Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-04-08
Balfour Not a Success as
a Leader.
SOCIALISM In GREAT BRITAIN
Ship Canal to be Constructed Between
Paris and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Gold Yield.


Belgium are made daily.
There is an alarming increase OF pas
sionate crimes in Russia.
Two Internal machines were found in
street letter boxes in Paris.
The porters at the granaries in Berlin
have struck for higher wages.
1t is said that general elections in
England will take place in July.
The Russian press bas ceased to attack
Germany at tie request OF the Gear.
The Society OF Friends has contributed
more than 100000 to the Russian SUI
ferers.
Don Carlos has abandoned for the
present his pretensions to the crown OF
Spain.
Allie of Mrs. Booth is to be published
| by her husband, the Salvation Army
| leader.
| The commercial treaty negotiations
| between France and Spain are about to
be renewed.
| A bigger gun than any yet built (1l8
tons) has been sent to Sebastopol for use
on war ship.
The Bengal cotton trade has almost
|
America and Egypt.
Oleomargarine sells in the open mar
ket OF Cape Town, South Africa, as but
ter at 81 cents per pou d.
There are at present 10000 skilled
workmen out of work in Vienna-one-
fifth OF all the workmen in the city.
A scheme to dispose of the Portuguese
debt has been formed by the Minister OF
Finance and presented to the Cortes.
There is a large increase in the use OF
tobacco in Germany, which seems to be
the case pretty much all over the world.
Eight Berliners, convicted of roting
February 25, have been sentenced to i'm
prisonment from fifteen months to three
years.
A ship canal is soon to connect Paris
with Rouen. 1t will be ia miles long,
and the estimated cost is 30,000,0J0
francs.
There is belief at Buenos Ayres that
the Argentine government and thai of
the United States have formed a pro-
tective alliance.
Extensive works, such as roads, rail-
ways and notifications, have been begun
in Russian Poland, 100000 Poles being
employed thereon.
In memory OF Miss Josephine Medill,
who died in Paris in January last, her
father will endow beds in Paris hospitals
for the use OF Americans.
Irishmen are no longer ambitious to
fight for nation that denies them home
rule. They are leaving the British army
at the rate of /, 200 year.
The total yield of gold in Victoria,
Australia, during 1870 was 5sS, $50 ounces
the output for 1891 was 597, 629 ounces,
an increase over 1899 by 9,U69.
The ex- Queen OF Naples and the Ouch
ess d'Alencon each inherited about Co.
900 year by the death of their mother,
the Princess Louise OF Bavaria.
Balfour's leadership in the House of
Commons is said to be a disappointment
to the government. His want of tact is
irritating to his friends, and intensifies
the opposition.
A bill has been introduced in the Brit
ish Parliament for the creation of Scot
fish legislative body. There is SINH
larity between this bill and the Irish
government bill.
The Aberdare tin plate works in South
Wales have closed. The Aber-Tawy
works have given months notice OF
closing, when 5000 hands will be thrown
out of employment.
In consequence of communications
from Paris that Nihilists were preparing
to assassinate the Gear special precau-
tions have been taken at st. Peters burg
to protect the imperial family.
1t is stated from London that it is
practically settled that Stanley is to 90
out to the Congo in the interest of the
Independent State before the close of the
year, and will remain there for a long
period.
No members of the British royal fam
lily are to attend the Ascot races this
year. The Queen has gwen orders that
the royal stand is to be kept closed, with
all the blinds drawn down during the
meeting.
1t appears that Ducouran, the Presi.
dent of the bank at Paris, which failed
last week, who committed suicide. was
an honest man, but had been victimized
by colleagues in the directorate, several
MEMBERS of which had bad reputation.
Socialism makes steady progress in
Great Britain. The land bill now before
the House presented by Mr.. Chaplin
proposes 10 let County Councils borrow
T50,OOo,0OO to loan at 31s per cent, to
poor men to aid them in buy ing small
farms.
An examination of the luggage of
Deeming at Perth, Australia, has un-
earthed evidence that he is the man
wanted at Liverpool for the murder of
his wife and three children. Facts are
accommodating showing the past life of
the man has been one OF murder, fraud
and robbery.
In London there is belief that Sails
bury does not wish to renew the modus
vivendi in the Behring Sea matter. pre-
ierring to leave the settlement OF the
dispute to embarrass the Gladstone gov
ernment, if it should, as appearances
now indicate, regain power.
The recent Colombia Ministerial crisis
resulted in the withdrawal OF Senior Ben
goecha from the Cabinet and it's com
plete reorganization as follows: Foreign
Affairs, Pravo; Home Affairs. RIO. Fl.
nance, Marenco; Education and Public
Works, Medina; War, Duarte.
1t is reported in London that the Palm
ers, one OF the largest naval and shin
ping firms in the United Kingdom, are
arranging to transfer their plant from
Newcastle on-Tyne to a certain port in
the United States. Rockefeller Of the
standard Oil Company will. il ia said