Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-11-01
PROGRESS OF THE MOVEMENT.

PROGRESS OF THE MOVEMENT.
Father Mathews birthday, Oct TO- was
widely celebrated.
The government will make a trial OF
navy canteens or saloons.
Prof. Geo. S. Innis is secretary of the
st. Paul Charter Commission.
Father Mathew pledged four million
people in Ireland and England to total alb
stinence.
The Illinois Prohibition State Commit
tee is circulating enrolment blanks with
excellent results.
It is now said that the assassin who
made an attempt on the life of President
Diaz, of Mexico, was crazed by drink
The Norwegian Total Abstinence Socie-
ty Norway is taking steps to change its
organ from a weekly to a daily temper
ance paper.
The German principality of Waldeck for
bids the issuance of a marriage license to
an habitual drunkard, unless satisfactory
proof of reformation be produced.
Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate Richard
I. Bright, has kept the bars in both the
Senate and House wings of the capitol
closed during the recess Of Congress.
Funds are being raised for memorial
window to Neal Dow in the Temperance
Temple of Chicago. At all memorial meet
1ngs collection should be taken for this
purpose.
The Brewers Journal, the official organ
of the United States Brewers Association,
in it's issue of Jan. 1, 1897, declared that
Nebraska consumed twenty-six times as
much beer as Kansas
The California Saloon Protective Asso-
citation has objected to the order recently
issued by the Santa Fe railway company
forbidding it's employees entering saloons
either on or off duty.
The National Association of (Methodist)
Local Preachers, in session at Philadel-
ph1a, resolved that the members will not
lend their influence to- nor vote with, any
party that favors the licensing of sa-
loons''
The California Prohibitionist, which sup
ported the Liberal party last year. has
been purchased by Rev. s. P. Meads. It's
policy will be to unite all Prohibitionists
and bring them to the support Of the Pro-
hibition party.
Rev. D. j. Higgins, who retires from the
pastorate at 80 years of age, was the hero
or the Northern Minnesota M. e, confer
ence at it's recent session. He is still Wig
orous in mind and body and is always
ready for prohibition work.
An experienced worker speaking of the
arrangements for prohibition meetings.
says: Never fail to hang old Glory
over the platform. It will give dignity to
the occasion and evoke patriotism. Every
prohibition Club should own an American
flag"
Revs. e. E. and Geo. E. Satterlee
nephews of DR.. w. W. Satterlee and sons
OF an equally uncompromising Prohibi.
ZIONIST, were admitted to the Minnesota
and Northern Minnesota M. E.. Confer.
ences respectively. They are doing good
work and are faithful friends Of our cause
Mrs. Bessie Laythe ScoveIl, state presi.
dent, and three organizers will be in the
field this year, in the interest of the w. G.
I. U. Mrs. Josephine Princell, Franconia
Will work among the Scandinavians. Miss
louise II. HOLSTER and Miss Marie c.
6renm Will speak and organize w. & Y
Unions and Loyal Temperance Legions
one clause Of the new Dingley bill for.
plds the giving away of cards. pictures
photographs, buttons, badges and other
similar articles, with packages of cigar.
ettees and manufactured tobacco. This
WIN PROBABLY decrease the sale of tobacco
In this form. It will certainly lessen the
number OF indecent pictures put into the
hands Of boys.
In retaliation for his active opposition
70 olind piggers, w. P. Moffet, editor O,
the Bismarck Settler, was recently fired
upon late at night. Some years ago he