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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-07
Observation-Disclosures oa 1881 .44s.o 90


1t will BIO noticed that there would have been
q considerable reduction in personal assessments
instead of an increase were it not for tho ex-
traordinary swelling OF tho personal list charged
against railroad corporations. Many payers of
heavy taxes on personal property have moved
out Of the city. For instance, the execute of
the Percy Pine estate took up his residence at
Tuxedo. The reduction in tho volume OF assess
ments Of bank shares arises from the fact that
several banks have reduced their capital stock.
The heavy increase in the personal assess
ment of railroad corporations, $l5, 245, O04, falls
almost entirely on the Metropolitan Street Rail.
way Company: That company, it Is said, paid
taxes only on $4,000 OF personal, property in
1t claimed exemption on the ground thnt its
payment, Of si3.59o.ooo Of bonds. Tho Tax
counsel. This revealed the fact tSat The y bonds aSiS
Traction Company, which swore OF its per.
eonal assessment to that amount because OF the
SssS.%sS Of personaity. The fraction Company
METROPOLITAN system. The railway company.
have the Si9, 5oo. 200 S DEDUCTED ttdlT from It's It's p s,Kas az
to this. Tho Commissioners said that a debt Of
&l2, 900 could be used to exempt only an
wise they said that By a system Of notes and in.
dorssments all the personal property In tho city
eS1ls escape Ssno tssSsiSn III 50 utahteeoT1d TAI C0 s 4
49, oscooSe tAo @bStt
Railway Company on Sl4. 493, s46 OF personally.
The company will undoubtedly certiorari tho
board for relief from the assessment.
Tho total assessment of real and personal
property In the city for the present year Is 81:
IN ls96, an increase of Se2. $50 .s51. The amount
provided for by the Board Of Estinate and Ap;;
portionment, together with a sum TO be added
for deficiencies BY the Board of Aldermen. II
nothing were to be added for deficiencies the
ratio for corporations which pay a direct State
tax would be about $1.S1. Under the law
tho Board of Aldermen may add to the
tax budget as much az 81, 1872, ss1 .G5 for def
ciencies. 1t Is considered improbable that they
will do so. Tho usual amount added was $780,
600 when Tammany Hall was trying to keep
the tax rate down. Last year.. however, tho
addition was 5000 900. Taxes were collected
much moro closely last year than ever before.
and there 10 not so much need Of q bis deficiency
appropriation as formerly. Corporations, too,
which used to claim exemption from tho full
rate are fewer than usual and do not have to be
settled with as ormsrly. II q big fund for de-
fciencies il provided. tho taxpayers will
suffer only temporarily. for the amount collected
IN excess of the city's needs will go to reduce
taxation next year. 1t will simply make a
higher tax rate this year. which Will reflect on
tho present administration. 1t Is said that, with
this in view, tho Tammany majority in the
Board Of Aldermen may approach the maximum
limit when adding to the budget. II they do, the
general tax rate will be something like s los OF
200. 1t was So. IA last year.
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NAVY YARD OHANeE s.
Capt. HiGEinson Gees TO the Massachusetts
and Capt Summer to the Yard.

Capt. HiGEinson Gees TO the Mnssachusetts
and Capt. Summer to the Yard.
WARRINGTON. July 6.-Several changes In the
duties Of high ranking officers were ordered to-
day by the Secretary of tho Navy. including q
transfer Of the present Captain OF tho New York
Navy Yard to other duty. Capt Francis J.
Higginson. the officer now at the navy yard. Is
ordered to command tho battleehip Massachu-
setts, relieving Capt Frederick Rodgers, who is
assigned to the Inspection Board. CAPT. George
and ordered as Captain Of tho New York yard.
Paymaster 7. J. Cowie. ordered to tho War Col
lege, and Pay Inspector &. Bellows, ordered to
the torpedo station at Newport; Passed Assist
ant Engineer w. b: Day. detached from the
Pissed Assistant Engineer q. W. McElroy, de-
tached from the Adams with two months leave.
These army orders have been issued:
Leave for two months. with permission TO apply for
an extension of one month. Is granted Major Abram A.
Harbach, Eighteenth Infantry; Leaye for one month
Hart. Quartermaster. Seventh Cavalry. Leave granted
Capt. William r. Lippitt. Jr- assistant surgeon: is eH-
tended one month. Capt Ira hacNutt Ordnance
ing ground on onfoinl business pertaining TO tho test
The following transfers are made In the Ninth Cav.
Troop N; Capt. Philip p. Powell. from Troop N 70
Leave for ak months on surgeon certificate of disa-
bility Is granted First Lieut.. Charles B. Satterlee.
Third ARTILLERY.
Leave for four months, to take eject upon his 70.
lief from duty at Washington Agricultural College. Ia
granted First Lieut.. George K. Stocklo. Eighth Cavalry.
Leave for ons month and twenty days is granted
Capt. Richard T. Strong. Fourth Artillery.
Leave for four months, to take effect Aug. j, II
granted Capt George o. Webster. Fourth Infantry.
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TAX RATE sos OR MORE.
ASsESsED VALUES RISE sLxTY-zHo
MILLIONS OYER 1895.

or This. fourteen EziIions II Personality OF the
Metropolitan Street Railway Company.
Hitherto Untaxed-The Total Valuation II
Sales. osS. sS0-Last Years Rate 90. IA.
TIL assessment rolls for the year 1897 were
delivered to the Board Of Aldermen yesterday
at noon, as required by Law. Because Of the
establishment Of assessment sections " In the
city In place Of the old ward system, IL Is i'm
possible to mako . comparison by wards of tho
assessment OF real estate this year with that Of
former years. The total valuation OF real
estate In the city for 1897 is 81 ,7s7,1se. 7e1, a
net increase over last year Of $55, 677, GAS. Tho
gross increase Of real estate valuations was
S84, 147,oo3. Fully 5000, 600 Of this was duo
to tho direct improvement Of property by cree
ton or completion Of now buildings. All but
about R17, 900 of the remainder consisted OF tho
estimated increase in the value Of property
through the direct Improvement of ncighboring
property. From this gross increase, however,
there had to be deducted @ .469.3 1855. OF this
$7,o74,400 was property which became exempt
by requirement NV tho city for parks, docks,
building sites. and like uses. Another item Is
S1.14S.755 for deterioration Of property.
Added to this not increase Of $55, GIT. 64S In
real estate valuations Ii an increase of S6,475,-
3o3 In personal assessments. as shown in the fol-
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sPA1DUe PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
mis- Counsel Asks the Court to Qunsh oovcu
Indictments Against Him.

Hts Counsel Asks the Court to Qunsh Seven
indictments Against Him.
CHICAGO, July 6.-when tho case of ex-bank
President and e1-Treasurer Of the University Of
Illinois. Charles Warren Spalding. was called
before Judge Dunno this morning q motion to
auash the seven pending indictments was made.
Attorney Longeneoker. on behalf of his client,
withdrew the pleas of not guilty to each Of the
seven indictments on tho call, and entered q
motion to quash them all
"Thero are said to DO twenty-eight Of these
bonds Of the value of 81, 1000 zach" said the at
torney. but not one Of them Is set up In any of
the indiotmenta. These bonds were Issued on
June 10, 1887, and are due July Us. 1907, with
nhould bo SGT out In the indictments"
Judge Dunno said that during tho progress of
the trial 1t would be necessary for the proeecu.
ton 70 produce the bonds. The Judge did not
consiaer that It was necessary 70 set out the
ruled tho motion to auash in each case. Spald'
ing was arraigned on each Of the seven pending
indictments and pleaded not guilty. He viii
probably DO put on trial next Thursday.
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rroRnroB BLYrHr,s roarUrE
a Deoi.isn Sust Rendered MAY rake Hsr nui-
lions frora Her,

lions froua Iaer.
San FRANCISCO. July 6.-By q decision Of
United States Circuit Judge Morrow this after
noon Mrs. Florence Blythe-Hinckley may lose
her hold on the Blythe block, worth 81, 600, 600,
which she won after moro than ten years legal
fight. Probate Judge Coffoe decided that she
was the sole hoir to the estate, although she was
Q natural daughter. The State and Federal
courts affirmed her ownership.
Some time ago tho claimants, known as the
English Blythes, nlcd a cross complaint, which
Mrs. Hincklcy failed to answer. To-day Judge
Morrow entered q decree In default In favor Of
the EnElish Blythes, and in his findings he gives
some opinions contrary TO those reached by tho
State courts.
He flnds that Thomas Blythe was a citizen Of
tho United States at the time o his death. Blythe
left no will and never legitimatized any one az
his heir nor disposed Of his property to any one.
was born an illogitimate child in 1873 of an UNI
married woman. Her progenitors at the time be-
ing subjects Of Queen Victoria, the laws Of Eng
He further finds that in England there is no law
Of adoption, nor any law whereby q child can DO
30 made legitimate Sy adoption or BY a nero 40
rritinE. Hence. he, declares. that tho English
Blythes, one dozen In number, are next Of kin,
and that Florence has no legal claim to the
By this decree also Florence is prevented from
collecting tho rents, which amount to Sl2. 900
monthly, and tho English Blythes may move an
ejectment against hor. II 10 possible she may
II the decision holds It means q dead loss of
noarly So, 000, 900 to the lawyers who furnished
the money for the support OF Florence and the
expenses Of the long litigation. They took tho
has yet been paid.
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cor. eRTees nrsrrrUrEs = sUrn
~ II - Recover Hses Rsostvsa ~ Eor-o- Gee.
Rotary OF State uHeury q, we,.ey.

~ ASN~IE -
Rotary OF State Henry O, Kelsey.
TRENToN. N. j., July e.-Gov. arirrs has
instructed Attorney-General Grey TO begin suit
against former Secretary OF State Henry O.
Kelsey TO recover between Gle, 900 and $40.
600 In fees which, It is alleged, kelsey Illegally
withheld as clerk Of the PrerogaHve Court. Tho
Governor recently asked the Acknowledgement
for an opinion as TO tho right Of the Secretary
of State to withhold these foes to his own use.
and the Attorney General decided that they
belonged to the State. Secretary kelsey had
appropriated them and whom George wurts
sncoeeded him as Secretary of State last spring
II became necessary TO have q decision a. tc
the disposition of the fees.
The Prerogatvo Court has jurisdiction Of
appeals fromthe County surrogates' or orphans
courts over the settlement OF estates. During
the Investigation by the Senate Committee two
years ago. the committee decided that tho fees
and ss.ensctoS i In issf p prov R%Sss0' o1 ap d Z
that the Secretary. of State should receive q
sss eercSts Of s q ,o sf,t IN i aSa Of {. an G, tss' e 6F , services Ss.,.S ar
sage Of law authorizing the clerk Of tn; Pre-.
same fees G as are cone saeaS By e snrrc cSeatyo o. the the
counties. and under this authority he retained
6inges on tho legal meaning Of tho words
auStof II, rscs,. ..s.,on ., ~. r.o,.,..,r. A..
semblyman, Wildet introduced a resolution
directing the prosecution Of Secretary Koisoy
40 had illegally withheld, but the House adopted
q resolution reported by u special committee
that no good end would DO served by bringing
Senate Investigating Committee has turisdio-
don of the matter and Is still in existence.
will act at, once and bring suit In the supreme
Court in time for q hearing at the fall term.
Mr.. Kelsey has retained Judge Robert 8. Wood.
Euf, ex-Judge William NJ. Lannery, and @. d.
w. -Vroom to defend the suit.
Mr., Kelsey will sail for Europe tomorrow
with Mrs. Kelsey to remain during tho sum.
mer. Tho Attorney General has also been In.
structed to begin suit against the executors
cover about 10000 which it ia claimed Mr..
Duryeo, q Commissioner of Banking and Insur.
ance, withheld under O claim that the fees be-
longed to him. Mr.. Duryoe's estate IL solvent,
and bis executors have promised to refund the
money II tho courts decide no was not entitled
to Il.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-07
PUBLIC BUILDING PLANS.
RaIss fO1 the Composition or Architects An
nouncea By Secretary Gage.

Ralss fos the Competition or Architects An
nounced By Secretary Gage.
w~AsHINoroN. July 9Th regulations for
carrying into effect Secretary Cages export
ment Of securing plans for public buildings by
competitive examination wore promulgated to-
day. At present all plans arc prepared by the
supervising architect of the Treasury.
Tho now regulations provide that the secre-
tary of tho Treasury shall invite at least hve A.
chtteets Of good professional standing to com.
peto In tho submission OF plans, which will be
Examined and awards rendered BY a commits.
or experts in tho Construction Of buildings.
COMPENSATION to tho sucoessfTl competitor
Will consist of B per cent. of all sums up TO
$500 900 expended in the construction Of the
building. 8a per cent. on the poxt $500. 600. and
2ia per cent. on any amount over 81. 900, 900.
The regulations were issued to carry out the
provisions of an act of Congress. which have
afraid that architects WIN not compete. because
cessful competitors for time. money. and labor
spent IN preparing plans.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-07
THREW WATER ON THE DOG.
1ne Animal DID Not Object. So the Cop Decided
Net to sheet It

Tho Animal DIG Net OBJECT. 30 me COP Decided
Net to sheet It
A black and tan dog, with its tongue out, ran
across Broadway diagonally at Thirty-nrst
street, about $3.50 o'clock last evening, and took
refuge In the rear entrance Of Days billiard
parlor in the building on tho southwest corner.
A crowd gathered with the regulation prompti-
tude. 1t stood on the north side of the street.
One Of 1t was Policeman Cannon. He pulled
out a revolver. according to tho police practice
under such circumstances at this season. and
advanced with It pointed at the dog. A man
asked him not to shoot, saying that the dog
wasn't mad and that he would provo that It
wasn't by getting some water.
He started for the water, and the policeman
and some of the crowd moved up on the dog. A
woman carrying some books intercepted the po-
liceman and begged him not to shoot. declaring
that the dog was not mad and pointing out that
its mouth was not frothing. She went to the
dog and quoted 1t, and t%uststhen tho man who
had gone for water camo back with some. He
threw 1t on the dog, which presently frightened
up and appeared all right. The crowd dwindle3,
the policeman went about his duty. and a young
man in overalls went away with the dog.
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DEPUTY SHERIFF OLIVER HELD.
ne Comes fren Los Angeles and IL CHARGED
with Abduction.

with Abduction.
John Scott Oliver. the deputy sheriff from
Los Angeles, Cal. who was arrested at Coney
Island late on Monday night on the charge of
abducting 15-year-old Bella Robb Of 1903 Gates
avenue, Brooklyn. pleaded not guilty before
Justice Eostrand yesterday. Oliver and tho
girl. who. 1t Is said. ran away from her homo
last Friday. tell different stories Of the affair,
but neither is believed by the police. When ar
rested tho girl wore the deputy BheriR's badge,
and said that she ran away from homo because
her stepmother ill.treated her.
Oliver says that when he met tho girl In Nov
that he sympethized with her. AS she was
poorly dressed. no bought her Shoes and gloves
and took her for q ride to Staten Island. and
later to Coney Island. 1t was his intention to
learn her history and then try to help her.
Oliver was held by Justice Nostrand without
bail for examination tomorrow, and tho girl
was turned over to the Society for the Proven
tton of Cruelty to Children.
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Tho weather.

Fair weather prevailed over nearly tho wheie oouA-
try yesterday. An area OF low pressure covered tt
territory west of the Mississippi River. The centre e
the depression was over Nebraska and South Dakota.
and 1t caused another now of warm. dry winds from
the Gulf States northw ard over all the central and
southw estern States. The heat increased slightly In the
Middle Atlantic States. but there was much cooler
weather in the extrome Northwest.
In this city the day was fair until evening. when 10
became cloudy and threatening. Tho temperature
touched So at 1890 p. NJ. making tho day two do
grees warmer than any other day this aummsri the
lowest temperature was co.; average humidity rs
per cent; wind generally %southerly; average velocity
10 miles an hour; barometer. corrected TO read to
sca level. q A. NJ. so. 90. , p. NJ. 1901.
The Thermometer at the United States Weather BI
reau registered the temperature yesterday as foilowu
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-07
TRIED TO MAKE HER TAKE PonoM.
A Discarded Sweetheart slabs his Rival ana
Seeks tho Life or tho Girl.

a Discarded SweetheaFt Slabs his Rival and
Seeks the Life or tho Girl.
CLEVELAND. O., July 6.-Nellie McConkoy of
ghreve. O.. refused to marry Arthur Lucas.
aged %, and yesterday no met her and tried to
force her to swallow poison. While tho girl,
with her escort, Stewart Hickman. was in tho
Lake Fork church, Lucas suddenly rushed in
and demanded to 500 Miss McConkey. She
went outside and a parley ensued. Hickman
away and was stabbed by Lucas. Tho
latter then, forced Miss McConkey to &C
company him TO the woods near by
some poison. which he had with him. She said
she would rather take tho poison. She took It
refuge with q farmer. where her father found
her later.
not serious. and Lucas was released on a $50
bond. He was rearrested on q peace warrant,
and being unable to furnish bail, was sent 10 jail.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-07
DETROITs BREWERY WAR.
1t MAY Come 10 An Fad when an RnEiia
Syndicate Takes Hold.

DETROIT. Mich, July 6.]Tbe war among tho
twonty-six local rewerios has brought tho price
of beer down to "a q barrel. and all but wrecked
the smaller concerns. All this is liable to be re-
verssd very soon. owing to the activity of julius
Stroh, who has secured the backing of English
capitalists. and 1t Is said the consent OF all but
one firm Of brewers to a consolidation. Tho
owners are to turn In their plants for half cash
and half stock In the proposed company. The
barrel.
Mr.. Woegt, who recently Withdrew his brew
cry from an English syndicate. refuses to sign
any compact among tho existing ,breweries TO
sell beer at tho old price, So a barrel, but Is
willing to Join tho new syndicate and have
tho price raised TO $6.
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EXPLODED IN HIS HAND.
Young Kahn Was BADLY Hurt ana IL Likely
to Die.

sAYvLLE. N. Y, July 6.-Lewis Kahn, IL
years old, and another boy named Van Emmer-
ick. found a 1recracker ten inches long and
incasod in wood yesterday. They carried 1t into
the woods and Kahn held 1t while Van Emmer-
ick lighted tho fuse. 1t exploded in Kahn's
hand, and when the smoke cleared away his COM
paniont found him lying on his back with his
right hand blown Off and three fingers OF the left
hand in shreds. A splinter four inches long was
deeply Embedded In his neck. bis clothing was
lad was q mass of wounds. He strugglcdt TO his
feet, and without q word started for his homo,
which was situated q short distance away.
Reaching the front gate of his home the
wounded boy fell from loss Of blood. DR.. Robin
son, who attended him, had him sent to a New
York hospital to-day, but he says there is little
hope for his recovery.
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Frank @. Mayhem has been elected President
Of the Bowery Bank. He succeeds William y.
Clark, who had boon President OF the bank since
last fall. Mr.. Clark resigned on July / In 40.
cordance with his intention when ho-tQok the
Office In November. 1896. on the death OF inc
surviving charter member OF the hoard OF Di.
rectors and he was elected in order that no
might have tho honor OF being at tho head of
the Institution with which he had been connect
cd for thirty-,wo years. liz wished to keep the
With tho bank for twenty-five years. He went
there as receiving teller.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-07
ROOM FOR ALL TIE NORMAL GIRLS.

Eight Hundred and Seventy InGtead OF Sin
Hundred Will Bo Admitted TO tho College
Eight hundred and seventy girls passed the
recent examination as candidates for admission
to the Normal College, having received the re-
quired percentage, rs or more. But they wore
informed by the trustees that the college could
not accommodate more than 600. In order to
shut out $50 Of the girls the trustees made o
new rule that only those who had got 70 per
cent. or moro should DO admitted. They admitted
were they to do for roomi At q meeting on Sat-
urday they decided to put In order some rooms
which have been used for other purposes for
study and class rooms. BY this arrangement all
the rs per ceuters may now get in. In fact no
ono win now be deprived Of admission to the
college who mot tho usual requirement ut the
recent June examination.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-07
BUFFALO
lITF1IA
WATER

is A GREAT NATURAL SPECIFIC for
forms of GOUT, RHEUMATISM, CALCUL
Of the KIDNEY and BLADDER, BRIGHTS
DISEASE, NERVOUS PROSTRAT1ON,
NERVOUS HEADACHE, NEURALGIA
ATTRACTIONS cases Of MENTAL DEPRES-
SION, NERVOUS IRRITABILITY, NER-
VOUS ASTHMA, DYSPEPSIA, ECZEMA,
ETC., ETC., and that used as a common beyer-
age it is a VERITABLE ANTIDOTE TO
this POISON. During the period of Costa
ton Urnmio Poison shows itself In Coma
and Pucrperal Commissions. The free use
of this water during this period removes
uRHMIC POISON, PREVENTS CON-
NULSIONS and other disturbances Incl
BILE GUARANTEE of COMFORT and
SAFETY IN THIS CONDITION, and In
the URKMIC CONDITIONS attendants
upon SCARLET and TYPHOID FEVERS
Il Is equally effiacioua.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-07

TWO Men Badly Hurt while Stealing . Ride
On = Flat Car.

PATERSON. N. j., July 6.-Patrlck Dillon. aged
% years. OF Washington avenue, and George
DIok, aged 25 years. of 266 Sussex street, were
received at tho General Hospital shortly after @
o'clock this evening In a percarious condition.
They had been stealing q ride on a fiat car
loaded with largo stones on the Erie Railroad.
Tho stones were piled In such a manner that
there was q crevice largo enough to afford
covering for the two men.
While they were lying among tho pile OF
stones the train camo to q sudden STOP, near
stones surrounding the men to fall on them.
Their cries brought the station hands. who re-.
leased them. The mon were badly bruised and
crushed, so that 1t was impossible TO ascertain
the full oxtent of their injuries.
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WILLING TO FIGHT FOR PEACE.

Oriental Club Celebration Kept Hummei Awake
and He Protested with n siunEshot.
Tho Oriental Club. whose headquarters are on
tho ground floor Of q dwelling at 81 Leonard
street, Williamsburg. celebrated Independence
Day In such q noisy manner at night that 10
aroused the wrath Of John Hummel, . tenant In
the house. He requested the members to mako
less noise. James Sweeney, an officer OF the
club. advised Hummel to shoot himself.
Hummel knocked Sweeney s%enseless with q
slungshot.. A policeman arrested Hummel and
bulance surgeon. Hummel WAS arraigned In
the Even Street Police Court yesterday and
was remanded for O hearing by Justice Kramer.