Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-08-14
RUSSIA PURCHASING CORN
cannibalism in the Free Congo State
Leads to an Expedition Against
the Offenders.

| Inc FreNcll was
ally welcomed at Cronstadt.
The educational bill has passed thu.
third reading in the British House oil
| Lords.
The proposal to construct canal from
the Tyne to the Solway, with depth OF
fifteen feet, is again revived.
The Gar of Russia will celebrate his
silver wedding next November in mod
est fashion near Copenhagen.
There is talk in Paris OF an elevated
railway, but the project does not find
favor with the press OF the city.
By the will of the late Peter Carml-
chael the Established Church OF Scot
land is to receive no less than Gl00, 900.
Models of the Lloyd steamships are
features of the nautical part OF the Ger
man Exhibition now open in London.
A lively agitation is going on at Co
logne for the purpose OF making the
Rhine below the city navigable for ships
OF the largest size.
A ship canal is proposed to connect
Venice with the Gull of Spezza. 1t
would be 10 miles long, 240 feet broad
and cost f52 100000.
The area flooded in Moravia and ST.
lesia has increased. In the Tyrolese
Alps avalanches have fallen into the val
leys and caused great damage.
The gas companies OF Paris have in
the last ten years paid over $40,000,00J
into the city treasury for the privilege of
supplying gas to the city at cost.
Agents of Mr.. Parnell, so it is ru-
mored, have been buying up Mrs.
O'Shea's picture as exposed for sale in
London shops and endeavoring to ar
range to stop it.
The Labor Exposition soon to open to
the public at Paris will be very interest
ing to visitors. The history of trades
and manufacturers from the fourteenth
century will be a feature.
The total population of France is 49,
095, 100. This is an increase since the
last census of 20S,5S4, and this is entire
ly in the urban population, the rural
population having decreased.
Queen Victoria has conferred upon
Earl Cadogan the title OF Knight Com
mander of the Order OF the Garter, thus
filling the vacancy in the order caused
by the death OF Earl Granville.
A boy delivering bread at Berlin en-
tered yard where there were two blood
hounds loose, and before the people OF
the house could reach the boy the beasts
had literally torn him to pieces.
Russia has made large purchases of
corn, and the government is storing
large quantities OF grain supplies. The
rise III the price of cereals in Germany
Is partly due to Russian buyings.
Prof. Koch has resigned all public of
fees held by him in Germany. This
step is associated with his supposed dis
appointment over the unsatisfactory re-
suits Of his discovery of "tuberculin y
Visitors in sufficient numbers to make
the Elfiel tower in Paris pay once more
are reported. The greatest crowds are
OH Sunday, when all the elevators are
run, whereas only one is operated on
week days. 'N>' vi
English shipping papers are agitatino
for the formation of a volunteer nana7
| cadet corps to be recruited chiefly from
FISHERMEN and iisherboys as volunteer
haFal reserve and feeder to the active
Inc Berlin National Zeituna announces
mat genuine brotherhood of French |
men anu Russians is unattainable. hold /
ing mat Russia is unciviized and France
mas. few points OF sympathy with bar
barrie Russia" '''
me vatican is absolutely decided in
spite oil the threats and persuasions of
the monarchists to continue in Fraroo
the policy of adhesion to the Rennhlio
IN order to restore that country to nninn
ana to religious and political nacifcal
ton. P'0'i'a-
=, Canniballsm among the natives in the
free Congo State has led to an exnadi.
9loh against the offenders in which nm
0ers oil the natives were killed Tho
b"kumas at Stanley Falls are renortad
10 De returning to human sacrifices and
leasts. ''''es ana
III the British House of Commons Sir
Jam Ferguson said that the covarn
aieh' mad reason to bel eve that salts
factory arrangements would shortl,, H.
maze with the United States in tha ,,a De
Ter OF arbitration in the Behring Soa
question. o''i'"e sea
81 Mont; :,'leo ny canon Rintledge that ,
~, Nlartlh,s, Canterbury, England 10
me OLDEST church in Europe. He asserts
may IL Is the oldest ediiice which was
e. originally as church duriny tba
uls iour centuries and has remained
'lurch until the present day. '' "
There is much excitement o. ,a.:
)Pie over the killing of a Greek OIL &
ui i' butcher charged Hebrew bntcbors
H wy, we murder, and subseouently ~
po1y oil the Greek was found fila n ;.e
'taps. The feeling became so araat Nun .
ilarIiai law has been found necessar ,nal I
The district. necessary In
~. Mrs Maybrick's solicitor saws that ho {
las las peen advised by Charles Russell i tb nt
, o' 'ase can be reopened and a new tr r;" t
,"u' grounded on the refusal of tbe ia ia' =
,oi;';t .e company to pay the policy M ,
i',oi intends to carry ont this scbana me
;, a",il new evidence has been collantni
n a .herlca' Mrs. Maybrick, who ;s st;n
" prison. suffers much from iii heo Iti,' :
me London Chronicle takes sir g. L
no Sna S S"fil, one OF the English Bebr7 =
erancss commissioners rn. to task for NJ. y
;ir Genr no' III the line of his dntins .
hat tbo r., asserted at Victoria. p rs r. IL
ha ' T y,e Aich iney law is final eff 2 ~ o
i ielS 9 mt States to compel CanaJa' OF 81
.i e'u a, ner Independence, and tba Sh 10 n
m su 9;g that Lord Salisbury " ai,
r :. Is tt olllclally announced at 81 po.o
wy that Captain Schmidt of H. eTers-
"u navy who WIS reported as ''io nus n,
~ vet, executed secretly last Anil having n,
V the plans of the Cronstaa.. ~ :, ior sell p
I y. mas Just been sentenced - 'Ihrtltica- ID
!; to Siberia. II was was 70 DANISH
u examination that he fall proved in til
ands OF usurers and was ' into INTO the to