The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-07-11
BRIEF NEWS.

The weekly reviews of trade by the Dur
! and Bradstreet agencies show the crop prospecis
| to he much brighter than recent pred lotions
| made them. There has heen a marked In.
! crease in the retail distribution of products
All active demand for goods. and general en-.
| lareement of the working force, with some ad-
| vsnces in the wages in a number of places.
The striking miners in West Virginia have
again become rlotous. aud Gov. McCorkle has
| ordered eight companies of State troops to he
ready for duty if needed. The strikers are in
timidatiug the non-unioD men, aud are reported
| to have burned several houses
Kansas and southwe Missouri have been
flooded with heavy rains.
1t is reported that the Bank Of Spain will
undertake 10 raise $l20.000.000 for the Span
ish Government TO be used in the prosecution
Of the war in Cuba.
Bob Fitzsimmons, the well-known pugilst.
who has been on trial on the charge of being
responsible for the death of his sparring part
ner Con Riordau, was found not guilty by the
Syracuse jury.
Two thousand million gallons. or six million
tons, of petroleum is the annual output of the
world; half OF this is supplied by the United
States nearly quarter comes frgm the Cas-
plan, &c, 900 600 from Gaiioia, 25 600 900 from
Canada and 1900 600 from Burmah. The work
just beginning while the petroleum basin Of
the Mackenzie River is probably the richest in
The world.
The Chilean Government intends to remodel
its army on the lines Of the armies of Ger
many and Italy.
Missourj's apple crop will be the largest
that State has ever produced. according TO the
Judgment of the State Horticulturist.
An electric company has been organized'in
New York for the purpose of distributing to
any place In the city electricity stored in small
jars. The stored electric power thus dj.trib-
utcd Is employed for illumination for running
sewing machines, coffee-grinders, etc. The
idea that storage batteries are necessarily e1-
cessively heavy " erroneous. Storage cells
weighing but four ounces will contain enough
OF this powerful clement to run ono lamp
during evening.
In the construction of United States war
vessels . foreign made product known as cocoa
cellulose has been used to pack between the
exterior aud interior hulls near the water line,
to prevent sinking in case of perforstiou BIZ
shot. AiShout Ia projectiles night f.sss through
this substance they would leav 10 holes ia it
through which water could fov. Many dis
advantages attend it's use chief Of which arc
ils cost, weight and rapid deterioration. A
Committee Of Naval Constructors has been an.
pointed TO examine into the merits of a new
material made from the pith Of Indian corn
stalks, which is expected to dsplsce cocoa
celiulose.
A feature OF the Fourth Of July celebration
at Rock port. Ind. Was the action of patriotic
ladies of Spencer County in covering the grave
of Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of the mar
tyreG President with flowers. The custom of
decorating this grave is observed each year.
Interest has been revived in Mrs Leland
Sianford's Jewels by tho report that she is bout
to sell them 20 secure money for the mmeii.
of the Stanford University. Their
value il various!y estimated at from Il 000. 900
to 81 600, 600. Mr. Stanford hougbt four sets of
diamonds for her from Queen Isabella's col
lection, paying upward oil 500. 600 for them
Each set has a tiara necklace, pendant
broosh earrings, from four TO six bracelets, and
some finger rings. all OF the same style OF make
and of corresponding stones. One lscslace. not
belonging 10 any Of the sets mentioned is
valued al 100000 and its pendants at so. 600.
Some Of these figured in The collection oi the
Duke Of Brunswick. Mrs. Stanford has also
over 60 diamond finger rings. which she keeps
on a string of black tape; and many more
diamonds IN monograms on books, purses aud
csrd-cases.
Articles Of Incorporation have been issued at
Springfield, ILL.,. TO corporation with the largest
capital stock Of any company IN the United
States. IL is the Inter-Ocean Electric Railway
Company of Chicago, with a capital stock of
5000. COO 600.
Last year tho world produced $50, 700, coo tors
of coal. TO this total Great Britain contributed
ls500e,000 tons; the United States, 10000
000; Germany. 74,0ooo00 France. %. $50, oo0;
Belgium, IL, 500.000 and Austria Hungary, TO-
250.0O0 tons. Five million tons were mined in
Australia, four in Canada, aud three in British
Indian