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The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-23
COUNTERFEIT COINS.
To weigh Them Is the surcst Method
of Detection.
b. r. Doyle, in Leslie's Weekly.

r. II. Doyle, in LeslieS weekly.
The weights of American coins are i'm
has the handling of any great quantity OF
coin: for weight Is one OF the best ways 10
detect counterfeits is very df1oTit Gu ,beir f9r
spurious coins exactly In line with the legal
weights of the genuine coins.
The weights of American coins now IN CIR
culatlon are as follows:
Gold Coins-The $40 gold piece. or double
eagle weighs 516 grains; the so gold piece;
or eagle, weighs 25S grains: the s. gold
q esese gold or peee e tauthorized Feb 2 1S5s and
discontinued Sept. 26. 1S90) weighed IA
grains the $50 gold piece or f5e aparts5 r61s
piece authorized March 3. 1Si9. and discon-
tinued Sept 2s. 1900 weighed 25:s grains.
Silver Coins-The silver dollar weighed
originally 4l6 grains, and then 1t was re-
duced to its present weight OF 4l2.5 grains.
The trade dollar (authorized Feb II. 1915.
and discontinued Feb. ls. lssO weighed iN
grains: the Columbian silver half dollar
weighs 1929 grains: the common silver quar-
ter dollar weighs ss.45 grains: the "Columbi-
an" silver quarter dollar weighs Sc a grains:
the silver 20-cent piece weighed i1.l6 grains
authorized March 3 1875, and discontinued
May 2. 1879; the silver dime weighs SS SO
April ., 1892. discontinued Feb II. 1879
weighed first 20.s grains. then changed to
the silver Scent piece authorized March 3.
1851. and discontinued Feb: u 1879 weighed
first 12% grains and then 11.52 grains.
Nickel Coins-The scent nickel piece C15
per cent. copper and - per cent. nickel
weighs 77.16 grains; the Scent nickel piece
authorized March g. 1865, and discontinued
Sept. 26. 1s90) weighed 80 grains C75 per cent.
copper and % per cent. nickeD; the 1-cent
nickel piece authorized Feb. II. 1851 and
discontinued April y. 1861 weighed y grains
tSs per cent copper and II per cent. nickel.)
Bronze or Copper Coins-The old-fash-
ioned copper cent authorized April 2 1922
weighed first 264 grains: IL was then changed
To 20S grains. then TO les grains. and its
coinage WAS discontinued Feb. q. 1857. The
copper Cor bronze) 2-cent piece authorized
April -. 1864. and discontinued Feb. II. 1879
weighed s6 grg.ins go per cent. copper and
per cent tin and zinc): the present cop
per cent was authorized April p. 1864. and
weighs - grains. OF which 50 per cent. is
copper and per cent. tin and zinc: and the
copper half cent (authoriZed April 2 17e2
and discontinued Feb. 2t, 1s57) weighed or gi-
nally l52 grains: then IL was changed, first
to loi grains, and finally to 81 grains.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-23
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Chester A. Snyder has gone TO New York,
where he will enter Chase Art School
Mrs. Robert Brown, of Fort Wayne, Is
visiting Mrs. Nicholas Ensley, 1918 North
Meridian street.
The eighth section of the Free Kinder
garten Society will meet with Mrs. Il. f..
Somerville, 1125 Fletcher avenue, Tuesday
afternoon.
Mrs. ii. B. Snyder and daughter Jessie
left yeste- day for New York, and Will sail
Wednesday for Cuba, where they will spend
the winter with Mr.. Snyder
Mrs. David Self, of 1410 Fletcher avenue.
and her niece. Miss Clotilde La Grange, OF
Evansville, have returned after a two
weeks pleasure trip to Evansville, attending
the Blue and Gray encampment.
Floyd A Woods yesterday received a ca
blegram from his sister, Miss Alice Woods,
announcing her safe arrival at Antwerp.
Miss Woods sailed from New York on a
steamer of the Red Star line. The boat
arrived at Antwerp yesterday two days
overdue. The fact that the steamer was
known to be overdue greatly alarmed the
members of Miss Woods's family In this
city. and the cablegram bearing the one
word, Safe, was welcome intelligence.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-23

There is no reason for separating life into
fragmets. Wherever an honest man stands
there is holy ground. As TO charges OF
'blashemy" exposing bad Jewish traits.
etc. well. the unanimous opinions Of all
the leading Jewish intelects In America Is
that have raised the Jews self-respect-
When leaders OF American Judaism say In
their own organs that they look TO my work
TO promote Jewish revival, think L may
safely set down the opposite view of some
Christian Journalists to stupidity or
malice.
You say the details of Jewish life do not
interest you. Well. that is your misfortune.
MI humani a me alienum puto Is the
motto of a higher, a broader humanity.
You watched 'Zaza' with intense earnest
ness. every word, every scene, every move
ment, although 1t deals-like this letter
with the seamy side of an artistic profess
sion" about which you could have had lit
tie 10 learn but the true panorama of or
thodox Jewish life, so misrepresented
throughout the ages; this representation of
a tragedy which actually occurred in the
London Ghetto during the present century:
this gave you ''an evening of boredom and
ed; then, TO learn that in Hester street. in
this very city, the get (dvorce) is given
every day exactly as In my play. My de-
talls are unnecessarily realistic. and con-
sequently vulgar" That consequently is
deiiciously inconsequential. But the details
OF "Zaza"-her semi-nudity in the first act
for example, are necessary" The mere
unsavory detail so absolutely unnecessary in
the degenerate plays" is as absolutely nee
essary In 'ZaZa" Well, we'll / suppose
mine is one of the degenerate plays while
Laza IL one or the regenerating plays
You are honest enough to admit that the
audience did not agree with you about my
play, whereas some of your fellow-critics
even deny the enthusiasm-or speak bra
zingly of ''the claque." AS however, your
first article lays down the principle that
the minority is generally wrong" 1 will
permit myself for once to believe it. and TO
think that you are wrong, and the ma
Jor1ty or the audience right.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-23

to 1 10 20 to ], as a compromise measure.
1t Is said that Mr.. Carlisle himself was at
first quite inclined TO think that this might
open way out of the difficulty. On look
ing up the subject however, ne reached
the conclusion that the application of even
much adjustment of the ratio to the
silver already coined would be a serious
matter. so far as government balances were
concerned. He wrote to Mr.. VOORHEES, thar
the number Of silver dollars coined since
1873 had been 1882, $50 At the new ratio
proposed their value would be s333, Do. l62.
loss of SSi.1 23s. He then set forth
other losses which would be incident to the
change. such as the cost of reconage.
transportation, etc, and the loss on the
subsidiary coinage and made final esti-
mate that the nominal cost to the govern
ment would amount to $l12 s66, 321
1t is to-day apparent that 20-to-l ratio
would be useless towards correcting the
silver counterfeiting evil. The loss which
even that change would involve, however, is
pretty significant as showing what an adj
justment to actual commercial ratios would
mean. Thirty-two 10 one is the only ratio
to-day that could be seriously considered 10
new one were to be evolved.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-23
LIVED IN THE CITY.
All the "Jays" Seen I'm New York Are
Not Visitors from Outside.
New York Times.

New York Times.
People seem to think" says a New
1ork woman that all the queer countrf-
fed looking people who have been seen sn
tho streets and up around Madison
square since the arch began TO near COM
pletion are strangers from out OF town.
but for my part don't believe IL. i believe
New YORK harbors people as queer and
the Union 1 know that when L first came
mere 10 live i had heard so much about
the great city OF New York and New York
styles that L was absolutely shocked
street. / somehow had an idea that every
woman who lived here must look as III sho
had just stepped out OF q fashion plate I
soon learned that that was far from
see old-fashioned characters that Won
read about until one night I happened 90
be invited to gathering of some kind. L
forget what now. or why. ! know I was
a stranger TO the people and only slightly
me TO attend. Such an odd gathering I
never saw. IL was exactly the kind that
one reads about. only IL was I'm New
York nat instead OF New England par
Tor. The women were I'm dark gowns
lace fixings at the neck and white gloves
They were all embarrassed and III at ease
and the few men hung bashfuliy on
the outskirts OF the company The longer
1 live here the more ] come 10 believe that
there are people living i'm the city with
too little money TO spend much car fare or
TO enter into the life of the city. and who
are as much apart from II as II they
lived I'm the wilds OF Maine. ] don't be-
lieve that all the countrified looking peo-
pie who were 10 be seen around the arch
were from out OF town. | think they were
New Workers, who. for the time being and
shells and down into the heart OF the city
and its life"
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-23
CITY NEWS NOTES.

Frank Evans, colored living at 355 Mad
ison avenue. was arrested for stealing cloth
ing from Bob Allen, colored. Evans has
served time in the penitentiary. and was re-
Gently released from the workhouse.
James Gilmore. an inkmaker. living at $50
North Illinois street. was taken to police
headquarters by Policeman Hagerman yes
terday for disturbing the peace of occu-
pants OF the building and driving his rela-
tves from their rooms.
Ezra Dransfield, son of Thomas Drans-
field 81 Centennial street, Haughville.
while playing with several other boys in
that neighborhood last evening, fell in some
manner. breaking both bones in the left
forearm. One of the bones projected
through the flesh The lad was taken to
the Office of DR.. Eisenbess. where the in
Jury was cared for.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-23
Pensions for Veterans.
Certificates have been issued to the
lowing-named Indianisns:

Certificates have been issued to the fol-
lowing-named Indianisns:
Restoration and Increase = Michael
I.owderback, Rochester, IS to Sl2; Carter u.
White Paoli, S. TO S14: James Padgett, West
shen. 81 to SIS
Increase--James B. Wilson, Rushvile.
to sli: Peter BeIIner, Jasper, IS TO s14; Hi
ram p. Shepherd Terre Haute. SIG to a7:
Frederick r. Williams; Indianap.o,lis, i sl7 to
Woodlands. Pine Village, - TO Sl7, Silas j..
Gonarroe. Modes. $ to $40; Martin s,en Costello,
sbass @ o e emsev & ArmcS Frank
ton. sl4 TO sl7; Enoch Tedrow. Window, sl2
to s1i; I<illes A X. Lee, Canaan, Slf TO S24 !:
Fletcher II. Curtis Winslow. sl2 TO sl7;
zelmet. Merrillvilie. S. to si2: Isaac Quaker
bush. Shoals. S12 to $1f: William r. Bailey,
Graysvillc, So to sll; Jefferson NJ. Cassel,
Monroe City. sl4 to 81: Isaac ]. Clevenger,
Parker 81 TO sl2; Noah M. Spalding. Ma
tional Military Home; Marion. $ to SO:
Morris, Vevay, IS TO $40: Adam I.eckrone.
Forest. se TO s.; Alfred Bramble, Lakeside.
s. to S; Milton r. Morris. Greenfeld: s. to
Robert Favour. ST. Paul. SO 10 sl2; James
II. Friedly, New Amsterdam. IS to sl2;
James f. Ball. Frankfort. sl2 TO sli; Jacob
~. Waldron. SO to 81; Leander Kelly, De
Soto. s. To 81: Irwin Applegste. Corydon.
81 70 Sl2; Samuel Davidson. Lafayette. $50
lea S72 Elias Bushong. Syracuse. IS TO Sl7:
George Smith. Bicknel s. TO $40: Henry n.
stephens. Sulphur Springs. $ to s1o Will
liam Rcscr. VeVay. s. to $40.
Reissue-Elijah Ellington. Owensburg, SO:
Henry Deselms. Farmland. s1i.
Reissue and Increase--Henry Flock. SOM
erset, $l2 TO sl7.
Original widows etc.-Barbara Behr-
mann. Anderson, s.: Mary j. Rand. Chelsea
81; Especial Oct. l0l. Permelia Collins, Tur-
key Greek; s.: reissue. Susan Kappelmann.
Lake Station, $12
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-23
First University vesper services.

The first vesper service of the season
under the auspices of the University of In
dianapolis was held at o'clock yesterday
afternoon at st. Pauls Episcopal Church.
The sermon was preached by Rev. G. A.
Christensen, rector of ct. Paurs. A good
sized audience, composed chiefly of stu
dents of the university. attended the serv-
ice and appeared to be impressed by the
remarks of the pastor. DIR. Carstensen's $
sermon related to the manner in which men
should live to lead successful lives. In clos
ing his discourse the pastor addressed his
words directly TO the students.
The regular church choir had charge of
the vesper music, and 1t was we'll rendered.
DR.. B. A. Jenkins, president of the uni
versity, was present and read the first and
second Scripture lessons. 1t is the intention
to hold these vesper services regularly in
the downtown churches for the next six
weeks. Next Sunday the service will be
held at Plymouth Church, when Rev. w. A.
Quayle, pastor of Meridian-street Nj. K.
Church, will preach the sermon.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-23
Census word Family
New York Post.

There are some queer features about the
census use OF the word family" IL
means practically those who eat at the
same table. a hotel Is a family. The Me-
mortal Hall Dining Association at Cam
bridge is a family. so II the Danvers luna
tic asylum. A stray man who keeps bach
elor's hall Is a family. The necessity Tor
this use OF the term came with the question
OF enumerating domestic servants. IL was
found absolutely impossible 10 attach them
10 their own families. scattered as they are
They had &c go with the family they were
living with This led 20 continuation of
the principle. with the result mentioned. As
II works out. the census family differs from
the actual family In size only by q small
fraction OF one person
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-23

Malissa Snyder, who has many times oc-
cupied cells at the police station and work
house, was arrested again yesterday, and
tried, as she has done before. to kill herself
by hanging. The first took a light cord
and tied IL to the bars across the windows,
and then tied ii around her neck Other
occupants of the prison ridiculed this, and
she then tore up some of the bedding and
tried it again. when the matron was called
and stopped the proceeding.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-23
Fen Through n cra,,,u.

Mrs. Ella Lynn. living at 5oS North Penn
sylvania street, works at the restaurant In
the market. Yesterday afternoon she went
outside and fell through the grating and was
badly bruised about the hips and chest. 4
few moments before "A cOlorcd man was
seen TO raise the grating and take some
thing from underneath. He did not replace
the grating properly. and when she stepped
on II fell through.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-23
Y~ette md the Tom Cat.

New York World special from Paris
says: "Yvette Guilbert on returning home
from the theater had "A terrible fight with
an mfuriated tomcat which somehow got
into the house. with the result that she is
temporarily dlsfigured. She received sew
eral severe bites and ugly scratches near
the eyes. and her upper lip torn The
fight, which was in utter darkness, was
dramatic. Yvette's screams woke her hus-
band and the servants. = lively chase fol-
lowed and the cat was finally Killed.
Yvette herself used a pair of tongs.
When interviewed she said she would be
able TO sing again in few days. An
autopsy over the cat showed no HYDRO
phcbia- Incidentally Yvette volunteered
the information that she Is writing o book
embody!ng her ideas upon marriage. III will
be remembered that she married I'm New
York "A Or. Max Schiller. manager for Duse
and brother-in-law of the Rosenfeld
hrofharS
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-23
Mr.. and Mr-. Pierce. ..At Homr.v

John Fierce and his wife Ella, who. the
police say. have habit OF beating each
other frequently when under the influence
or liquor, were again arrested By the bicycle
police Yesterday morning. They live AT i6
North West street and had INDUCED i'm an
aii-nisht night. In which both were consid-
erabiy battered.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-23
Plymouth Church Mortgage.

The Plymouth Church mortgage. filed in
the Federal Court Saturday by Edgar A.
Brown, was for $500. instead of sS2,OO0. as
printed yesterday morning
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-23
BOWLING AFFAIRS.

The individual averages of all members
of the Marion County Bowling League who
have played in three games or more are as
fOI
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-23
ADJUSTMENTS.

Indianapolis theater-goers will see the
Grand Stock Company this week in Lady
Windermere's Fan" There was not pro-
duction last season that can equal in point
OF brilliancy of dressing. scenic effects and
lights the performance this week Of this
society play. Stage Director Brooke has
worked almost every night this week until
2 and 3 o'clock in the morning on this pro-
duction, keeping the scenic artists, property
men and electricians all busy with him in
perfecting the details connected with the
staging of this piece. 1t Is much the largest
cast seen at the Grand since the stock sys-
tenn was inaugurated. There will be mat
inees Wednesday and Saturday as usual.
Voting will begin tonight at the Grand on
the play that Is 10 be reproduced from last
seasons list. Everybody attending the per-
invited to express preference as to which
play shall be selected.
The new musical mix-up, "a Ragtime
Reception" combination of ludierous sit
uations music. dances. songs and special
ties, will he the attraction this afternoon
and tonight at the Park until Thursday.
The comedy is by George Totten Smith.
THE Butterfly Burlesquers" will begin a
weeks Engagement at the Empire this aft
ernoon Two burlesques will be presented
Monte Collins and Norma wills. in her
Barrett, and a number of others. including
Phillips and Naynon. with their trained
tropical birds. VIII render the olio-
The Lombardi Italian Grand Opera Com
pany has disbanded at Kansas City. after
a trip through the West because of poor
business. In South America. in Central
America and In Mexico. where the COM
pai.y first went after setting out from Mi
Ian. Italy, it was lionized and played to
crowded houses at every performance. Poor
business began when the company left Mex
leo and came UP the Pacific coast to Cali
fornia. The money that WAS made IN the
Latin countries has been lost In the United
States tour. which began at Los Angeles
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-23

-GARLAND- STOVES AND RANGES
Last longest and use the least fuel.
The daily sentinel., 1899-03-02
HOME INVENTOR.

NJ. @. Ramsey, who is quite genius
in mechanical affairs has just finished an
attachment to be placed ~ til, Stevens
gun, which is SO much in use Ivy hunters
all through the west.
Mr.. Ramsey has been in correspon-
dence with the Stevens Arms company
of Chicopee Falls, New York, and today
sent them a model OF the attachment.
He did not go to the trouble of having
the attachment patented but offered
them the exclusive use of his invention
under certain conditions. They have
accepted his conditions and he will be
the gamer.
The attachment consists Of a spring
which holds in place lever, which could
not be handled while the gunner was in
process Of cleaning his g1n without tax
ing the use of one hand
Had Mr. Ramsey so desired he could
have the attachment patented and prob
ably COTTON great deal more for the in
vention. 1t was the one fault complain
ed of in the u.e of tho Stevens gun and
the complaint cost the Stevens Arms
company, the sale Of many guns a year
The daily sentinel., 1899-03-02
HERE Is AN EXAMPLE.

George Austin, agricultural superin-
tendent Of the beet sugar factory at
Lebi, Utah, in letter G. E. Mitchell,
the agricultural superintendent for the
Colorado Sugar Manufacturing company
OF this city says that, he has contracted
for 1920 acres OF beets the coming sea-
son, which is about one thousand more
acres than they have ever contracted be-
fore. He says further, that they have
had to refuse about one thousand acres
which have been offered.
Here is an object lesson for some Of
our farmers who are afraid they csnnot
make money raising beets. II the pso-
pie of Utah are anxious as he describes
there certainly must be some money In
the culture Of boots. There IL some
what OF hesitancy on the part OF . few
to grow beets, but from all possible in
formation obtainable, it has been an un-
mixed blessing to the people Of Utah.
The daily sentinel., 1899-03-02
YOUNG AMERICA.

The night that Sousa was here, re-
porter of The Sentinel happened to have
business on the stage Of the Park opera
house. Just as he emerged from the
rear door OF the stage, Sousa and his
party consisting Of the ladies Of the COM
pany and Arthur Pryor tho trombonist,
we're about to enter There we're about
hundred young boys standing there
and no sooner did they recognize Sousa,
than they gave him one Of the heartiest
cheers that he doubtless has received in
q long time.
With the instructive courtesy that he
possesses Sousa turned and acknow-
lodged the compliment Of the boys by
raising his hat 1t was only little
thing in the eventful life Of the "March
King" yet it shows the mate character
Of the man in bowing to the spontans-
Gus greeting Of young America"
The daily sentinel., 1899-03-02
K1pL1NG's CONDITION.

New York--At 1880 this morn
ing DIR. Cunham, in attendance up>
on Rudyard Kipling, issued a state~
ment in regard to Mr.. Kipling's
condition, in which he said that he
was not discouraged.
"Mr. Kipling" he said, "is better
in one sense and worse in another.
We hope to be able to issue more
favorable bulletin in the morning"
On being asked as to what he
meant by this. DIR. Dunham said
that he could not explain, but phys
sicians would understand. 1t is
taken to mean that Mr.. Kipling has
not yet passed through the crisis
of the disease, but that probably
the crisis will be reached before the
next bulletin is issued.
The daily sentinel., 1899-03-02
COUNCIL MEETING.

The city council held an adjourned
meeting last night. There were present
all the council, except Ctrrie, Weyer
and Mckinney. Minutes OF previous
meeting were read and approved.
A number of side walk petitions were
read and referred to the finance commit
tee.
A bill of DR.. Eldridge was turned
down and then the motion was recon
sidersa and the bill referred.
The question of the license OF the
Park opera house was taken up again
The committee who had been ordered
to investigate said that Manager Has
kell had permitted them to rec the re-
ceipts of the building for the past fiscal
year and that they would recommend
that the back license be rebated and the
license removed from tho building. The
motion prevailed.
Several bills of minor Importance
were paid.
There was some discussion regarding
the granting of a new electric franchise.
The council wanted a meter rate of eight
cents from Mr.. Peetie, but that great
promoter havinl found something out
about electric ii umin itio aid that it
would be impossible to grant that rate.
The daily sentinel., 1899-03-02
Dots and Dashes

Seventy four members of the Nebras-
ka Legisture last night signed an agree-
ment to 60 into caucus today and to
abide by the decision.
A boat belonging to tho British torpe-
do boat destroyer "Bruiser" has foun
dered squal of Island of Samos, west
coast Asia Minor, and eight of her crew
were drowned.
The case of Roland B. Molineux will
be presented to the grand jury in New
York city today and an Indictment
against him for the murder OF Mrs. X,
j. Adams was asked for.
The Pacific mail steamship "Star-
busk," Capt. Brugierre. foundered yes
terday afternoon seventeen miles from
Amapala on the Island Of Tigre off the
coast of Honduras. No lives are report
lost.
Mr.. Daniel in the name of Henry s
Welcome OF London formerly Of Indiana
tended to the United Ststes Senate an
oil painting of the Indian Princess Po-
cahontas. The gift was accepted.
Reports from the coal mining district
Of the Indian Territory and western Ar
kansas indicate that the Wholesale walk
out of the miners has begun and that
the biggest strike of recent years in the
southwest is on.
In Kansas City, last night young Jes-
SO James, son of the notorious bandit
whose name he bears, was adjudged not
guilty of completely in the robbery OF a
Missouri Pacific express train at Leeds
in the outskirts OF Kansas City.