New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-11-03

ceive as legacies, with per cent. upon
the value Of entailed estates. In addi-
ton to this there is legacy duty Of
from ] to 10 per cent, according to the
relationship, distant relatives paying the
maximum amount. There is still fur.
ther tax of 5 per cent. upon all profits
or net revenues received from estates
that are in chancery or in the hands of
receivers, or that for any reason remain
undivided. All property passing at
death pays a graduated duty upon its ap-
praised value, the appraisement beng
made by the probate court. When it
exceeds $1,000 the heirs must pay 2
shillings for every e10O. When it ex-
ceeds 100000 they must pay shillings
for every e100; when 1t exceeds $780,.
900 they must pay 6 shillings; when it
exceeds e250,000 they must pay shi|.
lings, and when it exceeds 100000
they must pay 8 shlllings per e100.
Walter Lewis Winans of Baltimore
died In England last June, leaving about
$12,000,000, from which the government
received in taxation the sum OF $685.
210. During the last year property to
the amount of 81 ,595 ,O25, 900 was inher-
tied in Great Britain, which property
paid $69,816,105 as government duties.
The London Times comments on Am
bassador Woodford's recent note as fol.
lows:
Like other papers emanating from
Washington it cannot be construed by
the ordinary rules applicable to diplo-
matte correspondence. This is fortu-
nate, because 1t contains expressions
which, if they came from a European
chancellerle, must be Interpreted as
menacing war. But it is unfortunate,
because it makes the meaning of the
note ambiguous, that no clear intimation
is given of the consequence of a refusal
to acquiesce in the American demands.
The note is extremely diffuse land abounds
in expressions of friendship and good
will toward Spain; but while it apollo
gizes for the earnest and positive nature
of the language used on the ground that
it is desirable to prevent misunderstood
ings between two friendly nations, that
language in fact lacks the precision
which is usually expected IN documents
of this kind. Spain appears tc prefer
to lose Cuba in war she fo1sees will be |
disastrous to her rather than to surrender |
what she regards as just and right in de-
ference to menace. 1t IS foolish choice,
but the choice of nation. On the 9TH
er hand, if President Mckinley and his
advisers are really animated by the
friendly sentiments they profess they
may fairly consent to the modest de-
mand of the Sagasta cabinet for reason
able period to settle the thorny problem
handed down by their predecessors. If
this demand is refused, all Spaniards
will arrive at the conclusion that the |
ugly rumors in circulation as to the |
financial influences working behind the
lingo agitation are true, and that Presi-
dent McKinley's plausible words are
Nv S~ko Id IN koI |
abuse of superior physical strength.
Speaking of Henry George, VIM. J.
Bryan said: "He was one of the FORE
most thinkers OF the world. His death |
will prove loss to literature, society |
and politics." The London Daily Chlon-
icle pays this tribute: "The news of the
death of Henry George will come with |
deep sadness to millions throughout the
civilized world. He died in the harness,
a victim to herculean effort to raise |
New York from the slough of corrup-
ton and misrule. He could himself |
have hardly chosen better death. No |
better or sweeter man has lived for many
long year. Few will dispute that he |
was one of the most remarkable figures
among modern reformers. We doubt
whether his political group in America |
will survive. 1t will probably be merged
in the great party of social discomfort,
whose formation is perhaps the most
startling protent of our time" |
Grand Opera House, St. Paul.