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 in the chest which was beginning to alarm him. MT. Bassett advised him to see doctor at once in the matter. Governor Bigelow replying said he had decided to do so. This was the afternoon before he was taken ill, two weeks ago to-day. Governor Bigelow was member of the league and had served upon the league's executive committee. He was also an ex-president of the Mercantile club. The full details of his life are given in the sketch of his life given below, taken from the History of New Haven, and which was prepared un- der the ex-Governor's immediate supervis- ion.
 Of splendid physique, fine presence and carriage, handsome, manly man, ex- Governor Bigelow was one who would at tract public attention. His bon homie was unfailing, and he was by nature gen. erous and open-hearted. He was a liberal man, benevolent, kind to the needy and a benefactor to many. He gave iberally and open-heartedly. He prospered in his busi- ness, and was man whom all wished we'll because of his goed-heartedness, his genial ity and his worth of character. He leaves handsome fortune. He began life with out a dollar of capital and when first mar ried worked in Westville, carrying his din ner to the shop, and walking in and out to his employment. When he became governor he did not forget his old friends. He was 8 member of the Church of the Redeemer and had been for years. For years, and when governor, he resided on Orange street, near the head of Eld street, where his son Walter now resides. This place he purchased of M. R. Shepard, years ago feed dealer here, who erected it. For the last six years he had resided at the New Haven house. Gov ernor Bige1ow's wife was Miss Eleanor Lewis, daughter of Philo Lewis, who was brother of exMayor Lewis and J. Miles Lewis. A sister of Mrs. Bigelow is the wife of MT. Edwin F. Mersick. Governor Bigelow's son, Frank L. Bigelow, is secre- tary of the Bigelow company; the other, Walter F., is assistant treasurer of the company, and resides in New York. The deheased lost child, daughter, who died years ago about eight years old. She was born at about the same time as Mrs. Lizzie Sterrett. daughter of W. J.-Atwa- ter, and when Mrs. Sterrett's wedding took place last week it was matter of sore regret to Governor Bigelow that he could not attend, as his little daughter and Miss AtWater were great friends and
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WEATHER RECORD.

INDIoATIoNs FOR TO-DAY. AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMKNT,
 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF
 OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, WASHINGTON, De-, 10 p.m., Oct. i2, 1891. Forecast till p. m. Tuesday For New England and eastern New York-Gen- orally fair except light rain on the coast; warmer Tuesday night; northeasterly winds, high on the coast
 Local W eather Report.
 FOR OCTOBER 12 1891.
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SPECIAL LOW PRICES.

Best quality Body Brussels, s1.l5 a yard.
 Best quality Tapestry Brussels, soc a yard.
 Best quality Velvet Carpets, S1.1o 8 yard.
 Best quality Ingrains, 60c yard.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-10-13
WALL PAPERS,

In this department we must have more room. In order to get it prices must be cut. Read the follow ing:
 Best White Blanks, any style, 4c roll.
 A fine line of Gilt Papers at 6c roll.
 A handsome assortment of Embossed Gilt Papers at the lowest price ever offered -10c roll.
 Also special prices in Pressed Papers, Ingrains, Velours, etc. Look at our stock of Lace Curtains, Window Shades and Portieres, Oilcloths and Linoleum.
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4uo 0lScloW coHlp paHy, OTSdulzeu III 100. under @ special charter granted by the legislature of that year.
 Mir. Bigelow's continuous success in his business did not pass unnoticed by his fellow-citizens, and in the period between 1863 and 1881, he was called upon to fill 6 variety of public stations. He was a member of the common council as coun- cilman in the year 1863 GA, and as Alder
 man 186465, under the mayoralty of the late Morris Tyler. He was supervisor 1871H and filled most acceptably the of fee of fire commissioner for the years 1874-76. He also served one term as repre- sentative from New Haven in the general assembly of 1875. So long an experience had especially fitted him to fill the place of mayor, and though belonging to the party normally in the minority in New Haven, he was in 1879 elected for two years term by Q very handsome majority MT. Bigelow's administration of this of fee was marked by two events of pecu- liar and permanent interest to the citizens of New Haven. It was under his admin istration and very largely due to his SUD- port and encouragement that the East Rock park commission was created and
 the park opened, and this great addition to the beauty and the comfort of the city | made possible. The other was the we'll plduueu duu SucCeSSIul euOrC or the city government, under his encouragement and direction, for the building of the breakwa- ters, which have been projected, and are being carried on by the United States gov ernment for the improvement of our har- bor. Upon the close of his term as mayor,
 he was called by the majority of the citi-
 zens of the state to occupy the office of
 governor, a place which he filled with quiet dignity, thorough impartiality and
 great good sense.
 Mir. Bigelow was married in 1857 to
 Miss Eleanor Lewis, daughter of the late
 Philo Lewis, branch of family that has
 left it's mark in the administration of New
 Haven city affairs. In 1882, upon the
 death of Nathan Peck, he was elected
 president of the Merchants bank of New
 Haven, of which he had been for several
 years director.
 Since Governor Bigelow's retirement
 from political life his attention has been devoted to hia bank and bis company,with
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-07

come then. we may - - rUI-rss7r.-s.
mo, my poor child, that will never
be, For your sweet sake might for q
moment forget myself and my country
and echo your wish; out when your
gallant commander lays down his arms,
when Lee surrenders, Glen. may come
back and claim YOU
When Lee surrenders!" she repeated
mockingly, and then she remembered no
more
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-07

cant De .f0a3a0
the equal of DR.. Picrce's Golden
Medical Discovery. If other medi-
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doesn't benefit or cure, in every
case for which it's recommended,
you get your money back. 1t
isn't cure-alI," but it does cure
all diseases arising from torpid
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blood. For all Scrofulous, Skin and
Scalp Diseases, it's positive rem
edy. Even Consumption, or Lung
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Then, if it doesn't help you, there's
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We claim it to be an unequaled
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vigorate the liver. We claim it to
be lasting in its effects, creating an
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preventing Bilious, Typhoid and
Malarial fcvors, if taken in time.
The time to take it IS when you
first feel tn s;gns Of oreari'eess and
aoeah21eas. Dy druggists.
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suckLEN.s ARNIcA SALvE.

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Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Tet-
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lNOpgllBuhs Ao'''' ~
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little head testing against ore,,::,.."' rle
strobe down the long hall and ventured
to knock at the door of the family sitting
room.
1t was opened by Mrs. Helen, who
lIanked him. with some gentle con-
fusion at her apparent oversight Of the
child. He WIS., Elt invited 70 enter, but
over the lady, head !e cau-h5 glimpse
Of Glen, and WIS not slew TO interpret
her quick indignant glpEce at her little
sister in such Il resting place. lie had
seen that impatient brightness in her
eyes before, and he went back TO spend a
restless night in the old ballroom, which
some whim had led him to choose as his
own and his wounded comrades Sleep
ing apartment. lie Was beginning to
curse himself for the fancy. A veritable
spirit of unrest parIdel the ghoStly cid
room. When the light, were eTtin-
gnished, and the SICK man lay quietly
sleeping beside him, q mockiES bird. in
the syringa hedge Just below the open
windows flied the night with melody.
and in the paTses of his song the plain
tive cry Of the Whip-poor-will echoed
across the wide lawn.
The air was filed with the sweet night
scents Of languishiug spring flowers, and
the captain, tossing on his couch, peo-
Piled the room with half waking fancies.
Once more the floor rIng to the tread of
dancing Feet. and as the music thr0bbed
his own arm, encir~Ied slender shape;
or, in that &icovtd window filed with
shadows, while the moon hung low in
y tender Glv. his ClinGing lips found
hers. Ia his dIad,ns he shook with the
sweet uIony OF tie carcsS-and the next
morning he laughed mockinyly at its
recollection rs h made his toilet.
Surely this languid air and this idle
life have fred my blood" he said,
stretching himself. II 10 longer Won
der at southern sentiment Ineed ten
mile march through Virginia pipe clay,
under u pouring SKY. to shape me up
again. If my orders don't come this
week ! shall be Il proper subject for irons
and a court martial"
(
=, t%a hnlf Lan"n+b Li-, ,' ,,oI on -, h 90
morning tasks Of sweeping and busting,
with Missy, elevated on one of the ia
Oies, gr"vcly watching her.
Missy" said Glen, suddenly throw
aII,s .I,rt t,a nb;;l ..ld VOW I,,a,,,
v,r.t ,nnrh.r .,,... ,ha, ~, n1,,st
n.ypr naycr .,o intn ,ba s,.ld;nr,, rnam,
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But other things even more important
than the fact of Missy's detection
weighed upon the girls mind. A crisis
had suddenly arrived in the family af-
fairs. The instructions which termi-
mated her brothers short furlough and
the orders for which he had waited had
: last arrived, and Glen was feverish!y
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-07

opar Inv racaivin,, infcrma+ic,, oF tboir
co,ninC and since tbap no bod sto.d
fastIv r.fused to leaye the yicin;tv With.
ont orders bo,,inv to Ia ahIa 70 c.rry
some information concn,niry the enemy
70 beodnrar.ars
And all this time Glen's heart was
torn nv a Thousand fears Her inogino.
+icn intarsifiad tbe real d.ryore Of he
s;tu,tiou and the unsettled stat of the
connt,v inst before the close of tho
war warranted in = trent mrrsnra bar
anvietv. He might N. made = rrisorar
at any moment. ~. shot asa snv Many
= u;oi,t rhp yirl owola sob,in, and n,nf.
inu from f,i,-h. s,,I dra.,,us nd rho f,ct
that the whole re,nons;bilitv of the
household rested mon her shoplders-
tJgt uDcu hyr dovoIyel the 6ufv of sus-
tain;nn her iiuII and oan+la ,no+bor-
rendered her position a thousandfold
more irving. When her brother left
home they had hurriclIv fixed unon a
rpndrzy3ns where Sba MIGHT meet him
at cer,tin times, bnt experience had
raum6t rrr trat her visits fo the deserted
little HHautv. deep in fine woods which
they had selected. were not unattended
with danger,
OF any personal Ler;l She did not stor,
TO think, bur the. ,,,.r,. scores of runn-
way or disconteated slaves. eagerly look
inc flr.,urd 70 their expected freedom.
w.oN Id gladly bear tidirgs of a Goa
fpGer,tp soldier TO those whom they con-
,ilcr,l their b.st friends ANA libprators.
Eue these papers must be delivered into
-. hrotbcr's h2nls. She corld not
breathe freely until this was done. It
IN, late in thp artern~ou when she made
her rrpparatiuns for t,.n long walk. H.
Was NOT srfa 70 IYepf hoy Brother mill
nighc had fallen. but the moon woulC
rise on her honewarl WAY. AMI her mis-.
sion once ACCOMPLISHED she would know
no feor At last she WAS ready TO set
ont Mis-, mt wv her Inns for y goo6bv
kiss. nrl her mother overwhelmed her
with WHISPERED nrec8utioos and messages
70 her boy, ut last Glen WAS ont of the
house and WALKING swiftly down the
LONG caIaroyanue Assbeuossad tbrouob
the great rates she noticed NeIse skulk-
ing behind one of the trees, and sharply
ordered him ack to the house.
For moment suspicion Of the boy
shot throrol hnr brai, Hn had baan
unusually surlv of late and rebellious
of authority. Tut this she lad attributed
to the general disaffec,:cn which now
hung like q dirk cloud over the relations
Of slave and master. She dismissed the
cca? from her mind Is sne hurried on
ward. When she reached the wood the
sun was almost seitins,. and the dense
shade of the trees made a twilight under
their thi,l; boJghs, She had advanced
INIT a few st,D,-tho Int was still far
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Glen, my poor child, have you hurt
yourself" When the first sp&sm Of pain
from her wrenched ankle w&S over, she
heard his low voice in her ear Am !
cruel to say cannot be sorry if it has
given you to me for one moment? Ny
darling. don't struggle SO. love you,
Glen; do you hear me? Love you!
What do all the wars of the universe
matter to us? Nothing: though | were
a traitor for saying so. You do not
hate me?" There was only low moan
for answer But when this war is
ended you will let me come back and
win YOU?
You may not care to come back
then" she said defantly. She had drawn
herself away from him, though the eff
fort to stand without his aid was blanch-
ing her lips. You may not care to
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RAIL ROAD TIME TABLE.
|. g. G.. N. Railroad.

|. q G. N. Railroad.
DEPARTURES.
For st. Louis via Iron Mountain or
M, K. and T. :45 a. m
For st. Louis via Iron Mountain, 500 p. m
For Laredo 9:55 a. m
ARRIVALS.
From st. Louis via Iron Mountain
and NJ, X. and T. 9:35 a. m
From st Louis via Iron Mountain
and NJ, K. and r, 1000 p. IN
From Laredo 5:35 D. m
Southern Pacific Railroad.
THROUGH EXPRESS EAST.
Leaves for New Orleans, Houston
and Galveston 9:25 Il. IN. and 9p. 10
ARRIVES FROM THE EAST.
Arrives from New Orleans, HoustOu
and Galveston Ia ~. and 4:l0 p. m
THROUGH WEST.
Leaves for San Francisco, FL PasO
Arrives from San Francisco, FL Paso
and Eagle Pass S:55 a. m
S. A. & a. P. Railroad.
DEPARTURES.
Leaves for Kerrviile, daily except
Leaves for Galveston, Houston and
>, Cuero, daily 9:1Oa m
Leaves for Corpus Christi, Rockport
and Beeville, daily 1p. m
ARRIVALS,
From Khrrville, daily except
Sunday 1000 a. m
From Corpus Christi, ROckpOrt
and Beeville. daily 2:20 p. IN
From Galveston, houston and
Cuero, daily 6:2Op m
Mallory Steamer sail from Galveston
every Wednesday and Saturday.
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Raa, bIa black sheep.
Whar you lef' yo' la-a-m?-
Way down yander in de vale,

Continued on Third page
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BeuIah BartOn'S Birthday.
Bv MARY KYLE DALLAS.

Copyright. 1891. by American Press Associa-
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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1891-04-08
AOEITE PARA ALUMBRADO
"LUZ DIAMANTEr
de- la fabrioa LOngman y Martinez,
n NEW-YORK.

Libre de eroioSi6n, hUmO q mai
DOR. no grddos de Fareaheit.
Este aceite est& fabricado DOR
una Redistribution especial, eciusi-
vsmente para el uso dom6~tico
muy particularmente donde hay
niflos. Es cristslino como ell aqua
desti ada, Su luz es clara, brillan.
to Y sin olor.
rs tan OompIetGmente SECURE que
81 la lampara Sc quiebra pog Ca
sualdad, la llama qpedara extln.
guida on el acto. Ests envasad0
en la misma forma qle ell kerosene
corriente, tenleudn Ias latss uu ga
ion de PateUte que permite llenag
Las lamparas con la misma laGa.
SIN derrsmes de ninguna aspeoie,
Las mismas lamparss en- uso an al
| actualldad sirven para la Lua II q.
mapte, limpiandolas Y ponieadO
mechas nuevas q7e no esi8n satin
lradas con Otra tlase de keFoeane-
| Tambi6n envssamos la Luz Dla-
mapt en- latas de l Y 2 galones
expressmente para el uso dc faEnL
Ihas.
De venta poE todos los aImaAas
Insa de vyeFes dc poefta .RIea
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EJECUCI0E

Ha sido fjecutado en- Woodst ock,
Ontario, Reginald Birchail, el que
con. erv6 hssta ell Gltimo momei to
todo su valor J 81 saDgre fris,
entIegando "a cuello q la fatal ma
0uina sin que sc notsra en- su ros-
tFo la menor sparier cia de mied do.
No fu6 possible que Confessrs,
pero no dej6 de proreetar de q1e
era inocenle del crimen 4ue Sc le
imp1taba = por el que Sc lie hsela
sufnr la q TINA pers.
lsttsiuo pss6 la boche tran
ouilo, despldi9ndose con enterszs
de su desgrsc'ada mujsr, Que estu-
vo acomps fiandole hasta la Dna ;
cuarto de Ia msdrugads. a las
aeie de la N 1ara le siryieFOn el
almaerzo, al que spenss biz0 los
honores porqua d j9 no tenla ape
tito ' desp0&s comenz6 4 vestlrse
con cierto esmero hacienda obser
var qce no 90 pc nta nm cue'iO al
midonado porgue podia estoroar a
yerdugo para pasar eli nudo CORE
diEo.
MieL tras tanto, ell verdugo, On
habia venido expresamente DE L"
ront0, arreglaba los ldgubIes pre-
narratives para Ia iucluosa esceDi
une iba & representa- se, = les pc
riodistas, los miembEos del Jnrad'
= gran p6meEo de eindadsnos, hs
aendo On teta de- doasasntas per
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1891-04-08

Hahana, Mario a -El vapol
Halifax procedente de Jam ica
lego aver . este puerto coudncien
do ITO turistas norteamer canos
que sc propouen visitar otras po-
blaclOnes de la isla antes de regre
sar & su pais.
Madrid, Mario 25.-El genera
J. w. Foster, encargado especial
de les Estados q 1idos por las ne
gociaciones de un tratado conner
cisl de aqnella repdbl'cs con E T.
pafia, ha celebrado hoy una laFga
conferenc q con ell Presidente del
Consejo de Ministries, Sr. Osnovss
del Castillo.
Ell Oougreso de les ob'eros reu
nido en- session, ha sprobado ell pro
yeeto de dec'arar una huelga gene
raj en- toda e pana, 81 fuere I ece-
sario, a fin de ores adopte ell sis
ma de las 0 tho horas de ahajo a
dia.
Paris, Marco 25-Tolegramas de
Inquique dinen que una parte de la
guarnicl6n de Antofagasta rehu>6
entrar en- acci6n y So declare en- ia
vor de los insurgentes, que ell res
to hugo hacfa OAlama, perseguida
tehazmente por los insurrecto +.
Gibraltar, Mario 25 Ell consejo
de guerra encargaio de jnzgar
acegca del naufrsgio del Utopia,
ha. .decidido que el captain Nc Kea-
que, comandante de dicho buque,
CONE tbs ;un gran error al tratar de
entrax en- la rsda de G braltar sin
haber aver gnado sntes les bu
ques que en- ella estahau foudea
dos, Y que tambien Sc equivoc6 al
pasar por Ia proa del Anson para
evitar el encuentro con les otros
buques.
Dlctn los buzos que las sverias
sUfrldas por Q. Utopia no son tar
cousiderables como Sc crefa. ST.
han encontrado 25 cadGvsres mrs
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MOVIMIENTO DE BUOUFs
HHTRADAs DgTRAVEsfA.

De st. Thomas y esoaI 8, vapor
aleman " Flandria de l 533 tone
l~dAs, caplt4u HAhn, Mullenh fl
y korber. 2 G epApel. B. Simonet,
Ii @, brl, 3 ucls lerteterias Y otros
Oere edo Hmns y comp, l @ c.
pi&dures, 10 G aqua mineral, 80 G
ginehra, 4 G con servas, 2 cutos,
G qCesOs, II cestos vino, | & sal
chieh6n, 500 @ papas. A ria Y
comp, 2 G V'drios y otros. NJ. r J.
lnan y comp, l O t',jidos. Vular y
FAbia }, Z c trjDdos. r. Montan6s
y'comp, 3 G p an s. Lu wig Du-
nIact, G pianos $50 brls cemenro.
Oalla~ y comp, $50 G papas, q
ja"onos. Go zalez y Alorso, 10 G
O. rye =. l G, 2 OTIS trj DIS, 2 f y
h jas de s'n, 30 G g'nebra. vi
jaude Y mo. % G ques IS. Sierra
y comp, 4 frds h j's de sen. P.
NOEL ) cup, 2 @ f rrrterfss y otroa.
VIceDle Y comp, l4l G qnfs 8, 200
sts roz, "a G cerveza. BArcel6 y
p Ri, 81 esqueletos lozs. Scrs
de j. Ii rnsiz y comp, 3 aids ma
qlnas. Scres de J. SIa y comp,
80 G cervrza. Wenceslao B sch,
5S blts, 270 pleas mao linarias y
otro' G te,Ios. Eg ozcue y Clos, 20
atds maqunas, G esencis de anfs,
l q id gineOra, so @ qnesos. Til
20 @ vidaoes y comp, 2 q espejos,
l bel ioz', l G agujas. Julian Ma
tielz), 5 @ to rel er'as l pate mu 8
tr"s. Sobriuo de Lu fiay y comp, IL
G colveza, l q co6ac, 5 G VINO.
L rrocarrll. 5 bits hierro. j O.hoa
, II III O, 100 q ginebrs. Armas y
Jlmeuez, & huacole' y I3 q guinea
IlrriAs. A. Mayol y comp, l5 GyI
s huaca es quincallerlas. F Gui.
'Ie'mety, 3 bnltos drogas, Blanco,
5 bu tos drogas. A la orde" mar.
oas P. NJ 700 SIS arcoz. G. F. II.
e. S., 100 SIS arroz. D. S., l d
Inrdicsmentos. F. o., l G t jidos.
[. 100 @ gineors. Ii B. s. 1U0 O
I. O.. 10 Q galetas. n.
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I'll Pslacio del Banco de Espaha

RI dfa 8 de Mario fu6 inauguradc
en- Manrid al suntuoso palacio de-
Bauco Nas ionsl de E>psfis, qne es
4 juzgar por el hermoto grsbsdC
QUE de 81 publica La IIustraoi6n
E,pokOla y Americana y por las
descripcioues de Este y otros cole
gas, IN sobertio ejemplar de alte
aTQuitect6nico.
.AIzase ell palscio en- uno de los
sitios mss concurridos de Madrid,
entire las espaciosas avenidas que
forman Ia calle de Alcal4 y Pas o
del Pl ado, ooupando una supeif lie
total de s, ,384 metros, comprendien
do IN frente de 65 metros en- Ia ca le
de A ca a, otro de 1856 metros en- 81
Paseo del p ado, IN bisel 6 chsfan
de 10 metros coftaudo ell $Dgu o
pgudo que forman aquellas dos If.
deas otra fachada de SO metros
en- Ia calle de la g. eda.
La primera piedra del edificio fue
colocada solemnemente ell d 4 de
Julio de 1884 bajo Ia presidencia
del malogrado Rey Don A fonso
XII. Su construction ba durado,
pues, POGO mas de seis saOs, Y el
eosto total de la obrs, incluyendo
sl vasto solar, SO eleva q Is milo
pes de pesetss
81 primer trazsdo, hecho por los
di tlngpidos arQuitectos D. Eduar-
do de Alvaro y D. Severiano Sainz
de Lastre p9emiado con medalla
de prlmera clsse en- Ia Exposition
nacioDal de Baenos Aires de 1881
Eufci6 despue, notables smpliaci"
mes por COL secuencia de Ia adqui-
aiCi6n de nuevos terrenos CONT
guos & los que sirvieron de base a
10 formation de dicho traZado.
e paiacio tiene cuatro artfsticas
fachadas en- cuya cons. rucci6n he
Ia empIesdo piedra granftica en- el
cutrpo inferior, piedra blanca y
maIm6rea de Alconera en- el cuer-
DO superior y msrmol de Osrrara a
en- las parties decorativas de am
b0e.
En- reu ion celebrada reciente-
mente por la Real Academia de Ia
Historic, &c di6 cuenta de Las ins
cripciones. que debera levsr este
palacio, y son las siguientes: rs. M.
eI Rey Don Aifons0 XII coloco eI
primer pillar de ests ca~s del Bsnco
de EspAiia ell dia 1 de JnliO de
1884,, para a pripers inseripci6r !;
Y para la 8. gunds i" Reinsndo D.
AifoDfo XIII, baio ls rsgencia de
su madre don4 MAZDA Orisrins de
Hapsburgo, 10 junts de acci"nistas
ipsugur6 esa editicio ell dla 3 de
Mar o de 1891.
Los ampl.os so.anos del edif1cio
se d-stiDan Ia custodis de vaio-
res en- la planta bajs estsn los
negoCiados mas importantes del
esrablecimiento, como son los de
csjeros, csjas, ingresos, psgos, es'
tamplIado, etc., ademss de as So
las del pdbiico que son espaclosas,
Y de las galerfss iote,iores, pstics
y escaleras. Eu ell piso primo pa
tin los despachos del goberna-
dor del Banco, del cuerpo de sdmi'
Dis.rs cion, y del secretario, con las
cfciDas CORE poDdieBtes de 10 All
miDistraci6n & intervenci6H y Oh
el piso segundo tienen sus hahita
ciores vsrios empleados y depen
dientea.