Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-10
BEYOND THE ROCKIES
Considerable Excitement in Ohio
Over a New Big Gusher.
CRUSADE AGAINST KISSING.
Chicago to Have an Exhibition Of the
Tactics and Maneuyers Of the
British Army.

Jefferson Davis body may be moved
from New Orleans TO Richmond, Va.
The Milwaukee gas works has been
bought by Boston syndicate for 81
50O,G00. a
The Supreme Court OF Tennessee has
declared In effect that bucket shops are
gambling houses.
All arrangements are now believed to
be complete for the enforcement OF the
Gesry exclusion act.
There are only about thirty members
left OF the once mighty tribe OF Choc-
taws near New Orleans.
A movement is on foot in Rhode ISL
and for the erection Of monument to
the Indian Chief Msssasoit.
A sweeping reduction has been made
in Canadian canal tolls, greatly advan-
tageous TO the United States.
The Virginia State building at the
Worlds Fair will be copy of Washing
tons home at Mount Vernon.
Tennessee will abolish the convict
lease system, build . new prison and
work the men on State account.
Brooklyn's alleged boodlers are said
to have been reindicted to anticipate
dismissal OF the first indictment.
II Is reported that there is danger Of a
rabbit plague in Kansas, and the inhab
itants are rejoiced at the prospect.
The Missouri Legislature is consider
ing bill to compel circuses to exhibit
what they represent on their posters.
Illinois farmers claim that the late
sleeting so injured wheat in Eastern IL
linois that there will be scarcely hall a
crop.
St Louis has more miles paved with
granite than with any material, and next
TO the granite comes the Telford pave
ment.
The Ohio State Board OF Health has
started crusade against kissing, invok-
ing women not to kiss each other or
their babies.
The Commercial Exchange at Leaven-
worth, KAN. passed strong resolutions
in favor OF opening of the Cherokee
Strip at once.
The Georgia Agricultural Society has
adopted unanimous resolution urging
he reduction of cotton acreage and di-
yersified crops.
The Ohio Legislature proposes to put
in an electrical voting apparatus, similar
! to the device used in the French Cham
Der OF Deputies.
New York's Chamber OF Commerce
has appointed representative commit
tee to entertain prominent foreigners at
tending the Worlds Fair.
| Where leases on Broadway, New York.
are expiring this year rents have been
markedly increased. This is especially
true OF the retail district.
The Governors OF Southern States are
to meet in Richmond two months hence
and plan to attract homeseekers and
capital to their respective States.
| The Union Pacific has not only paid
off $l0,000,0O of its collateral trust
notes, but it has managed to 90 through
the year without borrowing penny.
The failure OF gas regions lie attributed
by experts to overwork. In the new re-
gions which are being developed only
one well is permitted to forty acres OF
land.
At Warheld, KY. recently, a girl, aged
9, who became offended at something
young colored man employed by her
father had done, deliberately shot him
dead.
A bill has been introduced in the Min.
| nesota Legislature providing fine OF
| 81, 900 and five years. imprisonment for
every member of that body who accepts
a railroad pass.
The American League of Wheelmen
has passed resolution providing that
those gu coordinate leagues wishing it may
allow negroes to become members OF the
league and those not desiring it can bar
them out.
| The Arkansas Legislature is struggling
with the convict lease question. A bill
has been introduced providing for the
abolition of the whole lease system and
requiring the State to take entire charge
of it's wards.
The Fall River Crescent Mills are to be
sold. The stock holders had discovered
that the Treasurer had written fictitious
assets in the books to overcome the
losses by manufacture.
Chicago is to have an exhibition OF the
tactics and maneuvers OF the British
army during the Worlds Fair, given by
200 or 800 ex-soldiers OF tue Queen,
armed and accoutered as they were IN her
service.
Governor Osborne of Wyoming has
vetoed the item OF $4,000 in the general
appropriation bill for the Wyoming
Stock Commission. The action Ia final,
and practically aboishes the Stock
Commission and the Office OF State Vet
Urinary Surgeon.
A butcher has libeled the United
States and Brazil Mail Steamship Com
pany, an American corporation running
steamships between New York and Rio
Janeiro and way points, for meat iur.
nished to the extent of $1,000.
There is considerable excitement in
the oil fields near Toledo, Ohio, over an.
other big GU her, which was struck re
Gently. 1t is flowing over 90 barrels a
running ali over the country. The pres.
sure 10 80 strong that nothing can be
done TO save II.
par on the Eastern roads after May /
They will be honored for the most part
on only what are now the slowest or A.
commodstion trains. Every card OF free
transportation on Easte lines bears
the words: mot good on limited or
fast mali trains"
Special Treasury agents are looking
into the large lnflax of Cinnamon arriv-
ing in TIE Unitsd States from Cuba and
other West India Islands. 1t lie believed
that large numbers OF Celestials from
Cuba have been landed along the inlets
of the Florida coast by Spanish snug
glers, as is done on the Pacific Coast OF