The Taney County republican., 1899-06-08
NATIONAL Circulation.
What is Shown by the Monthly
Statement of the Comptroller
of the Currency.
WHAT The MIM1s PUT FORTH puRIHs NAY
A New Phase of the Army Situation
That In Receiving Considerable
AttentiOn-It May he Neccxsary to
Coll for Ten Thousand Volunteers
for the Army.

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statement of the comptroller of the
currency shows the total circulation
of national bank notes, on May 81,
1899, to have been $242 ,O64. .554, de-
| crease for the month of $649,779, and
an increase for the year of $14, ,45l ,TG3.
| The" circulation, based on United
States bonds, amounted TO $2O6.305,- >
954, a decrease for the month of 81
| 600, 1888, and an increase for the year
of $1O,15O.O19.
Circulation Clmssihcd.
| The circulation secured by lawful
money amounted to $35, ,75s, 600, au i'll
| crease for the month of 81 ,O1O,55 and
! an increase for the year of $4,3Ol $50.
The amount of United States reg
istered bonds on deposit to secure cir
culating notes was $3.50, O,6OO.31O, and to
secure public deposites $71,172,94O.
The Coinage for May.
The monthly report of the director
of the mint shows the total cOinags at
the United States mints during May,
1899, was 81 1904. $50, as follows: Gold.
$4,SO2, 400; silver, $2,s79,416; minor
coins, $121,75O. The number of stand
ard dollars coined was 2,o14,OOO.
A New Phase Presented.
Washington, June IA phase of the
army situation that is receiving con-
siderable attention from those inter
ested in the artillery arm of the serv
ice is the increasing shortage of men
to care for the constantly increasing
number of guns in the coast defenses.
This question, indeed, may have con.
siderable bearing on the question of
whether call for volunteers will be
necessary.
Not Enough ArtillcrymeM.
There are not enough artilleryrnen,
it is claimed, to take care of the mod
ern guns already installed on the coast
defcnscs. 1t is pointed out by these
familiar with the situation that the
guns themselves are suffering from
want of attention. The emplacements
for the heavy modern guns are built
with mathematical accuracy. In the
big guns, the whole problem is
worked out by mathematics, and Il
the gun and it's foundations deterio-
rate. all the fine work in their original
construction goes for nothing.
Volunteers May be Needed.
Washington, June 2.-Secre:ary Al.
ger. referring to Gen. OTIS reply to his
cable, stating that 10000 men would
be sufficient to cope with the situation
in the Philippines, said:
"As l stated, Wednesday,, the regu.
lars now on the way or unde- orders
to go to the Philippines, will give Gen.
Otis about $4,000 or 25.OOO men, after
the withdrawal of the volunteer
''Where will the additional 1000 OF
5000 men, for whom Gen. Otis asks.
come from?" the secretary was asked.
''We may be able to take the addi.
tional troops asked for from tie regu.
lars now located in this country. Cuba
and Porto Rico, or it may be found
advisable to muster in volunteers"
"In case it is decided 20 call for vol
unteers, will the call only be for the
5000 or 5000 men necessary to bring
Gen. Otis total up TO 3O,OOO?"
''If volunteers are called for" replied
the secretary" the call Wi: probably
be for 10000 men,"