The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-10-21
Bismarck Sells His Memoirs
to a London Publisher.
COAL MINERS OF LANCASHIRE
The Emigration From Spain to the
South American Republics
on the Increase.

Germany has Q clock which, it lie
claimed, will run 5000 days without |
stopping.
The Russian authorities have forbid |
den the publication of marriage offers in
the newspapers.
The population Of the Englieh town OF
Nottingham has increased l27 1895 in the
last sixteen years.
ton of fire engines. The oldest one
shown bore the date Of 1870.
Spain has excepted from quarantine
all Russian war ships touching At Cadiz,
unless there is disease aboard.
In Paris at the sale Of autographs the
letters. of lola realized ~ each Maui
PEASANT, 5s; Victor Hugo, &c Sd.
The American colony in Paris now
numbers $3.50. There lie . falling off
from the census Of two years ago Of
100.
No less than forty italian Bishope arc
now without their exequaturs, owing to
a conflict between the Vatican and the
Quirinai.
A water-drinking contest was recently
held in Paris. The winner swallowed
twelve quarts, the second nine and the
third seven.
Among the novel societies incorporated
in Europe recently il 1.-The Society for
the Protection OF Non Smokers" in
Lower Austria.
Abbas Pssha, the Kheiive OF Egypt,
intends TO visit England in the spring of
1894. provided that the English court
shall be willing.
The British government has decided
TO act as a mediator between the striking
miners and owners provided it is accept
able 10 both sides.
Prince Ferdinand OF Bulgaria lie in
great financial straits, and his father in
law and Baron Hirsch have each loaned
him !. 600 600 francs.
Returns from the various viticultrrsl
societies Of France chow that the wine
crop OF the country for the rear amount
ed to sc, 600 600 hectolitree.
Prince Bismarck has sold his memoirs
to London publisher for 500 600 marks
on the condition that they shall be pub
lished Immediately after his demise.
Unsuccessful efforts have been made
to get German bankers at Berlin to form
. syndicate to take great Italian loan,
the reported amount being $l20 600, 900.
The worlds fair to be held in Madrid
in 1894 will Geek to surpass the Column
bian Exposition in all the attributes Of
greatness. It is . very large undertak-
ing for Spain.
Emigration from Spain to South Amer
lean Republics is assuming considerable
proportions. owing TO the extreme dis
trees prevailing in the country, especially
in the agricultural districts.
1t is currently rumored in London that
William Waldorf Astor is about to build
in that city the largest and most costly
hotel in the world, which, it is estimated,
will cost more than 81, GOO 900.
The Queen Regent Of Spain has de-
cided to fulfill q heartfelt wish OF her
husband and establish . college in the
Escurial. bearing her name, for the
teaching and study Of Christian sciences.
| Apollinaris water comes from a spring
in the valley on the Abr in the Rhine
district. A whole villuge is engaged in
bo,,ling il and shipping it. From loo,-
COO to l5o, 900 bottles are prepared in q
day.
"riggie's Island" in London, which
took its name from the dirty novels
which clustered on il, has been converted
by the London County Council into q
clean and beautiful park. l, cost SOS, oN
10 make the change.
The report that eleven rebellious Sc
poys were blown from the guns at Cabu
is denied by later news from Simla. Ar
officer WAS shot by an orderly, and the
latter was executed. That was all the
rioting and the only execution.
1t is reported that the French govern
ment has determined to suppress ball
fighting in that country. The Society
for the Protection OF Animals will brinl
suit against Mayor who authorized {
fight in order to test the law in the case
Fully l 800 people are to leave leblanc
this year for the Canadian Northwest
and as the Canadian government vii
pay their passage and in other WAYS en-
able them to settle in more desirabl,
homes, the exodus is likely to continue
II Rouen Cathedral lie in danger. the ives
front being seriously dilapidated. Tn,
local authorities will not pay for the nee
essary restoration; 60, unless the Stat,
comes to the rescue speedily, this fin,
old building promises to be irrcparably
damaged.
The French government has just ere
ated in the nature OF an experiment .
postal service by camel express in tn,
l
mali coast. In connection with thi
service . special provisional stamp viii
be issued, the value being francs.
1t is under renewed contemplation I,
extend or suppl, ment the old Languedo
canal-Canal du Midi-built some -
years ago, from Bordeaux at the Garonn
river to the Mediterranean by means @
new canal. to be u feet deep, l40 I,
200 feet broad and some 800 miles long
1t lie said that fully so, 900 men. won
en- and children in Lancashire. England
alone are dependent from meal to mea
! on public charity, owing to the prolonga
ton OF the lockout. A remarkable feat
ure Is that, while 5000 miners in Ian
csshire have been idle for two months
. not ten Police Court cases have arisen.
The governments Of Saxony has adopte,
, novel method to secure the payment @
taxes. The Nance Of persons who di
not pay their taxes last year are printe
/ and hung up in all the restaurants an
: saloons. The proprietors dare not serv
! those mentioned on the lists with foo
/ Or drink under penalty Of losing thci
licenses.