Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1896 — Current Condensations. [ARTICLE]

Current Condensations.

Chewing gum costs the people of this country $20,000,000 a year. Nevada’s gold yield for the past year is estimated at $1,220,700, and the silver yield at 997,500 ounces. “Michael and His Lost Angel.” is.the strange name that Henry, Arthur Jones has selected for his latest play. There are only 300 Chinese in the whole of New Mexico, according to the registry certificates issued under the new law. Russia is pushing the construction of tiie Tiflis-Kars Railway'as fastas possible and will probably bdVe'it coWjileted by August next. It will enable tai' to carry an army from the Caucasus to the door of Turkish Armenia. Roumania has upset the plans of treaty powers to have only two fleets on the Black Sea by setting up a little fleet of its own. It contains one fast cruiser, the Elizabeth, and ilfteeen ■ snlaller craft. The Roumanian flag has been recognized by the Russians,-whp ■ returned salutes when the fleet appeared off Sebastopol.