The Mena weekly star., 1897-01-27
THE NEW BILLS.
Bank Officials Declare 1t Is Easy to Mis-
 take the Silver Certificates.
THE ARBITRATION TREATY.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Reia- tons Discusses the Document An Extra Session of Congress sure-Consriar
 Appointments Wanted. |

tons Discusses the Documcut-An Extra
 Session of Congress Sure Consular
 Appointments Wanted.
 WAsuuNGToN, Jan. 26.-The elabo- rately designed new silver certificates have not won the popular success that was hoped for by the authorities at Washington. The widespread criticism on account ot the left-handed Goddess of Liberty that was directed against the St certificate when it made it's al)- pearance has been followed by more se- rious objections to all the certificates on the part of bank cashiers and others whose business requires them to handle the notes in large quantities. The first objection is that the different denominations of the new certificates are not nearly so readily distinguished as the former issue. In the mater of the $5 certificate this criticism is seri- ous. The S5 certificate can easily be mistaken for g. certificate unless great care is exercised. There are three Roman Vs on the face of this figure and four figure 5s. One of the latter numerals is twined in mon- ogram with v in the left upper corner. The popular criticism is ttiifi that 4 the numeral in the right hand upper corner, which ought to be the most conspicuous clew to the denomination of the certificate, does not look sufli- eiently like .. It is black figure and does not at all resemble the num- erals used in the old certificates. The second objection is that the great mass of engraving on the front and back Of the certificates. greater than was ever put on any other bills issued by tho government, adds much to the difficulty of deciphering the different denonina- tions. The utter is the most serious objection urged against th. naw certih- cates.
 Nicaragua aaa Arbitrafion WAsHMeTos, Jan. eG. Tine senate committee cn foreign relations to-day had the arbitration treaty under dis cussion, but the discussion was utmost wholly upon it's bearing on the Nica- .agua canal The committee read thc Clayton-Bulwer treaty, and all treaties and agreements between the United Stn.cs aaa Eic:fraga;t aasl Costa {ica. relating to tho canal. The letter of Minister Ro1crigaez pre nted Co t-tit elies S'i..aw ia which the Nica- 1 r3gaaa Government prctcstea against tho re at canai bila basore tiza senate go4aes. the basis oE Gsc1saios. This led to aalls oe Nliat the real situation was il. regald to the concession and the canal ard tho rights of the Mari time tanal Co as we'll as the light of the nited States. Several senators seemed to think that tho Nic- aragua capal might be seriously af- fccted by the treaty, and the determi- nation of the committee will be togo to the bottom of the question before talk ing mp other portions of the treaty. Senator Morgan took an active part in the discussion. He insisted that the canal situation must be settled before the arbitration treaty could be ratified
 An Extn Session Sure.
 PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2G. Congress man-elect John c. Sturtevant, of Craw- ford county is in this city. He said that he had called on President-elect Mckinley and that the latter said; II will call special session of congress on March 15 and unless 1 change ray ihiAits yVu may p@ III Na3AAlS tOH by that time. l desire to have my protcc6- i've system inaugurated immediately upon my inauguration, and 1 want q measure passed that will immediately stimulate business and give idle men work"
 Consular Appointments Wanted.
 W4sHINGToN, Jan. 26.--Pressure will be brought upon President Mckinley to induce him to revoke the order ia- sued by President Cleveland in Scptena- Der, 1895, requiring applicants for con sulships to submit to examination tc prove their qualifications, and tho or der Of the secretary of state, issued Oc- tober 21, which deprives consular off cers of many fees which they have been in the habit of collecting.