Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1898-12-01
PROGRESS OF THE MOVEMENT

Woman suffrage wac defeated in South Dakota
the past ten years.
There have been 5000 women killed in single
year by drunk en- 1snds.
In Idaho for the first time women voted for Con
gressmen and state officere.
Matt s. Quay,sU. s. Senator from Pennsylva-
MIA, is a confirmed drunkard.
Send your subscription in one cent stamps. We
use large quantities of them.
In 2,450 parishes in the province Of Canterbury
and York there is not saloon.
TheYankton city council will enforce the license
law, which has been dead letter.
Chicago's drink bill for three years equals the
amount of property destroyed by the great fire.
The subscription lprice Of BAcKBoNE Is
payable in advance. Your subscription is our
capital.
The University of Rochester has taken decid-
ed stand against liquor advertisements in the col
lege periodicals.
Good Templar lodge was organized on Angel
Island, San Francisco Bay, and sailed for Manila
On the transport Valencia.
The Supreme Court has decided that liquor
may not be cold to minor, either for his own
use or that of another
We mark the notice at the upper right hand
corner of thef page but once, and tn at at the
beginning of the subscription.
Rev. John Watson. OF Ian MacL aren, who is q
pastor in Liverpool, is staun Oh ten pqrance man
In favor OF the overthrow of the liquor traffic.
DR.. s. G. Swallow has been granted new trial. in
the criminal libel action brought against him by
John c. Delaney, superintendent of public build
tngs and grounds
The saloon, with all it's attendant evils, is I'M
known in Cuba, Porto Rico, and the Philippines.
ls 1t to be introduced in those countries by Chris
tian American
stephen o. Storkson, q Fish Lake, MIMI, farm
or, was instantly killed by Northwestern passen-
ger train. Being intoxicated, he drove along the
track until.his team stuck in trestle.
The Non-partiean W. c. L. o., met in annual
convention at Cleveland, o., Mrs. Howard, Ming
hom. Ohio, was elected president and Mrs. T. B.
Walker, Minneapolis, vicepresident
Following knockdown and robbery, at a late
hour, the st. Paul police made roundup Of the
saloons in that quarter. A total of 90 cents was
found on twelve men broughtin in one load
A quarter of the one million gui, cas- " bich the
Aethcdists are trying to raiee will be devoted to
the erection of large hall for Christian and tenn
perance agencies in the est of London.
The Polish priest of Winona announced from
his pulpitthat the death of Felix PuppeI, one of
his Pensioners, which occurred on the precedin q
evening, was due to smoking cigarettes
Bv Vrfua of q ron stitufio,,ol or,or d,,,,. 1850
ed at the late election women may vote for, or
serve as members of library boards, or upon anv
question pertaining to the management of libra
ries.
The national prohibition deputation has pla ced
1ts demand for the enactment of prohltory law
as an outcome OF the plebiecte vote before the
Canadian government. The Premier made guard
ed reply.
During the last few weeks Lady Henry Somer-
set has been occupied at Eastnor Castle in model
Ing etatuette in loving remembrance of her fell
low-woIker and friend in the temperance cause
Miss Frances e. Willard.
The National Anti Saloon League which met at
Cleveland, Ohio. elected Hon. Hiram Price, Was b.
ington, president, and Rev. H. II. Russell, Ohio,
superintendent. Archbishop Ireland was made
second vice president
just judge in Vermont has driven lot of ga
loon Keepers over into New York. Gov. Black of
the latter state refuses request for their extradi
ton, on the ground that liquor selling is not
crime In New York.
The constitutional amendment providing for
dispensary law in South Dakota was adopted
The saloonkeepers of that state however hope to
defeat such law by means of the referendum !,
which also carried
mrs. Ellie Bnrgan, Princeton, w. G. T. a.,
Supt OF Work among Lumbermen requests do.