The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-30

bs paid IN FIVE years or IN twenty after
It's maturity. the government might
choose. IL reached the limit two years
ago, and has nearly all been paid. II
was largely held in Europe There is only
about half million outstanding"
What percentage of bonds do you es-
innate viii never be presented" was
asked
III Is not possible for me to make any
estimate that wou q be accurate" he re-
pied. In England about one-Quarter OF
l per ct IT. is the figure. What becomes
OF the bonds OF course cannot say, but
they are last or destroyed. The govern
ment. on proper proof beng made Of the
loss OF bonds or OF their complete de-
struction by fire. will issue new ones in
their place or pay the money value OF
them 10 the loser. Not very long ago
mass OF wet green paper, which was
nearly pulp. was sents to the treasury
verified that the gallon and half OF
greasy. bad looking. and worse smelling
stun represented large sum IN the old
compound interes. notes of ISL We dried
the matter. and then carefully separated
H. and found that the owners statemeE,
was correct. The money was part OF the
contents of safe on board a Mississippi
steamer thar was burned a few years
ago, and the safe had been al the bottom
OK the river nearly a year before the q m
gant of the boat not consumed WIS raised.
Five Thousand dollars in the SAM class
Of notes. VIZ. these bearing co 1a,aird
interest. were fcuE1 In q Sioux Indians
fepee by an officer ~ the array NJ init
thirteen years ago just after ths bands
under Lame Dee. and Sitting Bal. ,;ea sel
their hos'.iItie< and crossed OYER 10 the
British posss3s ors. The bills were pasted
and pinned 81 tie walls IS nfnari.ent-
and with Them vas lot If iurld pi,ter.s
tIr.sg
noble savage regarded as friu:ppn y,
art of the = B eat type. The OF Ger WA
discovered the bonanza found he difficulty
In purchasing the greenbacks by furnish
ing IN exchange a lot OF brilliantly coiored
chrofnos, representing. among other
scenes. horse isaping a valley which APP
pear.d TO be about seven miles IN width.
although loaded with a very feracious-
locking Indian warrior. bedecked in AL the
blaxenrs Of paint and war-eagie piumes,
who bore In ,tss arms the sainting form,
of n white woman The Indians were de-
lighted with the pictures pronounc:ns
them good medicine nn5 offered to pur-
chase the entire collection for ten ponies.
a lot OF buffalo robes. and an extremely
Old and ugly sauaw thrown In az lag
n!appe. Needless to say. our Young cav
alryman declined the last. but SAID he
would. as slight token OF his esteem and
regard for his red friend. donate to him
the entire lot. only asking OF the latter In
exchange the little green pictures that
we're on the walls Of his tepee. The sim
pie red man Immediately closed with the
generous ofYer, and hunting around. fr;-
umphantiy unroiled n lot If money. the
total amount being something over the
sum named. The ca.nf declined 10 state
where II came from. replying 20 all cues-
lions, No can tell II was supposed how
ever, to he part 81 the plumber of some
pest trader, several Of whom were killed
and their establishments looted during the
Sioux war After trying IN vain IN dis
cover the owner Of tne money the officer
kept the bills. after making. he de-
c,srsi the best financial operation on
record.
The romance Of the treasury depart.
merit has yet 20 be written. bat from AHA;
I have told you land there are many ether
things stranger than any related ynu p:i;i
see shnt there Is an interesting aasa hers
IN Washington for the novelist which >
absolutely unexplorea New York sun.