Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-10-04
FOREIGN CABLEGRAMS
Strong Total Abstinence Movement
in Western Russia.
THE FRENCH IMPORTS FOR AUGUST
Liberal Societies Celebrate the Annlyer'
sary Of the Entry Of Italians
Into R0me-EtC.

The wheat crop OF France amounts to
los, 1854, 42l hectolitres.
The Italian bandit chief, Rinaldi, has
been killed by gendarmes.
Switzerland is erecting what is report
ed to be its first sugar factory.
Serious riots have occurred in Flanders
between strikers and the militia.
A cattle disease is decimating herds in
the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg.
Interest in juvenile temperance work
lie growing on the continent OF Europe.
Many influential Roman families have
been arrested for participation IN Dri-
gandage. :,
A light yield OF wine, but Of excellent
quality, is promised by European author
tiles.
The Queen has set the pace, and live
animals now figure among the wedding
presents. :,
The Venezuelan revolutionists are said
to be in possession Of all the seaports ex-
cept La Guayra.
The crop OF faxseed in India is report
ed at 100000 bushels, against 49,
800, 900 bushels in 1S90-9l.
First Of the new Cunarders will come
out in April and will be followed by the
second during the month of June.
About 200 delegates from various parts
OF Europe and America attended the re-
cent Liberal Catholic Congress at Luz
cerne.
In the province of East Prussia alone
during last year no fewer than 237 mar
ried couples celebrated their golden
wedding.
fred Rothschild will be one of the Eng
etary Conference.
The largest telephone switchboard in
the world is that in the Exchange at
Berlin, where 1000 wires are connected
with the main Office.
TIE King and Queen of Italy visited
the American man-of-war Newark at
Genoa, shook hands with her officers
and witnessed drill on board.
The Austrian War Office has forbidden
officers who are passing their furloughs
in Russia and Germany to rel )in their
regiment for some time to come.
A strong total abstinence movement
in the western provinces of Russia ia in
progress; in one pr vince there are no
less than sixteen active societies.
Stock returns for New Zealand show
that the sheep OF the colony have in
creased by 100000 since last year.
There are now over 1S,OO0,0 goo sheep.
The new play, "Queen of Manoa." in
which Mrs. Langtry is starring the Lon
don season, gives wonderful oppor-
tunity for display of the dressmaker's
art.
1t is proposed to change the uniform
of the Berlin police. The present tout
fit" is considered too heavy and cum
bersome, especially the helmet and
sword.
An attempt to collect rents at Cool
ready, Ireland, by the County Glare
Sheriff was not resisted. The tenants
settled and there was no eviction as was
anticipated.
bennington, often called the "Sara-
toga OF England" has lately had an I'M
precedented influx of Americans, who
have fairly overlooked the many hotels
of the place.
Edmund Yates, in his letter to the
New York Tribune, says that Mr.. Glad
stone ia already pledged to support the
Watkins Channel tunnel. He has Welded
to great bore.
In Burmah there is an opium question
and the British authorities are in trouble
as to the best way of dealing with it
whether or not repressive measures
should be increased.
There is still burning in India a ga.
cred fire that was lighted by the Parsees
twelve centuries ago. The fire is fed
with sandal and other fragrant woods.
and is replenished five times day.
The colossal mason work which was
necessary in order to provide Bombay
with supply of water has been com.
pleted. The result is an artificial lake.
from which the city can draw 45O, 900
cubic meters of water daily.
The retirement by the Gar of General
Dragoniroff, the Moltke of the Russian
army, has caused a genuine sensation
among military men throughout Eu-
rope. He was somewhat of a martinez
and was Chief OF the Kieff district.
French imports for August amounted
10 "a, 24S, 900 francs as against $685.
oS4,u0o francs for the corresponding
month OF last year; exports Tor the same
Time, 100000, as against 1868 900
francs. WV
The imprisonment of labor leaders at
Sydney, N. S. W., has caused a threat
ened riot. A deputation of 5000 men
demanded their release. This was re-
fused, when the crowd became greatly
incensed. e"''y
The German telegraph service has
ADOPTED copper-bronze wires and ia re-
placing all its iron and steel wires NV
the new metal, which is used of a small
diameter and weighs about 1870 pounds
to the mile. po""us
The cholera scare ia prov;no a .ooa
ming lor the landlords of English
pleasure resorts, and they are having
"a. picklngs out OF American tourists
why no not care to cross the Atlantic
tions. "' 'eeoia'
Fat men are in demand in London as
advertising mediums. They wear cloth
lng on which spaces are arranged for
various advertisements, and thus ar.
rayea they parade the streets. On their
caps they bear this inscription: "Spaces
10 be let ON sixty men," '''
The balance-sheet of the French talo-
phones for 1891 shows gross raca;,,t,
amounting to f223, 900, the Length of
me at the end OF that year being nearly
10y miles, and the number of ami.
scribers is. 1871, to which total Paris con-
tributes no lees than 8 965. - VII
throughout Italy Liberal societies col.
eprated the anniversary of the entry I 81
tne Italians into Rome and the aboiiti;o "
o the temporal power of the Pone IN