Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-21


t-,rer Hepburn View-A Re
-rbfcan Steering Committee.
,r.s-rveroN, d. c., December 90
...frgction of revenue cutters on
.-' '--.-. lakes by the Canadian author
t.s received renewed coRsidera-
hy t-s officials Of the Treasury De-
..~sr- within the past few days
.ra receipt Of a report made by one
~, rarrapants In the service TO
S.rprard, OF the revenue marine
I9 this report the lieutenant
...s. s+ considerable length OF the
.....r....., which have been built by
-.-,4, within the past year or so, and
i '-.-.V SCOUT ready for service. There
now ,Hree Of them-the Constance,
1-1-rraw aud the Petrol. The first
a.s,s built al Owen Sound, and the
.-.r has lust been launched at Ham
They show that in all essential
i ...~-ss the boats are naval vessels.
me- -ar0rt states that English and
,.--5fsr officers and citizens explained
--.rrsss vessels were built with aview
| r-5,e,,.ug the Weiand canal from
,..-rr-.1n iu case of attack and ia this
--sr-.5n the statement was made that
4 .--s are so vessels iu the British navy
4 ~, ,e- be introduced into the great
4 ~. y.s the st. Lawrence and canal
.-.s Contracts have been let for en-
s.,.1- and deeping the Cornwall
--s. near Montreal, which is the shall
4 oEsst
i The Constance, the Curlew and the
4 ps,-si can 90 through WeIland canal ~
4 ,,,rt full sDeed-l4j5 knots an hour.
/ NJ rar0rt does not excite any appre-
.sr,on or alarm at the Treasury De-
.rnept Assistant Secretary Spauld-
-y ssys he has no fear that England
vra, any time eudeayor 20 rush neet
i f-J vessels through the 81. Lawrence
Il n,.e axes, nor that the British vessels
,,w on the lakes will ever seriously
monaco either the commerce OF the in
,,d seas or the great cities that lie on
as borders thereof.
Secretary j. W, Foster was asked TO-
h7 .Is 10 the policy OF the United
Sl.as % meet an increase OF force on
a3 axes by a similar increase oI our
r4auentS?"
Speaking only for the State Depart
-srt I should say the United States
rHr0t build any revenue cutters on
N axes nnless it needs them. That
A Question for the Treasury Depart
Atto determine. When addlti99nnSSl 99nnSSl
I ss-vH0 country tuey VIII Oe con-
rected and not before. Tue treaty Of
N... as construed by both the United
81 Ss,es and Great Britain, places no re-
wcti0n upon the force Of revenue
-sssals that may be maintained on the
1lss by either party. But the docu-
-alt should be amended in some i'm
Draut particulars to make iJ conform
aucdera conditions. Ia its present
aaiit.on it is out of date and some Of
suQu.remenJs are ignored by mutual
Elselt'
CONDITION OF HE TREASURY.
Information has been received at the
heasury to-day TO the effect that the
h20cia. fairy in New York is pr0cti-
aly over for the present, and that
Lare is no longer any prospect Of a
panic Money is reported easy and eX-
change has fallen below the shipping
,0u,, so that the heavy exports OF gold
le not likely 20 continue. Secretary
Foster said tLls morning that S3.O0O,OOO
gold has been taken out of the treas
l'y this week, and that 81, 100000 more
So1.d probably be lost before the week
vas ended. he is confident, however,
said. that this gold will
0ol be returned with interest
through the regular channels OF
f2te he said that there is really
n,lilg alarming in the situation, and
nl' stocks apparently unsettled now
I'll readily adjust themselves. Mr..
dapoura Comptroller of the Currency,
''o said this morning that there was
Rally no occasion for alarm at the
s2,a Of affairs in Wall street, and that
9 would be- surprised II the apparent
sH1gelcy was not intended solely for
k effect on Congress.
Ar Hepburn said that while there
nay be some sentiment in the situation
e was convinced that the interests OF
-e country demanded the repeal OF the
S-GuaD silver bill Secretary Charles
',ser makes no secret of his purpose
repairing so far as possible within
.uma-e bounds the serious inrOads on
s.'tfluent holdings resulting from the
-elt shipments Of that metal TO
-iopeal countries. To that end he
y renewed the policy so successfully
-PoYec by him az earlier periods Of
alm.u'Slrati0nswhen the gold bal
-s OF the treasury was similarly
---'el oy foreign influences.
AUS policy, iu brief, IS 20 diSburSe
..'sac7 OF any character and denomin-
-.- les.red al any point in the United
avs where 10 may be needed 10 eX-
-4lse ior gold deposited i'm any sub
-l'-iY except that at San Francisco.
M Atl JEICAN STEERING COMMITTEE.
.1e republicans in the Senate have a
committee that will cross
n, with the similar committee of
- -llocratS and eude0vOr TO foil
~. I'D t1e.r endeavOr 20 secure the
hlN.o OF United Senators in the doubt
southwestern States. IL will be re-
Ps5,.Iel that az the meeting OF the
eisi i4sl week, Mr.. sherman,
''--A1 .1 OF the caucus, was authorized
appoint a committee to consid-
stt--, q anything, should be
s.,,.! ,-e republicans relative to the
Dr-.,.. -s' 10 was not Intended that the
,,se-,...eesr should have the powers Of
Nr,ro.1 committee, but since the an
- L-.gly Oh lts members the Repub-
rr,-.-'s Deen calling il a steering
o,r os The Senators are Mr..
b., 5lla.rman, and Messrs. McMilliD.
Inmi,,,..'. teAer and Mitchell. This |
s-.''.ee has held two or tbree meet
4, ell has come 10 the eonclnsion |
1nue it cannot Offer the Sestes of |
81. -, f,-s,, any material relief, it |
rs- - y, ,eseii .s 10 shape TO protect the
to - ,5. - 'ue people when the matter