The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-27
THE PASSING THRONG.

Some iFlrai postmaster down Sound Is
out lust - by the clever altering az a
gfetnpaek. done apparently by some fet.
low townsman.
Yesterday the Seattle possofdee received
remittance from ole of the smaller Of
IIces Ia ,he northern part OF the state.
several bills were In the envelope They
were passed over TO the proper clerk. who
instantly detected the fact that one OF
them had been altered 10 suit the wishes
or some fotxner owner and regardless OF
the rules of common honesty and the ra-
ausren%nts Of the national currency laws
The piece was originally a silver certifi-
cato Tor 81. Apparently /. Was GOOD for
ten cart wheels when presented at any
@ab'tfsasury OF the United States or I'm
he ordinary transactions az the business
world.
An examination OF the bill disclosed the
fact that 1t had been altered by sras1tres
and by sticking on new matter in no
less than twenty places. Paper money
- mad" OF three ;iickns sses OF paper
The firsf thickness where tn, figure 1
Stood In tne four corners OF fhe face OF the
OH. had been removed. and Ia Ike place
OF the character had been pastel a figure
~. taken from an unstamped revenue
stamp The general character Of th, ag-
ores and OF the background was similar
enough 10 the ordinary silver certificate
The iab at plaarsfing on The four la
~ place ~ ihe original figures or the RAJ
Haa evidently been performed with skill
ard much Patience Around tho edges
90 Tee inserted rieces indelihi, le4d-pcncii
marks aad been used to elTace ali signs
Of the change that had hecn wFoush1.
rs fte Use % Ert* gspns5.S the wortls
'oae" appearing NJ Intervals Oh the r.
verse ode OF the btu wee thoroughly oe-
sCured
Counterfeit bills are frequently esrcg.
lated for weeks "a country places wharo
the people for the NEST part are not ac-
ests;oaned - handling large amounts az
currency tlasi wfarn they geach the city
ther are usually nIsktd aai with realty
wonderful uuleknfe~. especially il banks
and IN the koy@rnmeHt Offices
ualy oHo other 81 'haS Species OF coun-
tefictt money has been p4eked ug by ss.s
pos,osace heFv IA several Years pas.
street faker 81 Pioneer saaare yes
sesday sfiSFuoea was assNg has plant
tlaGs - advantage oefore Is crowd OF 50
or mara spectators. When he Mas intes-
Fup3sa ia iae presses or rakiwg lH shaksls
ig hauleg osas. thougr NOT uncommon fasa~
ien
Hatk 81 flen distant several ynrss an
owner OF Aiaskaa days rad s3nsr~xatei
his breed 70 - u - 'axne prospective klau-
utAsF fNTF@ We're taG@e cT fear uHfeF~
ssisesl ti,-lookinE hT8.fS ia gf}e group Iast
gisen another iako8 d&x fsrc3ss appvoa r.
cd tse crowd. le&sing two magnificent
'-hatkie~ tfT~ uf sre sS1agyv animals.
taking = l0s3k a. MS smaller fellow hega
hy sAe ojts*r cog seller broke 5 NAY and
starred 10 make a meal OF t1a waaie mess
There wese alssa9-c0Fssieg cries n an
Instant and before tho crowd EatAessd
boot HeesSs were s~ea descending on fae
graphing. AEh1iRx animals TIE sword
-at4skY-' iss4tss,i sic brother IN s}5r u1eise
waiVa SreN uSarHeotsrtsf u3Hss exciting
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