Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-03
Electric Coal-Cutting Machinery in
Northern England.
AMERICAN DRIED APPLES SEIZED
French and Russian Bankers Offer to Take
Charge Of Construction of the
TrdnSiberian Road

DattlC, tudt std DeiHS lloW iIco rum ieO'
An American engineer is in command
OF the government troops in Venezuela.
Germany has spent over $4,000, 000, 900
since her last war preparing for the next
one.
The King of Siam recently cut the
first turf for the new railroad at Bang
kok.
As many as 10000 Americans are ex-
pected to visit Vienna's musical exhibit
ton.
Germany, it is stated, has accepted
the invitation to the international silver
conference.
In the Northern England coal fields
electric coal-cutting machinery is about
to be introduced on large scale.
The London Standard asserts that the
preparations for war in Russia have
never been more active than now.
Officers of the steamer Conemaugh,
the relief ship for Russian famine suf-
ferers, have been royalty treated at Riga.
The London Times is to publish con-
tinental edition at Paris, to appear ST.
simultaneously with the London edition.
The English are equipping what they
call corridor trains, which are on very
much the same principle as our vestibule
trains.
An English physician has traced the
grippe in many cases to infected postage
stamps on letters from persons suffering
from the disease.
The Russian police have discovered
number of mines under the Gotschina
Palace. This fact has caused much fear
at St. Petersburg.
The son OF NJ. Melos, Mayor of Athens,
is engaged to be married to Andromache
Schliemann, daughter of the famous ex-
plorer of the site of Troy.
Careful investigation in Prussia re-
veals the remarkable fact that the aver
age life of Jews in Prussia is five years
longer than of Christians.
The men supposed to have been
drowned in the mines at Fienfkirchen,
Hungary. owing to heavy water-spout
flooding the lower levels, have been res
cued alive.
The French soldiers have recently
been engaged in an extensive series OF
experiments with bicycles. That ma.
crime has now taken its place as an ap-
pliance of war.
Prayers for the safety of the German
Empress have been begun in the
churches throughout Prussia, and it will
be continued, it is expected, until some
time next month.
The Hamburg authorities have seized
loo cases OF American dried apples,
claiming that they contained oxide OF
zinc, having been evaporated in a gal
vanized-iron frame.
After years of vain negotiations the
Royal Botanical Society OF London has
at last obtained specimen of that rar-
est OF original rarities, the coco de me1
or double cocoanut.
An alarming outbreak of smallpox is
reported from Pembroke Dock. Wales.
where large infected area is isolated
and declared by the military authorities
to be tout of bounds"
The discounts made at the Bank of
France have decreased 100000 francs
during the past four months. This de-
crease has been caused by the operation
OF the new French tariff.
The recent sensational reports about
Emln Pasha are attributed to German
in Zanzibar, who accepts
every report without investigation, and
that his orders are to do SO.
Consul Baker of Buenos Ayres saws
hat none of the immigrants to Argen-
Inc become naturalized. They call
themselves citizens or subjects of the
iatlon in which they were born.
In proportion to population Switzer.
and has a larger army than any other
european nation. Every citizen of the
and has at some time undergone mill
AIRY training, and is ready for service.
A syndicate composed of French and
bankers, having a capital of
700 rubles, have made the gov
an offer to take charge OF the
Vork OF construction on the Transiberian
alway. WI '"n
The Western Australian Parliament
las passed "whipping bill ;" the object
i which is to provide for the SUMMARY
orporal punishment of the blacks
aught stealing or spearing the white
mans cattle or sheep. {
A dispatch from Logo, Africa. saws tho Z
'rltlsh, under Colonel Scott. routed the I
aru and Egba tribes at Epe, and burned
neir towns. There was sharp fghtino
.ight OF the British were killed. The
nemy's loss is unknown. s
The Jerusalem and Jaffa railroad nil, s
OF enter the former city, but will have t
$ $, terminus about three. quarters of a q
NE outside the city limits. 1t ia ex- {
ected that town will grow up around -,
l \, terminus, which may be called Jeru- j
'iemville or Jerusalemhurst. $
Cremation is growing in popular;tv ,
mong the French. Last wear ~ :
oales were cremated, and the second =
In the Pere Lachaise ceme-
Try had to be enlarged. ItaIv hos !
'ehty TWO crematoria, among them sew.
al peramonlating ones. In GERMANY t
Tree new ones were opened in 1891. il
A letter from Brooklyn traveller in
Spain, says that two vessels
miiar to the ships used by Columbus Y
1 ms voyage OF discovery to the new e
ORD VIII soon be constructed to come {
, sne United States to take part in the
''eoratlon OF the Worlds Fair.
The large circulation of German g.
alslic newspapers is shown bv the h
atements In the Socialist organ Pm ii
derts, OF the condition and resource. - Fl
e leading German Socialist ORGANS a
No OF these organs show IS 600 marrs a
prohts Tor the month of April. n
me appointment OF the new italian Il
'1isIfy has produced bad i'm pression il
diplomatic and political circles The t,
" Is That this return to mower oi
.iapfs friends, and men who LOOK unnn Il