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Washington Letter.
From our regular eorrespo ndent
WASHINGTON. May. IA 80


From our regular Gorrespo ndent {
WAsuIsGroN May. IA .'s5
They are counting the money i'll the
Treasury now and the sight is very d
curious one. Around the performance Is r
thrown much mystery. The Troph"nlan y
Cave was not more awe-insprng IN It's c
f.t.ful shadows than is the dark room +
where the nations wealth is being recN'
on.d. You 20 in, and after your eyes ;
haze become accustomed to the dark
ness and gloom, YOU notice all around
YOU piles of bags full of something that
i. heavy. Money is all about, on shelves
in cases, and in heaps and rows You
ses nothing but money, that thing Tor
Which men have strugy led and scr'm-
hled mud lied and been damned. What
AN awful element in the history OF the
world is It that has made some happl
ness and brought 50 much misery 1t
has purchased everything we mor'"lS
believe good, aud br'bcd all things but
a.ath 1t can be mans best friend ana
hi. most bitter enemy. 1t is well 'h"''
like the .enii of oul'mon, IL 80 potent
thing for good aud evil, sh'"ld be under
the strongest bolts and bars u triple
steel.
About one haudred persons are en-
o.,,-l in csuating the cash now III the
Treasury vaults. There are 81 ,ooo'ooo
,f SILVER on hand in bags, each contain
inc $1,000, weighing SO pounds .
ounces. So 100000 in silver w"u'o
null down the balance at almost three
toms and sl,OoO,0O0 would he near!
$4,000 pounds. The entire amount Il
,,;n.d silver now in the Treasury vaults
they estim,te will weigh 543,I 100 IDS
A pu,,l Of gold Gin is worth s24o'
a,d s2SO. 900 Of it weighs ton, ana
there are nearly twelve tons {" gold III
the coun,ry's strong box at The Treas
ury. or paper money, too, there Is "'
',r,,,u, amount. One hundred and
fifty millions Of dollars i" 30, e. an
81 bills About seven OF these WIS
measure a ward in length, 10 green
hack belt that would reach around '"'
world aim Isl twenty times c"uld DC
,,..,e Of the United Safes notes no"
~ the vaults and in circulation. l"'
money, of course, is not c"uAtea c'''
nv coin. The gold and silver is we'S"e'
very carefully on the finest ana mos
accurately fitted scales that were eve
made. Though one Thousand pounds CA
he weighed Mt time, pin Oh the b"
ance will tip it.
Three persons are responsible Tor III
accuracy Of this count. Mr. Whln'e!
who il the person selected hy the Sc
re,ary to represent the Treasury u
,artment, has assisted in seven co"n
b.f,re this, and is always glad wht
the job is done. Mr.. Cassell is prese
as the alter ego Of Mr.. Wyman, Just
firing, whose accounts must be de'lar
c,rrest before his hondsmsn are
leased. and Mr.. Jordan, who will
Mr. Wyman's place, has Mr.. Smith
r.nreseut him. Even with the mode
plan Of weighing the coin the ent
c,,ut will not be completed much
FIRE June l, and it usually takes
mouth's hard work to close up the bu
MANS and make detailed report to
Secretary.
The President Saturday aftern'
walked out Of his office into the la
room occupied Ivy the private secret
and spent some time chatting with
uewspapermeu aud others whoharpe
to be present. This MAS his first
day aud it proved very agreeable
him. The President will not rem
lis residence to the cottags at the
dier's Home this week. He sees no
son for going away from the "
House, which will be during the Col
month a really delightful place to
though some of his friends tell hin
would get more rest from office SCI
ifhe went 10 the Soldiers Home.
Mr.. Cleveland evliently knows II
"hunyry and thirsty" officc seeker
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