted by the German court.
The Transahara railway is now among
the possible enterprises which may be
carried out during the next few years.
The telephone line between London
and Paris has worked 80 well that an
other will be laid between London and
Brussels.
Mrs. Maybrick's mother has received
the $3.50 World fund from the women
+ America to help get her daughter out
of prison.
A census of the vessels comprising the
Russian navy shows that the naval forces
of the Gar consist OF total of 1872 YES
sells OF all kinds.
Six leading stables of Austria and
Hungary have been dispersed on account
of a reaction OF feeling caused by the re-
cent turf scandals.
General Valasquez, Balmaceda's Min
ister OF War, has surrendered to the
CHILEAN authorities. He was refugee
IN the German legation.
The Supreme Court OF Leipsic has
ruled that to remain seated when the
German Emperor is being toasted
constitutes an act of high treason.
The growing popular sentiment in
favor OF repudiating the debt of the Ar
gentine Republic is causing alarm
among foreign bankers in Buenos
Ayres.
In Honduras there is but little money
IN the treasury, the crops are partially
abandoned, and smallpox and typhus
fever are causing great suffering among
the people.
The Chinese imperial troops gave no
quarter to the rebels in the fight near
Chooyang. Eleven hundred rebels were
slaughtered on the fed, and those can
tured were Immediately executed.
Business is almost dead at Panama
and sickness is paramount. Most of the
merchants remaining are preparing to
move, as nearly everybody has lost. or
Is losing, faith in any improvement.
The missionary work of the Greek
Ohurch is very successful in Japan. Ac-
eordlng to the latest reports OF the ST
petersburg synod there are 10 600 con.
verts to the faith OF the church in japan
The influenza epidemic at Berlin is in.
creaslnng. The hospitals are all over
c!rowed. The epidemic at Paris is also
increasing. Deaths from the disease or
cured week before last by the hun
a report OF the committee appointed
10 examine into the merits of canal
from faris to the sea has lust been made
pubic. The canal will be ia m;Ias
long and q feet deep, and will cost All :
000, 900. "'ii 'os' POL
taking telephonically between Mel
bourne and Adelaide, which are Sow
I'VE hundred miles apart, is pronounced
success, and the chimes of the nostoa;oa
CLOCK at Adelaide have been distinctln
heard in Melbourne. ''Ao''y
England's shipping trade is said to be
IN an unparalleled state of depressio W
anu IL Is stated that steamship I;nas
may De compelled to reduce the prm J,es
Oh sallings of their steamers Era;',bt
rates are greatly depressed. ~
Barley, French Ministe of Marine 9, ;.
tne building OF ships for the nav Il
trance continues with undated act;y;tu
anu wi.hin ten years eighty-one sb;ns
Mouiu DE built, including six ironclaSs
anu ntty cruisers. Next wear tho nan1s
"ouio nave over 200 torpedo boats
Statistics show that in swed.r A.
;eiephone is more generally used thae e
VI any other European country tha
. .a peing QUO to each lOO. 900 inbah; o
anus. switzerland is next with sie
aiter which comes Germany Wiz Io 49,
nreat Britain, with S.; France s" , 10
A. and Russia, with Z. with
ron meen before e, last one of the burghs sur
aro,a ulasgow cea' ed to have a sen.
nart o corporate existence and became
E SIasoo os 'ne city. The population Of
m incrS,l mus received at one swoon
To- 7a H9S nan Of 100, 900, and now amonntp
aIa aio,Voo v, Three e burghs, with a nnn
tachad o. $4,000, yet remain maj p
r;tv Is .n put thsir absorption into .ho
'i'y is only question OF time. '0 'he
There has been mora houa,,
2 Nicaragua about the conp trui .i;eehng
lhe canal, as the ITnitaa S.iuction oil