Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-06-02
~ 4tEIGN FLASHES.
Foreigners Residing in France
Must Register.
CENSUS OF midas POPULATION.
Compressed Gas Utilized Instead Of
Powder as a Propelling Force
in Firearms--Etc.

| Ill pIICuL mo AbtCs
4 There are 100, 900 unemployed in Bel
GUM.
| Italy proposes to spend about $40, 900,
600 on her navy next year.
A census taken in 1891 places the pop
ulation of India at 287 ,000, 600.
China's tea crop promises to be larg
and of excellent quality this year.
1t is reported that an effort is beint
made in London to reintroduce Sedar
chairs.
Emperor William has declared his in
tention to open in person the new
Reichstag,
British trade last month showed net
increase of $7,700,000 over the same
month OF 1892.
A pension of 5000 francs year has
been granted to Nine. Renan by the
French government.
The Pope will send the golden rose Of
virtue this year to Marie Henriette,
Queen of the Belgians.
Heavy frosts have greatly injured the
vines in the wine districts OF Austria,
Switzerland and France.
English Radicals will oppose a grant
for the Princess May, alleging that the
Prince of Wales has enough.
Turkish newspapers have received
from the sultan permission to recon-
mence publishing in the morning.
Although Japan is one of the Oldest
countries in the world, it has just begun
to produce petroleum in large quantities.
The Australian crisis is largely due to
overin1ation and extraordinary expend-
itures in order to supply work for voters.
During April English imports de-
creased e., 900 and exports decreased
81 ,2b0, 900, as compared with April, 1892.
Through the death of the Earl of
Derby blue ribbon of the Order of the
Garter is at the disposal of Mr.. Glad
stone.
The Duke des Abouzzes, a nephew of
King Humbert of Italy, gambled at
Monte Carlo until he lost his all-about
$4,000.
The type of firearm has been invented
in England by which compressed gas is
utilized instead OF powder as propell-
ing force.
A German has invented self-operat-
ing bicycle which, when perfected, is ex-
pected to prove the sensational vehicle
of the age"
The Dowager Duchess of Sutherland
will have to serve the term of imprison-
ment to which she was sentenced for
contempt OF court.
1t is announced that several German
officers will assist in the maneuvers of
the Italian forces in Northern Italy near
the French frontier.
The authorities at Berlin have ordered
a quarantine against all vessels arriving
from French ports because of the spread
OF cholera in France.
France is soon to adopt an interesting
innovation in the postal-card system.
The cards will be issued in the form of
check books, with stubs.
The Irish factions have declared peace.
and all the old wounds are said to have
been plastered over in the struggle for
in Parliament.
The long-distance marching competi-
tons by volunteer soldiers in England
are discountenanced by the Commander
n-chief in a recent order.
The Chamber of Deputies last week
adopted measure requiring 1000 900
foreigners resident In France to register.
out rejected the proposition to tax them.
No protest has been sent bv Austria
ina Il
,e Consul-General at Vienna, and no in
lmation has been made that there will
Dc one.
An omnibus has been started in Glas-
low furnished with pneumatic tires.
which are protected from injury by sharp
tones or glass by canvas and wire-w oye
letting. WV
The Republican members of the Span-
Sh Cortes resigned in body, owing to
ne manner in which the government
ushed through bill to which they were
pposed.
On account of the prevalence of infiu-
MA IN Rome pilgrimages have been sus-
ended until next month. There have
cen 1000 cases of influenza in the citv
his spring. wy
The Lower House of the Prussian Diet {
as passed the supplementary taxation
III by a vote of 215 to %. A number of 1
lericals and Polish Deputies abstained
ON voting.
Riots IN the principal towns in Peru j
etween rival political factions freouent- G
occur. Three newspaper offices have I
zen sacked within month, and party I
cling is running high in all parts Of the l
untry. viz
1t is proposed to build a big dam at
IKE Albert Nyanza for the purpose of I
wing Egypt plentiful supply Of water !;
ring the low Nile. Experts saw the i
an is entirely feasible and the best vet u
ggested. 'e' O
1t Is significant OF the real underlvipo
ENG IN Ireland that there has been q
sady rise in almost every kind of Irish
,urity since the second reading Of the tt
VI. ,Chappuis' proposed electric rail- cl
y through the Simplon Pass is est Is
u ca TO cost 100000, and it would g
, !, Hy reduce the distance between Italy &C
d Northern Europe. -'"'S
An official inquiry into the relations 81
'ween the police and the gamhlinn &c
uses OF Rome is in progress, N ia al, sh
ed that the police are subsidized d., 10
proprletors of the houses. y 10
he Sultan of Morocco will send short =
special missions to European conrts
induce European soyereiops 70 ,s.