Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-13
WASHINGTON.
GENERAL DEMAND FOR THE SILVER
DOLLAR.
A Decision Given on a Pension Question
for Political effeet-COngressman
De La hatyr on the
Maine Election.
A Question Of Board.

WASHINGTON, September IL. - The
suit pending before the Court OF Claims,
brodght by the inmates OF the Soldiers
Home in this city, to set possession OF
pension money. develops some strange
complaints on the part of the soldiers.
One is that the President has been en-
joyins the hospitality of the Home at
the expense OF the Soldiers Fund, and
during the eight years of President
Grants administration he never sought
a summers residence ON the grounds.
President Lincoln was obliged to make
the Home his summer resort
during the war, having no
other place to 20 TO; and the veterans
say that they would not complain OF
President Hayes and his family only
that when his attention was called to
their grievances he snubbed the com
mittee and tore their appeal up.
Campaign Thunder.
IL Is generally understood that the
recent decision OF the Attorney-General
in regard TO the payment of pensions dl-
rect 10 the inmates OF the National Sol
diers' Home was made IN the interest
of the DAYTON Home in Ohio and the
Republican ticket Why the Attorney
General should favor the National
Homes and decide against the Soldiers
Home in the district is a question which
thu Democratic Congressional Cam
paign Committee are preparing to ask
in the CampaignSthis fall, particularly in
Ohio.
De La Matyr Disguised.
To-night's Sar says: REV. Gilbert
De la Natyr, the Greenback Congress
man from Indiana, who for a month
stumped in Maine for the Greenback
ticket. passed through the city last
night, en- route for Indianapolis. Mr..
De Ia Matyr is considerably disgusted
over the result, and told more than one
with whom he cOnverSed that the
Cireenbackers ought TO have polled over
sixty thousand votes, and that the lead
ers confidently expected that they wO I'D
poll at least that number. lie attrlO-
uteS the failure by the Greenbackers to
poll that number OF votes TO the lavish
US, of money In fact, he intimated
that the Money Power got its work IN
on those who berate it as a dangerous
element in the body polite, and with a
liberal use OF money bought their
votes. Mr.. De La Matyr despairs Of the
Republic, and has but little hope Of the
future"
Everybody Wants EN-
Since sherman, after a long effort
on Treasurer Giltillan's part, has allowed
the silver dollar 20 get into circulation,
he finds that the coin is not the dlspised
and debased currency his fancy pictured
il. The demand for silver dollars is in
creaSing every day, and the United
States Treasurer is in receipt OF large
orders from banks and bankers through
out the country, requesting him To
honor their acquisitions without delay.
The principal demand comes from the
Southern and Western States, through
thecountrv banks in New York State,
AMI even I'm the cities outside OF New
York. are sending for 5000 and $1,000
at "A time. DisburSeme ITS tins month
thus far amount % nearly Sl,OOO,OOO
and for the month of August II was
nearly S2,OOO.OOO or fully up to the
coinage capacity.
Treasury DecisOn.
WAsmNGrox. September l.. - The
Secretary of the Treasury has decided
that assistant inspectors Of steam YES
sels are incompetent, under the laws, to
sign certificates Of inspection.
Production and Consumption Of Gold
and Silver.
WASHINGTON, September l2.-Bur-
char,l. director Of the mint, has issued
a circular with view TO preparing sta
tistics relative to the production and
consumption Of gold and silver, and
asking those employed in arts and
manufacturers 10 furnish statements
showing their yearly or monthly aver
ace consumption of United states coin,
native bullion and of metals obtained
from Old manufactured articles. The
fullest specific information on these
points is regarded of vast Importance IN
its bearing upon the history Of the
metallic currency of the country.
Internal Revenue Receipts
WASHINGTON, September l2.-The az
greglte internal revenue receipts nom
all sources, up To and including to-tay,
show an increase OF SI2,OOO over the
corresponding period last year.