Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-01-29
Jack the Ripper Writes
Another Letter.
THE ANARCHISTS In SPAIN.
Horticultural Newspapers of England
Renew Their Attack Upon
American Apples.

The London hospitals are still taxed
to the utmost with influenza patients.
A revolt of the Seventh and econd
Regiments at Buenos Ayres is reported.
The cigar manufacturers OF the Do
minion OF Canada are forming COM
bine.
1t is said that gold in large quantities
has Just been discovered in Yarmouth,
Merionethshire, Wales.
A torpedo boat 100 feet long, built for
Victoria by Yarrew, made 22s knots an
hour for three hours on her trial trip.
A letter has been received in London,
signed "Jack the Ripper" stating that
he intends to resume operations shortly.
Russia has seven Pasteur institutions,
in which ,652 patients were treated dur
ing the year, forty.two OF whom died OF
hydrophobia.
A band of Anarchists attempted to
pillage the town OF Here's, Spain. They
were repulsed and many captured, with
a loss of three killed.
Immense bituminous deposits have
been discovered in Alsace, and no less
than seven companies have recently been
formed to work them.
A largely-eigned petition has been
placed before the Prussian Reichstag,
praying for the admission of women to
the ranks OF druggists.
James Gordon Bennett, who has had
slight attack of influenza, is about to
start from Paris for Cairo, Egypt, whence
he will go to Abyssinia.
An imperial Russian decree has just
been issued, extending to Finland the
prohibition OF the expectation of wheat
from the Russian Empire.
The gold medal given to Virchow on
his 10th birthday is the largest ever
made. 1t weighs nearly six pounds, and
the metal alone is worth $1,750.
The official figures for the French vint-
age show 100000 hectolitres, nearly
100000 more than in 1890. The cider
crop was 100000 less than in 1890.
Athanas, the bandit, who created such
havoc in Turkey few months ago, re-
Gently sent letter to the Governor of
Adrianople demanding $4,000 at once.
The high priests OF Persia, who for
babe smoking in order to break up the
tobacco monopoly, have triulnphed. The
monopoly has been officially abolished.
Bernhardt's successor in point of tai
ent at the Coincide Franchise is Mile.
Dudlay, who has risen from the bottom
OF the dramatic ladder to near the top.
England keeps up vast navy, but
does not neglect the other departments
OF the army. There are thirteen regi-
ments OF heavy cavalry in the British
army.
The Pope has agreed to adopt an atti-
tude toward King Humbert and EN-
peror Joseph which will enable the latter
to visit Rome without embarrassment to
either.
Several large Vienna bankers and
Manufacturers announce that they will
prohibit all their employees from going
to the races during the coming spring
season.
Two Nihilists have been arrested at
Moscow. 1t is stated that there is evil
dence that they placed bombs with an
electrical attachment under the line over
which the imperial train was to pass
from Crimea.
Father Ohrwalder, the Austrian mis-
slonary who recently escaped from CAP
tivity among the Mahdists, saws the
original Mahdi was poisoned by a girl.
whose family had been slaughtered by
the Mahdi at Khartoum.
The special object of the three years.
tour around the world undertaken bv
Mile. Elise st. DINER under the auspices
OF the Paris Geographical Society is a
study OF the lives, customs, ETC.. of the
women of the various countries,
1t is reported the relatives of the Duke
OF kochefoucalt at Paris are endeavorinp
to break off his engagement with Miss
M Mitchell, daughter of Oregon's Senator.
The reason assigned is the lady is not
wealthy enough to meet their views.
Lady Brooke, whose name is coupled
with that of the Prince of Wales in a |
pamphlet published some time ago. has
lett London, and is living in seclusion at
Easton Lodge, Dunnow, apparently
awaiting for the scandal to blow over.
The strike OF the printers is still part
~ on IN Berlin, Leipsic, Frankfort and
MUNICH. The leaders state that | 600
men are still out and IA 900 men at work
to the fund for the support
OF the strikers. A number of the mas.
ter printers in Berlin have conceded tho
demands, and 400 strikers were enabled
TO return to work.
The London Gaslight and Coke Com.
pany claims to have beaten the record
m Its line during Christmas week, when
log and frost reigned for six awful DAYS
ana nights. On the Thursday before
Christmas the company's customers con.
'umed l2S,ooo,ooo cubic feet of gas.
The conductors OF all the street ears
and other vehicles for public
accommodation in Warsaw, in that mart
u the city between Novaya Praya and
ne suburb OF Brudno, are women and
uinil their duties more accurately anJ
o the better satisfaction of the nublic
han men. VIZ puoiic
me wine culture in Southern Crimea
peing extended very largely this vear
diiilons OF acres which have been jv;nn
ale are at present planted with vines
ne peasants OF the famine distr;ots
southwark have made Iabor
o cheap that breaking an acre NJ I.na
ma planting vines costs very little snd
he land owners are not slow to taka Cd
antage OF the position. O "N
The horticultural papers of england
re renewing their attacks on American
PIPES on the ground that they contain
iIisehlc, and the attacks are being gener- 8
ny copied by the daily press. The
large Is that growers sprinkle arsenic \
n .ner trees to prevent the rayaees NJ )
nioth, winch eats nothing but annles /
no pears Great quantities of Americas
pples are sold in England. '' ''""
LAR aar.ng 70 a correspondent in Paris of
eraaan iurkish newspapers, has been
: n, 10 the frontier under decree
expulsion with the charge OF misran