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refundlng act was passed, That the act
was engrossed ON the records OF both
the house Of representatives and senate
as follows:
The bonds shall be due and payable at
any time FOR THIRTY YEARS NJ the option
Of the government; that when the bill
was printed, the words FOR thirty years,
we're changed 80 40 10 read AFTER THIRTY
YEARS; that John Sherman must have
known Of the change and that afterwards,
as treasurer OF the United States, he,
Sherman, sold tho bonds, provided for In
the refunding act, and never raised his
voice 20 protest against the inIqulty OF
the foul conspiracy TO rob the people
That the difference between "For and
After" was the difference between a sala-
ry Of 5000 per snnum as United States
Senator and the bondholdlng millionaire,
he subsequently became. IIoney's letter
priCked Mr. Sherman's thick coat OF
mail and called forth the reply, which I
set forth "in hoo vsrbd," except have
italicized some OF the words 80 M 70 make
them stand out cOnsplcuously.
II any man doubts the fact that the
word "For" was changed to after" in
the Critten text Of the refunding act and
that after II was so changed, II was
printed over and over again" as deitly
stated In sherman's letter 10 Honey,
let him write to Ralph Beaumont, Wash
ingtOn, d. @, and geta copy ofthe speech
es made by Mr., Plumb, Of Illinois, and
General Weaver, Of Iowa, on this subject
printed in the Congressional Record, In
which the fact is stated and the allegation
proved. FarmeaI Awake
Fraternally yours,
II. w. GnRUTH,
1913 West 2lst st., Kansas City, Mo.
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"Wanted AZ THE ONCE. ("

EDITOR ADvooATE:--L herewith put In
my claim for the rewards" you offer for
newspaper man who never wrote artl-
cles beginning "The trouble with the
farmer" az the Alliance will keep out
Of politics" etc. will give real estate
bond Of $4,000, for I al the requirements
asked for. In 1859 / was l5 years old
and started In as "devll;" until that time
l was Rarmer-hey and worked too. As
class, farmers understand their business,
and soon now, they will "put in" a fair
acreage Of politics, and Commissioners
Rusk will never more complain Of "diver-
sifed crops" Our crop Of politics may
not "turn out" 10 more than I'll our
brightest hopes, but we are assured al
ready that we do better than Horace
Greeley did when he planted his dried
apples. There is no position about q
printing Office but what / have filed,
from running steam engine and press,
TO the easy (H) chair Of the editor; but
this is wasting words; / could not accept
at $4,000 per year, as I have to plant my
corn now, and do my own farm work,
though 50 years old, and N. b. hold q
commission signed by B. H. Clover and
J. B. French, that keeps me out some
nights until three o'clock In the morning;
besides that, / do not think that having
to be bottled up" would agree with my
health. No, / won't take it; but indiCt
this to let you know that there 10 just
such manstrosity as you inquire for.
The advocate., 1890-04-09
Fraternallyyours,
T. w. GmRUTH,
1918 West 2lst st., Kansas City, Mo,
United States Senate.

WASHINGTON, d. O., Sept "a, 1888.
My Dear Sir:--Your note Of the oath
inqulring about report that the text OF
the funding bill was changed, isreceived.
There Is not a word Of truth in the
charge made. Mr.. Plumb, a member
from Illinois, not Senator Plumb, thought
he had discovered change In engrossing
the refundlng act so as TO read "within
thirty years" instead Of "aiter thirty
years" A careful examination showed
that the bill was correctly engrossed, bm
that one of the clerks made mistake in
copying one Of tho reports of the com
mittee Of conference II was manifest
that the text was correctly written as ii
had been printed 0oer and OUer again.
Why my name is connected with 1t / do
not know, and, as matter Of course, the
imputation made is entirely groundless.
The story was 50 thoroughly exploded
here that I did not dream % had trdUeled
80 far array.
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market, because DEMAND HAS no MONEY
10 pay for II,
No wonder you do not answer. You
are dumb, palsy has gotten hold Of your
tongues, and Ignorance sits onthrowned
In your empty skulls, "Rooms 10 Lot" is
written across your stopped countenances,
and your wits are In the cleaning Come,
come, you sleepy sluggard, stick pin In
your anatomy, wake up, ask yourself
where you have, heretofore, cast yonr
ballot, LOOK FOR TT, and you will find II
IN THE POCKET OF MONOPOLY. You sold
your vote to monopoly for less than Esau
sold his birthHght, and the price you ro-
ceived ls--wage slavery.
But, you surprise yourself by asking,
How did monopoly get my vote in its
pocketH' ~ voted the Democratic ticket,
or voted the Republican ticket" But
you did not know that those parties were
the TWO WINGS Of the SAME OLD TUR-
KEY BUzzARD, whose foul body is monop-
oily, and whose craw is full Of the riches
and wealth Of the people; put there, BY
THE MEN YOU VOTED INTO OF.
FlCE, and WHO HAVE SOLD YOU
and YOURS, TO ENRICH THEM
SELVES. MONOPOLY OWNS THEM, and
THEY OWN YoU. That is how your vote
is found in monopolys' pocket.
-Four hundred and seventeen members
compose the congress of the United
States; Of these, eighty-two are senators,
and three hundred and thirty-fve repre-
sentatlves. In the senate, sixty-nine
lawyers; in the House, two hundred and
thirty -one lawyers, EVERY ONE OF THEM
A CORPORATION COUNSEL. Who put them
up for office? Monopoly. Who put them
In office? The fool voters, and they are
not all dead yet
Fraternally yours,
T. w. GmRUTH,
w "a
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JIM M KANE
9TANLEY, Kanaaa, Anil Gth, l90O

EDITOR ADvOoATE:--I send you FIVE new
subscribers for tho Advocate, and ex-
pect 10 send many moro soon.
We have a splended lodge Of iorty-one
members and are in lno working order
We are In tho heart Of the grange organ
lzation here, and and have many difficult
ties TO mrmount We have many Nom
bers Of the grange In our order and they
are our best working members. Az our
last meeting we had the pleasure Of listen
ing TO a ringing speech, by BrotherJ. w.
Williams, member Of the grange, a
speech at for the halls Of Congress, that
gladened our hearts and would have
made old trust tremble with fear Mr..
Williams offered o resolution that we
work as 10 unit, support the ADVOCATE,
and stand firmly by tho State Exchange,
even II tho combines place twlne At 90
per cent Of cost. cloud applause)
Fraternally,
JAMES GAY,
Asstot.,,t Iooe,,ror oo,,y,4,, A lltov,co
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CONSISTENCY

Mr.. demonstrating noticed In the
Topeka Capital Of April Ord, a reference
10 the meeting Of the county presidents
Of the Alliance In rather caustic critl-
cism, / ieellik Offering few comments,
although may not be able, owing 70 my
lnexperienCe In writing, tomake my COM
ments edlfying. The readers oithe Cap
itdl will remember that some time ago
the editor, in reference TO Grover Cleve-
lands popularity with tariff retormers,
said the only way TO shear Grover Of his
popularity was for the present congress
to go TO work and reduce the tahd on the
whole to lower average than the Demo
Gratis proposed
A little later the versatile editor Of the
Capital came out and recommended that
the tariff should be reduced 10 level Of
30 per cent, and still later advocated that
lumber, salt, sugar and coal be placed on
the free list Now when we remember
that the Democratic effort TO reduce the
tariff only 5H per cent was denounced
as free trade doctrine and To put these
same articles, except sugar, on the FREQ
list was heralded from every Republican
paper and every stump speaker all over
the country as the sure means OF destroy
ing these home industries; what must we
conclude but that the Capital was play
Ing the demagOgue or that no has since
been entirely converted.
But in order 10 forestalI any possible
turn in the tariff views Of his readers no
comes out q few days ago, again, and
takes the position that the Democratic
party (which less than two years ago was
denounced by this same paper as being
free trade) Is also practically protective
as we'll as the Republican party. The
logic Of which, Of course, Is that those
who desire tariff reform will not gain any
thing by going to the democratic camp.
Mr.. Editor mention these facts, not
because / desire TO inject partisan politics
into the work Of the Alliance, but to
show the demagoguery and duplicIty Of
those who should be the guardians Of the
rights and interests Of the people, but
who are rather, the representatives Of the
favored classes against the laboring mass
es, for mere party dominance or for per
sOnal aggrandizement and self. While |
believe a properly regulated tariff system
would do very much toward stimulating
both home industry and foreign COM
merCe, there 10 a question which oyeE-
Continued on page 12.)
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dissentions within our own ranks and
the real issues would probably be lost
sight Of, In the heat Of conflict
4. II we could control neither party,
then we should bo left out entirely with
no hope and no remedy only 70 do as we
have always done heretofore, and vote
for men whom we know would not work
for our interests
Another plan suggested is, that we do
not affiliate with any party, but wait for
them to make nominations, then discuss
each candidate in our respective organ
izations, and decide which will come the
nearest TO fulfilling our demands, and
then support that one solidly.
It seems 10 me this would come the
nearest to placing the parties and bosses
on the "anxious seat and would probab-
ly worry them the most, but II has the
objection that, II left to themselves, the
professional politicians would not be
likely to put men in nomination, whom
we could support at all, and thus we
should again be left out.
Now, as this is long enough, | shall
simply add that whatever move we make,
must be done systematically and must
leave us in shape to "hold the balance Of
power" by holding us firmly together.
AS our county meetings soon comeS0if, l
hope plan will soon be systemized 30
that when the times comes we may be
ready.
Yours Fratemally,
JESSIE HEssLETINE.
BERWICK, Nemaha county, Kansas.
The advocate., 1890-04-09
Yours Fraternally,
THE IRREPREsslBLE CONFLICT.
An Open Letter.

"And general prosperity prevails
Throughout the lOnd.' Message Of Pres.
Harrison
Yes, and wheat, corn, oats, potatoes,
pork and beef are 20 per cent. lower now
than they were in 1889, when President
Jackson (rest TO his soul) refused to re-
charter thebank Of the United States, and
NEARLY ALL THE MONEY WAS WITHDRAWN
FROM CIRCULATION. Our 90 per cent.
lower than they were in 1870, yet we
are told by President Harrison, that
general prosperity prevails throughout
the land"
"Demand and supply" is the false logic
Of monopoly "Over-production" is its
siren song. Competition" absorbed by
aha now in the hands Of rings. Trusts
and syndicates have driven the small deal
ers into financial ruin, and turned them
into TRAMPs.
Fifty thousand people are starving to
death in the coal regions Of Pennsylvania,
other thousands in Dakota, and q thou
sand thousand, less than half fed people,
crying for bread throughout the length
and breadth Of this country They fur
nish the "DEMAND" for all Of the produc-
tions Of the western farmers. Well,
what Of itP Only this, the granaries Of
Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri,
are full TO overfowing, bursting with the
"fat Of the land, " and every good thing,
ana farmers are burning their corn for
fuel, because too poor to buy coal. Now
we have found both "demand and sup
ply" Please get on your feet republi-
can voters, and you democratic voters,
and tell us WHY THE STARVING THOU
SANDS are crying for bread, while monop-
oily gives them stone. y They
cry for flesh and monopoly gives them
serpent. Surprised! are you. Now you
ask, how is thisp Here is both demand
and supply" in abundance. Yet DEMAND
CANNOT BUY SUPPLY. WhyH Because it
is poor, starving and without the means
to purchase from monopoly, that sits en-
throned upon the riches STOLEN FROM
LABOR, and is strong, conservative and
arrogant, refusing. to haul the supply to
The advocate., 1890-04-09
Very truly yours.
JOHN SHERMAN.
Rev. GEO. W. HONEY.

In explanation of the above letter,
written by John Sherman, | will say,
that previous to the Oath day Of Septem-
Der 1888, Rev Geo. w. Honey frequented
my Office in Kansas City; that he claimed
to be an admirer Of John Sherman and
was constantly proclaiming the consist
ency and beauty Of Mr.. Sherman's char
acter as illustrated in and by his political
life Of "spotless purity"
On the Oath OF the month named as the
date Of Honey's letter, ] turned upon the
Rev. Honey and gave him savage, sue
cinct and graphic description Of Mr..
sherman's political actions. This filed
Honey brim full Of desire to write a letter
70 Sherman, in which he stated that 1t
was openly charged that John Sherman
was q member Of the senate when the
The advocate., 1890-04-09

References, Secretary Of State, Bin
Higgins, and Superintendent Of Insur
mce, Web Wilder, Of your city, t. o.
they are pretty good fellows, let me tell
II, but In bad company.
JIM M. KANE.
The advocate., 1890-04-09

Van. B. Prather, Assistant State Leo
turer, will speak In Mcpherson county, as
The advocate., 1890-04-09

j. b. FRENCH,
sec'y r. A. and L. A. OF Kan.
The advocate., 1890-04-09
JAMES GAY

AagLalanL leotuT0r oOunty AlIIanc0.
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JOHN BULL AND HIS GUN.
Secretary Proctor Receives a Present
From the British Government.

Secretary Proctor has received present Of a
new Enfield rife from the English government
as sample Of the style of arm now in use in
the British service. 1t is handsomely en-
cased in polished wooden box with
silver plates and corners and lined with
blue velvet. 1t is of the latest magazine pat
tern, thirty caliber, and weighs about ten
pounds. The action is exceedingly strong and
positive, the breech mechanism being thor
oughly automatic. The magazine is a sheet
iron case half an inch thick and about four
inches square, fitting to the under side of the
lock. gate shuts it off at the will of the oper-
ator. so that the gun can be used either as mag
azine or a single firing arm. 1t is provided
with novelty in the way OF long range sight
designed to cover distances from !, 800 to 8 500
yards, but the ordinary sight is not considered
as fine as that in use on the American
Springfield rife. The cartridges are shaped
somewhat after the design of the famous Lebel
cartridge, the leaden bali being encased in a
thin steel sheet for the purpose of preventing
the distortion of the bullet
The bayonet is Of new design, that Of a
broad-bladed double-edged knife, sharpened at
the point. It fits ON the gun in such a manner
that the sight is not interfered with,
this being a new advantage. The bayo-
net is provided with leather sheath
and is useful for many purposes other
than that OF jabbing into human vitals. The
small caliber OF this gun is soon going to be
adopted in the American service. as 1t has now
come to be considered the most effective. A
board will soon be ordered to examine the vari-
Gus magazine guns Of small calibers, now in
use, with view to the selection of more
modern arm for our forces.
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GEN. DUMONT Is READY.
He Invites an Investigation of the
Charges Preferred Against Him.

James A. Dumont, supervising inspector
general of steam vessels, has addressed letter
to the Speaker Of the House, inclosing certain
newspaper clippings and requesting that COM
mittee be appointed to investigate his admin
lstration OF the affairs of the steamboat inspec-
ton service from November "a, 1876, to the
present time. Gen. Dumont has been under fire
for some time from New York newspaper
which has waged bitter warfare against him
and some of the supervising inspectors on the
ground Of incompetency and intrigue. The
latest move in this contest was a meeting Of
"Harbor No. /" Of the American Brotherhood of
Steamboat Pilots, at which resolutions were
passed asking Representative Spinola to call
Tor an investigation OF Dumont's incumbency
and calling at ention to numerous charges
which have from time to time been fled with
various heads of the Treasury Department. In
a letter addressed to Gen. Spinoia by the pilots
Gen. Dumont was referred to as 80 gentleman
endowed with powerful political pull who
possesses an absolute genius for evading inves-
tsatlon." The clipping sent to the Speaker
contains these resolutions and, in referring to
them, Gen. Dumont asks that upon
their receipt in the House the re-
quest OF the pilots be granted AS to former
charges, he says: such investigation to in
clude ali charges of whatever nature on file in
the Treasury Department or contained in
newspaper article, regardless of the fact that
any such charges be technically res sdiu-
dioata by reason of their having been
investigated and proven unfounded in fact to
the satisfaction of the different honorable Sec
retaries of the Treasury to whom such charges
were preferred. ] am DESTROYS that
the committee will. when appointed,
make special inquiry to determine
whether l have or not at any time sought.
through political or other influences, to evade
the investigation of any CHARGE that NAV hay va
been filed against me during my term of
office
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BY NATURES GREEN MANTLE
work TO De Resumed on the Grass grown
Ditch at Panama.

PANAMA, July 25.-Tne only intelligence con-
corning canal matters that has been received ia
to the effect that the negotiations with the Co.
lumbar government are going on smoothly.
Meantime Lieut. Weyss and engineers are
pushing on their preparations here for an early
resumption Of work. Their careful examination
OF the condition OF the plant has resulted very
satisfactorily, everything being in as good. II
not better, preservation and order than could
nave oeen reasonably expected. The greatest
trouble and delay in recommending work will
tnereiore not be due to the CONDITION of the
piAntbut OF the works, which are now covered
over completely by natures green mantle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-04
CONFIDENT 1T WILL PASS
The Worlds Fair Directors Exnres.
Their Belief In the Lake Front Bill.

CHICAGO. August 4-The worlds fair di-
rectors are not in the least anxious as to the
fate Of the worlds fair bill, for the simple rea.
son that the faults and defects in the bill, they
felt could not injure the fair, for they did not
affect it.
II any existed, they pertained solely to the
land after they had done with it, and OF coprse
that could not interest them as directors. Pres
ident Gage thought that the call allowed the
legislature to pass any measure affecting the
fair In any way 1t might choose, and at the
vide paw
Inc directors have no doubt OF the constitu-
nonality Of the bill and are confident the gov
srnor will sign il.
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THE NEW CRUISER.
The San Francisco Makes a Satisfac-
tory Preliminary Trial Trip.

The new cruiser San Francisco made her
first preliminary trial trip on San Francisco
bay yesterday afternoon. She steamed for
five hours at an easy rate of speed, and, &C.
cording to the statements OF her builders. the
trip was thoroughly satisfactory. No attempt
was made to force her, the only object being to
give the new machinery q preliminary test.
Her speed under half pressure, with the engines
making q maximum of sixty-six revolutions per
minute, was ten knots per hour.
The trial will be continued on the bay during
the coming week, and the cruiser will prob.
ably not start TO the Santa Barbara channel for
her ofhciai trial trip before August IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-04
Foreign Notes of Interest

Troops have been dispatched from Cairo to
prevent the landing Of Mecca pilgrims suffer-
ing from cholera.
French agents in the Upper Senegal country
have made treaties with the chiefs to secure
protecsorass over the territory.
Five hundred deaths from cholera we're re-
ported at Mecca yesterday.
A bust of the late John Bright, purchased by
1000 OF the work people employed in tho vsri-
Gus establishments founded by the great states
man. was formally presented to the town Of
Rochdale.
Al an election held in Rome for . member Of
the chamber OF deputies Antonelli, ministeri-
alist, poiled ,067 votes, and Barxiiai. a RADICAL
l,54s, and another ballot is necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-04
Jay Gould to Buv n Cas,1e

A dispatch from San Antonio, Tex, to the
New York World says it is reported from the
City OF Mexico that the famous castle of
Chapultepec, one Of the most imposing struc-
lures in the world, is 70 be sold TO Jay Gould.
The price is understood to be $4,000, 900. Mr..
Gould, 1t Ii stated, made the offer of that sum
Tor the property during his visit to Mexico
some months ago. The offer was then refused.
put mas now been accepted. The property be.
longs to the government. The object OF the
purchase H. to make the castle the winter home
Of the Gould's.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-04
DR.. Bliss Cottage Struck.

The cottage OF John E. Rockefeller, vice
president OF the Asbury Park Electric Light
Company, at 4th avenue and Emery street,
Asbury Park, was struck by lightning during a
heavy thunder storm Friday night The cot
tage is occupied this season by DR.. George
Bliss and family. The electric fluid struck the
cupola roof, shattering the states in all direc-
lions. The inmates of the cottage we're sitting
in the room beneath the tower. They were
not injured, but they felt slight shock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-04

Death Of Rev. Increase Sumner Lincoln.
The Rev. Increase Sumner Lincoln, a COM
panion Of Garrison, Phillips and Sumner in the
anti-slavery cause, died yesterday at Wilton, N.
H., at the age Of ninety-one years. He was
graduated from Yale in 1922, and from the Yale
over the Unitarian Church at Niddletown for
many years, going to Wilton in 1869. he was
twice married and has had twelve children,
seven Of whom are now living. His second
wife survives him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-04
A Nav Church.

Building Inspector Eutwisle today issued a
permit to Rev. Charles White, pastor OF the
Maryland Avenue Baptist Mission, for the
erection Of q new building on Maryland ave-
nue. between 18th and 14th streets northeast.
The structure il to be Of brick and Is 70 be 40
feet wide with depth of 70 feet 1t is to cost
$1,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-04
Today's Election I'm Alabama

oThe state election takes place in Alabama to-
dry. There is little opposition to the regular
democratic ticket and the indications point to
an increased democratic majority. The legis-
!ature to be chosen will elect q successor to
United States Senator Pugh, and there will be
lively scramble. Gov. Thomas Sesy and ex-
GOV. Thomas II. Watts are candidates and
Senator Pugh will stand for reelection.
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Had to Shnnf Him

sAS Francisco, August 4-James Corcoran,
. deputy sheriff, while drunk began firing his
revolver yesterday. Three officers finally ar.
Tested him, but not until he was fatally shot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-04
Politics in A1exaudria

The Alexandria democractic committee have
fixed Monday next, August IL, as the time for
the assembling OF the ward meetings in Alex
andria to elect delegates to the congressional
convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-04

President Celman has issued manifesto to
the people Of the Argentine Republic, in which
he attributes the fnsurrection to the ambition
of the local party In Buenos Ayres.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-04
Fire Damp Explosio

Paris, August Another explosion of fire
damp has occurred in a coal pit at St. Etienne.
One hundred and fifteen OF the men EMPLOYED
In the pit succeeded in making their escape un-
injured Five Others were seriously hurt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-04

Hare you signed It yeti " not, don't deloy d
register your protest against the Atkinson biH.