opening a road through City Creek finance recommending the sale of stored, the real cause of the explosion Canyon to Morgan County. This also died for want of a second. TO PROCEED AT ONCE. Councilman Parsons submitted the following resolution, which was adopt ed: $200,000 additional bonds, was then Mr. Pembroke objected to the bonds Mr. Lynn said that more than the Be it ordered that the City Council amount mentioned would be needed hereby determine to proceed with the within the specified time, whereupon improvement of laying sidewalks in dis- Mr. Pembroke withdrew his objection. tricts 1, 2, 4 and 13, and that the work of Mr. Lynn stated further, by way of improvements be made under the super-explanation, the amount' which will vision of the board of public works. TO RECEIVE THE PRESIDENT. To the City Council of Salt Lake: The following was presented by works, $28,000; fire department, $35,Mayor Scott: 000; laud purchases, $27,000; city and county building, $10,000; sidewalks, $12,000; Emigration Canyon pipe line, cemetery, $10,000. This makes up a $35,000; Capitol Hill reservoir, $11,000; total of over $300,000. Gentlemen-This city will soon honored by a visit from the President of be the United States, and that proper recognition of the event be made by the city, I request that a committee of five from this Council be appointed to arrange for the reception and entertainment of the President and his party, with authority to co-operate with the citizens' committee and make all necessary arrange ments. On motion of Councilman Spafford the recommendation was adopted and the mayor authorized to appoint such committee. His Honor named Parsons, Anderson, James, Noble and Pembroke. PAVING ORDINANCES PASSED. The ordinance levying the tax and for the assessment of property to construct sidewalks on both sides of First South Street, from East Temple to Second East, was then taken up and passed. The tax is $1.52 per foot front on property abutting on the street to be benefited by the improvement. A similar ordinance levying the tax and for the assessment of property to construct sidewalks on both sides of First South Street, from Second East to Eighth East Streets, was passed. The tax in this district is 82 cents per linear foot. The ordinance levying the tax and for the assessment of property to con struct sidewalks on both sides of Second South Street, from Second East to Eighth East, was then passed. The tax in this district is also 82 cents per front foot. A similar ordinance for a sidewalk from East Temple to Fourth West was then passed. The tax in this district is $1.52 per front foot. became known. It was discovered that the immense powder magazine d Piazza Pantelloe, four kilometers fre here, had exploded, and that it ha caused an enormous damage to the neighboring fort, which was filled with soldiers. THE REPORTS OF THE AFFAIR which have reached here, are that, happily, an officer in command of the fort heard a rumbling sound previous to the final explosion, and hastily have to be raised comprises the follow. ing items: Sewerage, $150,000; water-ordered the soldiers to leave the for) He succeeded in avoiding a terri disaster. As it was, several peasan who were in the vicinity of the sce of explosion, were killed outright and number of others were more or injured. As this dispatch is ser King Humbert and the military sta accompanied by the Italian preme the Marquis di Rudini, and by the members of the Itas cabinet left this city for the scene disaster. Around the ruins of the powder magazine and the fort, a c dou of troops has been drawn, in on to keep back the crowds of pe who, now that the cause of the er sion is known, have flocked to Paz Pantelioe. The report was adopted. RAILWAY FRANCHISE GRANTED. The ordinance granting a franchise to the Salt Lake, Hailey and Puget Sound Railway Company was then taken up and passed. APPROPRIATIONS. The following appropriations were made: Mount & Griffin... Fifteenth Ecclesiastical Ward.. Fifteenth Ward Relief Society. Total........... ........ .$150 00 ALL HOUSES within a radius of one kilometer of t scene of explosion are seriously cam $337 90 aged. The exact number of kille wounded is unknown ent. Two officers are dangd wounded and fully 120 civilian been taken to different hospitals, Y ing from wounds or bruises causes his own carriage to convey wou the explosion. King Humbert people to the hospital. The races wi A TERRIBLE EXPLOSION. shook the were to have been run this aftern were shattered. The ful amount of the damage done isn known at present, but the loss is very severe, the interior of many eli aces and churches having suffered is a great extent. their homes into the streets. The houses rocked, and pictures fell from the walls. Thousands of panes of glass Everywhere crockery was shattered and furniture overturned. Chimneys crashed down upon the roofs, and in some instances toppled over into the streets below. The cupola of the House of Parliament, im after mediately explosion, shook violently, and then collapsed with a crash, which added still further to the feeling of terror. The scenes in Another report says that five people the streets and in the houses, after this fearful explosion, have, possibly, never were killed, in addition to the large On both sides of First South Street before been equaled during the history/number of wounded already mer of modern Rome. All thoroughfares | tioned, and forty small houses wer reduced to ruins by the explosion. The strewn with brick, stones, splinters and other debris, hurled there magazine contained 250 tons of powde by the force of the powerful concussion. The cause of the explosion is a Houses, doors, windows and cupboards were burst open. Rents and cracks appeared in the A GIGANTIC SWINDLE. walls, plaster fell from the ceiling, and general desolation prevailed. In many PROVO, Utah, April 21.-A gigar instances people were thrown from swindle was perpetrated in Provo their beds by the shock, and cries of night by which George C. Whitm terror filled the air as thousands of president of the First National b families rushed out into the streets of Nephi and a prominent stock parents with their children in their arms of southern Utah, were defraudei out” and children leading their aged parents. $6000. A fellow by the name of Henty The younger were helping the elder and Johnson, who professed to be p WATER PIPE FOR FIRST EAST STREET. all made for the streets, as if their only foundly iguorant and whose appear On motion of Mr. Anderson the chance of safety depended upon their ance naturally bore out that sup Mayor was authorized to purchase 8- being able to reach the open air. The sition, came to town early yestery inch water pipe for First East Street, that Rome had been visited by an name of Whitmore, a stockraiser, stj general opinion that prevailed was morning enquiring for a man by the as recommended by the superintendent earthquake shock, and that a second ing that he had been entrusted with an of waterworks, Mr. Pembroke only schock might reduce the city to important message from an old as PAVING DISTRICT NO. 1. Councilman Parsons introduced an ordinance creating paving district No. 1, the boundaries of which are as follows: On the north by North Temple, ou the south by Third South, on the West by West Temple, on the east by Fourth East Street. The lines are, however, extended half a block in all directions, and cut through the centre of the blocks, so as to include both sides of the streets named within the district. Passed. voting in the negative. THE SALE OF MORE BONDS. known. ruins. Many fell on their knees quaintance of this man, Whitme. and prayed aloud. Finally, when and that he could deliver it to no other The report of the committee on something like order was re-person but him. Ex-Sheriff J. W. , of this city, an old friend of Mr. took the filings to a jeweler who pro-pletion entirely inadequate for the needs hore's was communicated with nounced them gold. The men ap- of that growing city, must also be consent the man Johnson to Nephi peared to be extremly ignorant and ceded and indeed is frankly acknowlWhitmore. The man went down were afraid to enter a civilized city. edged by the officials, as will be seen d his tale. He related that the They were possessed of enough business further on in this report. On this point Hon. Frank Church, who was for seven e came from was a Spaniard; capacity, however, to offer a prop. years the treasurer of Arapahoe County ey were living on the outskirts osition to Mr. Whitmore to the effect said "the recorder's, treasurer's collecto. being nervous about staying that he advance $6,000 upon the bars, or's, county superintendent's, surveyor's tel with the immense amount of take them and dispose of them at their and assessor's rooms are all too small to llion they had in their posses- value, after which they would expect accommodate the present population of hat they had discovered a valu- their proportion of the balance. Whit- this city," and earnestly advised the ld mine in Mexico and had re- more accepted the proposition, paid building of large and commodious Ene precious metal into bricks. over the cash and came to town with rooms. Mr. Steele, who was chairman of they wanted was to place these his imaginary the board of supervisors during portions fortune, but after icks with the bank and sell them a test upon these bars it was discovered of the time and a member of the board during all of the time of said construcmint in consideration for which that they were copper. This came tion of said building, entertained the same 8 Whitmore was to receive a like a thunder clap from a clear sky view and said that when it was built me commission. Yesterday Whitmore was paralyzed; the thieves many of the people thought it entirely on Whitmore came up with were non est, and the officers set out useless to erect such a large building-a on from Nephi, and last night in pursuit with the hopes of bring-waste of money. The prevailing opinions anied by J. W. Turner went ing them in. of the people, 80 far as we were o the camp of his old acquaintto learn, of the same A man supposed to be one of the fel-able and effect, the commissioners are On arriving at the camp Whitlows implicated in the affair was capnow making preparations for was introduced by Johnson to tured while on the way to this city last exican who gave his name as evening, and is now in jail. It is un- advocated the erection of a new building. large addition thereto, while some bave cha Naha. Two gold bricks derstood another one has been located. Your committee began their inspection drill were produced. Whitmore-Herald. I drilling into the bars and carelacing the fragments in an en-, started for town to have them An arrangement was entered hat if the bars proved to be as ented, REPORT ON THE JOINT COUNTY are a The recorder's main room is 30x50 feet, and is fireproof, with iron shelving, rollers and staircases. His private office is 10x16 feet and copying room 20x22 feet. Record room vault 10x20 feet, vault 10x14 feet, and in addition to these he now uses another room 13x17 feet. For the tax records he is compelled to use rooms upstairs for want of rooms below, and must have said recto the vault in the evening-quite inconords taken up in the morning and back venient. of said court house in the basement, which in their judgment is too low, but twelve feet in height and not properly divided into rooms having connection with rooms on the first floor. The boilers are placed in the basement and a tunnel on the At a session of the County Court leads to the sidewalk street he would give them in part payment. Reaching held Monday, April 20th, Selectmen through which, by means of a car, fuel is , Whitmore and Turner went to Howe, Cahoon and Miller were pres-carried to the boiler. Next we visited the eck, the jeweler, and had him ent, Judge Bartch presiding. The fol- recorder's apartment. he drillings to the test. Sure lowing report from the junketing comh it was gold, and this morning mittee who have recently returned Whitmore went to the residence from Denver and other Colorado towns shier Dusenbury, of the First in the interest of the joint city and nal Bank,and told him he wanted county building was read and referred in currency. No explanations to the joint building committee: made. The money desired was d over, and down to the abiding of these two men went Whitmore Turner. The money was turned and the gold bricks given up. hing town the precious freight was d in the National Bank. Colonel e, of the U. N. and C., looked m and took a few filings from which he placed in acid. Alas! gold bricks were nothing more copper. The news was soon caro Whitmore and now scouts are verywhere on the trail of the men. bricks are about four inches square sixteen inches long, weighing y-six and thirty-eight pounds ctively. Were they the good represented, they would fetch $24,000. They have a clear ring, h of itself ought to dispel any gut of them being gold. OW WHITMORE WAS CAUGHT. Your committee selected to make an examination of public buildings in other cities with a view to obtaining data for the erection of a joint city and county building, proceeded to the city of Denver After completing our labors in Denver we went to Pueblo and the 14th inst., and now beg leave to reCanyon City, thence home, arriving on port for the consideration of the court as follows: on the 9th inst. Hon J. H. Smith, recorder of Arapahoe County, informed us that the records in his office increase at the rate of 110 per have at least one-third more area; that a annum. He said his rooms ought to court house should by all means have an elevator, of which they greatly felt the need; that such a building should have three full stories and a basement; that the recorder's apartment, to accommodate a population of 150,000, should consist of one main room 40x60 feet, two rooms for copyists, each 15x20 feet, one room for drafting, a private office, a vault, and when abstracting must be done there should be an additional room for that purpose. Abstracting is not done in the After arriving at Denver we called at ARAPAHOE COUNTY COURT HOUSE. It has four fronts ovo, Utah, April 21.-A $6,000 The treasurer's room consists of one main room 30x50 feet, and a vault 10x14 feet. The treasurer is also collector of of being very much crowded. Mr. E. P. taxes, and his room had the appearance Mills, deputy treasurer, considered the room entirely too small. He said they ought to have another room 20x20 feet for clerical work and a private office. On being asked a question as to the size of a treasurer's main room to accommodate a population of 150,000 people, said it ought to be 40x50 feet, and the treasurer's office should adjoin it. ment will apply with like force to the The criticisms of the treasurer's apartassessor's. Mr. H. Y. Anderson, deputy assessor, said that if he were erecting a new building he would provide for said office one main room, 20x60 feet, one private office, 12x15 feet, and a vault. The sheriff's apartment is in the basement-one room, 16x18 feet, private office, feet, of sufficient size E. R. Benton con17x20 feet, under sheriff's room, 16x18 siders. The county commissioner's room is 30x30 feet, and Colonel E. J. Brooks, deputy county clerk and recorder, said they were larger than necessary, and so did also Mr. J. C. Twombley, a member of the board of commissioners, but both these gentlemen and the sheriff concurred in the views of the other officials hereinbefore reported. The county court room is 30x30 feet; clerk's office, 17x20 feet; recording office, 15x20; vault, 10x10. Mr. William B. Perry, clerk of the court, said that the court room ought to be 50x30 feet, for the clerk's office, 20x20 feet. The county court is also the court of probate. Denver has five judges of district courts. The dimensions of one suite of rooms will be sufficient for the purposes of this report, the others being similar. Court rooms, 32x50 feet; private office, 13x16 feet; attorney's room, 16x20 feet; vault, 10x20 feet; clerk's room, 27x28 feet; copyist's room, 18x38 feet. The jury room, with sleeping apartments, are on the third floor. Judge Grahamn considered the court rooms large enough for the present time, but said an elevator was necessary. O. C. Marsh, corporation counsel, having been connected with the law department of the city for six years, STATE PENITENTIARY. This institution is located at Canyon Your committee further recomma that no steam boilers or other heating apparatus be put into the basementof building: that this court confer with the City Council as to the advisability of par chasing about 3x10 rods of ground site either side of the Eighth Wr Square on which to erect a boiler les the said boiler house be connected wi that if the City Council concur there into which the steam pipes leading fr the boiler to said building may be pla said Denver made a great mistake in not City, Colo., and was visited for reasons the joint building by means of a tunne building the court house large enough, and strongly advised the constructing of rooms much larger than necessary for present wants. The contract price for the erection of said court house was $186,0 0; including extras it cost $222,000, grounds $18,000, furniture and fixtures $20,000-making a total of $270,000. When the commissioners decided upon its location, many objections were interposed on account of its being too far out of city"out on the plains," was then a prevalent expression. Now in the heart of the city. The building is constructed of grey sandstone, it is well proportioned and finished in general plan and design, is excedingly well adapted to the purposes for which it was intended, and although too small to accommodate the present population of Denver, yet it reflects great credit upon the men who had the energy and the nerve to erect the imposing structure at a time when popular sentiment declared it unnecessarily large and a burden upon the community. It has taken but nine years to prove the fallacy on the one hand and the wisdom on the other. CITY HALL. Your committee also visited the city hall in Denver, which is quite a costly building, located on the corner of Larimer and Fourteenth streets, with no park or grounds save the streets. The contrast between the city hall and county court is quite marked. We were not very favorably impressed with the former. Through the kindness of Colonel Z. E. Brewster, clerk of the board of health, the committee was enabled to obtain such information regarding the building as they desired. similar to those given for visiting the it not for the length of this report we RECOMMENDATIONS. There are grave reasons why thes recommendations should be caremly considered. Much useful informa which we obtained in regard to mate dent to withhold from this report fet and construction we have deemed p present, or until the time for accept { plans has arrived. In our recommendations it will As a result of our investigations we re- that we have confined ourselves spectfully recoinmend for the considera-pally to that portion of the tion of the court as follws: which is to be occupied by county offe That the joint city and county building and in making said recommendation be rectangular in form, not less than 240 have endeavored not to be unmindfa feet long, extending northeast and south-our duty to the public in the expendra west; and 120 feet wide, with halls twenty of money, nor of the grave responsibis feet wide running lengthwise and cross- which rest upon those who are to ser wise through the center thereof; that the the plans for and erect a public build basement be fourteen feet high and di- which is to be adequate to the wants vided into rooms to connect with other growing city and county for many yes rooms on the first floor by means and concerning which there has alres of a stairway; that said building been so much controversy and core be constructed three full stories quent delay. above the basement, each story at least seventeen feet in length; that all the exterior walls be built of gray sandstone; that a vault be built at each of the four right angles formed by the intersection of the two halis on the first and second floors, each 16x24 feet; that these vaults extend from the base to the tower or dome; that the first story be fire proof; that elevators be built in the center of the square formed by the intersection of the two halls; that there be but a shallow excavation for the foundation, deeming it best to raise the surface of the square or building site by filling in, so as to make a gentle slope from the building to the sidewalks; that rooms be built for and the various county officers located as fol Mr. J. Pearse, chief of the fire department, gave us a very interesting expla-lows: nation and exhibition of the department. That gentleman has everything in excellent condition, and his every action shows that he is the right man in the right place. STATE CAPITOL. BASEMENT. Sheriff and Coroner's apartments-The committee do not deem it necessary to give the size of rooms for offices to be ocated in the basement. FIRST FLOOR. This building is now in course of con- ent, and Mr. William Geddis, the con- Collector's apartment Main room, SECOND FLOOR. County clerk-One main room, 30x40 Our thanks are due to Mr. E. T. Alli Hon. J. H. Smith, Mr. J. C. Twomb Dr. E. C. Gray and other gentleme Colorado for material aid, courtesy sui kindness during our investigation. Earnestly hoping that henceforth debr may give way to speedy progress, i report is respectfully submitted. G. W. BARTCH. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. The Board of Education met in rega lar session April 23rd, President Scol in the chair. The members preset: were: Messrs. Pyper, Newman, Ne son, Armstrong, Colbath and Duke. THE PRESIDENTIAL RECEPTION. The following communication w read: "To the Board of Education, Salt Lak City: "Gentlemen-At a meeting of the co mittee on invitation to the president, be April 15, 1891, the secretary was directed to communicate with your boners board to request that you take sich se as are deemed necessary with the view that the children from the various distric (or ward) schools participate in the recep tion given the president on the 9th of May. Very respectfully, M. K. PARSONS, Secretary." TO FURNISH FI AGS. stated uperintendent Millspaugh seph Warburton, on behalf of the e committee on sites. ANOTHER TEACHER. vanced it. This will be legal on the con- people of the several districts, school sites "Let the amount of bonds proposed to FINANCIAL REPORT. treasurer of the board filed a statement e finances of the board as follows: Total........ clerk's warrants........ Balance............ ommittee on finances. WARRANTS TO BE ISSUED. .$9279 25 s the amount of money in the sury was not sufficient to pay all teachers for the present month, the kwas instructed to issue warrants. nmittee on finance. MAY HOLIDAY. oats makes an advance easy, but of wheat the receipts at western ports continue larger than a year ago, and the exports until very lately have been much smaller. It is noteworthy that in all winter wheat sections the prospect is considered exceptionally good, and the acreage is reported as largely increased. Raw sugar has yielded a shade this week, but all refined above granulated is a shade higher. With breadstuffs and vegetables unusually high and wool about the same as a year ago, cotton is much lower, drugs and chemicals lower, iron and its products and the range of manufactured products generally rather lower, notwithstanding the expansion of more than $90,000,000 in the circulation during the year." The Treasury paid out more than it took in during the week. It also issued $1,100,000 more of siiver notes, but gold continues to be exported. The rate of discount in the Bank of England advanced from 3 to 3 per cent., owing to its loss of $3,000,000 in gold. The March exports in New York for 1891 were $52,499.637 against $52,766,262 for March, 1890. The imports increased for March this year as compared with March, 1890. But this is owing to sugar imports, that article alone having raised the aggregate imports in New York by $6,400,000. Business failures for the week in the United States were 217, and in Canada 34. The corresponding week last year had 181 failures in the United States and 33 in Canada. After a brief and unimportant dis- A "COUNTERFEIT MONEY" SWINDLER n recommendation of Superintend-finance committee. The Board then cussion the matter was referred to the ON CROWDED SCHOOLS. he committee on school work, to n was referred the matter of the vded schools, reported that the d grade of the Twentieth school been transferred to a vacant room he Lutheran church. Approved. NOT ALLOWED. WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW. A CORRESPONDENT at Leeds, Utah, forwards a communication received by him, purporting to emanate from a person in New York City who claims to have in his possession a quantity of DUN & Co. in their trade report for original government green hack plates, the week ending April 18, 1891, say stolen from the Treasury Department that there is a visible improvement in at Washington, and to be able to trade and collections. The outlook is furnish bilis printed there in denomgood. Crop prospects are excellent, inations of from one to twenty dollars. monetary pressure is disappearing at It pretends to be a confidential letter, many points, and there is a brisker de- and is an imitation of type-written a regard to a claim of Mr. Newburn mand in many industries. The coke manuscript; but a person accustomed additional compensation for some strike question is not settled, the Mo-to handling the latter can detect the itional work which he had rocco workers at Lynn have comprom-imposture at a glance, and perceive perned in the Tenth school, the com-ised, and the demand for eight hours that it is a printed circular. tee on teachers recommended that in the building trade is being granted e not allowed. Adopted. in many cities. Ir. Nelson prepared and read the owing memorandum: es the contestants in suits of resist The agitation relating to the universal demand for eight hours by the miners goes on. It is thought, howThe recent decision of the Territorial ever, that they cannot command the reme Court in the matter of the whole strength of the trade. The Dol taxes for last year in this city, re-shrinkage in the iron trade output is e to that taxation from the obligation very great. But stocks unsold are now aying the same,on the ground that the being reduced, and idle furnaces will per year's assessment roll was not 800n start up again. Wool is dull, Boston en in the reckoning of the tax levy. sales being but 2,282,100 pounds tor the ollows, therefore, that those who have week, but old supplies are well-nigh 1 their special school taxes for that exhausted, and until the new clip r have yielded to an improper levy comes forward, much activity is not I should have relief. It is likely that to be expected. There is a strong dey would it impracticable mand for dress goods, but men's wear recover by lawsuit, and much woolens are still weak. iculty certainly surrounds the whole ject, but nevertheless, in order that the dens of the maintenance of the schools y be equally distributed among the payers, a way out of the dilemma, and the refunding of the money,should be nd. That is the purpose of this memndum. find "In speculative markets there has been a general advance in breadstuffs, hogs and lard, a decline in oil, and no change in cotton and coffee. Larger export demand, and reports of scarcity abroad, have lifted wheat 21⁄2 cents to 1.194 with sales of forty-six million bushels in New Let the money received on the school york city, and oats have risen two cents levy of last year be treated as a loan, to 61%, and corn 54 to 824 on small ebt to be repaid to those who have ad-sales. The actual scarcity of corn and It opens with an appeal to the recipient, which is ostensibly designed to arouse his cupidity and smother his conscience, but the real purpose of which is to hood wink him, and convince him that he has actually received a able to furnish the "goods" described proposition from a counterfeiter who is in the communication. These are rep resented as being absolutely ind tinguishable from genuine notes, and are offered at a small percentage of their face value. Not less than $300 worth of "goods" will be sold at a time. Following is the closing portion of the letter: "First-Don't as long as you live, ever write a letter to me until I give you permission. If you do it will be refused. See? I mean exactly what I say, and furthermore, all business relations between us will end. "Second-If you wish to come on here and see me, send the following telegram (Remember telegram ONLY will be received), and simply say: 'SEND INSTRUCTIONS,' then sign your name as per pass word and number' given you. "Third-On receipt of your telegram Iures' are very important. All answers which shows that those banks an will send you full instructions how to from me will be sent to the same name not under any special pressure for meet we and where to stop, then no mis- and address as written on the present en-specie. The hardening tendency takes will be made in finding one an-velope-unless otherwise instructed by money is regarded as only transient and other. "In conclusion I wish to say if you cannot come on here, or have not $300 to invest, and you think favorably of my business, send the following telegram: "What is market prices?" I will then make you another proposition. Now kindly allow me to caution you again, not to write letters! Be patient, and be guided by my advice. If you do, you will be sure of success. No such thing as fail. Act square! Be true and honorable! Do me no harm, and you will never regret it as long as you live. You can make money faster and easier by dealing in my goods than you ever dreamed of before in your life. Won't you try it? you." This gives an air of profound secrecy to the correspondence, which makes the coming dupe feel stili more coufident that he is dealing with an expert but friendly scoundrel. If the recipient of the above trash pays enough attention to it to reply by telegraph, as directed, he will likely be communicated with in a still more confidential vein, and probably will at length be informed that it is not ab solutely necessary, in his case, owingto the long journey, etc., that business should be done by a personal interview, but that, if he will remit $300 in good money, he will recive $3000 in counterfeit. If he sends $300 he may possibly receive in return, a small package of sawdust, but most likely he will get nothing at all, not even a farewell message from the swindler who has taken him in. Na likely to be followed by free shipments centre. The improvement in the business of currency from the interior to the of the roads in the Granger section is construed as a hopeful symptom and has caused free buying in securities of test class; and the statements of railroad earnings for March show a continue i moderate gain upon the exceptionally large business of last year; which is something better than was expected at an earlier date. The really important factor in the situation, however, concert the prospects of the grain crops. only is the acreage of winter wheat larg but its condition, according to officia reports, is much above the average ar: the current weather is favorable to t development of the plant. The prospe of poor crops in Europe has induce planting of spring wheat on this sideprecedent in acreage, and the weathes Atlantic which promises to surpass favorable to sowing it under excee conditions, while the same remark ap plies to other crops. Up to the prese Persons who need to be warned stage of the season, terefore, we har against such transparent trickery, the promise not only of grain freights f promising gains by such dishonest the railroads but of a profitable harra Enclosed with the communication means, do not deserve to be. It may for the farmers and a corresponding is what purports to be a clipping from not be inappropriate to remark, how-provement in general business. The some newspaper, name and date omit-ever, that persons who have in their marked revival in the iron trade is s ted to be given, in which an alleged possession, or who have the means of strued as a favorable symptom as to th general state of trade."` manufacturing good counterfeit money, do not send out circulars by the thousand offering it for sale at ten per cent of its face value. CAUTION:-No other person is authorized by me to correspond on this subject. Do not be deceived by shoddy imitations. I am the sole owner and proprietor of this enterprise. Communications from others offering similar goods for sale are absolutely unreliable and positively worthless. Pay no attention to them. "Nuf-ced." Yours very sincerely, "YOU KNOW.” The latest news from Brazil does a confirm the alarming rumors of a vi ago. Rate of discount in the Be No doubt some dishonest gudgeon England has advanced to 3 pett now and then receives the above des- but this is due to the tendency of t cribed literature, and is led by it to re-to drift towards Berlin, and becsu mit to "Robert Lester;" but such are the bank lost $360,000 in gold durita not legitimate objects of sympathy on the week. account of the money they thus lose. WEEKLY FINANCIAL REVIEW. account is narrated of a Boston mer- This "clipping" is manufactured for the purpose for which it is used, and never appeared in a newspaper at all, though it looks as though it had been clipped from one with a pair of scissors. Its object is to still further hoodwink the recipient, and strengthen his con viction that a counterfeiter who has Accompanying the proposal is also the following, which appears on a separate slip. Keep this for future reference. "Send all telegrams (no letters) to Robert Lester, 371⁄2 Desbrosses Street, New York. Henry Clews further says: The effect of the $2,500,000 of gol exports upon the reserves of the ban has been largely offset by a gain $2,800,000 in their transactions with the sub-treasury and of over $800,000 in the currency movement with the interior. name. You can't always depend upon a Some of the newly graduated women bachelors of law may be abl maids just the same. ered the Duke of Wellington for a A man having for a long time pes interview, he at last granted his re quest. "What have you to offer?" he asked. "A bullet-proof jacket, your grace, replied the man. "Put it on," obeyed. The Duke rang a bell. An ordered the Duke. The inventor aide-de-camp presented himself. "Tel. the captain of the guard," said the iro bail cartridge." The man disappeared. one, to order his men to load with No money was lost in trying that in vention. be presented both in the house and In the Illinois legislature a bill is t senate, making it lawful to form com binations "to obstruct the sale of live stock in the State," which declares, "The foregoing have been the main that every rule, regulation or by-law of considerations tending to arrest the up- any corporation, which tends to prevent ward movement in prices. They seem, its members from freely purchasing however, to have already had their full live stock upon any market, to be effect, and the market exhibits a solid against the State policy, and which undertone of hope. There are substan- prohibits combinations, truste or cotial factors tending to offset these influ- spiracies organized to prevent any petnot sign any thing else. ences. It is taken for granted that the "CAUTION.-Be sure you have the expor s of gold are not likely to go much son from selling live stock below maxinumbers (plainly written) on all tele- further, especially as the Berlin bankers mum commission. grams after you sign the Word 'Napkin' promptly countermand. their orders on this point and prescribes penalties otherwise your telegrams will positively for specie when the rates of ex- from $500 to $5000 or imprisonment receive no attention whatever. The fig-change deprive shipments of profit, not exceeding one year for violations. "Your 'Pass-Word and number,' (instead of your name) is 'Napkin 423. Do The bill is radical |