Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-29
WASHINGTON LETTER
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

fives have been received at the treas
ury, and some of them will be paid
out within few days. A limited
supply of the 80 certificates are ready
for issue, but the old ones will he
worked off first. Tue new tfyes are
in some respects more striking than
either the ones or twos, but they lack
something OF the unity and artistic
simplicity Of the twos. The central
feature OF the face of the note,
and indeed, the features which
covers neary the entire note, is
a representation OF the genius of mod
ern civilization, with her feet planted
upon the United States upon the map
Of the globe, and holding aloft an
electric light, drawing its power from
Jupiter. The god uf thunder drives
his three-horse chariot advancing on
the right of the central figure and
holding in his hand the forked light
ming. The goddess of peace, with the
dove lowering about her head, is at
the left of the central figure, or at the
right of the note, as it meets the eye.
Fame, also, with her trumpet, sits on
the right of the picture, between Jupi-
ter and the central figure. the Amer
lean eagle crouches on the left, with
his wings in repose. The whole
effect is striking, and the figures
nre well drawn and largely nude.
The lettering, declaring that the
certificate represents five silver dol
lars, is crowded into the edges OF the
note, like mere fringe around the
drawing. The figure 5 appears con-
spicuously, however, on both halves of
the note, meeting the criticism against
the SO note that, when cut lengthwisc,
the separate halves did not each con-
tain urge figure. The back of the
new certificate bears portraits of
Grant and Sheridan, with some elub-
crate scroll aud lathe work in the ccn-
ter. A winged head OF artistic draw
ing is at the top of the note. The
distribution of the dark and light por-
tions of the back of the note is differ
cnt from THAT of any other American
money, and makes the new note easy
to distinguish among other denominu-
tons.
EXPORTING MORE GooDs AND Corn
The statement of the bureau of stntis-
tics for July shows exports OF mer-
chnndise for the month to have been
$67, TIA, 1856 and imports SOL, 927, $50,
All excess OF exports of $50, 7S7, l69,
against an excess of imports in July,
1895, of SIG, 1884, 57. For the seven
calendar months ended July 81 the
exports were $5l2, 1876, 1872 and the i'm
ports S421, $50, 1913, m excess of ex-
ports OF 800, 743, 600, as compared with
excess of imports OF 81, 2l9, 092 in
the first seven months of las. year.
The gold exports for July exceeded the
imports by 50, O97, 7SS, while in July,
1895, the excess was only SO, 296, OCT.
The same condition prevailed for the
seven months period, the excess of
gold exports over imports being $780,
S66, GAP, against IN excess of only S12,-
542, $50 the first seven months of last
year. The excess of silver exports
over imports during July was 81, $751;.
800, against "a, O41, 72s in July year
ngo, while for the seven calendar
months, 1913, S74, 24S more silver was
exported than imported, against an ex-
cess last year of $23, 626, 724.
Low BIDS For COAST DEEENsEs-
Secretary Lamont has directed the
award of contracts under the pro-
posals received by the war department
for the supply of forgings, gun and
mortar carriages, ETC., provided for
by recent appropriation for the arma-
ment of coast Notifications. The
award for 10.inch steel guns and 16-
inch gun forgings was made to
the Bethlehem iron company of
Pennsylvania, the Midvale company
receiving the award for 12-inch forg-
ings. The companies receive con.
tracts for twenty-five and fourteen
sets of steel forgings for the 12-inch
breech- loading mortars. For finish
ing fourteen sets of these forgings
contract is awarded the Builders iron
foundry of Providence, r. l., the re-
naming fourteen sets going to the
government gun factory at Watervliet.
A contract for thirty finished mortars
is awarded to the Bethlehem iron COM
pany. The 10inch disappearing gun
carriages are distributed as follows:
Ten to the Southwark foundry and
machine company, eight to the Niles
tool works company and twelve to the
Bethlehem iron company. The con-
tracts for the Pinch mortar carriages
are awarded to Robert Poole
& Sons company. of Baltimore, aud
the Southwark foundry and machine
company. To the Midvale company
is awarded contract for nearly
two thousand shot and torpedo shells.
LYNcHINa CASE D1PLoMAcY-Baron
Fava, the Italian ambassador, who is
summering ut Bar Harbor, has tel,-
graphed the state department, in ac-
cordance with cabled instructions from
his government, asking for official in
formation regarding the lynching of
three alleged Italian subjects in Louisi-
ann, as reported in the newspapers re-
Gently. The state department has
promptly called on the governor of
Louisiana for full report OF the oc.
currence, in order that a suitable
reply can be made to the ambassador.
If it is found that the Italians were
natnralized American citizens, the in
quiry will stop, MS the Italian govern
ment can no longer take any interest
in the affair; but, if, ms in the cases
of similar lynchings OF Itnlians in
and Colorado; the men are
shown to DO aliens, M indemnity will
be demanded and Con.
gress asked 10 appropriate for that
purpose, as it did in former in
stances. ,gtt' !.