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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-01

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Strange Place for Beauty SPOT.
As interesting in different way-rather
like the traditional jewel In the toad's
heads the bank garden. 1t ia nearly In
the center of the buildings four acres.
You have passed through room after
room full of brass gratings. musty hiss
and piles of ledsers. all under sickly vel
low ceilings, I'm and out OF the atmosphere
of bookkeeping. when suddenly YOU step
out into a now court not hooking the sky
with its baroness. but literally blossoming
like the rose-such a court as you fnd
In old universities. All around Eirding
the paved path is n wonderful bank Of
bright red flowers. relieved by green
creepers and shrubbery. At one side Is
spreading lime tree that shields from the
sun. and In the dead center is fountain.
All things here look stately and old, and
with good reason. Three hundred Year,
ago an old church stood here. and this
SPOT was the churchyard, about which the
bank buildings afterv>r ri were grouped
IL Is place to forget everything earthly,
especially ledgers. II Is worth rcmcm-
boring nfterward. though, that this Is the
most expensive garden spot In the world.
for the bank occupies the highest priced
land IN London. AS nearly as can be es-
timated those flower beds are worth 500
a square foot.
Early Days Of the Noted Street.
When Paterson started business IN
Threadneedle street he occupied only one
room. and this room still exists as part
of the bank. Both Paterson and the bank
had their trials. Several times. in days
of financial stress, the banks notes have
fallen far below their face value. and the
old institution was holstered up only by
mighty strokes OF enterprise. In I7k.
when the Highlanders, under the Pretcn-
der were marching down from Scotland.
there was panic and run on the bank
and at this time Its astute directors
STAYED of ruin nv ordering their cashiers
TO pay In shilings and sixpences, and
had about half their own force of clerks
in line 10 get them and turn them In
again until the aid of leading merchants
and men OF wealth could be gained. Since
then the banks greatest danger has been
from forgers, and against IL many have
operated with famous success probably
most prominent among them being the
notorious Bidweiis.
Paterson himself had less troubles. but
came out OF them worse. He threw mp
his part Of the bank enterprise after
awhile disgruntled, tried others with
some good luck. and then plunged into
great scheme 10 form sttlement on tho
Isthrnus of Darien and make new union
In trade between Europe. India and
South America. An impnense capital was
raised by subscription In Scotland. and
the expedition sailed 1900 strong and ar
rived safely. Trouble followed promptly.
Most of the Settlers" were gentlemen"
who had no idea of work They had hard
weather. and the Spaniards attacked them
frequently. After eight months Paterson
and his men gave up out OF the i@o
who sailed with him he brought thirty
back. Although he began the Bank OF
England, he died a pauper.
CURTIS BROWN.
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A Roomful OF Gold.

You have hardly got used to- being In
tho midst OF all this wealth and begun
to realize what the figures mean when you
are hustled out. through another OF the
gloomy corridors. and find yourself in n
room where golden coins provoke as little
emotion in the breasts OF those who have
the handling of Thorn as the bank notes In
those OF the boys, for they are weighed
and tossed about In bags like pebbles on
a table lies n vast heap OF little, white
sacks. neatly tied There are / 900 golden
sovereigns in each one of them. At the
other side OF the room are sixteen queer
electrical machines for weighing the coins.
For jus, as all the old bank notes come
back from the banks so do the sovereigns.
and when they get there they are brought
straightway 10 this room TO be weighed. to
see how they have stood the battle of cir
culation The machines are fitted with
sort of tube on top. which is filled with
sovereigns, every now and then through n
sort Of funnel arrangement. and from this
they drop. one by one, upon little disk,
which weighs them. tosses those OF fun
weight TO the right and those that arc
under weight to the left The light
weights" all are promptly sent back to-
the mint to he melted mp and coined over
again. The bank will stand for sover-
eigns that have lost no more than three
grains. but II they have lost more than that
the bank sending them has to pay the ex-
pense of the new coins The average life"
OF sovereign is eighteen years: OF a half
sovereign twelve. In this room they weigh
500 600 worth Of gold every day, or thirty
three coins a minute. All the bullion that
Is used by the mint is kept in the vaults
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-01
ODD DOINGS OF THE QUEER OLD LADY
OF THREADNEEDLE STREET.

that came back after having been out
l2s years. Here. too, is a bank note IL
brary with albums of old bank notes for
large amounts with the names OF the
mobiles and distinguished men for whom
they were issued. There is also the IL .ooo.-
600 bank note, the only one that ever was
issued-printed for convenience in clos
ing an immense transaction.
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Millions Of Money to Burn.

All the old notes are kept in the "oll
note office" for five yesrs-in case any OF
them should be needed as evidence in
court-those OF each Gay together and two
or three times week, after hours, the
notes for the corresponding days Of that
week i've wears before are burned in
great furnace down in the banks cellar.
All this is done by one man, and he Is
probably the most destructive firehng
and at a salary. too--on record, for in
that fire every few days he makes ashes
OF over sl.oe0. eoo-over 100000 OF our
money, The furnace is 10 feet high by
wide the enormous mass Of bank notes
fills II to the brim and often Il takes him
all night to burn the lot. That furnace Is
the banks most precious mystery. and no
amount Of influence will gain for you
glimpse of II. or win for you much inform
alton about Il. OF the mountain OF notes
in the "old note office" the weight Is nine
ty-one tons. Its value Is &.7ro. 900: II
they were laid out end TO end they would
make a ribbon 1900 miles long, or In a
blanket would come extremely near TO
covering every inch Of ground in Hyde
Park.
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Croauned Heads
Deposit Hard : Earned
Sabings There.
AaSaH7Ha1AA7AaH@Sa,

spondence OF the Post rnteiligencer.
ONDOE, June ie.--on July q the
most wonderful old lady in the
world win celebrate her 2Osth birth
day. She is the Old Lady Of
Thraadnaedle sfreet known nther.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-01
SHAKES MiilionS
and Then She Burns
Then, Up.
Strange Place for Beauty Spot.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

below. and drawn thereto in wagons en-
tirely unguarded.
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day. She is the Old Lady Of
- Threadneedle street. known other
wise as the Bank Of England. She has
been parsonage Of most exemplary hab-
It's who never has used up ner energy by
trying experiments or busting about,
who has departed as little as possible
from her customs OF 200 years ago, and
who f. consequently little fussy, rather
quaint. and tremendously interesting.
All OF England lives on her money, and
81 she should suddenly Ego broke" there
would be the greatest financial panic
throughout the world that any one now
living ever saw. And fact not general
ly known is that In the crash European
monarchs would find most OF their hard
earned savings swept away, for the Bank
OF England contains Mt this moment more
royal fortunes put away for a rainy day
than any other institution
The bank r. the center and heart Of
London geosra phlcally and politically as
well a. financially, and, OF course. II has
been described almost as many times as
there are American tourists In London
today. But there arc queer phases Of It's
existence that are not so public, for the
famous Old Lady Is remarkable for her
sccretiveness,
Where Kings Keep Their Savings.
One OF tho most interesting Of these
mysteries ~ TINS department Tor crowned
heads. For nll the public knows, there
may be somewhere within the dim re-
cesses OF the squat old building a room
designated safe Deposit Vaults for Kings
and Queens Only" There might as well
be, for the bank probably makes more
money out Of its royal depositors than
II does out Of private individuals.
When things were at their worst In
Spain. after the Spanish American war
was over, Queen Christina hurried over to
the Bank of England all OF her private
fortune that she could spare. The fact
that she had been making deposits there
ever since she became queen regent was
discovered when her bank book was
stolen from one OF her confidential cour-
tiers while no was on the way back from
England.
II WAS a similar precaution that makes
thu ex-Empress Eugene extremely rich.
for the Emperor Napoleon III. foresee-
ing trouble. hustled over TO the Bank Of
England a good many million dollars lust
before the Franco German war broke out
The Old Lady of Threadneedle street has
also been the good fairy of tho Empress
Frederick OF Germany. who had TO live
on precious little while she was crown
princess for the old emperor was not
lavish. The minute that Frederick be-
camo emperor he began to mako heavy
deposits In Tbrcadneedle street In his
wifs's behalf. knowing that he had not
long to live and that their son. the pres
ent emperor. would not be particularly
generous with his mother.
when the empress of Austria was muir
dered II WAS discovered that nearly the
whole of her vast fortune also was In tho
Possession Of the Bank of England. 1t Is
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PEklNG IS A STRANGE CITY.
Divided Into Three Parts, and Each Part Sur.
rounded by It's Own Wall -Rssidsnes Of
the Emperor.

a GAiHsT members OF China's military
q forces and the native mob known ~
the Boxers. the International army
La Junta tribune., 1900-08-15
Notice Tor eieis.

dds WILL. BE RECEIVED AND OPENED
tr,c, No. n. Al Inc Fitst Nationsl i,snL OF Ia
Junt& on August 3.iaO. 1t 10 O'Clock q. nj .
bytbc undersigned, for the furnishing Of all
materials and labor in erecting q building at
the Columbian school building for toilet
rooins and water closets and connecting with
the er system Of La lunta. and for the
erection Of water closets. etc. in said building
according to plans and specifications nled in
tue once Of said SECRETARY. Each bidder must
accompany his bid with \ certified check for
tiDO. which will bc forfeited by the succcssful
bidder in caae OF failure To enter into contract
with undersigned, and successful bidder will
be r,quired 20 enter into contract to complete
tho work and to furnish good and suf1cient
bond in the sum ~ el.U00 conditioned for the
completion OF said work on before October
II, 1900. in all things strictly according to said
plans and specifications. The work to be done
under the supervision of r. r. Lewis, civil en-
ginecr. the underssned rcserviDg the right to
reject any aud nll bids.
SCHOOL DIsTRICT NUMBER ELEVEN FOR
OTER0 COUNTY, COLO.
By W. PATTERSON. Secretary.
La Junta tribune., 1900-08-15

dl.d and an administrator Of his ess.se ~. vas
duly appointed by the county court OF Otero
county. Colorado, and the claim represented
by me ho,e secured by sald deed Of trust has
bs.en duly proven and allowed by the eain
couuty court and an order OF foreclosure OF
enid deed Of trust without waiting one year
from the death Of the said James " Foley mas
been made by said county court and
Whereas Thomas huidoon- the Legal holder
NJ .sid note, has declared u violation OF the
covenants Of said deed OF trust and that said
Indebtedness In now due and pay able ana nas
rl.--ts-d Ia advertise said property for sale and
has MED his written notice OF election and de-
mnnd for sale with the undersigned As sucn
public trustee.
Now, therefore In consideration OF such no
tic. and request and in compliance thcrewftt'
and under and by virtue OF the power and nn.
thorify conveyed to and vestej in me by said
Cis..-. o. trust, ! do hereby give folr weeks
public notice that will on "Wednesday, Aug
usf - 1850. at 10 O'clock A. m. at the SCUM
frpr, door OF the county court house In the
county of otero and state OF Colorado, sell al
the above described premises At public auc
lion for the highest and best price the same
viii bring In cash ~ by Law provided. for the
purpc>e of paying said Indebtedness al the
sxpcnsrs OF executing this trust
dated at La Junta, Colorado. July y: ino-
c. A. BEEhB0HM.
Public Trustee In and for Otero county. Colo
F1rst publication July Il. 1900
Last publication August Is. 1850.
La Junta tribune., 1900-08-15
Does u Pay to Buy cheap7

A cheap remedy for coughs and
colds is all right but you want
something that will relieve and
cure the more severe and danger
Gus results OF throat and lung
troubles. What shall you do9 Go
to warmer and more regular cli-
mate? Yes, if possible; if not pos
sible for you, then in either case
take the only remedy that has been
introduced in all civilized countries
with success in severe throat and
lung troubles, Boschee's German
Syrup. 1t not only heals and stim.
ulates the tissues to destroy the
germ disease, but allays infiama-
ton, causes easy expectoration,
gives good nights rest and cures
the patient. Try one bottle. Rec
commended many years by all drug.
gists. For sale at Finney's iphar.
macy.
La Junta tribune., 1900-08-15
metice ef Public Tr.ssee's . Sale.

WHEREAs. JAMES ". FOLEY. NOW DE-
" ceased. whose address w.s Il junta.
tain deed OF trust, dated April /. isoS. and Ie-
corded April 1. 1872 In book rs at page $50 OF
OF In ,ss Sse o. .as and
vcyed to the public trustee Of Otero county,
Colorado, the following described real estate.
i1 Io.s SnmSersd sis b sand and a seven Il block
numbered forty-thrce fSsl In the town OF La
Junta rs shown " the plat Of said town aled
the state aforesaid with all the improvements
thereon or which may thereafter be piAced on
s trust 80 70 sscurs the he p.ymsns % o. one @ certain IN
prOmtsoOry note OF eame date. made b the
said James =; Foley, for the principal sum OF
OF Thomas nuldoon. With inicrest Il the rate
OF twelve % per cent DER annum, payable
deed Of trust dsssd July 8, iscs, given for The
use u the Otero County Building and Loan
Asanciaticn to secure the payment Of nve
Wherssa. 4 d tnrtker provided 10 and By
eaid dCod Of trust tAat in case Of default 10
tne p.y@sns Of ssad 9. n1te - o. any psrt thereof
cusyiing 10 Tie tenor and eject of Sad note, or
in case default bemade In. or IN Case Of the
sssoas os g. 2. therein coon
asp s.ss PsSisc % :s 81 $. "a
~ nd James 4. Holsy, Is h.ils Nnd as.iEns
taars1n. At public auctSoa ~ Hhe south front
e ses ss s2os g e
and bost peSee tAe sa0e win bsin4 IN cash.
four vosks pu111ns net1os havfne bssn pre-
s1is by SesEiy edvsssisssns6e Is sDs.e ss~s,
| paper of 8e1sxnl eircWlaston, - ne ttne pub
lfshed In on64 Oteso oouuty nd b uAke 90
eaes q esssleeaeee ~ pufsAnoe = aAA tcr III
| pxxml1pe s0ed for IT, purpoee ce payiag ths
- s1vs.ssS ssr s.Sss, iss.fssss "a = =
aDqnnsa1A wteA ta1ogssk thegoun. a3sse nsul
payie9 nn4 p9tn1ntnR al feos, o4axVo ord
49,, 1sessle - bssa uuaAs n ~ ~.
~ g - -: lsssFsss - - e
- s:s s.sssss s. g -: - ~ - = -.
La Junta tribune., 1900-08-15

The people OF this country must
have been prosperous in 1899, as
the statistics OF the postoffice de-
partment shows they wrote more
letters and sent more mail matter
that year than ever before 'the
history OF the United States. MIR.
Bryan predicted that if Nc kinley
was elected the average citizen
would not have enough money to
buy postage stamp. Yet the
people OF this country paid the
postal department the vast sum OF
SOS, 900, 900 in 1899, or nearly
$40, 900. 900 more than they paid
in 1893, and over SO, 900 more
than they paid in 1898.
La Junta tribune., 1900-08-15
WHEN Senator Clark, the wealth.

WHEN Senator Clark, the wealth
lest mine owner in the United
States, If not in the world, con-
tributes 500, 600 to the democratic
campaign fund and agrees to bear
all the expenses of the compaign
in his own state of Montana, it is
pretty hard to persuade the people
that the mine owners are not back.
ing Bryan in his efforts to give a
substantial impetus to 10 to /.
Had some trust magnate or manu-.
facturer given to the republican
committee SIoo, 900 what demo
cratic howl there would have been.
La Junta tribune., 1900-08-15
RepubIie.n County Convention.

A delegate convention of the republicans oi
Otcro county Is hereby called to meet in La
Junts. Colo. August 2, 1900. Mt 10 u. m. for
congressional, judicial and senatorial conven.
tom. and for tho purpose Of placing In noni.
nation one candidate for representative of
Otero county. and one candidate for county
commissioner. for the second commissioner
district.
said convention To covenc from day To day
until such nominations are completed.
The basis III representation of said convcn'
twenty-five votes, and the major portion
thereof cast for Chas. A. Beerbohm. county
treasurer, at the November election, 1892.
which entities the various precincts to the fol-
lpwfun repre@antatiDn. re-
La Junta tribune., 1900-08-15

PEOPLE who talk of this country
backing out OF free silver il it
proves dangerous, demonstrate
their ignorance Of the question. 1t
would be a case OF damage once
done, could not be undone. When
person loses money through care
lessness| or otherwise, it may be
recovered or the loss made good in
some way. When a person, how
ever loses credit by cheating, it is
not easy to get it back. Probably
the only way is to gato new land,
and start all over again. Nations,
however, cannot do that. There
is no way for them to hide from
the scorn and contempt OF other
civilized nations.
La Junta tribune., 1900-08-15
Suv,n City

In the precincts OF La Junta and Rocky Ford
tb. primary election shall be held between tho
hours of two and ave O'Clock p. r.. on Mon
day, August 70. 1900.
These primaries shall be conducted under
the supervision OF the precinct committee
man. who may call to his assistance. two
clerks. or in case there is no contest, then said
central committee as the regular qual!ned
delegate from said precinct.
In all other precincts OF said county the
delegates may be selected IN manner and form
as may be prescribed. on at least twelve hours
notice by the committeeman OF said precinct.
upon said date of August 20, 100.
II ~ requested that the precinct OF sugar
City send nve delegates to the county convcn-
ton.
All citizens who believe In good government,
and believe In the wise and patriotic admins
tratIon of President Mckinley, arc invited tai
participate In this convention.
fBy order OF the republican central COM
mittee. NJ Il. FARwELi, Chairman.
". G.. LEWIS. Secretary.
La Junta tribune., 1900-08-15
ns4,es Of Public Trustes's Sale.

yUHERRAs. WILLIAM e. RUSSELL AND
W and Martha J. Russell. his wife, whose ad-
drsss z /. Jun,a. Colorado. DID By their Ger, Ger
recorded January -, 1875. In book IS. ~ page
lsa Of the records In the ofIce OF the clerk and
the pubiSc trustee OF Otero county. Colorado.
the following described real estate situated In
otesO county. Coiofsao: s % 70 To- .....
te y o. . ~ of SECTION four ~. tn township
icss. soersher with al wafsr rights thereunto
used IA the Irria.tion Of said premise. In
the Tspaa Greek Farmers Ditch Company.
which conveyance was 20 MADE i: trust 10 -
note 81 even date, numbered q s7s6. made 81
the said william T. Russell and Martha J.
Russell for the princip.i sum Of one thnue-
able 70 the order Of the Farmland Mort
gage and Debenture Company. Of Chicago. ~.
~ M o,,s,.ssH esss5 peg cent ~ psr snnum, pay
sbie Substantially. - shown BY ten certain
Interest coupons thereto attached: and
Of s,uss dat 10 case Of default in he psynsnt
OF s.id eoes or any part thereof. o. in ne pay. AZ
q "a n e
BE- nA1s In o. In case OF the violation on
brsach Or any Of he terms, conditions. cove
Il sHaii nnd may he lawful for SAID public trus.
tee 20 celi md dispose q sasd premisse ena ~
the right title ana interest OF the oolo Wtlit40
r. Rusoel and Martha j. Russell. their helm
and assi9na therein. ut public auction n the
front dnor of tlse county court hOute in the
county OF 0tsro ard state Of Colombo, for tie
hfRi1N19 no4 oc1t pstce the same VIII bring IN
Fosar wcsas puhlic nossce hayins been pre-
yicasy ssvsr q sss s.@s and z D':cs % Of sSCs
paper ce gspessi circulAtion at tbs time pub:
iished - eaid Ossru county. and 10 make aud
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piisi ppri.siSsi - tSsesssl doe on ~ soss "a q
1:s ,!ss e slsos sss ~
cosiS = nekin9 - ssis ssa a1vsEtiG1a8 eail
's $780,. 1sfs.s =. ~. nsss IL ~ ~.
snd - 1sfssit slii sxtsas nd lssd ts1ss Al
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La Junta tribune., 1900-08-15
Call for Republican Senatorial Con-
vention.

In pursuance to the action of the republi-
can senatorial committee at nesting held IN
republican senatorial convention for the
twenty-third district of the state OF Colorado.
COMPOSED OF the counties OF Bacn. Bent.
Kiowa, Otcro and Prowers, 10 be beid nj
Las Animas, Colo, at 10 o'clock u. m. on
September 10, 100. for the purpose OF
nominating one senator for said district
and for the transaction OF such other busi-
ness a. may properly come before said
convention. For rnid purpose the several
counties will be entitled TO delegate reprcsen'
tation In said convention Ms follows. to-~it:
Baca Observation-Disclosures. ...........,..-...,
Bent ..s.....s-..s--.. -'sss'
kiown ..........4 .-s.s....
Otero ................. ......-..-........--.s.- IL
Prowers ...,..........-.... .............
ID. Z. COOPER, Chairman.
IF. NJ. TAGuE, Secretary.
La Junta tribune., 1900-08-15
Notice for eusi,estios.
United stAtes Land once, +,
Pueblo, Colo, June y. 1900 I


Pueblo. Colo, June y. 1900
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT IN CON-
~ pliance with the provisions OF the act of
congress OF June s, is5s. entitled An act for
the sale OF timoer lands in the states OF Cat
ifornia. Oregon. Eevsda aud Washington Ter.
rttory." NJ extended To all the public land
states by Ayt Of August =, lso3. M0hart Picn-
derieitls. OF II Juuta. couns{ II OterD. stase 0s
Cntosafc, has this day uled In this Once his
worn statement for the purchase OF lots one
and eight Of section four. and lots nve and
twelve Of section number three. IN township
nuhaher twenty-six south. rsnEc number nfty-
six west, and will oticr proof 10 show that the
lard sought IL more valuable for its timber or
stone than for its agricultural purposes and
to establish his claim to said land before the
register and receiver OF this Once. at Pueblo.
Colorado, on the 3Fh day OF August. 1900
He names - witnerses: George b. Round.
Charles 3. Lence, William Perkins. Ada m
Olmatend, all Of La Jnnsa. Colorado
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to nle
their claims In this once on or before said 30th
J.R GORDON. Resistcs.
First publication June IL. 1900.
Last qualification August IS, 1900.