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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-22
NEW CURRENCY DESIGNS
Secretary Cages Plan to Produce Uniform.
ity of Coins
Would Reduce the Number of De-
shown to the Cabinet,

Secretary Gage interested the President
and cabinet today with his plans for a new
design OF currency. He carried designs
with him and exhibited them to the cabinet.
He found that the plans took well, and It
is probable that within the next few years
there will be an entire change in the APP
pes rance Of the currency Of the country.
1t would take that long to get the new
money in circulation and take up the pres
ent currency. Unless the secretary sees
more objections to the plan than now pres
ent the mselves he will carry into execu-
ton his ideas. The secretary said to a
Star reporter this afternoon that the plan
became more feasible to him the more he
studied it.
At present there are nine denominations
Oh currency, and in each denomination
there are three classes, treasury notes Of
1870. silver certificates and greenbacks,
making a total of twenty-seven Kinds of
money in circulation. each having de-
sign of its own. These designs are fire.
que tly so similar as to permit of raising.
A 81 bill of any one class can be raised to
$40. and frequently passes on the unsus-
pecting.
Secretary Cages plan is to reduce the
number of designs to nine, one for each de-
nomination. He proposes to give to each
denomination a characteristic so peculiarly
its OWE that when the people become
Qudlrteu Win II there VIII De no possibility
OF being fooled by the raising of note.
Secretary Gage illustrated his idea with
81 note. AS stated, there are three de-
signs of these notes in circulation. one
each of treasury notes. silver certificates
ard greenbacks. He will have only one
design Of the new 81 notes. 1t will probably
carry in the center an immense eagle with
spreading wings When the people become
accustomed to 1t man will know a 81 bill
at once by the eagle. He cannot be deceiv-
ed by a counterfeit of this and he will not
have to lock at the figures on the bill. To
distinguish between the classes of the 81
note three colors would be used. The num-
Der and seal on the treasury note would be
Of red color; on the silver certificate 1t
would be green, and on the greenback II
would be some other color.
OF course, the words on the different
classes would be different as they are now
The object of the coiors is to facilitate
counting and classification in banking
houses end in the treasury counting rooms.
A cashier would have no trouble to classify
the notes by the colors. The same plan
would be worked In all the other denomina-
tiors.
Claude Johncon. chief of the bureau of
engraving ard printing. says that he pre-
fers not = discuss the change until the
Secretary has finally decided what he will
do. He thinks, however that the change
could be easily carried out.
Secretary Gage is delighted that 20 flaws
In the plan Were found at the cabinet
meeting. Even the President was deeply
Interested, and saw no objections
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-22

naIl1o.d scrip Be So - at 10. rnea@atIs Cum
type. IL at 1911. After call-Cspitai Traction, 81
1s IN Mergenthaier Linotype. 81 at I2'!4' At
District Of columbia Bonds. -3o-year fund 5s,
1908 currency liz bid ssss funding, eaTsencs =,
Miscellan. Bonds.-Metropolitan Railroad IS,
dl6 -, I'D H., 10 "a asked Ms.r.poltsa Railroad
'ieats indes,ednesT A IL BID MetrspotaI
ASKED Belt RAILROAD 5s Is asked. EckinEt a Rail
.oad Us. Loo asked Columbia Railrad es IIs bid
Ia asked AK Msshnsion Gas Company Gs, series a,
li2 bid L. s. Electric Light Dtbenture Imp, les
lid. American Security and Trust Z. +. and A'
100 b.d American Security and Trust IS. A. and
no bid Washington MARKET comiany imp Is. I'D
Ed mssns Ma assas, Company ,o ext % ie
instcn Light Infantry LIST Gs. 30 bid vast
National Bank stocks.-Pank Of Washington. go
80 and se sSS 1.hi iso bid Ssn's
asked Second; iss bid: Citizens, LBS bid go.
io;11 bid. los asked Truders', 30 bid Lncoin,
lUi bid, lUs asked
and Trust xlI9 bid American security and Trust
Railroad stscrscap ps Prlst ts g a lid hid 90.
asked Meiropolitan, lly bid Coumbia. 90 bid
4l asked i. S. Electric Light. hog bid . ii III
insurance stocks.-Firemen's 30 bid. Franklin.
20 bid Metropolitan. es bid. Corcoran. So bid
Ame-icsn, is5 hid Nasionsi TDsoa ' 10 BID. Il
ssa co'umois 70 bid u asked Risgs. y
sl %;,,s 6oT = II SIa; : a;EsSi 80 49,,
asked Washington Title. 2h bid. District Title.
felepbone stecks.-PsnnsyIyania. IS bid. 50 asked.
chesapeake ard Potomac. KS bid. % asked. Amer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-22
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE. Mo, October o. = Flour
arm. unchaKed -tiSeceipts, 14,292 barrels:
Wheat strons-Noee red. spot and October
9 3731a97s MsoyembeT. g7Aa97A: December.
ern. by sample. 91a9S; do on grade. 9Saa7Ix
receipts. 123.646 bushels: exports. ia,o0o
bushels: stock. 1.2le.eo6 bushels; sales, r.
900 bushels. Corn strong-mixed. spof ala
BIS; October and November, SLASH: new
or old. Novembef or December, 3OsSa3ON;
January. 31haSix steamer mixed, Sa29I
southern white' Sla33; do. yellow, 8aa3S-
receipts. 1920 bushels: exports, 1914
bushels; stock, 5449s2 bushels: sales. $1,000
No. mixed, 22Ea23rreceipts. s3.279 b,mh.
chs; exports. 136,496 bushels; stock. 274740
bushels. Rye frm-Ne,2 nearby. 5l3S sales:
No: 2 western, 53E hid>-receipts IN ~;
bushels; exports. q. 715. bnshels; stock. ia
321 bushels. Hay steadx. unc hanged 0rair,
fire. ghts drm. engagements slow, unchanged.
Sugar strong, unchanged Butter nrm. nm
changed. EGgs -4rm unbalanced Cheese
steady. unchanged Whisky unchaneed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-22
EULOGIzEs HIS GRANDFATHER.
Emperor William Makes n Character.
istic Speech at CnrlSruhe.

CARLSRUHE, October ~. Emperor
William yesteI day inspected the monument
In homer Of his grandfather, William I,
erected on the Kaiser Platz. Replying to
the burgomaster's address, his majesty
said.
This monument is a palladium which
strengthens US for the great aim we have
IN view. Just as it was a pleasant and
popular crstom in Berlin for everybody,
before commencing the days work, to GO
and view the emperor sitting at his writ
ing table window, and then proceed to
their duties more cheerful of heart, so may
every one who beholds this metal monu-
ment find therein exhortation to toyfully
do his duty for the welfare of the town
and fatherland."
His majesty concluded with calling for
three cheers for the Grand Duke of Baden
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-22
Change i'm Auction Firm.

A change has taken place in the we'll
snown auction firm of c. G. Sloan & Com
pany- MIR. Allison Nailor. jr., retires from
the nrm- and the business OF C. G. Sloan
q Company will be carried on by Mr.. c.
H. sloan Mr. Sloan has been at the head
OF the hrm for a number OF years past. and
Is well and favorably known He was
brought up In the auction business, and his
experience has been OF special value in es-
tablishine the important connections which
the firm has with the leading auction
houses OF Europe and this country Mr.
Sloan does a purely commission business.
and the collections Of artistic and antique
furniture which he has had from time to
time has enabled housekeepers to enrich
their homes with some of the choicest
articles that have been designed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-22
DEADLY GRADE CROSSINGS
Conference Over the Compromise Plan to
Abolish Them.

There was an important conference this
morning at the Commissioner office be-
tween the railroad committee Of The hoard
of trade and the District Commissioners
The object of the discussion was to dis
cuss the compromise plan of the Commits
s1cners for abollshing grade CROSSINGS along
the line of the Pennsylvania railroad with
in the limits of the District.
OF the committee Messrs. Hume, Curri.
den, Lambert, Church and Frizzell were
present. 1t was stated at the opening tina,
the committee desired to subordinate al
other questions to that of the adjustment
Of grade crossings and that 1t was willing
to leave the details to the Engineer Com
missioner. The computing engineer was
vations of the new system was spread upon
the table.
Commissioner Black explained that the
plan which had been approved by the Com
nissioners and had the Endorsement of the
railroad company contemplated a combI-
ration of an elevated and a depressed sys-
tenn He pointed out on the map where
The tunnel commenced. and explained that
from this point the tracks would be de-
pressed along the present line Of the rail-
road, becoming elevated at a point hell
way between South Capitol street and
Delaware avenue.
An Important Feature
Attention was called to an important
feature in this connection, which per-
mitted the use of the New Jersey avenue
yard without any change At South Cap
itol street the plan. he explained was for
an elevated structure whereby all inter-
secting streets as far as Az street could
pass under a bridge without change Of
grade.
At 9Th street he demonstrated where the
trs cks would be lowered about two feet
from the present grade, permitting the
tracks to run on an elevated structure TO
the present depot. which, he explained,
would be almost entirely reconstructed
The committee eviDced great interest in
the new railroad station, which Commits
s'oI er Black explained fully and which has
heretofore been referred to in The Star.
The southern connection of the railroad
was briefly touched upon, and it was point
ed out how at Virginia avenue and 9th
street the branch for the southern connec-
ton descends from elevated structure
to become a depressed system, which is
accomplished at 9th street and continues
TO the bridge. The committee referred par
ticularly to the proposed new bridge, and
&C mmissioner Black explained the details
of the new structure.
VIII Recommend Enforcement.
In the desultory conversation which fol-
lowed the members of the committee stated
that ii was entirely satisfied with the plans
and would recommend that the board OF
trade give it hearty Endorsement, that q
subcommittee would be appointed to look
into the question of damage to private
property, well as switches and railroad
connections with business property, all OF
which would be embodied In a special re-
port to the Commissioners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-22

E;x-Chnncel1Or Cannot Take Accus-
toned Exercise on That Account
BERLIN. October 22--Prince Bismarck's
throat, ii is announced in a dispatch from
Friedrichsruhe, has been affected by the
recent bad weather and he is unable to take
his usual out-of-door exercise
The wife of Julius Jagot a saddler of
this city, has eloped with Edward James,
colored. of Jacksonville Fla The couple
took with them 5000 marks belonging to
the woman's husband
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-22
ARGUING wEDDERBURN.s CASE.
Judge Wilson and Mr.. Small SDeak
Before Gen. Tyner.

Before Gen. Tyner.
When the proceedings in the case of We'd
derburn & Co. before the assistant attorney
general for the Post Office Department
We're opened this morning Judge Jere Will
son made an argument in behalf of the re-
spondents bearing particularly upon the
character of the literature they had sent
out. He claimed that II contained no prom
Use that was not actually complied with by
the company.
Judge Wilson was followed by William
Small. who closed the argument by counsel
Mr. Small claimed that the practices of
Hedderburn & Co were such as to bring
them under the ban of the lottery law, the
law forbidding the use of mails for fraud
and for the carrying out OF gift enterprises
When The Stars report of proceedings
before Gen Tyner closed yesterday after
noon r. Ross Perry made an argument in
behalf of the respondents, in which he laid
stress upon the claim that the great power
OF the Post Office DEPARTMENT to issue
fraud orders had been given it, not as a
punishment for what had been done, but
as a prevention of the present preparation
of fraud.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-22
UNLI .GsEHy DAIRY.

W1N1am N:SHOH suffers q PennIty for
,-C0ndRs.tiM9ss One. .nzss 81
For conducting ~ dairy lat s122 d street
southeast without license, and thereby
violating thee lawIEegarding the sale of
Inilk. William v. 1soE was this afternoon
hned $40 bySsudgeo Kimball in the PoIf,e
Court. The prosecution was brought nv
The health department. 1t was festif1ed
that Hon was refused a license because his
place Of business dh not comply with the
sanitary regulations Of the health Office.
but he contipued to conduct a dairy with.
out a licensesft5 III - "-''A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-22
Family Feud Re.ult. Fatally.

SALEM. Ind, October 22.-Yesterday
near Saltilloville, fourteen miles northwest
of Salem, Green Slaughter shot and NOR
tally wounded George Slaughter, his uncle.
and John Hotsapple. He fired a number of
shots at each with a shotgun and revolver.
Ihere was family feuc existing between
the parties, caused by lawsuit At las.
reports the murderer had not been arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-22
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The following are the opening. the high
est and the lowest and the closing prices of
the New York stock market today. as re-
Ported by Corson Mccartney, members
New York stock exchange. Correspondents
Messrs. Moore &C Schley. No. 50 Broadway
Open High. Low Close
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-22
NO CHANGE IN CANADA.s DUTIES.

Miners Packs Worth Less Than 800
Are Exempt.
OTTAWA, Ont, October 22.-The report
telegraphed from Victoria that the Cana
dian government had decided to charge a
duty on every class of goods taken into the
klondike country. including miners packs,
is not correct.
There has been no change in the customs
laws affecting that country. and miners are
still permitted to take In an outfit free of
duty when not exceeding 500 in value.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-22

Condition of John w. Thompson.
Mr.. John w. Thompson is reported to be
not quite 80 well today as he was yester-
day. During the past two days he has
been doing as favorably as could be ex-
pected. and 1t is hoped that he will con-
tinue to improve
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-22
ABYssINIANs ON THE wARpATH.
Have Dispersed Four SOmnIi Tribe g.
Committing Great Atrocities.

CAIRO, Egypt. October 22--News just
received here from Somaliland shows that
the Abyssinians devastating that
country. They have already dispersed or
wiped out four great Somai tribes, have
stolen all their live stock and have COM
mitted horrible atrocities. All the prison.
ers taken by the Abyssinians it is added.
were mutilated.
The area laid waste extends from the
banks of the Cebi to the source of the
JUbat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-22

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.. bankers
and brokers, 1927 F St. members New York
stock exchange, correspondents Messrs.
Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co.. New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-22
ENGLISH TROOPS FOR lydia.
Large Drafts of Soldiers to Recruit
Cavalry Regiments.

LONDON, October 22.-Large drafts of
soldiers have been ordered to be got ready
to reinforce the eight British cavalry regi-
n.entS now in India.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-22

II you want anything. try an I'D. In The
star. II anybody has what you Wish, you
viii get an answer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-22
MINISTER DIES OF FEVER.

Sixteen New Cases and Three Deaths
mt New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS. La October 22-At 1
o'clock the board Of health reported six
teen new cases and three deaths among
the latter being Rev. d. l. Purser of the
Valenes Street Baptist Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-22

Government Bonds.
Quotations reported by Corson & Macart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-22

Boulevard line, as the Columbia and Mary
land is called, are of the guage used as
that the work already done represents an
outlay of about S1,OOOOO0. The price paid
by the new owners Of the property is said
to be considerably less than this amount
lexington and Belt Lines.
In Washington the Boulevard line con-
trolls the lexington and Soldiers Home
and Belt railways, and has its road in OPP
Grafton As far as the District line. Grading
ON the Washington division from the Dis
trict line to Laurel has been completed and
five miles Of track laid. No work has been
done on the middle division between Laurel
and Ellicott City. Between Eilicott City and
Baltimore most of the construction has
been finished. Two power houses have been
erected and contracts made for machinery.
Contracts for cars had also been let when
the property went into the hands Of the
receivers, and these cars have been built.
It Is understood that tho whole property is
in shape for speedy completion of the orig
fnal plans.
The Columbia and Maryland Company Is
also the owner OF the Catohsville Short
Line railroad. and Its future has stirred UP
considerable discussion. This road since its
construction has been operated by the Penn
sylvania railroad under a lease which ex-
pires October 81. Arrangements have been
completed by which tie Pennsylvania rail-
read will continue to operate the Short
Line as a steam road under q lease which
may be Terminated on thirty days notice.
Owing to the easy grade of the Short Line
entering Baltimore. it is more advantage
Gus to operate than the line OF the Column
bia and Maryland. which extends out Ed
mondsOn avenue to Eliicott City.
A Baltimore banker who was In WASH
tngton today said there was, in his opinion,
no reason to doubt that the Columbia and
Maryland has changed hands. as stated
ten and Soldiers Home ard Belt Line COM
pantes here IL not yet known. but It is
thought that some one win come forward
and pay the dividends now In default. with
holders against those companies win be
discontinued. sSsa
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-29
Little Gold in VenezueIa.

\ N .mber of the House of Represent
atiyes at Washington, who is also
member of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, says that the reason that Eng
land has acceded so readily to the arbi-
tratlon Of the Venezuela controversy
is due to the fact that investigation on
the part of British mining experts
shows that tie gold fields in that coun-
try, within the limits of the disputed
territory. are not worth cOntending for.
1t is claimed that the territory in dis
pute was supposed to contain large and
valuable deposits Of gold and silver.
He says that until the United States
Government assumed the attitude Of
protector of Venezuela. England had
not made 4 thorough investigation OF
the matter. While Lord Salisbury was
stoutly refusing Secretary Oney's de-
mands for arbitration. tile British for
eign office had It's agents Mt work III the
supposed gold fields The reports were
far from satisfactory to the British.
Then Lord Salisbury assumed a more
coucila'ory tone in his correspondence
with Secretary olney, and finally con
sentoa n submit the question to arhi-
tratun
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-29
ART AND NATURE cURIosITlEs.

There are 700 varieties of snakes
known. of which number Europe has
but thirty.
The pike, says Bacon. is the only
fish that has been known to live over
700 years
Wells says that the annual dew fan
~ Great Britain IS equal to -. 161 .337,-
800 tons.
In the year 1888 Leigh Sotherby, In
a letter TO DIR. Gray of the British mu-
pum. describes talking canary bird.
is estimated by competent au-
horiJies that 10000 tons Of water
tumble over Niagara every minute
night and day.
The famous dragon tree which for
merly stood ON the Canary islands. was
'stimated by Humboldt to be 100
Years old.
A. late as the year l54a the people
4 France entered complaints against
aterpllare aud had lawsuits to stop
their deyastations
The anahas seandens. or climbing
perch, IS a brazilian fish that viii cross
great stretches Of dry land or climb
ANS tree that comes i'm its way.
pr Sccmann saws that 70 touch the
leaves or stem of thc Itch wood tree
ST, like Letting the hand come ii con
tact with a red hot poker" 1t grows
In Fiji
s.f,,-l-. .-r,,,. :, 5 .A -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-29
POPULAR SCIENCE.

The largest flower In the world grows
in Sumatra. 1t is called the Rafflesia
Arnold, and some of the specimens are
thirty nine inches in diameter. The
central cup Will hold six quarts of
water
Tile cold moon" is not cold at all
when she is visible, but very. very hot.
Her day is about a fortnight long. and
during her period of brightness her
temperature probably rises to go de
grees Fair. During the period of dark
ness, on the other hand, the lunar Their
mometer Is supposed to drop about 300
degrees below the Fahrenheit zero.
Then she may be uuthfully said to be
cold
French peasants have belief that If
a fire with much smoke is made in the
stove on the approach of storm. safe
ry from lightning win be insured.
Schuster shows that the customi is based
on reason. as the smoke serves as a
very good conductor for carrying away
the electricity slowly and safely In
one thousand cases of damage by light
ming, b3 churches and 50 mills have
been struck. but the number of fac
tory chimneys was only 0.3
1T has passed current" says Popu-
tar Science News, that sea air contains
an appreciable quantity Of salt To
test this NJ chalk made a series of ex-
periments. He passed about thirty feet
Of cubic air through solution of silver
nitrate. In every case there was not
the least cloudiness Of the solution,
which proved that the air contained no
salt The air contains salt only when
the wind carries salt spray. If we wish
TO benefit by the salt in the air we must
20 where the sea Is sufficiently agitated
by the wind TO continually hold sea
water in suspension"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-29
GEMS OF THOUGHT.

Courage is adversity's lamp-vanve
nargI'es.
Law.ssSs a they that make their wills
their law.-Wiliiam Shakespeare.
Who home is ruled according 10
Gods Word. angels might BE- asked
20 stay at night with US. and they would
not md themselves out of their eIe-
ment-Spurgeon.
Our fellow creatures can only Judge
OF what we are from what We do: but
in the eyes of our Maker what we do
IS OF no worth except as it flows from
what we ares. T. Coleridge.
If you want TO be miserable think
about yourself, about what you want,
what you Ike, what respect people
ought TO pay to you and what people
think of you.-Charles Kingsley.
The setting of a great hope is like
the setting Of the sun The brightness
of our life is gone shadows Of the even
ing fall around us, and the world
seems but broader shadow.-Longfel-
low.
1t is the law of hea ven that you shall
not be able to judge what Is wise or
easy, unless you are first resolved to
judge what is just, and to do it.-Rusc
kin
As a fountain finds its expression In
Overlooking. as a river in rushing TO the
Infinite main, as trees bursting into life
and blossom in the springtide, so God
feels It his Joy TO give literally, and TO
give above all we can ask or think or
desire, for Christ's sake.-Cummings
Beauty Is but skin deep" That is
a skin-deep saying. Beauty is heart
deep. 1t is out of the heart we desire
1t. II is out of the heart 1t grows. This
Is not mere saying Ike the other 1t
Is the fact and secret that we are eager
to penetrate. Mrs. A. ID. II. Whitney.