The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-04

the Union Pacific. The directors Of the Mis-.
souri,, Kansas and Texas were coming, but
they teleGraph"d yesterday that 1t would be
Mr.. Gou!ds sisters. Mrs Ialen and Mrs. Har-
ris of lhiladelphia were expected yesterday.
rect to the house. 1t had at first been pro-
rnsed TO choose the pail bearers after the out.
6tSwn ,n visitors arriycd but It Wns decided
all ALL 'N' '"''' ''''0'' 10 ~ '''' ''"''' A'
There was nothing definite to be learned
immense wealth. There were various reports.
Sne divided the rrorerty eITally among me
other made the male children heirs to the great
o. part u the estate and cut OF the women OF
Edwin Gould. with u million each: Ana matter
OF fact. not one of the reports had any foundn-
ton in knowlcdge. and probably no renoEt
Dillon. one OF Mr. Gould's closest friends and
one of his counsel. is prohnb Div the only man
He has declined positively totalk 1t is COM
mon belief. however. that the estate has been
left IL trust for tho children. -, -,
If Mr. Gould left SI5OOU.OOO. the state will
be enriched by from s15UOO to ~ 100000 II
the children. being tho direct heirs. inherit.
S TAX vii 1s Gr cent viii HI he
cent COMPTROLLER Myers will secure commits
sions amounting to nj least 1000, in the to,
OF tax. three per cent. of the second S5O.uO
and one per cent. of the remainder.
The direct and collateral inheritance tax
laws do not apply to property outside the
state. but it Is supposed that all OF Mr. GOULD
possessions were Kept IN New York II ne
and bonds are Included, were removed before
his death tho state would lose the tax on
them. They, could have been taken to some
could not 10 removed from bank or trust
company after his death. and before tbs tax
it is agreed in financial circles that ali Of
Mr.. Gould's properties ar. left SO that there is
no possibility OF II disturbance being created
OF his associates in business said yesterday
Mr.. Gould's most trusted adviser and con-
Mas 1r Eea very
that George will do the same. George has had
last two years Mr.. Gould has known that
his lease of life was short. and for that reason
tho hS ss wh Mr. t6
gal with the interests Of Mr.; Could. and that
Change eHp.sted ea there will he n" dcSity
in CARRYING all the stocks. Mr. Gould as rule
owned all no bought. but at any rate ne knew
he had not been borrower IN the street
for u long time. and there is pleEty Of money
nece ssury to place single share of stock or a
single bond on the market to provide ready
money. / do not know the exact amount OF
Bile custom Of Mr.. Gouid'- t. keen from four to
eight millions where lie could get it at II mo-
ments notice. This is notified up now. and Is OF
Mr.. Gould retired from Wall street on Jan. /.
lSNi when he retired from the concern OF ".
l.. Common n Co. He announced then that he
would not have any thing more to do with tho
market, that he must not be relied on for SUP
port II ANYTHING happened. and think K. that ~ t
now people vii! nd nit that no kept his word.
one Of the stories told Yesterday OF Mr..
Gould to illustrate his determination to die n
1854 when it was asserted that Mr.. GouI ID was
IN financial danger. he took from MS safe
ST. .OU00UO worth Of stock Of the Manhattan
and the Missouri Pacific railroads and slowed
it away in an iron box which he locked and
sealed.
lie resolved that that box should never be
opened until after his death. and that no mat
ter what happened the securities should not
to tn" vaults Of II safe deposit company where
it was locked up and the particular vault in
which II was placed was sealed. too lnStTuc-
tons were given to the officers OF tho company
untiliatter his death. and then only in the pres
ence OF all OF his executors.
Four workmen were busynt Woodlawn yes
terdny preparing. Mr.. Gould's mausolaum for
peared, almost at daybreak. and Will have
plentyto doio get everything ready by Tues
day. The Interior Of the nauSoleum Is now
full OF scaffolding. The catacomb which is
INTENDED for the ttefseption Of MI GoTds body
man was busyrubbing the cornices
Tho work OF renovation Is in charge OF Arch
One Of the workmen was busy yesterday
marking out an inscription on the slab which
will mark Mr.. Gould's catacomb The inscriD-
ton is the Same as TINT on the coffin plate
tion in tile form OF q scroll to be cut In tho
DancL