The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-24
FACTS BY AMERICAN CONSULS

trial order from the Russian government
10 equip twelve freight locomotives and 200
freight cars with their air brake, for which
the price paid will be $4,000. This con-
tract was obtained in competition with
French, German aud Russian companies.
The WESTINGHOUSE air brake has been In
use on passenger trains in Russla Tot abous
two years, aud the Westinghouse company
has purchased building In st. Petersburg
and js putting IN plant TO fill trial Or
der similar 10 that given 10 the New YORK
Air Brake company. Should the order given
to the latter company prove satisfactory IL
will alec build works In st. PetersDuIs
There are eaid to be mechanical difficulties
10 be overcome In adapting the air brake
10 tho freight locomotives and cars in use
on Russian railroads; but should they 10
overcome tine entire freight equipment,
consisting OF 10000 locomotives ana oVo,oVu
cars. will be equipped with air brakes az
rapidly as possible, the cost oil WHICH, IL u
estimated, will be s5O,OoV'Ooo.
Vice Consul Blom writes from Copen-
hagen, November IA. 1898: Serious COM
plair;s have again baen made against the
American inspection OF American lndian
corn for foreign shipment, and from tns
investigations l have personally mace !
consider the complaints well founded. duiy
and August shipments were not satisiac-
tory. Thres OF these, coming from houses
in Baltimore, Philadelphia ana New aorH
ON the steamer Kirby, Sidla anu Leeonile.u
res nectiyely. were especially bad. II seems
incredible that the corn discharged from
those steamers could be passed by the ~
snefso,s MS corn No. 2. sail grade, as II was
fiill o, duet, dirt and sand. which averaged
from 3 10 per cent. To say noChins VI
this great loss in weight, ~ is reasonapie
to believe that all this dirt mas very ~.
effect on the sound corn, which. on TINS
nrconnt. easily becomes damaged before II
arrives mt lis destination. Denmark Is an
cnormous market for American corn, anu
as the evil can no doubt DC reIneuisu' .
wish to call your attention to the aho'e
named facts"
From january to November l, 1898, tho
panish merchant steam fleet has oeeh ln'
creased.-partly by steamers newly ou'i'
In Denmark and abroad. partly by purchase
Of steamers abroad--by forty-tive steam
shifts with gross tonnage 81 about '''oVu'
or a net registered tonnage OF about iS'oVV'
further addition Of four steamers. aegre,
eating 1000 registered tons net, Is eNpecteo
during the next two months OF the sehn'
making a. total increase for 1898 VI ,o.ly
nine steamers with $4,000 1'egistefeu ,ons
not. It can not be stated aceuraue.s upm wv
much Of this increase is intended 'cr tne
IA nish American steamship service, but IL
-, Lnnwn that nearly half of the increase
Il, isos uns placed on the steamship routes
from, Denmark to the United Staoes' no
decrease in the Danish merchant susa, .
eject during the same period was seVei s,.,
steamers Of 1000 tons uetr but none ., ~
rtn
,;ons .re that the Danish American ton
,age will increase etill more during the
coming year.
rhe limited states minister to Hayu' MT
Powell. has sent tho department. OF sta'e
under date OF November 81, lS9s' the io.-
lowing: American capital is ABOUT 10 seen
an entrance into Hayti to develop us re-
sources. company Is being formed un-
Ar charter of the State of New Jersey
IN construct artesian wells and supply wa
tor in various localities. Another company
nroposee to utilize the native cabinet
woods which are susceptible 10 very utsu
pol sh in ex.ertation to the united S'a'Gs
and in the Manufacture OF turnltu.1 w.,
will operate under a. charter granted py
No STATE az New York. Another synd'-
cate Ia heing organized to build railrond
To open I'D the northern part OF the repup-
II, Tbe government Is aiding these enter
nrIses with the means it has in It's power
II ia. I understand, the desire OF the gov
eminent to iriuce American capital 10 m
vest here and assist in developing 'ne I'M
known resourcea of the country
There is a broad and steady expansion
Of trade throughout the states of Para and
| the Amazons, IN South America. The city
Of Para. situated only about 100 miles from
| the mouth of the Amazon river, Is the Key
| to an enormous stretch OF wealthy couh-
try and indications are that It will become
the Chicago OF South America. over loo
steamers are employed on the Amazon and
| its tributaries tabout third OF thek
vessels belonging TO British company J.
| and the number VIII be Increased mate
| rally before the end of the year. The IN
| t,rpal communication afforded by the
| Amazon and its branches IL 80 complete
that railroad ana terrestrial means OF
| transportation are not needed except 10
| connect parta of rivers obstructed by
rapids. Commerce at Para has developed
enormously within the past few years; the
| custom house Ia overwhelmed with work
and there are at present enough stores TO
| receive the goods as they arrive, although
large additions have recently been made.
| Both lines Of steamships running between
Para and New York are Increasing the
number of their ships, as they are entirely
unable to carry the heavy freight billed for
this setc!on of the country. A short time
ago the two lines made one trip each
month; later a bi monthly service was es-
tablished; now three trips are made.
| Consul Skinner writes from Marseilles
November 8, 1895 that DR., Calmette of the
Pasteur institute at Lille. has dsccverel
an anti-venomous serum by means o!
which the poisoning from snake bites can
always be checked and death prevented Il
the serum be injected within four hour:
after the person has been bitten. The
consul adds that DIR. Calmette is a young
man OF distinguished ability, and In addi-
ton 20 his scientific discoveries, has pro-
vided means from his private resources fol-
the creation OF costly equipment at the
Pasteur institute at Lille.
The principal clothing OF $50 10000 OIL
the population OF India ia cotton and thu
value Of cotton goods imported in iss5-st
represented about 81 per cent, in 1869
Al per cert and in iSs7-sS IS per cent o.
tho value OF all imported merchandise.
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