Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-04-29
Forty Women to be Tried in Russia
for Infanticide.
THE SOCIALIST LEADERS OF PARIS
Brazilian Soldiers Insult the Government
of Uruguay-The Czarowltz
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Frequent fires in Vienna are attributed
to the activity OF the Anarchists.
England is closely watching the pro-
iected Jewish exodus from Russia.
Australia is shipping only about $780,
900 bushels Of wheat weekly to Europe.
The Spanish authorities have ordered
the breaking up OF all Socialistic soci-
cites.
Socialist leaders of Paris want to make
the May-day demonstration large, but
peaceable.
Austria and Germany have closed
their frontiers against Jewish refugees
from Russia.
The Italian government has selected
its war ship America to carry the Italian
exhibits free OF charge.
Agitation in London is foreshadowed
that will oblige the authorities to open
relief works for the unemployed.
The Czarowitz refuses to settle down
and wed. He will come to the United
States in June and remain few months.
Gladstone has promised his support
to Scotch local-option bill, and the gov
eminent has decided to remain neutral.
Mail matter is now sent from Paris to
Berlin in pneumatic tubes, and is some
times delivered within thirty-five min
utes.
The stock Of wheat at eleven ports and
thirteen interior depots in Russia in
creased last month from 7 100000 BUSH
els to 0,256,000.
The government of Venezuela has Sc
cured decisive victory over the rebels,
the leader of whom fled to the mount
aims, and is in hiding.
A Scotch Presbyterian Church is en-
deavoring to save sinners by expelling a
member who supplied Duchess with
milk from his dairy on Sunday.
Sebastian Schlesinger, now living in
London, has set to music Lord Tenny-
sons lines on the late Duke OF Clarence,
and has received scores of royal thanks.
The trial is about to be opened in the
city of wilma, Russia, of forty women
charged with infanticide. The first clue
was obtained by the finding of six bodies.
Baron Hirsch has ordered the sale OF
his estate OF St. Johann and all his prop
erty in Austria Hungary on account of
his treatment by the Vienna Jockey
Club.
Brazilian soldiers have insulted the
government OF Uruguay. They halted
at the door OF the Governors house at
Dage on the border, and used offensive
language.
During the last year the official reports
oh hot iov
Jews embarked at the ports of Stettin,
Bremen and Hamburg for the United
States and South America.
The German Emperor is anxious to
build cathedral at Berlin which shall
rival that of Cologne, but he finds that
everybody is opposed to spending TO-
000,00 marks in that way.
The Sultan confirms the Khedive in
his administration of the Sinai PENN
sula, except as regards Akabah, which
was conceded to Ismail Pasha without
the Intervention OF the powers.
The Argentine Minister of War, reply
ing to demand OF the Judge OF the
Federal Court, refuses to release DR..
Alem, charged with completely in the
conspiracy against President Pelligrini.
The Russians have just had made two
ll8-ton guns for the Black Sea fleet. The
English Admiralty seems to value its
big 1l0-ton bankers more as torpedo
throwers than as mere armor- piercing
weapons.
Monte Carlo shares of a par value oil
5000 francs were last October quoted al
1000 francs, and are now 2,250 and ris
ing. The attendance this year is ire.
mendous, nine-tenths of the visitors be.
ing English.
Bombay has opened magnificent new
water works, supplying the city by gray
lty with 81, 900, 900 gallons of water daily.
The water is brought from a great arti-
ficial lake, and passes through sixty-two
miles of tunnels.
The fact that the Russian government
has decided to abandon the idea of ex-
pedlting the construction of the great
Siberian railway is taken as an evidence
that the imperial finances are low. The
total cost of the work is estimated to be
$lS5, 100000
The Malays have murdered the British
officers, Stewart and Harris, in Pahang.
In the town OF Pekan there is general
panic. The Europeans have fortified
themselves in stockades, and all the
women have been sent down to the
mouth of the river.
The details and calculations connected
with the proposed Simplon tunnel in the
Alps have just been published. The
tunnel is to be twelve and a quarter
miles long, exceeding in length the St.
Gothard. twill take nine years to build
it, and it will cost $4,000, 900.
At reception given by the French
Academy to Pierre Lott, the successor of
Octave Feuillet, Lott in a speech at
tackled the realism of lola and the psy-
Geological theories of Obourget. The
speech has created quite flutter in
French society and in the press.
Rubenstein, who is again PLAYING in
Europe, with a possibility of coming to
this country, has adopted an effective
plan to prevent encores. Before he
comes back upon the stage in response
to applause he has an attendant mount
the platform and lock up the piano.
After Russian priests had solemnlv
blessed the 243 carloads of grain unload.
ed from the Missouri at Libau, thew were
sent OIL to etarving peasants in the inte-
rlor provinces. Ceremonies attendino
the departure were solemn and interest
ing; The populace showed the greatest
enthusiasm.
Minister Phelps is making good prog
ress at Berlin with the new extradition
treaty. The treaties now existing were
made many years ago with the different
governments OF the then existing Ger.
man Bund, and contain MANY inner.
iech1,ns, which have led in several cases
to injustice. '''e'