Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-10-27
FOREIGN FLASHES.
Novel Method to Secure the
Payment of Taxes.
ROUEN CATHEDRAL IN DANGER
Canal du Midi to be Extended-Fl0w
of Bar Silver to India-POstal
Service by Camels.


i. Service by Camels.
Drought is interfering with farm wor
in Italy.
Germany has a clock which, it
claimed, will run 5000 days withou
stopping.
The Russian authorities have forbid
den the publication Of marriage offers
the newspapers.
The population OF the English town G
Nottingham has increased 127 1896 in tn
last sixteen years.
London has been holding an exhibi
ton of fire engines. The Oldest on
shown bore the date OF 1870.
Spain has excepted from quarantin
all Russian war ships touching at Cadi2
unless there is disease aboard.
In Paris at the sale of autographs tn
letters of lola realized 4s each; Mau
PEASANT, 5s; Victor Hugo, 6s Sd.
The American colony in Paris nov
numbers $500. There is a falling OF
from the census of two years ago o
1900.
No less than forty Italian Bishops ar,
now without their exequaturs, owing II
a conflict between the Vatican and thu
Quirinal.
A water-drinking contest was recently
held in Paris. The winner swallowed
twelve quarts, the second nine and thu
third seven.
Among the novel societies incorporated
in Europe recently is 1.-THE Society fol
the Protection OF Non-Smokers il
Lower Austria.
Abbas Pasha, the Khedive of Egypt
intends to visit England in the spring o.
1894, provided that the English court
shall be willing.
The British government has decided
to act rs a mediator between the striking
miners and owners provided it is accept.
able to both sides.
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria is in
great financial straits, and his father-in-
law and Baron Hirsch have each loaned
him 1000, 600 francs.
Returns from the various viticultnral
societies OF France show that the wine
crop of the country for the year amount
ed to g, 900, 900 hectolitres.
Prince Bismarck has sold his memoirs
to London publisher for 500, 900 marks
on the condition that they shall be pub
lished Immediately after his demise.
Unsuccessful efforts have been made
IN ryaf ( ,ar hny ,1-r
a syndicate to take a great italian loan,
the reported amount being 1920, 900, 900.
The worlds fair to be held in Madrid
in 1894 will seek to surpass the Column
bian Exposition in all the attributes of
greatness. 1t is very large undertake
ing for Spain.
Emigration from Spain to South Amer
lean Republics is assuming considerable
owing to the extreme dis
tress prevailing in the country, especially
In the agricultural districts.
1t is currently rumored in London that
Waldorf Aston is about to build
in that city the largest and most costly
hotel in the world, which, it is estimated.
will cost more than $7,000,OOO.
The Queen Regent of Spain has de-
,lded to fulfill heartfelt wish of her
husband and establish a college in the
Escurial, bearing her name, for the
and study of Christian sciences.
Apollinaris water comes from spring
n the valley on the Abr in the Rhine
district. A whole villuge is engaged in
oottllng 1t and shipping it. From 1OO,-
700 to l5O,O 900 bottles are prepared in
lay. ~
p" Piggie's Island" in London. which
ook its name from the dirty novels
which clustered on it, has been converted
y the London County Council into a
lean and beautiful park. 1t cost $25, 900
o make the change. ''O0'
The report that eleven rebellious Sc
'oys were blown from the guns at Cabnl
denied by later news from Simla. An
filcer was shot by an orderly, and the
after was executed. That was all the
lotlng and the only execution.
1t is reported that the French oovarn-
lent has determined to suppress b,.II-
ghting in that country. The Society
Dr. the Protection of Animals will bring
ut against Mayor who authorized 3
en' IN order to test the law in the case.
fuliy l,5OO people are to leave Iceland
MS year Tor the Canadian Northwest
nj as the Canadian government viii
~ tneir passage and in other WAYS on
oie them to settle in more desirable !
omeS, the exodus is likely to continne !
Rouen Cathedral is in danger tho wos.
ont being seriously dilapidated TIE Tie ,
va, ID authorities will not pay for the nee y
, ,"as restoration; so, unless the State :
ms = ts 10 the rescue speedily, this fine !
q building promises to be irreparabIv y
"a ,ne :. french government has lust Gre.
eu IN the nature of an experiment
'stal service by camel express in az ;
,ench territories of Obosh and the Sue Sue L
an coast. In connection with ~. /
rvlce special provisional stamn vii; i1 :.
issued, the value being S france VIII r.
~ luis is under renewed contemplation 10 2,
u aehu or supplement the old Laneuedoc - =,
lialVoanal du Midi-buiIt some 900 = :,
a AFT ago, from Bordeaux at the Garonno o e es
% W the Mediterranean by means ~ ~
! w. canal, to be q feet deem. Id 70 II II
'ee' broad and some 800 miles lone u % u
calcutta advices saw the aou 81
'nds 70 ,ndia is due partly to the de. to
mus na. made BY the native minis and T I h7, 81
rnnet enterprises for the illegal coinaes
, ,Sapees: AS soon as the decree sns 81
, LUZ lhe Tree coinage of silver was m
a asaa tne illegal coinage Of rupees G in 81
! ii nt ss. Maud of Wales is Particularly ,.
Ne % Of ass mn an alias and droppins a.
y, y s 81 'ne red tape and royalty E peg %
= S me- gees to visit her former eover lie
% sensible M Princess insists on hays "; we
eu roa MISS Mills and upon being trestn n I'M
member of the family. s treated WI