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Show will, no doubt, have the effect of checking check-ing its growth to any alarming extent. It will keep it within limited bounds, and probubly put an end to "skin," "braeo," mid percentage games, which are simply systematic robberies. KlUKNK I'lKLD, who witll 0.11. Rotll- acker gave the Denver Tribune a national na-tional reputation, and who has been connected with tho Chicago News for a number of year, is now in Europe cultivating cul-tivating the acquaintance of distinguished distin-guished literary men. At present lie is engaged with W. S. (Silburt in collator-aling collator-aling tlie libretto of a new light opera, the score of which is to bo written by Sullivan. Gilbert, Sullhaii and Field are indeed a blight and talented trio. We venture to say that Mr. Field in the forthcoming opera will add new laurels (o his reputation as a poet and a wit. Ho certainly lias written some of the sweetest gems in American poetry. Mr. Field is a student anil a scholar, and is one of the smoothest writers of the day, either of poetry or prose. Ho is ambitious ambi-tious to make a name that will live 'in literature, and we have every reason to believe that he will Succeed. Eveky man who desires to see Salt Lake push ahead this season should attend at-tend the mass meeting in the federal court room this evening. Matters of great importance, especially public improvements, will be discussed. Let every enterprising and public-spirited citizen attend. 'There are certain evils that cannot te entirely suppressed. One of theso evils is gambling. Mayor Scott's order that it must be stopped in Salt Lake |