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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-08-04
WHY VALUES SHRINK.

Let US explain to our small merchant
friend the secret Of the constant de.
cline in values of his stock. Money is
creation of law. Legal tender is
money in the United States and is the
measure of values. The purchasing
power of dollar increases with de-
cline in the volume of the currency
and decreases with the Increase of the
currency volume. The policy of this
government since 1865 has been to de-
crease the currency. With a popula-
ton of IS. 600, 600 in 1865, the volume
of the currency was about two billion.
To-day, with population of IS, OOO
900, the volume of the circulation is
about billion, six hundred mil
lion. Naturally, the dollar has
appreciated, that is, it takes more
produce to secure dollar. It being
harder to get dollar, the debtor
classes are to that extent cheated, as
they find when they come to extin-
q
can see, if he thinks moment, that
the contraction of the currency is the
mysterious power that causes the de-
cline in the value of his stock e THIS
decline will con tdnue oiloIg, as money
is aKept co1hered by the bankers !
THESE 'banker!y know perfectly well
that it is easy Enough " regulating
the voidme 81 the currency 10 make
the purchasing power Of a.dollar 'prac-
ticaAy thsasanas from year TO year.
EEhis will enable1a mnna te pay aArdebul
under the conditions that he contracts
the debt The 4 llfFof to-day is dis
honest to the extent it has appreciat-
'edj th7S app ecfstion il the result U3
contraction.-The New Nation.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-08-04
DID ANY ONE EVER HEAR!

President Cleveland and his secre-
tary OF the treasury receive in Wash
ington the agents of the gold gam
blers of Europe and America in secret
consultation. The President and his
secretary Of treasury go to New York
and confer with men whose millions
are made through financial operations
The President and his secretary of
treasury go to Chicago and there con-
suit with the same class of men. Did
any one ever hear of representative
of the people being in consultation
with the President and his secre tary of
treasury on matters relating to the i'm
pending financial crisis? Did any
person ever hear of a carpenter, plast-
erer, blacksmith, grocer, farmer,
miner, or any other sort of useful
citizen being admitted to consulta-
ton with the President or his secre-
tary of treasury on this su bject, money,
which vitality concerns them all? No,
sir; no such person could get a hear
ing and yet without any sort of cere-
mony or red-tapeism a New York
banker can gain audience as soon as he
arrives in the city.
But, some one will explain, the COM
mon tradesmen do not understand the
great and complicated system of
finance, and the bankers of New York
and England do; precisely, therefore
it is high time that the painters, car
penters, farmers, ct al. trade off this
inexplicable system by which these
spectators make millions, and which
is SO precarious that spite Of its being
labeled glass, handle with care, falls
down in a collapse about every so
often and smashes every legitimate
business into smithereens. Mrs. Diggs
in the Advocate.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-08-04

The banks are now refusing to loan
money. They seem determined to
force the government to issue bonds
or precipitate panic By all means
let us have the panic, then let the
people whet their knives for the
banks. When bank refuses to trans
act the business for which it was char
tered it's charter should be revoked.
The whole present system is fraud
anyway.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-08-04

representatives will be called upon to
deal with the financial conditions,
which is the only menace to the coun-
try's welfare and prosperity"
Great heavens! Can it be true?
Is it a fact that he has been led,
under false tariff issue, to vote for
man who is using all the power of his
great Office to strike down silver?
He reads again.
Yes, he is not mistaken.
"The financial conditions
is the only menace to the country's
welfare and prosperity.
Cleveland himself says so.
Everybody lied last fall but the
populists.
The money question is the great
issue.
He is bewildered.
He don't understand it.
Yet he knows it is true.
His congressman lied to him.
His senator lied to him.
His representative lied to him.
His sheriff lied to him.
Cleveland lied to him and the whole
country.
Every body lied to him.
No. There was one told the truth,
the 'populist speaker.
He said the finance question was the
great issue.
He said there was no difference be-
tween the repu blicans and democrats
on it.
He said products would continue to
20 lower and lower under our present
system of finance.
He said Cleveland was no great tariff
reformer.
He said Cleveland was opposed to
silver and would be tool of Wall
street.
And now it is all clear as MONDAY.
Through the false cry Of tariff re-
form" Force bill" and ''Negro DOM
ination," the people have been de-
ceived into the hands and power OF
Wall street.
We want gold, says Wall street.
You shall have it says Cleveland. How
are the farmers with the ''little brown
mule" the ball-face mare and
the yoke of steers benefited? Why,
a democrat hands them their
mail instead of republican. That
postofice helped to buy vote against
silver-against more money and bet
ter times. The farmer with the 'lit-
tie brown mule will sell his wheat
at lower price than ever before.
The farmer with the ball-face mare
will get less for his corn. The man
with the steers will sell his cotton for
less than ever, and won't be able to
buy Jed Burson's cripple mule.
More value of all these things is
squeezed into the gold dollar by Cleve-
land and his Wall street.
But what are these farmers going to
do about it?
All, that's the question.
Having been deceived for years, and
now completely sold out, when the
democratic party again bats its hook,
will they bite?
The suckers will
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-08-04

THERE is only SIS, 200, 900 in silver in
circulation. There is about $500, 900, 600
in the United States treasury. Under
these circumstances hard times, caused
by scarcity of money, is a crime for
which the party in power should ba
made to answer.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-08-04

GREE silver or a free fght;" says
the Road, (Denver.) We're "wid'
you. Here's our hand. and if it's a fight
we'll have Reputation of fraudulent
debt, also.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-08-04

THE Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
railroad company has just discharged
1900 of its employees. Where is
Judge Kicks? The company ought to
be brought into court and fined. It
has no more right to discharge it's en-
ployes than they have to quit.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-08-04

THR campaign in Virginia this year
will be the hottest ever made in that
state. Populists will have out strong
state ticket and the prospects are IA
vorable for its success From present
indications Virginia will be the battle
ground this year.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-08-04

THE cause of hard times is you're a
democrat and I'm republican. My
vote kills yours and yours kills mine.
The cure for hard times is let US both
be populists. and vote together for
more money and bettess times.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-08-04
NOTES FROM TIE FIELD.

NOTES FROM The FIELD.
The Southern Mercury publishes
notices Of 6fty-seven alliance meet
ings in Texas. during the months Of
July and August.
The alliance is making rapid prog
ress in New York and other eastern
states.
It is estimated that Americans owe
English money lenders So. 500, OO0, 900.
The interest on this amount at per
cent is 1914. 0GO, 600, annually, or tax
Of about SIS for every man, woman and
child in the United States.
The Industrial Legion how has
about 400 recruiting officers.
1t is almost impossible now to bor-
row any money from the banks. Yet
the cry is against silver and for less
money. The money power seems de-
termined to break it's own neck
against the reputation snag.
Quite number of republican papers
in Kansas have suspended. The pop
ulist cause is growing in that state
and the demand for local papers re-
suits in establishing new ones every
week.
The state alliance of Texas meets at
Kerens, Tex, Aug 16. 1t will be
the occasion for one of the greatest
rallys ever held in the state.
4 4
A recent circular, issued by A. R.
Chisholm & Co.. bankers in New York
city, contains the statement that there
is in actual circulation less than Sc per
capita. This information was sent
out by the populists over year ago
but was denied by the subsidized press
of the country.
During the recent panic in Chicago
several newsboys were arrested for
crying ''All About the Big Bank Fail
ure." It was claimed that by so doing
they contributed to make the panic
worse. The ''best banking system in
the world" is getting pretty shaky
when the few newsboys can hurt it
Texas has fiftY-three populist papers.
More are being started every few days.
The state polled lis, 900 populist votes
last fall will doubtless elect the full
populist state ticket at next election.
A model city Is to be built on mod
fled nationalistic plan in Niagara
county, N. Y. A charter has been Sc
cured from the state. The capital
stock is $40, 900, 900 and the protector
of the enterprise confidently predicts
a population of 200, 900 in the near fu-
ture.
The Virginia populists will hold a
state convention at Lynchburg on
Aug. 3, and nominate state ticket
The populists of California are
! wol king like beavers Meetings are
being held over the state and the
cause is growing rapidly.
The pop1list cause in Oregon is ad'
vancing with ,apidity that is alarm
ing the old political fossils. New pa
pers are being esta blished and enthusi-
astic meetings held all over the state.
In North Carolina two new populist
papers were started in one week and
one democratic paper suspended. We
are gaining everywhere.
Pennsylvania populists held a state
convention on the 10th of June and
nominated state ticket.
Jerry Simpson will take an active
part in the Virginia campaign this
year, which means many additional
votes to the populist cause.
There will be a called meeting of
the national reform press associa-
ton at Chicago, ILL.,, on Sept. !. This
is by virtue of arrangements made at
the last meeting of the association
| Io1 W
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-08-04

THERE is good deal of prosperity in
this country, in fact there's lots of it.
but it is not distributed properly. The
fellow that makes the most of it gets
the least.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-08-04

SOME Of those democratic promises
should have been redeemed before the
''roses come again" But the roses
have come and gone and not a promise
redeemed.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-08-04
COMING TO SENSES.
THEY SEE RUIN STARING THEM
IN THE FACE.

An Eastern Plutocratic Paper Demands
More Money-And the Kind! That
Costs the Government Nothing But
tho Printing-what Once Was Fiat
Lunacy II Now Sound Practical Sense
and Good Statesmanship.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-08-04

THERE may be no panic this year but
times will be just as hard with the
wealth producer. We haven't hardly
confidence enough left to make
panic.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-08-04

If anybody has any doubts as to
plenty of money making good times
let them remember the days imme-
diately following the late war between
the states,
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-08-04

The newest travelling wrap comes,
from London In the form of deep
cape, which was first designed to be
used in playing the game Of GQlf, This
cape. which reaches nearly to the
knees, is Of two very full pieces. each
nearly three-quarters o 81, c3gele, joined
bya sloping seam down the back. 1t.
is finished in the 'ba isi,s With hood
lined with changeaBfe ssifw ana has =
collar that Buttons Ut; under thci Chin =
-s + ) II & - a4rIaIla.s
Judge Ewing Of Pittsburg- is the
latest accession 70 As'nns'id judges
who make dsesof theft "a bffsg to Cypress s.
working uleae reg sf .sftzs5 ftssI ia
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-08-04

NERO fiddled while Rome was burn.
ing, but Grover goes fishing while
Wall street is robbing.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-08-04

THE republican party is cropping aud
webbing about like blind calf in .
Dakota snow storm
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-08-04

THE only way to control the rail-
roads is to own them and operate
them.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-08-04

WHERE, oh where. now, are those
promises of the democratic politicians.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-08-04

AND the tariff! Well, it's still Q
Robin.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-08-04

CLEVELAND rules, but the price OF
cotton and wheat is low, lower, lowest
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-08-04

A GOLD standard will cost America
every thing she has and is.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-08-04

Ir the people are st to be free they
will vote to be free.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-08-04

Down with the party that issues
bonds
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-08-04

WE want no compromise on silver.
The morning call., 1893-09-09
The Snur Track.

Editor Morning CAL: In the joy and excite.
ment OF The people of San Francisco over the
now assured prospects of our MldwlnIer EXPO
sItion. we are being duped and taken advantage
of by that ever-grasping and all-powerful
Southern Pacific.
They have secured from our respected Park
Commissioners the privilege OF running their
so-called "spur line" ong the beach and into
the park and fair grounds, with the under
standing that the Southern Pacific shall remove
their tracks from the park and leave il in good
condition; but not with The provIso that they
will remove their tracks, ETC.. from that grand
est feature of san Francisco, ITS ocean beach.
Now what will be the result? II the Southern
Pacific once gets a fOothold OH this valuable
water front we will have as hard a fight to re-
move them AS Oakland Is now having TO get
control of it's water front from this same COM
pany.
Why is IL necessary for t 10 run along the
beach9 Are there not numerous avenues lead
ing more directly into the fair grounds? Why
should the Southern Pacific be granted priv
ileges which were denied The Metropolitan
Electric aud other railways?
The ocean beach is under the control of the
Park Commissioners. and II they allow the
Southern Pacific 10 lay its tracks along that
beach without the condition that the tracks be
removed l am sure that same Park Commits
sion will not hesitate TO allow the Southern Pa.
cific TO continue that privilege. We all know
the feelings OF at least one of the Park Commits
sioneTs toward the Southern Pacific. Which
way will his favoriiism run-wth the people Of
San Francisco or with that weak aud unpru-
tected Huntington crowd?
If our ocean boulevard Is 10 be ruined, cut up
and laid with railroad tracks. then why not
all and special privileges to none'?
c. 2. TROY JR
The morning call., 1893-09-09
ST. Francis Church Fair

The fair held in the basement of ST.
Francis Church, on Vallejo street. for the
purpose of reducing the church debt, con-
tinues TO be an attraction which reflects
great credit on the managers. Being held
for a worthy purpose, it deserves the
patronage not only of all in the parish but
of all the friends of the church. IL will
contin ue next week. and among the special
attractions To be presented there is an.
nounced a drill and kindergarten songs by
the children of the Day Home on the even
ing Of Wednesday and "My Neigh bor' 8
Wife," farce. to be given under the
auspices of the young ladies of the apron
booth on the evening of Thursday.
The morning call., 1893-09-09
Patent Dredger Case Settled.

The patent dredger case of Bowers
against Williams & Bixler has been settled
at last In the plaintiffs favor. and accord
ing TO final decree rendered yesterday by
United STATES Circuit Judge McKenna
AlphOnzo B. Bowers RECEIVERS from the re-
spondents $4,000 and is allowed in addi-
tiOn costs amounting to $3.50.
Aside from their firm status George +.
Williams and David Bixler were sued in
dividually, The former as executor of the
will of Thomas II. Williams, deceased.
There was still another respondent. the
Golden State and Miners Iron Works, but
only 81 is assessed against it.
The contention of complainant Bowers
is thus established. that the Atlas and Her.
cules machines were infringementS upon
his letters patent granted in May. 1885.
The morning call., 1893-09-09
THE PACIFIC BANK.
Stockholders Individually Sued for
Their Pro Rata Owed.

John NJ. Hooper sued r. H. Mcdonald
and others in the Justices Court yestpr-
day. Hooper is the assignee of Charles w.
Slack, who claims to have a deposit in the
Pacific Bank for S4236 50. When payment
was demanded in June last it was refused.
The suit is brought under the section of the
code which makes stockholders responsible
for their pro rata, and the following
amounts are asked from took holders: r.
ii. Mcdonald Jr., S4 "a; G. w. Breyfogle,
S43 "a; j. j. Bowen, $50 40; l.. Deamont
SIC "a; B. Gilman. SIC "a; Charles f. Lott.
S44 05; +. V. Mcdonald. 81 "a; P. r. Ma
bury, Sl3S 09; II. G. Meyer, Sl46 OS; Sim on
Meyer, S2lS 81; d. Morris. S2l 1S; E. n.
Pc erson. 81 1S; Uriah NorG, $50 so: c.
Waterhouse, So 46; c. Barbieri. $40 81; w.
A. Grade. S12 IS; n. NJ. Lumken. SO 81 :;
A. X. Stevens, $40 81; A. h. Stevens,
SS 46; John PORE. $40 81.
The assignor is Judge Charles w. Slack
of the Superior Court The suit is said to
be the precursor of a number of others OF
a similar nature. The suit is peculiar from
the fact that such large amount can be
sued for in the Justices Court ia excess of
the usual S299 90.
The morning call., 1893-09-09
TARIFF ON WOOL,
Dealers Ask That It Shall
Be UndiSturbed.
A Meeting of the Local Protective
Association Held Yesterday.
Petition to Congress.

An enthusiastic meeting of the Wool
dealers Protective Association was held
yesterday morning at the Office Of b. P.
Flint, on the corner of Fifth and Bluxome
streets, where the resolutions of the Ohio
WoOl-grow wers' Association were unani-
mously indorsed ana the following petit
ton was adopted unanimously:
TO the Honorable Members of the FTftv-thtrd
Congress Of the United States Whereas as a
result of a general belief that the tariff on
woolen goods viii be reduced and wool put on
the free list the price of wool is now below the
cost Of production; aud whereas. we believe
that If wool Is put on the free list and the tariff
on woolen goods materially reduced the price
OF wool VIII be still lower; and whereas,
cannot afford 10 raise wool in competition with
free wool raised IN countries like Australia,
where the woOtgrower rents land from the
Government at a less rental than We pay III
taxes on our land, aud receives Government aid
ana encouragement; and whereas the lands of
these United States are well suited TO the rails
ing OF sheep, provided we can get fair price
for our wool ana mutton; and whereas we be-
lieve that II is 10 the best interests OF this coun
try To prevent the slaughter OF large proper
tion of the sheep OF this country. which will be
the certain result OF a further reduction In
the price OF wool.
We, the undersigned farmers and wool
growers, irrespective of party, do hereby Pc
titlon and beg that your honorable body will
make no change IN the present Tariff affecting
the wool and woolen schedule now In force.
A com mltteo OF three was appointed by
the chair to have the petition distributed
among the wool growers and dealers of
the Pacific coast for their signatures, to be
returned TO the secretary. and by him for
wsrded to our Representatives in Con-
gress.
A motion was carried that delegation
should be sent to Chicago to attend the
meeting of the wool-groweTS, WOOL dealers,
cottOn-plaDters and cOttnn-deaers, to be
held in that city on September % and %.
The same delegation to represent the local
Wo0l-growers' Association at the National
Wool-growers' Association. which meets
at Chicago October 3.
The following gentlemen were present:
Jacob Rosenberg, president; T. S. Moody,
secretary; Gporg- w. Kearn, Jacob Woll-
ner. Watson & Marx. PIatshek & Harris,
Z. Y. Judd, l.. p. Flint. f. ?. McLennon,
Hume & Hart, Delleplane & Co., A. c.
Schlesinger, Ballard & Hall, Whitney &
Webster, G. s. Moses & Co., L. Breslauer
q Co., Thomas Denigan. Son & Co., w.
Morrison, Shoobert. Beale &o Co., George
Davis. II. II. Lee, L. f. Moulton.
Wool-Rrowers in tie interior are re-
quested TO cooperate with this associa-
tIon and take prompt action.
The morning call., 1893-09-09
SENT ACROSS THE BAY.
The Feions' Dock Makes All Classes
of Society Equal.

Superior Judge Wallace had busy time
yesterday in sentencing prisoners.
The case of Peter John Won Ruhlovos-
baske attracted no little attention, on the
ground that the prisoner was supposed to
be invested with the title of Count" He
it was who pleaded guilty to having forged
the name of A. Sutro to al agreement for
the purpose of effecting a land swindle.
Another charge Of obtaining money by
false pretenses was pending against him,
but this was dropped, and Peter John Won
Rub lovosbaske was sent across the bay
for nine years ON the conviction Of forge ry.
William Hayes, who was convicted OF
stealing 20 cents and packet Of cigarette es
from the person of j. W. Dooley in a
waterfront saloon, had previous convic-
tiOn of burglary in the first degree re-
corded against him. He was sentenced to
ter years in the State prison.
Oscar Horstman, convicted OF burglary,
asked for mercy on the ground that he was
The morning call., 1893-09-09
JOOSTS NEW CAR.
1t Will Carry Mails by
Electricity.
EXPRESS SYSTEM TO BADEN.
A Combination of Carrying Business
Over the Electric Line to Sub
urban and Rural Stations.

The San Francisco and San Mateo Elec-
trio Railway Company has made all neces-
sary arrangements for an innovation in
street railroad business and will begin at
once to put the new plan into operation.
In so doing it will enter into competition
with the Southern Pacific Company in
carving parcels and United States mails
as far as Baden, or South San Francisco,
and human remains to San Mateo County
cemeteries.
The promoters of this express. mail and
funeral department of the electric road are
sanguiUe of its immediate success. They
will undertake to deliver small parcels
along the line with the greatest possible
dispatch and in one-fourth the time nOw
taken by the railroad people. A lady
The morning call., 1893-09-09
WILLS AND REQUESTS.
The Estate of John Sullivan Ready
for Distribution.


for Distribution.
The will of William Daegener was filed
for probate yesterday by testator's sOn-in-
law, George V0lkman.
The testator bequeathed to his widow.
Marie, real property on Clay, Second and
Howard streets. with lot in Alameda,
and in personal property twenty-five
shares of Changers Bank stock and all his
MONEYS on deposit in the German Savings
and Loan Society's bank, the Hum boldt
Savings and the San Francisco Savings
Union. TestatOr's daughter, Mrs. Volk-
man, is made resduary legatee The
value of the estate is unknown.
Francis j. Sullivan has filed mis- final ac-
count as executor of the will of John Sui
livau, deceased. Sullivan died in July,
1882. and the estate is only now ready for
distribution. Two appraisements were
made, ore in 1885. when the estate was
estimated at S779, 500. another in 1890.
when it showed 81. 456 200. The admins
traitor places the total amount of the estate
accounted for in his final report at So, 974,-
81 IS. He asks the court TO enter de-
cree for finsi distribution among the vari-
GUS children of the testator, who share
equally III the estate.