Crawford avalanche., 1898-01-13

One or the most sklllful connterfeito
that the secret service detectives have
ever come across was brought into the
treasury last week. 1t Is a 500 silver
certificate and the counterfeiting had
been so cleverly done that the experts OF
the Treasury Department could not de-
tect the fact that the notes were forger-
les until they had been put through Sc
we're test. Altogether five bad notes have
been discovered, and they are all evi-
IDENTIFY the work Of the same skilled hand.
In view OF the dangerous character OF
the counterfeit Secretary Gage has called
in all 500 silver certificates, of which
there are about $26,000,000 outstanding.
These will be exchanged for silver certif-
Gates of smaller denominations and the
plates destroyed.
The destitute in Cuba need all kinds of
summer clothing, new or secondhand for
men, women and children, blankets and
sheets, medicines for fevers, particularly
quinine; meat extracts, condensed mnk
and prepared soups and other forms OF
food suitable for invalids are particularly
desired; also bacon, rice, lard, -four, corn
meal, potatoes, beans, peas, preserved
meats, fish, fruits and vegetables, can
ned goods of all kinds and every other
form Of food that will not be injured by
n five days voyage and exposure to the
tropical climate of Cuba. The distribu-
ton of these supplies will be made
through the several consuls and consular
agents of the United States and such 9TH
er agencies as Gen. Lee may find useful.
Col. Morrison is now at his home In
Waterloo, H., and does not expect ever
to return to Washington again as an off,
cial. His six years term as president Of
the Interstate Commerce Commission has
expired. He is now ~ years old, and by
the time President McKinley's term is
out he will be rs, hence he does not con-
slider himself any longer an available
presidential candidate, but he is quite con-
fdent that after his long official life he
has strength and brains enough left to
earn n living, and offers his services to
any person or persons who desire the ad-
vice and counsel of good lawyer. He Is
going to hang out shingle on the main
street Of Waterloo, and will whittle the
arm of his chair until he gets client.
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The pension lists will not be published.
The Secretary of the Interior is decidedly
opposed to the proposition. He does mot
believe it would result in any good, but
would furnish the claim agents with ma
terial for another raid upon the treasury.
He thinks that the experience of the de-
partment when the lists were published
before, some twenty years ago, would be
repeated. Then the old soldiers were de-
luded with enticing circulars from claim
agents, who offered to secure them an
increase if they would advance money to
pay the expense of working up the evil
dence. 1t is the opinion of the law off,
GERS Of the department that they can find
cases of fraud without publicity.
The plan Of using reindeer as means Of
transportation from Dyea to Dawson in
the Klondike does not promise success,
owing to the inability of the Government
agent in Lapland to get animals to this
country in time for service this winter.
There is also some question about the
value of reindeer in Alaska. There is
plenty of moss there for the animals, but
it will be buried under many feet of snow,
and some of the most experienced arctic
explorers say that the reindeer could not
transport enough to feed them on the way
from Dyea to Dawson. They believe that
dogs will be more valuable.
When the postal congress met in Wash
ington last year IL was decided that on or
before Jan. J., 1899, the three principal
denominations Of the postage stamps OF
the world should be of uniform color. The
1-cent stamp OF the United States and
the frank of like value in foreign coun-
tries is to be green, of the same shade
as the old 3-cent stamp The 2-cent stamp
is to remain vermilion In color, and Great
Britain's penny purple must conform to
it, while in the case Of the 5-cent stamp
we will adopt the blue Of her 2h3-pence
piece.
In the course of the removal of the
books and papers of the Congressional Ii
brary to the new building, an unexpected
find has been made in the shape of q large
box of papers written by Thomas Jeffer-
son. These were found stored away in a
little room next the entrance to the Ii
brary, which had been under lock and
key for many years.
The complete consolidation Of Nicara-
qua, Salvador and Honduras into SOW
ereign republic is progressing steadily, ac-
cording to advices received by Senor Cor
rea, charge d'affaires of the greater re-
public of Central America.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union end the Reform Bureau have en-
tered protests against the permission
granted for the sale of wine and bets' in
the restaurant of the new Congressional
Library building.
The Secretary of State has received al
together about 81 600 in cash as the re-
suit Of his appeal to the public for con-
tributions for the distressed citizens of
Cuba.
Mr.. Lippmann of Olyphant, Ark, sug-
gests that it would be good idea for the
Government to publish the names Of the
old soldiers who are not drawing pensions.
Secretary Alger gave a Christmas pres
ent in the shape of s. bill to every one
Of the forty-eight charwomen and mes
sengers in the War Department.
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