Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-05-01
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prohibiting the publication of liquor ad
vertisemenrs in any of the college pa
pers from this time on.
The Texas Liquor Dealer laments tn
| fact that one-half the populated area O
| Texas is under prohibition. Fifty-five o
the 22O organized counties of the state ar
wholly so by local option.
Rev. c. H. Payne, D. D., secretary o
the board of education of the M. L
opponent of the saloon, and fearles
champion Of the prohibition party.
Names governor has informed Mrs
Stevens, national president of the w. c
T. IT,, that no re-submission of the pro
hibitory amendment will be had while h
holds the governors chair.
The Civil Service Commission Of New
York city announced last month that al
examination would be held for the pur
pose of establishing an eligible list o
"ofice girls" to displace several hun
dred juvenile cigarette fiends."
During the past three months M. J
Tanning has addressed los meetings II
| New York, Rhode Island, Massachusett
and Maryland His Minnesota friend
hold hirn in high esteem.
Chairman Britten, of the Michigan
state committee. is arranging to put
prohibition wagon with a speaker am
glee club on the road for tour of tn
state during the summer.
The Union Reform party effected ma
tional organization at Cincinnati. X.
Thompson, of Ohio, is national chairman
The platform demands only the initiative
and referendum. The imperative mandat
was voted down.
With the single exception of Camp Alge
in every camp located where the sale o
llquor l., pronibi ed oy law, the law Wa
totally ignored and openly violated
Camps Thomas, Lakeland and Montau
Point are instances.
The national committee Of the prohibit
ton party will meet at Chicago Dec 1;
to determine the time, place and basis Of
representation of the national conVen.
ton 1t will also receive the resignation
of Chairman Dickie.
Justice Werner, of Rochester, N. Y, dis
missed the complaint of o. F. Baumwar
against the Supreme Tent of Maccabees
Baumwart became a saloonkeeper afte
joining the order and was expelled on &C
count of clause in their bylaws.
Two hundred Eastern Pennsylvania
prohibitionists celebrated Dewey day witt
banquet. The presence of a large mum
Der of young men was noticeable. Heart
applause greeted every declaration for a.
advance of the Prohibition party stan
dard
Mrs. Lillian NJ. Stevens, president of tn
national w. G. T. u, and Miss Anna
Gordon, vice president, have been re
West They next enter Arizona, ther
California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington
and Idaho, closing their work in Mon
tana, June IA.
State Superintendent r. H. Battey, o
the Anti-Saloon League, is at work il
the northwestern part of the state. MI
Rankin will spend week in each Of sew
eral places in Southern Minnesota, Owa
tonna, Winnebago City and Rochester be
ing among the number.
In forty-five counties in Kansas unde
prohibition the poor houses and poo
farms are without a single pauper, an
at the last sitting of the district court
in that state thirty-seven counties ha
no criminals for trial. What license stat
can match that record?
Emperor William of Germany does no
hesitate to express himself forcibly O
the intemperance of his armies, and tn
leaven is working downward. Gen. vo
| Gossler, the German minister of wal
lately granted a petition allowing tenn
perance pamphlets to be distributed
| the barracks.
The Washington correspondent of thu
New York World says that Presiden
Mckinley is becoming as inveterate
smoker as was Gen. Grant. To this is at
tributed his present nervous condition
He smokes continuously from the tim
he goes into his Office at a. M unit