Idaho semi-weekly world., 1892-01-22
Cognac Prescribed for
the Influenza.
RUSSIA ORDERS IRoNCLADs.
National Banks Abolished--Scotch
Crofters Win Several Cases
in the Courts.

banks.
King Leopold Of Belgium has the in
| fuenza.
The Kaiser is growing more unpopular
in Bavaria.
The population OF Iceland falls by
1000 year at present.
Signor Ferraris, the Italian Minister
OF Justice, has resigned.
1t is said Sir William Gordon Cum
ming is TO be restored to society.
A horse railway from Tripoli in Syria
to Beirut is soon to be constructed.
1t has transpired that 12,OW persons
are starving in the north of Finland.
Emperor William has decided to have
constructed new royal Prussian throne.
Bouloene, France, is now open to the
admission OF salt pork from the United
States.
Immense quantities of wheat and rye
have been stored in the Rhine fortresses
OF Germany.
Mrs. Parnell ia willing to spend her
wealth to discomfit the enemies Of her
late husband.
Reports OF famine in Russia were
minimized to the Gar in order to avoid
offending him.
The Anarchists OF France boast of a
force OF about 10000, and the Socialists
number about 100000.
Gladstone and Morley have been
elected honorary members OF the British
Club at Biarritz, France.
Gootoh mr. ,ftara ho, ,ya ,r,<.x, oaxvo,o1 n N eoo
in the courts of Scotland to the dismay
OF the wealthy land owners.
King Humbert favors the approval by
the Italian Parliament of the CONNER
cial treaties recently negotiated.
Cognac is being prescribed by doctors
at Vienna for the influenza. 1t is said
to prove effective in the initiatory stages.
Guy de Maupassant, the French au-
thor, is to be placed in an asylum. His
insane condition is attributed to over
work.
An important system Of pneumatic
tubes has just been completed in the
new general postoffice at Marseilles,
France.
A resolution favoring the imposition
OF poll tax on immigrant aliens has
been rejected by the London Trades
Council.
There is a gorge in silver in India;
money was never 30 cheap, nor bank
ruptcies 80 frequent, nor business so
stagnant.
Count Cource Pagny of Paris has been
sentenced to two years prisonment
Tor selling Persian decorations secured
by forgery.
The Mahdi means to attack the Ital-
ians at Bisha in the Soudan, first organ
izing an expedition OF 1000 troops to
take Kassala.
A threatened strike in South Wales OF
80 0J0 miners has been averted after
lengthy conference between the men
and their employers.
The English war office authorities pro-
pose amalgamating the Cameron High
landers, the crack Scotch regiment, with
the Grenadier Guards.
Short work is made of spies captured
on the Polish frontier. The Russian
patrol is reported to have hanged a
Prussian spy early last week.
The Berlin Cremation Society ia an
peallng for an abatement of the present
stiff rates charged for the TRANSPORTATION
OF corpses on German railways.
The Hindoos of Calcutta have set to
the music of Moody and Sankey HYMNS
loathsome language, which they present
as specimens sung in the mission sery-
ices.
DIR. Peters, the German explorer. who
is engaged in the work of civilizing AZ
rlca, Is credited with having recently
shot and killed 120 natives before break.
fast.
Within fortnight two divisions of
Russian infantry have been sent to the
Austro- Russian frontier, and since An.
gust nearly sc, 900 men have been massed
there. '''oN
Inc greatest activity prevails in Rus
sian armament and d ok yards, and
sealed orders have been issued to the
reserves, to be opened only at a certain
signal.
Claims to the amount of $40 Ooo M,
nave been filed against Chill, all of them
out OF the war. England, as |
100000, 900. No
The Begun of Bhopal is irving to in
'roduce civilization into her countrv
inu taxes much interest in the acconnt
u the American schools, which has heen
orwarded o her. 'o
There is an indication of a cbaroa of
altitude in the Catholic Church toward
he French government. TENDING 70 con
iliate the i'll feeling produced hv IJ tha
Arch bishop of AK. '"'
AN inventory OF the cargoes of sbins
topping at Madeira on the way to The
itrican continent during a single weaL
moved alcoholic liquors on board In The
alue of So, So, ,0O0. " '"e
, me Governor OF Alsace Lorraine has
lre1ted the church and consular antbor-
t'es 10 exchange their investments ~ ,
the iunds under their care from ;
urities. pe' 'en'. Sc
The Paris Tribunal refuses IN aword
a' vuaniages or even satisfaction to Ma. /.
u van Aandt Tor lie Petit Parisiea's
,,ase enae tne actress was intoxicated
us,"g 9. per,ormance at the opera house
PRESIDENT Carnot at his New Year ra
sptlon at Paris hoped the year of 1909 {
ouiu De year OF peace, and reonested
&c u.plomaies to reassure their govern. '
ienls that the policy of France was tho, =
peace and international concord :
aeVlces have been received at Svdnav q
.; W., from Samoa to the effect ths, .
n1tner W. war Is Imminent. Two hund,ad I
hing Malietoa's men are said to ba
iivanclng upon the village of In,,o %
ith the object of expellins the Matn' Ma'
lie insurgents. '"0 "ataa-
1t is rumored at Rome that tho x.,.
0na between the Nafinan - ~ IoIa | q