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with the signatures of all the officers of
the worlds w. C. T. U. and the National
w. c. T U.
The Only Man to BE Heard.
Dr.Lunn of England was then introduced,
and in a trenchant speech dwelt on the at
titude that should be taken by the w. c. T..
U. in battling with the evils Of society.
He criticised those utterances in speech or
in song that counseled a passive attitude,
but urged that it was militant struggle
the mighty host advancing. He did
not want to hold the FORT as the song
has it, but wanted to attack and overcome
the wrongs before him. DR.. Lunn then
led in prayer, most earnestly invoking
divine counsel and blessing upon the en-
deavorS of the women engaged In the tenn
perance cause.
Mrs Anna NJ. Hammer, president of the
Pennsylvania w. c. 7. u, followed in
prayer, remembering eloquently in her pc
tition Miss Willard and Lady Somerset
whose illness seemed likely to interfere
with their participation in the exercises of
presenting the great petition to the repre-
sentatives of the American nation. Her
petition was most earnest in behalf of the
millions for whom the great polyglot Pc
tition had been made, and of the vast host
of white ribboners, who. all over the world
as high noon continuously passed, We're
engaged in prayer for the cause.
This Afternoons Session.
The large audience assembled again TINS
afternoon at 2:3O o'clock in the Metropoli-
tan Church. Mrs. Helen NJ. Barker, the
treasurer of the National w. c. 7. u, an
elderly lady with a sweet, Puritanical face
and the precise and measured speech of an
experienced speaker, presided The first
address was by Mrs. Margaret B. Platt of
Washington, on womans suffrage, as a
means to advance the cause of temperance.
Her argument, although passing over a
trite and not unfamiliar field, presented
the question with force. Ore of the most
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following: Harrison Smith and Mary
Reed; VIM. c. Woodward and Ray Elliott;
William Brown and Ida Norris; Simon
Ginsberg and Carrie Walsky; James Moore
of Aide Va, and Jennie Barron Of Fair
fax county, Va.
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You are most welcome" said Mrs. Crit
fifth, Ito our homes, our churches our pub
lie institutions and our city. To every
one who wears the white ribbon we give
cordial welcome"
Passing on to give & graphic little pic
ture of the capital city, its people its beau
ty, it's opportunities and its future, the
speaker paid a handsome touch of COM
plimentary mention to President Cleveland.
I'VE honor Grover Cleveland said she,
''for his signing that important bill re-
quiring the introduction of scientific tenn
perance as study in our public schools.
We honor Mrs. Frances Cleveland for the
fact that at every banquet she turns down
her Wineglass, thus following the example
in the Executive Mansion. Mrs. R. B.
Haves' This allusion to the President
and his wife brought forth loud and long
applause.
One Who Wants to Vote.
Mrs. Clara c. Hoffman of Missouri, Sec
rotary of the National w. c. 7. u, was
then introduced and in a brief impromptu
address, which made plain her readiness
on the platform, spoke of the significance
of the occasion. She thought the great
polyglot petition would set people to talk
ing and all great reforms had to begin
with q great deal of talking. Whatever
people were curious about had vitality. III
people could be kept thinking and disputing
about the temperance question some GOOD
was but the beginning of the assembling
of women in Washington.
Like the men," she said, I'VE want to
come here. Not merely to visit. but to
stay a while-right through the session.
and we expect to come with the power to
vote to pass laws and put our cause ON
the statute books indelibly and enduringly."
At this point. in the absence of Miss
Elizabeth Greenwood. who was to do so,
Mrs Catherine Lente Stevenson was In
vited to take charge of the service of de-
votion. Mrs. Stevenson is a lady Of me-
dunn height, serious and determined Of
features but pleasing, considerate and SYM
pathetic. Miss Matte Gray of the Metro
politan choir was introduced, and sang
a beautiful contralto solo, entitled I'm
answered" Mrs. Stevenson then addressed
the great audience on the opportunity of
women in the furtherance of the temper
arce cause. She emphasized the import
ance of the church in connection with the
work, and the corporation of Christian
women everywhere. Her manner was most
pleasing, and her address was throughout
earnest and convincing
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FREsHETs IN SPAIN.
Part of the Suburbs of Seville Under
Water.

MADRID, February 15.-The river Sc
gura, which flows through the provinces
of Murcia and Alicante into the Mediter
ranean, has overlooked it's banks, and con-
siderable damage has been done at many
places. portion of the city of Orihuela
in Alicante Is inundated, and the railway
from there to the city of Alicante, the capt.
tai of the province, is submerged.
There is also a serious flood in the
Granddaughter river, and Trana, a suburb
of Seville, is under water
The river Tagus is also rising, and the
town of AranjueZ, about thirty miles
palace, is threatened with humiliation. The
royal residence itself is in danger of being
reached by the water.
Another Report About SatolIi.
ROME. February 15.-It is reported in
semi-official vatican circles that in order
that there shall be no departure from the
usual custom in the promotion of apos-
tolic delegates abroad. Mgr. Satolli, the
delegate to the United States, will be
nuncio at Lisbon prior to being created a
cardinal.
MurdcrOus JaVanese Plot.
BATAVIA, February ia plot of
natives, involving murder, has been dis
covered in the Tjamdea district, in the
assistant rcsidency of Buitenzorg, on the
island of Java. 1t was the intention of the
plotter3 to murder all the Europeans and
Chinese in the district. if possible. All the
followers have been arrested and placed in
prison.
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SUICIDE OF WIN. GEDNEY.
Believed to Have Been Insane ut thu
Time.


Time.
Mr. William Gedney, brother Of Walter
Gedney, who committed suicide in Phila-
delphia yesterday afternoon, as reported in
The Star, left today to be present at the
coroner's inquest and to claim the body.
No information has been received by the
family in this city as to the whereabouts
Of Mr.. A. G. Gedney, who, it was expected,
would be in Philadelphia on business yes
terday. Neither has there been anything
definite done as yet in regard to the funeral
here.
Walter Gedney left Washington about
three weeks ago and entered the employ
ing Company at 80 South 9th street, Phil
adelphia. He was considered capable
artist and designer and sober, indus
trious man. He worked as usual yester-
day morning. About 1 o'clock a colored
porter entered the art department ard
found Gedney standing in the middle Of
the room with wild, strange look in his
eyes. The porter inquired if there was
anything wrong. Without answering, Ged-
ney took a revolver from paper box and
shot himself through the head, dying in
stantly.
In the pockets of the deceased was found
SO 1t is said that during the past week
he had informed several of his fellow work
men that he was in love and wished to
marry a certain girl, but volunteered no
further information on that subject.
A number of Gedney's friends in this city
firmly believe that he committed the rash
act while temporarily insane, as he was
subject to such spells.
The remains will be brought to the home
of the father Of the deceased, Mr.. Joseph
F. Gedney, 410 street northeast, as soon
as they are turned over to Mr.. William
Gedney by the coroner.
Mrs. Wickes, wife of Thos. II. Wickes
vice president of the Pullman Palace Can
Company, has been granted a divorce by
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counterpart of her Mrs. Mclaughlin.
celebrated brother. She has occupied many
Of the most conservative and influential
churches in Boston and throughout this
country and Canada. Mrs. Mclaughlin has
often appeared before state legislatures,
pleading for better laws, and spoke twice
this winter before the Massachusetts leg
islature with Lady Henry Somerset.
Mrs. McLaughlin'S manner on the plat
form today was that of most spiritual
woman, a magnetic speaker, and a forcible
lecturer She presented the subject of tenn
perance reform as the duty of men as we'll
as women, and recounted some of her eX
perienceS in urging the cause before men,
bers of legislatures.
The Practical Way.
Mrs Mclaughlin was followed by Mrs.
Matilda B. Carse, who brought the big pc
tition to Washington and is its custodian
for the present Mrs. Carse is large, fine
looking apostle of temperance reform, and
her terse, direct style of speaking was en-
joyablc to the end Of her speech. She pur
sued paths apart from the spiritual and
persuasive policy of waging the warfare of
temperance, and counSeled the use of every
practical means at the command of her
sisters.
She would go about temperance reform
Just as the politician the statesman
undertakes to establish his cause and gain
his point. Mrs. Carrie showed a great prac
teal sense of how public opinion is formed
and how great measures are furthered.
Mrs. La Fetra announced to the meeting
that reserved seats for tonight might be
had at Ellis music store on Pennsylvania
avenue. The Moody choir will occupy the
first 500 seats in Convention Hall: the next
1000 seats are for sale at 80 cents each;
the next 1900 at % cents, and the rest at
10 cents. Over 1900 seats have already
been sold. The proceeds go to the national
and worlds w. c. T. U.
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It is Denied That the Guatemalan
Question is Settled.
WHAT A MEXICAN MINISTER SAYS
Throngs in Pail Mall to See the
Prince Pass.
GENERAL FOREIGN TOPICS

MEXICO CITY, February 15.-Don Mar
iscal, minister of foreign relations in the
Mexican cabinet, states, despite reports to
the contrary, that the end Of the Guate-
nalan question is not yet in sight. The
secretary intimated that the neighboring
republic Is still at it's tactics of evading
the real questions in the dispute with Mex
leo and endeavoring to gain all the lime
possible.
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Mrs. Stevenson paid a generous tribute to
the great host of brave women in every vii
lage and hamlet all over the world who are
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CAPITOL TOPICS.
Candidate for n Judgeship.

Tae principal candidates for the addf-
ional circuit judgeship created in the
ninth, or Pacific slope, circuit by the bill
which passed the House today are Judge
Ross, present judge Of the southern Cali
fornia district, with residence in Los An
geles, and Judge Wallace, judge of the SUI
perior court, of San Francisco and ex-
fudge of the supreme court of California.
Senator White is supporting Judge Ross.
United States District Judge Bellinger Of
Oregon is also mentioned.
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The Mornings Proceedings

With the singing in ore strong enthusiast
tic chorus of "All Hail the Power of Jesus
Name" the session opened. DR.. Hugh
Johnson pastor of the church, offered
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Army Supply Contracts.

Senator Cockrell, from the joint congress
sional committee to inquire into the organ
ization of the various departments, has
introduced a bill repeating the existing law
requiring the Secretary of War and the
quartermaster general to prepare reports
of contracts for supplies for submission to
Congress
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short speech, laid before the meeting the
fac smile copy of the polyglot petition
with the signatures of all the officers of
the worlds w. c. T. U. and the National
n
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Pennsylvania Troops.

Representative Sichles of New York has
introduced a bill in the House providing
that military organizations furnished by
PENNSYLVANIA under the Presidents call
of June Is, 1868, which rendered actual
military service shall be considered to
have formed a part of the military estab-
lishment of the United States. The Secre-
tary of War is authorized to issue certih-
Gates of discharge for all honorably dis
charged members of the organizations re-
ferred to- but no person is to receive any
nav. pension bounty or other allowance by
reason of this act.
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Mrs. Wickes, wife of Thos. H. Wickes,
vice president of the Pullman Palace Car
Company, has been granted divorce by
default In Chicago.
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Accrued Pensions.

Owing to antiquities in the present laws
relating to the payment of accrued PEN
sions and to the conflicting constructions
bearing on them the Interior Department
a wear or more ago entirely suspended
action in such cases. bill on the SUBJ
iect was prepared at the department and
sent to both houses of Congress. Inc SEN
ate in August last passed the Dill ana lt
was sent to the House committee on lnVaho
tensions That committee, however, re-
earding its language as somewhat involved.
has decided to report a substitute, winch,
though differing in form from the senate
hill. aims at substantially the same OBJECT.
~ope Rejection and Several COnfirma-
lions.
The Senate, in executive session, yester-
day rejected the nomination Of w. M.
campbell to be United States marshal OF
Minnesota, and confirmed the following:
Rrieadier General Thomas Howard Ruger,
to be major general, February s, 1888, vice
scbofield. appointed lieutenant general Also
nos.masters as follows: New York-Lemuel
Mathewson at Avoca; Frank j. Jewell, at
Cattaraugus. Colorado-Harry Schiller, at
Durango: Jefferson d. Adams, at Rico.
Kansas-L A Saunders, at Mankato; John
w Cox. at Ellis; John Schuyler, at lays.
lanes A. Jackson, at Howard Marylano
-Daniel E. kean, at Cumberland; Apram
Claude at Annapolis; j. b. sweeney at ma
OF Cleartield Nebraska-ASa +. HolebauSh,
at Falls City; August kleine, at west
Point. Arthur L. Morse, Atkinson; James
d Lerling at Broken Bow; Thomas Regah'
at Crawford. Copnecticut-Henry NJ. flez-
gerald, at Greenwich.
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Full DRESS SUITS MADE BY
OWEN t423 nth ST. N.W)
Are hard 10 beat. Made more of them to date than
for any previous season.
OWEN is untiring in his efforts to please. ja3-tr
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To BE HAD FOR THE ASKING
OUR 1895 CATALOGUE. edition de luxe-TIRE
MANUAL; edition for 1895. POCKET CAL
ENDARS: same souvenir as given away at New
York cycle show
Quantity OF this latter IS limited, early ap-
plicatiOn is suggested.
RANtBLERS for 1895 could not be excelled.
even Il We charged you twenty-f five dollars more
for them.
GORMULLY & JEFFREY MFG. CO..
n-14d 1925 18th st. NV.
The farmers' union., 1895-01-17

foreign countries Mr. Foster las accent
rd Tie invitation Of China. Al Tulin he
VIII meet the two Chinese ,,lrnirotrntil-
rirS. Chen Fen IIuau ;in,I Shau, am! to-
:.rt,lrr they will perfect a treaty with III,
Jnpaut>c Govrrumcnt
Cen Foster is - years odd. \ inuru.,l-
isl hy profession. he left his desk in 1>1..
~ accept the United StHt.S mission 10
MrAiro and served there until 1>>u. when
he WIS sent ~ Minister ~ Russia and
subsequently, became Minister il S1,aln.
II 1870 he was selected by President Iiar-
ri<s,n /, represent the [ ui.e,l S,att.> Gov
trniAent in various rrci;,ruyitv treaties.
The farmers' union., 1895-01-17

passing through cotton pro luc!ns sao-
tIpil> ot the cnuutrv can HN Ill rae
icg carving cotton and each enc ENJOY
its rror;,:a share Of the profits. he
law "f competition that rrcNAliS IN all
ot.I@r lli3e> ot nu~lnyss IL an.22I.eu. ana
cation raiSars are ..orttu IL pay the
rate fixed. the same rs Il there was no
competing lines. This Is the direct
a.nl II ail combinations ana trusts. IL
* nothing on earth bat railroad
trust ASKING SANCTION ct Congress.
" 80 ever heard ot such aUIac!fv ?
Only ,nIuk of Il combination ot rail-
roaus coiaiiir - Congress and asking
the representatives of the people ~
sanction 4 runl h:,lr against III" pro-
uuter> ~ tie country. 1t Is lnnu
s,ruuS. hu' il will very likely he sanc-
toned hr Congress. /, Will H.. time
for a combination OF the people soon.
Look out iur ii
The farmers' union., 1895-01-17

States; and International Exposition w!!i
be ahead Of the Centennial Exhibition III
Sp"lt.ur and usefulness. Even with ITS
excellent exhibit ut the World :: FAIR III
So; the South could not hope. t. bring as
prominently as ii wished nct"r" the world
its advantages III the Industrial and :'Gri-
cultural fields, and 50 Il fair Ter III"
special reason .f attracting wide attrn-
tioil to these thing, VIII II" ~ tSi>"''lai
utility. And if superior organization
were all that We're needed to in>ur" lis
success that i Il forr-nn" ronrluS1nn, i"r
III. men and women in whose hands the
management of the exposition has been
placed stand III the head nt the business
people OF the South. All things OF Il
purely local character hay" been put III
the background HS far rs Atlanta ans!
Georgia are concerned. aIld the ann ni
the exposition Will be til" advancement
The farmers' union., 1895-01-17

Piedmont Park. the site Of the cNposi-
tom, is located tWo miles from the geo
graphical ccntcl. Of the city. The 1879
:cres within IL" exposition enclosure
stretch over immense hills nf gentle
actlivity ami Wales Of surprising lovt!l-
ness. The landscape gardening. r'r!: III
the prufusiun II Southern foliage and
flowers. wEic!: will form p"rt If Il" dis
play. will be one q. the :i..'>,t pleasing at
,ra..tions \ beautiful artificial lake. to
hc nnvi-atrt! hy electric launches and
.nntua%. viii h" 10 the Exposition what
the laCnrnS were 70 the Worries talr.
The main buildings, with their timcll-
Sion<. are rs fn!pWS: nitrd States Gov
crnmrnr Building. 1>tsN-.O feet; Manu-
fact ares and Liberal Arts. 2l,;x:tlo feet:
MarLinrry. 1,n'N:Itmt feet: Minerals and
Forestry. StAo..i, feet: Agriculture. 1,,oN
500 feet: Transportation. l1iX4E' feet;
Wurlan'> Eujldil- according Ia the or
riual plans l., lr l.tN1:,i feet. Int these
.lintn~:nnS Will probably he materially
i1c~rasc,h: Fine Arts. lUnx2i, feet
Negro Eui,iin-. 1NHxntn feet.
orr, of th,. novelties Of the exposition
will l." Il huiitiiI-. as above mentioned
for the use pt III" negroes and - contain
The farmers' union., 1895-01-17

thal adopted ty the N!:>. THOMPSON.
World~ Far managers, ."r the buildings
ere - remain after the close OF Tae fair
10 adrtu The park and form one Il the
fu1u;. attractions IT This city. Georgia
pine viii be- -" principal material chi
pIu.eti. the inside ii the buildings being
toi ,hn Most part finished in yeIIo" pine.
The exposition viii no; he witho5, its
Midway Ilti>anrr. that PAR; of .he
grounds devoted. - such .Nhlbi:S a> We're
~ be- folnd an III" Midway of Jackson
Park II Chicago being known a> the Ter
race. III" principal features OF The Chi
cage Midway and many others will ae
there Il itrnl>h amusement Ia those sur
feited with sight seeing "i 4 higher order
in the either parts OF the grounds
The Demand for Space.
There neet. he no fears that all the space
which cec - turn;s.C.. y III t, in demand,
The farmers' union., 1895-01-17

H." House f"r about TWO weeks, WAS iG-
ANONYMOUSLY ditrhtI Wednesday. 1t had
not strength enough t. Surinount til" first
parliamentary obstacle placed III It's path.
Thy tonl,uittrc "n Rules. in obedience
10 the decree, nf the Democratic s'au''uS
on Monday. brurl-h, iii All order /" close
general debate and proceed under tn"
iivc-lninut" rulr un.,l Saturday, Whom
the tina! ,ntr >houli lee taken. but the
supporters of I'll" hill showed iamcntahlc
weakuc>S They wtr" unable t" order
the previous question. til" DEMAND there
for being refused, frs: hy Il rising Vote
| of o. to lei. ard then oh Il yea and may
vote of l2i /" 10
The advocates of the bill were dun
founded when they discovered that they
had been beaten III the parliamentary
! skirni<h. allI tho order MAS withdrawn.
| This was III" frs; rcy"rS" 1he Committee
! on Rules IiaI suffered il four years. An
/ anal >i> Of the vote showed that all of the
! I'll votes in favor of the motion were ca It
| 10y Democrats, while - Republicans. -:
Democrats and : i'op,lii>;s voted against
! Mr.. Bland and others loudly protested
! that the adoption of the rule would cu,
! ,hem off. Mr.. Outhwait rejected all sug
-tSllNhS Tor .nf'iitllfS tlt' Tult ana tt
man,iri the previous question. tn" Re
! j,uhlicanS voted >nlilly with the Demo
cratic opponents of til" measure AGAINST
ordering the previous question and il was
! defeated on 4 rising vote, ~ 10 1n1
! Among the Democrats who voted agains
ordering the previous question Wer,
Cockr"ll. Of TcXas: MyGailn. Of Illinois
Hooker. of Ni>S>s9pi: Ellis. of Ken
,F
| Texas: HIan1. Of Missouri: Hall. of Mis-
| souri,: Holman. Of Indiana and Conn. o
! Indiana.
Mr.. tuthwai; hurricdly demanded tn,
yeas and nays a:a! the roll WAS called
The roll call was watched with intens
interest. but announcement of the rcsul
of tho Vote only confirmed the defeat c
the udVur:ttt> Of the lIitu>l.le. Ih" sup
l,ortcrS of the bill! made 4 desperate et
fort - secure a malrrity Of the votes
but the previous question was again re
icrt.I /. | 10 11D. The advocates Of til
bill had suffered their first parliamentary
reverse. The failure IL order the prev
Gus quest ION threw the special or,!"r npe
to amendment. Though there was II
demonstration from the opponents "f tn
bill. lis advocates We're I,anic-Strir rl,cI
realizinc that the vote given probahl
>ealc, the doom If The currency bill. Nj
outhwait Immediately arose and witt
drew the special order.
The farmers' union., 1895-01-17

fox already applications arc in fer much
mere rom than can he >ct :part for cA
hihi-orS Ii" management i wisely put
ting these . plcato!> through a sitting
process ana Will grant space only to n"
t5.~t ni those who desire a. exhibit. \,C
alone J the nifeI >tste> expected II
E..y.. ~l!.nIia cElli..i~ II the exposition
but nGh her countries - Well viii Wlj:uIt
,inf:l.t take advantage" al il :" >h"W the
-:hp thir. months and 4 half through
y l.icii III. exposition VIII h" open ar"
,llu~.. during which tn greatest number
If T,tn;,lr from tEr North and West and
from ether ..liuI"~ ar. rtf.iu- the South
east fnr health ana pleasure, and these
rru;.i.. Viii AL materially Ill making IL"
tHftp~irirlt Il success. financially. lis :>lc-
cess along other lines i already assured.
Charles =. Collier. III" President and
International E.Nrp>ti"n. has had 4 l;tr-"
experience in ,,uhljr affairs and III "Nl"-
,.itiun work. II" WA born IL l>l>. bong
Tho >,,il ri "Iln If the pioneers Of -i'!"li1a-
h.,.,r .i his He HAS hren devoted t" ''l~i-
u,.~- s.utrrI,r~"s. in which he has been
unifur:.ir .st.c,.,.>>fui Ills greatest
H,hi,,, .l.i.; Was the successful r"n-
,,ttei pf tie Piedmont Exposition II i>~'
HulY lei DAYS elapsed from 1h" first S!lG-
..">t.or 10 I'll" "I,ynr., '.;sE ot this "Hr">l-
tom At tnc ,'..e" "f ttl,. "Ai'n>Itlri. at1"r
pay;n-: al expenses. fA., ,rta>Hrcr had 4
'i..:aI.... uf :>,,i,sa5r
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News ky Wire.

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