Middletown transcript., 1898-01-29
CURRENT EVENTS

i Four hundred years ago only seven metal
were known. Now there are 81, 80 of which
have been discovered within the presen
century.
The latest estimate OF the Klondike gold
production this winter is $12, ,O0O, 900. Colo
| radios yield of gold last year was nearly
double that amount.
Germany has $3O.oOo,o0O in gold coir
packed away in 1000 iron chests in the
fortress of spandaou. This is intended fol
use as an emergency fund in case of war.
1t has cost Uncle Sam nine million dol
lar to maintain the navy during the past
year, but we guess thatno one in the country
will dispute the fact that Of its having been
good investment.
| One feature of case now before the Su.
preme Court of Massachusetts requires that
tribunal to describe what constitutes q
Democrat. This is the first time it has ever
been seriously contended that it is a func-
tion Of our courts to solve riddles.
Ten well-dressed young men have been
parading the streets of Paris as advertising
agents of concert saloon They had their
| smoothly shaven chins ornamented with
the name of the concert saloon, painted in
i blue letters.
The law of compensation is a splendid
one. Ex-senator Tabor, the new postmas-
! ter, of Denver, Col, was once rich man.
but he has met with reYerses. In his
palmy days he sold to the United States
Government for 81 the site upon which the
Denver post Office building stands. Now he
is reaping the benefit, for that fact had much
to do with getting him the appointment.
Every friend of protection "can point
with pride to the fact that receipts from
customs continue to swell in q way which
makes the calamity howlers very weary.
If within its first year the Dingley tariff
succeeds in wholly effacing the German
Wilson deficit, besides bringing back good
times in general business, it will be the
seYerest knock on the head which could
possibly be dealt to the folly Of Organism.
The question of removing the county seat
of Northampton County, Virginia. from
Eastyille to Cape Charles still continues to
agitate the people of that county. Those
opposed to the removal are circulating a
petition asking the General Assembly to
empower the board of supervisors to ap-
propriate 5000 of the globe fund of the
county to enlarge and otherwise improve
the present courthouse and Jail at Eastville.
This is recognized by the advocates Of re-
moval as flank movement to keep the
county seat in its present place, and the
friends Of Cape Charles are getting up q
counter petition, in which the General As
sembly is asked to permit the people Of the
county to vote on the proposition to move
the county seat to Cape Charles.
That the circus is still a power in the
land, even to the extent of influencing law
makers, was shown recently in the Tennes-
see House of Representatives when q bill
to tax circuses $500 day was under con-
sideration. Members from the smaller
counties argued that the tax would prove
prohibitory and that no revenue would be
gained. Moreover, they said that their
constituents wished to see circuses, and they
do not want the tax placed SO high as to
prohibit circuses from giving exhibitions.
The moral influences of the circus were
brought into question and discussed. Fin
ally an amendment was adopted, gradual
ing the tax on circuses according to the size
Of the counties. 1t was made $500 in counties
of $4,000 inhabitants, $3.50 in counties 3d.
600, 800 in counties Of SIS, 900, and Of $50 in
all others.