The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-09
SWELTERING GOTHAM.
NEW YORK PAINTING WITH The
MERCURY At 100.
Remarkable Meeting of Two Old Foes &C
the Barge Onice-A Hungry Army OF
Starving Ciosk-Makers - Metropolitan
Items of Various Kinds.
NEW YORK BgREAU.

items OF various htnda.
NEW YORK BuREAU.
RICHMOND DAILY TIMss.
July :. 1901
The unhappy residents sf this city bayc
been roasted and fried under the burning
rays OF the sun, which have beaten all day
long upoa the houses and streets and the
unfortunate human beings In them. There
was not a cloud in the sky 10 soften the
fierce rays OF the sun, and the mild
breeze which blew nom the so'.th
at the lazy speed Of i've miles
an hour. only Knocked those who
sought rcliot IN lis warm breath. Az =
O'Clock the mercury reached 100 degrees.
There were some pr0straiions, but not
Imany, as 1t Is the first day OF suffering anu
peyple are not vet greatly weakened. To-
| morrow afternoon and the next DAY, now
ever. unless relief comes, many cases Ok
sunstroke may be reported.
A REMARKABLE MEETING.
81. O'sulIiyan. employed in the Immi-
0rafioD Information Bureau, mad among
hIs Immigrants who passed through his
hands one Claude Nitte. Nitte recognized
O'Sullivan as the man who. years ago,
saved his lite, and nursed him back To
| health. III seems ildl " NAhtfohf ~
fought for the French, and Nfte
were on opposite sides in the Franco
Pr1lssian war. Just before the battle
of Pont fentelon, Nitte and halt
dozen of his cOmrJdes started out on
a raft 10 spy out the enemy5 quarters.
They were discovered ana fired upon ana
all but Nitte and another were Killed.
O'Sulliyan saved Nitte and prought MN
about. and that was the last the TWO men
saw of each other until they met al inc
Barge office in this city.
LOOKING AFTER INfsuGRANTs.
n was announced this morning that Sur
geon-G Geueral Hamilton would sail for Eu-
rope on the saale July 10th. The principm
object of his trip IL to see II some plan can
moi be formulated whereby all emIgfahts
for the United States will have TO undergo
an examination OF physicians al porls o'
departure. by this arrangement Surgeon
Hamilton thinks the majority oi sics, GRIP
pied, or insane immigrants VIII e Pte-
vented from coming here.
A HUNGRY ARMY.
Tie climax OF the cloak-makers, strike,
which has already lasted four weeks, was
reached to-day, when over i've thousanu OK
these noyerty-stffcEen and hungry un-
Cortunates gave the public forcible idea
of the suffering among them by marcninS
through the principal thOr0C ghtares; ~ Is
the first genuine hunger parade u 'his eisy
since rbe great Tompkins' square "ei'o"-
stratiOn In loll.
NEW YORK REAL ANDPERsONAL PROPERTY
The Board of Aldermen is now consider
ing the report of the tax commissioners on
the tax levy for 1890. The assessed yalis-
alton OF realty in 1889 was 2el;
for 1890, 81 ,39S, 290,OOI. These hgures snow
a tremendous increase in the value Oh New
York real estate. The increase amounts TO
SGG nj 7I6 The commissioners report IN
Guides personal estate liable to assessment
for 1890. the total of which Is S29s, ,6ss, ,5si.
This ia an increase Of S26, ,l2l ,J6l over the
nreyions wear. The rural lawmakers and
tbe state lax assessors will be sure 10 make
This Increased wealth an excuse 10 add !.
nronortionate amount 10 the city's allotment
of the States tases. The assessment OF per-
sonal property aggregates SZvs vs,Voo,VVV,w,h.cn .
is beggarly showing as compared Win tne
81. .3sis. 9y0. 900, OF real estate. According %
This the personal property owned IN tnls
citv il only about Oue-tifth OF the value OF
the real estate within the city limits. Any
well informed person knows that the per,
sonal eauals If it does not exceed the reai
property. But under our tax laws, persons
can swear of penalties in very lax hhan-
ner. The city is growing rapidly, IN popu-
lation and wealth. That much II eef'ain'
THE FAssErT INVESTIGATION.
Mr.. Wins will spend the summer study.
ing up the evidence which was pIesen.cu
before the Fassett investigating coiiihit'ee,
and also preparing the evidence to be SUD
mitted at the fall session OF the committee
AZ the time OF the Croker examination,
Mr.. Wins thought he would be unaDle 70 Y,
spare time 20 attend, owing 70 ousincss n, VI
importance In Europe demanding MS a.'eh-
ton. He now finds that it VIII no, Do
necessary for him 10 90 to Europe.
RAILRoAD EARNINGS.
Louisville and Nashville, fourth week IN
June. 1890, S42s $50; 1889, SilJVo0 inereass, ,,
Sl5 S2J. Month Of June, lSO, Sl'f1zv-S'
! 1889. 81. 81, ,Sl5; increase, SllOli0. July -
1889, TO date, 1900. SIS So, ,110; 1883, Sio'''''
396; increase, S2,2i3,3J9. T..
Memphis and Charleston. thiId "eth in
June, 1890, 1855; 1889. S27, fO3; increase'
sj.9Ji. Three weeks. 1890, slOi,iizi lo'',
$50 sl2; increase, si5,JZ9.