Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-30
WASHINGTON.

- Accounts Of the Treasury Custodian.
WAsaixGroN. ID. O., May est is re-
pt - that the President intends next
Mpaay 10 suspend the Treasury Off.
cid Who have been connected with the
nj eeds Of the custodian's Office. In.
qu - - 10 the truth Of the report at
th{Whfte House, and from high Off
ciah An the Treasury, were responded to
byI Ideclination TO either affirm or deny
the sp0st 1t is said that the President
hAd oaxned OF the waste and wrang-
liDd< the custodian's Office while serv.
ing the last Congress, and that he
has Asisted upon the investigation. and
that proposes TO suspend the officials
allied to be in the ring in order to give
the Investigation committee Q free field
to CRY on their labors. The President
and 5cretAry Window have been 90 en-
tirel& occupied With other important
ques ions that il 10 said 10 be the reason
for tkeir. not earlier ordering tia ans
pen6Uh 6f the Treasury officials.
Blaine and tho Star Route.
Attorney General Mac V Veagh and Post
master General James to-day put final
auietus on the rumor about Secretary
Blaine's visit to New York and the Star
Route ring. The rumors had taken all
sorts OF shape, some alleging that Mac
Veagh had refused to exonerate Blaine.
To-day, in order to put down anything
OF the kind, the Attorney General once
more declared nothing had been devel-
oped in the Star Route investigation
which any more connected Blaine with
it than it did him. James pronounced
the rumor utterly groundless and false
Ordinarily such reports would not be
noticed, but this oneh ad been persist.
emily kept alive and repeated even after
it's falsity was declared that it was con-
ciuded TO silence it emphatically.
Virginia Politics.
The President and Secretaries Win.
dom and Blaine had their attention
called to Virginia politics to-day by con.
flicting delegations. Postmaster Wilson,
tf Lynchburg. headed delegation Of
Republicans who advised straight Re-
publican campaign. Wilson states that
the President and both secretaries favor
ed holding a Republican Convention,
and II the Readjusters want to unite with
the Republicans on the terms proposed
by the Convention to let them do 80,
but the Republican party must not bo
disoryaniZed. Senator Mason and several
Readinsters also called on the President
and Window and Blaine TO urge
the administration to declare in favor OF
the Fusion Republicans with the Read.
justers, but the administration did not
accept Mahone's view. Malone is
quoted as saying tonight he will run
straight Readjuster ticket, with Riddle.
berger at the head for Governor, and
will carry most ithe colored vote with
him and thus disorganize that party.
The Yellow Fever.
The officers OF the National Board OF
Health and Marine Hospital Service
have been examining the reports re-
ceived by them from all points where
the yellow fever is likely to originate or
occur. The reports all inspire the
board with confidence that there will
not be any yellow fever in the United
States this year.
More Bonds Coming in.
WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The treasury
department is now counting the amount
of i've per cent. bonds received for con-
tinuance at three and halt per cent
interest, the excess OF the limit OF $780,
OOO,OO0 fixed by Secretary Window.
All the bonds mailed on the day that
the notifications expired will be received
for continuance and this will carry the
amount considerably in excess Of the
limit. Every mail brings more bonds
entitled to continuance under the roll
and the total amount continued will ex-
ceed S2f0 OOO. 900.