Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-02-24
CABLEGRAMS
Several Of the Most Conspicuous
Italian Statesmen
IMPLICATED In THE BANK SCANDAL.
The Strike Of the JOurneymen Bakers In
Paris Ended-Vienna About to
Have a Scandal.

The Khedive has been we'll received
at Assioot.
Among the British nobility 10 per
cent are childless.
| More Americans than ever before at
this season are in Italy.
| Germany proposes to build five battle
ships, each to cost 81 100000.
Nearly $4,000 Hindus lost their lives
last year from being bitten by snakes.
OF the 1876 members Of the London
County Council not one Is saloonkeepsr.
| Emperor William toasts the Gear in
public, but in private they say he roasts
him.
Stanley contradicts the report that he
intends to make another expedition into
Africa.
During 1902 1921 horses, 275 dom
keys and 81 mules were eaten by the
Parisians.
| A directory OF resident Americans In
London, an edition de luxe, is to appear
in the spring.
Witte, the new Minister of Finance
In Russia, has begun by imposing new
tax on the people.
London society papers are becoming
chagrined at the numb Der OF Anglo
American weddings.
Two years ago there was only one CO..
operative dairy society In Ireland, while
now there are thirty.
There is much concern in court circles
az to the health of the Princess of Wales,
which does not improve.
It is expected that the betrothal Of
Princess Louise OF Denmark to the Car
owitch will be announced soon.
An atmosphere of scandal hangs over
the court at Vienna, which does not long
have immunity from this sort of thing.
London is keeping mp with the times.
The city now has GO, COZ telephones. This
has greatly reduced the number Of car
rier boys.
Most of the Berlin newspapers indulge
in lamentations because OF the approach.
ing resignation Of Mr.. Phelps, the Amer
lean Minister.
England received about 10, 057, 900 let
ters from the United States last year,
Germany received from ne 5,558, GAO and
France 1,884,040.
Tie high prices charged at the better
class of restaurants in London is a sub
ject of many letters of protest to the
Times OF that city.
Canada is negotiating with France for
a minimum tariff on certain Canadian
products in return for reduction OF the
duties on French wines.
1t is proposed in France to impose a
tax of 10 confines per 600 francs upon
time bargains on the Bourse. This tax
is expected to yield 10000, 900 francs.
Wolves in Russia destroy annually up
ward of 100000 head of domestic ami
mails valued at 5000, 600 roubles. Their
number does not appreciably decrease.
The Guajira Indians in Venezuela
roasted alive three traders, who were
caught stealing young Indian girls for
the purpose of selling them into servi-
tude.
Michael Lazzaroni, nephew of the
imprisoned cashier OF the Bank of Rome,
was arrested and charged with bribery
and forgery in his relations with the
bank.
| A London confectioner says that he ia
sometimes called on to furnish wedding
cakes weighing 1000 pounds each, and
| buildings OF size sufficient for 500
hearty appetites.
The Sultan of Turkey has sent a con-
gratulatory letter to the Pope of Rome.
This Is about the nearest approach which
the cross and the crescent have ever
made toward conjunction.
The heir to the Austrian throne. when
he becomes Emperor, will govern nine
countries, bear eighteen titles of duke.
one as archduke, two as grand duke and
also thirty-three other titles.
The Indian Medical Record shows a
terrible record of deaths from cholera.
In fourteen years, from 1877 to 1890, it
declares that l,0O0,S28 persons have died
in Bengal from cholera alone.
At Avenches in French. speaking switx.
erland Swiss society of archaeology ia
laying bare the site of Roman theater
under the supervision of Tn. van Muv-
den OF Lausanne, an architect.
British soldiers will wear seamless
socks in future, because they insure
greater marching efficiency. The old
style OF scanned socks chafed the skin
ana made the soldiers footsore.
The annual visits for long periods of
the Duchess OF Edinburgh to Russia are
explained by the knowledge that under
the Cars administration she would lose
a large part of her dowry were she to
forego them.
- 1t is reported in Rome that signor
Iamlongo, the imprisoned Governor If
the Bank OF Rome, has given evidence
to the examining magistrates against
several OF the most conspicuous states.
men in Italy. ''
Nearly 5000 men were at work last
year on the ship canal which is to con.
meet the Baltic and North Seas. Tho |
expenditure 90 far has amounted to
about $20,Oo0,0O0. 1t is expected tn he
opened for traffic in 1896. " W
The Germans Indignantly DENY that
Iheir colonization efforts in the Gamer.
Don country have come to naught, Tbav
point with pride to the fact that one Of
their army officers there RECENTLY sbot