New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-10
MONEY TO BURN.
.,o,r THAN A BILLION po 'LlsS. = WILL
MORE Up IN SMOKE BECAUSE IT
Is COUNT ENr


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From The -. ,eord about the fellow VINO has
aHsy to There Spe d c. has more
Z WIKI, man anybody He has 'o,a' y, ~ fohr
and he u Is fSs Secret Service ana This
WIkie is c'S Sonnsrs 10 be counterfeit money. ~
bllion amount SLIPS repr.sen,S hank notes
notes Treasoil currency and 0o2l is in gold SILVER,
ana k6 and copper coin I1e 5 states obl7sations
sum is m I ,ncluding facsimies O: CONFEDERATE
arc notes Tennessee s.at as Nd "sash" notes
defence no.cS.s two-years' donation Of counter
letters 70 gu ~ capturing these various repre-
Al t's ~ Uncle Sans money. along WIN ,ns
sens sens dies moulds ana various 90 ~ Secre,
nanuiactsaIs, and each outat IS separately boxed
ser Sebsied These boxes are puL u. "a sor two
ana me office Of he chiei ana guI,t 30 e an.
year 70 again take an inventory Ib o, ~
pcn.e,. destruction Of ne COLLECTION. Scch vT,u
The to'T1s nov, at work 1t IS tiresome task OWING
ni'.se miscellaneous LOT CT stun usea nl Co. a
70 the i.,sistjuc Of different sorts OF paper hheE
:siersi I,HTead books OF gold leof photosraphic
su ss boxes of yPe Tor numeeIhg h0,sS az ola
eac.oss nrrincrs ink rollers files. wrerches tones
= In1 Tsi crew-Griyers Ieeehf 'oy, 6ad and
pale, az ell kinds used in plating ana photo-
srsphngor selected for the work Of the committee
Ihe, avvr-o-'v used as "rogues' gallery by the
was service Department ana VAS htte9 up ior
Sete. ,~sre-tion not only w!tR pictures or the IA
public i,s,r,srfeters and nlicit-still keepers who
~ ~ mo the nets Of the secret service men Dut
also VIZ VIZ fweapons found on the prisoners. and
sSer exhibits Of ike nature some SeapS 30 sn5
caa NE relics destroyed as the Spurious money Is
soon 10 9e' convicted 269 Of these coun,erfeiters
haNSae ~ medium ~ the Secret Service division.
the ,bs,r too-di,'geIt haniiwork N former !eats
Oh ~ the metal IN coins dies WoG9s' PlS'eS e etI
us were sent 10 the Navy Aato SaoU 'H 9eH~
Ted separately and run mo oars. ~ IL yr -o
ny .Se-e and during the melting process me CON
,oi,ee remained ny ne coLeclion I ,1S This W
%rsss,,ry Department. was about w M IA
.-sd The donation Of the metals 70 me NaNH i"Lc
T5en ran in; n rac has been made his year Win
sisnn,Hdrv TO which place the committee VIII ac-
'' pH5rnd 'pi1er onion paper slammed envelopes,
,..cqra-,s and all fhrous matter are cohsl5'tu ~
$50 q IS macerated. After that Il is found
n.sSi INTO curious artcles-animals. busts. etc.-at
~ stands a. souvenir mtIthan,s &c AN
,r,,rv During the process Of maceralloh, a uul
irs that Of melting mc.a- me s 49,. Inc il leaves
tas 80 ~ y1s-h II is stored until II runs liquid
rem rom 'Wiikie r.ves starting revelation Of tie
--Tblitv II the average Aue rcan ne tIdiNt.
ss5s .ter IN ~ "qreenCoois" men. rs most or The
sasi.,," and flash notes" are eXceed.ngly poor
aons o, ne real th I55, P Tih N The cradest
~ IMAGINABLE upon them. about The only thlns
. io siso shows 5retty fair imitation OF a
Kent niece. lis 1rg was clear and nearly uuc,
F.rrz nrn q
S9npe- lie says H. whom receiving none! ne re
.kfo v-eu6 gi.o more than casual glance 10 ne
rrsosrsl aruoaranoe ~ silver certificate or otle,
.srSer ana not simply the dcnomnauon, less lTauu
would be attempted and pr&ctisod ,.. -,,,,,s o..
III what way is re 1Aohc most eaS' eO'''"
-. Confederate facs.miles originally used as
Advertising matter and later c0loTed ano aS,SS,.u
- fenorar, p.0.ra for genuine money Mr. NHhie
.rsTs-e3 They were used for advertising orarGS
~ c'gars etc having the face Of silver ceItin--
cste AM the advertisement on the back, some OF
these we're Simply cclCred green on the pach WI
f,a s-ort al ct. Cn and raised for money II le,i
20 crusade against This form OF aaNerilSlTs aI.u
o,,s-tiee n fie facs miles. with the Plates rom
yrNeh Roy wore printed. were seized ara &c
e,rovsa 7'he.a seizures account for the unusually
large amount rcpres .rfod in my report.
How DO you account for The great NUMBER OF
..Vso - qualification Of modern processes Of
rhotc-erCraving has tempted roVioes 10 ehter We
AID Ia competition for criminal honors with the
oler members o. the craft. and mas resuten A IN
foatirr e or urusrr l'y large hummer OF counter
,4its nineteen new on-s and one reissue Of an old
one having appeared during the year. or these
only FIVE are in any sense dangerous. the others o.
ing so quickly detected through their crudlty Oh
execution as 10 discourage the makers.
OF the 6s~ dangerous notes three were the "oIN
arrested and hts entire outfit captured. fourth,
Z 8 silver certificate of excellent appearance was
discovered in Colorado. and its circulation was con
lnef 70 limited area. The mfr was 500 silver
was hv g. the most dangerous OF any Of the notes
produced n recent years. Its existence was con
iiiered 80 great menace as to warrant the recall
a TIE onfi~e issue"
"ANol now much does II cost the Government
70 keep is wards from being eu,led hy counter
7, cost this year S7o4i7 7o-not much IN exchange
q. over $.oolot9's''.