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New-York tribune., 1886-08-03
EROOkINN.

Arthur Holleufer age twenty-two, native Of saxony
has been employed ny Leopod Hey man pu''mer' On
Saturday last IIo eufer disappeared amt nus h1t slhc
been seen Soon after ms M b
III all amounting At least 500 II was slpsrquehy
learned thar Annie coad pity y y%nng W IIovns,'
ployed in E'.wariss restaurant adDolelhs Ieyna"
butchershOp. was also missing.
While driving a swilcart in Tompklus-avc. near
IIopknssi Yesterday afternoon. Peter Mel inthIn o
Schenck st. aud Fushnc-ave, Wis thrown on 'nt one
wheel passed. chest, ciusnS internal injuries
from which he dod al the il"me'"athc Hospital
The Bridge receipts for July were tjS,l1l H.
President Payne Will the St'n ling committees al
the meeting of the Board Of Educ ,uon today
Mrs Caroline f. Iavurs Yesterday received lccroc II ab
souio divorce nom her husband Melvin f. Haynes.
Mavor whitney has appointed Aldermen ocna. Corwin.
Famine McCay. Black. llil~ne!i ant bi"e't ''o coz"
mittec 20 examine the city budget
The boly was found in Prospect Park Snnty
proved 10 be Herman Mele 4e hry ilr- pir' -, ~"
21l BIoomcst NrwN olA lie hid p''h si'A anu o'' W
work some time.
Abraham sanger sr died SUNDAY at his hcmc. 10 rs
.M, one Stis w. ~ ' % IN i.%t y.u v'Ir- M , retired
from business iv,IyinIn with competence
An ori,r 10 -n9M 'nS ,H WV r @ nof M ,"ilnll,I ~ rUt
on dogs was sought the special Term "i thr SHW'n'
Couri yesterday judge cullen granted The ORDER retun'be
Monday.
ce clrk Thongs Wilkinson Of the sir ~, In,n'Tins , ,
c,iinrs against him ON saturday Amounted simply IT, hi-
giving bonds leave the state untl a" ni gro ns
should be settled.
In the decision Of The General Term Of The sqpTc~9c Court
pany for injuries received by iour ot child who was
run over 10y an ice %nsG" NV o g,i n r v -
always be the alert To discover foot passengers ana
especially 10 look out Tor children
Tn. man KILLED on und ~ on the raod track at Atlantic
and Bedford avcs John Mck4y. ~ va, ~upP'-"
inS hS Si SG Il "a Ea. IT % FoI'y ni m and
Mckay wcrg wikini toi',4',. l,o i i, nc r',
brlriig NcKay's name va, with L MchH won't home
directly aii'I the accidrt l"ns W N'di o' "I''''' io
marrow il escaped benz Killed h4in,cli
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03
ENDING 7HkIR LIVES ~ VARIOUS WAYS
Bernard Hucrlandcr. of No. 312 East On'


hund nh A., and Francis Wolf, OF No 81 EGst
ono -hundrcd-and- iourth-s. hired rowboN Shu went
TO the shore Of Wards Island fish for opstcrs yes'er
day mOrnins. They sat IN the boat Tor three "ours
fishing singing German songs HuerIahuer Sui,'"ly
iumped out boat ii a. m. without "'u ~
warning to his comPtniOn He made no mort ~ % s"''
and was drowned. although Wolf tired 10 grt hou "i
him III. body was carried ont Of -ght by IN" tie'
About ten wears ago Hurrlanicr suffered rom sun
strohc and ~ ha been NIL lly insane NJ unt, shcr
nvh he worked At his trade ls stonrcntte lie
had a wife ard four chiliren. , .,,..,-
Al honr ,hr morning fr-Ncr'ch h'" -,
the yard In Ia" rear Of l' loih' AT ~ w
Thifl-tvc., and huuy himself 10 acotles po', "'n
ls family gut up breakfast he was dead. uo!"'h
WAS ,,rman thltv-thrcc years "id, Hhh h'p. 'c'
.hop Ia NOcrisIrla. whl'h was p'li','Aoi W 0''
consierlb property, but he fta x too rf"f WIN ms
-fnu.r4 AMI probably hecau" crazy IN cons qhrh''
man annut tfry year, oil whose hair aud beard hai
NOT been cui lately. and whose app hr'h'e in"l aru
nat ne might be homeless and tliutr wcui lhtn to
o. lar of y, - Columbia. ycst'r riay and hpng NM
seI III. nudy found about De- m ana lhr P"l.u
~rr. ASKED -cni Il 70 tho MOFSuc. 10 P'''p" "''"'
ne uOus- knew the ~
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03

The OConnor Coaching club political oreanI.iion
York, held a al ~t'iIb'ii'l Park Nofth
SUNDAY. IN the afternoon crowd "i drunken
Gutenberg AIDED the PARK ami started night
coaching club, which dct'oi'd into = not
stones and chairs Freely used a. weapons
number of more 81 less seriously injured
Mrs ~tenbrcnncr mp hotel when the hight began
balIcadcd the doors. oi police alarmed the
ougs and they fled IN the dlrc ton "i III" lld'kcn~k
meadows but not before they had ,nciuay broken up The
picnic James Dan "A member OF ihc '"i'hln2 cluh, Was
beer glass am ku"' k'
feared that his Sd u is fractured MI. Slnir'nn"f am
employees ccoLLed several OF the ruIns and VIII cause
fft.iru
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03
JAGGED DY RUNAWAY HORSES

A team attached driven by william Jones
mon IT. Elzdb' th yesterday Jones
from ms seat and got enine'd III t rlns and
dragged at the horses hOu- ONrI The stones Al Ran
wav corner dashed through bdIhcd fence
ripping the flesh from th,r sides and log- On'' free uin
dashed vacant lot SIN afacg The
driver. who bleeding from many wounds Taxing tho
the broke through Tie hdil'd
fence and finally came To standNtlh al q aH1Pi"tt
the unconscious driver thrown several cct ami
The horses then continued IN thtT
stopped distance away The Injuries Of the
drINc cl AZ lnIn
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03

The Suburban Rapid Transit Company yes
terday made formal Application to the IarH So'nn,s
eoners for permission To Opsn streets aohe 'e Iouto
of the The road is now open ana has Deen III
operation several mon hs from tho Harlem i'.er ~
second-ave ono hundred ndtorty second-sL IN TUG
Application made by the company the intention IL stated
10 continue tho limo TO Fordham and through tne
grounds OF ST. Johns College. force OF worKmeh 10
gagcd the line aud this portion Is expected 10 DO
dom plei led tn the fall
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03
NEM-NORk CITY.

police vcsterdy drew their pay for July at
the rate OF So 75O year, the law to increase tneF
salaries having gone into effect on July l.
nojnrpents: William j. Mahon and jeremiah II. Lamp
s,otc keepers; Thomas +. Donohue. Walter ii. Ganz
and Thomas VI. Twigss, Inspectors.
An unknown lahorer about fOrty-nve years old. fel
into the water crryst Yesterday ana became lnsen
sbe before he could Oe scued lie dicu soon ailoF pe
lug carried TO st. Nincents Hospital
Stephen White age fifteen. who had been staying with
his grandmoher at Asbury Park took $40 belonging TO
nj. nncle on sunday and came New-IOrk. His father
who lives in Perth Amboy. asked tue police to search
for him yesterday.
A brick fell from a chimney OF No. 300 west fli'y'
thirds Yesterday and landed in baby carriage III
which was George Graf, age nine months his hei'
was hurt badly by the orick. His parents i've al NO
44i West tOrty.ninth-st
The North German Lloyd Company ycs'cr lay re-
ceived a dispatch from southampton IN ~ ln,r NV hr"
stre steamship Saale Of $500 tons and S,eoo norse-
nower inst completei, pas>et the Lizard az a. m
Sne wa, on her way from Glasgow TO Brcmcn AMI hld
made eighteen knots an hour.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03
Jersey CITY.

James Kane. sixty Of 40 $50 Twcliihsi was caught
between fIlc Hallway sdc track IN Twelfth
ST Yesterday and crushed 10 death.
The steam launch Emma. owned by Ross 3 Sandford
out o cove at 10 Yesterday Ith
James COc the pilot and william Dundon, tn engineer
the mouth Of the cove the launch struck the
wreck of After making efforts
launch the pilot wmstlcd FOR assistance The tug Oh
frs pull the Emma carecncd over on her port side and
sank ~ fourteen toe. the pilot jumped
board and picked up DundOn the engineer down
with launch he TO the surface In few moments
and rescued Of Ross & Sandfoids derrick hUats
raised launch The damage estimated at about 900
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03

NewsDOys on all railroad trains are
under orders invariably to supply CUSTOM
ers with .he papers taey call for, and to
regulate their stock of papers so as NOT IL
run short. Travellers who find thai thu
newsbOy has run short of TRIBUNES will
obige this office by reporting the tact by
postal card. and especially giving informa-
ton as to what tram It was.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03
FUNERAL OF BERBERT d. WARD.

The funeral of Herbert ID. Ward was held at
his home No. SO East Thrtieths yesterday afternoon
Many OF business associates present The Row
Robert r. Meridetb. of Boston, performed the service
Delaware aud Hudson Canal Company, Frederic A.
Potts NJ Plummer, Edward W. Davis, George E. Now.
ALI OF Pa stuoket H. l., and A. d. H0yt. Among those
present were Colonel Rober. Oyphsnt, George 3:
fepsr G. g. Rock we'll A. swords J. Is. Diokson and
aome OF the employees Of tbs Delaware and Hudson
Canal Company. The burial was at Greenwood
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03

The body of DR.. Max Kncchcr, age fifty
seven, Washicgton-st. Newark. was iucnerated at
Fresh Pond yesterday morning. ms makes tho hlp.
eighth body that has been burned thcro since the
crcmatory opened last fan Another body, that OF
Iunn A. Irnlscher, OF No. 1879 SchOles-st. brooklyn
w,Il he cremated TO- morrow Afternoon Tho directors
of the Cremaory Company held ameeting yesterday at
" ch Inc treasurer reported that all debts had been
ra,n and that thero still considerable margin IN
the treasury has been decided that all money made
Will be devoted 10 Improving
the creme. and beautyIng the grounds around It,
Tie company highly pleased with the success OF
En-. thus far aud claims that II mas already
burned more bodies than sl the other crematories OF
the country put together
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03
PAYING OYER THE OLD TOwNS MONEY.

The public property of the former town OF
Ncw-Lots transferred to the city of brooklyn yes
ferday uuaer the balance or $3.50 Of
IN town ilts made over to City
Wneeock by Supervisor WOfert Tho sum OF vs. lZ3 49,
school money paid Over by Treasurer Llnz of mo
town Board of Education aud $226 "a OF police money
by John O. Powell, treasurer OF the town ponce a
special meeting Of the Brooklyn Board Of Estimate Will
be held Thursday to consider tue needs OF the now
ward. A Iorce OF twenty-four fremen. detailed from
other parts VI the city, stationed In tho now ward
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03
lyAufNING rHE 40, hDrCi AcOOUNIS.

S.v.,al months ago the tOininlS- lOucr, OF Ac-
o,,s informed tlc Aquclnct Board that they proposed
,ur NE board books AMI ac'"unH Then authorty
by the board and the bel
.,,.t Ia oru,tiOn Counsel hc dccicd that The
of Accounts could not make the
m,trr of night Controller l"cw sul c,c that the board
books
o., ,i,. , M the JAMES W lt
m sc,rtary The board ac,odri o this and the conIns
a'.ner. v,,l.Iiay began the inNcatigatOn.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03

,, lawn Yesterday the Delaware Water Gap where he
,''s -Ii,ay As about to enter The
, in Nu.sat consult with Ia, counsel. Simon sultan
hr wa, taken into custody 10y Deputy Sh.ris loung aud
arrest granted 10y Juie,
, -,,t of Paul tJuOuU damages publishing the
tnvc,f against Bdlcrs place slald
Sriew,eh at went to the Shcrns oi,c gaV.
81 -uI'IcH Henry Fi,gcnhrln a
liant nnd IsIac tOldnIan \ pIInter.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03
RFADY TO PGEPAKE THE SrBWAYS.

An officer of the (OlSOInHtd l't' Ilcll SuDWaN
Ia. contract or iiS ia, underground
,,t. SAID yesterday that iir had
almost completed. ana that Il ~oud bc ready
" T., v,rk less than ia" prescribed TIM three weeks
engineers furnished the plans. 1hn
Ia, to at tn. meeting oi u"
80 their engineers proposals. Wni'h IL not
f,,ht likely one concern. the American Electric Lighting
40 40 ID.
M tIn Con, Company Ia,
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03
NOT UNFIT TO MAKE A WILL.

The contested viii Of Mary l. Ifatten' "no u'ou
two years ago. has been admitted TO PROBATE oy '"'e
Rollins She bequeahed entire estate TO hcr co"sos'
Michael Sweeney and Caharinc Gallagher with whom she
lived prior her death Other COUSINS anu a."
uncle alleged the viii not properly ,. ~
that the tesatrix undue influence ana
making n Will OF imbeciy cause. ~ LII Io %
ouor The Surrogate holds that although ohH
addicted 10 rink il does not appear the time when this IN
srumcnt executed she under the incua,c &
of habits Of ntcnlrfh. Vi
any moral qualities hau 80
impaired that she unit to make "Ai A"' ''"A
grounds Of the contest he deems untcna0lc.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03
NEW -JLi.SEY.

ORAsGE-An unknown man vas killed by locomotive at
frrday He with the road bed and did
NOT sec the get out OF the udec
at 900 In the Of the
band OF Mrs owens, who fatally burned by lamp
plOsion
UoBOKHy-A containing the body OF male child abOut
sY months picked the river and taken ~ Cranes
Marine riay Jumps Of coal In the box
there with the intention of sinking IT, the
thortcs VIII make II investigation
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03
WEsTCHEsTER COUNTY.

sryc sryGThe investigation Of the charges made by e1.
against the management OF the prison was begun
Yesterday closed doors The being % mdo
Iv liam Honk George Blair of the Prison Labor
Sn,rssnn They purpose examine all convics who de
ire to testify also the warden principal keeper ana
t,eners - robert Elwood forty five, was killed by
trriglt tran at Hastings sunday night ON the same
non, Jos.uh Peck killed Crugers by an express
ttain Both men walking on the track.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03
THANKS FOX IINELY HELP.

The young salesman VINO was so generously
,.,,,, nv tho readers Of IN. 1RECNr wtitr- 1t s
,ouv for me even try Ia express my thanks to I'M
.r,,,,,.p and th, prrsons vino have he ped In
,,,r ~ indeed Thought my last. May not
',. ~ the IN ever suffer half wat nave to keep
cttrcn provided for Pleas" beg them AL to accept
me numblc nut heartbeat Thanks.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03
STATEN ISLAND,
ALONG THE SOUND.

R,cuyowp-Thc contested will Of Mrs. Eliza stahl 9
Clifton which been before Surrogate stephens scNoi
months was admitted TO probate yesterday
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03

ROTTERDAM, Juiy 31-Anived. steamer Leerdam W'on'
steirendreght from New York. ,, ,pr, snittaI
IEGHoRN July 3O-Sailed steamer Assyria lbr' op'''@
ioT os KONG Jny sl-Arrived City Of Rio Janero
Y0koHAMA to July 31-Arived, steamer Gaelic Pearne
frnuS San Franz
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03
WHAT is GOING on TO-DAY.

Monmouth Park races Monmouth Park, 2:3o p ID.
Kings County Elevated Railway case before Heiereo
kirrDan. ii a. .
New-York- Chicago baseball match, Polo Grounds
p III.
Electrical subway Commission, =. m. .
Meeting OF kundcrs editors. No. lO2 Champerss..
County mOcracy Executive Comihitteo .ooPo'
Union, y. -. Ga
bright.
Pilot COMMISSIONER meeting, noon
Music in Tompkns Square. afternoon
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03

Cnrrywrcu-The at the Seleck House will hold
,, 10 nght the proceeds forwarded 10 THE TRIBUNE
FreshAr Fund.
pptncppoRr-Jorn T. Roberts member Of the Board OF
SeIer tmcn Sunday morning age Sixty one lie WAS
member of the old Volunteer Fire Department.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03

merchants and by members italian benevolent society
who cheap stun sold at the STANDS nas ,v
much in Italian families IN that part o VIZ
The fruit insptci tors directed TO look Sharply 'c o
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03
tn PROJECT ITALIANS FROM BAD FOOD.

A comuIaInt that stale bread and unwhOIeSOme
fruits and sold daily at street stands IN Mu
befw,ru and Hayard sts, sent " the
Ssasry bureau yesterday sXned by dozen Oh more
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03
HOME NE VS..
PROMINENT ARRTvALa

Nnrr0u Hin HOtel-General Lewis w allace,
Of Indiana - I,tfh Arenue HOtet-Ex-senator Francls
Kernan of Utica Ne;c York Hotel-Judge Wi!Ilsm
J. Wallace, OF Syracuse.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03
NEv.yoRK DAILY TRIBUNE. TUESDAY, AUGUST 8 Ns@

.. .,u p,,o-.ro 70 willis ave ; East One -hundredand
thirty sxthst from Thrdave to i Brook ave. and
East one hundred and. forty .frstst In vouhs as" ~
the Mayor and Mr.. Squire voted together.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03

Of the purchasers residents of NewYork The sae'
amounted TO S36,450.
CoyEY IsANpshortly before dark last evening at Mess
Brighton a surf 10 throw UP ms hahuS
All attempts TO find the body were unsucoes'u'
and no reported as missing
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03
Announcements
A disease of SO delicate a nature as

a UIStTSC vi bV UVI'NNtN
~ the nrera should only ntrusted TO those OF
large xperence and skill BY our improved W. o}
the worst Pamphlet references anu terms ~ ,
stamps Worlds Dispensary Medicai Assocauoh' oo' ~
nln
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03

HENRY A. DANIELS, NJ. d.,
14 Iexington.ave, between 10Th and Both sts
Uonr.-8t TO tot Diseases Of the Nervous system
Genito- rnary organs Impotence anu steflity.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03

TfiEETHtvBFD GiWE ~ DiKOTA.
Fj.il Ylr IhHn..ipim c'U ,
"T en- | called yellow bIll. lie Eclu Ihrcc
aces | law nIn -It '"m uut Of M boot.
"And what did you holi. dri Z!
revolver Ilr Coroner ~
Tnr tnrourr, Nhaf dlI II" ho.il'
- lle held thr INQUEST
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03
SPECIAL MENTION.

Advertise nscmts admitted i~'o these columns ars
recon- me- nded to tho readers Of THE TRIBUNE
- shsrsu ughIv reliable. and business can be aens
by mail with the sdversisors with perfect safety
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03

If a local newsdeaIer does not have a
sufficient supply of TRI5UNES, readers
can always order the paper by mail inoy
will save money thereby, as THE TtID.
UNe is only $3.50 per year by mail, post
age paid. Mali subscribers will get their
papers by the same early train as ths
neWSdealerS.
BY MAIL, rs CENTS PER MONTH.
Address changel as often as necessary
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
prCIyNING 4 STEAMSHIP RATE WAR.


rrrrING BY IRE RED STAR IINL-THE HAMDUk0-
AMERICAN COMPANY AND TIE rOOI-
The Red star Steamship Line dciied It's fel-
low-nembeIs Of tie Contuen'al steamship Coh-
ference last week when 1t sent n"tlce 20 tnc Gon i
ference that II would withdraw IN July 81 Inc heu
Star Lre declares that II was folc"d 10 40 ths vi
else submit TO Illuminating demancs hut the othcI
lines assert that the action of that company was
due TO cao,isy and other MINOR rea Ons. However,
the war began Yesterday by the ked star Line GUY
ting ITS stecrage rates between New iorh
and Antwerp Heretofore they have peeh
S23 from New-York or Philadelphia to
Antwerp aud $50 the other way. he new M rate
j. $50 fIom Antwerp TO New-ioIk and 81 % @ iroih
Antwerp to Pin ladelphla and S2l from New-lo olh
or Philadelphia to Antwerp. The Italian outward
ard prepaid rates are unchanged. .r.,.io
lie North German Lloyd French Iransatal'c.
Italian, ethcr!ands-AmeIlcdn. iialnoulg- aiei
and Carr hamburg hines net YESTERDAY ana 6e
TO continue The Continental Conference despte we
withdrawal of the Red Star Line. lhey also inauo %
some amendments To the conference TIL cs aIu a w.
deferred furi her actCn until they receive auNloIo
from the meeting Of the managers when was NV NV
on sunday at Cologne These advIces will probaoly
be received this morning together Win lhsti" "0
tions to NEE; the rates of the Red star Line. ;,
Before the agent of the Hanourg- American
Packet Company went to the meeting OF tir s,ea,n ~
ehlp agents ne received notice from Iooi ConiiniS
slOncr PIcrson that the companys tichc, M oiu oJ
would no longer be honored. ihese ou.' "a, a'o n
c,cs Of nj, the lines and entile the passengers 10
railroad tickets through 10 tmer ueS J -, s;rSt
redeemed at Castle GARDEN. " Fn hor 80, 20 uon,burg
ohlI shed If was some time pcloie INC II i,"u,
American inc would consent |" come IN, put ui, W
Inatelv il signed the agreement win ihe otneT
i;mcs ard was entitled 70 the same prvlegeS--lO lO
nrr cent comlnIs SION all railroad ticket orders
sold IL is charged by the pool commissioner that
fLr hne has for some time openly violated the
rules one of the violations being where passengers
were bound west of Chicago since the non-p pool
lines have been cutting rates to ticket them TO
Chicago oalv and then to buy tickets Tor points
west of there a: the cut rates. lhe order OF tne
Dcoi commissioned aztec led the steamship orders OF
The Suevla's passengers who arrived yesterday ana
L. f.,rk,-n ard fharn "a
,ng he orders aud paying the local rare from New
York To the West. The agents were considerably
yeXcd over the annoyance. but sald they "oaiu
lose not hang more than the 10 per cent comlnS.
slon II Is hcllcvcd by some that the outcome OF
tlc affair will be disruption of the pool others
believe il viii result III boycott OF the Hamburg
American Lne while still others think 1t Will re-
suit IN a complete Surrender of the line TO The
telils of the pool.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03
FAILED BECAUSE OF LOSS OF BUSINESS.

FAILED BECAUSE OF LOSS OF BUSINESS.
The assignment OF George H. Palmer. Of No. u
Ncw-st., q member of the Stock Exchauge, was an
nouuced Yesterday. The assignee Is Charles + er-
lIn Mr.. PalmeTs bOokkerpcr. aud preferences are
allowed of Sl2, 800 to Ann PaIncr, the ass gnors
mother: 81, 900 10 MaIy X. Palmer, his wife, and
al 900 10 Charles ". Jackson. customer oi the
embarrassed broker Mr. Palmer has no Outstand-
ing contracts at the Stock EXCHANGE. lie has been
n member since November "a 1866 and for many
wears he served on the Governing Committee. HIS
faiure is spoken of as a case of dry rot"the ex-
penscs of his Office gradually eating mp the capital
he had invested in business. For months MT.
Palmer has done practically no business at the
Exchange and his ASST slgnnent excited no surprise,
While il called forth many expressions of sympathy
with the man who, has been esteemed iol MS up
night character and genial manners, Assignee
Eberlin could make no estimate yesterday OF the
assets and liabilities, which not believed TO be
heavy
New-York tribune., 1886-08-03
THE NEW TAN-LNEMPrION BILL.

WHAT INSURANCE MEN sAY-A BROKERS' OPINION
No insurance man can be found IN New-York who
accepts the responsibility Tor the queer pm Wh'sn
Tax (Onnlssi iOncr COienlan says was y snaked
through the Legislature last winter eXcmptlng an
fire ana marine inSuralc companies III thS clty,
organized under the laws OF this State or author
lzcd TO do business bv them from paving any Other
than the regular tax on real estate ana on the
amount of actual business done, ana reducing MAJ
tax from y to L. o per cent. The heads OF the
largest companies, which are chiefly favored bv me
L duclun, con Tenn the blll, and many ol them ulu
net know OF ITS exISteuce until 1t was Droueht pc
fore the Board of Estimate by CoinnlsS '"c-
man and printed III the he spapcrs. Junn II. jones'
president of the Atlantic Mutual Insurance Com
panv marne,. SAID that lie regarded the bill as
wrong IN principle and unwlSc Ill policy. lie addcd
OF cour- c companies do not want TO pay
any than We nave TO- but don't thinA IL d
comes e1O! citizens 10 shirH their duties as tax layes
We have all got police and hremen ana pubnc
improvements of all kinds. aud We get all these ihss
the law paid taxes on real estate, on eapita
stock capital employed. on personal properly ahd O."
tue amount OF business done. Under this law, when
never heard OF before to-day. II understand lts
terms correctly the rea SAFE TAX OF
dour away with aud that on the amount OF business
done is reduced % of per cent. have always
mai,taued that tins ought directly to tue
city and state. The city needs and there
BIZ viii not greatly affect this company because our
property, capital and alls chieny IL GoVerhmehI oon1s
which are not taxable.
Ihongh no one would father the bill. there was a
feeble defence of 1t made by a few insurance men,
One of them said:
As an insurance broker am not interested IN TINS
th,ns at all At the time IT IS moi nearly as I'm
portant as Commissioner Coleman states. lie intldtes
that t Will affect 500. 100000 OF previously tXalc
property. should be much surprised II IL affected
twenty millions Take the Home Insurance Company.
which is the richest Its cash statement shows
that II had $7.6lsll6 Of assets. OF that sum
S2.7G339o is III Government bonds It's liabilities & are
$500 l2O that the taxation on It's personal prop
eriy nnder the old would have been upon Only
81 46i 500 In the Phoenix II would have been on only
aboui OOO aid In the German American rpon only
about sGOO.OOO The insurance companies have been
taxsi to DEATH is precious little prote:ton they
get all the money they pay IN taxes Iheir Dusl
ness prryel upon by wildcat brokers and companies
who opcraie without check hindrance 1t Ia not 'rnc
either that the bill sEaked through the leglslat-
ure. | dol't know who got 1t up or VINO WIS pushlhg
H. but IL was before Law and Insurance committees
for months aud printed and discussed IN oil the
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