New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24

! A1olaide AusfraIla.
This country. and will he shipped fiat The LuKehs
companv Of Gainesville. Penn. Is filing u the con- on
tract Neither rveting nor weiding WIZ IL Dv r,,es
sorted TO- THIS b pipe conf ne with the Coogardie
enterrrse which Is far more eidpord'e ai""'
The value of ribbed glass for windows on ac-
copn, Of its power Of picking up and carrying lh'o
. room more daylight than would otherwise De
collected was set forth by Edward Atkinson three
wears ago His statements were received with some
scepticism though. and the MASSACHUSETTS, i"S.'-
tute of Technology was induced 10 si1e
drr,ook the work He entered upon it with be
lief tina, Mr. Atkinson was mistaken oua ms ms re-
went Ave feet dee 5 al 1nh saS' r lTee ,hap
o ~ hy common glass. similar increase on
the side walls and ceiling is also observed
Mr. Covert. American Consul at Lyons. France
declares that the eyeglass and spectacle mount
,nes Of Ameri AN manufacture are the best in the
world ard that in certain lines Of such goods TINS
country may have monopoly II II so des'res
The abundance OF iron ore that is not suited 70
steelmaking By the Ressemer process in the
Mesaba range the low price II brings and the
a6aptabitv Of the basic process 10 the manu-
fac,ure Of steel from this cheap material. have
threatened render basic s,eei foTmidab BE com h
serves This week however. that there is talk OF
ana such cnange in the market would probably
prevent any such Industrial revolution as has been
anticipated
The walls Of a burglar proof safe in Cincinnati
were perforated few days ago. the desire of
the owners who wished 10 remove II. by means OF
electricity. The TWO ends OF arc-lght circuit
were led 70 the vicinity Of the safe. and one was
permanently connected with the metal in way
that would afford an easy flow Of current. The
other wire was made to terminate in a pencil OF
carbon like that used in regular arc light With
this latter as tool an expert cut his way through
two and a half inches of the toughest steel Ht
applied the Zip the carbon the outside Of the
wall and a fierce blaze. like the fire IN an arc. was
developed This quickly ate It's way into the plate
There has been talk for three years of the
possibility of burglars doing just this thing. and
more less anxiety about the security or safes
though that in the instance here mentioned the
workrnen only expert electricians. but
they had every facility for getting their current
without injury 10 themselves or Interference from
outside parties. II would be difficult matter for
any unauthorized person or persons TO conduct
The business Mems Association OF Woonsocket.
r L. has been trying 10 induce tho purchasers Of
a watch factory in Cheshire. Conn 10 remove the
enterprise 70 that city. Seth Thomas, of the clock
company which bears his name. has gone into the
would persuade him and his associates 70 go 10
Rhode Island The new company WI erect
building three stories high. which. with the ma
: chinery. will COST about 100000.
DIT Calling the gun inventor. has recently made
a gun of eight inches calibrc by a process
He cast the gun in a single piece instead of build
ing il up. other gun founders do. His plan
Hook recently show that II will withstand ordinary
pressures. II 1t goes through more severe trials
esta bished soon. Cleveland DR.. Gatlng's home
hopes 10 have the foundry located there.