Deseret Evening News | 1902-01-29 | Page 3 | Gov. Hunt Wants an Expert

00 iov Hunt nn 1111 K San Juan P It II Jan 30 Hunt has cabled lo to the treasury department at nl Washington asking that an all expert be win hem to settle the counterfeit question at Ponce where In bogus was oil recently seised I Is III practically suspended merchants of ot Ponce Art are refusing to ac aI accept silver coin of ot the date of ms im 1900 1100 ml 1901 The fhe counterfeit dollars are poorly executed but the th alleged spurious halves and amI quarters Wy lIfty detection They he are apparently of ot the full ull weight The bank examined um 1 I lis of ot silver troll from say 81 tin i coins are 1110 Thero l heo are no experts I here or 01 at It Tho chamber of oL has hns ro I to accept all apparently gOOl I silvor until tho arrival of ot the treasury agents