Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-08-12
Warm and Friendly Expressions Of
International Good Will.
THE PRESIDENT AND KING HUMBERT
The Wheat Exports Of the United States
Last Year-The Canadians on
Canal Reprisals.

A Chicago dispatch says the whisky
trust is in danger OF disruption.
The Salvation Army slum workers in
New York say the slums OF that city are
as bad as those In London.
Cruiser No. ~, denominated hitherto
as the Pirate, is to be named the Column
bia by order Of Secretary Tracy.
DIR. F. l.. Sim, noted specialist on
nervous diseases, has declared Alice
Mitchell, who shot Freda Ward at Mem
phia, insane.
General Weaver was presented at Dem
yer with silver pen, with which to syn
the free-coinage bill when he is elected
President OF the United States.
Local capitalists, acting with an out
side syndicate, have made offers for the
purchase of some OF the street railways
| Of New Orleans 80 as to consolidate them
all.
The people OF Louisiana have resolved
not to be drowned out again, and the
general levee system Is to be raised three
feet above the height OF the recent
flood.
The United States exported last year
225, 000, 900 bushels of wheat, its largest
export, and Eastern grain men are OF
the opinion that next year will be still
larger.
The Secretary of State Is advised OF
the denunciation by Salvador of the
treaty concluded in December, 1870. The
treaty will, however, continue till May
30 next.
The Canadians on the question of ca
nal reprisals threaten to return blow for
blow, and II the Americans want to light,
they can have as much of that article as
they want.
The most conservative estimates put
the wheat yield this year at 550, 000, 900
bushels and the corn yield at LOO, 000,-
600. This is a falling off from 1891 on
both cereals.
A watch company In Canton, O., Is
suing the American watch trust for dam
ages resulting from boycott instituted
by the trust to force the company into
the organization.
Assistant Superssstendent of the Coast
and Geodetic Survey Davidson will be
detailed to assist Colonel Mendell in pre-
pairing plan for a system OF sewerage
for San Francisco.
OF total of S98 convicts in the Kan.
sas penitentiary but nineteen are fe-
males, showing that women possess only
little more than per cent. OF the
cussedness found in men.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Mason in his report for the fiscal year
ended June 80 says: The total coIlec-
tions OF internal revenue were $l63, s57 )
543, an increase OF 1922, 1923 over the
previous year.
!
The newest innovation In cars is the
, whaleback " freight car, made OF stee
and said 10 be superior to the ordinary
square built car. 1t is claimed that in
collision they will be able to withstand
an enormous push.
A sensation has been created at Den
,, yer by the arrest OF J. Ii. Cross and J
McDaniels, who are charged with the
robbery OF President Mofiatt of the FRS
i National Bank, which created such {
sensation there years ago.
1t is expected that the cable road OF
} Third avenue, New York, will be in OPP
+ Grafton by next November. The roac
will be divided into three sections, with
j a separate cable for each section and
3 different speed for each cable.
A New York woman has been maxim,
y a good thing by having her teeth pulled
+ by BARRIERS and then informing on them
G The fine for the unauthorized and irreg
uar pulling OF a tooth by any tons 1ria
O practitioner in that city is $50.
n At one time there were $1,000, 0O0, 90,
. of United States bonds out, payable il
gold money or its equivalent. Thes
q have been redeemed, except about $500,
4 000,0 900, and most of these are hel,
= against national bank currency.
A spark from locomotive set fire L
+ at Ludlow, Ky. Thirty-thousand bar
" destroyed besides much railroad prop
erty. The losses will reach $4,000.
!, The sending of the cruiser Giovanni
q by Italy to take part in the New Yorl
l. Columbus celebration has caused tn
passage OF very warm and friendly ex
pressions OF international good will be
Is tween the President and King Humberi
II syndicate Of capitalists has pun
l. chased Columbus K. Cummings stoc
;, in the Union National Bank of Chicago
The price paid was 1870, the transactio
r involving over vi ,000,UUO. Five mem
le bers OF the syndicate are Presidents c
n other Chicago banks.
l. The Working Girls Vacation Societ
r. OF New York city Is now in its mint
year. Last year 900 girls were sen
n away for vacations of about two week
d each, and over 1000 excursion ticket
a were given to girls who could only leav
Al the city for day at a time.
y The official figures of the Philade phi
bureau OF building inspectors show this
e from January to June 80 OF this yea
: nearly 5000 two-story houses and owe
% | 100 three-story ones have been put III
!, der way, which, when completed, wi
le cost, exclusive of the land value, nearl
N SIC, 100000.
st. Louis will have over six miles ,
- illuminated streets during the autumn,
! festivities. There will not be less tina
'e ffty arches and over rs, 900 electric lamr
y and gas jets in each nights displa,
y The electric light companies are putin
OF IN engines and dynamos especially 70
y, the occasion.
a. At Cincinnati last week was a gathe
"a ing OF leading capitalists to discuss
=, proposition TO organize steamship lin
between New Orleans and South Amer
es can ports. The sum OF $4,000. 900 hs
n. already been subscribed, and $4,000, 0l
q is asked IRON Cincinnati and other cite
!, that will he benefited by the direct trad
!, with South American ports.
s A letter has been received by Edit,
tt Medill OF the Chicago Tribune from Il
Marquis de Mores, expressing disal
n prevail OF the way he has been treated
n the Tribune and asking IL MIR Ne1ill a