The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.

sions and Democratic hopefulness in III
inois are duplicated in New York, accord
ing to Congressman Jas, +. Lloyd, chair.
man of the Democratic National Congress
siona1 Committee.
Democrats in3the Empire State have
not been SO confident Of victoryin State
election for 20 years" said Mr.. Lloyd.
Neither have seen the New York Re-
publicans so disorganized and rent by
factional quarrels in the same length Of
time.
"The factional break in the Republican
ranks in New York is not all newspaper
yarn. The party is split wide open aud I
don't see hew it will be possible TO heal
the breach. The old guard is lighting
for its life, while the friends Of Roosevelt
are making a determined war to put the
old machine out Of business Whoever
wins in the convention will have to meet
the opposition Of large part ofthe other
faction at the polls. I"
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Take care of the pennies and the
dollars will take care of themselves is a
tried aud true maxim, but ii never was
shown to be more true than last week,
when the rare coin collection of the lale
Peter Mougey, of Cincinnati, was put on
sale at the Collectors Club in New York.
In all 42o lots of cents. half.cents and
fractional currency and patterns were
disposed of. the collection being made up
mostly ofcents, of which there were $50,
and the total of the days proceeds will
reach $1,000, while the intrinsic value Of
the coins would barely reach $50.
The collection of rare cents sold was
the most complete ever brought together.
The noted numismatist had obtained
specimens of every piece of that denomi-
nation coined from 1898 to 1857. for many
of which he had paid record prices. But
for the very first piece offered new high
record was established, and Henry Chap
man. of Philadelphia, paid the biggest
price ever given for cent. He paid
$40 for a 1898 Liberty Cap coin, an
advance of $40 on the highest previous
price.
By strange coincidence 1t was Mou..
gey who paid the top price for the coin
about 20 years ago, when he bought it in
Philadelphia through Chapman at the
disposal sale Of the Cleany collection.
Now the Philadelphian buys the coin back
at new record price.
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Five and a half miles of the Panama
Canal at the Atlantic entrance were open
ed to navigation for the sand and rock
feet ofthe Atlantic division last week, &C.
cordingto the Canal Record. This sec
ton, added TO the FIVE miles at the Pacific
entrance, which is open TO vessels of all
kinds, brings the total of mileage now in
actual use to IoH miles.
The division just opened is not CON-
pleted, but ithas channel IS feet deep
at its shallowest point and width Of 100
feet at its narrowest point. The dredges
are constantly working on this part.
broadening and deepening it to the full
width Of 500 feet and the full depth of as
feet. The part just opened does away
With the leng detour via the old Preach,
canal which was necessary for the rock
and sand laden ships.
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Nearly 5000. 900 persons live within
the boundaries of Greater New York, &C.
cording to the official count of the
Thirteenth Census, as announced by Dir
ector Durand. The population of New
York for 1910 is officially given as 4.766,.
SS3, as compared with 3,437. ao2 in 1900
and 2,5o7,4I4 in 1900.
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Prof. Joseph A, Holmes, Of South Car
DINA, whose appointment was said to
have been opposed by r. A. BalIinger,
Secretary of the Interior, has been nomi-
mated by President Taft to be director oil
the new Bureau Of Mines.
Dr. Holmes has been chief of the Tech
biological Branch Of the Geological Sur
vey. When the bill creating the Bureau
of Mines was passed at the last session of
Congress Senator Dick. Of Ohio, and Re-
preventative Douglas, in the House. got
behind the candidacy Of DIR. Holmes.
Two thirds of the Senate. signed recon-
mendatiou addressed tothe President ask
ing his appointment.
There has been goodly row over the
appointment. An effort was made TO mix
it With the Ballinger- Pinchot controversy.
It is admitted here that DR.. Holmes is
close friend OF Clifford Pinchot. james R.
Garfield, Secretary of the Interior, and