Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-10-22
FOES OF Rum.
VI y. T. o. Convention Listens to
Miss Wizards Address.
Large Number of Delegates Present
Work Of Past Year Has Been
Encouraging.

Large Number of Delegates Present.
Work Of Past Year Has Been
Encouraging.
BALTIMORE, Md, Oct. 1S.-Between
100 and 600 delegates from thrty-eight
states and territories. representing
300, 900 members of the Womans Chris
tinn Temperance union, congrcgated
ct Music hall Friday morning to at.
tend the twenty-second annual convcn-
ton of that society.
& Mother Thompson Present.
As Miss Willard stepped to the front
Of the stage, carrying huge bunch of
La France roses, the audience tumul-
tuously applaudcd her. Following
The drop of her gavcl crusade Psalm
was read, responsibility, led by
pclMrs. Eliza Thompson, of Hillsboro,
40, who is more Familiarity known in
vaemperance circles as Mother Thomp-
eson." She began the crusade inaugu-
rration In her home twenty one years
ago, and from which rose the present
~. c. T. U. Mrs. Thompson is in her
9th year, but her powers seemed un-
impaired as she led the reading Friday
corning.
@ Mrs. Henrietta L. Monroe, president
4 the Ohio w. G. T. o., offered fer
ent invocation. Some routine bust
ess was followed by the reading OF
he presidents annual address, which
jas, in part, as follows:
lad Miss VILLA rd's Address.
II att Civilization is but Christianity's effect
nd the brain and hands OF the race; sci
o0ce and invention are Its twin daugh-
ssrs. and both lend the totality of their
le luence against the practice OF stimu-
lo,ion. All of the states and territories ex-
pit two Georgia and Arkansas) now require
10 teaching of the laws of health
all school children, beginning with
he youngest. Mrs. Mary IL Hunt heads
wltS movement Us the representative of the
~ man's Christian Temperance union Four
nnes year the Sunday-school lesson ex-
tlicitly teaches total abstinence. This Is an
,Eher point gained by white-ribboners, who
storked ton years for 1t.
x''The general assembly Of the Presbyterian
,,hurch has this year declared in favor Of non
looholic wine for sacramental purposes
bicycle as u kcrormcr.
'In the widening field of athletics all stimu-
alton is discounted The bicycle is the most
influential temperance reformer of the
lime. md milk is the fayorite beverage
7.a8ol tuodo WHO TlQo TO VIII LeglSlA-
tion follows on after individual progress.
Tho Canadian parliament this year de-
clarcd by on overwhelming majority In
= favor Of prohibitions; in South Australia
and Utah women have been admitted to
tho full rights Of citizens. Five legislatures
tion to the people. In New York city
4 reform has forsaken the line of least and
sought that Of greatest resistance Munich
pal politics in that metropolis and many
Others turn on the temperance question. The
enforcement OF law By Commissioner Roose-
welt and tho removed war upon Tammany led
BY the redoubtablo DR.. Parkhurst, are the sa-
tent features Of the time.
Praise for Metholists.
1.-THE action OF the Methodist conferences
voting to admit women to the general con-
erence Is the largest straw on the current OF
sne times me woman's department Of the
Atlanta exposition and the great con-
crosses Of women held in the farther south
Arc other tokens hardly less significant. A
union of reform forcos Is contemplated, and
the leaders have agreed to u basis which is
,0mMended to the goodwill Of all whtte rib.
bon women
Labor Movement an Ally.
1.-The labor movement is the natural ally of
no white ribboners. The working class
~ tho only true aristocrats. Roman
Catholic young women OF Danbury,
ionn. have formed q societan. s.sf
moHoors PlcuHcu not TO marry any 1l4Segho
56ss 3ot strict abstainer The usf,ding hove
81 tb1 81 : naEtsy aEesment was set forth
IN thsst, z unanimously adopted by our
london t2s son in Juno last"
For joint Rule in Homes.
M Miss Willard closed her review of the
woman question with these words:
TN primitive days we had the matrt.
archate, which means the rule of the
mothers, and now for painfully length.
ened period we have had the patriarchato,
or the rule OF the fathers; but we begin to
see tho dawn Of the amphiarchate, or the joint
lnle OF joint world by the Joint forces OF Its
elbthers md Its fathers Happy are they who
Put their sturdy shoulders to tho wheels o,
shis white chariot of tho sun"
An important part of the address was
devoted to the situa ton in Armenia
nnd IN urgent plea was made for the
united efforts of women in collecting
funds and circulating petitions for the
relief of ''our well-nigh martyred Chris.
tan neighbors in Asia Minor
Miss Willard holds to the idea she has
lvocated so long, viz: that the prohi.
ition party should change it's name to
ONE protection party. She says that
he use of the word prohibition as the
me of the party has given an excuse
the pupils of the land to cease from
vocating the principles Of prohibi
N.
Che report of the corresponding sec
tary was next read, followed by the
ceasurer's report.
THE CHINESE DISASTER.
urther Details of Explosion on Transpor
Steamer at Kungpai.
SHANGHAI, Oct 1S.-Further details
the explosion on board transpor
Gamer at Kungpai, near Kinchow
ave been received. The entire for
.rt of the steamer was blown out ant
lie vessel sank Immediately in shallow
later. The third engineer, twelve o
re crew and one European and tie,
iinese passengers We're saved, but al
~ other persons on board were kille'
the explosion or drowned. The caus
tie explosion is unknown.
Pingree Wins Easily.
DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 1s.-It was re
crted Friday morning that Mayor Pin
se, as the result of Thursdays re
q iiblican primaries, would go into tn
- convention Saturday with 1O4 GU
delegates. His majority is S,
. swhelming that there can be no op
!, ton to him or his slate.