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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-02
RECORDER GOFF ON THE CITY PRISON.
HE TELLS THE GRAND JURY THAT NEW BUrkD-
ING MAY BE NEEDED.

HE TELLS THE GRAND JURY THAT NEW BUrkD-
ING MAY BE NEEDED.
Recorder Gor in charging the Grand Jury yes
terday, called their attention 20 the report made
by the June Grand Jury affecting the condition
OF the Tombs Prison. The Recorder added that the
condition OF prisoners in the Tombs had been greatly
amelorated. owing TO the unusual activity OF tce
D!strict-Attorpey's office. The Recorder said fIs'
ther:
There may be brought to your attention the mat -.
ter OF the necessity Of muses. IN WEIR n
,oerated there because Of the crowded cOnditon
that as a city prison the building does not at 81,
answer the purposes OF the day, II Is axesno.
made adaptable. It seems 10 me that the oit
building may have to be removed and new orr Or,
the hands OF the Commissioners OF Charities ari
Correction. and they will act upon IT, But a, ar,
further suggestion that your BODY may see III u
offer will be considered by them.
The Recorder then called upon the jury to see u
II that Its caller dar shall be cleared daily The Re
cor,er closed his charge by telling the Grand jury
TO remember that the Legislature is the highest
authority the state; that its laws were made u
he respected and oboyed. not to be tempered wit.
or scofYed at: that Il is the Grand Jurys duty t.
see that those laws are respected and obeyed. ani
that II any one infringei those laws. whether
now holding office who had held office. they
should be dealt with summsrily."
This last utterance is taken to mean that II the
city Magistrates in any unlawful manner they shall
be dealt with at once.
The following are the members or this moh'""
Grand Jury:
Frank Higgins No IS Lewis II. Sondhem, No.
cadar-st "a Exchange Place.
II "a Wood No ls4 Eas, Andrew Reed. Fordham
one hundred andsiN- Heights -, ~, 70
ieenth-st. oscar r. schiiio'' A>o' W
Charles u. Peet No 81 liberty-st 49,, ~.
Chambers-st Herman l. ~ Edsar' >~"
Usnrv q Lawrence No 60 Broadway. I.
81 Br0ad-st Samuel Lewis NO W."
rrbr T. Rr,oks No 936 rsn-st - .
JOIN , a, ''"'' ~ Frederick s. Wells. No. h
,,1aari IN Vlv,er West Thirty ninth-st
"" % Warren.st Michael Is. OMeara No.
,,to-is- !, Hone No lt5 Gramercy Place.
p.ne1wav William c. Church. No. %
Nav Lranke No 70 Nassau-st.
~ Wa,sr-st Peter Ward. No. 94S Sixth
David Mayer No. $500 ave. CT, ~.
$3.50 q Cary No o. 10 East Sixteenth-st
Waiist James G. jenkins, No.
- ,chard N Walters No. Thomas-st. -
81 West Thlrteenth-st Samuel g. boeHih' W. -
" Peck Slip.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-02
THE THIRD-AvE. ROADS PROPOSITIONS

The Third Avenue Railroad Company has acted
on the suggestion OF Mayor Strong and made con-
cessons that will place on an equal footing an
street railway company desiring to bid for the
Kingsbrtdge Road franchise. The precise nature OF
the concessions will not be known until to-day
when through counsel. the company VIII present 10
the Board OF Aldermen application In wnich
the Objectionable features will be eliminated. This
afternoon Corporation Counsel Scott callea on
Mayor Strong. and they discussed copy OF me me
Board OF Directors Of the Third-ave. road Inc
principal concession was that the company w9 pt
give to any other company the right TO use tneir
tracks from st. Nlcholas-ave. to >"aro ID
Qna-hundr red and. twenty. hfth.st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-02
WORKMAN KILLED BY A FALL.

Ernest Hafner painter, forty years old. OF NO
l55 East Ninety -ninth-st. met with instant ossta
AT 1920 O'Clock yesterday morning by falling nom
the roof OF the fve-story building at One-hundred-
and sixteenth-st. and Flrst-ave Hafner and Fred
er,ck j. Flick. a feilow-workman. OF No 80 East
Forty third-st were engaged IN paanung cupvis1
Ing overlooking the street, and IN II tSns rope s
Ss,I over the cornice TO the sidewalk, distance OF
sixty feet He struck upon his head h (Which a vas e:
hody was broken. Flick, too lost his balance and
came near falling after Hafner. The body Of Half
fourth-st. police station.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-02
THE PENNSYLVANIA HEAVY TAXEs.

Phladelphla July THE Pennsylvania Railroad
COMPANY today paid TO the city f2r0 as axes
on property owned within tho limits % Phila1ci-
phia Tho saving 10 the company by paying ~
taxes at this time is onc-han o! per cent Ihe
company's taxation this year Is heavier thAn ever
before The statement presented 20 the cry Con-
.ii.- contains interesting statistics r. giyer the
Location o. all real estate owned by N" '.nl any
- ,.nIuafior and the assessment. Broad street.
c.a.,o,' - ,he larrcs, item this magnificent rail-
,osd structure being valued at BLOOD
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-02

Many Of the large estates taxed for 1894 APP
pear To have been in part or wholly distributed
and paid prior 70 the beginning Of the tax
ing season and for 1895 they are taxed accord
ingly Many estates escape taxation in this city,
notwithstanding that the decedent lived here. by
reason of the appointment Of nonresident
executor who claims the physical possession OF
the personal property Of the estate AS conse-
quence the property must be taxed where he
lives That Is the claim Of the Goulds.
Among the resident corporations assessed for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-02
Amount Tax !
Total
valuation,
INCREASES IN REAL ESTATE VALUES

The following table. compiled from the report Of
the Tax Commissioners for 1894 gives the in
creases in real estate values for each year over
the preceding year, for the last fifteen years
showing that with only one exception GsS9 the
increase for this year Is the smallest made in any
year during the period:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-02

Although the members Of the Gould family
all claim to be non-residens. they are held at
thes, amounts, pending an adjudication by the
courts
The Manhattan Elevated Railroad Company Is
hold this year at SIC. 400 aa5 and the General Flee
trio Company at s3.354O35 These assessments
are all made this year the same as they were
for 1894. on the advice OF the Corporation Coun-
sci until all can be legally settled by the courts
They were similarly held for 1894 on an opin."n
of the Corporation Counsel at that time.
Grover Cleveland does not appear as being as
sessed for personal property this year. as ne WIS
last year. and inquiry about this AT the TAX b'-
partucut ecits the answer: "Sworn-on- non
resident" This ~ evidently correct as ffcsll' NJ
Cleveland made An income return Al ASh-
lngton claiming that his place II resld'h.''
Tho Tax Commits sioners sought 10 reach III"
millions of Hetiy Green. but failed ai'e, pr
.-acted Investigation nnl hearings. during
which Mrs Green had Wheeler h. re hhail i'F
her counsel The testimony showed thAt Mrs.
Green was "A nonresident. and the Corporation
Counsel advised that She could not ne heid'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-02

Tho Atlas Line steamer Adirondack. which II
due at this port to-day from Kingston. IL expected
to have as q passenger Chief Clarence. who was
expelled from the Mosquito Territory some time
ment He IL on his way to London. Consul Hatch
y also q passenger. It 10 said.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-02
THIS YEARS ASSESSMENTS.
AN INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE TO BE
EXPECTED.
ADVANCE IN REAL ESTATE VALUATIONS. BUT A
LARGE DECREASE IN PERSONAL PROPERTY
COMPARATIVE TABLES SOME CUES
TONS TO BE SETTLED BY


THE COURTS.
The Commissioners Of Taxes and Assessments
Aled yesterday with William II Ten Eyck. chief
clerk Of the Board Of Aldermen. as required by
law a statement of the result of their work for
taxation purposes for 1895. The statement Is con-
tanned in forty-seven large volumes. Of which
thrty~seven are for real estate. four FOR share
holders Of banks two for resident individuals and
one volume each for resident corporations. non
resident corporations. nonresident individuals
and estates These volumes must remain in the
Office Of the Board Of Aldermen. subject to eXami
nation by any citizen desiring to inspect them for
twenty days Any person who may feel az
grieved at his assessment may. during the twenty
DAYS apply for a writ Of certiorari. and have the
action OF the Tax Commissioners reviewed by the
courts.
STATEMENT BY WARDS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-02
Among the nonresident corporations assessed
ASSESSMENTS PENDING LITIGATION

AS'NF'NHNTT--N - T1-|7T.N' ii T''7' '0E''
Some OF the assessments which were the SUD-
ject Of legal controversy In 1894. they having
been made under the opinion and advice OF the
former Corporation Counsel. the following
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-02

The budget for 1895. made in Decembe- 'asi.
amounting to s37 $50 o. is the largest ever be-
fore known foi any one year To this amount
must be added such deficiencies as the Controller
NAV certify TO the Board OF Aldermen as neces-
sary. and upon this total amount and the Vaina-
tions as furnished by the Tax Department. '"e
tax rate must be based. win an Increased
budget OF expenditures and lack OF proportions
., ,ncr.ased total valuation Of assessments. an
Increased tax rate must naturally result az
Mayor Strong early in the year said tha' ne eN-
pected The amount Of these dehciencies cannot
be known until later in the season. ana UNI" '"e"
the rate can only be estimated. but an 'hcreaseu
one may be depended on
The following will show compafiso" u '',""
tions. the amount Of taxes raised on such Va'ua
lions to meet expenditures; the tax ra'e' ,,'e
Mavor: for each year since the breaking up Oh INC
Tweed ring and the election OF HaVemeSe' 40
Mayor, In 1873
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-02

nrs waras Fourecn,hs 10 Fore,h-s,. river to river
nintS.st six,h,ave. t, East River ,,,.....s -,.
f Eysp '''''''' '''''
No such great drop az was predicted earlier IN
the wear appears in this showing There is. now
ever no abnormal increase. and the figures for this
wear fall below the average for many years back.
as viii appear in another table printed herewith.
The advance Of 1872 s7o,s2O in real estate values
arises from natural accreton from building and
property improvement which the nara times nave
been unable to arrest
The decrease in personal estate cannot be re-
Sarded as surprising when II is remembered that
the efforts Of President Barker and his associates
In tie Tax Board to secure equal, exac: and full
returns have in many noted cases been nuifed
by the courts.
Including the increase of s4.oo7.75s assessed on
nonresident holders of personal property, the
total increase on all assessed values Is s3s.s7s67S.
while the total decrease Is $23 1858 o5? leaving net
increase Of Sl36l5.625 In the valuation for the
year
Last years returns, as manipulated o? TAM
many Hall for election purposes. showed net
increase of Ss9s1350S. which brought the tax rate
for 1884 down to 49, and was misleading in its
effect
The tax rate cannot be computed exactly from
the figures made public by the Tax Board yester-
day Some computations fix it as high as : per
cent I. is impossible 20 foretell what extraord-
nary sums Will go into the budget in addition 10
the $500 900 deficit in the Street Cleaning Depart
ment but at present 1t may be estimated that the
final budget which Mayor Strong and his Board OF
Estimate will approve next December will not fall
short Of s3s 900 600
THE sHRINKAGE IN PERSONAL PROPERTY.
sfa
vssr. 1904 and 1895 will be found interesting as
-.,-- h. ..x.nia pc In al valuatio
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-02
APARTMENT HOUSES.

Among the real estate assessments for 1895 ar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-02

Insurance Com - .oo.o s-., so
pantes WI. 40 s-s,'.',oo see 'osi 2,a
Trust companies s.5I3.C4S oJJb"- '''' '''''''
Shareholders OF - o.a-oo G., eco
Railroad Com -.
Miscellaneous
Resident CoroO- -. ~ 70, .c ,e-.oel2
reti0.s 4o"sl.slS "'''"''' W. ''''
Miscellaneous
Non-res d n No oo- o.,
Corporations. 1sb'".sJ' -'"'''-' $50 '''-
Resident err ~ 49, =, 4, % 10 ,ot 400
sonal IiSroif'f' i"''''-'"''
I
personal lt">i"' '"''''''' '
49,, sa7o ana OD7 $3.50 274 1902 81 ga 35s $40 $3.50 153
r.a,e N eiG . SIS G13 O57. 49, $3.50 %
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-02

.Now torn down property in hands Of H. O. Havem-yer.
RAILROADS
Central y. J. r. R $4,000 p. l. & W r. p $1,000
HUd- y Y G. " II * ~ -.
son Canal Co. 10000 60. ............. 800 600
TELEGRAPH COMPANIES
Postal ..... 10000 Western Union 81 800 900
THEATRES.
Ahhevs ......... s3,O.Uo0 Metropolitan opera -
H"sds,nv o; Music 2,amo House 81 10000
Madison sq Garden 10000
TRUST COMPANIES
American Security Manhattan ........ $3.50 60
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-27
THE GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.
THE BASIS OF THAT Vanderbilt
RECONCILIATION.
Mrs. Cleveland Not MOdern-sOme
Reasons why Senator Hill VIII Not
Have the Vote of New York State
Next Year.
Copyright.

Copyright.
New York, Oct. 26.-The repeatedly made
announcements that Mr.. and Mrs. w. X.
Vanderbilt will be remarked involve moth
ing that was not well understood at the
time of the granting Of the divorce. Many
persons were aware that some such re-
Cancellation was contingent upon the re-
formation Of Mr.. Vanderbilt. But the
idea that any remarriage will take place
within a short time is based upon a mis-
apprehension. Mr.. Vanderbilt may. no
doubt, be willing to propitiate matters.
But his wife (she is still given that name
and title has anything but a disposition
to be hasty. However, Mr.. Vanderbilt
Is becoming a very reformed man indeed,
and mat fact is winning him golden
opinions. He no longer INDUCES in idle
vanities and meaningless diversions. He
manifests a disposition to take up serious
work. 1t leaks out by the way that Mr..
Vanderbilt recently refused a decoration
from the Prince Of Monaco. 1t was that
Of the order Of Monaco, and he would
have been, in case Of his acceptance.
Sir William. He would have been entitled
to wear the Monaco badge and to be a
court attendant with Monaco ct Nobil-
lttA5 eAS d utNlge. VI course MI. Wander
bilt was not to be caught by such idle trap
pings. The late William Henry Hurlbert
was a knight Of this description, and a
very dubious honor 1t proved to be.
Precisely as the republicans Of the EN-
pire state mean to support a favorable
son in the national convention do the
democrats propose to follow similar tao
tics. But the question is upon whom that
honor will fall This aspect brings out very
clearly the surprising truth that Senator
Hill viii make no effort to secure votes
for himself Even by this time however.
where the course of events should have
enlightened them, the majority Of New
Workers refuse to believe that Hill no long
er has the presidential bee in his bonnet.
On the contrary IL is assumed that he Is
as eager for the nomination as ever Now
Cleveland Is entirely out Of the situation
No one doubts this Mr. Hill will not try
to be nominated. The only national char
acter left Is Mr.. Whitney There can be
no doubt whatever that the latter gentle
man VIII have the delegation. Those who
admit this in a tentative way are Roswell
+. FloWer, Richard Croker, Perry Belmont
ana even Mr.. Hin. The arrangement is a
thoroughly understood one. Mr. Hin Is
chiefly responsible for it. The mvsterlo1ls
motive he may have in thus hurrying away
from the presidential lightning remains
unfathomed. But that he has done so Is be-
yond dispute. To repeat Mr. Hill is not
ana viii not be an aspirant for the votes
Of the New York delegates In the next ma
ton convention.
1t Is q fact now attracting notice that
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-27

get through with him he will become
Alaska sable, or black maften from British
America. We make mink fur from the
musk rat. and Canadian seal is either
muskrat or rabbit That fur on your
coat, which you think is marten is really
muskrat and they have spoiled it by dye
ing ii. Real muskrat Is a very pretty fur
His conversation was assuming an uu-
comfortably personal character, and l
trembled TO think what sham this lynx
eyed expert would discover next; so I
turned attention to an ermine skin thar
was lying on his bench, and asked him:
What do they use to initiate this? White
NO, white rabbits and the tails of little
kids. They use a little black kid which
lives in Europe There is always a bit
Of real yellow ermine left over, and this
is sewed around the little black tail and
when it is laid upon the white rabbit skin
II is very difficult to detect the imitation.
Besides these limitations there is a
great difference in the quality of furs of
the same name. Here is a chinchilla skin
from Peru which is worth about a dozen
Bolivian chinchillas. You see how long
and close the hair is and what a silvery
sheen it has? The Bolivian looks like cat
fur beside it, as you can see by comparing
them"
He then showed me a Russian sable
skin which had not been cut and was
just as the animal looked when he was
alive, except that his sableship had been
taken out from under his own coat. I
then realized as / never did before how
much more beautiful the cloudy, creamy,
brown Russian sable is than that which
comes from other countries.
That one little skin is worth 500, and
you can easily see why Russian sable can
not become common"
| thought / could, for this skin was
barely enough to make a boa after IL was
cut and spread out to its fullest extent;
but # l had had the bonus" as the Bow
cry boys say, l should have bagged this
furry game without another word
As it was, 1 had seen enough to fill my
heart with hardness toward the plutocrats
who wear whole capes of Russian sable
and are not compelled to go about with
masquerading muskrats on their coats.
L
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-27

A man carrying a heavy sachel chased a
cross-town car half a block the other
day, and by reason Of a slow-going truck
on the track in front Of it was enabled
to overtake it, says the New York Sun.
As he was about to get aboard his glance
rested on the side of the car for mo-
ment. With an expression of alarm on
his face, he turned around and trotted
back to the sidewalk.
There's another" remarked the con-
ductor.
What's the matter with him; wrong
carr" asked a passenger.
NO; guess not. He probably saw the
number" replied the conductor, pointing
TO an ominous - painted on the wood
work. You wouldn't believe there were
50 many superstitous people in New
York until you've been a thirteener for
while. This car don't do two-thirds the
business of any other car on the line
Women don't mind fl as much as men.
as q rule; but some Of the men will 40
anything rather than take this car. Al
chap chased US up yesterday, jumped on
and jumped right off again. / called to
him, and ne yelled back:
I'll miss my train, but I'd rather do
1t than ride IA that hearse'
Yet, as far as I've heard this car
never had an accident. There's a number
OF lines in town that won't have a IL
car on their tracks.
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what else have they in the barrels be-
sides fur?"
Butter and salt and sawdust," the
said; and little Alice in Wonderland could
not have been more surprised at the
cooks reply, of Pepper Mostly" when
she asked what traits We're made Of, than
l at this extraordinary statement Of the
fur-cleaners.
Butter and fur and sawdust and salt
and feet-bare Italian feet!
"WiN you tell me why you use such
an expensive commodity as butter in the
dressing of furs? Why wouldn't lard do
as we'll? or olemargarine, or some other
grease?"
Because" replied he butter is the
only oil which can be removed from the
skin when it has become soft and plia-
Bile, and still remain as dressing to the
fur. Besides, almost any other oil would
leave a bad odor."
L suppose you use old butter that no
THAT is just what we don't do" he said.
I'VE use nothing but good butter, and for
the finest furs We use the very best we
can buy. Our two heaviest expenses are
butter and SaWduSt'
1 thought of the compound I sometimes
ate on my buckwheat cakes, and be-
grudged the good butter wasted on fur;
but / couldn't see why sawdust should
cost much
"sawdust ought to be cheap" I sug-
gested.
Some sawdust is. but we use none but
mahogany sawdust from the veneering
mills, and we use a great deal Of il.
why mahogany sawdust?" I persisted.
Because it contains an acid which tans
the leather and gives the wrong side of
the fur that reddish hue which is seen
in the best skins. But you must come and
see the beginning of the process, and then
you Will get better understanding Of it,"
We went down TO the room where We're
kept the skins as they came in, in the
raw state. All were turned wrong side out
anc piled one upon the other. with little
or no fur visible. Even the tails had been
poked inside the bag-lixe skin to protect
them. The men in this department We're
at work scrapping off the fatty layer
which had not been removed by the hun
ter-a process called blubbering As their
last batch happened to be a lot of skunk
skins, did not stay there long.
When the fat is removed the skins are
hung up to dry. This makes them very
hard and sti1, but the butter treatment
soon sOftens them. The butter is rubbed
on the wrong, or raw side, and allowed to
soak for a while. A bundle of chincilla
skins which had been buttered looked I'M
plea sanity Ike a batch of drowned cats.
After the skins have become thoroughly
soaked with the butter, the coarser ones
are put into a 'fulling mill which is a
substitute for the man and his barrel
The furs are treated to a generous sprink-
ling of saWdust and are shaken about
with machinery until the sawdust has abb
sorbed the butter and the skin becomes
pliable.
The finer furs. when dried and buttered.
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attempts to civilize himself by means Of
european oress and the wearing OF a
man more striking personally than ever.
HIS fondness for sports of all kinds and
ms readiness to bestow rich gifts upon
pugilists and jockeys commend him to the
favorable notice Of these gentry. In fine,
the young prince will be heartily welcome
quite the sensation in society circles that
It must prove elsewhere. Indeed, for an
heir to throne, the Oldest in the world,
quite the social influence outside Of
Persia that one might expect. In other
directions, though, his influence Is great.
To repeat, he viii be welcome in New
YORK. David Weschler.