Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-11-24
FOREIGN FLASHES.
Matabeles in Africa Butchered
by English Soldiers.
FINANCIAL STATE OF SALVADOR.
British Sailors Blown Up by the Ex'
plOsion of a Powder Maga-
zine in Brazil.

plOSiOn OF a P0wdcf MaSa-
zine in Brazil.
, The police have closed the principal
sporting club in Paris.
The new Austrian Cabinet will be
moderately conservative.
Parisan women ride bicycles followed
by groolns, also on wheels.
Travellers in Italy are seriously an.
noyed by the scarcity oil small coins.
OF l47 members OF the Swiss National
Council the Socialists elected but one.
. Theodore Titon has published book
in Paris dedicated to the American col
ony.
Emperor William doubts the safety OF
allowing Italy to reduce her standing
army.
A new find OF mnmmies is reported
from Alexandria. They are in the orig
inal wrappers.
Madrid toughs assaulted the Civil
Governor as he was taking a walk, and
gave him severe beating.
The London Hospital says -tippling
J is producing in Britain results not less
serious than alcoholic drinks.
The suit against Explorer Stanley for
commissions ON American lectures was
settled out OF court at London.
For obtaining photographs and draw
ings Of German forts two Frenchmen
will be tried at Leipsic for high treason.
Kaiser William has sent his portrait
to Chancellor Won Caprivi, with letter
expressing unabated confidence in him.
There is widespread feeling in Eng
land that the SO called battles in Africa
with the Matabeles were savage butch
cries.
The Pope is said to have changed no.
ticeably Ill appearance lately. He Is
much bowed down, and seems more
nervous.
King Humbert of Italy, who was
thrown from his horse few DAYS ago, is
one OF the best riders among European
monarchs.
The New Decimal Coinage Association
has organized with considerable evidence
OF strength for the purpose OF decimaliz-
ing English coinage.
| At the instance OF the Prince Regent
OF Bavaria the royal opera honse at Mu-
Mich has offered prize OF 5000 marks
for new German opera.
Russia is to be put on war footing.
/ The Gar orders the formation of fifteen
new brigades, TINS increasing the strength
Of the army by $50, 900 men.
Frau Zillman, who was beheaded in
Berlin recently for the murder OF her
husband, was the first woman to be exc
cuted in that city since 1916.
The old established charity in London,
the Scottish Corporation, is financially
in depressed condition, and appeals
are being made on its behalf.
Cholera has again broken out in the
Charleroi district OF Belgium, where 800
cases have occurred within a month,
with fatality OF SO per cent.
The Brazilian Legation at London does
not believe the story thai the nsursent
vessel Republica sank n government
transport, causing the loss OF over |, 900
lives.
1t is stated that the Russian govern
ment has conceded the French company
the right to establish telephone C ,nlmu-
niration between all the large Russian
towns.
Charges OF brutality to private soldiers
nave caused the ca|hiering OF Lieutenant
Schrag' Miller OF the Eighty ninth Reyi-
ment ot Infantry, stationed at Dussel-
dorf. Germany.
The stockholders Interested in the
railroad from Acre to Damascus are max
ing prophecies about the time when il
VII, DC possible to go from London to
India in eight days.
Municipal restaurants have been PC.
tahllshed in manv German cities as .
means for minimizing bpgying and to re-.
lleve the worthy poor OF the necessity of
accepting food given in charity.
DR.. Knox, the recently deceased Pri.
ma'e OF Ireland. is said 10 have rereivad
hls archiepiscopal promotion through an
error. the see having been intended for
another DR.. Knox. "
Prince Bismarck is not recovar;n, 80
rapi'iy as was hoped. He has sold the
,,'F' h''' W l'io itielnolrS to q firm of |
German publishers for e25, 900 for most.
humous publication. P'''
One of the laws of King Lohenor,o
now hghting the British in Son,b Af,ioa'
Is that mothers in-law NAV not entar
their son-in-law's house, and sbonll ,har
meet IN The street they must avert tbeir
gaze. 0'' 'iielr
Italy is in financial straits ret ~
n"se ; expenditures which have but her
into lto this condition must he continrnd
She has been notified by GERMANY tbat
strength. '''iu iiaVa'
a state OF affairs almost annro,chi
Ipei, p1f n'n,lhy at present exists among tbe
nel,ast lireland) constabulary, owing !,
=? a:1eee'' 10 the recent efforts TO mar
tlalize the 800 men of which Tho '"ar a;,.,
force consists. 'i'e city
Qnoen Victoria does not fail to boz,
I9un. C", o, her numerous progeny, and tbs
Ho'ie y olrcular reminds its readers ,hat
" ,ne infant son OF Princess Ferdinond ,''st ~
houmana is her Maj4sty's n seventaan,h .,
great grandchild. seventeenth l
l. Inc Paris Omnibus COMPANY ir,sna.
SHORTLY to bring into use a nnmhor F,
colhpressed- locomotives for tho - VI
way services, This motive nower In' h
not yet been used in Paris forr rJher the mas
pose OF street locomotion. '' pur- a
1t is said that Parisians b, {
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