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in that State. German is a candidate for

in that State. German is a candidate for
reelection to the Senate, sand the Legis-
lature chosen this year will elect his sue
cessor. A few weeks ago German an
snounced that he was not seeking another
term. That was the first confession Of
weakness on the part of the Maryland
Democratic managers, for Gorman's can
didacy, as both Democrats and Republi-
cans well know, will take away thousands
Of votes from the Democratic State and
Legislative tickets. Gorlnan's conditional
offer now to abandon the leadership of
his party and cut loose his official connec-
tion with it means that he and the other
managers believe that the party's chances
in the campaign are hopeless.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
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.Probably an OyersigI,t,

About the only wild vagary that the
Chicago platform did not indorse and
adopt was the single land tax, and it looks
now as if that might go in the next ma
tional Democratic platform. The truth
is, there is not much else left for the pa,,-
sty. The tariff question is settled for
many years to come, free silver will never
figure in another national election, "goy-
ernment by injunction" il too thin for a
national issue, so what is the poor, old
Democracy to do2 John G. Shanklin,
Democratic national committeeman from
this State, has been pronounced advo-
cate Of the single land tax for years, and
few days ago he said to an interviewer:
Were in New York should support
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Another Evidence.

An evidence Of the improvement in bus
mess since the people of the country de-
cided in favor of protection and sound
money is found in figures in the recent re-
port of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. They show that the freight tonnage
for the year just ended is the largest in
the history of the railways of the country,
and is 10 less than seventy million tons
in excess of the preceding year. The
gross earnings of the railroads of the
country for the year were nearly $75 5,0OO,-
600 greater than those Of the preceding
year.
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Another SLUMP.

Another fall in silver is recorded from
the financial centers in this country and
Europe. During the closing week in Sep
tember the price of silver bars dropped
from 571a cents per ounce to 81 cents, In
New York. A money metal which would
fluctuate 311a per cent in value in single
week can scarcely commend itself to the
average voter as safe one for adoption
by single nation with, at least the CO.
operation of other countries to sustain its
value
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They Would Ruin us.

1t is pity that this country should be
so completely at the mercy of the gold
power" of England. Gold has been pour
ed into the United States, at San Fran
cisco, New York and all the great ports,
until our gold circulation is fifty million
more than it was year ago, while the
total increase in circulation is nearly Il
hundred million. There really seems to
be no way to stop these schemers in the
old countries from flooding us with their
gold and sweeping away the ,lnderpinning
of the Chicago and other free coinage
n1ankS
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Wheat WIZ Keen I'm.

European crop reports confirm the es-
timated shortages that have been made
from time to time and give assurance
that the foreign demand will keep the
prices of American breadstuffs up to the
point about which they have fuctuated
for the past few weeks. The property Of
the American farmer is not myth in any
sense Of the word.-Omaha Bee.
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Henry George because he is the only ex-
,ponent among the candidates for Mayor
of the principles decided at the Chicago
convention, absolute loyalty to which is
the test Of true Democracy" Henry
George cares more for the single land tax
than he does for the entire Chicago plat
form. Mr.. Shanklin knows this, and when
the time comes he and Henry George will
both be found working to get single
land-tax plank in the Democratic plat
form.-Indianapolis journal.
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Bryanism-Free Trade-Free Ruin.
II Louise Michel should come to this
country to preach the gospel of anarchy
she would probably begin by avowing her
allegiance to Organism, free trade and
free ruin and wind up by denouncing
Mark Hanna and the Dingley tariff
Grand Rapids Herald,
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GEORGE MELVILLE.
What About Corn, Pork and Wool?

How do the free silver and free trade
theorists who are charging UP the advance
in wheat to the shortage abroad account
for the advance in all other farm products,
corn, rye, beef, pork, wool, cattle, horses.
sheep, hops, tobacco and potatoes? The
fact is that it is due to the increased con-
sumption at home: People who earn little
economic in eating; those whose earn
ings are increased spend far more for
food, and get that of better quality.
When the working people of the United
States are employed at good wages they
buy more food and clothing than when un-
employed or working for half pay. It is
a protective tariff that does the business.
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l,l l,.,--
HAuo iosS OH oats crops ........... 1873, S41 3S1
and hov - spp

iotal four years loss on oats
anu nily S6Ol, ,Ig2O, 397
LII official reports On the oats crops for
the years 1892 to 1895 were obtained from
page 294 of the Statistical Abstract Of
The United States, 1867 and the oats
crop of 1896 from page 567 Of the Year
Book of the U. S. Department of Agri-
culture, 1896" The official hay crop sta
ustlcs us We're obtained from page 571 of the
lear Book U. s. Department of Agri-
culture, 1885," which states that no Off
cal estimates were made on the hay crops
Tor the years 1889 to 1892 inclusive. If
me statistics for 1892 had been collected
lhe total loss on the hay crops would un-
uouotedly have been largely increased by
comparison with the total value of 1892.
Losses on Farm Animals.
!he farmers enormous losses on the
value of their farm animals during the
iour Years of free trade government and
tree silver coinage agitation ending March
=, 1897, are proved by the following fig
ures taken from pages 5T4, 575, 576 and
''' OF the Year Book Of the u. s. De-
partment Of Agriculture, 1897" prepared
uluer the direction of Secretary J. Sterl-
lug Morton, who was the free trade Secre-
Gy eary of Agriculture during President
0ieveland's last term:
LOSS on farm animals
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Their Case Hopeless.

Senator Gorman's offer to surrender
the Democratic leadership in Maryland
provided the Baltimore Sun supports its
party in the State and legislative cam
paign, is the Democracy's flag Of distress
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Dineley Law Doing splendtdly.

A good deal has been said in the Demo-
cratic newspapers, and more particular
ly in the mugwump free trade papers,
about the failure of the Dingley bill to
produce sufficient revenue. They were
not willing to wait until the bill had been
fairly tried and until the stock of import
ed goods had been exhausted, but began
as soon as the bill went into effect to COM
plain that it was not revenue getter.
They utterly ignored the fact that in an
ticipation of it the country had been flood
ed with imported goods and that conse-
quently importations fell off as soon as
the new law went into effect.
The Wilson law was declared on its
face to be a revenue getter purely, and
its advocates asserted that it was a tariff
for revenue only. 1t went into effect in
September, 1894. In its first month the
receipts were $22 ,621 ,229. In October, the
second month, the receipts were Sis, 9,139,
24O. The total receipts for the first two
months We're $41, ,76O,469. The Dingley
bill was in operation two months on the
list of October. In August the receipts
were $19,023,615, and in September $21,-
933,O96, the total for the first two months
Of the new law being $4O,956, 713, or less
than million below the receipts of the
first two months of the Wilson law
Here is another way of putting it. In
the first month Of the Wilson law the de-
fciency was $7,705, 100; in the second
month, $13,573,S 800; the total deficiency
in the first two months being $21 ,275, 600.
Under the Dingley bill in the first month
the deficiency was. SD ,564, ,432 and in the
second month, September last, So ,435, ,718;
the total for the two months being $1S,-
600, ,15O, therefore the deficiency in the
first two months under the Wilson law
was over $3,O00,00O greater than in the
first two months of the present law. Put
ting these results in tabular form we fur
nish the following statistics:
First two months:
Wilson Dingley
Bill. Bill (
Expenditures 1858, 3,O36,O59 $5S,956, 1863
Receipts ....... 41,760,469 4O,956,T13
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Decrease
from

Apini rin los loss on farm animals dug
Inc largest tin plate mill in the world is
L?, !? De erected at Newcastle, Pa. See,
atun somebody predict just a few years
aso aso mat no amount of protective encour-
'seinent would make it possible to manu-
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AND FIGURES,
WHAT THE FARMERS LOST HY
FREE TRADE.
Enormous Decrease in the Value of
Agricultural Products In Conse-
ouencc of Free Trade Administra-
tion and Free Coinage Agitation.
Official Records show II.

IT is shown by official reports, prepared
ny the officials Of President Cleyeland's
Inst administration, that the decreased
consumption of wheat was 311 1856, 1876
bushels, and the decreased consumption
of corn, 2,945, ,529, $40 bushels-a total de-
creased consumption of 3,257, ,416,O72
bushels of wheat and corn in the United
States during those four years. In this
article is given the total production Of
wheat and corn in.the United States each
year for five years, the total value of
each years crop, and the decreased farm
value of each years crop compared with
1s92-when the wheat crop of the United
States was larger than in any of the other
years named and the worlds wheat crop
as large as the average of the years since
1S92-as proved by the following figures
taken from page 293 Of the Statistical
Abstract of the United States, 1896"
which was prepared under the direction of
Secretary Carlisle. as proved by the let
ter therein submitting the report to the
House of Representatives. the fig
ures on wheat and corn crops Of 1896
which have been obtained from page $50
of the Year Book. OF the U. S. Depart
mcnt OF Agriculture which was pre-
pared by Secretary j. Sterling Morton,
who is one Of the most extreme free trad
ers in the nation:
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Total loss on wheat and corn. 1864, ,55s. .23s
1t will be noticed that the loss in the
value of the wheat crops Of the United
States during the past four years $780,
S32,5S1-was nearly one-third of the total
value Of the crops for the four years when
compared with the value of the wheat
crop in 1892! 1t will also be noticed that
the total decreased farm value Of the corn
crops Of the past four years aggregated
S363 5,65S-a total loss Of $664, sos, ,239
on the farm values of the wheat and corn
crops of the United States during the past
four years compared with the farm value
of those crops in 1892! Remember that it
Is the farm" value of the grains that is
quoted from the official tables. If figured
on the expert value of wheat and corn for
the years named the loss on the wheat and
corn for the years named the loss on the
wheat and corn crops is nearly double that
for the farm" loss-for it is over bill
ion dollars.
Losses on Oats and Hay.
The following official statistics give the
losses of the farmers Of the United States
on their oats and hay crops for the years
named in consequence of the decreased
nome consumption during the four years
OF free trade government and free silver
agitation:
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Total decrense in value Of limited
states corn crops during the
Add total farm loss on wheat dur
ing the four years .......'..'... aoo. .s32, $50
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POISON In
the stae
to an end
bison held
law had
ound Mr.,
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-26
FISHING VILLAGES FLOODED.
Heavy Winds and High Tides Causing
Damage on the New Jersey
Coast

MILLVALE, n. j., Oct. 25.-The big
tides in the Maurice River have flooded
all the oyster-houses at Maurice River
station and Bivalve, and several houses
have been blown over on the meadows.
The oyster-boars are dragging on the
meadows and much damage is being done
to vessels. Telegraph wires are ali down
and the people are moving their furniture
out in boats. The Ocean City, Sea Isle
and Maurice River branches OF the West
Jersey Railroad are all submerged.
HIG HI LAND, n. j., Oct. 25.-Owing 10
the heavy wind and sea tonight the fish
ing village of Seaside. formerly Parker
town, is under water. The villagers are
rowing through the streets in boats. The
Government trestle was badly damaged.
bout 200 feet of the trestle was lifted
off the piling and washed TO one side
The sea rolls through the inlet across the
river and breaks over the land on the
west shore continually. The sandbar is
closing the West cnannel and if the stoI m
continues the Shrewsbury River will be
closed to navigation.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-26
LVnCherS End the Life
of a New Mexico
Assassin.
MarceIIo TijareS' JaiIers Over
powered by a Mob of
Masked Men.
Short Shrift Given a Prisoner Held
on Charge of Murder and
Robbery.
Special Dispatch TO The CALL

LORDSBURG, n. MEX. Oct. PA
young Mexican named Anastaco was
found murdered above the smelter at
Clifton last Thursday. He had been shot
and robbed and his body lett by the trail.
Marcello Tiiares was arrested for the
murder. A very strong case was made
out against him before the Justice of the
Peace. who held him to await the action
of the Grand Jury.
Tijares was to have been taken TO
Solomonville, the county seat, on SUM-
day. On Saturday night he was put into
tine tunnel in the mountain which Clifton
uses for Jail, and two guards put over
him. At about l o'clock Sunday mornin e
a gang of men, supposed to be Mexicsns,
disguised with masks, appeared and cap
tured the jaiIers. Tiiares was taken out
and bound.
The mob started with him for the rail-
road bridge below town. When it got
opposite the depot the victim began to
shrek. Fearing that his cries would at
tract assistance, a revolver was placed
against his head and he was instantly
killed.
The officers found his body by the
depot, but no trace of the lynching party
could be found.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-26
DIR. BROWN AND THE
BAY CON FERENCE
An Interesting Congregational
Council to Convene at
Chicago.
Ministers of the Opinion That the
Less Pub iCity Given the Better
for the Church.
Special Dispatch to TIE CALL

CHICAGO, Oct. 25.-The most import
ant Congrega council convened since
the famous Beecher council in Brooklyn
will begin its sessions in this city to- NOR
row morning. II will be COMPOSED of the
following cIergymen: DR.. n. Boynton,
Detroit; DR.. NJ. Burnham, ST. Louis; DR..
Arthur Little, Boston; DR.. G. II. Ide, Mil
waukee; Dr.. Don Brad ey. Grand Rapid !;
DR.. G. r. Merrill, Minneapolis; DR.. J. L,
Waterman, the Rev, J. b. Silcox, Dr.
Philip Krophn and DR.. G. r. Wallace of
Chicago.
Tue council is to consider the com laint
of Dr. c. o. Brown, late of San Francisco,
against the Bay Conference, which, he
charges, injured and wronged him in sus-
pending him without proper grounds, and
by improper methods, after a council had
acqu tied him of charges of immortality
DR.. Brown will be assisted by the Rev. J.
A. Adams of Chicago and the Bav Confer
ence will be represented by Dr.. J. X. Nc
Lean, DR.. G. Is. Hatch and the Rev. c. r.
Brown. 1t has not yet been determined
whether the case will be considered with
open or closed door.
There was stir at the Congregation i
ministers weekly meeting to-day when
one of the pastors moved that the asso-
citation request the DR.. G. o. Brown trial
board 10 admit ministers to the deli bera-
tIons of the conference during the hearing.
The motion was Withdrawn, as it was Wig
orously opposed. it being the sentiment of
many present that the less publicity the
proceedings received the better il would
be for the church.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-26
LEAVES The CHURCH.
One Moro Result of the Great Prince
ton Liquor License
Scandal

PRINCETON, n. j.. Oct. 25-Rev.
Charles w. Shields, LID, professor OF
harmony of science and revealed religion
IN Princeton College, this afternoon an
nounced his withdrawal from the Presby-
terian church.
For years he has been one of Princeton s
most respected and popular professors
and mem bers of the faculty and others of
his friends regret his action, news OF
which was received with profound sur
prise in both university and church
circles.
His resignation was due directly 10 the
results OF his signing a petition to license
the Princeton Inn to sell liquor last May.
He and other signers of the petition. in
cludiDg Professors lockwood and May
nard and Grover Cleveland, were severely
criticized, and, though many ministers
and re igious and other papers upheld the
petitioners, the Synod of New Jersey last
week passed resolutions condemning their
action.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-26
TRACY CERTAIN TO
Be ELECTED MAYOR
Republicans Confident of Vic
tory in the Greater New
York Battle.
The Democratic Vote to Be Divided
and Tamm amy Men Are De-
cidedly Uneasy.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL.

Special Dispatch to THE CALL
NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-Tammany seems
10 lack the vital force of victory, and
yet it is undoubtedly true that the betting
. is largely favorable to Van Wyck. Those
who bet, like those who gamble on the
stock market, receive their information
from the best available sources, irrespec-
tive of sentimental considerations. The
so-called canvasses made by the several
organizations all show overwhelming M l.
jorities in favor OF respective candidates
in whose interest the canvass was made.
Hence the honors may be said 10 be easy
on this test. The alleged canyasses made
by the World and the Journal both gave
| Van Wyck first place. But from the
methods adopted (of asking any one in
sight, often duplicating the same vote
half a dozen times) they can hardly be re-
garded as accurate counts.
The Herald made a careful canvass of
the German voters, and at least half a
dozen prominent German politicians OF
divergent political faiths stated that Ihev
believed it correct. Ii this be so, the
showing was far from satisfactory to
Tammanv, for that organization must get
hall the German voters to win, and II may
not receive one-quarter of them The
! Herald's canvass of :he German vote is
ndou btedly favorable to General Tracy.
| The situation in Brooklyn is causing the
! Tammany campaign managers no end of
worry. They find that the city ticket is
weak over there and that there is no
enthusiasm whatever Tor thei5 candid ates
They are gong TO send speakers to
Brooklyn this week.
Republican campaign managers have no
sort of doubt OF the election of General
! Tracy and the entire Republican CITY and
| county tickeis. All the reports received
st headquarters from every source indi-
cate a steady gain for the Republican
candid ates. This year the Democratic
vote will be divided between the four
candidates, while the Republ cans are
united on one. Under such condition tE e
Republican managers say that General
Tracv cannot lose.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-26
Battle Fought on the
Desert West of
Yuma.
Striking Railway Employees
Resist a Sheriff'S
Posse.
Several Members of the Mob Shot
Down and One Deputy
Wounded.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL

YUMA, Oct. ga bloody battle was
fought at Mammoth Tank, iorty-fve miles
west OF Yuma, this afternoon at $3.50,
between Yuma County officers and 26O
striking railroad employees. The strikers
are Mexicaus from Sonora, and speak no
English. The officers were not in the
county 10 quell the disturbance, but were
in search of Juan JueIves, who murdered
a Mexican at Fortuna, this county, sew
eral days ago. 1t is thought he partici-
pated in to-day's battle at Mammoth
Tank, but when the officers reached there
they had not one man. although himself
desperate, to capture. but a mob of 26o in
furiated Mexican strikers to subdue.
Deputy Sherlffs George Wilder and
James Jones were met at Mammoth Tank
by Sheriff Mel Greenleaf. who was on the
eastbound passenger train, returning
home from Los Angeles. where a telegram
reached him informing him to stop at the
point of disturb bance, join his subordi-
mates and arrest the instigators and lead =
ers of the trouble. The mob of 260 Mexi-
cans were gathered two or three hundred
yards from the track, and were armed
with all manner OF weapons.
The foreman who had charge of the Sec
lion polnt out the three leaders OF Ii e
strikers and the officers attempted TO ar
rest them. In the fight which followed
Deputy George Wilder was left on the
ground for dead. Deputy Jones, whose
gun had been Knocked from his grasp,
reached lhe express car and obtained the
messengers shotgun, with which he fired
into the desperate crowd.
Shot alter sho: was poured into the
strikers and several men fell, how many
In nfGn 1frfr -
inability 10 cope with the Mexican horde,
secured their dead or wounded comrade-
they knew not which hen-and retreated
TO the train. The run into Yuma was
made as rapidly as possible and a large
posse is now forming to wreak vengeance
and secure the men the officers tried so
hard 10 get.
Wilder will not die probably, although
his wounds, which it seems were all in
hIcted with rocks, are desperate. More
rouole will surely ensue, as Yuma is
wrought TO a high pitch of excitement