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the expression Of them.

the expression Of them.
Andrews promptly and politely, as
well as very properly, resigned, and
the correspondence, which has been
published, is bringing out discussion
that will open the eyes Of some blind
people. The gold standard press, with
out single exception, so far as we
know, denounce Andrews and defend
the university people, while all others
defend Andrews and denounce the cor
poration.
In this despOtic proceeding Of a great
institution of learning is seen the hand
of the money power as plainly as we
see the reflection Of ship on the water.
Politics debauched, Legislatures bribed
the church bullied, courts swayed, and
now the schools are threatened. Surely
a knowledge of these things will some
day provoke the people to rebellion.
The advocate., 1897-08-11

Of these items, of course, coal, salt,
minerals and manufacturing products
cannot be credited to the farmers.
Taking the six items of agricultural
productions, and the years output
amounts to $157, ,32O. To these
items, however, must be added garden,
orchard, vineyard and other unenume-
rated products, which Mr.. Bonebrake
thinks make up half the living of the
farmer and his family" Say we put
the value of these items at $4,000 OO0
which is very liberal. That gives us
a total of S167 ,253, ,S2O as the aggregate
or gross value of what was produced
in one year by 10000 farmers, an
average Of $1,0OL55. This is the aver
age value of the whole crop, including
everything produced on the farm.
Now, what would be fair average
daily income for an average farmer
that he might keep up the farm, repair
and purchase tools, implements and
The advocate., 1897-08-11
THE PRESIDENTS FINANCIAL POL
10Y,


A few hours before Congress ad-
journed the President sent in a special
message recommending the appoint
ment Of a commission to reform the
currency. This was in pursuance OF a
suggestion In his inaugural address.
1t does not appear, however, that the
President has any scheme or plan Of his
own to suggest, for he says, in his mes
sage, "our money is all good now" but
in the words Immediately preceding
these he says "our financial system
needs some revision" Putting the
whole sentence together 1t reads:
"Our financial system needs some re-
vision; our money is all good now, but
it's value must not be further threat
ened."
The only indication of the Presidents
ideas respecting the line Of revision
is contained in these words:
"The several forms of our paper
money OFFER in my judgment, a con-
stant embarrassment to the govern
ment and imperil safe balance in the
treasury"
Our money Is all good now, he says,
but it should be put upon an enduring
basis, not subject to easy attack, nor
it's stability to doubt or dispute;' and
by way of suggestion as to how this
kind of work may be accomplished, he
alludes to a recent event, as follows:
"a notable assembly of business
men, with delegates from twenty-nine
States and Territories, was held at In
dianapolis in January Of this year.
The financial situation commanded
their earnest attention, and after a two
days session the convention recon-
mended to Congress the appointment
Of a monetary commission. recon-
mend this report to the consideration of
Congress. The authors Of the report
recommend a commission to make a
thorough investigation Of the monetary
affairs and needs of this country in all
their relations and aspects, and to
make proper suggestions as to any evils
lOuuu W VAloL 2Alu IlC ASAuCuLCo LAACA q
for
The first resolution Of that conven-
tion was this:
"First-That the present gold stand
ard should be maintained; second, that
steps should be taken to insure the ulti-
mate retirement of all classes of United
States notes by gradual and steady
process"
This commits the President and his
party to the retirement and cancel
alton of all the greenbacks and treas
ury notes now out and the substitution
of national bank notes in their place
and to do this bonds to the amount
of 450 to 500 million dollars must be
sold for coin or they must be exchanged
for the notes.
Briefly, then, the Presidents finan-
Cial policy is to sell bonds, destroy the
greenback and protect the banks.
s--urs----.--u.--uu--r-um-
The advocate., 1897-08-11

bearing the silver market. All the ma
tions are in debt, and the place of pay
ment is in London, the leading COM
mercial city Of the world and the
capital of an imperial empire whose
monetary basis, ever since 1916, has
been gold. AS much, perhaps, as $1O,-
900, 100000 are payable in gold by
weight to the great bankers Of London,
and the average rate Of interest is not
less than per cent, which also is pay
able in gold.
A formidable movement for the res
toration of silver coinage in the United
States has been seconded by some
strong men in France and Germany,
but when it became certain in 1893 that
we would, as a nation, abandon silver
and let it go into the common market
with wheat and cotton and corn, the
mints of India were closed except for
coinage on government account. Aus
tria, Italy and Russia were buying and
storing gold while a silver party was
forming to contest for the Congress and
Presidency in this country. Every ma
tion in Europe is now on gold basis.
Even Russia has changed her coinage
to be in accord with the rest.
The leading Oriental nations fol-
lowed. The war between China and
Japan greatly increased the present
debt Of one and made necessary pros
pective debt of the other. Every dol
lar of the war indemnity was paid in
gold and deposited with bankers in
London to pay for war-ships and their
armament to be used in the navy Of the
victorious Japanese. Japan changed
her coins to correspond to the gold
basis system, the Chinese are begin
ming to feel the pressure of a foreign
money power, and now Mexico finds
herself between the upper and neither
milestone.
We have reached point where sill
yer is a disturbing element in the COM
mercial world. Silver coinage and
Organism mean the same thing, the
gold standard people say. And what
does Organism mean? Vastly more
than the free and unlimited coinage
of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 Of gold.
1t means opposition to the power of
concentrated wealth, against which the
Democrat party warned the country
nearly sixty years ago. 1t means war
on government by the few. 1t means
political revolution.
Hence, the silver movement must be
suppressed. The world must be on a
gold basis before the year 1900 comes,
so that the moral force of that great
fact shall have its full measure of in
fluence in the election that year in the
United States.
The interests of the men who rule
the great nations require that silver
as basic money must be outlawed and
so the silver market goes down.
The advocate., 1897-08-11

The average Kansan is enterprising,
Industrious, wide-awake and loyal to
his State and country. But he is not
yet perfect. His most fragrant fault is
habit Of OVERRIDING things. He has
not yet struck the steady gait Of the
prudent husbandman who understands
that his own business is more impor-
tant to him and his family than it is
to anybody else.
The advocate., 1897-08-11

icals, from 1888 to 3O.67; wools and
woolens, 47.62 to 1854; silks, from 1896
to 53.41; earthenware and glassawer, 80
TO 52.S7 metals, 38.11 to 1924; sugar,
4O.94 to 74.16; tobacco, 1O9.06 to 1880;
agricultural products, 22.44 to S8.42;
spirits, ETC., 61.54 to 68.S4; cotton manu-
factures, 4275 to 52.43.
The advocate., 1897-08-11

We have n good many men in Kan
sas that weathered the storm which
began about nine years ago. They
looked after only their own business.
they did not borrow money, they did
not buy any town lots, nor did they
sell their farms that they might go
into business. They paid for the land
they bought, lived within their means,
kept out of debt, and now they are
easy.
The advocate., 1897-08-11

The Globe-Democrat says; "The
United States produced last year more
than $50, 100000 each in iron, coal and
petroleum. These articles are as solid
in value as gold, though not as sensa-
tiOnal." Why not declare them
money? Why discriminate when we
have so many equally valuable articles
to choose from?
The advocate., 1897-08-11

The interest Of English bankers and
brokers in Turkish bonds is what has
dictated the course of the British gov
ernment with respect to Turkish af-
fairs. This is virtually admitted by
Lord Salisbury. And now the settle
ment Of the boundary line between
Turkey and Greece gives all the strate.
gic points to the Turk.
The advocate., 1897-08-11
The South Kansas Tribune puts this

The South Kansas Tribune puts this
out: "A million bushels of wheat raised
in Montgomery county. At last years
Wilson tariff prices it would have been
worth $4200OO AT the Republican
tariff prices, it is worth $65O,OOO; a
profit to the farmers this year, over last
year, Of S2SOOOO" VIII the Tribune
kindly inform its readers Cand the Ad-
vocate is one Of them) what the tariff
has had to do with raising the price of
wheat?
The advocate., 1897-08-11

President Mckinley says in his mes
sage that "Our money Is all good now.
The soundness of our currency is no
where questioned" Then why appoint
a commission to tinker with it?
The advocate., 1897-08-11

Our Republican brethren have thus
far wholly failed to find any relation
between Populism and Prosperity in
Kansas, and both these encouraging
features are actually present with us
The advocate., 1897-08-11

On the basis of the importations of
1896, the average ad valorem rate Of
the Dingley law is 54,66 as compared
with 40.10 under the Wilson law re-
pealed. The schedules show the fol-
lowing increases in percentages: Chem
The advocate., 1897-08-11

The American Bimetallic Commits
sion has been informed by the proper
officers Of the British government that
it will probably reply to the proposals
Of the Commissioners on behalf Of the
United States in October.
The advocate., 1897-08-11

II our silver dollars are worth only
43 cents each, will some Of our gold
standard friends explain why every
body takes them willingly at a dollar
anlece?
The advocate., 1897-08-11
WONDERFUL PROSPERITY OF KAN
SAS FARMERS,

Some very good people are losing
their heads on the prosperity question.
This applies to the gold standard peo-
pie generally and to a few Kansas
Republican politicians and newspaper
writer's in particular. The former class
jump about like boys when circus is
announced because, they say, prosper
ity is here sure, here to stay, and the
business Of the POpulist and mugWump
is at an end; while the latter class fly
to the house-tops and cry, Kansas! see
Kansas! with her enormous crops and
high prices, her people out Of debt, and
her farmers reVeling in wealth, SO per
cent. of them with big bank accounts
and picnics the order of the day. Kan
sas leads the world, they say, and in
this glorious year 1897, with 54 per
cent. tariff on foreign goods and Re-
publican administration to direct the
expenditures of expected revenues,
Kansas is beating even her own splen-
did record. And as for the Kansas
farmer, these untamed and untamable
politicians declare him to be unquali-
f1edly prosperous.
Let us look this subject full in the
face and see it as it really is. The To-
peka Capital of last Sunday contains
an interesting article prepared by Hon.
p l. Bonebrake, a careful and pains
taking man, once Auditor Of the State
and now president Of the Central Ma
tional bank in Topeka. Mr.. Bonebrake
reviews the material history Of Kansas
and then shows her present resources
in 'recapitulation of one years pro-
ductions," referring to the year 1896 as
to all products except wheat, as to
which he takes the present estimated
crop of 1897, valued at 60 cents a bushel
on the farm. Here is the showing:
The advocate., 1897-08-11

With 10000 wheat-laden cars side
tracked at Kansas City, the prospect
for O blockade is good.
The advocate., 1897-08-11

Populism and Prosperity in Kansas.
How does that strike you?
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-21
MONEY IN HIS SHOE.
Edward EliaSSen FoilS a Foot
pad by Hiding His
Gold.
A Line Hghwayman Secures Some
Silver From a Book keeper at
N dnight.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, !
90S Broadway. June %

Edward r. Eliassen OF 1907 Market
street was held up by footpad last night
after IL O'Clock and relieved of his small
change, amounting to $4 65. The ro bber
missed SIS in gold which Eliassen had
slipped into his shoe just before leaving
San Francisco.
Mr.. Eliassen is a bookkeeper in the
Chronicle office and is often compelled TO
work late Saturday nights. He always
brings his money home with him after
work. He now declares that he will leave
1t until some day when he can get home
before dark. To-day he told Detective
Denny Holland and Captain Wilson the
following story Of the affair:
Il was on my way home from WORK in
San Francisco when was held up l left
the IL o clock local train Market street
and started out home. When on the west
side OF Market street, near Nineteenth, |
was caught by great big burly fellow,
who nearly Knocked me down when his
hand caught me. OF cousre / was startled
and in my fright did not make any re-
slstance. de went through my pockets
and took what silver l had. 1t only
amounted to $4 90.
He was about 45 years of age, tall and
heavy built. He wore no mask, but had
on slouch hat with a very broad brim.
Before leaving the train l had slipped my
god into my shoes, for after reading of
so many rohberies, began TO be little
afraid"
Pythian Day at the Exposition.
OAKLAND, CAL, June 20.-AM of the
Knights of Pythias lodges of Alameda
County except two were represented at
Pythian Castle this 9iternoon 10 act upon
the invitation of the exposition MANAGERS
to make Py ;hian day at the coming ex-
position. The invitation was accepted
unanimously and efforts will be made TO
make the day selected the best one on the
list.
The meeting organized by electing Cap
tain w. Ii. II. Hussey of No. 172 chair
man, J. n. Bonham OF No. I03 vice
chairman and II. 4. Holland of No. II
secretary. The executive committee was
then selected, and in addition to the Of
tcers are as follows:
John Sloane, No II: J. L. Rouady, No. 80:
w. Z. Dillon, No 40: J. N Bonham, No 103 |;
C. A. Peterson, No. 141; J. Z. Langlais No.
162; K. c. Johnston, No. l12; A L. Rerat, No.
1Sl.
The Rathbon Sisterse having appointed
a com mittee, they were added 10 the ex-
ecutlve committee as follows:
Ca'antha Temple No 6-Mrs. A. Journal,
Miss 6. Samuels, Miss G, a. Farno.
East Oaklan fem pie No. Mrs. /. Wilken-
son, Mrs. NJ. Chloupek.
Past Grand Chancellor Geary Samuels
was present and made a stirring appeal 10
the members TO make the order a good
name at the time OF the celebration. The
executive committee will select date and
report back 10 The general committee next
Sunday. In all about thirty members
were present to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-21
WANTED FOR FORGERY.
The Police Had Warrant for Board
Year Ago on the Charge
of EorgerY.

OAKLAND, CAL, June 20.-The arrest
OF the individual giving ;he name OF
Richard L. Board yes erday has more sig
nifcance than at first supposed. For the
past two weeks some one has been send
ing boys into offices and stores to cash
checks and thus deiraud the proprietor.
The Brooklyn brewery was victimized in
this manner less than week ago.
The innocent perpetrator of that Of
fense was Harry Rogers, bright lad liv-
ing at $50 Adeline street. He was ac-
costed, as was Henry Simmons yesterday,
and asked to take note 10 the brewery.
He did as desired and the firm was out $25
by The transaction. To-day Rogers was
taken before Board but could not iden-
tify him as the lnan he did the errand for.
The police were surprised 10 learn this
morning that Board was the man for
whom tney had been looking for a year
past. They hold n warrant for his arrest
sworn 10 by a German butcher who then
had a shop at Seventh and Webster
streets.
He secured $40 rom him by the method
he pursued yesl erday and SIS from sa-
loon-keeper across the street. The latter
would not swear to a complaint but the
butcher did. Now he will nave to stand
trial on both charges. The police are con-
fident that they can connect him with
other work OF that kind
The butcher stated to-day that Board
had purchased meat OF him since. He
did not explain his neglect to notify The
police as he had promised TO do.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-21
AT SHELL MOUND.
Several Military Companies Hold Their
Regular Glass Medal
ConteStG.


Regular Glass Modal
Contests.
The third Sunday of the month is usu-
ally an off day at the Shell Mound rife
range and yesterday was no exception.
The light on the range was not good, but
he wind did not interfere with the shoot
ing. Several military companies held
their regular monthly class medal con-
tests and the following scores were made
on the Blunt target, ten shots to a score ::
Company OF the FIfth-Corporal F. More
90, CCrDoral TAFT 80, c. Cron 10, Lieutenant
summers IL. &. Pou,ter So. Fra ghts 81, Ser
geaut Dickerson %, Serge mt Downie Al, L. p
Welle 81, A. Jahnegan 80, G. w. Pickett Sc,
d. Jumper 81, Sergeant Littiefeld Al, Lang
ford 81, De Poy SO, &. Ellis 40, V. Brink 80, c.
Pickett AZ.
Company (City Gusrd)-T Woods So, w
II. Krug 3S, Lieutenant Ramm Al, J. r. Wear
Al, II. B. Sullivan 80. c. Perry 46, G. Sullivan
Al, c. Ltndeeker 80, A. Z. Ap horpe 80, A.
McCulloch 81 E. S. Fitzgerald So II. Skellin-
ger 10, L. r. Townsend SO. q. C.aussenius AZ,
J. p. Gatfney, II.
Company + OF the Fifth-Eggleston %.
Moreno %, Waite "a, Covalt Al. Baker 80,
Axtel 33, Morse "a, Frazier 81 W Griffin 33
Schultz %, rford SO, Bennett 80 f. B. Will
son 81, ID ke Al, lie BaliisJer 80. Carpenter 36,
Fratus 50, Waters 81 Barker 81. Haroridge
l6, Major Hayes 10, Carney Al, A. Blakeley
%, Lieu ienant Wenk 80, Johnson 81, J. Gent
Al. W. Sears 50. j. Lutgen 33, E W. Davis 81.
Company l. of the First. LAUDER 3S, Cor
dan SO. II. G. Leffma1 35 Sergeant Grund-
man AZ, Sergeant &. Goerizh aiu3S, Corporal
]. NJ. Foley Al, H. J. Lehman 27, II. Mangels
Al.
Several mem bers of the CoIumb bia Pistol
and Rifle Club were shooting for small
purses on the 50-yard range with their %.
calber rifles. Their best scores on the
Co um bia target weie follows:
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-21
SCIENTIFIC EXPLORERS,
A Party OF Scientists Organized for an
Expedition to Norsheastern Alaska

A Party OF Scientists Organized for an
Expedition to Northeastern Alaska.
A party OF scientists Will leave San
Francisco this week 10 explore the reg ION
of northeastern Alaska and collect speci.
mems OF brds, fishes, insects, plants, flow
ers, etc, for the University of Pennsylva-
mia. The scientists who are preparing to
EN- bark on this expedition expect to live
in Alaska for two and perhaps three
years.
The organizer of the expedition is Z. A.
McIihenny of Louisiana. He will be as
sisted hy w. E. Snyder OF Beaver Dam,
Pa. and n. q. Buxton of Johnstown, Pa
Professor McIlhenny was the ornitholo-
eist OF the expedition which left New
York in 1894, under the leadership of f.
A Cook, 10 explore Elismere Land and
search for lost Swedish party. Tais ex-
pedltion was wrecked IN Davis Straits.
The scientists will leave this port on
the steamer Jennie and esta blish base
of supplies at Point Barrow. They will
take provision and equipment to last two
or three years.
The region of Alaska which they con-
template visiting is practically unex plored
n. q. Buxton, one of the party, is a
graduate OF Stanford University.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-21
WANT TO WAIT,
Efforts Being Made to Hold the Morn
ing Star Here for the Con.
Vention

OAKLAND. CAL, June 2o.-Strenuous
EFFORTS are being made to induce the
American Board of Boston to permit the
Morning Star to remain in this port until
the close of the Christian Endeavor Con-
vention next month.
All OF the young people of the Congre-
gauonal denomination in the United
states are interested IN this missionary
vessel. No such chance to advertise her
and interest the young people in her work
VIII ever be given again. The local En-.
oeaVorers are working in every direction
to persuade the board to defer her date Of
sailing.
Her officers are so anxious for the young
people at the convention TO see their YES
sci that several have offered 20 donate
their pay during the two weeks in order
that the society will not incur any ex-
penses by the action. This will be done
by all OF them before the week closes.
The Morning Star was launched in 1856
as a schooner. Some time III the SOS she
was rechristened the Julian and later lost
on voyage to Hongkong. The Morning
Star No. 2 and No. were Doth lost off
kusie, the last one being Q barkentine
which went down on Washington birth
day, 1884. The present one was built i'm
medlately after in Boston.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-21
BIoraIee Under Arrest.

ALAMEDA, CAL, June 2o-Deputv
Constable George Gray arrested Michael
Mora ee this morning at San Leandro
Moralee has been missing since last
Thursday, when his collections for his
employer, A. w. Mitchell of the Park
street cash grocery, were found some S75
short. He went to San Jose on Wednes-
day and came back 10 Alameda on a PIC
mic Irain last night. This morning he
went 10 San Leandro and was found AT
the hotel there b. Gray. He had only 10
cents left of the $75 of Mitchell's money.
de spent some $50 before he lett and used
Up the remaining $50 in San Jose in five
days. He will have a hearing before Re-
corder ST. Sure on the charge of misde.
meanor EN- bezzlement in a few days.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-21
PACIFIC COASF STEAMSHIP co.

CTEAMERs LEAVE BROADWAY IA.
~ wharf, San Francisco, as follows: &zs5z8
For ports in Alaska, June 5, 10 49, 90, IS, 30
and every firth day thereafter at 8 A. N.
For Victoria and Vancouver Is. c., Port Town
send, Seattle. Tacoma, Everett, AnacorteS and
New Wratcon (Be!ltngham Bay, Wash), 9 A. n
June 8, 10 10, 90 25, so and every fifth day there
after, connecting at Vancouver with the G. p. r.
r., at Tacoma with n. p. r. r., at Seattle with q.
n. Ry., at Port Townsend with Alaska steamers.
For Eureka, Arcaya and Fields Landing Hum
boldt B2yl, Str Pomona P. N, June l, 5, 9. Ia,
Is, % 20 80, July ;. 9 IL, II, 81 %, 80, August
T. II, Is, 20, "a, 2S, and every fourth day there
after
For Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon, CayucoS
Port Hartford (San Luis Obispol, Gaviota Santa
Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, san Pedro East san
Pedro clos Angelesl and Newport, A. NJ
June 3. 7, II, is, 19, %, 27. ana every fourth
day thereafter.
For san Diego, stopping only at Port Harrord
(San Luis Obispo) santa Barbara. Port Los An
PeIes RedOndo clos Angelesl and Newport Il
A. n. June I, 5, 9, l3 IT, y, %, %, and every
fourth day thereafter.
For Ensenada. san Jose del Cabo. Gazatlan, La
Paz and GuayInaS (Mexico), steamer Orizaba. 10
A. n. the 81 of each month.
The Company reserves the right to change with
out previous notice steamers, sailing dates and
hours OF sailing. Ticket ofice-Palace HOTEL 1
New Montgomery street.
GOODALLs PERKINS & CO., Gen1 Agents,
10 Market ST., San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-21
One of the Crew of a Winning Barge.

cessfUl ever held in this State. and its sue
cess Is due to the efficiency of the follow
ing officers:
Referee, William F. Humphreys: starter,
John Elliott; marshal of course, Leanoer
Stevenson; assistant marshal of course, Ed
ward p Shortall; timekeepers, Al j. Fritz,
John T. Sullivan, Joseph B. Kenan, Stanley
Scott Walter Blake.
Judges-T. J. Fitzpatrick, Joseph O'Dea, ".
81. John. NJ. Colnan, r. V. Hunter, w. B.
Hinehman, f. Siaib, I. J. sullivan, 2. J. En-
right, Johnson HARDY.
Honorary judges-Judge Conlan, Charles S.
Lsumeister, Mayor Phelan, William Broderick,
John H. Sheehan, William +. Am brose, Com
modore A Z. Won Schmidt, Charles G. Yale,
Judge Treadwell, Ed Smith, Captain Freese, r.
l. WhelSn, Fred Il. Bushnell.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-21
New Railroads.

BERKELEY. CAL. June 20-New street
railroads are III pro pect for Berkeley, and
petitions for franchises will be asked for
at The next meeting of the Trustees The
roads projected are o take in North Berke-
ley and 10 give better communication be-
tween Northeas, Berkeley aud Lorin. The
Oakland Consolidated Company is de-
clared 10 be the petitioner, but the lines
which it is proposed TO take are not fully
known. Then one road will go up to Ro e
street, on Oxford or Milvia, and the other
project is thoueht TO be an extension Of
the San Pablo avenue line to University
avenue.