Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-01
FOREIGN FLASHES.
The Financial Crisis in Spain
Reduces Railroad Traffic.
CHILLI TO RETURN TO SPECIE.
A Grave Charge Against the Berlin
Office of the Reuter- Tele-
graph Company.

lhS CfopS III bulsuiiu hIo III WI
bad state.
Extraordinary heat is prevalent a
over Spain.
The grain harvest in Thessaly prom
ises to be exceptionally good.
The German Chancellor Won Capriv
said to be suffering from diabetes.
The Gar has ordered the departure G
all vessels to the eastern shores of Siberia
England has lost fifteen ships an,
1852 officers and men in the last thirt
years.
The Chinese Minister to France ha
lodged a strong protest against Frencl
aggression in Siam.
The marked decrease OF fat fish in tn
North Sea is attributed to the great in
crease of steam trawlers.
The prospects of winter and summe
wheat in Russia have improved great,
since the beginning of June.
| A Moldavian lady is at her own ex
pense constructing railway from one o
her estates to the nearest town.
Now that the army bill has passed tn,
German Reichstag, the Emperor, it il
said, will make Caprivi Prince.
Commercial treaties with Portugal
Sweden, Holland and Switzerland have
been passed by the Spanish Cortes.
The Lord Mayor of London has OBJ
tanned the baronetcy upon the marriage
of the Duke of York according to Gus
tom.
In Southern England hay is now worth
Sbo ton, and farmers are selling theiI
cattle. This means dearth OF English
beef.
A letter mailed in London April 7 and
remaied in Hongkong made the circuit
OF the world in the fast time OF sixty
two days.
Paris hostesses give afternoon enter
talnments at which literary and scien-
tific lectures are the attraction, 1t is q
great success.
The Greek government has decided to
enforce the law against brigandaqe
passed by the Chamber after the Mara
thon murders in 1870.
There are now between 13, 900 and a.
ol0 miles of telephone circuits in the
metropolitan area of London, a region
covering about 500 square miles.
A prominent English physician of
large. experience with drunkards saws
that he can recall hundreds OF recoverjes
among men, but only five among women.
The financial crisis in Spain has seri
ously reduced railroad traffic, so that
nearly all lines are badly crippled and
some have been forced to offer new issues
OF bonds on the market.
Freiherr Won Maltzann, German Secre-
tary OF the Imperial Treasury, has re-
signed, 1t is probable that he will be
succeeded by Herr Schraub, one of the
Ministers of Alsace-Lorraine.
1t is limited on British authority that
The closing of the minis at India to free
silver coinage is only a " first step in a
process which will not be completed un-
III gold is made a full legal tender"
There has been curious outbreak of
'attle disease near Cardiff, Wales, sup
posed to be caused by blood poisoning.
'nd this IN turn to be due to the drought
IND the TACT that rabbits ran on the pas
ure.
Inc anti-semite publisher, Heppner,
It Berlin has published book in which
re argues that the Berlin office of the
feuter Telegram Company is source of
langer to Germany and ought to be
losed by the government.
The Gillian Congress has passed an
ct Tor recognizing the currency. and
avlng received the sanction of the Conn
II OF State, the act has now become a
NV. The object is to redeem the paper
honey and resume specie payments.
A commercial convention between
rance and Russia was concluded three
eeks ago. France reduces the duty on
etroleum, and Russia reduces the dn-
es on some fifty-three articles. includ.
'g wines, spirits, linen textiles. fancy
pods and clothing.
me jews OF the town of Yalta in the
rlmea refused to obey the decree to re-
re Withln the pale. For several DAYS
le clergy eXhorted the population to E
SO anu eAPei them. This caused mob G
Plliage the Jewish quarters, and many G
der. p' i'''oie''
Admiral Sir Michael Seymour who d
cceeds the Inflated Vice Admiral "
yon as Commander-in-chef of the
ieei mediterranean squadron. has d
en- IN the royal navy for fortv-tbree s.
ars' Both his grandfather and his
Gle were Admirals before him.
A leading financial writer in London
rs that the injury done TO tbe 60 tc
over Europe by the long drought
year the Withdrawals of GOLD to Nh W. 4
i ih WI De on an immense scale, espe- &C
lied" " 'i'''o ACT Is re- "
company has been formed in Milan 60
supplying the city with tricycles. At &c
inliig cost person may hire one of sh
1e niachlnes and take drive either loI
business or pleasure. Each tricvcla 10y
a uTlVer, SO that the hirer has moth
ection. p'oPuiSioh or &c
Propositlon to hold a worlds fair in ~ ~
d0n IN 1875 or 1896 was discussed Of t5a
ioiic meeting to promote the oh;act u
:, weeks ago, at which Mr. Conyheore 9'i y
e, and other prominent men s,,o gu
ca the proposition. A universal er-
t'on has not been held in JonJn,, I
ty-one years. ''''oi' III ity
ne London Times saws. h. ext
nig. generally prevails. OWING ~ e. .,sa pri
20 ~ T some quarters that the action pa
coinage at the Indian ropplnS stet
.r; So s.rengthen the hands of the 900 d
i ,,oa " ggoSy,ernmentt in regard to re- $zS
ing the Sherman law. ie :
&c BRUSH government ten wears avo
cu reward to any of its army ofticars
hrmah who should learn f,b;noeel'
OF one has been tempted so far thn hold
rd mas been raised to 81 900. f tns nate
ng preliminary examination nR resi l