New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-06
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Thu CONSUMPTION OF petroleum oil IN Italy amounts
70 about 5000 tons year. II has TO be procured
largely from foreign countries though petroleum
was known In that part OF Europe In the earliest
times II was used under the Romans for lamps
under the name OF Scilan oil, as 1t came manly
from Agrigenti town of the Island In the
province or Duchy OF Parma, the Government
granted permission six centuries TO private par
ties to bore wells and to trade In petroleum. Dur
ing the latest years the production OF Italian oil has
been developed. especially In the valleys OF PA
cenza, and Valleja- where II Increased from 900
TO 200 tons An oil refinery at Firenzuola d'Arda
produced In 1891 LOO Of refined oil and 500 tons
OF benzine. One OF the wells at Vaeja, ITO metres
deep, gives sometimes many as 5000 litres or
quarts daily. but the average is $50 litres.
During the exposition being held at Lyons,
France a newspaper OF that city. lie Progress,
has arranged for great international bicyclist
OF 1000 Administrations $50 miles-between Lyons
and Paris and return for the 18th, 18th and 14th OF
July. The total amount Of the prizes is 6ooo
francs, 5000 of which constitute the first prize.
The latest information In regard to the status Of
foreign commerce in China shows that there are
now in the Celestial Empire 543 foreign firms es-
tablished belonging to the following nationaii-
ties England 1863: Germany. IS; America. 81: France.
%; Russia, Is; Portugal I; Austria, 4; Spain, :;
NAN'''N'
tries, 3.
According to ia Prensa." Buenos Ayres news
paper. new land has been discovered In the
Antarctic Ocean. Three schooners having auxiliary
steam machinery and floating the Norwegian flag.
the Jason, Castor and Hernia. commanded re-
spectively by Captains larsen. Petersen and Hur-
the Viiarino an Argentine vessel. and the
Norwegian captains told 20 the commander OF the
lana at Graham on the west side Of the coast al
ready known The three Norwegian schooners:
i tIar had on hnar
coal and Intended to continue their discoveries
one of these vessels had also on board 5000 sea-
wolves. from which large quantity OF oil was to
be extracted.
France at least for the transportation OF wine:
The Parls-Lyons- Mediterranean Railway Company
transportation for liquids That railroad more than
any other in France and IN Europe. runs across
wine producing regions and the conditions OF trade
have lately made it Imperative to lower the
OF carrying wine from the vintage to the
of the Pars-Lyons-M Mediterranean Railroad Com:
pany will have about the capacity OF twelve ana
"A half barrels. great saving VIII thus be made
also in the loading and unloading OF barrels.
The Government Of Greece has cancelled recently
the concession granted 10 English company for
the building OF a railroad between the Pirdens and
Larissa, in Thessaly. The 100000 francs deposited
OF its contract have been confscated, OF course.
and the work already done on the railroad has
become the property OF the Grecian State
The Custom House receipts In Guatemala amount
ed during the year 1898 S3Olsls. The tax on the
expectation of coffee produced s96.s07 which gives
a total for all resources from the Custom House.
exports and imports included. OF nearly $J500.000
Another section rather a branch line, Of the
great Trans-Siberan Railway has been decided upon
and is to be built IL will be extension OF
the Rlazan- Ouralsk line, and will far the
Aral Sea and the Amoor Darya. of the two
great streams received by that The construc-
ton OF that line would be specially profitable and
advantageous for the Kh.va region which Is too
distant from the trans-Caspian railroad line.
During the month of May will be held in Parfe
the tenth congress OF the Horticultural Society OF
France At the same time will be held tho
annual horticultural exposition OF the society.
This congress- having an international character, 10
expected to be attended by the savants amateurs
and practical horticultursts from all countries The
headquarters of the society are still In the Rue Dc
Grenelle, Paris
The Government Stud of Claimant. in France has
tried with success the curative properties OF tho
male goats "boucs." for horses diseases. There
are in that stud five or six bucks who gambol
among the horses and get all the malades which
might fall upon the latter Tristan, one OF the best
stations, lives with his buck In the paddock, ana
colts having had their noses and eyes affected
by a disease. buck placed with them ana
the colts were cured but the buck was extremely
sick after a few days and could hardly move.