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The San Francisco call., 1897-08-22

as those elsewhere. In fact property has
been asse ssed at about 20 per cent OF its
market value as determined by average
1--WE have facts and figures which sup
port this cont ention conclusively. In case
a citation is issued 10 the City to send
representative to appear before the State
Board Assessor Sebe, Chairman Rottanzi
of tie Finance Committee and myself
will probably go 10 Sacramento as has
been the custom In the past AS yet, how
ever, no citation has, to my knowledge,
been issued. At least the Assessor, who
would naturally be the one cited, told me
yesterday that he had not been notified !"
City and County Attorney Cresweil had
received no kno Wedge OF what would be
done in regard to presenting the City IN
case of threatened action by the State
EqualiZers.
Il suppose, said he, "that the Mayor,
the Assessor and chairman of the Finance
Committee will defend the valuation s
submitted by the Assessor. l know" he
continued. ''that Mr.. Ellert, when Mayor,
used TO appear personally before the board
when summoned, well armed with figures
and statistics. 1t was through his care
full and persistent efforts, | am convinced,
that only slight increases were made in
the City's assessment"
"I believe that besides the officials a
&c per ON IlCIS oIO III u
also appear before the board" said ex-
Mayor Ellert last night. "If the City is
cited it should have a good representation
before the State Board. They are sure to
be we'll received, even if the board does
not grant them all they ask. Many things
could be done by such a represen tation,
which would show that San Francisco is
not Sinking its fair share.
"Of course the cry always is that San
Francisco receives a large share of the APP
propriations, and yet does not pay taxes
in proportion. / remem Der hearing this
especially one year when [ went up TO the
capital 10 appear before the board. 1t
happened that al that time thousands of
dollars were being paid by the State for
coyote scalps. When l met some of the
men who had complained that San
Francisco was getting more and paying
less than the rural districts, | called their
attention with good effect to the fact that
in this instance San Francisco, which
couldn't boast OF coyotes anywhere with
in twenty miles of its limits was furnish
ing at least third of the hundred of
thousands of dollars that were being paid
for coyote scalps.
Previous to and during my term as
Mayor" continued Mr.. Ellert, s'the Gus
tom always was for the Mayor. Assessor
and chairman OF the Finance Committee
to appear before the board. Throughout
the terms If Pond and Sanderson the GUS
tom was observed and | continued to do
| as my predecessors had done, Last year
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ROWING FOR A LIVING.
An Old Harbor Boatman Laments tho
Decay of His Business.

An Old Harbor Boatman Laments tho
Decay of His Business.
Much space has been devoted to oars
men in the course of the last few weeks
and the papers have had columns OF news
about the achievements OF the various
crews.
The am bition to win distinction in that
field of athletics has caused an increase in
the mem bership of most OF the local row.
ing associations. But while rowing as an
amusement and a sport is growing In
popularity, rowing as business is steadily
being crowded out of existence. An old
boatman bewailed the fact in these words:
when rowing was first taken up by
sports the b VS. used to come down to the
docks and get points from the river
men. We knew how 10 pull boats, and
we had to know. working in his har-
Dor with the water going all ways
and boats coming from all direc-
tions. or course we were not much on
the new-fangled shellboats, but the boys
got points from US just the same, and
those who learned TO row the shells the
best were the regular watermen. Ihere
was money in being boatman in those
days, but the business has gone, and only
those rema ain in it who are too old 10 do
anything else.
s'What did we do? Well, we had plenty
of work between taking people to the
ships and off them, transporting steve
dores and bringing messages to
poor dsv when an industrious man
made less than $40. And there
was tun in it at tnat, with lots OF excite
ment and races many times each day.
Nowadays there Is nothing for the boat
man to do except to think OF the good
times that are gone, and to run line
when he gets chance at So a rum"
The old boatmen say that their business
has been ruined by the little steam craft.
When ship comes to the harbor nova
days there is never lack of boatmen to
run a line or carry it to the place where
the vessel will make fast, but that was
formerly only one of the many duties OF
tho industrious boatmen; now it is the
mainstay.
ave never quarrel as to who shall have
the job if several boatmen are on the spot"
said the veteran, land the man who is
nearest the incoming ship usually gets it
and $S. To be on hand we go out as far
as Robbins Reef light and the man who
gets job earns his money"
He explained that the numerous boats
which are seen from the ferry-boats are
not regular boatmen's craft. Many be-
long to lobster men and fishermen and a
ROOuly nulu oSI dic eho PioPSity W Ill oh
who hunt drift wood and drift stuff;
others are manned by men who are in the
EN- ploy of the ferry corporations, who go
to and from their work on the ferry prop
erty that way.
.'The boats don't look very natty,"
said the bronZed oarsman of long ago,
land would stand poor show,in beauty
match, but they're a sight more USE
full than the fancy shells that all the
fuss is made about; and as 10 rowing-well,
I've been at it, boy and man, for forty five
years, and think I'd stand good show
in race here in the harbor with any one
of the champio oarsmen. Our rowing
was useful; what's theirs good forf"-
New YORK Tribune
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Fear the State Board Will
Raise the Figures Again
This Year.
MAYOR PHELAN SECURING FIGURES.
Ex-Mayor Rllert Suggests That Large
Property-0wners Go Before
the Board.

The State Board of Equalization is in
session, and many of the officials and
large property holders of this City are
momentarily expecting 10 hear that the
board has raised San Francisco's assess
ment, as it has done for several years past.
Last year valuations submitted by As
SCISSOR Siebe were raised 20 per cent by the
State board and since, owing to shrink
age in local property values, this years
assessment is some millions less than last
years, many anxious taxpayers in this
City are expecting similar action on the
part of the State board to that of 1896.
Mayor Phelan, the Assessor and the
chairman of the Finance Com mmittee, who
will go to Sacramento in the event of a
threatened raise have been collecting data
tending to show that San Francisco is
assessed fully as high in proportion as the
rural districts of the State. "Tbe valua-
tions in this City," said Mayor Phelan
last night, "are fully as high in proportion
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and silver dollars. but dollars of
both silver and gold. or "goIoid"
dollars, as he called them, and after much
importantly by him the Com ittee on
Coinage, Weights and Measures made a
favorable report on the plans, and the
proposition to coin a limited number of
such pieces was put in the form OF joint
resolution, and passed by both Houses.
The first "golod " dollar contained
OF silver, nine tenths fine, and
weighed 258 grains. Then, IN 1879
some ''golold' metric dollars were
made, containing one part of gold, six
teen and tenth of silver and nine-tenths
of copper. The 81. piece of 1879 be-
longs to the same series. On the face
of it, around the outer edge, are the
words, Omitted States of America" IN
derneath. in small tyne, is "E pluri-
bus unum." In tie center is a
star bearing the following: lone
stella, 400 cents" Underneath the
star, in small letters, are the words,
"Deo est Gloria" On the diverse side.
in the center, is head of the Goddess of
Liberty. Above this on the outer edge
are thirteen small stars. Between the stars
are the following letters and figures: 6,
G, g. S, 7, G, r, A, NJ, s. Underneath
the head is the date. The pieces were
never legal tender. Only limited num-
ber were stricken off, and these did not
get into general circulation. The joint
resolution provided that members of Con-
gress who so desired could purchase sam
pies of the new coins at about cost price
and the greater part of the issue was thus
bought in. The experiment was aban-
doned before the attention of the public
was called to it, and now, whenever one
of the pieces turns up, there is always a
| bonn bardment Of the treasury with ques-
tions about it.-New York Times.
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Jolly is an educated man and speaks five
languages fuently. He is native of
France, so years of age, and processes to
follow the occupation of a jeweler. He is
graduate of a college in France, and
came to this country in 1879, arriving in
this City nine years ago.
For several years he has made the coun-
terfeitlng OF coin a study until he became
an expert in the art. The coins turned
out by Jolly are perfect imitation. They
have the genuine ring, and the only de-
feet noticeable in them is that they are
slightly under weight. They would easily
pass for the genuine article, and the an
who suspected that they were counterfeit
may consider himself an expert.
The clerk in Harry Corbett's saloon on
Ellis street, who attends to the pools on
prizefghts, notified Policeman Riley that
counterfeit dollars had been passed on
him by a man in the "Paris MutuaIs" on
the prizedghts at Wood dwa1d's Pavilion
about two weeks ago.
Riley determined TO be on the lookout
for the man Friday night, as it was ex-
pected he would pass some of the coun-
terfelt money on the muuuals on the prize
fight that night. He stationed himself in
convenient place in the poolrooms and
when Jolly entered the clerk sgnaled to
him.
Jolly passed up four$1 coins to the clerk
and just as he was turning to leave the
clerk jumped off the stand and called to
Riley, who promptly placed Jolly under
arrest and took him to the City Prison.
When searched at the prison two 81
coins were found in his pocket which
were booked as evidence against him.
When asked for his address he gave Riley
q card bearing the in inscription Paul JoIv,
Manufacturing Jeweler, 205 OFarreIl
street." and said he slept there. Riley
told him there was no iewelry store at
that address, and happening TO look on
the back of the card he noticed the ad-
dress "514 Bush street." Jolly then ad-
mitted that he roomed there.
Riley, after booking Jolly, notified Sc
cret Service Agent Harris of the arrest
and also Policeman T. B. Gibson, who ar.
rested the Rodgers gang of counterfeiters.
and the three went to Joly's room at 5I4
Bush street.
1t is a small room, No. 35, and it did not
take them long to thoroughly search it.
They were rewarded by finding nine
molds-six for 81 coins, two for half-dol-
lars and one for $5 gold pieces-a blow
pipe, TWO batteries, acids and various
tools and ingredients used in the manu-
facture OF the coins.
They also found some twenty 81 coins,
some half-dollar coins complete and a
number OF unfinished coins. They took
possession of the articles and coins and re-
turned to the City Prison to see Jolly.
When he was confronted with the evil
dence OF his crime he frankly confessed
that he had been alone making counterfeit
coins and passing them for some time.
He had been living in the room, 514
Bush street Tor the past two years, and
when the landlady and the other roomers
heard him working at nights they thought
he was doing some jewelry work, and
never imagined for a moment that there
was a counterfeit mint in the house.
Jolly would allow no one to enter his
room and always kept it Locked. He was
reserved in his manner and kept himself
aloof from the other roomers.
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SOME NEW INVENTIONS.

To prevent the check-rein OF a harness
from slipping out OF place when horse
throws his head up wire loop is slipped
over the hook to its base, with one end OF
the loop pressing against the point OF the
hook to hold the rein.
An Englishman has invented a top pro-
vided with a pivot and screw nut, which
engages with screw equal in length to
the height of the top, the screw being
withdrawn to its tip and pressed into the
nut quickly to spin the top.
To more easily detect a puncture in
pneumatic tires a new device consists of
tube with one end cut out TO fit an inflated
tire, with an alright brio loosely fitted
over the opposite end, to be agitated by
the air escaping from the puncture.
Tooth brushes are to be made with re-
movable pads for the bristles, SO that one
handle will be sufficient for any mum ber of
bristle pads, which can be replaced as fast
as the brush wears out, or can be tltted
with a set of brushes of different frmness.
For polishing boots and shoes two
Canadians have invented box with two
rollers at its sides and rest in the center
for the foot, polishing band being passed
under the rollers and over the foot, 10 be
drawn back and forth by loop-handles on
the end of the strap
Anewly designed nat, which is intended
sweatband with perforations in its lower
edge, the upper edge fitting tightly to the
crown of the hat for win ter use and drawn
inward by means OF cord to ventilate
the hat for summer wear.
Spray bath cabinets are being manufac-
tured with series of perforated pipes
running around the upright tub and across
the top to force tiny jets OF water over the
whole body. the regulating valve being
placed within easv reach of the bather as
he stands in the cabinet.
A German has patented burglar alar m
door key, having sliding pin in the end
of the key opposite the loop to close an
electric current as soon as the key is tam
pered with. the pin sliding into the key
until 1t strikes the wire and pushes it
against the side of the key.
To prevent the refilling OF new bottle
several metal balls are placed in the neck
and attached 10 the cork In such man.
ner that they will fall to the bottom of the
bottle as soon as the cork is drawn, so that
if the balls are loose in the bottle it shows
1t has been used before.
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The Champion in Frugality.

Guy, the founder of Guys Hospital in
London, was as parsimonlous in private
life as he was muniicent in public. A
good story illustrative of this is told of
him in connection with John Hopkins,
one of his contemporaries, who was nick :
named Vulture Hopkins on account OF his
rapa cious mode of acquiring his immense
wealth. On one occasion he paid a visit
to Guy. who, on Hopkins entering the
room, lighted q farthing candle. Hopkins,
on being asked the reason of his visit,
said: II have been told that you, sir, are
better versed In the prudent apd necessary
art of saving than any man living, and
therefore wait on you Tor a lesson in
frugality. l have always regarded myself
as an adept in this matter, but / am told
you excel me-" "Oh," replied Guy. "if
that Is all you came 10 talk about, we can
discuss the matter in the dark" and there
upon he blew out the candle. Struck with
this example of economy, Hopkins ac-
knowledged that he had met his superior
in thrift.-Medical Record.
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Divided His Estate by Lot.

Fearing that his children might quar-
rel over his estate when he dies John Wal
ters, an early resident of Green Bay,
Wis, made a novel settlement with his
heirs the other day.
He called his family of nine children
around him and proposed that the estate
be divided among them now and thus
save future litigation. The plan agreed
upon was that the estate should be divid-
ed into nine equal parts of as nearly equal
value as possible and that corresponding
numbers should be drawn. To this all
agreed. The numbers were accordingly
thrown into hat and the drawing pro-
gressed good naturedly to the end, when
all declared themselves satisfied.
The only stipulation made by Mr.. Wal
ters was that each of the beneficiaries
should contribute $15 per annum to
fund for $ private use. In case THE
proved to be more than he needed his
would refund what wa. left. The estate
is valued at about $14 ,o00.-Cinci cinnati En-
Quirer.
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rlori6cation and ostentation, there was a

cIorification and osten tation, there was q
canker in the bud. He had already enc
mics, and whenever he was to appear at
his country seat Josephine took care to
hedge him with armed spies and servants
all the way from Paris. II was said that
there was a conspiracy on foot to kldnap
him-the plotters having their headquar-
ters at the neighboring quarry OF Nam
terre. They had even succeeded. 1t APP
pears, in buying over some OF the SER
wants OF the chateau, for upon one occa-
sion servant placed poisoned snuff on
Napoleon's de SIX, which, being used, made
Citizen Bonaparte very i'll.
Josephine gathered about her at NAL
maison many objects of art of great value.
Upon her death several pictures from the
gallery and two pieces of statuary by
Canova were bought by the Emperor of
Russia for $1,000 The large portrait of
Josephine by Gerard, which hung in one
of the salons, is now at Munich. There
was also a collection OF Greek vases, OF
antique bronzes and OF pictures from
Pompeji painted upon stucco, given 10
Josephine by the King of Naples, which is
at the Louvre.
The statues of marble which ornamented
the facade are also to be seen at the
Louvre. They have been replaced, in the
restoration, by figures in terra Gotta. On
the park side, In front OF the draw bridge,
are TWO large pyramids OF red granite.
with hieroglyphics. which were taken
from the chateau of Richelieu by jose
phine, who wished to surprise Napoleon
with these Egyp tian relics upon his re-
turn from his oriental cam paign. In the
park there are also still standing some
temples and fountains and gothic chapel
brought from Metz.
OF the entrance lodges formerly occu-
pied by the grenadiers OF the guard moth
h,,t har
One OF these is the gate which Napoleon
opened hen, after Waterloo, be left the
chateau. his last refuge, to go to Roche
fort. AT this spot stone marks the place
where the dethroned Emperor set foot for
the last time upon the beloved ground to
which he would never return.
Malmaison is near the town OF Nanterre
and but half an. hour by steam tramway
from Paris. After its opening to the pub
lie it will doubtless become as popular
resort for pilgrims as Versailles and st.
Cloud.-Pars letter TO New York Sun.
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"GOL0ID" COIN,

One of Limited Number Issued Nearly
Twenty Years Ago.
What seemed to be United States gold
piece worth about $4 was presented for
criticism and explanation the other day
a. the window of Cincinnati bank, but
except for an expression OF the opinion
that the coin was genuine, no information
about it could be obtained from the bank S
officials.
Then the problem was submitted to the
Treasury authorities at Washington, and
they at once solved st. This $4 gold piece
is one of about 450 of the same kind that
were coined in 1879 as the result of a
scheme invented by Congressman William
W. Hubbel!. He thought it would be a
good idea to have, not gold dollars
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-22
A Eina Catch.

A city gentleman returning from an un-
successful fishing expedition encountered
on his way professional angler.
How do you do?' said the former, ~
rejoice 10 see that you have been more
successful than l. Would you, for con-
sideration, part with few OF your fish,
that I may not return to my family
empty handed 2"
The professional angler said he would,
and the city gentleman went on his way
with all the trout caught by his mor9 suc-
cessul acquaintance.
He met, little later on. another gen.
tleman, who eyed his fish and stopped to
speak TO him.
Ibid you catch those fish yourself2" he
said.
The city gentleman said "Yes," and
asserted moreover. that he was ashamed
to take home 80 few. saying that his usual
catch was much larger.
"Indeed,'' said the other, 'then come
with me, for am an officer. and have for
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Convin cling a Policeman.

A small-boy cyclist was riding without
light and was stopped by park officer,
who asked him in gruff tones where his
light was.
why, it's here" exclaimed the rider
in surprise.
Yes, but it's out" asserted the patrol
man.
well, it was lighted at that last turn. +"
Sonny, it's cold; couldn't have been
lighted this evening"" triumphantly an
nounced the officer.
Huh! That thin metal cools in a min
ute. I'll light that lamp and wait until
it gets red hot put it out, then ride to the
next corner and back, and when return
it'll be cold.
''All right; try it,' assented the acute
policeman.
The boy lighted the lantern, waited un-
til it grew redhot, turned 1t out and start
ed, and that kid is going yet.-Philadel.
phia Press.
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How Indian. Get whisky in Oregon.

This business is principally in the hands
of Missouri Jack and his corps of assist
ants; but there are one or two more dives
in the same business. AT the rear of Mis-
souri, Jacks salooI is sort OF back room.
and behind this smaller room. An In
dian goes to the front saloon and init
mates how much whisky he wants. He
then goes round to the little room furthes st
back and leaves the money on table, and
on going out slams the door. The attend :
ant Ganymede takes the liquor into the
little back room and puts it on the table.
takes the money, and on going out slams
the door. The Indian then goes and gets
the liquor. This sort of thing has been
going on for years. and it is said the bulk
of Missouri Jacks business is OF this
ind.-0iegoniau,
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NAPOLEON'S HAPPY DAYS.

Delightful Years Spent at Malmaison
Josephine's Art Collections.
According to the memoirs of Constant
the First Consul passed at Malmaison the
most delightful years of his life; he spent
there, before he became Emperor. every
moment that he could spare from the
work that engrossed him at Paris. AT
Malmaison, too, there were some brave
fetes, in which the ruling spirits were
Lauriston. Rapp, Eugene de Beauharnais
and his sister Hortense, Jerome Bona
parte, Isbsy and the demoiselles Anguie,
of whom one later married Ney.
But even in those happy days. before
Napoleon was given over body and soul to
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"Same Old Dyspepsia"
FRUITVALE, CAL.

FRUIIVALE, OAL.
DR.. A. T. SANDEN,
DEAR SIR: | have received several
letters from you about your Belts, and
want to tell you that have one of your
Belts that bought in your San Francisco
office, and my weight is now I67 pounds
and am able to do as hard a days work
and eat as hearty meal as ever | could.
have got my father to get $50 Belt
and nv brother a $40 one, and they are
both we'll satisfied with them. You may
use my name if you want to. will get
another young man to get one, as he is
complaining of the same disease had
the same old dyspepsia. | am now,
Yours in health, w. H. TAYLOR.
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PARKER COMMITTED SUICIDE.

He Ended His Troubles With Big
Dose of Arsenic.
Charles A. Parker committed suicide by
taking arsenic last night at his residence,
corner of Fulton and Fillmore streets.
1t was about 10 o'clock when Parker
took the fatal dose. DR.. Burnham was
called in soon after, but the poison was
rapid in It's work and at an early hour
this morning death ensued.
No cause is known for the mans act.
He leaves a widow and two children.
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Mayor Sutro did not send any one up 10
Sacramento l believe. 1t was thought
that the assessment would be raised any
how and that it would be useless to send
a representation. The matter accordingly
went by default and raise OF 70 per cent
was made on The Assessors valuation"
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JEVELER Jolly
MAKING MONEY
Studied the Art for Years
and Is Now in
Trouble.
The Coins Manufactured by
Him Are Perfect in Every
Detail.
All the Appliances and Ingredients
Found in the Room Which He Has
Occupied for Two Years.

The clever arrest of Paul Jolly Friday
night by Policeman Frank Riley for pass
ing counterfeit money has given great
satisfaction to the Police Department and
the Secret Service Department.