Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-03-07
II. G. q. II. Column.

1t was deeply regretted that the public
presentation of the Polyglot petition to
| the United States government, Feb. 10,
had 10 be made without the presence OF
Miss Willard and Lady Henry Somerset
who were prevented by illness from
reaching Washington in time. Miss
| Wizards address for the occasion was
read by Miss Anna Gordon, and bright
addresses were also made by Mrs. Clara {.
| Hoffman, Mrs. Helen NJ. Barker, national
officers, Miss Belle kearney and Rev. DIR.
! Henry 5. Lunn. On Feb. 10 deputation
Of W. c. T. [. officers, headed by Miss
Willard and Lady Henry Somerset, called
upon President Cleveland at the executive
mansion, and there, figuratively, presented
the petition to him, it being too bulky to
be presented otherwise. The committee
was assured by the president that he re-
garded the object of the petition as one
in which all good men and women should
! take an interest.
The Citizens Rescue board. of Boston,
is a working body of business men seek
ing to prevent The social evil, help victims
out of it, and save others from it. 1t has
a special mission, including midnight and
coffee-room work, carried on at the West
End, where meetings are held every night
and no girl seeking to leave a life of shame
is turned away.
BY request Of the general officers of the
Worlds and National w. c. T. T., and
as the legal expression of the Polyglot
petition just presented to the head of the
government, Representative Blair, on
Feb. 49, introduced a resolution in the
House of Representatives, proposing an
amendment to the constitution of the
United States, prohibiting the liquor
traffic in this country.
The annual banquet of the Boston fruit
and produce dealers was a notable total
abstinence rs we'll as social and business
event. No intoxicating liquors were
served. though the affair WAS distin
guished by the presence of the governor
and mayor.
The second part OF the evening of Feb.
~ at the triennial convention of the
woman's council, now in session in Wash
ington, was given to the National w, {.
I. L. Addresses We're made by Miss
Willard, Mrs. Clara Hoffman and Miss
Belle kearney.
The Wells Fargo express company
orders that any employee " he is seen tax
ing gia-, OF liquor while on duty or
during business hours shall be cautioned
at once and on repeating The offence be
immediately discharged.
Angel Island, one of the defenses of the
bay at San Francisco, where three hum
bred soldiers are stationed, has the dis
tnction of being without a saloon, or
even canteen.
The w. c. T L. of Colorado petitioned
the legislature OF that state to elect no
candidate to the United States senate
whose priva,e character MAS not above
reproHcn.
The actual national debt, November /,
1894 WAS Sl.0ls ,657, 6l6.6s. fhe years
direct drink bill would pay it all off, and
leave a balance OF more than the is cents
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been made superintendent of the depart
ment of legal work in the National W, {.
T. L.
An exchange estimates that for every
rich brewer. distiller or saloon keeper III
the land there are at least two hundred
paupers.
Pennsylvania ". {. T. / petitions the
state legislature to close the saloons on
Memorial Day.