Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-04-22
BEYOND THE ROCKIES
Western Union Will Appeal From
Justice Brewers Decision.
THE SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL LANDS.
Senator FELTON, Introduces Bill for Exper.
imenting With Fibrous Plants,
Ramie, Flax, Etc.

, The cabinetmakers and yarnishers a
New York are on a strike.
, The crusade against cigarettes in tn,
South Is progressing actively.
Gold has been discovered in Benton
and Humphrey couties, Tenn.
i The Massachusetts Legislature has
fixed the Governors salary at 5000.
fancy county (Mo.) jail is without
locks, and SOW and litter of pigs live
: there.
Baltimore accuses Philadelphia OF un-
derbidding TO secure the -four and corn
trade.
The salary OF Massachusetts, Supreme
Judges has been increased from SO, 900 tc
1880.
4 1t Is estimated that the sugar trust
will earn more than $40, 900 900 the pres
ent year.
The Mutual Bank Surety, Trust and
Safety Deposit at Philadelphia has closed
its doors.
A receiver is to be asked for the Du.
buque tIa.) Electric Railway, Light and
Power Company.
The Pennsylvania railroad will expend
", 000,0 this year and next on i'm
provements west OF Pittsburg.
There has been recent breaking out
of subscriptions in New York for the
finishing of Grants monument.
In the Texas House Of Representatives
a positive determination is shown to pass
the railway bond limitation bill.
Car drivers Of New Orleans have un
earthed an act OF the Legislature of 1885
making twelve hours days work.
AT last Philadelphia is in position to
truthfully aver that she is in as good
General health as she was year ago.
A preliminary step has been taken by
the New York Legislature toward the
establishment Of u hospital for epileptics
Secretary Noble has decided not to re-
woke his order for the abandonment of
Fort Caster, military post in Cali ornia.
Governor Barber Of Wyoming has re-
fused to modify his cattle-quarantlne de-
cree 80 as to admit Southern cattle to
Craze.
A new pipe line to the Atlantic Coast
from the Pennsylvania oil fields, in which
the Prince OF Wales owns stock, is to be
built.
Information has been lodged with the
Governor of South Dakota that school
lands in that State are being fraudulent
| y disposed of.
1t is estimated that as much as TO-
000,0J0 bushels of unthreshed wheat
were DESTROYED in the Red River Valley
by the recent storms.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has secured the William Penn colIery,
which has formerly been operated in the
interest of the Reading road.
Suit was begun in the United States
Court at Denver involving the title of
ninety persons to ,347 acres of land in
Fremont county, valued at 100000.
Support for the measure providing for
return to the old method OF execution
In New York does not develop. 1t looks
as II eiectrocution had come to stay.
The Governor of Georgia has pardoned
negro who was sentenced to fifteen
years in the penitentiary for stealing 80
cents. When pardoned he had served
ten years.
The Western Union will appeal from
the recent decision of Justice Brewer.
which deprived the company OF the
lease of the Union Pacific telegraph
lines.
The Chicago Tribune declares that the
English company that purchased the
Black Hills tin mines is delaying the de-
velopment OF their ores simply to benefit
its mines in Wales.
The State OF Pennsylvania has pro-
vided Tor the payment OF the last dollar
OF It's debt in 1912 through the operation
OF sinking fund, for which provision
was made before the war.
Editor Pulitzer of the New York World
secured the long-sought Park Row and |
Ann streets property, about 300 square
ieet, Tor S21S,00O at public auction last
week-less than he had offered.
Senator FELTON, has introduced a bill
appropriating $500, 600 for experiments
in the raising, decorticatng and ingum-
ming of fibrous plants, ramie, fax
hemp, jute, etc, and the manufactures
of the same into fabrics.
f. +. Samuels, who has been giving to
the Pittsburg newspapers some marvel
Gus accounts of the Dakota tin mines
says their speedy development will save
the United States from sending $50 600 -
900 annually to Wales for tin. ''
The colored military Tennessee rifles
OF Memphis disbanded as re-
suit OF the action of Judge Dubose in
ordering the arms of the company con-
nscated during the excitement following
the lynching OF the three negroes re-
gently.
Mr.. Caminetti has secured favorable
report from the Mining Committee on
MS bill to create a Department of Mines
With Cabinet officer at the head of il
Tie is so confident of its passage ut the
next session that he has risked suit of
'lothes on the outcome.
The annual spring inf X of Canadian
working people into new England has
begun, the trains arriving in Bangor c
rom ST. John, N. b., bringing on an e
lverage 100 second-class passengers
Ivy. Most OF them are bound for Bos-
on and other Massachusetts cities. |
About 20, 000, 900 ounces of silver. over
100 tons, in the shape of bars weigh
ny from | 900 to | 200 ounces each. are q
! present stored in the basement of the 4
'hiladelpha mint. This is in addition
o some sos 100000 in silver dollars and u
So 900, 900 in gold. a
The electric plant at the Virginius e
nine in Colorado, IL, 800 feet above the =
ga level, has reduced the expenses OF =
mining to wonderful degree. The ex- '
ense Tor coal formerly averaged 500 a ,
ay. The present power is furnished nv :,
ne water obtained at Red Canyon creef. !,
our miles from the mine. :, =
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