The Brownsville daily herald. [volume], August 15, 1902, Image 4

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OFFICIALS COUNT
UNCLE SAM'S CHANGE.
More Than Twenty-Six. Million
Dollars Stored in New
Orleans Mint Last
. Month.
Table.
Rio Grand Railroad.
Washington, Aug. 9. J. R. Page
of the New York ,Qovernment As
say office and F. V. Braddock of
the Mint Bureau in Washington
during the last month have counted
more than $26,000,000 in loose
change which Uncle Sara has stored
in the New Orleans Mint. Every
coin passed through the hands of
one the other of these expert tellers,
and careful tally was kept.
"Among the other- coins were
15,000,000 standard silver dollars,
$5,000,000 in gold coins and sub
sidiary coinage, and about $6,000,
W0 worth of silver bullion.. These
two men went to New Orleans
recently and at once began the task
of accounting for every dollar in
inoney represented in the aecounts.
of the Superintendent of the money
manufactory. Xhey have, just com
pleted the work. , - .
While this checking and-countef-
checking were done , by the two
representatives of the Mint Bureau,
there was always present: a repre
sentative of the Superintendent of
the Mint, and frequently the head
of- the department. In checking up,
the bullion is taken from one vault
by laborers and weighed, each ingot
' separately Bullion and coin that
has been placed in sealed cages are
not touched as long as the seals are
unbroken.
Every ounce of metal is weighed
and checked on the standard of
fineness that is, 900 parts of silver
k "to 100 parts of alloy-.-- Where the'
bullion is pure, some fine calcula
tion is involved to get at the
standard weight. The lawr makes
-an allowance of 1 ounce in every
1,000 ounces for loss. Even the
sweepings are gathered up from the
floors and reduced.
"The Government," saidl Mr.
Page, in discussing the rk, j
"makes a settlement with ahie j
mints at the beginning of eacj
fiscal 3'ear, so that tfiey can begin
the new year with the books clear
and checked up. Mr. Braddock
and I take charge of the depart
ments one at a time. While we are
at work we have the custody of all
of the coin or bullion in that
department, and all work there
ceases for the time being, except
our work; This consists of a careful
e mnt, by weight, of every scrap of
o )in or bullion.
"For instance-, in counting stand- j
ard silver dollars we count one
sack, weigh it, and then weigh all
of the others. Each sack contains
1,000 dollars. In the Assayer's of
fice we have a comparatively small
mount of metal. That is weighed
and cleared up in a short time.
'Then the work in the inciter
and refiner's department, where
there is only bullion, is cleared up
in a short time. When we strike
the coiner's department we have the
metal from every stage, from bullion
to the finished coin. Then the
bullion in storage in 'the vaults is
weighed and checked. In the New
Orleans Mint we found every tiling
satisfactory."
')n and after .une,14t.h, 1902,
regular passenger trains will
run as follows:
Lti.ives Brownsville (daily) at o p m
Arrive Point Isabel " 6:15 pm
Leaves " " "7 a m
Arrive Brownsville " 8:lfiain
Jose Celaya,
. Mission Valley .
NURSERIES
Victoria Texas,
' The hnjt frnir tr-K to plant
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Dry Goods, Boots & SIiobs
BROWNSVILLE. Texas, and k ATAM0R0S. Xxxm.
WINCHESTER ARMS AND AMMUNITION
Brownsville.
General Manager. ; HroaNSVILLE, -
'I EX AS.
John W Hoyt
- - AGENT OF
Waters Pierce Oil Co.
Supplies the trade with
ILLUMINATING AND RUBRICAT
ING OIL OF EVERY. QUALITY .
Also Turpentine,. Linseed Oils, Gaso
line, Candles, Axle Grease, 'etc'
Sells Gasoline Engines 1 1-2 to 50 Horse
Power, with or without Centrifu
. gal Irrigating Pumps.'
SELLS SEWING MACHINES, . NEW OR OLD.
KEEPS NEEDLES, OIL AND EVERYTHING
ELSE FOR THEIR USE. REPAIRING SAT
ISFACTORILY. DONE. .RENTS SEWING
MACHINES; RENTS AMBULANCES. .
L A. ROUSSE1Y
Elizabeth Street. j:
Healtli Ammiinition
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Tonsorial
Artist.
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The place to ret a first-class
Shave or Hair-Cut. ;
Polite and CouitVnns Attention
I to AP.
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oiiis Cliaray,
THE "UP-TO-DATE"
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"Will make, you shoes or boots that
are stylish and comfortable. ; .
Repairing of ladies and children's
shoes done at small cost.
Las Dos Naciones.
M. Salmalla & Co.
The public will find an
extensive assortment of
DEY GOODS, SHOES, HATS,
JEWELRY ATD SADDLES at
prices without competi
tion at
LAS DOS NACIONES.
Front Market.
Louis Kowalski,
Wfixohandhe ana Custom
. House Broker-
General Receiving and For
warding: Agent
Brownsville-, Texas
You Want the Best.
Your Physician aims to put
all his knowledge, experience Hnd
skill into the prescription he
will!-. It is an order for a com
bination of remedies which your
case requires. He cannot rely on
the result unless the ingredients
are' properly compounded.
Be fair to your doctor aud
to jourself ly bringir.g )our
prescriptions here. They'll be
compounded my by registered
pharmacists, who are aided by the
largest stuck of drugs in this part
of the States, everything ot the
finest quality that money can buy
or experience select.
J. L PUTEGNAT& BR0.
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BOTICA DEL LE0jNt. 4 j
GEORGE CHAMPION
REAL ESTATE
AND
Lire Stock Broker,
Brownsville, Texas.
Agricultural lands suitable j
for farming in the valley of the j
RIO GRANDE, also in the State of
S TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO, will be m
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Herald
sold in small or larcre tracts
W suit purchasers.
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& LAZDS A SPJEGIALTY- &
The New Schooner Lme
-COMPOSED OP THE SCHOONERS-
DEATH OF CHRIS DART, Jr.
Beaumont, Texas, August 11.
The news of the deatli of Chris
Dart; Jr., was .received here this af
ternoon wtth general regret. Mr.
Dart was the deputy United States
clerk in the Eastern district with
headquarters here until the new
district was formed and Mr. Parish
was appointed, and Mr. Dart left
for his former home in Galveston.
As an officer of the court he was
highly respected and was most pop
ular "with the bar for whom he
served.
Brazos, Beaeliam and Pierce Simpson
-PLYING IiETWEEN-
New York, New Orleans, Galveston
and Brazos Santiago.
Rates from Galveston to Brownsville 25 off old Morgan Line rates.
Rates from New Orleans to Brownsville 20 off old Morgan Line rates.
Por freight space and other information apply to
Emile L. Kowalski, New Orleans, La., en ov
Frank L. Kihk, Galveston,Tex., ) 1 :
GEORGE MORE, Agent and General Manager ,
Brownsville. Texas.
Wm. Kelly,
President.
S. L. DwoRif
Vice-President.
A. Ashheim,
Cashier.
THE FiBST NATIONAL BANK
OF BBOWNSVILLE.Ttfite.
$50,000
.-20,000
CAPITAL
Surplus and Undivided Profits-
A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
Buys and sells Mexican money
and Domestic Exchange.
Foreign Drafts issued on all
points in Europe.
DIRECTORS.
William Kelly, C. H. Maris,
Robert Dalzell, A. Ashheim.
S. L. Dworman, M. Alonso.
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pives all ilit news of the day and
special features of importance and
jenernl interest.
Hoir.e happeninjfs are the main
value for the people of this town
and will never be overlooked by
the editor.
The Herald, as a local paper,
can never be superseded; it is the
oly publication here, and you are
forced to take it, if you want to
kuow the local news.
To reach the people of this sec
tion, adverlis-ers are bound to use
the columns of The Herald.
Anybody in this city who does
any general advertising at all uses
its space. That shows plainly the
credit of the paper by the community.
Mr
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-DEALER jjf
Shelf and Heavey Hardware,
'AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS
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Tin aud Wooden Ware,
Wupperman Non-Breakable
White Enameled Ware,
Sheet Tin and Iron,
Round and Flat Bar Iron,
White Lead, Lubricating Oil,
Turpentine, Paint, Varnish
and Window Gass
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Mixed and Dry Paints for
Carriages and Buildings,
'Jarriage, Wagon and Build
ing Material.
Sash, Doors and Blinds to
order.
Lime, Cement and Bricks.
Agt. for John Finnigan.& Co.
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Pays the Highest Prices for Hides, Skins and all CouDtry Produce Hi
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