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Prod uCe.

CoFFEE-Rfo, spot dull, weak; No. 2. 7c
Future trading closed: March, Sc eb@7 90:
May 81 O5@7 10; september, So 1905 SO; No
yember Sc D. @6 50; Decem ber. S6 7O@6 To-
WOOL California spring northern free 8 to
IL months, 43@44c: spring northern free 10
months 40a42c: southern. l2 mon hs 40@i2c;
southern, 8 to months, 37@3Sc; fall free 34@35c;
fall defective. 3z@33c; Oregon, cas- ern NO l.
42@43c; eastern No. z, 40@42: valley No. $50
4Oc: valley No. 2, 3S@39c; valley No. g. 37@3oc.
LARD-Prime. S4 go Higher
PoRk-Mess, SIS 50@9. Dull but higher.
TALLOW-3slsc.
BUTTER-Creamerv. Western, 16c
EGGS-Western loo
PETROLEUM-New York re1ned SIS rs: Phta-
dephia and Baltimore refined, So 10; refined
in bulk, So 20. Quiet.
sUGAK-Eaw, quiet firm: ss-deg test, S14c;
96-deg test, 33lc; refined quiet but firm.
HOPS-Crop of '95. 3d4c; crop 90, 6@Sc: coast
crop '95. 3@4c; crop SO, 6Ge. London m market,
55G65s. Quiet
HlDES-Buenos Ayres dry, 20 fbs, lsc; Gal
lEATRER-HemIock sole, Buenos Ayres. light
10 heavy weights l5@l9c; acid. 20@23c Firm
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OUR TRADE WITH NEW YORK.

The monthly summary issued by the Bureau OF
Statistics con aims n tabular form statement o.
the trade between New York aud San Francisco
via the Isthmus OF Panama during the year emo
ing June 80 The aggregate value of the domestlc
merchandise sent from thi port to Ne" ORR was vas
81 266 S57 while hat brought here from New
York was 50 SSD54.9SS During the year ending
June 80, 1897, there was the following mpVemen.
OF vessels between Atlantic and p cific ports OF
the United states, via Cape Horn: Cleared from
Atlantic ports 81, tonnase 81 7,094: entered at At
Iantic ports g. tonnage 16,6O1: cleared from Pa
cific ports TO- age 1880; entered at Pacific
ports 80, tonnage 55,236.
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PRODUCE MARKET,
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS

WHEAT-The Fannie Kerr taxes for Corr 90
657 ctls valued at Sl2l 357.
An advance of nearly sc at Chicago sen. this
market up like rocket. The brokers were fnri
GUS buyers on call and spot prices went II % with
out any resistance on the part of buyers This ia
a bad year to go short Wheat.
Local quotations are as follows: 81 so p ctl for
No. !. 81 621261l 55 for choice and Si h71hA
621s for extra cnoice Tor milling.
BOARD SALES
INFORMAL SEssIoN-9:15 o'cIock-Decemhar
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HAY AND FEEDsTUFFs.

Receipts of Hay are lighter and the feeling is
accordingly firm.
BRAN-$l4 5O@l5 for the best and $l3 5O@l4
q ton for outside brands.
MIDDLlN GS-$l9@20 for lower grades and
$2l@22 q ton for the best
FEEDSTUFFs-Rolled Barley, $2O@2l: OIL
cake Meal at the mill. $50 p ton; jobbing, $3l
Chopped Feed, $l5@j6 p ton; Cocoanut Cake.
SIT so p ton.
HAY-wheat sl1@l5 p ton: Wheat and oat
$1O@l4; Dat, Sl0@12 80; Barley, $Seal2; com,
8; Clover, So 5OQ9 so q ton
SIRA W-3On4Oc a bale
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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.

Ranch Eggs are doing better No change In
Butter.
RUTTER-
CREAMERY-Fancy creameries 23g24c; Sec
DA1RY-Choice to fancy ls@21o p b lower
grades 15d1 &C.
TICKLED-161lSc Q b.
FIRKIN-15@I7c Q h.
CREAMERY 4 UB-I IS020c p h.
EAsTERN-l2@l3 &c for ladle- packed
CHEESE-Choice mild new, 714@Sc; common
to good. 6fl7c . h; Cream Cheddar, 10@I1c;
Young America s@9c; Western. lie; Eastern
l30l1 &C q tb.
EGGs-Ranch Eggs, 1Sd25c p doz: store Eggs
13@l8c q dozen; Eastern, 13@l5c Duck Eggs
l5c n doZ
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FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFs.

Now that Wheat is bounding up again further
ad dvance IN Flour ay be looked for.
FLOUR-Net cash prices are; Family extras
$5C05 10; Bakers extras 81 1894 80 p bbl.
CORNMEAL ETC-Feed Corn, $24@25 p tom;
Cracked Corn S25@c6 q ton.
MILLS UFFS-Prces in sacks are as follows
usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, S1 20
v 100 bs Rye Flour, So 80 p 100; Rice Flour
So 70: Cornmea 81 25; extra cream do So
Oatme al So SO; Oat Groats, 81; Hominy, So 1oe9
Wheat S3 %; Farina. s4: Whole Wheat Flouh
80: Rolled Oats (bbls) S4 95@5 ID; Pearl Barley
So 1894; Split Peas, SO 30; Green do, S4 20 q 1oo
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

Beans continue very steady and shipment OF
16. 500 ctls to New York is noted
BEANS Bayos, So; small Whites ST. 2O9l 80
. ctl Large Whites. 81 20@l 35 q ctl; Plnks
ST. 35@l 40; Reds 81 2O@l 70: Backeye 81 90
@2; Red Kidney, nominal; Limas, 81 S5Ql 95;
Buffers, 81 2O@l 50; Pea, 81 259l 30.
Mustard 81 s5 . ctl; Flax, 81 6O@l 10; Canary
Seed 1s4@214c p ID; Alfalfa b14c; Rape, 21aS
2Ac; Hemp, &c; Timothy, 412c
DRIED PEAS-Niles, nominal; Green, %l 2u9
I = ctI
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tOREluN Markets.
London.

LONDON. ENG. Aug ls.-Consolx 1l2 Sl6;
silver, f41ad French rentes 1867 121sc
Liverpool.
WHEAT - Firm; No. ! standard California
wheat -; cargoes off coast, nothing dong;
cargoes passage, sellers at decline of Sd to
Cd Eng ish country markets, firm French coun-
trv markets. quiet; Liverpool wheat, No. Cali
fornla, Is 7d@7s Sd; wheat in Paris strong; flour
in Paris strong.
lOITON-U pIands lid
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaugh-
terers as follows
BEEF-First quality. 51sc p n; second do &c;
third do 4941ac p h.
VEAL-Large. 5@6c; small. 6@7c p b.
MUTTON-Wethers 51z@ec; Ewes o@e1ac
Ii.
LAMB-Spring 7@71ac p b.
PoRK-Live Hogs, 31a@3ssc for large and 3s4
@3Isc tor small and medium: soft Hogs Z129
S14c p ib dressed do. 50153lc.
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Silver down to 5215c.
Another boom in Wheat.
Barley ana Oats firm.
Corn and Rye unchanged.
Flour stiff Hay getting firmer again
Large shipment of Beans to New York
Coal rath er duieJ
Potatoes and onions weaker.
Bntter and Eggs unchanged.
A car OF Eastern Poultry In.
Fresh Fruits about the same.
Dried Fruits very firm.
Provisions unchanged.
Hogs steady.
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The Time Ball.

BRANCH HYDRoGRAPHIC OFFICE U. s. NJ
MERCHANTS kXCHA ANGE
SAN FRANCISCO, August 1S 1897
The time ball on Telegraph Hill dropped
ex actly at noon to-day at noon of the 12Oth
meridian. exactly at p NJ Greenwich time
W. $. HUGHES
Lieutenant U. s. N. n charge.
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,ccprs The heights given additions to the
soundings on the United States Coast Survey
cbarts eI cent when a minus sign q precedes ths
beiebt and then the number givenls Is subtractivs
from the depth given by the charts
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40 Gas & Electric Co.-..--..--..... ~ 20
65 Water .'-...''---..--..- ioo ~
$1,000 p Branch Railway Bonds Ioo 20
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THE COMMERCIAL WORLD

! s414c: December ss7so. Future sales, 16,315,
U0O bushels
FLUUK-Winter. bbls, supertine, 81 zoos 10:
No. extra s3 55@3 75i NO. l extra 90 s09
4 10; straights, $4 3O94 6q: paten s. pa Iodo ~.
DuiI but decidedly higher in sympathy with the
rise in wheat. sale OF $500 bbs
GRAIN FREIGHTS-New York 10 Liverpool
by steam, 23Id.
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HIDES. TALLow. WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND SKINS-Culs and brands sell 1c
under souna STOCK. Heavy salted steers. SC . h:
medium, s1sc . Ii; light, 712c; Cowhides 71a@
S1sc q ID; stays, &c; sailed Kip, 11ac salted Calf
culls and brands. lie; dry Kip and Veal, lie;
cry Calf l5c: culls, lOc; Goatssins, 2O@35c each:
medium, zoe; winter, 10c; sheepskins, shearlings
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Wheat and Flour.

Wheat 1880 i 100 1900 100 gao
December.....S 30 SO1s SU3s 90A o3Ts
spot more active and stronger; sales. 1922, O00
bushels No l northern spring New York TO. b..
afoat ST. GO14; do Duluth. 5! O214; NO. / hard
spring, 81 OS34; NO. hard winter &c; No. 2
req, 1914 @9S1sc.
Future closing: August 96Ac; septem Der,
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Shipments.

Corn took on seam and advanced lc This IN
the face of improved weather conditions ha 'ina
to show that corn is worth something Prices Ioop
hiEher. September closed at 2s7.c; December
3014c bid.
life and clio ed showing fair gains for tho dav
Hog products look higher. The demand from the
umbering camps, which is a big factor in thu
trade, will soon begin December pork closed AZ
ss CO. against Ss 20 at the opening ~
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Livestock.
Receipts at Om aha.

SOUTH OMAHA NER7.. Aug: -CATTLE-
Receipts. $500; market active and strong.
HOGS-Receipts $500: weak
SHEEP Receipts 2400; steady.
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Rece;nts at kans,z G

KANSAS CITY. Mo, Aug. 1S -CATTLE-Ke-
ceipts 10 cars: strong.
Ii CGS- Receipts, 10 cars; steady to strong
SHEEP-Receipts, cars strong and active.
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Dried Fruits.

RAIsINS-California. 50lb boxes 2, 8, 4-crown,
3sl @51y2c; seeded, $50 Csc: seedless muscatels
51A@5SAc Future raisins firm and trade
is small Buyers awaiting reaction. Supply
of good spot stock small prices FIR m.
CURRANTs - 51s@61Ac in barrels; cleaned
71sc. Fairly active. The supply Is small with
offerings light. Prices strong.
PKUNES-CaIfornia 25-fD Doxes. 412@7 12c;
So h boxes 412@1714c. Firm for both spot and
futures but the strong views of holders restrict
trade
APRICoTs-Caifornia boxes 71a@l0c; bags
7G91ac Fairly active steady.
PEACHES-California- unpeeled. bags. 612GSc
boxes 71599c; peeled. 10@llc- Dull but firm.
CITRON-11@121ac for fancy boxes
FIGS-FaDCy ordinary l2@1Sc iancy washed.
1U@24c Nominal
DATES-Persian. CO. n boxes 26s@334c; Fard
in boxes. 43l @5c; cases, 5A @6c- Nominal
MALN T1S California standard. 612c; soft
thell, &C. Quiet featureless
AIM NDS-Sheed. 1712G30c
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STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.
SUN, MOON AND TIDE.

SUN, MOON AND TIDE.
oNIIED STATES COAST AND GEoDETIc SURVEY
w IMhs AND HEIGHTS OF HIGH AND Low
WATERS AT FORT POINT, ENTRANCE TO SAN
.kANCisCo BAY. PUBLISHED BY OFFIcIAT
AUTHORITY OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
NoIE-lhe nigh and low waters ocrur a. the
SSlty front (hission-street WharO abour twenty.
OF tide is the same both places -'' A'sn n'
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CoRN-August, 2Sss@2S1sc; September 2Ssl
@2S7sc
OATS-August 171ac; September lSc.
BARLEY-Cash No. 3, 35@4Uc
RYE-Cash, 4613c; september. 4o1ac.
FLAXskED-Cash, 81 O412@l 05.
TIMOTHY-Cash. 81 10; Sc ltember, 81 721h
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Angus

,ar' IN IN the above exposition Of the tides the
aIy eaiy morning tides are given In the left hand
ooue. o VI occurrence as to time The second time
; % glves the second tide OF the day. the third
hand column gives the last tide of the dav eIcsn.
"nen there are but three tides, as sometimes
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Produce.
PORK-August, September and October So so.
LARD-August, $4 so: September. $4 81.
RIBS-Aueust and Septem ber, $5 OF.
BUTTEk-Firm and active.
Creameries-kItras 1612c: frsts- I5@151ac
seconds, l11l &c Dairles-E1tras. 14c frsts, /
@l2c: seconds, l0c; packing stock, fresh. &c
EESE- oung Americas 734@Sc; twins.
61ad712c; cheddars, 613@7Ac; swiss S@9c;
linn burger 6@7c: brck, 512@7c
EGGS-FIrsts sold chiefly at l21ac q dozen, loss
on ca ses returned. Firm and active
Livestock.
HOGS - Light So s5@4 Is: mixed. So 500
05; heavy, S3 55@4 U5; rough, SO 5503 10.
Receipts $4,000 Sales $4,000
CATTLE-Beeves, So S005 80: and hei
ers, 81 9094 40; Texas steers, 81 9004 90; stock
and feeders, So 1894 35; Westerns, SIS 400
4 25. Receipts 10000
SHEEP-keceIpts ID 900.
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Metals,

FIG IRoN-southern. 81 5O@lO rs; Northern
$40 50@l2 25. Dull.
Pic TIN-straits, SI4 OO@l4 10. Quiet.
COPPEk-Brokers, $l1 2512; exchange S11 10
oil 20. Strong.
LEAp-Brokers $S 60; exchange. s3 s214@
s. Strong
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w Tormey, Vallejo
] r Dockweiler, Los AnG
w ii Eckhardt, Sacto
r b Jones, New Zealand
o B Johnson, n Y
w Bland, Placervllle
] j Grimsey, y j
l. I'll Fallon. Pleasanton
] w Lay nance, Oakland
+ a Condor & wi. n ii
II s Williams d VT, san
ia Barbara
Mrs F Brownell, Portlnd
Mrs S p Walker, Wis
DWCCroissant, Wash, ,Do
Mrs ME- Davis, w ash, ID [
W g Curt s, Cal
w q Crandall, Cal
E ] Mason, Boston
C ) Rogers. cal
] L Houx, Los Angeles
] l. Murphy. l. A ngeles
r 6 GaSsett, san Jose
DR. J NJ Blodgett, Lodi
j A Heath. San Diego
DIR l. NJ y orman, I al
r D BOga II. It Louis
4 l. Brayton, Oakland
G Frances, salinas
r Blackwood. Mimi
n w Morgan. Cal
S Franken heimer, Cal
A J Wright, Chicago
6 II Elsey, Los Angeles
VIM Carl uer, Tacoma
L b Bassett, Redlands
Mrs S r Laughlin, Mass
+ A Akerman, Sn Diego
G ii Tull, VT & ch, Cal
j K Hinton, Sacto
w II West, wi d da, Cal
n L. Kohn & WI, Cal
w q Griffi h, san Jose
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CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
w WEDN ESDAY, Angus
STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE.

TUESDAY. August 17-2
UNITED STATES BONDS.
Bid asked. Bid. asked
e a coup. .l1l13l1212lU ssreg... a4l34 l121s
LOpew Issue l.43x
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
Arrived.

WEDNESDAY. August lS.
Stmr Cleone, Strand, 10 hours from Albion;
lumber to Albion Lum ber Co.
Stmr Columbia, Conway. 5lA hours from Port
land, via Astoria 4012 hours; pass and mdse. 70 y
r d Co.
stmr Santa Rosa. Alexander, 64 nour5 from
San Diego; pass and mdse, to Goodall, Perkins u
Co.
Stmr Washtenaw, Crosscup "a hours from Ia
coma; 1890 tons coal. to ) Co. Oakland direct
Bark Germania, Pearson, 12 days from New
Whatcom; 800 NJ it lumber to Belingham Bav
Imp CO.
schr Sparrow. Dart, 70 hours from Eure6a:
lumber. to K Hanify.
Schr Archie and Font1e, Colstrup IS hours from
Stewards Point; 2 NJ posts, 80 bark TO Higgins
& Collins.
Schr Five Brothers. Rasm ussen, "a hours from
Fishermans Bay; 100 eds bark, 10 Bender Bros
Schr Neptune, Estvold, . days from Everett.
$50 NJ # lumber. to w A Dwight.
Schr Printer. Larsen, days from Grays Har-
Dor; lumber and laths, to Simpson Lumber Co.
Cleared
WEDNESDAY. August ls.
Stmr North Fork, Bash. st Michael: ) Ducas
& Co.
Stmr Walla WaIa, Wallace, Victoria ana Por.
Townsend: Goodalls Perkins IL Co.
Stmr City of Para, Brown, Panama etc;
NJ S Co.
Br bark British Princess, Scott, Queenstown;
Balfour Guthrie & Co.
Schr Transit Jorgensen, Honolulu; Williams,
Dimond d Co.
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EXCHANGE AND BULLION.


SAN Francisco, Aug. 1S, 1897
The following resume OF the wheat market is
furnished by E. A. Bresse, Produce Exchange
grsinbroker, 4l2 Pine street:
The advocate., 1897-10-27

James O'Malley a Union war veteran,
who served in Company /, Fitty.third llli-
nois Infantry, and who has resided on his
farm in Cherokee County, Kansas, for the
past twenty years said to q reporter recently:
~ was afflicted with stomach trouble for
five years and during that time ! suffered in,
tensely. Just after meals my stomach would
pain me so that could scarcely endure it.
| sought the advice of several good physi-
clans but the relief / got from them was
short lived for in few days the old trouble
would return.
81 began to lose hope of ever being cured
and felt utterly discouraged. About this
time friend urged me to try DIR. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. AS | had taken
so many remedies without receiving any benefit
had grown .skepticOl, but as my friend became
so urgent decided to give the pills trial, with
little hope, however, Of getting any relief. But
| was soon undeCeived, for before | had taken
halfa dozen doses of Pink Pills noticed a de-
cided improvement, and by the time had taken
one and half boxes of the pills | was COM
pletely cured and have been entirely free from
pain in the stomach ever since, and that was two
years ago keep a box of Pink Pills in the
house all the time and consider them invalu-
able"
Mr.. O'Malleys post Office address is Mineral
City, Cherokee County, Kansas.
Two years ago. Miss Clara Rex, a resident
of Cherokee, Kansas was taken with severe
pains between her shoulders which confined
her to her home for three months She was
threatened with consumption and the pains
in her breast and shoulders she says felt as
though someone was running knife through
The advocate., 1897-10-27
The Kansas POpulist.

The Belleville Qll) News-Democrat,
in a recent issue, prints the following
under the above head
1--WE plead guilty to having great deal
of admiration for the Kansas POpulist
He comes, perhaps, nearer to possessing
the fearless spirit, the rugged independ-
ence and the defiant iconoclasm Of the
Revolutionary fathers who hated Kings
and broke the idols of despotism and
gave to the world the priceless bOons
of liberty and equality. That same de-
tested Kansas Populist has, as rule,
devoted years to the study of economic
questions, where the ape who initiates
the silly twaddling of hireling Eastern
newspaper mendicants has yet to learn
that science like political economy ex-
lists. Where the latter fawns and cringes
and crawls, the Kansas Populist stands
erect, and the Kansas Populist hOwls
with fog-horn voice charged with evil
dences of rich, robust and vigorous man
hood. The bowling Kansas Populist can
not be cOerced, bulldozed, bullyragged
The advocate., 1897-10-27
F. A MEMBER or the FlFTY.THIRD ILLINOIS IN
FANTRY HAS A HARD TUSSLE.
From the Sentinel, Cherokee, Kansas.

her. Several physicians were called, but Miss
Rex could get no relief and her life was de-
SPARED Of Finally relative induced her TO
try Pink Pills for Pale People. OF the result
Miss Rex says:
"When | commenced using DIR. Williams
Pink Pills was so weak and Frustrated that
| could not walk a step, but within week
aiterward was so much better that ! could
20 about the house with but little incOn-
venience, and when / had taken less than
two boxes of the pills found myself entirely
well and free from all pain. That was two
years ago. / have been well ever since and
can now easily walk six miles"
A. G.. Sprague, Justice of the Peace, Cher0.
kee Kansas, ON July 22nd, 1896, said:
II suffered with rheumatism for three years
and spent hundreds of dollars for medicine but
could get no permanent relief was treated
by several able physicians without result.
So / purchased some of DR.. Williams Pink
Pills at Pendletons drug store and commenced
to take them was surprised TO perceive that
began to improve ut once and by the time l
had used up two boxes Of Pink Pills was CONF
pletely free of the malady, and there has been
no recurrence since and that was three years
ago"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are now given to the public as an untailing
blood builder and nerve restorer, curing all
forms of weakness arising from a watery con-
dition of the blood or shattered nerves. The
pills are sold by all dealers, or will be sent
post paid on receipt of price, so cents q box or
six boxes for $780, (they are never sold in
bulk or by the 1907 by addressing DR.. Will
liams' Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
The advocate., 1897-10-27
Don't Agree With Mrs. Diggs.

Editor Advocate:-In your issue of Oc-
tober l find an article written by Mrs.
Annie L, Diggs, in which she says that
she believes that we do not have two
old parties now, leaving out the Palmer
Buckner outfit. have been an admirer
of Sister Diggs for long time, and
always read her articles in the Advocate
the first thing on getting the paper; but
must beg leave to differ with her in
respect to having unbounded confidence
in the Democratic party.
/ think differently in regard to the
action of the Democratic leaders at the
Chicago convention. | believe that the
action of the Chicago convention was
governed largely by the desire to absorb
the POpulist party in the campaign OF
1896 and finally to wipe it out of ex-
istence. Although voted for Mr.. Bryan,
| did it because we were trapped and
could not under the then existing cir
cumstances do any better, but | have no
faith in Mr.. Bryan now at all. II he is
the noble, high-minded, patriotic man
that Mrs. Diggs thinks he is, why is he
so earnestly canvassing Iowa in the in
terest of State ticket that has on it
one national banker and one avOwed
gOld-bug? | have no faith whatever in
Mr.. Bryan or the Democratic party. l
am not so infatuated with their leaders,
as to say, with Mrs. Diggs, that l be-
lieve in them as much as any POpulist
living. | do not think the Democrats
sincere in their professions in regard
to free silver. Look at their record in
the last ten years. Eleven silver bills
killed by them in Congress, and even
since the election last fall five Demo
cratic Legislatures have gone back on
the free silver question. do not think
like Sister Diggs in regard to the people
gaining a great victory last fall have
not forgotten how the Greenback party
was used up by just the same process
that is being worked on the POpulist
party at this time. Sister Diggs admits
that on account of her Republican origin
she would have been better pleased to
have had Senator Teller for a leader
and to have had the word Republican
inscribed on the banner. What will she
say now after reading the following
from the Colorado Representative?
Henry M, Teller has surrendered his
The advocate., 1897-10-27
Thomson,s Scheme Wouldn't Work.

Judge William Thomson, of Burln-
game, conceived the idea that he could
stampede his opponents by exhibiting
State warrants indorsed mot paid for
want Of funds" so he came to Topeka
last week and presented vouchers for
three months salary which remained
unpaid. When he presented one OF the
warrants at the Treasurer's Office the
teller promptly handed him the money;
but that was not what he wanted, so he
withdrew the warrant and went away
without any money. He had read the
Capital and thought the treasury was
bankrupt. He was surprised to find
that taxes were coming in and that the
Treasurer was able to pay warrants as
they were presented. He was annoyed
to think that his scheme to distract the
attention of voters from his record had
failed to work.
The advocate., 1897-10-27
The Record Of the Travellers,

Commenting on the injunction suit
brought by the Travellers Accident In
surance Co. against him, Superintendent
McNall says
"Tho effort of this company to prevent
an examination of its affairs is in line
with the general policy of the concern.
The company has a record for contest
ing and refusing to pay claims which
attaches to no other company in the
United States, to such an extent as to
the Travellers. In 1895 the Travellers
contested in the courts over IA per cent.
of its death losses In 1896 it contested
over IL per cent The Standard Com
pany for 1895 contested per cent. of it's
losses; in 1896 per cent. was contested.
In 1895 the Union Casualty Company
contested 4 per cent. of its death losses;
in 1896 less than per cent"
The advocate., 1897-10-27
An Open Letter to Tom Watson,

J. T. Howell. OF Baton Rouge, La, has ad-
dressed the following letter TO Hon. I. h. wat
son, and asks the Advocate to print it)
Baton Rouge, La, october 13, 1897.
Hon. T. e. Watson, Thomson, Ca:
My Dear Sir-DO you not think it feas-
ible to unite all factions and elements
of reform on the able leader of reform
thought, the editor Of the American, Mr..
Wharton Barker?
We must bring the factions of our
party together to save the republic in
1900 or abandon our mission and permit
the nation to drift to conditions Of an
archy that are inevitable.
In my opinion, Mr.. Barker is the one
man who can unite our party and bring
to us all other reform elements. Yours
very respectfully, ]. 7. HOWELL.
The advocate., 1897-10-27

leadership of the free silver forces and
advises his friends to join him in sup
porting the gold-bug ticket in the COM
ing State election" Mr.. Bryan says in
his letter to the Tammany leaders of
New York: "A triumph of the DemOc-
racy of Greater New York will have the
same moral effect as a renewed and
affirmed triumph Of the agencies led by
Senator Hanna" 1t may be possible
that by 1900 Mrs. Diggs' Democratic and
Republican idols will all be laid in the
dust politically and she may then
have some faith in a good Old-fashioned
Populist. Yours for true and unadul-
terated Populism. S. "A. BLACK.
Manhattan, Kas.
The advocate., 1897-10-27
Leedy Will Not Sign Death Warrants

Notwithstanding his views on capital
punishment, Governor Leedy announces.
that he will not sign death warrants
for any of the prisoners in the Peniten-
tiary who have been sentenced to hang.
The law provides that after one years
confinement the prisoner shall hang
whenever the Governor signs the death
warrant. Replying to an inquiry as to
whether he would sign such warrants,
he says: 81 am in favor of capital pun
ishment, but so long as the law remains
in the present shape | will not attempt
to send man to the scaffOld.