The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-06
GENERAL NEWS.

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the Potter Committee.
Heaps of Money for the South Car
olina Vote.
The Deadly Plague Progresses
A Business View Of It's Effects by tht
New York Produce Exchange.
WASHINGTON.
lIOSns HELD ny NATIONAL BANKERS.
WASHINGTON, February 5.-The Comp,
troller Of the Currency reports that tho
amount OF bonds held by National Banks
as security for their circulating notes on
the lst OF Febury was S34S, $4,000. Oh
this amount sol, ,!HIl ,05l we're six per cents,
The banks also held $lS4, 800 five per
cents; also held by banks S53, SIS, $50 four
and half per cents, and $52,549, 200 ol
four per cents. Amount Of National Bank
circulation outstanding OH the lst instant,
$;l22, 1905
CoNtMANDER KILLS DISMISSED.
The President has approved the dis.
missal OF Commander Kells from the
navy, not, however, entirely on account
OF that gentleman's insulting dispatch to
Kellogg. lie is accused OF having given
written orders against his pay, and then
drew 1t himself, for which his dismissal.
TOBACCO TAN.
Tobacco men are here from Virginia,
Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Ohio and Illinois,
laboring with Senators TO get the tax down
tosixteen cents, which is the figure agreed
upon by the House. The trade claim
thirty'tive Senators for sixteen cents,
which will be apt to carry it. Other
Senators oppose it simply on the ground
OF decreased revenues, reduction to six
teen cents reducing the revenue nine mil
lions OF dollars. Tobacco men claim that
unlessa a reduction is made the trade will
be ruined.
FALLING orr IN IMPoRrs.
Reports received at the Bureau of Sta.
tistlcS show that there was large falling
oE last year in imports OF mcrchandise
from Great Britain TO this country. The
imports of wool from Great Britain to the
United States in 1877 were over S., 500, 900.
This year they were only $lOO,OGO. The
imports OF worsted goods fell of 81 900, 900.
Exports OF paper about one-half. Linen,
$ll ,000, 900; cotton piece goods, Sl3,0OO,-
600, and lead about twenty per cent.
APPLICATIONS FOR PENSIONS.
Commissioner Bentley submitted his
estimate OF the amount required by the
arrears OF pensions law to Secretary
Schurz, but not in time for presen.
tation@at the Cabinet meeting. The
amount required Mt once to settle cases al
ready on the rolls is II little over S}4, ,000,-
600. How much will be required by fu-
ture additions to the roll it is utterly i'm
possible to determine. There are now over
seventy thousand applications on file
for invalid pensions not yet acted
upon, and they will, OF course, all date
back to the time ofdischarge or disability.
Under the new law applications were COM
ing in at the rate Of one thousand daily
before the recent law passed, which has
largely increased the number. Hard times
is also swelling the pension list, as many
apply who would not do so but for busi-
ness depression. Wealthy men generally
avoid applying for pensions.
ILLICIT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. RAUN
ASKS AN APPROPRIATION TO SUPPRESS
THIN.
Commissioner Raum has completed a
hearing before the House Appropriation
Committee on a subject which is expected
to cause much debate in each House
namely, his request for IN increased ap-
preparation to aid in the enforcement OF
the revenue laws. He called atten-
tion to the great size Of the present
districts, and 10 the fact that the
appropriation now was too small TO pro-
vide the necessary force where there was
no resistance. It was very difficult to dc.
wise means ofaiding collectors in disorder.
ly districts. He informed tho committee
that the appropriation which could be
used for these purposes the current fiscal
year was already exhausted, and that all
further efforts 10 stop illicit distilIing
must cease till the close OF this year,
unless tHe committee SuNe Iunub ~
once, and made them Immediately
available. The attempt thus far made
TO enforce laws lias demonstrated that
the revenue would be largely increased
by breaking up illicit traffic by the en-
couragement thus givon to law abiding
dislillers. In one otthe districts in North
Carolina, where he had made active efforts
to stOp-this irregular traffic, there were
nownfnety.iour legalized distileriCs where
there were only twenty last year, and the
revenue had increased in consequence
81, 500 a month. There had been larger
increase than this in some districts. The
committee gave good attention, and the
Southern members seemed all in favor Of
prompt measures 10 stop all Illicit opera
tions
The Cattle Trade with England.