Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-01-20
General Booth of the Salvation
Army Again Appeals.
ONE OF NApoLEoN's ALLIES DIES.
The Number of Vessels and Tonnage ol
the German Nayy-To Climb
the Himalayas.

live in apartments.
Lord Tennyson's personal estate Is
worth nearly 500, 900.
Twenty OF the Astrakhan rioters have
been sentenced to be hanged.
The profits of the Paris postoffice last
wear amounted to $l0,NO,000.
Peru has advanced duties on every
thing except tobacco 8 per cent.
Female photographers are to serve the
Parliaments of sweden and Norway.
The Bismarckian party in Germany
will oppose everything the Kaiser favors.
Alpine clubs for ascending the peaks
Of the Himalayas are to be formed In
India.
The miners in Saar, Germany, to the
number OF $1,000 have struck, and are
riotous.
An admirable system OF street-clean-
ing in Berlin costs annually only about
$450,000.
The Derry shes made an attack on Ge-
NAL, near Wady Halia, in the Soudan,
but were repulsed.
The restored Laeken Palace will not
inhabited by the King and Queen OF
the Belglans Till 1894.
| There is partial resumption OF work
| in the Welsh tin mines, and exports on
large scae have set in.
The curse of hard times, everywhere
prevalent in Germany, served to make
Christmas tide dull period.
The forests OF Germany pay an annual
government revenue OF nearly $25, No.
600 and net revenue Of $l6,t0),000.
Two educated negro women at Vasten
have begun the publication of the first
newspaper in the Congo Free State.
| The German navy now possesses
eighty-six vessels, either ahoat or ready
for combat, representing total Of 2l9,-
063 tons.
In the British army last year there
were on the average OF 147 in each 900
men fined for drunkenness. In 1890 the
proportion was 1877 per 100.
An attempt with electric omnibuses is
to be made on Liverpool street in Lon
don. The cost is estimated at Sd mile,
as against Sd for horse power.
On the strength of Lord Onslow's ia
vorable report of the administration of
the Darkest England" funds General
Booth has issued fresh appeal for $780,
900.
A nun named Frulanda, who entered
the Armenian Monastery of st. Jacobs
at Jerusalem ninety-eight years ago,
ed there recently at the reputed age Of
liz years.
The Paris Economist says the decline
OF securities on the European exchanges
since the beginning of the Panama pro-
ceedings amounts to at least $500, 000,-
900 francs.
The gigantic iron and steel works Of
Frederick Krupp, whose reputation is
worldwide, have been amalgamatei with
the gun manufactures of Herr Gruson
near Magdeburg.
Last year was great year for damp
ness in the old world. During the month
Of October the rainfall in Paris, it is re-
ported, was heavier than that of apy
year since 1859.
According to the Irish newspapers the
| Dublin police are satisfied that the dvna-
mite explosion on Christmas evening
was purely trade outrage and without
any political significance.
The fund for the expedition to Lake
| ranganyika to assist the anti slavery
stations has reached only 25, 900 francs.
Two hundred thousand francs were
wanted for immediate use.
| American exhibitors at the Madrid
| Exposition have been awarded eight gold
medals, fourteen silver and Fl teen bronze
medals, besides receiving honorable
| mention in numerous cases.
Emperor William is credited with the
intention to have only general officers OF
the army represent him as Ambassadors
to foreign courts, Even the Secretaries
OF the legations are to be army officers
exclusively.
Ship building on the Clvde has re.
ceived an impetus by the prospect of
tree trade with America, saws Mr.. Allen
"All the yards are busy. and several
steamships for American commands are
N course OF construction.
-Four seats in the British Parliament
have been declared vacant since the oar.
eral election on the ground that the
busted mem hers themselves or throngb
their agents obtained them bv corrnnt
practices, such as bribery, treating and
personation. 'AN
There is no city in the world that keeps
such accurate records of the entry of
1000 and iuel supplies within its borders
as farls. This is due to the fact that a
nigh import duty is levied on almost
every article OF domestic use which ia
brought to that city. 40
an immense dining hall, known "a
the Mensa Academica, was lately onened
M vienna, which Ia capable OF accom-.
,,ooatlng 2,O,O students at one time
me privileges OF the Mensa Academies
are restricted to regular subscri bers and
the rates are for dinner alone 40 20 a
lnonth, Tor breakfast and dinner Az Ok
ann Tor breakfast, dinner and sumner
$AW month. ~ supper
Father Antoine de Padoue. whose 70.
cent death at a rrappist monastery in
france has been reported by cable was
none other than Prince Malatesta Who
lought as an ally OF Louis Bonanarts
agsinst the 'ontitical troops in fall
me latter after he assembled the French
throne made the Prince, who had haen
oolised to flee from home, a cantonal 1T 81
ficer in France. ''"' oi'
AT the dinner given by a work;ngmsn,s
union union IN Krainsdorf, Germany. two So
ciaiists refused to drink to the health y,
sne Kaiser. When the customary toas,
was proposed they put on their hats and
ieie tne room. One OF them ia now SER
rug three months and the other a nIna
mon,ns' sentence in the work honsa far
insulting his Majesty. ''' ''f
tb an I'm sne Manchester (England) "Zoon
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