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The advocate., 1895-04-17
The FFee-SilVer Party.

EDITOR ADVoCATE:-One Of the
greatest failures made by most persons
who seek to instruct the people
through the press is a failure to point
out any benefit to be derived by the
masses should they originate into law
the so-cslled remedy proposed, and no
class of writer's are more lacking in
this point than the free-silver, one-idea
people, They seem to ignore the fact
that q condition Of indebtedness is
upon the people, that has been caused,
not owing to the suspending of the
coinage of silver dollars, but by the
working of monopolies.
Does any sane person suppose for
one moment that the people would
now be free from debt had not the
government suspended the coinage of
the silver dollar, regardless Of the
detrimental effects Of the great mon
opoliesP If so, please tell the people
how the governmental coinage Of sill
yer would have prevented the forma-
tion Of the great monopolies that to-
day absorb the earnings Of the masses.
One is forced to suppose that the
prosperity of the people is Of neces-
sity dependent solely on the coinage
Of silver, if we believe the claims of
these free coinage people-a supposi.
tion that is preposterous in the face of
the facts.
During the war and up to the origi-
nation of the monopolles we pros
pered, regardless Of the fact that we
were at great expense in many ways
and had but very little coin, if any, in
circulation among the people. The
prosperity of the people is no more de-
pendent upon the kind Of metals used
in our coins than the quality of deed
is dependent on the nature Of the ma
terial used. The most potent power Of
money Is in the laws that define its
amount and the right of procurement,
and not in the substance. Owing to
the lack Of this knowledge, our silver
and gold advocates fail to comprehend
the situation Of the people and the
remedies. / am not denying that free
and unlimited coinage Of silver Is to l
win be iD Q degree beneficial, bat ] do
The advocate., 1895-04-17
ReceptlOn 70 the Presldent.

1t is said that Chicago desires togiVe
a reception to the president because Of
his position on the money question.
Bright idea. There would not be a hall
or field in Illinois big enough to hold
the people, and word would be flashed
over the wires that thousands upon
thousands in Chicago were in sympa-
thy with the presidents British flnan.
cisl views. But just as many thou.
sands would turn out TO meet him, IL
he had no views, financial or other
wise. A free show always draws, If q
hlppOpotamus, an elephant, or a presi-
dent Is one Of the attractions. Two
thirds Of the people who would 60 to
shake the presidents hand, if he came
to Chicago, would not know financial
policy from an essay written in Chi
nese. But there would be propriety in
demonstration of this character. 1t
would be in the nature of q
celebration over q brilliant victory.
The president, with his British and
American cohorts, has achieved great
victory. The field on which the battle
has been fought is strewn with the
dead and dying; with shattered Amer
lean industries; with impoverished
farmers and with the whipped and de-
spsiring millions. Over the wreck
floats the British ensign and the black
flag Of Wall street. 1t has been q
sweeping, crushing victory, and is ne
where more devastating than In the
great agricultural West. If Chicago
and the president are proud Of such
victory, they should celebrate. Nero
fiddled while Rome burned, and some
human nature is the same now that
human nature was then. Rome
danced and laughed while her debtors
were in prison, and nothing ever came
of it particularly, except that Rome
ultimately went to smash. There are
people who think a funeral funny.
They may not be exactly right in their
heads or their hearts, but that does
not affect the fact that they feel good
over matters that cause other people
to feel solemn.-Farmers Voice,
April 6.
The advocate., 1895-04-17

SOME of our agricultural exchanges
are discussing the question show to
make the farm pay" We suggest
that the sursst way would be to rent
it, and get the rent in advance.
The advocate., 1895-04-17

TIE late income tax decision Of the
supreme court again reminds us that
the courts make and unmske laws,
and that congress and legislatures
are superfuous luxuries.
The advocate., 1895-04-17

The Age and the Chicago Seach-
light have been consolidated, and
Mr.. F. o. Bennett and Henry Vim.
cent will hereafter be associated in
the conduct of the Age. This is
good business sense. Fewer papers
viii always result in the better sup
The advocate., 1895-04-17
Coins Financial School.

The best teacher Of the day on the
subject Of 6nRncs. Prics 25 csnta; free
with two Ons-dOllsr subscriptions 10 the
ApvpuATH
The advocate., 1895-04-17

only this, I deny that there is rem
edy, but claim that our condition de-
msnds remedies. Why don't the free
silver advocates tell the people how
they could procure money at q lower
rate Of interest in order to meet their
obligations and have something leftp
Does anyone believe that the men who
originated the free silver party win re.
duCe interest If there ism becomes lRwP
I believe eight.tenths Of these people
are wealthy, and are moved by selfish
motives, never having heard Of their
working for single law where they
were not interested, in the interest Of
the masses and against great wealth
producers. When did either of the
Jones, Stewart, Sibly or Warner work
to down monopoly and for the people ?
If these men are desirous of taking the
part Of the people as against the mon
opolies, why did they not join the only
people that is and has been working on
that line the Peoples party-instead
of originating another party and work
ing up ContentionP Simply because
they are Of the rich, and for the rich,
as long as their interests are not inter
fered with, as their past life proves.
These men see the great increase Of
the Peoples party membership, and,
knowing that its success means death
to monopolies, they seek to divert
its course in order to prevent
the destruction Of their pet monOpo.
lies through the workings of which
their unearned wealth has been gained.
These people well know that the sue
cess of the Peoples party means that
everybody shall have the right to get
their own living, and that all who de.
sire to perform the drone act win have
to do so at their own expense, there
fore they too fight this party and seek
to despoil it by originating a party
upon one Of its plsnks.
1t may be answered that the Peoples
party demands too much for the pres
ent. Then why did you not wait until
the next convention and there seek to
modify the doctrines of the only party
that has spent time and money edu-
eating the people in the free silver
doctrines, instead Of seeking to destroy
with handful, this party of millions
of voters, If you seek success for the
cause Of the oppressed peopleP
These very men have never given
one single valid reason why they
should not join the Peoples party, or
why they should have formed a silver
party, if they are acting In good faith.
But lam told that the Peoples party
is against land monopoly. Is the free
silver party in favor Of land monopoly
The Peoples party is against trsnspor-
tation monopoly. Is the free silver party
in favor of transportation monopolyP
The Peoples party Is In favor of the
government issuing all money direct to
the people In accord with the best plan
that can be formulated. Is the silver
party against thiSP The Peoples party
is in favor of the free coinage Of silver
16 to l. Is the silver party against
thisP The Peoples party is against
all trusts and monopOlies that are det-
rimental to the people. IS the silver
party in favor of trusts and monopo.
The advocate., 1895-04-17

port and therefore improvement Of
those that remain. Success to the
Age.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-02

vvssbtrgton CITY. oct Bids were
oreped Al the navy department today ior
ne construction of six ue" eunhoats TOT
tha navy four 10 be single-srrew FesSeis
With flil sail power. and two 20 ne t"lIi-
-, vessels without sail power. All
- hoa,a are 10 he com posife. with steel
erau,es covered with wooden plankinE
"a sboathed with copper. They are 20
~ about e99 tons burden
s,A twelve feet draft. Congress
oxed the limit ~ cost ~ eafh GOAT
- xgae an and because the departtnenf
@s,ic9ala felt some doubt whether fuzzy
ec,,iprad ships of this size and character
-o,,Id he constructed al fhis hEure, ship
t.,,ftdars were asked % submit bids tor
boats complete and also for boafs win
electric light pIant steam steering gear
and steam windiaRses tsv Jaw no m"fe
than two boats can be awarded 70 ths
.,..e hidaar The bids were as foiloWss
us ~txou. FOR one of tha single screw
boafs 22as $50 on his own designs. ana
s,s -a0 deducted If auxiliary steam ap-
~sratus ts excluded. Union iron works.
g. Franeisr0. one slngle-aerew boat on
Heparfrnent designs. 1sf,en, with slp'ae,
ABDUCTED for auxiliary. for t"o poata q
,bta class. $3.50 nag each. with correspond
tny daductions for omission of suSiiieFieR.
,ov one az the twiu~screw boats, S@la,sss's
,,-ttb .orreepandinE deductions on ae-
count of omission Of auxiliaries and Tor
80 % This class. s1na goa each. with de-
auctions If necessary Detroit DFydofk
r.ornDanv. one ~ the rinEie-screw boats
o., sgr- 7sn with deductions ~ $3.50 n
auxiltarv is omitted two boats of ths
~sn,e class. $40 90. for cne ~ the twin
~cre,v boats. Ssl37s0 or t4g5.g9 for both.
with similar deductions. Bath Iron
works. Maine. tao single-Hcrew hoats FOR
500 aa each John Dialogue. ~ Eauidea.
\ j. two sinEle-screw boats for tss9 90
The last bid was received Affer me uf1s
evef fr the advertisement but before the
or,enfng of other bids. The bids viii %
taken under consideration by the depart
Tnent and some time may be required.
particularly "a the bid received from the
Detroit flrm will raise question az 70 the
rfghr of tne government. in view of the
existing treaty with Great Britain. 70
nave any ship ~ var built upon the
Great Lakes even though intended Tor
service at sea
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-02
CUBANs HAVE PLENTY OF MEN.
But Are Hampered by Lack of Arms
and Ammunition.

Tond0n Oct In the course Of a long
letter from Havana published in the
Times. a correspondent s'Vs that tho
tr,tper he stavs in Cule and the more he
sees of Cubans. the stronger has become
his conviction that \ large measure of
autonomy is necessary # Spain wishes 70
preserve Cuba in 2 peaceful state The
y hole feeling ~ the people" ne pro-
ceeds. is against the Conti1uE nee cf the
existing system. Spaln must therefore
look the situation in the face and grant
radical reforms II seems impossible to
me. however. that cuba as an independent
republic could ever hope 10 - happy and
united
The correspondent IS convinced that the
most vital point AZ which he authorities
can strike the insurgents IS ~ supplies
Of war material The insurgents can not
even maintain their numbers in the field
unless ammunition IS forthcoming II
Spain ran prevent the landing Of eXpe-
difions the letter concludes. "A severe
blow Will bc dealt 10 the prospects OF the
revolution.
Chicago oct Arms and ammunition
for the Cuban patriots are. according 10
state Senator NoonaD. being collected IN
Chicago. th@ Cubans already having been
promised more than 40 Winchester rifles
of a calIner They are only awaiting an
opportunity 90 ship them This IS 7niy
A beginning ard the patriots expect 10
secure in Chicago = large amount of rifles
and ammunition.
London. oct. IA dispa -ch 70 the Globe
rurNShed thts afternoon from Madrid
confirms the dispatch from Havana tell
fng OF the defeat OF the insurgents al
pavtva-7 Las NirRus. near Santu EsfHritns,
rrovirrc Of santa Clara. Tn@ fIlooc dis
match saws that Spanish column com-
rrsuded by col Rubin Tnef -,ea iosur-
gents urder the command OF Sanchez.
Sarafin and Castillo. and tnat the 2ov~rn-
mont troops dIsI3dEed fhe enemy. killed
fortv ~ the insurgents and wounded
NAM others. Including Serafn and san
r1ez The government troops. 81 Is added
only s1fq,ain ned the loss of eleven. lnclad-
ing C-i. RUBIN. II Is further stated 'aat
+~---eer ~ ths followers of Sanchez afJeT-
ward SURE udered-
Madrid. oct l--Nolunfeers 70 the nHrn-
her ~ 2l0 men presented themselves to-
4s, for service in the island az Cuba
The chief of the Cuban reform party
rst an audience today with Senor cas-
,eIla,o. the minister of the colonies 90
v-ponn ba renewed. On behalf Of the re-
sorrne~s. his assurances Of their patriot
ter, and assistance IN settling the insur-
ra~ttou IN cuba
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-02
\ California Murderer Lynehed.

Ckiah, Cal, Oct IA iynChing has re-
suited from the shooting Of ]. NJ. Ninton
in Round valley last Saturday. Ninton
left his stock ranch 10 look up cattle
Meeting some Indians he stopped 70 talk
10 them In the midst Of the converse
tion Ninton fell shot by a rifle which he
said was fred from a tree behind which
he saw Jack Iittleheld Ninton and Little
field were rival cowboys and enemies
Ninton was taken 10 his cabin and cared
for. He is still alive, although his recoV-
cry is doubtful. The officers OF Trinity
county were Immediately Informed. and j
posse was promptly organized for the pur-
pose of placing Littlefeld under arrest.
Littleheld was found near his cabin short
ly thereafter, but il was not untl several
shots were fired that he surrendered. Inn
mediately after his arrest Iittlefed was
placed on a horse and, accompanied by
officers, was being taken TO Yreka Jail
About quarter OF mile from the boun-
dairy line of Mendocino county the posse
was met by a mob OF masked cowboys.
Not only were the men disguised. but the
heads OF their horses were also covered
with grain sacks As soon as Iittlefeid
discovered the mob he sprang from his
horse and made a desperate attempt 10
escape The mob Immediately began mr.
ing al the fleeing man, and when the Of
hcers interfered they were told by tho
mob TO move on. as they could attend 10
their man. The officers promptly obeyed
the command The firing continued until
Iittlefield fell 10 the ground wounded. He
was then taken by the crowd 10 tree
standing near by. A rope was placed
around his neck and he was strung up.
The mob then dispersed.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-02
Nearly Two Million Dollars
Added During September.
IN THREE YEARS sI62. .a2e $50.
The Expenses Of the Cleveland Adj
ministration Paid by Borrowing.
When the Republicans Turned tho
Government over tn the Democrats
the Revenues Were Ample but since
June SO. 1898, They Have Been Too
small by More Than S12o.ooo. 200.

Washington City. oct The monthly
statement Of the public debt ISSUED by
the treasury department today gaowS the
puhl:c debt on September %, less cash IN
the treasury to nave been S94ioa9.at6. aa
increase for the month al Si,N}4,>is.
The dcbt IS recapitalatsd As follows; In
terest hearing debt, $50. .3el, S2N, 0eht on
which interest has ceased since maturity.
Sl6S5. 66e. debt bearing no interest. Ssl1.-
a+S6ia making an aggregate or 81, Is, sEA.-
ESQ exclusive of $500 .e9S in certtaeates
and treasury notes offset ey an eaaai
amount OF cash in the treasury.
The cash in the treasury IS classified as
follows Gold. $1ssSs5,5ls, silver. SsGs5i.-
80. paper, Ei6a. IS. bonds. 4ishursinS
officers balances, etc Si6efTieS. making
a total Of SS15. .S>a. t0S. against which thAre
are demand liabilities amounting = Ssie.-
aSt0is, leaving net cash balance of SsS-~
405 S6S.
The records cf the treasury 1spartment
show that on October J, iSas the public
debt amounted 10 S9s6. SiS.ls4 with Sal.~
SIS. .alS net cash IN the treasury. On pc-
tober / 1895 the public debt had decreased
70 s961 SSs 775. with the net cash On mana
reduced 10 sos s.ss3 on October |. lssi.
the public debt had been increased to
81 OF. .ses sS6, and the net cash ~edueed 70
Sis qls. rs on October l. 1SaS. the pub
lce debt had been further increased -
81 .t26 te4 9qa, and the net cash ~ the treas
ury increased % Alsa, 8uataRh Afuiltst fA~
wear ending October l. 1925. the uet m
crease in the public debt was 'IcFefofe
$40. SIS Sei During the year ended teeto-
her I. iSqS. the net increase was s43fis.elR.
During the last three years. therefore.
the net Increase in the debt has been
S106 4sl so and during the same ilfne the
Increase in the interest bearing deot mas
been Si62. SO. $50
since June 30 iSs2 the net expenditures
% the government have exceeded the re-
ceipts hv Sis Isl ls7, as follows; Fiscal
year ended June 80. ls9S. surplus of S-sH:-
s7i fiscal year ended June -. ts9i. dehclt
~ $50 s03. 2sn. fiscal wear ended June 81.
lSos deficit of Ste s15. -; for the three
months ended september 50. 1875, deficit
of 80 SSAssS.
Todav.s statement Of the treasury shows:
Available cash balance, Ns5,iSoS6s. gold
reserve So. a7S.
New YORK. Oct THE currency trans
fars AZ tho slh-freasWry today aggregated
s7nn n00 Of which ss7s oo0 goes 90 New Or
leans for the movement Of the cotton crop.
The Canadian Bank of Commerce With
drew 100000 Of gold for shipment TO Can
ada
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-02
The Peary Party Came Near starvation

New York, Oct. l.-PeaTy's colored serN-
ant Matt Henderson. and Prof pyche, OF
the Kansas state university. arrived from
the Arctic regions this morning on the
steamship Silvia Lieut.. PearS and the
other members OF his party. who left Halt
fax yesterday BY rail. are expected 10 ar
rive In New York this evening. Prof.
Dyche. while reticent as 10 the details Of
the expedition. admitted that IT had been
a failure He declared that Lie al Feafy
had not managed to forge much further
north that on the previous expedition. He
would not give any reason for the failure.
her than the lack Of food. When driven
hack on his first attempt n reach the
north nole Peary decided 70 press forward
in 1894 He had buried food in the Ice.
h,it could not locate the cache. lie was
obliged 10 KIN his dogs one by one and
feed them 10 the others. Dyche and party
lived on walrus meat when they could get
it, The professor states emphaticaiiy that
the PARTY would never have reached Amer
lea had il not been that just when on the
verge Of starvation Peary and Henson
killed some musk oxen. Prof. Dyche
brought back about 1000 specimens of Arc
tic fora and fauna.
Portland Nc. Oct. Lieut. and Mrs.
Peary arrived in the city this morning
from Halifax and went 10 their house
near Cape Elizabeth. The explorers =
mother had gone 10 the city 70 meet nm,
80 he came back 10 town and found her.
The meeting was an arectionate one.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-02
The President spares a Murderer.

Washington City. OCT. The president
has cOmmuted 70 Imprisonment for life
the death sentence imposed upon Clyde
AIattox. OF Kansas. This rs the case IN
which the prisoners mother. after appeal
Ing personally 10 the president secured
letter assuring her that he death sen
fence would not be CARRIED ont. Mattox
was convicted of killing an old Col0red
man. John Mullen. who was seeking 70
protect two colored girls. He was con-
victed and sentenced 70 he hanged in
Kansas iu 1891 hut gained rev trial
from tho United states supreme court.
and after two more trials was again cor
victcd and resenteaced 70 death IN March
3. t>4. Another appeal was taken - 5he
, -c.ted states supreme court. and this
Time he judgment was affirmed and the
convict sentenced 70 b. hanged On Octo-
her II Of this year. As a last ,esort ap-
peal vas made 20 zne president IN his
Endorsement the president says;
1T IS with much hesitation that I can
show auv measure. ct clemency iU his
case. inasmuch as I do not regard tHis
convict as entitled n any sympathy be
cause - his former lie or the testimony
taken in the trial. T have concluded. how
ever. after anxious and 7erplexinz con
sI1erat.un of al the fats presented 20
me- 90 save rne cout Hrt from the dsafh
awaiting h.rn under The sentence q court.
and AT the same tine effectively protect
society iu future against his vicious pro-
urnsttIss bv directing Imprisonment dur
irc life I am constrained 20 tals course
s-u,oiv and solely because ! cannot saut
out a fear that certain testimony offered
upon his trial and excluded by 10 o0urt,
and which 3 strong minority of tie su-
n-arr4 court held should have been re-
ae!yet might II admitted. have produced
a result more favorable 10 the convict
ard probably averte1 h.s sentence Of
1--rN
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-02

cut With Rll-day's work AZ the pumps.
with It's rotten sails blown - ribbons ara
its halysrds streaming in the win1- inc
cid schooner John Raher drove close 70
shore or Dale Park. Ind. and cast an
chor. Andrew johnson. the owner. want
81 10 save lis vessel built in lSt>. and IN
a small boat manned by three sailors.
tried 70 reach shore 20 secure tHE-
huge breaker overturned the beat Wnen
aeou; mile from shore johnson taiiea
20 reach the aoaf. and his body lsy alore
and unattended in the sands waiting
coronsrs verdict The three men stuck
shore. Capt Weede STAYED BY the shin
the South Chicago lige-ssvers after mid
night. after four hours hard work.
These additions have been made 10 the
list of boats missing or lost; Iohn Raoer.
ashore at Whiting. Ind. several lives re-
ported 70 have been lost. George Naghan.
wateTlogged. taken in az -. joseph. prob
ably total loss, Lily May, barge, wreck
ed a. East Whtefsh point. barge gone 10
pieces. City Of Faris. on shore on Flat
rock. IN Copper harbor Elma. schooner.
reported 70 have been foundered Ia Num-
sing bay and crew LOST Capt John Thurs
ton, wife and child. among the lost. Bliss.
tow barge. two mates gone and deck load.
towed into Chicago harbor. (. Z. Jones.
schooner. foEndered OF NhiteAsh point
crew supposed 20 have been lost. tug
the assistance Of the schooner Of (. +.
Jones. reported missing two unknown
boats ashore al Grand Island. Lake Su-
perior, steamers Mstoa and Mesaba, Of
the Minnesota line. thought 10 be ashore
at kewesnaW point. Lake Superior.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-02

Nevr York. oct i-Speclal cable and tele-
granh DISPATCHES 70 Rradstrect's covering
-, ,,vinr,nsl r,oints of accumulation indi-
cate the following changes IN avahahle
stocks last saturday as compared Win me
preredinr saturday. Wheat. available sun
,,Ites Ia the United states and Canada. cast
~ the Rocky mountains, increase Zs9p.t"
bushels. afloat for and i'm Europe increase
q oAo bushels Corn. increase in the Jnitet
c,atcs and Canada cast Of tho Rocky
mountains. 22S 40. oats United Statns
ard Canada east Of the Rocky mountains.
secreasa "a. .eo0 Tho important Increases
in stoclss of available wheat last week. not
,oct,aed in the official visible supply fe-
mort were ef00Ao bushels IN Northwestsfu
i,terIor elevators. 4ei 00o IN Chicago priVsts
elevators ~ co bushels at Fort NiiHahla,
y fs,0 Al Fort Worth. Tex. $500 bushels IN
Minneapolis private elevators Ss"t na,n-
ois At T,ouisvlIIe and n0o bushels az PITTS
hurr The only corresponding decreases
worth mentioning are 5000 bushels at
Cleveland =. m bushels az Newport 49,.
.. nna bushels al Cape Vincent ana 1',Vo1
bushels AZ Akron.