Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-04
WHEELING DAILY REGISTER TUEsDA7. DECEMBER 4 1883:

/ intenss upon the principal sld premium !
Of these bonds fer tie time they had to !
run ct the rate of six per cent the saving
Of two per cent made for the people by the |
purchase Of such bonds the loss will ap- !
pear 10 be S55, go, 900.
THE GOVERNMENT AT THE BOND HOLD .
! ER's MERCY.
| This calculation would seem to demon
strate that if excessive and unnecessary
taxation is continued, and the government
is forced 10 pursue this policy Of purchss-
/ ing its own bonds at the premiums which
! it W II be necessary to pay, the loss 20 the
people will be hundreds Of millions OF
dollars.
Since tie purchase Of bonds was under
taken as mentioned, nearly sill that have
been offered were at last accepted. It has
been made quite apparent that the govern
ment was in danger Of being subjected to
combinations ID raise their price, as ap-
pears by the instance cited by the Stcoe-
taIy of the Offering of bonds Of the par
value of only 1926 GOO, 80 often that the
aggregate Of the sums demanded for theic
purchase amounted to more thIn SIS. 7OO,-
0O0.
Notwithstanding the large sums paid out
!
10 the Treasury on the Both day Of No
vember, lSS6. was go, 2j4, 6l0.0l, after de-
ductiug sboat 20,C0O,OO0, just drawn out
for the payment Of pensions.
SUSPEND THE COINAGE OF SILVER
At the close OF the fiscal year ended June
50, 1887, there had been clined under the
compulsory silver coinage act 1856, 9sS 286
10 s liver dollars $55, 504, 80 of which were
in the hands OF the people.
On the 3Oth day OF Juue, 1888, there had
been coined S299 708, 100, and OF this S55,-
! S2g. COS was in circulation in coin, $500
81, 376 in silver certificates. for the re-
dsmptiOn of which silver dollars to that
amount were held by the Government. Ga
the 3Oih day of November, 1888 1912, $751;
958 had bsen coined, $50, 1910, $50 of the
silver dollars were actually in circulation
and S2S7, 4lS, 346 in certificates.
The Secretary recommends the suspen-
SIGN of the further coinage of silver, and IL
such recommendation / earnestly concur.
For further valuable information and time
ly recommendation ask ths careful atten-
ton of the Congress to the SecIesary's re-
port.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
The Secretary Of War reports that the
army, at the date of the last consolidated
returns, consisted of , 1S9 officers and "a
$40 enlisted men. The actual expendi.
lures of the War Department for the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1888, amounted to
SAL, 165, 1O7 OF, of which sum s., 15S, 5l6.63
was expended for public works, including
river and harbor Improvements.
The Board of Ordnance and Fortitica-
tons" provided for under the act approved
September 22nd last, was convened OciO
Der 30, 1883, and plans and specifications
for procuring forgiugs for 3, 10 and II
inch guns, uuGe- provision of section tour,
and also for pcocuring II inch breach
loading mortars, cast iron, hcOpsd with
steel, under the provisions Of section five
of the said Act, were submit tilted to the
Secretary Of War for reference to TIE
Board, by the Ordnance Department on
the same date. These plans and spacidCa.
ti9ns having been promptly approved by
the Board and the Secretary Of War, tie
necessary authority to publish advertise
ments, inviting proEo sails, in the rews-
plpers through cut the country, wa' granted
nv the Secretary on November II. and on
November 13 tue advertisements were sent
nut 70 the different newspapers designated
The bids for steel forg' n9s are to be opened
December p, 1883, and fer the moGtars on
|, December Is, 1853.
MAKE OUR OWS GUNS.
A Board OF Ordinance WSs convened at
the Waterylct Arsenal on October 4, 1858,
to prepare the neces sAry plans and sPecid-
cations for the estsb' Shment oil su army
gan factory a. that point. The pre!Iml-
nary Tsnort of this board, with estimates
Lf6r shon bindings ard officers quarters,
Y 90. annroyeI by the BOUd of Ordinance
|, - Fn,tifcatfoEs November :. TIE spec
;f,.,,ions ash form Of advertisement and
;r,,,rncIOrs 10 bidders have Eeen prepared,
ms advertisements inviting proposals for
= Ire excavations for the shop buildings and
for erecting the two sets of officers quar-
tiers have been published. The de-
tailed drawings and specifications
for the gan factory building are well in
hand, aud will bo finished within three or
four months, when bids will be invited
for the erection OF the bnilding. TIE list
of machines, etc is made out, and it is ex-
pected that the plans for the large latEeS,
etc, will be completed within about four
|, months, and after approval by the Board
of ordinance and fertilization, bids for
furnishing the same will be invited. The
machines and other fixtures will be COM
plsted So soon as the shop is in readiness
TO receive them, probably about lN9O.
Under the provisions Of the Army bill,
for the procurement OF pneumatic
dynamite guns, the necessary
specifications are now being
prepared and advertisements for prOpO'sl
will issue early in December. The gus
will probably bs of - inches Calibre, and
fire prcitcGle that will carry charge,
each, of atOlt five hundred pounds OF
explosive gelstine with foil caIibre pro-
iectiles. The guns will probably re de-
livered in from six to ten months from the
date of the contract. so that ell of the guns
of this class that can be procured under
the provisions OF the law wi be purchased
during the year lN~9.
Ielruestly request that the rec ommen-
dst,ons contained in the Secretary'5 re-
port. all of which, in my opinion, cllcu-
lated 10 increase the usefulness and disCi-
pliue of the army, may receive the con-
} sideration Of the congress. Among there
the proposal ttat there should be provided
sp'an for the examination of officers to
test their ftness for PROMOTION, ID of the
utmost importance. Tnis reform hiss beeI
before recommended in the reports Of the
Secretary, and it's expeiiency is 60 fully
demonstrated by the argument ne pre-
sen!s in its favor that its adoption should
, no longer be neglected.
\ TRIBUTE TO PHIL SHERIDAN.
The death of General Sheridan in Au-
gust lest WAS a National silliCtiou. The
army then lost the grsndest of it's chiefs.
Tie country lost brave and xperinced
soldier, visa and discreet counselor aud
a modtss and sensible man. Those who
in any msnuer came within the range OF
his personal association will never fail to
psy deserved and willing homage to Bis
greatness and the glory of his career; brit
they will cherish with more tender sensi-
bility the loving memory OF his simple,
generous, and considerable nature.
TIE NOBLE APACHE.
The Apache Indians, whose removal
from their reservation in ArizOns,
following the capture Of those Of
their nun Der who engaged in bloody and
murdsrous raid during part OF the yesrs
1885 ard 1885, are roT held rs prisoners Of
wsr at Mt. Vernon Barracks, in the State
OF Alabama. They numbered, on the SlSt