The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-08

steam Plant az the Rainier~Grand hotel, on
First avenue and Madison street on the
might shift While overhauiing a heap OF
refuse in a little room TWO stores beneath
the hotel lobby. and formerly used as a
tool house. he came upon a strange looking
machine. which. upon examination prov
ed 30 be 4 fan blower. used by the coun-
ierfei'ers In forcing the fires under their
melting pots. Closer search brought 20
light several pounds c. the alloy from
which the coins were made. and 10 cap the
climax, 4 beautifully constructed plaster OF
Paris mold for the casting OF bogus 50-cent
pieces WAS discovered. The mold is now a,
police headquarters with other evidence
discovered. AMI VIII be- brought 10 the at
tention Of Chief Hazen. OF the Seattle Sc
cret agency, today.
Tie mold blower and other counterfeit
ing ma teriai discovered bear the appear
ance Of having been ont 81 use for many
months. and the police are OF the or,in-
lan that ore Of the former engineers Of
the building was one Of the counterfeit
ers and stood in with them I'm their
midnight ia01rS. This conclusion fS
irresistible ia view az the arranearlent
ef the little Workshop.
The eoontett#it.rs could not have. Sc
i@Cf"a a better place rsr their PURPOSE
than the %Ah- ensement az the Rainier
Hrand- IL has three entrances from the
upper world One down through tho
Nwlsliag clouds OF steam. ,rtrk1ins
streams or soapsuas and penetrating
sssrtS OF the ho1et laundry and the eles-
5rieltS~charg.d air Of the dynamo yo3m
another tAruuEu ta% coal chute from the
s4flrr 80 Use reaT and a third from she
~tssTwasS ln font ST TIE hotel Il would
have Csyn a}gnus' impossible fer auvone
u1asQuainfes Nita taeiT secret 10 discover
th" Jaw hte hrgs al their }aboTs Lone
tft.ofn 4AH ckaglNe intruder could have
Numbered k@t@ the }ittle tociroom !t would
trsasFg ~ea
During tAs day ZINE q hen outsiders were
about. the toolr@0p Was no DOUBT Sc
enFcly 'eek@si. with its secret safe fran
%s~n foand the apparatus vas covered
wstis Debris % az sorts k-1d completely dIz-
luaNi}ets. b.}t Ntth I3stle Gft3 eslsty Detective
~5u log -seft ara numerous aTuaf et&rS wao
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}ssst ssW EnN p3sns wss asssratesi -g'1ss
r@@EftGE ger was Eaae, broken ia fra&-
EntFf&$ A"3 tft3N~u 3rto t.Ie asa heap. prob
Aa'f- ara SO tsrfa ,se sJt wsro pIrces or
t-'e 1tttfiFA n< Is Al@a tsgs furnace had
t~sf@ ai&it $H3 dozens ~ eagAW melted
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