Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-27
Has Been Discontinued in India on
Account of Bad Results.
NOW THE SHERMAN LAW MUST GO
Advocates Of Free Silver Coinage
Will Make a Mighty Effort TO
Prevent It's Repeal Unless
Something as Good or Better is
Observation-Disclosures Opened
in Washington Comments on
the Action of India.
.su.eiol T,,,oram 10 n. Rs,.s,r.

Special 1eitordD1 10 tn ReaLSaT.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. June 26.-The
professional advocates OF the free aud
unlimited coinage OF silver are scared.
They have of late been carefully can
vassing the situation and they seem 10
have discovered that the sentiment OF
the country is rapidly setting dead
against free coinage and pronouncediy
in favor of the repeal Of the Sherman
act.
That such Is the true state OF affairs
Is most clearly made apparent by the
utterances Of Senators and Members OF
Congress who have heretofore been
known as friendly so free coinage and
hostile 10 the repeal OF the Sherman act
unless that repeal was accompanied by
some provision which would put silver
in better position than II now
occupies. But these men are now, In
public interviews, declaring against the
Sherman act and announcing their
readiness to whip 1t from the statute
books Internationally.
This state of affairs has stirred up
the professional advocates OF free coin
age, and they see that something has
got to be done At once or else the extra
session of Congress will make short
work of the Sherman act whet 1t gets
together In September.
So the professional free coinage advo-
Gates, who have for years made hand
some incomes out OF their lobby work
In Washington, are now about to re-
open their headquarters here and re-
commence their agitation.
They are said to be abundantly sup
piled with money, no doubt by the
silver kings OF Navada, Colorado,
and other silver producing States,
and they mean to use 1t freely In trying
to prevent the repeal Of the Sherman
act at the extra session. They will no
doubt once moro flood the West and
South with the literature which they
have been using on this work Tor years,
and expect 10 make II difficult II not I'M
possible for President Cleveland to carry
out his work Of placing the govern
ment finances on sound, safe basis.
But the indications are that in this
they will be disappointed. 1t is the
general belief here that the Sherman
law Is already doomed, and without re-
gard to what may be done for silver In
the future, that law will be wiped of
the statue books when the extra
session meets.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. juno &.-The
checks ia payment Of the anticipated July
interest were all mailed by United States
Treasurer Morgan late Sunday night The
free coinage men will open headquarters
here in few days, for the purpose OF the
dissemination Of free silver literature and
the assignment of speakers 10 advocate the
cause In the Western and Southern States
They intend TO make hot fight for the
white metal.
WASHINGTON, d. c., juno 6-The mar
ket price of silver to-day reached the low
est point In the history Of that product. On
Saturday the London price which guides
the director Of the mint in his purchases
for the government was 311f pence, or
about SIS in this country. This morning
the price in London was 30 pence. or about
7S S in New York, drop of points. The
cause of this drop was assigned by Mr..
Preston, the acting director Of the mint as
due to the rumor which is probably true,
that India, one Of the largest silver con-
suming countries, Is about 70 close her
mints TO the white metal.