Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-12-04
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Interesting News and Gossip for West
Virginisns.

Interesting News ana GOSSIP Ior hest
Virginisns.
SDsetaI Corrfspondsses Of the Rs0LstE.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec. 9.-Hugh
Sterling and Deputy Marshall A. D.
Garden are at present at the National
Hotel.
Ex-Gov. Fleming was with US last
Sunday.
c. f. Lynch, Of Weston. w. Va, one
OF Hon. j. o. Pendleton's appoint
ments, resigned his position on the Gen.
sus Department to-day, and takes a
position under Captain Pannell Garden
as capitol police. Former salary $50,
the latter 81, 400,
Frank Arnett, Of Wheeling, has been
appointed as messenger in the Pension
Department, vice Robert Kincaid, OF
Cameron, resigned. Salary Ss49. Frank
is also an appointment of Hon. j. 0.
Pendleton, who has to-day also secured
a position for a Bradford county old
soldier.
In the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing there is DOW employed 1,475
hands, and Should Chief Claude M.
Johnson succeed in securing the print
ing OF the postage stamps that have
for pears been printed by the American
Bank Note Company Of New York, a
great many new hands will be needed.
Last year it required $3.50, 900, 600
postage stamps to supply Uncle Sans
postoflices. The odds now seem to be
in favor Of the Government Bureau Sc
curing the contract.
To-day in conversation with the Gus
todian Of the Bureau vaults learned
that only SO, $40 OF Uncle Sans $40, 900
bills are now in circulation, and IA, sos
of his 5000 bills, while AZ, 324 81, 200
bills is the total out OF the vaults at
this writing. 1t is not generally known
that $4,000 is the highest amount
printed on any one bill, which is gold
note, and 500 is the highest silver cer-
tiicate given out by the Government;
SIS, 600 also is the largest bond, which
is four per cent, consol.
The Civil Service Commission an
nounces it will hold civil service eX-
animation on December 10 at q. m,
for nautical expert. The subjects on
which the applicant will be examined
are as follows: Mathematics, including
calculus, numerical computation, log
arithmic tables, mechanics, theory OF
nautical instruments, physics, meter
olOgy, translations into English from
passages written in French, German
and Spanish. Anybody can apply, and
II l thought blanks were OF any ser
vice l would send few home to Wheel
ing.
Hon. George Neal, Mayor Of Hunt
ington, w. Va, who has been here some
days to urge the appointment of b. b.
Harding for postmaster Of that city,
has returned home.
Some time ago bill was passed au-
thorizing the issue Of bonds for the
city to the amount of $4,000. 1t now
seems the bankers OF the place lind
some technical flaw in Mr.. Meals proc
lamation which would invalidate their
issue. A meeting of Council is called,
and the Mayor is going to show that II
he is only young man he is all right
Council will sustain him by at least 5 to
4, If not to 3, and the bonds will float,
and without being gold interest bouds
at that. The young Democracy OF old
Huntington have dethroned the old
stock, hence the dissatisfaction.
The West Virginia Democratic Asso'
citation contemplate placing Griff Smith
one Of their members against Shatfer OF
Ives playing billiards. Grff can seldom
scare up game and at pool he gives
Wheelng's two champions this game.
The champions count together what
they make and Griff must place on the
table ali the balls he makes, unless he
scores at least five balls on a single run
and he general makes Wheeling foot
the whole bill at that.
Nick Asselta. late OF Wheeling, who
for the last four months was bsrkeeper
here at the Kennedy House, left Wash
ington last night for Baltimore, Phila'
delphia, New York and Boston. he
will remain in the last named city.
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