Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-07-01
FOREIGN CABLEGRAMS
Koch Of Prussia Opposed to the
Reconciliation Of Silver.
GLADSTONE TO GO TO MIDLOTHIAN
Man and His Wife Convicted Of the Charge
of Dealing in Sausages Made
of Dog Flesh at Lille.

The playing Of baccarat has been for
bidaen in the kursaal at Lucerne.
The value Of the oysters consumed in
London yearly is about 50, 100000.
Dried fish was formerly and is still to
some extent medium OF exchange in
Iceland.
A Brussels syndicate is going to Guilt
vate tobacco extensively in the Congo
Free State.
The cholera in Persia lie very virulent.
People die within two hours after having
the first attack.
Captain Lugard has been ordered to
evacuate Uganda by the British East
African Company.
Thomas Neill, about 45 years OF age,
under arrest at London, is suspected OF
killing eight women.
George Augustus Sala says that Gen.
eral Booths darkest England scheme
has turned out fizzle.
In Germany, while the production Of
pig iron has increased, the consumption
Of that article has declined.
The British government proposes to
expend 100000 in repairing the raw
ages OF the Mauritius hurricane.
The several American Episcopal
churches in Europe are reported as in a
most prosperous, progressive and salts
factory condition.
The daily total water supply in Lon
don is 1871 ,507 ,O49 gallons, representing
daily consumption of 3l.S9 gallons per
head for all purposes.
Barcelona, Spain, owing to the labor
riots, is in state OF siege; A squadron
has been ordered to assemble there, and
troops are being hurried forward.
Herr Sonnenschien, the Chief Judge
in German East Africa, has sentenced
seventeen Arabs to be hanged for hold
ing a slave market within his territory.
Herr Koch's official statement in the
Upper House of the Prussian Diet on
the currency question shows that he is
decidedly against the reconciliation Of
silver.
An enormous increase is reported in
emigration from Upper Alsace to Amer
lea, due, it is said, to the injury caused
to trade by the operation Of the zollver-
Elm treaty.
Slivnski will probably visit this coun-
try next year. He, like Paderewski, is
q pupil OF Leschetizki, and has played
the piano successfully in Berlin, Paris
and London.
Five couples applied this year for the
fitch OF bacon which is given at Dun
mord, England to the married pair who
have lived together for whole year in
perfect harmony.
Statistics of Irish emigration just
published show that ever since Mr.. Bal
four went back to Ireland as Chief Sec
rotary the number of Irish emigrants
has been steadily decreasing.
In the new British Pharmacopnia the
metric weights and measures will be
adopted, to the entire exclusion of the
English weights and measures hitherto
used there and in the United States.
The French appropriations for 1893
will be 645 100000 francs for the army
and 100000, 900 francs for the navy.
Ninety eight new vessels are in course
OF construction, of which eight are iron
clads.
The French are amazed that the Eng
Itch should have built the ROYAL Sover-
eign, their biggest ironclad in two wears
and half. The Neptune and Magenta,
two French ships, have been twelve
years building.
Poultney Bigelow, a schoolmate of
Emperor William and son OF ex-Minis-
ter Bigelow, and fuIsome f1atterer of
the Emperor, has been expelled from
Russia, owing to a criticism OF Russia 9
administration in Poland.
The Turkish Sultan has invited Gem
eral Brialmont, the engineer officer who
constructed the Notifications at Ant
werp and Mouse, to go to Constantinople
for the purpose of advising his Majesty
on new project of Turkish defense.
The Italian authorities are earnest in
their endeavors to suppress the Mala
Vita Society. Another monster trial ia
taking pace at Bori, where PIG of these
cut-throats are charged with various
crimes, from pocket picking to assassi-
nation.
Mr.. Stead, the aggressive London
editor, has organized a conference of
Pastors and Christian Electors to
Systematically oppose the candidacy of
Parliamentary nominees whose esca-
pades have been aired in the courts.
There are two or three such candidates
now standing.
| The most important literary g find"
OF recent years is undoubtedly the pur-
chase by Mr.. Davey of London of a lot
OF waste paper which turns out to be
three thick volumes OF Victor Hugo's
tablet talk during five years of his exile
at Guernsey, transcribed by his son
Francois Victor Hugo.
Lynch law is fourishing in Algeria.
Not long ago an Arab who had assaulted
a little girl near Constantine was chased
and seized by some of his countrymen
and hung over precipice to his death.
In eighteen months eight wrong doors
have been shot for murder and robbery
without the benefit of trial by jury.
Mr.. Gladstone will go to Midlothian
and open the campaign. He will make
eight great speeches. 1t is promised
that he will then disclose the princinles
OF his home-iule scheme and explain tho
plan on which he proposes to provide
ior irish representation at Westminster,
man named Rasson and his wife
have been tried at Lille on charge Of
systematically dealing in saussges made
OF dog flesh. They had on hand thir.
teen dogs carcasses, and living dogs
were waiting for conversion. The nris-
oners were sentenced to six months i'm.
prisonment.
Minister de Shreve from Russia has
notified the Secretary of State that q
congress on anthropology and prehis.
toric archaeology will be held at Moscow