The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-18
THEY PAY HEAVY TAXES.
SOME MEN WHO OWN GREAT PROP
ERTY N WASHINGTON.
Among Them Are Morton, Wana-
maker. sherman. Cameron Stew
art. Palmer and other Men ct
Prominence in Pubic LIfe-The
widow Hearst's Property.

Prominence in Pubic LIfe-The
widow Hearst's Property.
Washington Letter Ga 1S,w York Adver-
tiser.
Having leased her Old home on Lafayette
I square for d term OF ninety nine years FOR
use as theater site. Mrs. Harriet Blaine.
widow Of james G. Blain.. is living in
the Blaine house on Dupont circle. so
Ions occupied by the family OF l.. u. Letter
. the Chicago millionaire. Mr.. Letter moved
. out or the Elaine house into his own mag
nidcent residence two years ago. and the
Blaine property has been awaiting a ten
ant for all Of that time. The rental asked
for the house aIid furniture IS $1,000 year
so Mrs Blaine has lost $1,000 by her fail
ure TO find new tenant II will take -four
/ years for her 10 retrieve this loss out of
/ the other property Her rental from that
f VIII bee 5000 for the first thirty-nine years
and 5000 year for the sixty years 10 fol
low.
Just before the death Of Mr. Blaine he
I was assessed for taxes on property to the
/ value Of Sj5.Gi5 ami Mrs. Blaine on prop
/ erty valued on the assessors books at
9'Sz'2. The assessed value of real estate
l Is seldom more than one-half its real val
I ue' so the Blaine real estate is worth
Z probably quarter Of a million dollars.
Among public men there are few who
/ pay heavier taxes in this city.
I GOV. Levi r. Morton is one Of The baa,,-
lest taxpayers in Washington. He is as
sessed for 10000 worth OF real estate. He
/ owns the shoreham hotel, which was
Planned originally as ar apartment house.
/ ~ was over this hotel that such a fuss
was made by the temperance people at the
time of MIR. Morton's candidacy for the
Nlce-presidency because liouor was sold
AT the bar ana in the restaurant As a com
s9lon 10 the possible political effect of
MS sentiment, Mr.. Morton owns also 4ba
me house on Scott circle which no bo,,s,t,5
I from Graham Bell the telephone inN-a,-
lor' MS mouse, like the Blaine house ON
/ dupont circle has stood idle during mis-
"uiilIi'ls tiauon- The Morton house was
~ '' -, ~ the WE of marine Heuten-
eAt named Broadhead. She Inherited a
fortune from her father. but il was a fo,,-
eu"e py no means equal to maintaining
an establishment like that which M,
oI toh mad during his term as vice-pres-
iueHt. The BrOadheads discovered nj.
oeiofe they had completed the constr1,l
/ uoh OF this house, but he foo fo,,,,'4 !.
- Stedl q burden and he sold IL at fba
Hrst opportunity. The house has baer "a s-lo
Netused Tor rent since Mr.. Nortor iar4
"rs9nlls toh' but IL has not found a tenant
ne experience Of the RroadbeaJs
oudly enough, was matched IN, ~ ''is,
iiS' bIoadheads sister. She too -
neNeu lhat she could afford q 6ua -
renee ana she built one at the iunctio,,
OF Two streets and an avenue.in -
anse made by Connecticut avenue ana
eighteenth street, at NJ. street ,I,t-t-
mousse proved a burden. too ~, ~ - .ls
Daiiu OF MS sister was a poor tie,,ta,,.,.
81 ti,e navy named Emory, and his saIa,.,,
"ouIu not keep up moro than a ver,, ,,,,j
est establishment. So the bopea M
In5Iaseu' nrst 10 Representative Glover of
MISSOURI, who married the dauebte, 20 -
millionaire widow, Mrs Pattor - -. - d
20 representative Reyburn OF Philadei-
phla, who now oceupies If
some OF the costliest house in yvasbi,,,
eon are owned by officers of the army, or
n 5iass VINO nave married rich women
mary 70. M Glover, the wife Of io,,t 49,,
mander Clover Of the navy na,-, .,. Colil-
S44'VUO worth of property. one az ~ a.
IesIuehces in Washington a white stone
/ u"eilhg at the corner of New Har,rg1,s.o
| avenue and Eighteenth street NJ
Nluser was the daughter of Senator Miller
W-o ea,llotIia' a millionaire who died in
washington about ten years ago. Iieut
/ +. b. NJ. Mason, recently retired -. ~
remembered as Secretary Tracv's ra,,aI
/ alu during the last administration 49,
/ RED a wealthy woman, and lives in
/ Clovers. VI 'he
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst. the widow - Gan
ator George Hearst of California 9,hoso
/ name has been associated llnwarrsrtI
/ with that Of Senator Hill recently il ss.
/ sessed Tor $4,000 worth of PROPERTY very
handsome house on New Hampshire ave.
nue., Mrs. Stanford still owns the mouse
Il N1ybf il
Murphy and his family. Since The death
l OF MIR. Stanford, his widow has remained
/ IN California, looking after her business
1 interests.
VI the public men who have come to
/ washington 10 ma quiet, eOngenial home
/ ex-senator Henderson of Missouri proha
4 bly, pays the greatest amount of taxes tJo
| is assessed for $3.50 600 worth of propertv
/ outside of the city limits and S67. 900 worth
/ of property in Washington. Mr. Henderson,
/ has one of the costlest houses in WASH
/ ingtOn, situated at the head of Sixtasntb
| street Tor Executive avenue, as some peo-
/ pie prefer to call III, and his personaI
! property Is also of great value. for he has
/ an art collection which has cost 81 yrea+
/ deal and his home is furnished richly ana
/ in the most exquisite taste. Ex-Gov. "
/ =. Kellogg of Louisiana is another large
/ property owner. He pays taxes on nearI,
I 100000 worth Of real estate EX-Senator
/ Sawyer is another of the has beens' who
/ is large owner of real estate Mr.. saw
/ Yer Is man of very modest wants. but
/ he has a daughter, Mrs. Howard G. white
/ of Syracuse who likes to shine in the So
/ cial world. To please Mrs. White the SEN
/ ator built a big stone house on Connecticut
! avenue. at a cost of about $4,000 which
/ he occupied until an ungrateful constit
! uency left him at home. The house was
! leased then to Senator Stockbridge Of
/ Michigan, who died year ago. Mr. Saw
/ yer IS assessed for $4,000.
| John Wanamaker, when he came TO
| Washington, bought the house which had
| been coupled by the Whitneys, and he
! paid taxes on it at valuation of S42 900
/ though that was but a small part of its
real value. lie sold the dwelling to s. S
I Rowland, who now occupies it.
I John sherman owns more property in
| Washington than any other man in active
/ public life Mr.. Sherman's residence in
/ Ohio has been for years only constructive
He IS really a resident of Washington
/ and he has made large fortune specu-
lating in Washington real estate. His posi-