Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-13


Congressman Anderson, was comfort
lbly fixed to-day by receiving an aP-
Dointment as chief or division IN the
Auditors Cfice at s., 600 year.
Mr.. Osenton had TO pass an examina-
tion before receiving the appointment,
but he came out all right. 1t has not
Tet been decided what division be viii
be given charge Of There are four
vacancies.
Capt. John Sheridan, the West Vir-
Rinia mem Der, of the National Commit
Tee, and wife are IN the city. j. L..
Fay, OF Charleston. is also here.
Col. Crouch, formerly Of the Grafton
Edqle, but now Of the Times, OF Hutch
lnson, Kansas, is in Washington and
dropped in TO see Commissioner Miller
to-day.
II is not improbable that President
Cleveland may take little trip 70 West
Virginia In the near future. Commls-
sioner Miller has already been tempting
the President 70 run away for day S
fishing by telling him what fine sport
is TO DO had down about Anderson In
Monroe county.
Mr.. w. @. Stump, OF West Virginia,
has been appointed custodian OF the
records of the rebellion war.
VIM. Swartz, a cOlOred Democrat OF
West Virginia, has been given place
as messenger in the Interior Depart
ment'
The indications are favorable for the
appointment OF Hon. w. c. Handlan, OF
Wheeling, for the position OF COmmis-
\ sioner Of Customs in the Treasury. Mr..
Handlan made q good impression on
1.-THE President when he called AZ
ehe White House some time ago,
and Mr.. Cleveland is disposed TO give
him the place II he finds 1t possible TO
10 so. The friends Of the other candi-
Ates for the place, Of whom there are
eeral, from Pennsylvania and other
ates, are doing their best TO land
eir men but the West Virginia dele
ation are also doing some hard hust-
AI4 for Mr.. Handlan and they sre very
hopefuf on an's appointment.
The following poStmasters were aD-
Ipointed for West Virginia to-day: At
Burning Springs, Whit county, James
n. Tucker, in place OF 5. S. Whims, re-
moved; at Catawoa, Marion county, A.
T.. Harris, Jr., In place Of Albert Merri-
field, removed; at Cer4dO, Wayne coun-
", Lewis Frasher, lh place OF Isaac
Bloss, removed; at El ltl Garden, Mineral
county, NJ. j. McNAlly, in place Of
Elias McIntire, removed; at Fort
Spring, Greenbrier q Gpunty, ]. w. God
win, in place Of r. n. Perry, removed;
at Jones, Nc Dowell County, VIM. Moon,
in place OF James Ellwood, dead; at
Powellton, Fayette county, j. R.
Thomas, In place Of fParis Totten, re-
moved; at WayI SspnHSs"ne county, w.
l.. Mansfield, In ,nariotts I A. Workman,
removed. Lc
THE PNSdy. INTER.
The term Of o Gfape Public Printer
Palmer expire, morrow. Con-
gressman Richaiate Cak OF Tennessee,
asked the Pres to-day II Mr..
Palmer's suceess1sps .nnder considera-
tion. The Presidction eplied he had not
vet taken up the twas and did not know
when he would. ter
THE TREASURY sYeTATION IMPROVING.
The Treasury siph alton shows decided
Improvement, the abceipts being larger
than for last yeSfolt this time, while
the expenditures, WOugh arge, are not
so heavy as was Anticipated. Most OF
the heavy disbursepents for the month
have already be9a made, including
Ss,OOO.O0O for pens0lns and other heavy
payments that beohme due about the
first OF the mont This has reduced
the net balance duiYn to sos. ESQ, 900. but
this will from now kn begin to Increase.
The gold in thel treasury to-day is
s9O3. O22, ,634, again4 which there are
S1O3, 797. .O1S gold certificates outstand-
ing, leaving the gRi usually denOmi-
mated as the ''reser SIS, ,225.6
Offers from the Vest of S1,5OO,OO,
which have been acd pted but which do
not yet appear Oul the government
books oil. when transferred, make the
gold rs0erve as stated two DAYS ago aud
= leave margin Of free gold Of S725,OOO
THE PRESIDENTS QUIET DAY.
The President had % unusually light
lay to-day, four Representatives form
hng the sum total of ckllers up to the
time for the sSSemblinN OF the Cabinet.
Representative Oates of Alabama,
called for few moments this mornidg.
1t is said that Congress may lose this
well known and thoroughly popular
member, as q movement is on foot in
Alabama TO nominate him for Governor.
The Populists and Farmers Alliance
men are rouSing themselves for another
desperate fight for Koib for Governor,
and the straight Democrats are said to
feel that Col. Oates is their Moses to
lead them out OF the wilderness. A re-
porter asked Col. Oates to-day II he
would take part In the, gubernatorlal
contest, TO which BE ADlied: II am
not candidate ~. iination, but If
they call pBo 10 - esl accept and
make the 81
THE AXE MORE NISIBLE.
There is az NJ hndication that
the extreme civil servic reformers who
are now beginning 10 disturbed by
some OF the dismissal Md appoint
ments being made, bake q great
deal more TO think hh be course
| OF time- Nhi Demo-
cratic states1 his time
devoting e zap
pointments ,he axe
does not 70 the