The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-15

tie, appearing In concerts. She then became
the psims donna Of the Carl Rosa Opera Com
pany, and after long season In London made .
tour Of England and Ireland. She then went to
Italy. and again net with success foe . eeasoo,
when shc TOOK . much needed rest She re-
turned 70 London and Joined the Lago Italian
Opera Company, and was the psima donna in
the company that gave the rendition Of ACsvAl-
lcsia kussicana" before Queen Victoria at
Windsor. which. by the var, wss the nfst tiro
the queen heard Italian opera In thirty years.
She enjoyed m unusual degree Of success, and
again Joined Lagos forces last October. and re-
mstpsd with him until the rivalry bssussn Sic
Augustus Harris and Laso became intsnss,
when she received IN oder from Palermo and
Immediately accepted t.
The Astor estate, New York, will pay in taxes
this yesr A2o.OW This ID more than the entire
sum OF city taxes collected In $50 There 10
only one richer family than the Astors. and that
10 the Vanderbilt, which pays So. o0a: but -
this includes good deal Of city railroad prop
erty the Astof real estate. exclusively owned BY
the family. II undoubtedly the more valuable.
The Loriilsrd family pays Sl3i.0o0 In taxss,
which means that its city property 10 actually
worth more than 80, .o0). whiis the Jay Gould
estate IL assessed et5A0O. These are the four
richest estates in the city. From the tax books
just MAZE UP IL appears that the most valusble
buildings In New York are the Equitable. at No.
10 Broadway, assessed at 8, SOC, 600; the Fifth
Avenue hotel, u .S000 tho Mills building,
el.7o0.0oo: Mutual Life building, In Nassau
street. G.6,J0oo: the Western Union building.
Stewart building. q. 10000 The real values are
nearly II not quite double the rate at which
they are assessed
Prince Bornso Moskego, son OF King Cstswayo,
the znlu warrior who gave the British such .
hard fight In Africa, 10 in New York. He 10 10
years old. S foes 10 inches In height and weighs
2lS pounds. His mother was feet tall. and he
ssys be wants people to know that all princes
are not ef1~minate. He has spent two terms In
college .. Nashville, Tenn, and II now on Q
lecture tour to raise money 70 pay for his educa-
ton. Here 10 the programme Of his lecture:
Subject OF the lecture: "Hasits and Customs
OF the Natives OF Africa" All hymns in African
language translated Into English. showing how
the African women shout in their religious
way. Putting rope IN my mouth aud the
strongest being unable 70 pull IL out All kinds
strength OF the African people BY raising IN an
weighing is6 pounds with my teeth. Putting
glass OF water In my hand aud six OF the
strongeat men being unable to prevent me from
drinking II
Jerry Simpooo will b . candidate for the
nomination of the Peoples party for governor
OF Kansas next year and viii have tho backing
OF the present state al administration, including
Gov. Leweliing ana Chairman Breidenthsl OF
tho state central committee. In return Simp-
son viii assist Lsweliing to becoms United
States senator TO succeed Martin. There are
twenty-thrss Popuiist senators who hold over
two years, each OF whom will have Q vote for
senator. All OF these will b pledged to Lewell-
ing before the Populist state convention meets
next year, and the convention Will. II the plans
do not miscarry. nominate Lewel.ing for sena-
tor. thus relieving the members OF the isgisla.
ture from that duty. The Populist papers In
the seventh congressional district have
launched simpsons gubesna;oYial boom Some
tlms ago be announced that be would not b .
candidate for reelection to congress-