Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-11-14
CAPITAL cuLLsnas.
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dining The vacation, and are OF the opin-
inn that he will meet the COMMITTEES with
q complete scheme based upon his tarin
notions. Mr.. Page, the Californis member
of the committee, Is not expected TO return
in 4 very jubilant frame OF mind.
seasle1.
There IA much talk about Falls svern
statement Friends OF the Star Routers are
Claiming that Fall said that the document
had been doctored BY Wells, and the latter
declarinR such assertion untrue, the matter
ms finally settled to-day BY Fall. who de-
clared he never questioned the authority
of the document as published.
A Coed Change.
The superintendent of the railway mail
service to-day decided that the postal car on
the S O'Clock evening train must De trans
ferred to the s A. u. train from Baltimore
via Washington and Chicago; ms WI ~
make the mails hours earlier east Of
Cumberland.
order WithdraWn.
Arch Bishop Gibbons, OF Baltimore,
while here to-day, withdrew the order
transferrinp Father Walter from st. Pat
rick's Church to the parish Of the Immac'
ulate Conception.
Indian Supplies.
The clerks sent out to the Pacific coast
by the Indian Office to purchase and award
supplies have returned. Supplies to the
weight of 4S6, s72 pounds and costing over
S75 GOO were purchased, being an increase
over last wear in weight of 9i,475 pounds.
The quality of the supplies was fully up to
that OF last years standard, while the cost
was 10 Der cent less. The total number Of
invoices was 402 and the number Of days In
shipping was "A.
Five Hundred HuaEry Lawyers.
Inspector Holcomb in his report to the
general land Office, gives an interesting &C.
count of the establishment OF land office
at Huron, Dakota October 9th, Monday,
was the day set for an office to open, and at
8 O'Clock in the morning over fvo hund :
red attorneys had assembled in front OF the
building in readiness for business: AZ D
O'Clock, when the doors were opened, there
was such a rush that the doors and win
dows were broken and several nights &C.
CURED in the lawyers eagerness 70 ME APP
plications first. The rece!:var was e9mpeiisa
TO make the announcement that aii ~"
cations would be regarded as having been
filed simultaneously: Over Soooo worth OF
land was seld for cash the first day, and
loo 600 acres entered, and that with protests
and applications il was the largest days
work perhaps ever done at any land Office
in this country.
The Marriage Association erase.
Attorney General Freeman for the Post.
Office Department, has sent the first official
notice to the st. Elmo Marriage Insurance
comnany. of Chattanooga, Tenn, TO show
cause why it should not be debarred from
receiving money orders and registered let
tiers, because ofits alleged fraudulent char.
acter. An answer is expected within
week. This will be test case. 1t is sta.
ted that the Southern mails are loaded
down with Marriage Association circulars,
that the distribution OF the mail is several
DAYS behind, and in Texas, the associations
have received in fees over two million
dollars.
Postal Saving Banks.
Postmaster General Howe has been de-
hating the propriety of recommending in
his annual report the establishment Of pos
tai saving banks, in connection with the
money order system, and has finally come
to the conclusion not to make the recon-
mendation, but to leave the matter to Con.
gress. For the past few years each success.
down to Maynard, has recommended postal
saving banks, but Congress never took
kindly to the idea. The time for such
banks, in the opinion OF postoftice officials
who have strongly advocated them, Is now
past. A postal savings bank system pre-
supposes q permanent national debt, that
savings deposited may find an investment
for which the Government is responsible.
In fifteen years, at the present rate OF pay
ing the debt, there will be no Government
bonds in the market, and hence no basis on
which to build postal savings bank sys.
tenn.
New Will Stay.
For several days past the air has been
full of rumors that ]. G. New would soon
rtire from bis position as Assistant Score.
port was circulated that owing to the
change in the management OF the National
Republican, which occurs "Wednesday,
when Frank Hatton assumes charge, Geo.
c. Gorham would be free TO accept the DO.
sition vacated by New. The change In the
editorship OF the Republican is not re-
garded by any means certain. while New.
who arrived to.nay, says he has not the re-
hottest idea Of resigning.
Personal.
Senators Vest and Conger arrived here
to day.
Speaker Keifer left for his home in Ohio
this evening.
District Commissioner Morgan returned
to the city this morning.
First Assistant Postmaster General Hat
ton, resumed duty at the Department to-
day.
James Butler, appointment clerk OF the
United States Treasury, returned to his
duties oday.
President Arthur, who is still qusrtered
atthe Soldiers Home, was at the White
House to-day.
Superintendent Thompson, OF the Rail.
way Mail Service, returned TO the city TO-
day, from tour of inspection in the south
and west. He reports the service In those
sections in an excellent condition.
ExsHEIMERs Dry Goods and Cloak House,
around the corner, is drawing immense
crowds night and day, who are buying
beautiful and good goods at low prices.