Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-04-14
Mexican.
THE OLD WORLD.

THE OLD WORLD.
Both the Russian Ambassadors to vi
emma and Berlin are in st. Petersburg in
consultation with the Gar.
Bavaria by recent census, numbers
b,5S9,3S2 inhabitants, the female exceed
ing the male population by 1871 1886.
Ireland is to have $4,000 from the
British treasury for the relief of the dis
tressed and $6S0,000 for light railways.
Emperor Wilhelm's medical advisers
have urged him with great emphasis to
restrict himself in the use of tobacco,
but he disregards their counsel
1t is semi-ofiicially denied at Rome
that sealed orders have been sent to the
Italian squadron in consequence OF the
lynching of the eleven Italian prisoners
at New Orleans.
Virus taken from hares is being exper-
imented with in France, and thus far it
has been found to work equally well for
the purposes of vaccination as virus
taken from calves.
A decision of the Court of Appeals of
London holds Justin Mccarthy, Herbert
Gladstone and some others liable for e.
900 due by the Irish exhibition of 1883
to the bankers, Coutts & Co.
1t is stated that the Italian govern
ment is firmly resolved to exact satisfac-
ton for the killing of Italian subjects in
America, and that the statement of the
Governor of Louisiana is not satisfactory.
The Spanish government has formally
determined to build two cruisers, each
to have displacement of 5000 tons, at
tain a speed of twenty-five knots and
possess an indicated horse power of 20
600.
The bodies of many of those drowned
on Gibraltar bar by the sinking of the
Utopia were found so firmly clasped to-
gether, owing to the last desperate fight
for life, that it was difficult to separate
them.
Home Secretary Mathews of England
proposes to adopt for the police of Great
Britain the French system of identifying
criminals by measurement, though such
measurements are to he made only after
conviction.
A commission appointed by the Rus
sian government to investigate the mat
ter recommends that there be no more
exiles to Siberia. Instead there will be
more penitentiaries, while Siberia is to
he thrown open to free colonization.
The Italian government is concerned
at the growing drain on the military
strength of the kingdom, and a measure
will probably be introduced in the Cham
bers to prevent able bodied males from
emigrating until they have served in the
ranks.
Arthur Wilson, at whose residence the
notorious baccarat scandal, in which the
Prince of Wales is involved, originated.
has been appointed by the Queen to be
High Sheriff of Yorkshire. A report is
in circulation that Mr.. Wilson will soon
be knighted.
Official advices at Paris from Chill say
the insurgents now only occupv Taltai
Iquiqui and Pisagua The rest of the
country is quiet. These advices also
state that the government is concentrat
ing its troops on the borders north of the |
province OF Tarapaca.
M. Loze, the Project of Police, has no.
titled the proprietors of places OF amuse-
ment in Paris that the Danse DIN
Nentre," which was introduced at the /
Moorish cafes during the Exhibition and |
has since become popular with certain |
class, will no longer be tolerated.
new industry is said to have been
inaugurated in Russia A reward is Of
fered for all Jews who become Christians.
and enterprising Hebrews have been 90
ing from place to place and protesting a
change in creed, receiving each time the
government bounty of 10 roubles.
The Wesleyan orthodox circles of En-
gland are in dismay over a paper read
by Prof. Dawson at a recent meeting of
ministers lie held that the traditional
view of inspiration is no longer tenable,
and that Christians must not take up the
position that their faith in Christ de-
Ponds upon their faith in the Scriptures
out that their faith in the Scriptures de-
pended upon their faith in Christ.
1t is said the governments of the United
States and Switzerland have eonclude5
| convention by which the two countries
agree to submit to arbitration any dis
Dutes which may arise between them
President Harrison in returning the draft
II the convention to Switzerland ai,-
night adhere to the agreement by sign
ny and depositing copy OF the conven-
ion in Washington.
A meeting of the shareholders in the
amazon Steamship Company was held
n London recently, and the sale of the
franchises, etc, of that con-
'ern to the Brazilian Company was unan.
mously approved. The amount to be
,aid by the Brazilian Company is eS0S.,
%, payable in London The terms of
he transaction bind the purchasers to
1lace 100000 in a bank in London.
which sum shall be forfeited if payment
If the purchase money is not completed
~ September is. Several speeches were
made eulogizing the probity of the Re
public of Brazil and approving the wis
lom Of the sale in consequence of the
rowing belief that Brazil viii at no dis.
ant day stop the payment Of all subsi.
lies to foreigners.