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Show MAY MINT NEW j SILVER DOLLARS Washington, Nov. 5. Treasury of-liclals of-liclals may lijive to change thvlr minds after all, and order the mints to click off a million br'ght silver coins for the Christmas holidays. It has been customary to do so for many years, but as the treasury has on hau l I about $22,000,000 In good coins, even themeh they are not blight and shiny, it had been decided, tn the Interest of economy that 110 new ones would be I turned out. But the wail of protest which Is said to have originated with the small boy has gathered monten-ti monten-ti in The indlgnatlcn of the shoppers and the demands of the merchants have grown aud Cue suMrcnsnrles have been besieged w.l'i demands for new money until all the assistant trnsurers are calling for help. Ceorge Sperry, assistant treasurer at New York, came to Washington to inform Treasurer McCbfjig and Ge'-re F Roberts, director or the mint, that the banks In New York are demanding demand-ing new money for their holiday business. busi-ness. When Secretary MacVeagh returns re-turns next week he will take the-matter under consideration. |