Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-09-06
Several New Fortresses Being
Built in Alsace.
CHOLERA PANIC IN CoNsTANTINOPLE
New species of Bear Discovered In Thibef,
Asia-An Uprising Expected
In BJlivia-Etc.
OF Waterloo veterans France has eight

The vintage prospects III Spain "ie
very good.
An International Railway Congress is
in session at St. Petersburg.
Rye is short in Russia, and hay In
England is q very poor crop.
Live fish have recently safely been
sent in the mails from India to the Brit
ish Museum.
Germany's new military bill reduces
the term OF service, but adds 6J,uoO,Ouu
marks to the budget.
The British war office authorities are
dispatching to India the first installment
OF the improved magazine rife.
An uprising in bolivia is expected at
any moment. A very uneasy feeling
exists throughout the Republic.
The Bosnian provincial government
has appointed lady doctors to attend the
female population in the principal towns.
The Viceroy at Canton reports the ex-
ecution OF 100 criminals within the last
year, charged with piracy on the Canton
coast.
There is cholera panic in CONSTANT
nople. The Sultan and his Court and
State Ministers have fed to Elbruz
Mountains.
The International Peace Congress at
Berne has decided to establish an Inter
national Permanent Peace Bureau in
Switzerland.
The large shipping firm OF George
Tweedv & Co at London has suspend
ed. 1t is believed the stoppags OF bust
ness is but temporary.
The next international exposition in
Europe will be held in Paris in 1870, thus
appropr ately celebrating the dawn OF
the twentieth century.
Mineralogists now exploring Northern
Thibet claim to have discovered valuable
mines of gold and many varieties Of the
richest precious stones.
The arbitration agreement between
the United States and Chile has been
ully rat fed by the hilesn government
and printed in the official gazette.
Gladstone before the elections said !:
/" | fear the future OF Europe is a very
dark one, although with Gods help the
present peaceful situation may still last
for some time"
Owing to the change OF government in
Great Brian, It has not been poss BILE
as yet to agree upon the time and place
%. holding the proposed International
Monetary Conference.
A new species OF bear was shot by
Canaan Bower during hi late travels IN
Thibet. The animal WAS chocolate col
ore !. with a WINE collar, and is quite
unknown to naturalists.
small ohserv tory is about to be
erected soon on the very summit OF
Monte X 'sa, which has an attitude OF
1881 let, and s, next 10 Mount Blanc,
the highest peak in the lps.
At me meeting of the Ok ord Univer.
slty Extens on Soclety recently 1t was
decided that tie time mad now coma to
make special effort to extend univer-
slty teaching to workingmen.
The Duke OF Fife, the rince OF Wales
son-in-Iaw, has made speech which has
attracted mu h attention from his rec
ommendatlon that large estates should
be cut up and sold as a matter OF 81 ciaI
policy.
The Berlin Tageblau in announcing the
conclusion OF he commercial treaties
between Germany and Haytl and Vene-
zuela reIolces in the assumption that
American influence in Spanish America
Will thus receive check.
During the year 1892. thus far. the as.
cent OF Mount Blanc, once considered
among the rarest OF achievements. h 8
oeen successfully accompl shed by five
'Iermans, tour Americans, three French
men and two Englishmen.
The Lonion Chronicle saws: There is
d slrong rumor afloat that Gladstone
VIII retire from office in the spring, and
also that Harcourt party and Rose-
oery-SDencer party exists in the ranks
OF the Liberals Lords party versus a
Commons party.
AN original method OF inducing the
residents OF Alsace-Lorraine to become
Germans has been discovered bv the
yots, the organ of Herr Stoecker. This
journal proposes that the State shall give
uo"ry TO every native OF Alsace- Tor-
ralne who marrles German.
Ire total strength OF the Chinese armv
ABOUT oOO,OOO men, OF whom mora
man |oo'o'0 are permanently stationed
.or the garrison OF Picking. The arms y,
Chese troops are OF the most nrini,;vo
types and consist principally of lons
pears and knives secured to lono nolao
bows and arrows and clubs. p''es'
Underneath the ruins of the palace of
Sailt cloud, about to be demolished lie |
i'uoen Jewels and treasure that no
tonged to the Empress Eugenie. The
Iease mas reserved to itself the owner.
ffn,p Oh any precious objects that NAV be
lition. ''' VI Tie demo-
Lou g. Brennan, the inventor of .ho
,amous S'5o,'00 torpedo, has been o sn
a,eu Companion o. the B ,th nv o,aon
.csoria' Mr.. Brennan is by bir n on
, ,u, ont spent mnch of his lie in
a australia, He was off red ss5r ono s IN
u TO- pedo BY Russia, but preferred 'o VI
SILL 1t to England. p'eief'ed 10
The Paris Steele saws that sovo.,,
iortresses are being bpi', ne"
Stras hrra Is To be connected with
Pb; nsoufe and the chain of forts on tho
CREASE 80 s,1haI'y strengthened. The in
ns' oi the number OF tort fjc ,t,ono an
nn,s 'o'uer 10 t+ken to ind cate Gsrm va
~ w.. continued belief that France ma nis-
'alts an attempt at revenge. e nie''i'
tha ~ ~ y announced that on the occas;o, =.
vasr piscopa' jubilee of the Pone MI y.
war ihe'e will be 70, p pr mex
!; from the United St.t n.esIly
>I''es many hundre from othor n De
, ,,,i amen and from Sonth $3.50 aass o
, ,nete4 by numerous Bi.bnnae rlea,
.l They are exnoa,a and
resch Rome in April. Apecteo to
Rome y, excitement has been causad ..
.ha freiect Financial OF tho a. mug,
ID upon hS nv ma and who has been look.
,es,or Of Pon many as The probable sue
the P. ne bim pe Leo AllI, 1t 's said that
pissal hahn Grmsel ordered Ruggiero's d's'
m inn,;y e.ng ,nylnced, as the resnl rs 81