Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-07-19
FOREIGN CABLEGRAMS
Drought in Poltaya Destroying
Cattle and Crops.
THE COLD THROUGHOUT GERMANY
Considerable Attention Attracted to TIT
Water-Power Possibilities Of the
Rhine-0ther News.

The London "season" this year is be-
ing voted pretty much OF failure.
That M. Pasteur has discovered cure
for epilepsy is rumor now current in
Europe.
A Parisian horticulturist claims to
have succeeded in forcing the growth OF
violets by electricity.
Between Paris and Berlin mail matter
is now transmitted in thirty-five min
utes by the pneumatic process.
A rumor is gaining strength in Ire
land that Charles S. Parnell, the Irish
leader, was poisoned.
There is rumor that Gladstone in
tends to take refuge in the House OF
Lords after the general elections.
The house at Youghal, Ireland. for
merly occupied by Sir Walter Raleigh,
the great adventurer, was recently sold
for $6, $50.
The Spanish government has offered
England better terms for commercial
treaty, and negotiations will soon be re.
sumed in Madrid.
1t is said that the new German army
bill will increase Emperor William
forces by $4,000 men and add 90, 900, 600
marks to the budget.
Thirty thousand Mauser rifles and l5O
tons OF cartridges are being shipped from
Hamburg to Peking, consigned to the
| Chinese government.
The cold throughout Germany is phe-
nomenal for this season. Potatoes and
early vegetable crops are being badly
damaged by night frosts.
Should Gladstone win the English
elections Russian newspaper thinks he
would allow the Cars fleet to blockade
German and Austrian ports.
At Seraing, China, the contract for
iron work for large Chinese iron works
has been taken out of the hands OF Eng
fish firms and given to Belgians.
| Drought in Poltava, South Russia, is
destroying cattle and crops, and the peo-
pie kneel around priests and elevated
images in the fields and pray for rain.
The story is published at Paris of an
alleged plot to kidnap M. Deblier,
Monsieur de Paris" in order to delay
the execution Of Ravachol, the An
archist.
After a long consideration of the mat
ter the Italian government has decided
that 61a millimeters is the best size for
the bore of the new rifles for use in that
country.
In battle in Matte Crosse, Brazil,
between the revolutionists and the gov
eminent forces it is stated that 1000
men were killed, but neither side OBJ
tanned victory.
An attempt was lately made to cult
vate oysters in the Baltic. Last sum.
mer $4,000 were transplanted from thu
North Sea, but the experiment has
proved a failure.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West show exhib
tied at Windsor before Queen Victoria
and crowds OF aristocratic personages.
The Queen seemed to be delighted with
everything she saw.
The government of Baden will found
a museum for history and archaeology in
Rome, where special privileges have
Deen obtained from the Pope to examine
the archives of the Vatican.
Liverpool will, it is expected, pub
llcly lnaugurate the completion of her
great water scheme next month. The
city will have su ply of 81, OOO, 900 gal
Ions day from vyrnwy, Wales.
The Empress of Germany has re-
quested the Minister of Public Instruc-
ton to prevent the admission to the art
museums of Berlin of young girls unless
under the guidance of teachers or par
ents.
Prof. Tyndall predicts that the first
loyailst blood shed in Ulster for the sake
OF Archbishop Walsh and Timothy
Healy will rouse feeling of evil that
viii sweep Gladstone's Irish policy to
perdition.
Bessie Bell Wood has brought suit
against the Duke OF Manchester at Lon
don Tor money that she SAYS she loaned
him before he reached the ducal dignity.
Inc Duke, in answer to the suit, denies
tnat ne owes anything to Bessie.
Russia's claim to Pameer, "The Roof
OF the World" has alarmed China. and
large force of Chinese troops has al
ready been sent to the frontier to pre-
vent aggression, and, if need be. to take
the offensive against the soldiers of the
Gear. - 'AA'
Messrs. Yarrow have undertaken tn
build stern-wheel gunboat in thirty
six days for the French to use against
the natives of Dahomey. The boat ia
100 feet long, draws eighteen inches
ana has carrying capacity equal to 400
troops.
Switzerland has decided to grant a
credit OF 100000 francs to fortify ST.
Maurice, one of the st. Gothard chain
OF forts. Two million francs more will
be required to complete the chain
which extends from Luzienstig IN
Geneva, which will have cost about
100000 francs.
Considerable attention has been 81
tracted in Germany TO the water nowar
possibilities of the Rhine. One hover
pant has already been established at
hheinield at a cost of $1,000, 900. The
uslfict between Schauffhausen and
BASEL Is said to have available horse
power OF about 25O,O0O.
Mile. Vacaresco, formerly the fiancee
IL the Crown Prince of Rouman;a i
ending to Princess Marie of Edinbnroh
VINO Is now the fiancee of the Prince. the
owe letters which she had received from,
trince Ferdinand. The English cont
quite excited over the scandal ora
the matter is considered to be witbont
precedent. 'Aou'
The London Time. estimates the
United Kingdom crops as follows.
Wheat in England 1873, against o. Iss,
wear; Wales Sa.7, against 1913; Scotlann
'o.s, against 90. The exact Weld -,
lndia's crop is not yet officially stated
mt 1t If generally believed not to excead
'oz,o0o,oOo bushels, against & ono M,