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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

Robert Bright to Mary Craig, lot on S line Of
Pine street 81: i, of Polk, E % by S 100 gift
same to same, lot on NE corner OF Polk street
and Broadway, 81 % b. f 1Ol :6; SO.
Gustav Frederick to Frances e. Crane, lot on N
line OF Sacramento aa INT street 15l a of Van Ness
Anna NJ. and Frederick Oeverndiek (or Overn
dick) to Joseph Henry, lot on Ii of Ellis str ct
109 b of Van Ness avenue, E % 3 by n lO9; So
EDWARD H. and Alice K. Hanson John d
lallant' lot on NE corner of jackson and Steiner
streets, e 81 IS by y 1l7:S14; $40.
Neis and Christine Wind,to George Nelson lot on
s line Of Tonquin street, 120 w of Broderick, W
James Keegan to Mary Keegan lot on n line Of
Clipper street, 1928 W OF Sanchez, w so by n
OF First SW 1916 by Sc rs; also lot on E line OF
Virginia street, $50 OF Main, 80 by e 100, lot
7, bo2k 5lS salt marsh and ride LOTS also lots A. S
ana b. block 544. Haley purchase w OF Hudson
Tract; also lot on NV corner Marshall and
Craut streets, 10 by W 100; also property in
Henry f. Bruins to John F. Bruins, lot on NV
corner of Pacific and Sansome streets, n "a :41a by
w 81 IS; $40
Occidental Loan Association vs. Edward j Rev
nolds, b. Sturman. Oregon Improvement Com
Sheriff to NJ, Never, lot on line Of JacsSon
treet, 206;S w of Leavenworth, W 34:41a by 5
Matthias and jeanette Meyer to William and
Eta McDermott, same; $40.
Mary L. Wright and Margaret w. Bovine TO John
d. Tallant lot on SW line OF Steuart street o7h Si
of Market SE 1910 by SW 1915; $40.
III Dorado Loan Association to James ]. and Pau
line w. oNeill, lot on W line OF Fourth avenue,
stanford Addition Land Company to Robert Dali
zlei and William Mo Ter, lot As, block 130, Sunny
side Addition No. l; $40.
Sol and Dora Getz to Catherine Hughes lot 377
Gift Map i; $40.
William NJ. ard Mary E. de Wolf to James H
Cunningham. lot 8, block 13 Mission and Thirtieth
streets Extension Homestead Union; SO
Behrend and Anna Joost 10 George G. Moren. lot
on on y lne OF Falcon avenue, 1G7:S : of Moss, )
26:1l, Il SS, y 25. " 97:111a being lot g. block s.
SUBDIVISION J, Mountain Spring property; $5.
Golden Gate Lumber Company VS.. Louise A.
fancher (by Il. |. Whelan, Sherif) to o. H. Greene
wad lot 2, block 169, University Extension Home
stead also lot II, block 332, ONen d. Haley
Tract; S400.
ALAMEDA COUNTY.
7 Waet Mar.,n 80 oa,.,...
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FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS.

FLOUR-Very stiff. A further advance is more
than likely, considering the continued advance in
Wheat. Net cash prices Family extras
So 55@3 So; Bakers extras, So 45@93 55; super
fine 81 1922 so e Dbl.
CoRNMEAL. ETC.-Feed Corn, S19 5U@2O p
ton: Cracked Corn $50 q ton.
MILLSTUFFS-Pric in 1O-ib sacks are as fol-
lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour
234c Rye Flour, 314c; Rice Flour, 71ac; Corn
meal, Z$493c; extra cream do, 312c: oatmeal
334c; Oat Groats, 412c: Hominy, 4@5412c; Buick
VIII eat Flour, 4c; Cracked Wheat, 315c: Farna
412c: whole Wheat Flour Sc; Rolled Oats 41ac;
Pearl Barley, 414@412c; Split Peas, 4$4c Green
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HIDES, rALLow, WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND sKINS-Heavy salted steers
&c q ID; cuils and brands, &C. medium, &c. culls and
brands. Sc; light, sc; culls and brands 4c; Cow
hides, oe51 12c; culls and brands, 4(9412c; salted
Kip &c = 10; sailed Calf, &c a ID; salted Veal.
&c; dry Hides, 1O@llc q ID; culls and brands, ia
712c dry Kip and Veal, SC: culls, 612c dry Calf,
l5c; culs, Zoe; Goatskins. 20d35c each; Kids, SC;
Deersklns, good summer, 25@ soc; medium. l5@
25c; winter, 1O915c; Sheepskins, shearlings, l0@
zoe each; short wool, 500 40c each; medium, 40
@50c each; long wool, 6O@70c each. Culls of all
kinds. about 1ac less.
TALLOW-No l, rendered, 3$4@4c; No. 2, SO
314c; refined, 534c; Grease 212c r h.
WoOL-We quote Fail as Follows Humboldt and
Mendocino, 7d9c: San Joaquin and Southern, 30
&c: free Mountain, 6d7c; detective do, 4@6c q ID.
HOPS-Nominal AT 40 &c = b.
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WEATHER BUREAU REPORT,

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRIcULr
TURF, WEATHER BUREAU, SAN FRANCISCO, jan
uary 10, 1Se6, y. M.-Weaiher conditions and
general forecast:
The following are the seasonal rainfalls TO date
as compared with those OF the same date last year
Eureka 1890. last season 22.2O; Red Bluff 6-66
last season I7l2: san Francisco 40. las, season
1857; Fresno Ill, last season 7.l6; san Luis
CbIspo 400. last season 1892; Los Angeles III,
last season 6.5I; san Diego 157, last season 92o;
y uma 81, last season 2.2I.
The following maximum temperatures are re-
ported from stations IN California TO day: Eureka
56. Red Blutf 90. san Francisco SO, Fresno 81, In
dependence SO san Luis Obispo 70, Los Angeles
50. san Diego 20, Yuma IS.
san Francisco data-MaXimum temperature oS,
minimum Az mean SO.
The area OF high pressure which has been central
over Utah, Nevada and southern Idaho since
January 4 continues. although there has been a
slight fall in the pressure. Another area of high
barometer has moved upon the north Pacific Coast,
and will probably re-enforCe the firSt-named nigh
area. The pressure has fallen slightly along the
California coast and has risen decidedly along the
Washington and Oregon coasts. Cloudy weather IS
reported this evening generally over Ca ltorna and
Nevada. North OF these States The weather has
IiOnary over the entire country except Western
Washington, where IL has fallen slightly.
Forecast made At san Francisco for thirty
hours ending midnight January II, 1896:
Northern CalIfOrnia-Coudy weather, and prob
ably without rain; stationary temperature; north
ery winds
rain; stationary temperatures light easJerly winds.
Nevada-C.oddy cooler in northern por ion.
Utah-ClOudy; slightly cooler ia northern por-
ton.
Arizoua-Cloudy in southern portion; stationary
IA. francisco and vicnity-Cloudy weather. but
probably wllhont rain; stationary temperature
y. McADIE. Local Forecast Official.
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DRIED FRUITS, RAIsrNs, NUTS, ETC.

DRIED FKUITS-Nothng whatever going on
The following prices rule on the Fruit Exchange:
CARLOAD Lors-Apples, 212@3c q II for quar-
tered 3@312c T. ID for sliced and 4I4a5c y ID
Tor evaporated; Peaches, 445c q b and 51s@
DC e lb Tor fancy; peeled IN boxes. 12@13c q
ID; Prunes, &c for the four sizes, 6@61s r ID
Tor 40@5Os and &c 2 ID for 50@60's; Apricots IA
Gg9c ior prime 10 choice and 1OG11c p h for fancy
Moorpark; Figs, black, 3t@312c q ID for pressed
ana 29212c for unpressed White Figs 31s6D4c
2 10 for pressed in sacks and 5@6c in boxes; Pears
&c q ID for eYaporated halves, 4g61ac = ID for
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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.

BUTTER-Firm at the improved prices.
CREAMERY-Fancy, 27@29c; seconds, 25@26c
q ID.
lAIRY-Fancy, 25@26c: good TO choice, 221a@
24c; lower grades, 1S@22c.
tHEESE-Fancy MILL new, 1l@ll1sc q h;
special marks higher still common o good SC0lOc
e Id; Cream Cheddar. 1l@12c; Young America
1I4lZc; western, 11@12c: Eastern, l260l Sc y H.
EGGS-Continue weak, with increasing stocks
fancy Eastern, 24@25c; good to choice Eastern
ranch Eggs, 25@S0c u doz
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POTATOEs, oNIoNs, vEGErARLEs.

PoTATOES-No change to report Volunteer
New Potatoes. l12@l$4c p ID; Sweets, 81 5u@2 p
oti Tor Rivers aud S2e2 % 2 ctl for Merced; Sa-
hnas Burbanks, 60G90c Is cti; River Burbanks 25
g33c g sack; oregon Burbanks, 40@1Oc: River
ONIONS-Higher at S5c6Sl p ctl: Cut Onions
65@75c p ctl. -l''
VkGETABLES-The few Bay Tomatoes left are
hard!y worth quoting. Dried Peppers are auot-
able 7@lOc p ID; Los Angeles Tomatoes, 75cGSl
2 box; Green Peas. 4@7c; string Beans. 1U@I6c;
Dried Dkra, l212c Cabbage, SOC y ct; Garlic,
q4H2c 6 ID; Marrowfat Squash, $50 q ton.
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POULTRY AND GAME.

POOLTRI-The market is weaker all around
Live Turkeys, 1l@l2c for Gobblers and 1l@l2c
for Hens Dressed Turkeys, l21a@l4c; Geese
6 pair 81 5Ogl 70: Ducks, $5 50@7; Hens, SAG
6ryers, "a 80; Broilers, $4@4 50 for large and
% oo Tor small; Pigeons, 81 50Q2 p dozen for
young and 81 for old.
Gan -Qnotatons show very little variation.
Qual, $lGl l212 q doz; MalarG, So 5013 so: Can.
YASback, F397 Srrig, 81 50@2; Teal, 81 256Dl so:
Midgeon, sl@l 80: Small DUCK, 75c@$l; Hare Toe
y Rabbits, ~ 25@l so for Cottontails and 75c61
81 Brant, 81 25@l SO; aonkers, $3@4; English
Snipe, $2@Z 90; Jack Smpe $l@lI rs
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HAY AND FEEDSTUFFs.

BRAN-Higher again at $l3 5O@14 p ton, job
bing rates.
MISUNDERSTANDING at S16@19 for lower
grades up to $2U so 2 ton for the best.
FEEDSTUFFS-KolledB Barley, $l66l7 q ron;
Oil axe Meal at the mill, S21 q ton; jobbng
S22 80; Cottonseed Oilcake, S2l.
HAY-The market is steady, but no further dis
position IS shown to advance it. Wheat. $SGl2 SO;
Oat, S91O 80; Wheat and Oat, 81 5041l 81 r ton;
Barley, $7@9 so; Alfalfa, $6@9; Clover $6(gS
compressed, 81 5Ot911; Stock, $6@7 SO p ton.
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PROVISIONS.

CURED MEATS-No further change. Bacon &c
for heavy, 7c for light medium, &c for light. 10c
for extra light and 12c for sugar-cured; Eastern
Sugar-cured Hams, ll1ac p ib California Hams,
lOc Mess Beef 81 p bbl; extra mess do, $S: fam
lily do $S@9 SO; extra prime Pork, SO p Dbl; ex-
ira clear. Sl4 Dbl; mess, $lS q bbl: Smoked
LARD-Eastern, tierces. is quotable at SC p
ID for compound and 712c for pure; pals, SC; Cali
1 torna tlerces 612c for compound and &C for pure
COTTOLENE-7c in tierces and 77sc e ID in 10
II, irlS
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BEANS AND SEEDS,

BEANs-Negected, unchanged and nominal
Bayos, $l@1 Is q ctl: Small Whites, 81 25a
l 40; Pea 81 50@l SO; Large Whites 81 1901 80;
Pink, 90c@$l 10: Reds, 81 35@,l so; Blackeye,
81 750l So; Red Kidney 81 65@1 10; Limas
So 40a2 6O; Buffers, 81 60@1 70 g ctl.
ShEDS-Brown Mustard auotable at 81 9502 O5: (:
Trieste, $2a2 20; Yellow Mustard. 81 4OCGl 90 :
Flax, 81 7O@l 70; Canary, 3l4@31ac p ID; Al,
falfa 6l4@6h2c q 10; Rape, 134G2c q ID; Hemp
&c q Ii. ' ~
DRIED PEAS-Quoted at 81 25@l SO = ctl for
Niles, 81 2OGl 80 Tor Blackeye and 81 25@l So
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARnEr.

Hogs continue very firm. Wholesale rates for
dressed stock from slaughterers follows:
BEEF-First quality, 512@6c; second quality,
412@5c; third do 512@4c 2 tb.
NEAL-Large, 5@0c; small 6CQ7c p h.
MUTTON-W ethers. 6a612c: Ewes &c 2 n.
DAMB-Spring Lamb, -; yearlings, 7c p n.
PORK-Live Hogs, 33s435sc for large and 314
@33sc for small: dressed 40, 412(95 1ac d ID.
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DEClDUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

ORCHARD FRUITS-Persimmon 4O@75c q
box; Apples, 75cG$l for good to choice, o0t@65c
for common To far anu o. % for fancy.
CITRUS FRUITS-Dull and unchanged. Cali
fornia Oranges, 81 25@1 75 q box for Seedlings
and 81 50@2 so for Navels; Japanese Mandarlns,
$l@l 20 q box; Lemons $l@1 so for common
and $2@2 so for good to choice; Mexican Lines,
S696 90; Bananas, $1@2 q bunch; Pineapples, 81
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NEW YORK STOCKS.
Bonds, Exchange, Money and Railroad
Shares.

Money on call easy at 1863; last loan at 81
and closing offered at Sc. irIme mercantile pa
per- 7d8 bar silver t6$4c Mexican dol
lars. 5234c C. Sterling exchange Is steady, with
actual in bankers bills 81 S71a(d4 S73l
for sixty oeys ana 81 s834 al s914 for demand.
Posted rates. S4 1894 s9l4. Commercial bills,
S4 e614d4 S714. Government bonds higher; State
bonds qu ct: railroad bonds firm. Silver at the
hoard WAS nPglected.
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FIsH-PER POUND.
THE STOCK MARKET.

Ihere was no particular change yesterday eX-
cept in Occidental, which up 10 96c under
heavier trading. Several of the South End and
middle stocks were also rather frmer. Private
reports from these mines were rather favorable
than otherwise.
After the afternoon board the market was lively.
occldental ran up to 81, Choliar TO S5c, Best t6
Belcher to 9Sc,, and so on, the whole list being
stronger
me Marin County Water Company paid quar-
terry dividend of 70 cents per share yesterday.
Inc First National Bank paid a semi-annual
dividend of $5 per share yesterday.
Inc Following dividends were paid by local cor
poratlonS yesterday: Market-street Railway
lquarterlyl 90 cents, and Spring Valley Water,
@ san Jose water and Pacific Gas Improvement Gall
mopthly( 80 cents per share
Bullion valued az SlS75 has been received from
the Mayfower Gravel mine
Al Ihe annual meeting of the Bullion Mining
COMPANY oo,49l shares were represented, and the
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THE COMMERCIAL WORLD.

store. Liverpool cables were quiet and unchanged
Export cIearances were 44s, ,s95 bushels. May corn
opened 29c, declined 10 2s34c, closing at SEC
14c under yesterday. ltstmated receipts for 10
morrow $40 cars
OATS Lower quotations were established in
oats simply through the influence OF the other
market Only light business was transacted.
Receipts were l23 cars and 1000 bushels were
taken from store. There rally later in the
session, shorts covering freely The close
shade under yesterday for May Estimated receipts
for tomorrow $50
$3.50. Receipts Were 80 cars.
PkOVISIONS-Buyers in product were few THIS
morning and quite Il time elapsed before any safes
could b. effected. Prices declined from the close
of yesterday, announcements being ootainable
from the yards, where hogs were lower nor from
grain. which was weak. The close was ioc lower
than yesterday for May pork. 5@712c lower for
May lard and 71ac lower for May ribs
Closing Prices.
wHEAT-January, SIC; May, 6s6s@59s4c;
coRS2J5annaTy,' 26sso; May, 2s7so; July,
2978c.
PORK-January, SO so; May. SO S212
LARD-January, $5 4712; May SIS 50.
RIB~-January, 81 50; May, 81 s712.
MONEH-Was firm per cent on call and
6a7 per cent on time loans. New YORK exchange
sold at SOC premium.
Livestock.
UNION STOCKYARDS, III, Jan. 1O-Trade
in cattle today was slow and prices averged 1Oc
lower than yesterday. The supply light but
owing TO the poor demand ana large supply. Trade
was slow. Business in sheep was light with the
feeling heavy. Lambs were lower.
CATTLEaaReceipts, $500 Common 10 extra
SO; and bulls 81 1903 So calves, SO 20
as 76 Texans, SO 5094 35.
shipping lots So 65@3 S712; common TO choice
mixed, So 6O@3 80; choice assorted, So 100
So gP rs SGs Bs SS SS 80 sS Choice
81 25@3 70; lambs, So 40@4 rs.
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EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
TREASURE SHIPMENT.

The Alfridi took out treasure list Of STAT 4s2,
consisting of $l45, ,O90 in Mexican Dollars and
S2392 in Gold Coin.
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SUMMARY or THE MARKET, =.

Mexican Dollars lower,
Sterling Exchange weaker.
shipment OF Sl47,4s2 10 China.
silver unchanged.
Wheat still higher.
Barley easier again.
Oats and Corn firm.
Bran a-au N -rked up.
Hay steady and unchanged.
Flour stitf,
Beans neglected.
Potatoes steady. onions higher.
Butter firm. Eggs weak.
Poultry easier.
Game about as before.
All fruits dull.
Provisions inactive.
Hides unchanged.
Grain Bags nominal. Hops very firm.
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BANK CLEARINGS,

NEW YORK, y. y, Jan. lO.-Bank clearings
totals at the principal cities for the week ended
January 9, with comparisons, telegraphed to
BradstreetS;
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OF INTERIOR PRODUCE.
FAMILY RETAIL MARKET.

Butter is rather dearer. Eggs weakening at
wholesale and the retail price will probably soon
be lower.
Meats. Game and Fish show but little change.
Hens and Roosters are slightly dearer.
Fruits and Vegetables sell at he usual prices.
Following is The CALLS regular weekly retail
LIST,
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FOREIGN MARKETS.
wuEAr rr1,pppoo,
FUTURES,

WHEAT IN LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, ENG, Jan. 1O.-Ihe spot market
is lower at 5s 3D. Cargoes are firm at 2ss Sd ar
rived.
FUTURES.
The Produce Exchange cable gives the following
Liverpool quotations for No. 2 Red Winter: Janu-
ary, 5s 4d; February, 5s 412d; March, 5s 514d; |;
April, 5s Sgd; May, 5s 534d.
SECURITIES.
LONDON, Eng, Jan. JO.-Consols, 1861; SILL
yer, 80 9-16d; French Rentes, 1Olf 3712c.
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NOR ING SESSION
Board-25 Hawaiian Commercial, 81R
Street.-The Howaiian Commercial, SIS,
AFTERNooS less! on.
Board-1OO Hawaiian Commercial. g: 100 & F
GasIight, 7l%.
Street-l00 Contra Costa Water, 80, A
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RnildarIs Gnntrant.

Julius 5. Morris with John Saunders and James
Button to erect a one-story building on the Sc
corner OF California street South and Second av-
enue; 5000
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sun AND TIDE TABLE.
= HIGH wATER.ILow wATER.l SUN. MOON.
small Large Small. Large. Rises Sets Rises
IL. .1l.o2P s.l4A l5SAt 3.47Pl 725 sill a "a
IL .l0.55P s.O5A 3.OOA 4.36p 7.25 6l2 56A
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oCAAN sTEAMARs.

bates of Departure From San Francisco.
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shIprIAU lNrELAIGEN CE.
Arrived.
FRIDAY, January 10.

FRIDAY, January TO-
Stmr Eureka, Jepsen. 50 hours from Newport
and way ports pass and mdse 20 Goodall. Perkins
IL Co.
SJmr Navarro, Hardwick, 56 hours from New.
port; ballast. 10 Gray (G Mitchell
Stmr Alice Blanchard, Dunham, 20 hours from
Portland, via Coos Bay; pass and mdse, to North
Pacific steamship Co.
Ital bark Casabona Cuneo, 1853 days from Glas-
gov; 1850 coal 10 Henry Lund & Co.
Bktn Omega Harring on, 43 days from Junin,
Chile; 7455 bags nitrate of soda TO Balfouri Guth-
rie & Co.
Schr John A, Hellqust, 51a days I'm Humboldti
432 NJ II lumber, to Geo l. sweet.
Schr Jennie Wand. ChrisUansen, Is days from
Kahului 1888 bags sugar, Is hides, bx mdse, TO
Alexander dE Baldwin.
Schr Mary Buhne, Ramselius 61a days from
Eureka: lumber and stave bolls. TO Chas Nelson.
Schr Nettie Low, Low, . hours from Point
Reyes: 30 bXs butter, to j II Newbauer dE Co.
iISchr Conianza VoGel. days from Hum
boldt; lumber, TO San Francisco Lumber Co.
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For Late shipping Intelligence See Fifteenth Page.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-06
FaIsehood and Humbue rejected.

From the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
These figures do not need extended COM
ment. They explain themselves. They
show that in this crisis, as in every great
emergency OF the past, the conscience
patriotism and intelligence of the Ameri-
can people are equal to the sternest test
They prove that the floods of free silver
literature with which the rural East has
been inundated, the reckless appeals to
greed and class prejudices which Bryan has
continually made, and the exhortations
which Democratic machine polit. t.cians of the
baser sort have addressed to the voters of
their party have been absolutely Intellectual
against the peoples rock-ribbed honesty
and stalwart common sense. The result
in Vermont Is especially significant be-
cause the great majority OF the voters in
that state are farmers. It is upon the
farmers that Bryan has based his sole hope
Of success. His campaign has resolved it
self into desperate effort to persuade the
voters of agricultural communities that in
some inexplicable way they have been
robbed by the gold standard and that free
silver would enrich them at the expense
of the rest of the nation. Vermonts vote
demonstrats that this abominable concoc-
ton OF falsehood and humbug has been in
dignantly rejected by the men whom the
socialist demagogues have tried to hood
wink.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-06
THE OUTFLOW OF coin.

It seems quite waste of time to argue
that free coinage of silver at a ratio that
is practically one-half its market value
would drive gold out of circulation. This
can hardly be considered question. VIII
the gold owners prefer gold to silver at the
ratio of 16 to 1? 1t is simply business
proposition. What opinion will the gold
owners entertain as to the relative value
of gold and silver? The outflow of gold
will be settled by the owners of gold and
not by political opinions nor by coinage
laws. The right to own gold is the right to
own any property and means the owners
right to do as he likes with it, and If his
business judgment indicates to him that
2s.2 grains Of pure gold is worth more than
SIN grains of pure silver he will not put
his gold in circulation on even terms with
silver. II one man in fifty owns gold, the
one will determine the outflow of gold and
the forty-nine have nothing to do with it.
The forty-nine may declaim and pass reso-
lutions and statutes decreeing 2s2 grains
of gold as valuable as s71k grains of silver,
but II the gold owner is not satisfied he
will not give his gold for silver.
1t will not be question Of boarding gold
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-06
A GREAT DIsAPPoINTMENr.

1t will be source of deep and lasting re-
gret to learn that Ii Hung Chang, the G.
o. N. of China and the right bower of his
majesty, the emperor Of the Flowery king
dom. sole possessor of 10000 virtues, the
gate of righteousness and the sublime de-
pository Of perpetual peace, is not coming
to Kansas City. There may be weighty
diplomatic reasons for Ii thus sighting
this town. but however that may be, it is
quite certain he will regret it In after
years. There is much that would interest
the distinguished diplomat in Kansas City,
and there is no doubt but our loss is his
loss also. The Horse Show is here: the
flower parade will soon be here, and the
gorgeous entry Of Pallas Athene and the
merry maskers of the carnival would all
combine to ravish the old Celestial with
feelings of delight and properly inspire
him with new ideas as to the dignity and
grandeur OF the occident. There are more
pretty women within the corporate limits
of this metropolis than in any other city
Of its size on the globe, and to look upon
them merely is good for the worst case Of
OpludlHid ever IcpoIttu. 4ueTt are more
abundant facilities for Ii to get posted on
the 16 to business here than in any other
locality. All he would have to do would
be to stand for fifteen minutes on any of
the prominent street corners and get filed
up on finance The beer in Kansas City
Is like the nectar Of the gods. of which
Ii knows nothing. but it is good. and a
few schooners would doubtless enable him
successfully to compete with Bismarck or
Bayard in diplomacy any day in the week.
There are thousand things here which
would deeply interest the old heather,
from the big packing houses down to the
backyard clothes lines. Our aldermen. with
fair round bellies, with good capon lined,
would only be too glad to kill in his honor
the fatted calf, and the mock turtle also,
at the expense of the municipality, and
everybody would turn out to say "Howdy,
Lii" If Mr.. Hung Chang wants a good,
hearty Missouri welcome and a high old
time. with plenty to eat and drink. he
should reconsider his determination and
come our way.