Middletown transcript., 1899-01-07
CURRENT EVENTS.


(For other items under this heading turn to
outside pages.)
Five men were injured. some of them
fatally, by the explosion of an internal
machine in the railroad depot at New
Albany, Miss.
The present regular army costs $24, ,342,-
434, while that provided in the Hull bill
would cost $s2,O53, ,665, an increase of
$57, ,710,23I.
Comment has been occasioned by the
statement filed by the widow of Calvin
s. Brice which fixes the late Senator's
fortune at less than million. He was
rated at $25, 900, 900.
Controller of Currency Dawes announces
that the Philadelphia Record must be sold
forth with 10 satisfy creditors of the defunct
Chestnut Street National Bank and the
other interests of the late William M, Sin.
gerly.
George s. Graham, former dist, let attor-
ney Of Philadelphia, has been invited 20
conduct the criminal prosecutions against
Senator. Quay by his successor in Office, P.
F. Rothermel. Mr.. Quay will be defended
by A. s. L. Shield and Rufus Shapley.
Charles Memberger, twenty-seven years
of age, who was found lying by the New
York Central tracks at Buffalo, N. Y. last
Friday with his skull fractured is dead. On
the evening of the day on which he receiv-
ed bis injuries Nemberger began 10 whistle
though he was wholly unconscious and re-
mained SO to the last. He whistled all sorts
oftunes, and without cessation, for ninety
five hours, and never ceased until shortly
before he died. e
The New York Sun notes the failure in
that city since Christmas of ten large
houses dealing in holiday goods, and also
no;es that not one of them advertised in
newspapers. In contrast 10 this the largely
advertised houses report an extraordinary
holiday trade. The same conditions that
prevail in New York prevail elsewhere in
the country. The me chant who does not
advertise might as we'll do business with
his front shutie.s closed.
The great Philadelphia clock began 10
beat lime with the new year. It is in the
city hall tower and is one of the curiosiLies
of the city. 1t has four dials, one on each
face of the square tower. Each dial is
twenty-five feet in diamete-. The minute
hands on each dial are sixteen feetin length
and weigh two hundred and twenty-five
pounds each; The hou: hands are nine feet
in length and weigh one hundred and
seventy-fve pounds each. The power is
furnished by electric motors.
Henry Watterson, the versatile genius of
the Courier-Journal, in the New Year
editorial of his paper referring 10 the
national Democratic outlook, said: "Ths
voters have about made up their minds that
party pledges are fabricated chiefly to be
broken. Let the Democrats, banking on
this circumstance, put up ticket without
platform; let them nominate candidates
for President and Vice-President who are
platform Ia themselves; and if they can
induce the great Admiral and the gallant
General to accept, here is the card 10 win
with: For President George Dewey, of
Vermont, For Vice-President, Fitzhugh
Lee, of Virginia. Plstform-The Stars and
StriDes God bless them
A Judge sitting at Mount Vernon, Ind,
has acquired national reputation through
his treatment of "bad boy" cases. He or
ders them whipped. On several occasions
the thrashing has been done in his presence
by the parents Of the offending youth. The
other day His honor sub-let the job to the
turnkey of the county jail and with Satis-
factory results.
There are many thousandsof> Americans
who heartily applaud this method of cor
recting the young. They also concede that
it proves far more eficacious than term
in some reform school. where contact with
those older in vice makes young folks con.