Morning journal and courier., 1891-04-08
WARRINGTON NEWS.

l General Pfke's Funeral-New De signs for Standard Silver Dollars
 Half Dollars, Quarters and Dimes The Kincaid Trial-Counterfei | Two-Dollar Silver Certif1cates-On' | Hundredth Anniversary of tn, American Patent System.
 WASHINGTON, D. O., April 7.-The body | of General Albert Pike, the veteran mason
 who died last Thursday, was removed thil
 evening from the house of the temple tt
 the Scottish Rite sanctury, where the re
 mains will lie in state until Thursday eve ming. They will then be taken to the First Congregational church. When the solemn ceremonials at the church are over the re- mains will be taken to the sanctuary. On Friday services will be conducted at the Ascension Episcopal church by Rev. Dr. Elliott, after which the body will be in tered in Oak Hill cemetery in this city.
 The director of the mint issued circu- lar to-day to artists prescribing the follow ing conditions for the consideration of new designs for standard dollars, half dol lars, quarters and dimes:
 l.. They must be presented in the form of models or medalIions in plaster, the models to separate design to be submitted for the obverse and reverse of the silver dollar and separate de- signs for the obverse of the halfdollar, quarter dollar and dime.
 9. The models must be in what is known as "low-relief suitable for coins.
 with the denomination of the coin and only such inscriptions as are required by law, together
 4 The models must be submitted under seal to the director of the mint on or before June 1,
 5. An award not to exceed five hundred dol lars Cs5oO will be made for each design ac- cepted.
 The arguments for the defense in the Kincaid Taulbee case was concluded to- day, after which the court adjourned un- til tomorrow, when the prosecution will close the arguments and the case submit ted to the jury.
 General B. F. Butler of Massachusetts received from the United States treasurer to-day $270,0 in settlement of all claims growing out of the purchase by the gov ernment of the property owned by him at the corner of New Jersey avenue and B street, Washington. The property is inn proved by large granite building, which will hereafter be used for the work of congress.
 The dangerous counterfeit two dollar silver certificate is causing considerable trouble at the treasury department Not more than twenty of these commercials have come into the hands of the treaury officials. The extent of their circulation, however, is not known, as they bear SO close resemblance to the genuine note that they cannot be readily detected, except by experts. The issue of the regular series of the two dollar certificate has been suspended, and arrangements are being made for the issue of substitute. The original bears the portrait of General Hancock and the substitute will have that of Secretary Windom. While the old se- ries has not been called in, none of the notes of that series coming into the treas ury will be reissued. The department is also considering the advisability of discon- tinuing the use of distinctive paper on which government notes and securities are now printed. A commission has been appointed to investigate the manufacture and use of the paper and to report wheth- CT the interests of the government require any additional safeguards in that respect.
 A celebration intended to commemmo- rate the one hundredth anniversary of the establishment of the American patent sys- tenn will begin in this city tomorrow. A large number of inventors have signifed their intention of participating. The e1- hibition of models, etc., will take place in the patent office, which has been elaborate ly decorated in honor of the occasion. The literary exercises in connection with the celebration, wbich will last three days, will be held in the Lincoln Music hall. Tomorrow morning a meeting of inven- tors will be held to consider a prop osition to organize a national associa- ton of inventors The formal opening of the celebration will be held tomorrow af- ternoon at Lincoln Music hall. President Harrison will preside and make an ad- dress. Another public meeting will be held early in the evening, and later Secre- tary Noble and Patent Commissioner Mitchell will hold a reception in the patent office. Public meetings will also be held on the afternoon and evening of Thurs day and on Friday, which is anniversary day, there will be an excursion to Mount Vernon, parade in the afternoon and a public meeting nthe evening, which will bring the celebration to close.