The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-07
TnE -NEW AssEssMENT.

them last year. and It is not expected
that assessments VIII b. any higher this
year The State Boaxd OF Tax Commits
sloners report that Che taxable property
Of the State. based on assessors reports
for 1895. shows an Increase Of slIllS.s)
over that OF 1881 The total assessed Vaue
Of real estate is $3i9.sA ,52c, and OF per
sOnal property. $6is3 6A. The total
edualized value for taxation OF real estate
is S5.O76 1854 and u personal property
$3.50. .3ys. The increase ln personal pro-
perry is not as large as was expected.
New York county has $lss.753.io9 added 10
the value Of ifs taxable property amt
Kings S9l11l76
Thomas Reed, one Of the Oldest men,
hers Of the New York stock EXchanse'
IS dead. lie joined the stock EXchahs e
in 1864.
TO PROTECT THE BOYS.
An attempt is to be made 20 organize
and reform the little newsbOys who swarm
all over the city. IL IS promoted by the
child Workers Protective Association OF
which Mr.. Thomas Campbell Copeland Is
the inspiration. Its object is 20 have me
ages graded. so that nCwsOoys under lj
years Of age shall De kept of the streets
as vendors OF newspapers after O'Clock
-
jects Of the movement Mr. Copeland
says. "is TO give the newsb0ys chance
TO do well. but all out " door child work
ers are included On the association plan.
In framing legislation 90 regulate age,
hours. licenses. badges and school ceruh-
Gates these children Will PROBABLY DE-
treated as coming under the provisions
of a single act" He aims TO give guld-
ance and legal protection TO class az
present utterly irresponsible. The first
step contemplated is securing municipal
legislation restricting age and hours. me
passage and enforcement OF license oidi-
nances. and the providing cf badges,
which are 10 be issued only upon the
production of school certificates. I'm some
Of these aims he may meet opposition.
The trend OF local opinion seems 10 nave
set against multiplying societies armed
with drastic legal power TO deal with chill
dren. and the tendency now Is % restrict
the privileges of those already IN ueins'
A CONSIDERABLE SUICIDE.
Herman Nafz is the most considerate
suicide on record. Tie was arrested Au-
gust 9th on complaint Of his Wife chars q
with abandonment and disorderly con-
duct. Before he committed suicide Mon
day morning he sent letter % his bonds
draw the bail, because / will not need Do
today any more. Precisely az $3.50 O'Clock
this morning I will put bullet through
my left temple. ] have made inquiries,
and find that II I die before 10 o'clock The
bond is OF no effect" When this letter
was read 20 Magistrate Pool to-day he
dismissed the bond.
Nine. Emma Nevada American prima
donna. whose figure in the role Of Amina
In "sonnambula" is part Of the Belini
monument i'm Milan. will make a concert
tour OF the United States this season.
This will be- her first visit TO this country
since her appearance in 1854 She Will be
under the direction OF Charles l.. Young.
and will make her temperance In the
first Of Mr.. Youngs series OF Sunday
concerts at the metropolitan Opera House
on November 12th.
a GREAT RACE ASSURED.
The Herald says in It's editorial columns
to-day:
THE showing made by the Shamrock
and the Columbia on Labor Day and yes
terday makes it certain that there will be
a grand contest for the Americas cup
when the two yachts meet in October
1--WE an know what the Columbia can
do She has defeated the Defender so
often that nothing viii Dee said against
her because she did not beat the cd
American champion yesterday by gre ter
| margin Her splendid victory ON Non
day will still Zoe borne in mind rs the
surer test Of her racing abilities.
las for the Shamrock her performance
in these waters show that Sir Thomas
Upton Is by no means mistaken when he
| declares that his yacht is the most dan
gerous competitor for the cup vhat has
! ever crossed the ocean. lie is to be con-
graduated on that fact. and So are
American yachtmen. for 81 insures good
and hard fought races. which everybody
will delight TO gee
"All we have TO do now Is TO wait with
what patience we can for the great con-
tests-and 20 remember to keep out u
the way when the races begin. 50 that
| each may have "a fair show"
A NEW RECORD MADE.
The sun says: The North German Lloyd
/ liner Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. which
already held all the transatlantic re-
cords for speed made q new one on the
voyage from Bremen. Southampton and
| Cherhourg 20 this port which she COM
J plcted yesterday. The record she eclipsed
was her own made when She arrived here
| on April = lS9S I'm days. - hours. from
Southampton. covering then a longer
route than that OF her last trip and max.
ing an average Of p % knots an hour for
the entire run. Her daily runs on the
voyage finished yesterday were al 5i6.
5l6. $50 53S and i52 knots. and the average
, for the voyage was pos knots an hour.
| The run was made n : days. u hours and
| IS minutes.
The Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse arrived
az Sandy Hook bar at 7:l5 O clock yester-
day morning and reached her dock at
Hobol<en M 1920 o'clock She brought 7s3