The herald., 1898-12-01
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| Commenting upon the desire OF Germany
to utilize every means of industrial deve-
opment, the consul at Chemnitz calls atten-
| tion to the universal use of all forms of
water power prevailing in the German en-
pire. In many instances this power Is
transferred from twenty to thirty miles.
1t is, of course, much cheaper than steam
or electricity produced from coal. In this
fact is found an explanation of much of
the cheapness at which German goods are
sold. The further fact remains, however,
that many German valleys rest in peril
from immense reservoirs that are built at
their heads. Germans of education almost
universally fear a repetition of an appalling
accident such as the one at Johnstown. This
fear, however, has had no effect in lettering
them from storing up water power.
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A consular report from England shows
that exports from Manchester to the United
States in September, 1898, were more than
this accounting, however, the Philippines,
Porto Rico and Cuba are included, these
islands now being regarded as parts OF tins
country Counsel Grnnell adds that the
increase is mainly in white and printed
tOltOUs, all VI Which, CCulu De IIiduS III Iue
United States.
"The kaiscr's recent remark that the EN-
pire's future is on the water is an encour-
agement to canal building" This is an ex-
tract from recent Chemnitz report. Canal
building in Germany is more active than at
any time in the empires history. There are
to be two main canals-one connecting the
Rhine with the Dortmund Ems canal and
one connecting the Dortmund- Ems canal
with the Elbe. This combination would
unite all North German waterways, making
continuous waterway connecting Mann
helm, Osnabruck, Hildeshem, Peine, Bruins
wick, Magdeburg and possibly reaching to
Nienburg. The cost of these canals and
branches is estimated at $39, $50, 900.
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BY royal order dated October 7, 1893, ap-
pearing in the Official Gazette, published at
The Hague, exemption of tariff will be ac-
corded on vinegar and acid of wood re-
CURED in factories for making ucifer
matches.
The Canadian Pacific railway is about to
place line of steamships on the Pacific
ocean between Vancouver and Nladivostock
The Trans-Siberian railway is now opening
up an immense territory, and Canadian
manufacturers are hoping to obtain a share
in the trade Of the east.
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An immense pulp mill is to be erected in
st. Johns, New Brunswick and another mill
at a place called Mispec, about eight miles
from st. Johns, is nearly completed. The
money invested comes from England. \
company is also being formed to manufac-
ture pulp at Grand Falls, on the St. Johns
river, about 900 miles from St. Johns.
Manufacturers of American watch cases,
in shipping their goods to Switzerland, have
subjected themselves to fines. The United
States law allows the stamp ga X or
''l8 X to be used on filled watch cases, but
the law of Switzerland demands that such
stamp shall represent the quality of the
article. Filled cases can have only gold
filed stamped upon them, and the stamp
of "l4 X or ''lS K" will be considered an
evasion Of the law The goods have been
confscated and additional fines imposed.
Numerous signed petitions have been sub
mitted to the French government urging
it to do all in its power to secure for the
manufacturers of Roubaix benefits to be de-
rived from reciprocity with this country IN
textile products.
There is a strong movement among the
members of the Brazilian congress, now in
session, to increase heavily the tariff duties
The measure contemplated is of the kind
known in the United States as Horizon
tai raise" The increase in the tariff is to
be effected through statute requiring that
part of the duties be raid in gold. 1t is
said that congress will at an early date
shall be paid in gold at par. So low is Bra
lillian paper currency, there being no Bra
lillian gold in that country, that this will
cent.
The province of Ontario is to have vim
egar trust. All the principal vinegar fac
tories in Ontario are to be anal agamated
under one management, with headquarters
at Toronto.
The course of trade of the United States
with Canada for some years has been one
of steady expansion. Since 1893 the United
States has been capturing more and more
of the Canadian trade, while Great Britain
has been losing its hold. Within the past
five years Great Britain has lost more than
$l5,0OOOOO of Canadian trade, while the
United States has gained nearly as much.
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Beginning with the 25th Of December next
the Canadian postal rate on letters.from
Canada to the United States will be 2 cents.
If the experiment proves satisfactory letter
postage in Canada and to the United States
will be reduced to 2 cents.-H. S. Garfield
in Chicago Times Herald.
Tn old Pennsylvania law has been singu-
larly revived in Pittsburg Fifteen years
ago Frank Leslie Gould had leg cut off
by car of the South Side Passenger rail
way company. He was then only years
old, but attained his majority recently, and
now brings suit under an act of assembly
approved March q, l7l3, which permits
minor to bring an action for damages with
in six years after he becomes 81 years old,
in his own right, and without reference to
the time when the cause of the action may
have occurred. As late as 1881 the supreme
court of Pennsylvania decided a case in
which the act was declared to be good law.
Young Gould claims $4,000 damages for the
loss of his leg.