Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-09

leans and San Francisco 7.
stated that there is now on hand :,
sub-treasury and minis at San Frana'ne
and Carson about 81 500, 600 a snr ,r1tsco
ilcient to meet all demands for a. Sui'
dollars on the Pacific coast for s sn,e
time to come. From this il would ue
pear to be good policy on the nav
the government to have larger ~, VI
ton of the silver dollar coina9s gof-
hereafter by the minis at PhiladoInIIIie
and New Orleans, but so far the dappo ua
ment, 1t appears. has not been abl@.
procure sufficient bullion at reasonatSo
rates to run the New Orleans mini y
Its full capacity on such coin. which =
stated to be about 100000 per mont
JUSTICE HUNT is slowly imnrov;ra
but his physician gives no hope that ~
will ever be able to resume WORT o.
At present his right leg, which with H.
whole of that side was comnle,o1'.
paralyzed, has recovered sensation on5
slight motive power, and with the aid
of his attendant he is able to me-
from one room to another. His riob,
arm Is Just beginning to have slight Ser er'
satlon. Speech has returned in a nor,
ial degree, the patient being now ahIo
to artlculate some half-dozen words at
time. He is in his Goth year. and has
been on the supreme bench for abont
SIX years. In consequence of his illness
the supreme court now consists of ONLY
eight judges, and is liable at anv tir,e
to be divided in opinion on questions
before 1t, which necessarily afirms the
judgment brought up for review, as No
order affecting 1t can be entertained
where half the court would affirm and
half reverse it.
a WASHINGTON telegram of April LAT
says Pension Commissioner Bentiv
hopes to begin paying claims undertbe
arrears bill about the 10th of April. and
continue to pay them from that dateon
as fast as they were examined and an.
proved. These claims will be paid by
a check on the treasury of the United
States, payable to the order of the pen.
sioner himself, and will be sent to the
postotlice address of the pensioner BY
mail. No attorney or claim agent will
be recognized in the matter. No appli.
cations under the bill will be received
through a claim agent, and the
pensioner receiving the money is pro-
hibited by the expressed provision Of
the law from paying any portion of tito
an attorney or claim agent. Pensio-
ners in all parts are being imposed upon
by claim agents who represent that the
services of an experienced attorney is
necessary to obtain this money. All
that is necessary is to send to the Pen
sion Office orthe nearest pension agent
for blanks, and after filling them out
return them to the Commissioner Of
Pensions at Washington.
The demand for four per cent. bonds
has fallen off from millions down to
from $4,000 to 5000, 900 daily. This fact
is accounted for in this wise: The
banks were allowed three months in
which to pay for the large amount of
bon they purchased on commission;
that time is now up and the banks are
fo' cling their bonds upon the market IN
order to realize and settle with the gov
eminent; as they sell in II competitive
market they offer for lower figures than
the government; hence for the time the
banks are selling the bonds and the de-
mand falls off at Washington.