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arrfion Sales, financial.
Louis MESIER. AuctiOneer.
REGULAR AUCTION SALE OF
STOCKS AND BONDS
BY ADRIAN n. MULLER & SON,
WEDNESDAY. OCT. 18TH.
A. I"3o O'Clock. Eew-York Rcs Estate Salesroom
Ill Broadvav.
dor account Of whom Il may concern r.,
$1,000 Iron Car Equipment co. Special Car I'hst
5000 Memphis Charleston r. u. 90. Gen. Mise D. c.
bis. Trust co. CcrttrD.
20 shs. Porter Alr-I,shter Co.
$4,000 Stuttgart Arkansas River Y. T. CO. lst Mtg".
D. toid DDS 1870. July fs's,. coups. on
20 shs Ains rican Exchange Natl. Bank 'Hypd.'
- shs Citizens Natl Bank 81 EnElewood. New Jeisey
'Hypd).
100 I.anapo Water Co. Certificate Nc, !.
~ Sis TEE Guarantee Trust -.
q, sins CHM. Hamilton & Dayton II. r., com
81 shs Consolidated Ice Co.. pref
rs shs Consolidated l.. Co.. pref 49,.
3i5 Insulated Railway aiso patent 81 the United
States. No. 5aldss. dated Deer nth 10, tor IN
prove ments Railway Rats and connections tkDcWh
- the Neane Insulated Railway JOINT
I'd ". X.
a. <hs Iors Island Bank. % Bftn
& shy. American Surety CO.
az shy TailaIr-ys1 Neter Co. 'Fyphl. -.
$500, Taap1osc Water 90. ist htEs pSr cent 'oid
BIDS. HIypdD.
IL =ts tnerlcsn I-ni-r Iife Ins. 90.
Knfrkerhoeker Trrg-t 60.
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MAEHATTAN RAILWAY COMPANY
no Il BROADWAY. NETWORK.
October 9Th. isac
THE ANNUAL MEETING of the sharchold
ers q the Manhattan Railway coEpany held a,
inc cuIapanya New York city, ~. Broadway
or Nedneslay. Ncycrh.r llth 1896. !: O'Clock
4 Board Of Directors Tor Tho ensuing yenr - be
elected ana inspectors o., Ele6 tipll
Tn. transfer books viii he closed Friday october
OH. at 5 O'Clock =. ard rtopened Thu.;..ay. No
veu,per l2h. 10 O'clock a.
II. ". McNfILIAES. Secretary.
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ETHIOPIAN FINANCIAL MAEKETs

El-ROPEAN FINANCIAL MARKETS.
London Oc. T. p. m, '1s1,s 10. =. inon y ~
frs FOR the account. Canadian Pacific Nv. rfr. ID
fr@ frs; mcferfcG. ~. Illinois c~biia' ~. MeN.cin
oI,,nafr ~; - Psul 'oi, Ncw-iofk ,sn,rai
- a.. u.nns,ivsn.a OIL. Realms. il=; Mcucan Fsntrs
PEI cent bonds IS. Louisyiiie snd Nashvi''e ~
~, n y, THE .rn1uf; al bullion Withdrawn rom W.
I1nr ~ Enslend on to-day = f"io "atis ad
,".s buoc pfr lpI franc - c@'es for
no
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places named: observation-disclosures 81 dis
count: bank. par Charleston.buying. g as
per cent on selling. par Boston-5H1 Oc. dis
count and San Francisco-sight par;
telegraph. par. Chicago-loc. discount.
Bank clearinss In this city were: Exchanges'
$75.233.31S: balances. s5.4300S6. Philadelphia
Exchanges s'043.742 Baltimore-Exchanges
Ss5o7 2o5 b s SSH 100 s Ss,%
The price of commercial bar silver In TINS mar
ket was GAY. Mexican dollars were quoted NJ
49% @o1% In London bar silver declined I.Io
to 2074. Thrty-six silver bullion certificates
representing 5000 ounces OF silver were sold
the Stock Exchange at 64tsMG3A. Silver eX-
ports tomorrow, 100000 ounces.
Foreign gold arrivals TO date. with amount on
shlpboard and engaged. $53,.S1 ,l20. London
open market price for gold bars. ''s Il%d.
Currency transfers by the Sub-Treasury to-day.
$4,000. Amount OF bullion Withdrawn from the
Bank Of England to-day. f91 OO0
Monev on call in London was 1is@lh per
cent. and the rate of discount in the open mar
ket was 2ss per cent for short and long bills.
British oonsols closed at 10S2. for money and
1OS7 for the account French rentes closed at
lo1 francs b centimes. Paris exchange on Lon
don. - francs 16lsmlIia centimes. Discount
rate In Paris. per cent Discount rate in Ber
lin. AZ per cent.
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.
To-dav's Washington Treasury statement.
covering actual results Of two days ago. com
pared with the last preceding statement. gives
The following balances:
xs gold on "a IA Z D' 'ssS scs
Net legal tenders
n: .;s4 On IA .Ss ss s:s ss 5:
Actual cash IN the
Treasury vaults
outstand-
i-s certidcae- G2l S23s ST. c2 Dec Sn4 irO
Deposits In bank l1.12i 2gs 11.3i?IoG Ire 80 S's
Available cash. ss,soi2ea4 s:,a,ics.s' Iue. si2a.asa
biIiti.s -. i3li353, I33c3 s3i Inc. .ic. ODa
.c.l cash hal syo ?.e $50 500 si2 I05 Dec. sSG3e
Customs receipts reported to-day from Wash
incton were SOD ,2:f Internal revenue receps
$40 OIL and the miscellaneous receipts SI!SSS
Total Government receipts for the day. s!t.t,2lo
expenditures S1,G11. 900: excess Of expenditures
S1GU. ~, Receipts for the month to date. ~
51SG4S; expenditures. S14.0I00C0: excess OF ex,
penditurcs S4.5i4 49,. Receipts for the meal
wear 10 dale SS,69O.j9I: expenditures. S1ls.-
4,9GI9: excess OF expenditures. S29. Ii9'l 0o re-
CENTS Of National barl: notes for redemption to-
day $3.50. III. g,
Sub-Treasury receipts for the day were 81
go sos and payments S313oS5S resulting in a
general balance OF SlSs2l4.236 consisting ofSl-o-
I3,7 22c9 coin and $J9611 .06l currency. The sup
Treasury had a credit balance at the Clearing
House of SECS l3 and its net loss on balance since
Friday was 81 .Hi3. G51. made up by loss i. coin
Of SGl1 100 and loss in currency o: Sdo.,5.,
Receipts OF Saturday and to-day were S44o'lS'
and payments So,oI3.SlS.
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VDS WANTED FOR SINKING FUND.

- The indianapolis Union Railway Company of indian.
apois Ind sealed proposals Tor the sale %
twelve thousand dollars Of First Mortgage Bonds al
The Office OF Fidelity Insurance Trust and SAFE p,-
nosli Goupsn, in the City Of Philadelphia. prior 70
HE frs, OF November 1895 Bonds offered at the low
est price no; exceeding par and accrued interest VIII he
should bonds OF different holders be Offered at
rrce the number OF take. each shall be
,o prata nearly pract cable in proportion To
the whole number Of bonds offered.
WV W y. JACKSON Secretary.
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ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO.
[NIII. 4 NAi- L. ME I-II NJ, II tie S1nti. nnli

crs ~ tue Illinois Central Ialfo9d Company. -
clcc,n az Directors and transaction business
, held the Office %. the Company IN the tfly -
Chicago Of iiiiiOls. Wednesday October -.
,sp. II T.. o'clock noon
' " ALEXANDER q. uACKeTArE. Secretary.
Wv Work. October !. 1885,.
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49, ~
p EPORT Or THE CONDITION OF THE
- SECOND NATIONAL BANK OF New York. IN me
OF NevYor. the Of business Octoher o. 1870
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BONDs-THE MONEY MARKET.
Sales of Government bonds were 5000 regis
tered As of 1929 at 115a. $1,000 coupon As OF Va
a, f15 $4,000 at 11JE. and $4,000 coupon is
OF 1907 at 1O1 Final quotations follow;
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ADVERTISEMENTS and sybscTiy iIoIa tsE tEe Tr:b-
A un4 received their Uptown O.re No LA: Brole
vas. "a d5ss Eerth ~ 3isst. untii cock D. r ad.
,--fis~raea;s the fnliown: branch once At
regular oiicr until O'clock .. n. via "a sh-
ave-. I'D st. l52 CtI-ave cor i-'h st Mac
lIth-rt., ~. Columbus near Nrst t6th
-. 100 West l2f 9th .: Est' i4-rt 25'
423 between ith and 9Th AVE-. l'' East fItn-
is3s 20 ave- b. ;ssen 10Th ana ~. &C. o2o e.
si-i Los list near Nh ST: bSO id
ave near st: 35i "a ave- ITO Rleeclserg a25
pl-rcker 2%Is :d-svc $40 East ,pth ct lHl I'd
sve SSc aS Amstcgdaro- an" Wet i.d-ft
ita East ,eth., ?oo Ea,, ..tt--t. $50 ath.a~s s'i
f1S2 Jf-sN-. G1'h-st: 2H East s6th~sti
e3o Bres1way 1868 30 ave- 100 e,h-avs i31s 2d-avs.
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STOCKS AGAIN LOWER.
FOREIGN MONEY MARKETS UP.
SHORT STERLING FIRMER-BoNDs AND
RAILWAY EARNINGS

s.l.Es AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE OCTOBER II
DEALINGS IN BONDS AND BANK STOCKS
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financial elections.


THE KEW ENGLAND RAILROAD COMPANY.
Annual S.ockholders' Mcetrs
VNHE ANNUAL. MEETING OF the stock
L holders of the New England Railroad Company viii
Ne held In the passenger station building Of the New
York New Haven AMI Hartford Raircgd Company in the
cav OF Hartford Connecticut Thursday oct 12nd lc
al Oclock T. NJ FOR the election Of Directors O. the
Of such other business
r.ror.erv The ratification
Of III. {: the Providence Springfield Railroad
Will he brought 10 OF this meeting.
TIE stock transfer books CT tire Corrpany Will he
clC.ed AZ the Saturda, ith, 1896
and will remain closed uni. the dsy f,iHl
iour.iinen, oil the annual ineeti1e.
,y order OF Board OF DIRECTORS
JAMES ". PERKINS Secretary.
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TiiE pENvEi. < RIO GRANDE; RAILROAD COMPANY
New York Sept 18TH 1896
tHHE ANNUAL MEETING III the Stockholm

= O Company. for the election Ct Directors
I'd 10 OF suci other business be
brought he held The principal of
Company Denver, Colorado. the 81 TUESDAY OF o.
next. being 2Jih Of said month. Il O'Clock
M
The transfer hooks will be closed II O'Clock
october iUth and reopen the morning Of October a9;h
1856
ly order OF the Board OF Directors
WILLIAM WAGNER. Secretary
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Liulorn1 Aotltes

GAILaTIS NATIONAL BANK.
XIV YORK. September 40, 1886
TIE 18TH CONSECUTIVE sEaii-AkNUA L OINIDEED.
THE DIRECTIONS OF this bank have tbs
L day declared q Glydana Of FIVE PER CENT. and
An ezra OF ci ONE PER CENT on; OF The earnings c.
H.. past months psyeae ard after oc'ober pex
,r,- TIE translt- hcdss will remain Closed rrl that
80 AR-Fr-n W. SHERMAN. Cashier.
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CENTRAL TRUST COMPANY or NEW Y0RK
TERHE HAUIE AND PEoalA RAILROAD co.

Default having heea made ~ TIC payment ~ the inter
eel mo, tho fret mortgage five yer fifty bort-
~ tse Tec Iau's an1 peoria Railroad Company secured
b mortgage the Tu.op Trust Company ~ New York.
and c,ieranteovi Terrr f.au" nd Indianapolis He'll
road Company. which carr" due September 1886 the
have a Committee rep
-ean The interests b07dE ders IL the enforcement
~ ther fights Ifdhoiders requested deposit their
bonds WIN New cr> securi;y and Tfus: Company
X, 81 Wal street York Citg, with Messrg
i,rc,s & 60 Dreve Budins Philadelphia. exchange
tor v heh negotiable ce-tin will he issued. protec
has been prepared which be
onrl-aflor. TO tho Trust company. Mcsr~T.
T,r, & Co. Of Philadelphia - ans member Of ~.
Committee.
New York. September iG 1890.
MARK Y. cox. Chairman.
OF Robert Winthrop q CO.,
JAMES 4. BLAIR. ,.,.,,,o.
OF Llar & Co, committee
JAMES W. PAUL. Jr.
Of Drcxel & Co, Philadelphia :
STRONG 4 CADWALApER. Counsel
20 wall Street. New York city
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LILLE ALASKA HOINDiRl

The Alaska boundary question seems 10 b.
clearing up. Despite the unfavorablc opinions
expressed here and there, the report Of the sur
veyors. so far as il has been made known. sim
pliics matters and improves the prospect Of
speedy and equitable settlement. Concerning
the northern half Of The line there is. of course.
no dispute Both parties agree that il follows
certain meridian of longitude. and all that is
necessary is 10 ascertain that meridian by scien-
tific means and set up Il Of posts along
it. The only question is concerning the south
ern half of the line. along the eastern edge Of
the panhandle" 1t is with that that the SUI
vcyors have had most 20 do.
Apart from the question whether the south
ern extremity Of the line should follow Portland
Channel according 10 the old Russo-British
treaty. or Benin Channel. according to modern
British contentious. the location Of the boundary
depended upon whether or not there was we'll
defined mountain ridge running parallel 10 ana
not more than ten marine leagues from the
coast If so. that ridge must be the boundary.
The British idea has been that such 4 ridge cN-
lists and there haze been rumors that the Brit
ISL surveyors expected 10 demonstrate lis cx-
istcncc Apparently they have not done so. but
on the contrary have reported that there Is no
such ridge If 50. there l. just one alternative.
The line must be drawn parallel to tho coast, in
all its windings, and ten marine leagues from
II inland
That is the task now before the two Govern
mcntS. Ii is one To he performed mathemat-
ically. by civil engineers. But before that there
will he some diplomatic discussion rs To the
meaning Of terms Does the coast mean the
edge Of the mainland. or the outer edge of the
fringe OF islands? Do the "wlnlings of the
coast include al The bays and inlcS. or is the
coas,lnc 10 be drawn boldly across from head
land 10 hcadandf Upon the determination OF
these points will depend the ownership of much
valuable territory. Bui it ought t. be possible
to reach such a determination promptly. peace
ably and cQuitably.
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Amuscmcnts.

~N~~~~o~N~o~~~~~~~N~~N~<S~
ABBEY'S THEATRE-S-A Pair OF Spectacles.
ACADEMY OF MUSlT-S-The Sporting Duchess
AMERICAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lights.
BROADWAY THEATRE-S-An Artists Model
CARNEGIE HAI.L-s:l5-t'oncert.
CASINO--s:l5-The Wizard of the Nile.
COLUMBUS THEAT S15-Saved from the Sea.
DAIY'S NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Night.
EDEN MUSEE-COncert
EMPIRE THEATRE-S-Carmen
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE S:i5-Jentleman Joe.
GARDEN -Chimmie Fadden.
GARRICK THEATRE-s :3O-Mrs. Ponderbury's Past
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-s-The Masqueraders.
HARLEM OPERA HOUSE-s:l5-The Gay Parsans
HERALD SQUARE THEATRE-s10-The Heart Of
Naryla
HOYTS THEATRr-S:30-A Black Sheep.
IRVING PLACE Observation-Disclosures Marriage
Contract.
ROSTER & BIALS-S :15-Naudevine
LY'EJM THEATRE-s:lj-The Benefit OF the Doubt
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE-s-Carmen.
NATIONAL ACADEMY or Observation-Disclosures.
OLYMPIA THEATRES. l5-N Vaudeville.
rALMERS TIIEATRE-s l5-The Baube Sho9.
PASTOR S-s-vaudevillc
PROCTORS PLEASURE PAIACE-Naudevile.
STANDARD rHEA1 RE :l5-The Strange Adventures
Oc Miss Brown.
STAR THEATRES: l5-t'ouny Fair.
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ent bridge during the rush" hours. we venture
to say, would undertake TO maintain that tue
Bridge Trustees and engineers have peeh sue
ccssful as transportation managers. Is there
not a valuable lesson here for the men VINO are
buildng the new bridge? Will they not serve
the public best by erecting bridge that shail
be Simply thoroughfarc. and then opening II
on equal terms to all the transportation COM
n,nios surface and elevated that wish to Use
II: This is the judgment of some Of those VINO
have noted for dozen years the complete IaH
IRE Of the old bridge management to provide ii
satisfactory railroad service. Possibly trans
portatlon system across the new Dridge WHICH
will give every passenger seat DURING 'he
buslcst hours is an impoSsibility; but ii Is such
an ideal that the commissioners should steauly
keep in view
I, will greatly enhance the public convenience
moreover. if pains shall be taken to avoid us
far as possible. stairways in the terminals Oh
the structure and especially such compiica'eu
system as that which causes so much CONFUSION
and danger in the station recently opeheu Ill
brooklyn. 1t was the stairway on the prom
cnade on the old bridge which was the im'neui-
ale cause Of the less Of several lives III the p''''
which occurred few days after the bridge was
opened.
Vorious other considerations will readily SUE
cost themselves to the minds of the comml'si"h-
or. Of the new bridge as they study the hlS'or!
and working of the older one with the intention
of urotitinc by the mistakes which nave peeh
made and improving on the work of those VINO
,,,do tho initial experiment in a bridge of tins
MAGNITUDE. Such study cannot bur be most
"a RVcr bridge may
not he a model structure when compiel'u' pu'
the commissioners will be wocfuily 'ach'nI III
their duty to the public if their completed prou-
net is not far closer approximation 'ho'eto
than the existing bridge in its best state can pc.
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There would be some evident advantages IN
the proposed consolidation Of art societies III TINS
city TO the extent that they might all make thelr
quarters in one building. which would contain
galleries spacious enough 10 provide abundant
room for the exhibitions Of each in turn. The OPP
position 10 the plan comes from some MEM
bcrs OF the National Academy of Design who
fear that this institution might thus surrender
some OF its individuality The Academy re
Gently sold its building in Fourth-ave ana VIII
soon be compelled TO secure Il new home. me
plan under consideration contcmpiates the CO.
operation of the Art Students League the
Architectural League and he Society OF Amer
can Artists with the Academy. and the enlarge
mcnt of the Fine Arts building in West FIFTY
scvcnth-st. II possesses some most attractive
features. and il is not surprising that majority
of the committee Of the Academy of Design mas
made Il report in It's favor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06
MONDAY, JANUARY 6. 1896.
SIXTEEN PAGES.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-Presdent Kruger Of the Trans
vaal has replied to the Kaiser's message; the
President telegraphed Mr.. Chamberlain that DR..
Jameson and his followers would be treated lin
sharp contrast to their unheard-of acts" -
King Menelik of Abyssinla and 1900 followers
arrived at Lake Ascianghi with the alleged in
tention Of cutting off General Barateris com
munications with Massowah -= The report
that seven Ministers of the Dominion Cabinet
had resigned was confirmed. =- DR.. Joseph
Hubert Reinkens, one of the leaders Of the "Od
Catholic movement in Germany. died in Bonn.
DOMESTIC.-Secretary Carlisle gave notice
that sealed proposals for bond issue would be
received at the Treasury Department. - The
beretta was formally conferred upon Cardinal
Satolli in Baltimore by Cardinal Gibbons -
John McGough, pal Of Bat" Shea. confessed
in Dannemora Prison that he, not Shea, killed
Robert Ross; Governor Morton respited Shea
for a month. - Appeals were made by citi-
zens Of Chicago to Queen Victoria and the Car
10 stop the wholesale slaughter OF Armenians
- Superintendent AIdridge made his annual
report on the condition OF the State canals.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-The Rev. Drs. Henry
van Dyke and j. Fl. McIlvalne have resigned as
pastors Of the Brick Presbyterian Church. -
Ii was learned that Arno Korb who committed
suicide on Christmas Eve. had robbed Of nearly
$50 900 the firm Of Victor & Achelis, by whom he
was employed head bookkeeper. - Details
Of the plan to move the National Academy of
Design 70 Ffty-seventh-st were made public.
- The Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian
Church. Of Brooklyn, made an appeal 10 Congress
Cor an International Court of Arbitration. -
Dates for race meetings in this ne:ghborhoOd
were announced.
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day: Fair
and slightly warmer, with southefy winds
Temperature yesterday: Highest, i degrees;
lowest, 6 degrees; average. 1922 degrees.
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1s per cent In the last quarter. 1t must be re-
membered. too, that the panic caused by the
Presidents messages sweed exchanges greatly
for a few days. ana thus rendered the comparison
with 1892 considerably more favorable than IL
would have been otherwise. After nine months
Of hopefulness since the Democratic Congress ad-
journed. business has not yet been able to re-
cover as much as seven-eighths OF its volume IN
1892 in part because II is still doubted whether
disagreement between the President and Con-
gress may not defeat any measure of real relief.
Meanwhile the expectation OF another bond issue
has caused premium of per cent to be paid for
gold and In some quarters for legal tenders, ana
the market for commercial paper is unnaturally
close but owing to uncertainties, also unnatur-
ally inactive.
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II is not difficult to trace great part of the
depression In most important industries during
the past year To the excessive advance in prices.
particularly OF materials and to the overbuying
and overproduction which naturally resulted.
and that paper shows that the marked increase
In number of failures during the last quarter
was wholly due to an increase Of 66 per cent in
manufacturing failures. while in trading fall
ures there a small decrease The decline
I'm prices from the highest point indicates how
seriously great industries have been affected by
the reaction. and IL shows most plainly that ii
is not the true remedy to kindle another specu-
lative conhagration. if that were possible
The general course Of business during the last
year. and its state at the close. in comparison
with year Of prosperity. may be shown by
comparison OF bank exchanges daily and rail
road earnings as far az reported for the four
quarters of 1895 separately In comparison with
the previous year. and with 1892
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06
THE VIEW East RIlER BRIUGE

twenty-five years have passed since the New
York and BROOKLYN Bridge was begun. and half
that time since il was 50 far completed rs 10
be opened for the use Of the public The cx-
pcricncc Of this quartcr-ccntury ought ~ prove
Of great value 10 The men who are charged with
the important business Of building second
bridge across the East River in pursuance Of
an act Of the Legislature Of 1895. Many things
have been made plain by the history Of the pres
ent bridge. Indicating what To avoid and what
To copy after As IN example 10 he stunned
The management Of the old bridge may he
undertaking. and in particular by the commits
sioners of the projected bridge We do not
doubt that these gentlemen are giving most
thoughtful attention to this phase of their pre-
lminary work.
The first thing In order for them Is plainly
to plan for bridge sufficiently capacous Ia
meet all the demands that are likely to be- made
upon it, II is understood that they contcm-
plate a bridge rs feet wide. as compared with
81 feet the width Of the present structure. 1t
is not for us of course. to pass judgment
matter Of this nature, hut ii certainly behoovcs
the Bridge Commissioners 10 consider this qucs-
ton with the utmost care and TO be sure they
are right before going ahead. II Will he wse
TO make a mistake. If at all on the side Of too
large "A bridge rather than one not big enough
to do all that is reasonably expected OF it, Not
one OF the millions who have crossed the pres
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06

The railroad statement reflects n great increase
in movement OF breadstuffs during the last quar-
ter. though at low prices The payments through
clearing houses indicate decrease Of more than
quarter In the volume of trade during the first
three months compared with 1892; decrease of
less than 10 per cent In the second and only 75
per cent in the third quarter. but decrease Of