The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 12, 1896, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1896. . A BIKE THAT WENT TO SEA Captain Colin Thompson Scorches Over the Bfiny Deep IN A FLEET “BAYCYCLE” It Has Bevel Wheels Instead of the Sprdackets and Chain. PROPELLER ON BALL-BEARINGS The Hull of the Craft Is on the “De- fender” Lines and Is a Life-Boat. Captain Colin Thompson, the well- known machinist of 502 Bay street, who is constantly experimenting with cogs, pinions, shafts and “wheel things,” bas buiita water bike that comes nearer its shore prototype than any machine yet | modeled after the fleet steel roadster. Captain Thompson’s aquatic wheel or “baycycle’” has a bona-fide bicycle frame, steering-bars, pedal, seat and all complete in a boat. For the rear wheel of the land- scorcher he has substituted a three-blade propeller each six and a half inches long, and fora front wheel—well, the captain doesn’t have any, consequently the affair is rather a unicycle. The machinery is a ‘“‘gear’” instead of this picnic will be devoted to the urgent needs of the released Irish-American litical prisuners it is expected by the ed Branch Knights and their sympa- thizers that there will be a generous out- pouring of patriotic Irishmen Sunda morning in the direction of Shell Mound. The Knights of the Red Branch Rifles will tarn out in full force with their arms. There will e many novel features at the picnic, among them jig and reel dancing by Professor McMalon, an inter- | esting and diversified progranime of ath- | letic events and a tug: ar for prizes. TO CONCEAL A THEFT. Some Friend of Mrs. Niles Suspected of Setting Fire to Her | House. Fire Marshal Towe continued his in- | vestigation yesterday in the attempt to burn the house at 920 Post street, occupied by Mrs. Elizabeth Niles. He bad made little progress, however, and had to be satisfied with his conclusions in the case that the miscreant was acquainted with the place, and also with Mrs. Niles’ affairs. Fire broke out in the apartments of Mrs. Niles last Wednesday evening, and when the fire was extinguished there were unmistakable evidences of arson. While the fire was confined to the dining-room Fire Marshal Towe found a basket filled with excelsior packing saturated with coal oil m one of the front bedrooms. Then it was discovered that a burgiar had entered the premises and broken open Mrs. Niles’ trunk, from which $80 in coin and some silverware were stolen. On giving the matter serious thought yesterday the Fire Marshal concluded that no common burglar committed the crime. “Burglars don’t set fire to places,’ he | said. *“They don't care about covering up their tracks to the extent of burning down a house. Iam convinced that some one who knew that the money and silverware | were in the trunk, and were acquainted with the premises, did the deed. Who- ever he is, he certainly knew Mrs. Niles, | and heard from her directly cr indirectly | that her money was in the trunk. To cover up his tracks he set the house on | fire.” sl Furniture Company Attached. The San Francisco Furniture Manufacturing | Company was auached yesterday by the Palace Hardware Company for §316 and by the Humboldt Lumber Company for $637. | Both claims are for materials furnished. Iiis believed that ot her attachments will follow. FROM SERVICE T0 AFFLUENCE Fortune Once More Smiles on Miss Lena Lose- champ. BEQUEATHED AFORTUNE Worked for Months as a Do- mestic in a Physician’s Family. SHE WAS RAISED IN LUXURY. Will Soon Be in a Financial Position to Gratify Her Slightest Whim. The face of fortune, long hidden from one young woman in this City, bas once more been revealed to her, and within a short time the consummation of a sudden turn of the fickle goddess will place Miss Lena Losechamp beyond the necessity of the menial labor that she has for months been performing and restore her to the affluence that in early life gave her luxu- rious tastes and magnificent opportunities to become an accomplished woman. Miss Losechamp’s father came to Amer- ica many vears ago with an ample fortune and a young wife. As years went by he added to his belongings, and the children that were born to the couple were raised amid luxurious surroundings and given chestra played an overture plminglf Miss Olive Truett gave a whistling solo well, Mrs. 0. T. Kaighin won applause for her recitation *‘The Gambler's Wife,” the Clara Schumann Lady Quartet did some clever vocal work, the M:sses Pearl and Maud Noble won applause for a duo for cornet and trombone and a number of foung ladies posed prettily in a series of iving pictures, Mrs, Nellie Hoibrook-Blinn, who intro- duced Miss Susan B. Anthony, alluded gracefolly to that lady’s fifty years’ cham- pionship of the causeof woman suffrage, and concluded by expressing the hope that California would soon take her place as the fourth star in the woman’s flag. She then introduced Miss Anthony, who delivered an earnest plea in favor of suf- frage. MAY BE DESTROYED. More Deathtraps Fall Under the Ban of the Board of Health, A special meeting of the Board of Health will be held to-day to consider the de- struction of more buildings in Chinatown and other portions of the City. Health Officer Lovelace will recommend that structures at 928 Clay street, 801 Stockton street, 12 Brooklyn place, 8 and 10 Card alley, off Stockton, between Green and Valiejo streets, and three old buildings in the rear of 325 and 327 Vallejo streets, be- tween Montgomerv and Sansome, and oc- cupied by Itulian fishermen and their families, be condemned as menaces to the public health and destroyed forthwith. There is little doubt that the recom- mendation will be adopted and that the buildings will be razed unless the owners get out injunctions against the Health Department. ——————————— Found Floating in the Bay. About 5 o'clock yesterday morning the body of a then unknown man was recoverea from the bay near the Ocean House. Laterin the day the deceased was identified oy H. J. Stone of 246 Third street as John Roach, until a year ago_employed as & salesman at O'Connor & offalt’s. During the past few months he has been out o1 work and it is presumed that finally, gruwlug tired of life, he committed suicide by jumping into the bay. 8o fares known, Roach had no relatives in this City, ———————— Sued the Native Son Henry F. Pernau has sued the Hall Associa- tion of the Native Sons of the Golden West for $10,000 damages on account of injuries sus. tained in an elevator accident in Native Sons’ building, on Mason street. The Speedy Aquatic Wheel or “Baycycle” Invented by Captain Colin Thompson, the Well-Known Machinist, - and Which Had a Successful Trial Trip Yesterday. being worked by sprocket-chain, with three bevel-wheels acting upon each other, so that the water bicycle is of extra *‘high gear.” An eight-inci diameter bevel runs on one three and a half inches in diameter, and revolving on the same shaft with this small wheel is one of greater diameter. This third pinion bevels on a still smailer fourth attached to the pro- peller-shait. Thus, while one turn of the pedal cranks of a bicycle drives the rear wheel about three and a quarter times around, on a water-bike they will whirl that propeller many more times. Captain Thompvson calculates that the vessel will go eight and three-quarter miles an hour at forty revolutions of the propeller per minute, and after a few alterations have been made in the ma- chinery she will speed twelve miles an hour, the rider easily driving the propeller up to seventy and eighty revolutions. The null of the boat is 12 feet 6 inches in length from stem to stern, 3 feet 3 inches wide amidships, and the draught of water is from 8 to 14 inches. It will be observed that the hull is built on the Defender lines, which gives it buoyancy with less friction when it moves through the water. The boat has air-ti ht tanks in the fore and aft ends, which makes her a safe proposition to the bicyclist who would go to sea. The machinery and shaft run on ball-bearings, those of the latter being arranged so as to take up the natural forward push of the propeller. As the rider sits in the saddle he steers as he would aboard of his bike, the little &inch-square sheet-iron rudder heaving her to starboard and port with the greatest ease. Yesterday Captain R. 8. Connell of the California Swimming Club manned the agaacycle and speeded her away over the bay. There was a slight seaon, and the little craft under the flutter of its 38-inch pitch propeller danced over the waves like a duck. He went ahead full speed, backed and swung around in a small cir- cle. Noutwithstanding that much of the rider’s body is high above the rail, the machinery being beiow, the peculiarshape of the hull makes the craft steady even in rough water. Captain Thompson will probably use a counterbalance wheel on the shaft, which will further decrease the power required to drive the vessel through the water. This is the second seli-propelling vessel he has built, the first being a double-null craft in which he navigsted the Golden Gate several months ago. RED BRANCH KNIGHTS. Their Rifle Company Will Hold a Grand Picnic To-Morrow. Great preparations have been made for the fourth annual picnic of the Knights of the Red Branch Rifles, which is to be held at Shell Mound . Park to-morrow. The committees that have the event in charge have made extraordinary efforts to make ita grand success, and according to re- ports so far received they have accom- plished their object in a satisfactory man- ner. For the reason that the proceeds of —_—e NEW TO-DAY. colored of CoTicus Soar, d: Ficvna (sintment Porras DroG & or 3 “suds” ‘and apply Cu- wl-fl-:gnw MISSION SUFFRAGISTS, An Immense Crowd Attends Last Night's Enthusias- tic Raily. Brilliant Addresses by Miss Sarah M. Severance, Miss Anna Shaw znd Others. Hundreds failed to effect an entrance into Mission Opera-hall at the Woman Suffrage rally last night. Proiessor Charles H. Ham of the Cogswell Poly- technic Schoel presided, and among the vice-presidents who occupied seats on the stage were: Mrs. Clara Long, Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Holbrook, Miss Sarah M. Severance, George T. Gaden, Mrs. Sylvia Brown and Taylor Rogers. The meeting opened with the singing of “The New America,’”’ and a graceful ad- dress of welcome by Taylor Rogers. Then followed a masterly address in favor of woman suffrage, made by George T. Gaden. Miss Ssrah M. Severance, who for some reason best known to herself has been hiding her light under a bushel of late, made an elcquent plea for the giving of the ballot to women. “Slavery,”” she said. *is not always hard. There have been slaves who have had good masters, but American women were not cut out for slaves. They want free- dom, and they call upon their brothers to help them get it. “The knigbt-errant of old, who hearing of a maiden being imprisoned in a tower, never asked 1f she was kindly treated but got her out. That is what we American women want you, the knights oi the nine- teenti century, to do for us. “We are told that the women do not care to vote; that not half of them will vote when they get the chance, and hence that they ought not to vote. Very well; it’s a bad rule that won’t work both ways. Official records tell us that only 40 per cent of the American men vote. That is less than half, so they don’t deserve the ballot any more than the women. I have only this to say about the argu- ments against woman suffrage: When I try to reason them out I find them to be such insufferable twaddle that it seems hard to take them seriously.” Miss Anna Shaw also made a powerful address. The cutting satire with which she dissected the well-worn anti-suffrage arguments was keenly appreciated by the audience, which cheered her again and again. Other well-known suffragist orators ad- dressed the assembly, and several more songs were voiced with an enthusiasm which seemed to presage good things for the cause. e ‘Williams Still in Suspense. The case of Dick Williams, convicted several days ago of extortion, was before Judge Mor- row yesterday on & motion of defendant’s at- torney for a new trial. The principal conten- tion of the defense was that the court erred in admitting the bankbook and the affidavit made by Williams in a civil suit now pending in the Superior Court. Mr. Collins, the con- victed man’s new attorney, cited several State autnorities in support of his position, refer- ring incidentally to the fact that Judge Mor- row had been .unnecessarily severe in his charge to the jury. At the conclusion of the afgument his Honor said that while he ex- pected to give the prosecution a chance to re- gly to the contentions of defendant’s counsel, € desired at that time to impress upon the latter the fact that most of the points made by bim had aiready been finally decided in the United States courts. This remark was gener- ally construed to mean that the motion for a new trial will be denied and that sentence will be passed to-day. Court will convene at 10 o’clock this morning,when Prosecuting At- torney Henley will make his argument in op- position to the motion for a new trial. —_———— * New Corporations. The California State Lesgue, the Junction Mining Company, the Pacific Manufacturing and Pla.ing Company end the Shurtleff Hill Mining Company were yesterday incorporated. —_—— ONE million will read “Mechanies' Fair Daily.” Advertise now. Myseil Rollins,22 Clay,* every opportunity that money could pur- chase. Then reverses came and the children were compelled to start out for themselves and care for their own fortunes. Miss Losechamp’s brothers had received business educations and were prepared for the struggle with the world, but with her the case was different. Her accomplishments were not of the kind that would bring in an income, and it was necessary to look out for herself. The plucky girl wasted no time, however, and was soon fitted to take the position of bookkeeper, which she did in a large com- mercial house in Montana, where she remained for seven years. Early in last year she left her position to journey to Oregon, where one of her brothers was sick and in need of care and attention, and there she remained minis- tering to him until he was called to join the majority. Inthe meantime, her father had drifted to California in search of em- ployment, and she jomned bim in San Fran- cisco to care for him in hisdeclining vears. Neither father nor daughter prospered, and when in February last their funds were about exhausted, in order tokeep the wolf from the door she took service with a physician’s family as a domestic, and 1n that way earned her daily bread. Even then fortune seemed against her and she began a suit in the Justice Court against her employer to recover a portion of the wages over which there had been a dis- pute. She lost her case and was just about in despair, when she received word from her father’s home in Germany that put an entirely different expression on for- tune’s face and gave her renewed hope of brighter and better days. During her girlhood years and even after the responsibilities of earning her living weighed upon her, she had kept up a correspondence with a maiden aunt in Germany, who, though she had never seen her niece in adistant land, had conceived a great fondness for her through her letters. This aunt died a few weeks ago anc it was the news of her demise and that she had left her young relative property val- ued at from $125000 to $150,000 that brought both sorrow and joy to the Lose- champ household, Attorney George Hayford, who was her legal adviser, at once instituted inguiries that verified the statements of the letters, and the necessary papers to prove Miss Losechamp’s right to the fortune were at once forwarded to Germany. Itis expected that four or five months will elapse before the legal formalities are all over and the money is placed atthe disposal of the new heiress, but the attor- ney declares that the process is well under way and that the fortune will reach its rightful owner ere long. Miss Losechamp is 26 years of age. Bhe hasdight hair and an interesting, hand- some face that partially tells the story of her life. 8he 'is splendidly educated, a good conversationist and an accom- plished musician, At present her place of residence is kept secret by those most interested in her wellare in order to prevent her from being anuoyed by the hordes of fortune-hunters, inventors and cranks who invariably fol- low those who come in for substantial legacies. SUCCES:FUL AMATEURS. A Good Performance Given by the Sons of Vermont, A successful entertainment, ending with an address by Miss Susan B. Anthony, was given last night by the Native Sons of Vermont in Odd Fellows’ Hall. A large and appreciative audience was in attend- ance. One of the features of a Vermonter pro- gramme is generally a successful dramatic performance, and last night “The Little Sentinel’” was given in a mavner whicu was fully up {o the club’s standard. Albert Morrison gave a clever, dashing in- terpretation of the captamn of dragoons, his effective lisp and mncninf artiessness of manner srousing plenty of applause. Reginald Travers was also very good in the character part of a love-lorn rustic, Frank B, Fanning was quite at home as the elderly lady-killer. Miss Chester made a bright little sentinel, and Miss :f""‘ Grace was effective as Letty Haw- orn. The part of the programmie which pre- ceded the eomodhtl:.n consisted of mn‘:lc, dances and recitations. Deilepiane’s or- SPIRITUALISTS' CONCERT. An Enjoyable Affa'r Held at Golden Gate Hull. The California State Spiritualists’ Asso- ciation gave a grand concert, test seance and dance in Golden Gate Hall, 625 Sutter street, last evening, in honor of the first appearance in this City of the noted plat- form test medium, Mrs. Maude L. von Frietag. State President Newman opened the meeting with a few remarks. A fine programme was given, in which Professor Young's orchestra played the opening number, *Spirit Visions,” his own composition. Mrs. Emma Sherwood of Chicago sang ‘‘Ave Maria,” with a vio- lin obligato by Professor E. A. Whirtelaw. There was a cornet so'o by Professor Young; Professor Whitelaw also gave a violin solo, “Legende”; Mrs. Sherwood sang “Happy Birds” in her usual happy style; Professor Whitelaw gave ‘‘La Pa- loma’ as a mandolin solo, which was fol- lowed by a selection by Professor Young’s orchestra, after which Mrs. Maude von Frietag, a late arrival from Los Angeles, gave a number of “ballot tests,” most of whbich were fully recognized. The hall was then cleared and the young people, and not a few of those who showed streaks of silver in their locks, danced. CHUT. 8 I'-JAY. Antonio Pirri Will Risk His Neck at Half-Past Four. Antonio Pirri, the Milanese cyelist, wiil make a special ride down the chutes on his bicycle and land in the lake this after- noon at half-past 4 o’clock. On Admission day he became tangled up with his wheel after he struck the water and came out with a black eye, but now he-has so per- fected his performunce that he jumps off just as he reaches the bottom of the chute and swims to one side. There will be an entire change of pro- gramme in the casino to-day. ORPHANS AT THE CIRCUS Two Thousand Waifs Enter- tained by Forepaugh and the Sells Brothers. A Gala Day in the Menageries With the Funny Clowns and Ponderous Elephants. 1t was a great afternoon yesterday for some 2000 parentless children. They took in the circus at Central Park, saw the clowns cut up their pranks and shouted with delight at the big elephants dancing a quadrille, Tuoe Forepaugh and Sells Brothers great spectacle—which is to give but two more perfermances, one this afternoon and an- other to-night—decided that yesterday should be devoted entirely to the amuse- ment of the orphans. James D. Wolfe, the press agent of the circus, took charge of this kindergarten affair and personally saw tbat the young- sters were properly seated and regaled with peanuts, popcorn -and vari-colored lemonade. As early as 1 o'clock, one hour ahead of time, the little ones arrived with their teachers. Every moment after that was one of enjoyment, more or less intense as the nours sped on. 228 They were all seated on one side of the immense tent and there they were photographed by Marceau. Following are the institutions whose little walfs enjoyed the ‘grelt perform- ance: Hebrew Orphan Asylum, Protestant Orphan Asylum, Maria Kip Orphanage, Ladies’ Protestant Aid Society, Ladies’ Reélief Corps, the kindergarten of Pixley Hall (Miss Laura Johns, Miss\ Agnes Pridges, Miss Pope and Miss Waiker in charge), the Sheltering Arms for Home- less Children, the Foundlings’ Home, Chil- dren’s Hospital and '.l‘rdnfig School and the Little Jim ward. NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. THE GREATEST BARGAINS: OF THE WEEREX! Although EVERY DAY IS A “BARGAIN DAY’ at our Great Closing-Out Sale of $300,000 worth of Dry Goods and Cloaks, our rule of offering EXTRA ATTRACTIONS to our Saturday patrons impels us to make the following - SPECIAL AND EXTRAORDINARY REDUCTIONS FOR T0-DAY AND TO-NIGHT! LADIES’ DRAWERS! At 25 Cents. 100 dozen LADIES’ DRAWERS, made of heavy muslin, yoke band, finished with insertion, cluster of tucks and ruffle of embroidery, regular price 50c, will be closed out at 25c. LADIES’ WAISTS. At 75 Cents. LADIES' WAISTS, laundered collar and cuffs, “Stanley waist.”’ all fancy shades, regular price $1 25 and $1 50, will be closed out at 75¢ each. At $1.00. 60 dozen LADIES' LAUNDERED SHIRT WAISTS, in dimities, lawns and stnPed and figured percales, this sea- son’s goods, regular price $2 and $2 50, will be closed out at $1 each. At $1.50. LADIES' PERCALE AND DIMITY WAISTS, in all fancy shades, detach- able collars, bishop sleeves, regular price $2 50 and $3, will be closed out at $150 each. MEN’S FURNISHINGS. | At 25 Cents. 129 dozen EXTRA FINE ALL-SILK SCARFS, in Tecks, Four-in-Hands, Bows and Club Ties, a very large as- sortment of colorings, usual price 50¢ and 75¢, will be closed out at 25¢ each. At 50 Cents. 75 dozen MEN'S AND BOYS FANCY TRIMMED NIGHTSHIRTS, made extra large of good, heavy muslin, and trimmed with *‘Cash’s” - fast color trimmrngs, regular price 85¢, wiil be closed out at 50c each. At $1.00. 42 dozen MEN'S CAMEL'S HAIR UN- DERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS, war- ranted thoroughly shrunk, extra value for $1 50, will be closed out at $1 each. LADIES’ CAPES. At §3.50. 50 LADIES’ BLACK CREPON RIP- PLE CAPES, fancy figured lining, trimmed all around and up front with India silk ruching, neck to match, others trimmed with cartwheel effect in ribbon and jet, neck to match, with ribbon bow in-front, regular price $10, offered at special sale to-day for $3 50. LADIES’ KID GLOVES. At 35 Cents. 500 dozen 5-BUTTON KID GLOVES, in black only, regular value $1, will be closed out at 35c a pair. At 75 Cents. 250 dozen 4-BUTTON ENGLISH WALK- ING KID GLOVES, embroidered backs, colors and black, regular value $1 25, will be closed out at 75¢ a pair. At $1.00. 200 dozen 4-BUTTON DERBY KID GLOVES (large buttons), colors red, tan and brown, regular value $1 50, will be closed out at $1 a pair. RIBBONS! RIBBONS! At 5 Cents. No. 7 ALL-SILK, SATIN AND GROS- GRAIN RIBBON, assorted colors, vahée 10c, will be closed outatbca yard. At 7} Cents. No. 12 2. INCH ALL-SILK, SATIN AND GROS-GRAIN RIBBON, in assorted colors, value 15¢, will be closed out at Tl4c a yard. FEATHER BOAS. BLACK COQUE FEATHER BOAS, 54 inch. Special at $1 each. BLACK COQUE FEATHER BOAS, 54 inch. Special at $1 50 each. HOSIERY! HOSIERY! At 25 Cents. CHILDREN'S FINE RIBBED BLACK MACO COTTON HOSE, double knees, heels, soles and toes, Hermsdorf dye, unbleached and black feet, worth 40c, reduced to 25c a pair. At 33} Cents. ? LADIES' BLACK M ACO COTTON HOSE, double heels, soles and toes, Hermsdorf biack, regular price 50c, reduced to 3334c a pair. At 50 Cents. LADIES' IMPORTED BLACK RIBBED CASHMERE WOOL HOSE, high- spliced heels, double soles and toes, fast black, worth 75c, reduced to 50c & pair, MERINO UNDERWEAR. At 50 Cents. LADIES’ CAMEL'S - HAIR MERINO WOOL VESTS, high neck, long sleeves, guaranteed non-shrinkable, regular price 75¢, reduced to 50c each. At 75 Cents. LADIES” JERSEY RIBBED WOOL MIXED VESTS, high neck, long and short sleeves; drawers to match; non- shrinkable, white and natural, regular price $1, reduced to 75c each. At $1.00, - LADIES' JERSEY RIBBED CASHMERE WOOL AND LISLE MIXED VESTS, high neck, long sleeves; urawers to match; warranted non-shrinkable, reg- ular price $1 25, reduced to $leach. At $2.00. LADIES’ JERSEY RIBBED WOOL UNION SUITS, high neck, long \ sleeves, ankle length, warranted non- shrinkable, worth $250, will be placed on sale at $2 each. E&" STORE OPEN THIS EVENING UNTIL 10 O'CLOCK. Murphy Building, Market and Jones Strests, Murphy Building, 4 Warket and Jones Sireefs, Murphy Building, Market and Jones Strests. WHERE THE JOKER MAY BE FOUND Recent Increase of the Assessment - Roll Explained. THE RAILROAD'S GAIN. How the Expansion of the Roll Benefits the Southern Pacific. FIXED SUM TO BE RAISED The Amount Was Designated at the Last Session of the Legis- lature. The manner in which the State Board of Equalization is throwing dust in the eyes of the taxpayers of California' can be ex- plained. . Yesterday THE CALL interviewed an olu- time politician and public man whose sagacity is unquestioned. He knows the ins and outs of many deals of the past, but for very good reasons desires that his name should not be mentioned. Speaking of the recent action of the State Board of Equalization in the increase of the assessment roll $71,000,000, and the particular nglicllifln of the increase of $30,000,000 to San Francisco, he said: “It is a surprise t0 me that tue news- papers have never exposed this scheme, which 1s nothing more nor less than a dodge to seave the Southern Pacitic Rail- road 1n taxes. Now I can demonstrate to you, and any Grand Jury expert or Mer- chants’ Association expert can demon- strate the same thing, that the increase in the assessment roll lessens the amount that the railroad company is to pay in taxes. “Now let me demonstrate: The amount of money to be raised for the forty-eighth fiscal year has been fixed. The tax-levy passed by the last Legislature reads tbus: The State Board of Equalization must, for { do not lose sight of the fact that the rail- road assessment is a fixed quantity—$36,- 000,000. In San Francisco, where the great raise comes, the companv has very little property to tax—only $226,000. Now, any expert who will take the raiiroad valua- tion as fixed by the Board of Equalization, the total valuation of all property as fi by the board and the valuation as origin- ally returned by the County Auditors, will find to a dollar how much the company is benefited by the'increase. *‘When there is a fixed amount of money to be raised the expansion ot the roll diminishes the amount which the com- pany is called on to pay for each million of its assessment and its assessment is a fixed quantity. I am not saying that the railroad is assessed too kLigh or too low, but do say that this jufiglmg of the State board with the rest of the property always ends by saving the company a good round sum when the time comes for drawing its annual check for taxes. “Why the people have been so long blinded I cannot undersiand. The motive is as clear as day when one begins to in- quire in the right direction. The same game has been played year after year. The interior taxpayers are supposed to acqujesce because San Francisco is ‘cinched,’ but the true inwardness is that all the people are ‘cinched’ a little to keep the railroad taxes down.”” The total valuation of all the property in the State since the raise and after de- ducting 5 per cent is $1,200,608,753. The raises amounted to $74,113,318 and the re- duction to $3,086,821, leaving a net raise of $71,026,497. Had the increase not been made the valuation would have been $1,129,582,256 and the railroad would have paid taxes to raise $5,000,000 on the proportion which $36.000,000 bears to $1,129,562,256. Now the expansion of the roll diminishes the amount to be psid from 45 cents on each $100 to 42 cents, leaving off the fractions. In'the same way the Governor is per- mitted to parade a low tax levy, when the amount of money to be taken from all other taxpayers than the railroad company remains just the same. The sum to be raised is $5,000,000, which added to a surplus of $700,000 in the State Treas- ury will provide money to run the State government until next July. Suit for Damages. Chnstian Merkle has sued the Market-street Railway Company for $10,000 damages for in. juries susteined in a streetear accident. NEW TO-DAY. T HE: EXTRA I PRESENTS TEA HOUS FREE REAL GEMS! Fancy Chinaware, Glassware, Saucers and t Plates, ments and Dishes of Ou Vases, OHP:: State purposes - for the forty-seventh and : every descrip- forty-eighth fiscal years, fix snch an' ad o valorem rate ol taxation upon each one hun- | ONE ct :ll:sds«‘t.o'um mn:'mflflx'“'nme propenylln WITH e le as after allowing five per cent for delinguency and costs of colieotion of taxes, | EACH Purchase as provided in section 3696 of the Political Code, will raise for the forty-seventh fiscal year: First—For the general fund. $4.913,108. Second—For the senool r:na.‘:‘i,ms.tw. Third—For interest and sinking fund, $141,435 And for the forty-eighth fiscal year: Firs:—For the general fund, $2,681,371. Becond—#or the school fund, §2,185,499. Third—For interest and sinking fund, §141,435. “Bear in mind that the forty-seventh fiscal year is out of the calculation. 1t is LSt SNAPS ~ “Thi (ireat American [mporting Tea (o past and gone. We are now raising money, ,mm: ,yg, SAVING STORES: for the "foriy-elghib. The ~aggregate | 1348 MACLS: e Vi 5 amount is fixe In round numbers it is| i4o Sixth st. :;:s.'g"‘ Wl 000,000. I cannot give the exact figures | 617 Kearny st. 965 M-I:I-ké:n o of State taxable property, but in round | 1419 Polk st. 3006 S|nun‘t‘id. numbers it is twelve hundred million dol- | 521 Montgomery ave. 104 Second st. ilars, the Board of Equalization having added seventy millions, putiing thirty millions of the raise on San Francisco. “‘Bear in mind that the amount of money to be raised is just the same, but 333 Hayes st. 3285 Mission st, 52 Market st. 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Redemption of Dupont-St. Bonds TREASURER'S OFFICE, CITY AN DCOUNTY of San Francisco, September 2, 1396. Holders of Dupont-street Bonds issued under an act of the State Legislature emtitied “An Act to Authorize the Wideninz of Dupont Street, in the City of San Franelsco.” adopted March 28, 1876, are hereby notified that the undersigned will re- ceive sealed proposals for the surrender of said Bonds. as provided by Section 13 of said act, at his office in the new City Hall, San Francisco, until 12o'clock noon of TUESDA'Y, September 15, 1896, ‘The amount to be applied to the redemption of said Bonds 15 about nimety thousand dollars (890,000). Bidders will state at *hat rate they will surrender their Bonds for payment, less coupons due. No proposals above par will be cou- side Bids to be indorsed “Proposals for Surrender of Dupont-street Bonds."” A. C. WIDBER, City ana County Treasurer. 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