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such as strike among the granite cut
tiers. 1t required seven months to select a
proper quarry and opsn deeper beds, to be
sure that the granite used was dawless
and could be cut out in sufficiently large
blocks.
SIN the meantime the unexpended por-
ton of the funds draws 8 per cent inter
est in the leading trust companies, and
the grading around the tomb and the
work on the approach will be going on.
1t has been we'll demonstrated that the
best policy is to make haste slowly on q
national memorial Of such Importance.
It Is built not for short period, but for
all time.''
That the public interest in General
Grant is today greater than at any time
since his death is shown by the vast
crowds which visit the little tomb in
which his remains now rest. On Easter
Sunday the police of Riverside Park osti-
mated that between IS, 900 and 20, 600 per-
sons crowded during the day around the
small tomb. IL is very seldom that less
than 10, 600 persons visit the spot on Sun
day when the weather is fair, and when
the mausoleum is completed it is certain
to rank in popular interest with the tomb
of Napoleon in the Invalides, which cost
1900, 600 francs. more than double what
the completed Grant monument will
COST, and the latter promises In every
way TO be superior
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THE ozARINA.

course, limited companies) is taxed with
ll9, 800 marks, on an income of 1896, 900
marks Cast year 2, 100000. He ranks
therefore, fourth among the Prussian
Croesuses. The fifth, sixth and seventh
places are occupied by the three richest
Opelnpsrs, the eighth by country gen.
tleman in the Breslau district, with
2, Cs0, 900 marks income, aud the ninth by
country gentleman in the Trler dis
trict. with 1905, 900 marks income. In
the year 1866 there were only seven per-
sons with an income of over 1000, 600
marks, and in 1894 only four Thirteen
persons have. in 1856. an income Of
1000, 600 10 1900, 600 as against eighteen
In the previous year.
Those liable to income tax that is all
those whose yearly income exceeds 900
marks-comprise 20. II per cent. not quite
three-tenths of the whole population of
Prussia-to be exact s, $685. 523 out Of rath-
er over 31,00, 0000 inhabitants In the
towns the proportion rises to 1875 per
cent. but sinks in the country to 20. 81
per cent. By far the greater majority Of
those liable to income tax are assessed at
from 900 to 5000 marks only 8.57 per
cent. of the population having an income
more than 5000 marks. In the towns
this percentage reaches 6.45, wher as in
the country it is only 1.61.
vi the separate government districts,
onlGGlng Berlin, which reCKons Z. 40 per
cent. Of the population with incomes Of
more thanI3, 600 marks, Wiesbaden. with
b. 81 per cent, ind Hanover, with 2. 25 per
cent. have the highest percentages; then
follow Cologne with 4.93, Aurich with
4.83, Dusseldorf with 4.75, and Potsdsm
with 4. Is per cent. The lowest percen-
taae of persons Gncluding those de-
pending upon them) with incomes of
more than 8, 600 marks is 1.95 per cent,
in the government district of Koeslin,
l. "a in the District of Gumbinnen, ITO in
the District OF Marienwerder, and so in
the District of Posen.
In the whole State there are 1851 tax
payers (whose families muster 1888 per-
sons) who have an income of more than
100, 600 marks. OF these 446 are i'll Berlin,
Ss6 inhabit the Rhineland, 179 Hessen-
Nassau, .150 Silasia, 12S Saxony, "a
brandenburg, 81 Westphalia, A Han
over, 26 Schlewsig -HoIstein, % Pomer-
ania, IA each East Prussia and Posen,
and West Prussia. OF these rich mon,
1884 live in the towns and only S07 IN
the country. Almost the half OF all l1v-
ing in the country live in Silesia lS7) and
IN the Rhineland (57). West Prussia,
tosen and Silesia are the only provinces
IN which inc ONES OF over 100, 600 marks
are OF more frequent occurrence IN the
,eouhry than in the towns
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GERMANY'S RICHEST MEN.
Krupp, the Gunmaker, Stands at the Head
of the List.

According to the official statistics for
lSeo-6 the richest Prussian subject is
krupp, of Essen. In the year 1S94-5 he
was taxed on an income of from g. 5S5, 600
TO ., 900, 600 marks, and for the current
year he pays 1856, 900 marks, having de-
olared lis income at from 7,135, 600 to
1,l4O, 700 marks. Fr the previous year he
gave his income as 1000 marks higher
viz. from 7,190, 600 to 1916, 600 marks. 1t
may be remem bered, for the sake Of COM
par1son, that the Emperor, as King of
russia, receives an annual Crown dom a.
ton of $500, 600 marks.
AS with Krupp, SO also with Rorhs-
child, the second richest private individ
ual in Prussia, the year 1856 shows an
improvement on the previous one. In
1884 he was assessed on an income
OF from 5,84S, 900 to 8, 845, 900 marks, at
TAX OF 1913, 600 marks. In the following
year he paid 235, 900 marks on 5,S75, 600;
and this year-1895-6-he is able to give
his income as 6, 115, 900 marks, nearly
quarter of a million higher than last
year, the tax ne has to pay being in
CREASED to the extent of 6, 600 marks
Hitherto Won Tiele- Winkler of the gov
eminent district Oppeln has been accus-
toned to take the place of the third rich
est man, to be followed, at some consid-
cradle distance. by Bleiohroeder. This
year Count Hutten- Czapski, captain of
the Fourteenth Hussars, at Cassel, has
acquired the third place, claiming to
have yearly income Of over 3,OS5, 600
marks (tax 1913, 400 marks. In lS94-5
the richest man in Cassel was taxed on
2, S95, 900. marks (tax 910, 00S; )and thesyear
before that no man in Cassel had an in
come of 2. 600, 600 marks: the richest pay
ing 877, 600 marks for an income of 1896
600 marks. The fortune of Won Tiele-
Winkler, on the other hand, hassbeen re-
ducsd owing to the the death OF the head of
to over 4, 1870. 600 marks, for which he paid
income tax 1854, 800 marks; in the follow
ing year, through division Of the inheri.
tance, it fell to 2,950,00o marks, ssand in
1866 to only 1850. 900 ssmarks. 1.-Two
other Oppe1n private men have an in
come of 2, o75, 900 marks and S,170,00(
marks respectively.
The richest Berliner (omitting, OF
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Park but many delays in the work have
made this impossible.

Park but many delays in the work have
made this impossible.
The mausoleum is rapidly nearing COM
pletion, however, and while it is the wish
of many to postpone the final dedication
until April ~, 1897, as it has always been
the custom to hold the ceremonies i'll con-
necti on with the monument on Grants
birthdays, the great structure will proba-
bly, be in readiness to receive its charge
before the summer is over.
Much of the exterior work has been COM
pleted and it is already possible to gaic
an accurate idea of how the finished
structure will appear, judged from the
building rs it stands today. By June all
of the outside work will have been done
and then will begin the laying of the
marble flooring, the plastering and in
terror decorating. This will take COM
paratively short time and it may be that
the remains of the General will be placed
in the mausoleum some time in the fall.
Nothing as to this has been definitely
settled by the commission in charge of
the monuments but it is known that the
members of the Grant family are DESTROYS
of having the Generals body removed to
its final resting place as speedily as posi-
BILE, and this desire will have considerable
weight with the commission.
MAGNIFICENT CEREMONIES.
1t is the intention of the latter to make
the final dedication ceremonies the most
magnificent that the country has ever
seen. No effort has yet been made to
outline them in detail, but it is under
stood that great feature will be mill
tary and naval pageant on larger scale
than any ever before attempted. Par
ticular pains will be taken to have the
veterans OF the Confederaoy actively spar-
ticioate in the exercises, and owing to the
friendly feeling for Grant throughout the
South 1t is believed that there will be
wonderful showing of former wearers OF
the gray i'll the procession.
From some quarters adverse criticism
has been directed against the commission
because Of the long delay in building the
monument, but delay has been part of
its policy. On this subject General Hor-
ace Porter, chairman of the Grant Monu-
ment Association, said:
"The masonry is one of the few speoi-
mems of fiawlsss granite. Every stone is
rejected which has dark mark of over
one-auarter of an inch in diameter If
the structure had been rushed UP there
would have been serious defects in it.
longer time was spent on the foundation,
which is twenty seven feet deep, SO as to
be sure of absolute solidity. Great masses
of concrete have been used and put In
slowly and allowed time to settle and
harden. Then specimens have from time
to time been taken and subjected to
crushing tests by mining school and
United States engineer officers.
NO DANGER OF SETTLING.
"When heavy masses of masonry havo
been put in as backing work was always
stopped for ninety days to let the masonry
settle and harden, and be absolutely sure
there was no shrinkage, crack or undue
settling which would defect or crack the
granite against it.
stThere were some delays at the start
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speakable Watchfulness over me, and cow
Gown with thanksgiving before thy
majesty. Do thou, o Lord and Ruler,
support me In my appointed task, inspire
me with wisdom, and guide me in great
service. Let the wisdom that is before
upon me from tiny holy dwelling place,
that l maytknow swhat is agreeable in
thine eyes and the righteousness OF thy
commandments. May nv heart be in
thy hand, that I may direct all things
to the benefit of the people oonfided unto
my charge and to thy glory, SO that !
may answer Thee in the day of Judgment
without shame, by the grace and bounty
of thine only Son, to be blessed by Him
and by thy holy, sanctif1ed and creative
Spirit, ever and ever. Amen.
The Archdeacon calls upon the speota-
tors to "again and once again bend the
knees that we may pray unto the Lord. !"
All except the Gar kneel nd the Arch
bishop, also kneeling, repeats prayer,
on behalf of the people. for the blessing
of God on the Gear and his rule. The
Metropolitan of Moscow congratulates
the Gar, the choir sing the ''Te Deum, !"
and the bells ring, and the liturgy be-
gins, during which the Emperor's crown
is held by one of the attendants.
Toward the close of the liturgy a velvet
carpet is spread from the throne to the
eiconostasis, the imperial gates are
opened, and the two Archbishops, fol-
lowed by the Archdeacons, come from
the altar to the throne to announce to
the Emperor that the time for the anoint.
ing has come. The announcement is as
follows:
Most pious and mighty sovereign, Gear
and autocrat of all the Russias, the time
has arrived for the amounting of your i'm
perial majesty. and for yohr participa
ton in the holy sacrament Let your
imperial majesty therefore be graciously
pleased to proceed through the great Ca
thedral church to the imperial gates.
The Gear gives his sword to the official,
goes to the imperial gates, followed by
Che Czarina, and. standing on carpet
of cloth of gold, is anointed by the Met.
ropolitan with the sacred unguent on
the forehead, the eyelids. the nostrils,
the lips. 1.-The ears, the breast and the
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TOMB ALMOST BUILT.
Exterior Work on the Grant Mauso.
leum Competed.
PLAN OF THE INTERIOR OF THE
GREAT TOMB.

Eeventy-Fourth Anniversary of the Soldier
Statesman Near at Hand-Monunent
Constructed to Last for Ages.
New York, April 1.-THE 9th of this
month is the seventy fourth anniversary
of the birth Of General U. S. Grant. 1t
is nearly eleven years since the soldier
statesman passed away and each year has
marked an increase in the popular obser-
vance of the day. 1t was hoped that on
this anniversary it would be possible TO
honor the memory of the man by the
official opening of tho great mausoleum
overlooking the broad waters of the
Hudson at the northerly end of Riverside
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arms, with the words, NIhe seal of the
gift of the Holy Ghost" A second Aroh-
bishop wipes each spot as it is touched
with cotton. |he bells ring again, and
101 rounds are fred from the guns on
the Kremlin wall. The Czarina is then
anointed on the forehead only. The brush
used for the anointment is set in gold
and crusted with precious stones. The
vessel holding the unguent is of the same
rich materials.
RECEIVING THE SACRAMENT.
The Archbishop leads the Gear by the
hand into the holy of holies, where the
Gear receives the sacrament after the
manner of the clergy, not of secular COM
municants-that is, bread and wine sep
arately. For laynen the bread is soaked
in wine and both are given together
with a spoon. The second Archbishop
gives to the Car a conseorated loaf and
tepid water, which is likewise used in the
Eastern Church in communicating, while
the third attends to the abiution of his
majesty. He then returns to the impe-
rial gates, where the Czarina has COM
munioated in the ordi nary way.
The imperial couple resume their places
on tl,er thrones. A prayer is made for
long life and health. A triple refrain
resounds once more, and the clergy and
all other spectators congratulate their
majesties on the completion of the cere-
mony of coronation.
The procession is reformed in the same
order in which it had entered the church,
and makes its way to the neighboring
cathedral of the Archangels, where the
Gar and -Czarina kiss the relics and
icons and do reverence at the tombs OF
the Russian soyereigns. In the Same
way they visit the Cathedral of the An
nunciatioD, the Gar being crowned and
edorEed with the immortal purple, hav-
ing the scepter in his right hand and
the orb in his left. while at his devo-
tions attending officials hold his re-
gala.
The Gar and Czarina wear their
crowns at the state barquet in the even ,
inc. They e''e seated at a table al arr,
and state officials weit upon tnem. Roy
al vistlors ana members of the diplomat
ic corps 20 served in arother apartment.
Medals are distributed in honor Of the
coronaLion.
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portunity for magnificent approach and
this has been taken advantage of in the
plans OF the supervising architects. The
approach begins at Amsterdam avenue,
and mp to the Boulevard is us feet long
The Boulevard il 100 feet wide. The
entire breadth of the approach is $50 feet,
with broad sidewalks on either side and
a carriage drive in the center. The rise
to the boulevard is quite gradual, being
only twenty-five feet in tho total length
of us feet. There is steep slope Of
about thirty feet rising from the Boule-
ward to Riverside Drive.
BEAUTTFIED BY STATUES.
AT the point where the proposed ave.
nue. crosses the Boulevard Is wide plaza.
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ing with holy oil may give aim strength
and wisdom from above to rule bis people
with justice; that he may long reign sue
ces5fully in all. things, that the Lord
may hear him in the day Of trouble, and
that the mans of the God of Jacob may
be his defonse; that hs may send him
help from abroad and protect him out OF
Zion; that the Lord may grant unto
him to fulfil his counsels after his own
heart, that his judges may be neither
corrupt nor respecters of persons; that
his arms may be ever strengthened by the
power of the Lord to humble beneath his
feet every enemy, and that the corona
tion or his consort, the most honorable
lady the Czarina, may be blessed with
the blessing of the King of Kings and
| the Ruler of Rulers
NATIONAL ANTHEM SUNG.
Then is sung. 80 Lord, Save Thy
People, sfter which is read passage,
Thus saith the Lord, rejoice, o ye
heavens, and be glad, o ye earth.'' More
chants follow and the Epistle from Paul
to the Romans, xiii, to z, and one from
the Gospel of Matthew, H.. 10 to 90:
Render unto Caesar the things that are
Caegar's."
The Gar receives from the Archbishop
tho mantle of imperial purple and places
| it ON his boulders, while the Mettopol-
itan says: fCover and protect the people
| as this robe covers and protects thee"
| The Gar bows his head before the Met
ropol1tan of Novgorod, who, making
over it the sign of the cross, folds his
hands crosswise above him and repeats
TWO prayers, after which the Gear orders
that the imperial crown be brought to
him. The crown is taken from the table
by tic official appointed for the purpose
and carried OH Il cushion TO the Metropol
itan Of Novgorod, who, in turn, presents
it to the Gar The latter takes it aud
places it on his head, while the Arch
bishop repeats, "In the name of the
Father, Son aud Holy Ghost, amen. :"
He then reaas to the Emperor IN IN a
book, as follnws:
Most honorable. most autocrstic and
mighty Aord, Gar of all the Russias
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so, 900 CONTRIBUTORS.

The records of the association show
that more than $4,000 persons contributed
to the $500, 900 fund raised for building
the monument The smallest contribu-
ton is one cent and the largest SIS, 0O0
The average is 81. 80 and all but s2s, 600
was contributed by citizens of New York
Brooklyn, Chicago and Washington CON-
tributed the bulk of the $2S,O
One Of the great features of the monu-
ment and one which will give Now York
a fair rival to the beautiful Champs Ely
sees of Paris will be the approach to the
mausoleum. AS the monument rests
on high hill it affords a splendid OPP
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The choir chants the ''Te Deum," the
clergy advance to the door to receive the
Czarowitz and the Grand Dukes, the
bells ring, the clergy advance to the
door again to receive, in the wake of the
Archbishop of Moscow, the Gear end the
Czarina. The Archbishop of Kieff pre-
sents the holy water to them, the Arch
bishop of Novgorod holds the cross to be
kissed by them. The choir intones the
psalm "Mercy and JUSTICE" the Gear
and Czarina bow three times before the
imperial gate of the Eikonostasis, kiss
the holy icons, and take their seats IN
der the baldaohine.
THE CZAR'S THRONE.
The Czar's throne is the carved ivory
one of Alexis Feodorowitch, the
Czarina's is the silver, gilt and jeweled
ono of Alexis Mikhailowitch. The psalm
is hushed, the bells cease ringing. and
the Metropolitan of Novgorod advances
to the steps of the throne and says:
Most honorable and mighty lord, our
Emperor and autoorat of all the Russias,
by the gracious will of God and the oper-
dtlOn u In0 molly ana all-SanoU1TylnR
Spirit. and by your permission, the ooro-
nation and amounting CT your imperial
majesty with holy oil is now to take place
in this. the head church Let your maj
sty. therefore. in accordance with the
custom followed by the ancient Christian
monarchs and your God-orowned ances-
tors, be graciously pleased, in the hear
ing of your faithful subjects, to profess
the Orthodox Catholic faith according
to belief.
The speaker holds before the Gear an
open book, from which his Majesty reads
aloud the profession of faith. The Met
ropolitan then says: "The blessing on
the Holy Ghost be with thee. Amen, 4"
the other Archbishops repeating the
words sotto vece.
Then follows the ordinary litany, to
which petitions are added on behalf of
the Czar-that his coronation may be
blessed with the blessing of the King OF
Kings and Ruler Of Rulers; that his
scepter may be strengthened by the right
hand of the Most High: that the anoint-
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Prince of Estland, OF Lifand, Of Cour-
land, of Semigalia, of Samogithia, of
Korelia, of Foer, of Yougoria, of Perrin,
Of Viatka, of Bulgaria on the Volga,
and other places; Lord and Grand Prince
of the Lowlands Of Novgorod, of Toher-
nigoff, of Ryazan. of Polotsk, OF Rostoff,
OF Jaroslaffe, of Byelozersk, of Oudork.
of Obdorsk, of Konisk. of Vitelsk, of
Mstislavsk. and ruler of all countries of
the North lord of the territories of Ibe-
ria, KartaIinsk, and Kanardinsk, and
the District of Armenia: hereditary Lord
and Sovereign of Circassian and noun
tain Princes and others Lord cf Turkes-
tan (this Is the last addition heir of
Norway, Duke of Scbleswig- II olstein, of
Stormarne, of Dithmarssn. and of Old
enburg
Many of these titles have profound
historical significance. Novgorod, Kieff,
Vladimir and Moscow were the success
sive capitals of medieval Russia. kazan
was the metropolis of the Tartar "Gol-
den Horde" conquered in 1854 by Ivan
the Terrible, who annexed Western ST.
IBERIA twenty-five years later. Estland
and Lifand (Esthonia and Livonia on
the Baltic) were taken from the Swedes
by Peter the Great, and Kherson- Taurida
ION the Black Sea-, was taken from the
Tartars by Catherine II.
The Arohdeacon adds: "May God
grant you prosperous and peaceful life,
health and salvation in all things, and
may you be happy in success and van
qulsh and overcome your enemies and
may he preserve you many years."
Ihe choir repeats three times the words
many years." and at the end Of the
prayer ali the bells are set ringing. All
persons. lay and clerical, how hree
times in congratulation of their imperial
najesties. When the noise of bells and
cannon ceases the Emperor puts aside his
scepter and orb, kneels and prays.
THE CZAR'S PRAYER.
o Lord God of our fathers, King OF
Kings, who Greatest all things by Thy
word, and by Thy wisdom madesA man,
who rulest the world in holiness and JUS
tice, thou hast chosen me to be the Judge
over Thy people. I cce:ess thine IN
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feet from the ground and $50 above the
level of the river
Two statutes Of General Grant will
shortly be unveiled. One will be IN
yelled on April % in Brooklyn. 1t has
been erected by the Union League Club
of that city. The granite pedestal is IS
feet high, and the statue itself, from the
fore hoof of the horse to the top of the
riders hat, measures is feet inches.
Many associations of war veterans will
take part, also the family of Colonel Fred
u. Grant, the Generals eldest son. a
still more pretentious statue is under
way for the city of Philadelphia, hut. il
will not be ready, for unwilling until
June.
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this visible and actual adornment on
thine head is the manifest symbol by
which Christ, the invisible king OF glory
crowns thy head, the Russian people
confirming unto thes. with His blessing,
sovereignty and supreme power
Oh, thou. crowned, gifted and adorned
by God, most honorable. most autocratic
Gar of all the Russias, take this scepter
and this orb as the visible symbol of au-
socratic power given unto thee by the
Moss High over His people for their gov
ernment and for the ordering of every
blessing they may desire.
CzAR'S HABITUAL TITLE.
The Cars habitual style of "Vseros-
syiski Gosudar" or Emperor of all the
Russias-it may be remarked here-com-
memorates the successive addition Of
Little Russia, territory OF the Ukraine
and Don Cossaoks, the western portion
Of Red Russia, South Russia, which in
cludes the Black Sea coasts, and Asiatio
Russia, or Siberia, and Turkestan, to
the original "Great Russia" formed by
the vast plain extending from the White
Sea to the Dnieper.
The Gear, returning to his geat on the
buTOAcs 10y Vic fSSdlld Un lll5lE CuSllOuS,
summons the Czarina, and, taking off
his crown, holds it for an instant over
her head. Then, resuming it, he crowns
her with her own smaller crown, which
four ladies in waiting fix in place. After
this the Gar invests his consort with
the purple mantle and the collar of the
order Of st. Andrew the Apostle The
Empress returns to the throne and the
Emperor resumes the orb and scep tire.
At this juncture an Archdeao on reads
aloud the full imperial styles, coupled
with prayer for health and long life to
the orthodox, most pious and Christ-lov-
ing, most autocratic, most mighty sover-
eign, crowned by God, exalted autoorat
of all the Russias, Moscow, Kieff, Via
dimir, and Novgorod, Gar of Kazan,
Gear of AstEaehan, Gar of Poland. Czar
of Siberia, Gear Of Khsrson Taurida,
Czar Of Georgia, Lord Of Pskoff, and
Grand Prince Smolensk Of Lithuania,
of Volhynia, of Podolia, and of Finland;