Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-11-29
BEYOND THE ROCKIES
Tramps Make a Descent on Z
Pennsylvania Town.
MERCHANT MARINE LOOKED AFTER
Last Month the Most Prosperous in the
History Of the Brooklyn Bridge
The Receipts.

The Receipts.
A new evening paper is to be estab-
lished at Washington, d. G.
A Newfoundland company has been
organized to gather ice from icebergs.
Gold has been discovered in Lincoln,
4. l., and small mine is being worked.
Nineteen babies in New York were
named after Columbus during the week
following the celebration.
The peanut crop in Virginia will only
average one-half, while that of North
Carolina is also said to be very short.
And now New Orleans Ia called npon
to face damage suits brought by the
heirs Of the lynched members OF the
Malta.
Large numbers Of Chinese are reported
70 be crossing the Rio Grande into the
United States, owing to the lack Of river
guards.
Thirty-three out OF the forty-four States
now vote under new laws, all upon the
general Australian plan, but variously
modified.
Plans have been completed by the
Missouri Pacific railroad for fast train
service between Denver and the Missis-
sippi river, beginning February /.
Congressman Cultivate of Ohio will
present bill in Congress to have all soiled
paper money destroyed in view OF dan
ger OF its spreading and breeding disease.
Last month was the most prosperous
in the history OF the Brooklyn bridge.
There were 4, $3.50 800 persons carried on
the trains, and the receipts were $ll8,-
| 1926.
Jerome Park, for thirty years one Of
the most famous race tracks in the coun-
try, Is about to become the property OF a
syndicate and be cut up into building
lots.
Kansas has elected to Congress Charles
Curtis, q quarter-blood Indian, and w.
A. Harris, an ex-Confederate Colonel.
The latter was elected by the State at
large.
The Commissioners OF the District OF
Columbi have issued an order to the ef-
feet that all the theaters in Washington
must be fitted throughout with electric
lights.
Two cotton-spinning firms at Provi-
dence, r. L., and the Lowell, Mass,
cotton mills have notified their employees
OF an increase in their wages after De-
cember 5.
The Drexel Hotel Company has been
incorporated with capital stock OF 49,.
900, 600 to lease various apartment and
other buildings for occupancy by Worlds
Fair visitors.
The feeling between the strikers anc
non-union men at Homestead, Pa, grows
more bitter daily, and unless the trouble
is quieted soon a bloody riot is almost
sure to follow.
The merchant marine lie to be diligent
ly looked after. Senator Hoar has Sc
cured much valuable information while
abroad, which he proposes TO incorporat,
into shipping bill.
The Reading people are sanguine owe
the success OF their new steel bearing
, for mine cars, which by doing away with
the use OF oil will effect the saving o
several thousands year.
, General Sherman's old home on Gar
, rison avenue in st. Louis is to be sold b,
auction. 1t is handsome old mansion
, locally historic, and was presented to tn
General by his friends and admirers il
1865.
/ There is large factory at small
town near Chicago, employing about 10
to 100 workers, which il wholly givel
over to the manufacture of useful arti
cles from waste animal blood.
II 1t is now proposed by leading bicycl
. men to build an asphalt road thirty o
l 80 Ex,rx f,,t In A
New York. If established, there are t.
be no tolls for the use of the road.
A few days ago, at depth of near
) $500 feet, large vein of water wa
3 struck in the artesian well at the Stat
r Orphans Home, near Corsicana, Texas
that is now flowing 100000 gallons pc
: day.
, The bank clearings of Chicago for tn
I ten months ending with October foot ii
total OF S4,l77,y0l ,413, and those 0
Boston for the same time "a, 1871 ,065, 1884
the difference being but about SO, 600, 90
in favor of the Eastern city.
The New York Herald advocates tn
abolition of our foreign Ministries an,
consular service. The Herald attribute
, James G. Blaine some years ago.
A company has been formed in New
York for the purpose OF providing ladie
who are not fortunate enough to posses
husbands or brothers with "paid es
corts," who will accompany them to an,
from concerts, balls and theaters.
| Aams Battaillard has arrived in New
} York. Aama is only sixteen years old
but she is seven feet six inches tall an,
weighs 2S6 pounds. Physician say tina
after year or two she will be two O
three feet taller and some hundre,
pounds heavier.
Lee Shun, member of Chinese i'm
porting firm, is the only Rochester Chi
naman who has complied with the pro
visions OF the law requiring Chimes
residents to register and leave photo
graphs of themselves with Collectors Q
; Internal Revenue.
An immense power house for the gen
Grafton OF electricity, by W hieh the stree
cars OF Baltimore can be operated, ia 1
be built by the City and Suburban Rail
way Company. 1t Is to cost $500. 900
and will be the largest and most com
piete in the country.
Complaints have been received by tn
Postoffiee Department from the posta
authorities in several countries in Eu
rope that letters from the United State
directed to those countries are raceiya,