Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-12
TOPICS IN NEW YORK
a Vaet Amount Of Personal
Property Escapes Taxation.
Corporation TAx-DODGERS,
Tho Annral Report Of State Comptroller
Wemple Makes Interesting Disclosures.
Annual Reports Of Inc Savings
Banks--,A British Medal,

New York. March 1l.-Ncw York
taxpayers find some very suggestive
reading M the annual report Of State
Comptroller Wcmplp no estimates that
NJ least S26OO,OOO 600 of personal prop
orty escapes taxation out of hi trans.
poriauon companies 3i3 are not as.
scssed. The big insurance, telegraph
and other commercial concerns employ
Ing an enormous amount of capital rival
the railroads in dodEiug taxes Cover
nor Flower who ah % banker ui wide
experience, knows whnt Doe 10 snying ls
on record nH declaring that n the per-
sonal tax ON nll this capital were paid us
the law uuuIns it would suffice l0r ull
the running expenses of the state Iha
rlurIug Injustice Go The taxpayers Of the
state VIII probably form material for 90
legislative investigation iu connection
with the proposed changing of the ta1
laws.
a BRITISH GOLD MEDAL.
The Royal institute Of British arcld-
tects viii award the gold medal, nnnunl-
~ given by the queen 20 Richnrd NJ
Hunt Of this city, II IL the honor be-
slowed every year on some ono NhO has
achieved distinction in architecture or
archaeology IL VIII be- The hrst time
that an American has received L.
THE LAST or THE FON SISTERS.
Mrs. Margaret Fox Kane. widow Of
DR. Elisha Kent Kane fhe Arctic er.
pl0rcr last of the three Fox Nators who
founded modern SpduWism % hope
lc5sly Insane and phyacal6 wreck She
Inns been living iu small room M a
seventh street, but has been removed io
the home of Mu. Emily b Ruggles, Of
502 State street, Brooklyn. Mrs For
Kane is nearly 20 years old and for
some time past she hus been On object
This wreck Of wornankind has been a
guest in palaces and courts The
powers OF mind, now almost iubedlo.
were the wonder and study of scientific
men Va America. Europe uud Australia.
The FOX sisters first exhibitions aH
uediuma were known as the Rochester
rappings' being given in Rochester. ~
y, IN 1873 Communications from The
NJ rit world were alleged 20 bc trans
mitied by rappings, and scnncoB given in
New YORK before the WAT were attend
ed by ilic most prominent mcn Of learn
Ing 10 the cCnriry The fame 0f the
sisters hprcnd They found devoted be-
levers in all abe large cities Of The
United States aud later in Europe.
Books almost without number were writ
ten about Them. Societies were organ
ICED. disciples aud inulat0rB came for
Tho eldest sister died 10 November,
1890 The aecond died in July, 1892
An bad married Explorer Kane nud
Mnrgaret Fox, her friends say were
married in tho Quaker faith feY
months before bis death IN 1857. The
marriage after Kanes death was de-
MED ~ bis brothers. They finally OF.
fered her on interest in DTS estate upon
the condition that she would stop giving
aeancca. She continued her exhibition.
ms q medium and tle conditional pay
meuts were stOppcd
~ September 1883 Mrs. FOx.Kano
published nn exposure ~ fpirlmalism,
explaining ihat the rappugs were pro-
duced by diflOcatiur The biz toe on one
| foot She bad praciired ihls, as Ind Der
sisters. until an audible noise, Ike Tap
ping upon d Stats, could hr produced az
VIII The alleged communications with
ina spiit world she Acknowledged were
fraudulent The exposure created "a
gfeat sensation and subsequently, She ro-
imcled a.
HERBERT AND TRACY.
SECRETARY Of the Navy Hilary A, Ilm
irt has accepted Tie Invitation Of tho
Brooklyn Hamilton dub 30 bc present ai
ne dinner Il VIII give " ex-Secretary