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Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-05-01
Cause of Crime.

The New Voice, with it's usual enter
prise and appreciation of hard facts,
asked every county jailer in the Unit
ed States: ''In your. opinion, what
proportion of the prisoners IN your Jail
were brought there directly or indi-
rectly through the use or abuse of
intoxicating liquors?'
The jailers were also asked to state
the number Of years experience they
have had in dealing with prisoners
There are nearly 5000 county jailers
in this country. They are in constant
association with the criminals. They
know the habits, the history, and fire.
quently the ancestry of those men be-
hind the bars. Some of these under
sheriffs have grown gray in the SER
vice. The Voice received replies from
1,017 jailers or officers in similar posi-
lions, their aggregate experience be-
ing almost 5000 years.
The replies from 43 license states
and territories declare that u per cent
of crime is caused by drink. Only 81
per cent. of crime is caused by drink
in prohibition states. This of course
includes prisoners in Jail for the vio-
lation of liquor laws.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-05-01
Beer or a Home.

Many men of small income spend 5,
10 or 20 cents a day for beer. Five
cents day saved, and at the end Of
each year put to interest at five per
cent, would, at the end of ten years,
amount to $205.50, twenty years $500,
twenty-five years $815. Ten cents a
day SO treated would in the same
periods respectively amount to $405,
S1,120 and $1,630. Twenty cents a day
would amount to 1910, $2,240 and 49,
26O.
Think what a comfortable cottage
home, with beautiful surroundings in
the suburbs of a city or in village
might many working man possess
for the money he expends in a few
years on beer.-Nationa Advocate.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-05-01

loon on the first day of May. When
interviewed he had this to say:
'Ill tell you what's the matter with
the whisky biz. It. begins with a
prayer against it and ends with curse
upon it., And the prayer and the curse
come from the lips of a woman. When
a man prays against me just laugh,
when he cusses l cuss back But when
I know a woman is kneeling down
against me every night and when I
know in the end she's going to cuss
me, I quits. I'm only John Coghlin,
but I've got a name, and the whisky
con game can't have me or it,
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-05-01
The Law of 1t.

William S. Young of Fargo, N. D.,
telephoned an order for beer to the
Moorhead, Mimi, agency of the Theo
Hamm Brewing company. The Min
nesota Supreme Court rules that he
need not pay the bill as the sale was
made in Fargo where the beer was de-
livered and where the title passed
from the plaintiff to the defendant,
and that such sale being illegal and
enforceable according to the laws
of that state, an action cannot be
maintained in this state to recover the
purchase price of the beer.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-05-01

One Illinois village sent seventeen
volunteers to the war with Spain.
There was not a -drinker among them.
They were steady, Industrious, home
boys, respected by the whole communi-
ty. One came back in coffin, and
sixteen came back confirmed drinkers.
Prayer meeting every Thursday night
as usual. Saloon every day and every
night as usual. God bless our boys!-
Lever.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-05-01
After Hope is Gone

Many invalids, after hav ng suffered for ye ars
with rheumatism, neura lgia, headaches, n'rv-
BUSINESS, kidney diseases, back aches, sleep
lessness, dyspepsia, piles, and many other
troubles have been permanently cured by using
the Peterson Improved Electric Belt (lhe gem
uine) after other electric treatment and skilled
medical aid have failed For particulars ad-
dress Peterson Improved Electric Belt Co.,
I'd floor, AZ Washington Ave. S.. Minneapolis.
Special price for few days only, 81 so.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-05-01

According to the law of God, there
is woe to him that putteth the bottle
to his neighbours lips to make him
drunken, and just how the state is to
escape that woe by becoming sole le-
gal owner instead of silent partner, is
hard to Understandable Prohi-
bitionist.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-05-01
Christian Endeavorers.

Delegates to the G. E. Convention at
Detroit are to travel via tie popular
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
Railway. The very best accommoda-
tons, therefore, are assured; also the
lowest rates. See that your tickets
read via that line.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-05-01
pP0hibIlIonIStS! This Means Business.

of
o to o We have received pledges from 101
~
in
are
all OF which
We did
everyone chance help to push this effort
the editors setting
EACH Is not this enough Fill following
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-05-01

The Cincinnati baseball club inserts
total abstinence clause in all the
contracts. with their players. The
Pittsburgh Daily News says, "Other
clubs are to follow suit and it is not
stretching the situation to say that
every league club will have the total
abstinence clause in its contracts"
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-05-01

A bill for years subscription does
not necessarily mean that you are a
year in arrears. If you desire to stop
your paper, pay up to date at two cents
per copy and order it stopped, or pay
for. year and say, stop at expira-
tion.'
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-05-01
Woman in 1t.

John Coghlin, known to fame as
"Bathhouse john" saloonkeeper in
Chicago, decided to go out of the bust
ness, and said he would close his sa-
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-05-01

If you want to preach like Paul,
from house to house, Acts Xxx, 2o),
send cents for a sample set, 278
pages, Of Gospel Tracts.
ASHER PUBLISHING CO.,
47o Holly Avenue, st. Paul.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-23
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70th CENTURY
FOBES~ BROS. & NILES
0ss'l Agss-. 1915 SeesaA Ave.


An lnAlas Gut1e IN Alaska WAo
Tried g Get His Nancy Dask.
0ehWntka, IN Indian living AT juneau.
Wne II one Of thu eot-knoWn, and sktllful
eutoes IN tAe country. has had Some pe-
c"r s, s .s e his dealings With
= party At white men taking = herd Of
Cattle into DaWnon 70 guide them over the
Dalton trail. He goCetved his Pay In dust
ana D9ve It 10 ono of the drivers TO keep
Tor him. When he rot back he found that
hs Wa about - short OF tho original
amount.
Hs rseussd. however,. to cash his dust
until the party VINO hired him should re-
turn and make up the SHORTAGE.
~ tho white men. saying that he got only
two msals day. while the dogs got three.
Oue OF the chiefs Of his tribe. vino had
ovt0A0tly had some dealings with white
men. and whose honor was not or unfair
nahed a. the aboriginal Indians n sup
posed To be. heard 3chwsfka complaining
and told him that II his fare was paid to
ana the shortage would be made up.
Over5oyed 1t the prospect OF getting his
money. DchwatkA bought two tickets to
0ittA and furnished elegant clothes for
the chief that he might present q fine
appaaranco 0o<ore the governor. The chief
Wa unable 10 Get the money from the
gUvefnor and 6chW aka was forced 70 re-
turn without II more otter than ever
aGainse the whole human race.
a sister Of 6chwatka died recently, and
although he grieved NJ her death he con-
eole1 htmsalf by telling people Of the dne
houses ana many blankets his sister owned
~ Kuckwan.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-23

&AD09 2GO01 030AD0Ooe 04V0D8 OO0S
traseess Trsanas.
II = entirely prohable that wnhin very
short time the elght-hour oedlnance Of
the city, - wsll - the sonss algns-Aouf
law will b teste1 In the cDuetA 0ecretafy
Middleton. os the western Central Labor
Union. AYERS thai he ha0 Aeen informed
system are At present allowing their msn
to work ten hours per day. He q also in-
formed. he says. that II - propood.
through the formation Of cooperative -
socdadons. to emp1ey men ~ TN hoR1
per day on the clearing and grading Of
the right Of way tor the pipe Inc baeweea
the city and the intake ~ Cedar river.
This. Mr.. Middleton claims. viii b . d.
rect violation Of the eight hour law posed
by the last legislature and which becomes
effective June &
A number OF interesting legal questions
are opened up In the prospect o. htigatisn
over the eight-hour law. The right Of
personal contract 10 one OF the questions
that viii bs raised. II being clained that
the legislature has no authority 70 inter-
fese With mans Tree right to enter into
any kind Of . labor contract that suits
him.
In addition. the woEAang Of the state law.
which II not yet effective. VIII b brought
into tho dispute and question raiss1 -
to Ito meaning and effect. section Of
tho Law. which 10 found On paos ~ ee The
session laws Of lsoe, reads . foalows:
Section ]. Hereafter eight hours u any
on any work done for the state OF any
county or municipality within the state,
subject TO conditions hereinafter provided. =
Section provides that all work done
under sub-contracts shall b governed BY
the same rule. providing that in cases OF
extraordinary emergency such ~ endan-
ger life and properly" the hours OF labor
may be extended. and that the employees
regular wages for the extra time.
The punlshment provided = fins Of from
IS to e9o0 and imprisonment from ten "a
ninety days. The section liking the penalty
Il made applicable alone to The employer
or contractor.
Mr. Swtgert. who has charge Of the work
for the Pacific Bridge Company. says that
he does not wish 70 incur the enmity Of
the labor organizations or any one else.
HIS attorneys are looking into the subject.
Some OF the work y being done. he rays.
by cooperative associations made UP Of
residents along the right OF way, who re-
cefve q lump sum for the work. DIVIDING
Il pro rata among themselves and electing
their own foreman.
Secretary Middleton. of the Western Cen
tral Labor Union, said yesterday: I'VE are
advised that the Cedar river contractors
expect to have some OF the work done by
30 called co operative associations, the men
working more than ten hours per day.
Now, tho charter provides that no man on
city work shall be required to work more
than eight hours per day and the state
law IL OF the same effect. You can say
that II the contractors seek to evade OF
violate the Law, the matter will at once
Be brought into the courts and the con-
tractors or sub-contractoTs arrested The
central union will endeavor TO enforce the
eight-hour law to the very letter."
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-23

An Ola FooA That Cul0inates q
Battle and DlooAsheA.

IN Ola fooA That Cul0anote0 N
Dostle and DlooAsheA.
There Was trouble yesterday between two
rival Syrian factions in the city. and - =
wound n his arm. white one or two Of the
othef participants have bruises and bumps
about the head and face.
...:d I~ or so .: s .s g al g..
panss ha*s figured before in the police
court. The light occurred yesterday morn
tng on oixth avenue near the corner Ct
Kalaf on the one side and Michael nshrany
and Hahn Ailky on the other. The KAla.
hsothsrs keep . clothing store on PIKE
so sn: s s.. n.se essa s. % the
lowing account Of the fight yesterday
NY brother and wers coming along
sixth avenue Tbs morning. When We were
saw two men ahead Of IN and coming to-
ward us They were Bshfany and Milky.
~ We came near them they cried out to
= piece Of curtain pole In his hand and
Milky had . stout, heavy walking cane NY
brother vas little behind me. ] turned
MY d .on: y . the sn vS Se1 saw ths
ward quickly and Bshrany hit me over the
head with his hudgeon, though ! partly
wardsd or the blow with my hand Ny
Smith 4 Wexson revolver. This / drew
and began firing IN the air. hoping to at
tract the notice OF the police. My brother
also shouted for the police. had four
cartridges in my revolver. fired three
shots into the air. but reserved the fourth.
for BY that time matters were looking
worse and / thought / might need it for
more serious work.
Il believe the men had determined to kill
us. X possible. While was stiil battling
with Bshrany. Milky came forward and at
tackled me with his heavy cane. fred
my last shot at him and struck him in the
arm. Then there followed q lively scrap.
which was finally stopped by outsiders.
who had come upon the scene"
The Kalafs retain as trophies Of the bat
tie both the bludgeons carried by their OPP
ponents and q hat.
X. n. kalsf says the whole difficulty has
grown out Of the jealousy OF the Malonf
faction. He claims that seeing the pros
per1ty Of the Kalaf brothers In business the
Maloufs wanted him to marry one Of their
girls. which he politely declined to do NJ.
N. Kalaf and Maiouf had a fight In front
Of the latter's candy store on Second ave-
nue. Sunday. Both were arrested and will
appear before Judge Cam tomorrow morn
Ing The two KalAfs were brought up yes
teFday. charged with assault with deadly
weapon. They were released on 500 bond.
to appear before Judge Cam next Thurs
day morning.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-23

Henry Young Fiaed so for later.
fertng with the Police.

The ordinance fixes minimum fine of
$40. suppose that Is intended to have the
offender pay costs also, but l will remit
the costs. Mr.. Young Is q good citizen.
but he went too far In reviling m officer
In the discharge OF his duty"
So said Judge Cam yesterday. after the
evidence and argument In the case Of Hen
ry Young had been submitted Mr.. Young,
IL was charged, had interfered with OFFICER
Adams while the latter had In charge two
Petty larcenisss, because. a. Young claim
ed he thought Adams was treating one OF
the men too roughly.
Judge Cam. in liking the sentence took
occasion 20 administer q forctbie hoxTily on
the duties OF citizens In supporting the
authorities Of the law.
III Mr.. Young thought the officer was
too severe in handling the men, said
Judge Cam. he mad his recourse. He
could have gone 10 the prosecuting attUr-
ney's Office or to police headquarters. or
come 10 this court. and made his COM
piains. A warrant would have been issued
Tor the officers arrest. and he would have
been held just ~ arnenah.e here "a any
other citizen"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-23

Two boy burglars from Victoria are in
the custody Of the Seattle police and last
night confessed to Chief Reed the com
mission OF burglary in which they made
\ haul OF goods amounting in value 70
between 500 and Ein. A large portion of
tho p1under has been found In this city
and b now at police headquarters. More
IL ID thought win be found today.
The self-confesaed burglars are Tom Bar.
~. aHas Tom Jones. and George Morris.
alias william Anderson They were ar
rested by Detective Mike Powers last night
and will be taken back TO Victoria, where
their crime was committed. by Police De-
tect1vs Pardus Of thar city, who came
here for them last night. Both are under
twenty years Of age. but have been In jail
In Victoria. II y said, for lesser crimes
Powers located the boys al the Queen
City hotel. where they occupied room ~
He took them to headquarters. They broke
down ana conG0soed 70 Chief Reed. telling
him where they Had sold- q large amount
OF their pIun0er since coming 20 seattle
on Friday. and where more Of II could
be found In their room at the hotel.
The detective took Barty cut with HIM
and laSt night recovered much of the
goods that had been sold. The search
win be- continued today Most OF the plum
der IL jewelry, although IL h the most
interesting collection, Of hric-a-brac seen
At headquarters in many days.
Detective Pardue has aecertained that
the boys before coming TO Seattle peddled
she booty about. In Nanaimo and VAN
couver. They were doing tha same here
when arrested
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-23
LEWIS GOES TO IOWA.
ekillful FoPger to Answer Coli %
justice In That state.

ekallful ForGer to Answer Coll %
Justice In That state.
George Lewis. wanted for forgery in Los
Angeles and Dies Moines Ia as well as in
this city. appeared yesterday before Judge
Cam, ple91e6 guilty had his bail fixed ct
81 90. and was locked up In the county
jail. pending the arrival Of an officer from
Chief Reed yesterday received . teIe-
gram from Des Nodnes stating that an Of
ficer had started. armed with the proper
papers. to take Lewis hack with him.
A little piece Of forethought on Detective
Meredith's part was really the cause OF
Lewis apprehension The police depart
ment In April received circular rom Des
Motnes giving a description Of lewis. A
week ago another circular was received
from ]. n. Glass. chief OF police at Los
Angeles. giving the same description Of
Lewis, and experimenting II by a very &C
curate picture.
AZ q precau,ion Meredith took this pic
ture and description TO five or six OF the
leading hotels Of the city. and warned the
proprietors. When Lewis presented him.
self at the Seattle and asked the clerk 10
cash check TOR $50 the clerk after max
ing an advance OF SD recalled the de-
scripfion and notified headquarters. with
the result that Officer Frank Kennedy
went after Lewis and secured his arrest. !
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-23
RAILWAY NOTES.

a. sykes sleeping ear agen. OF the Ca
madam Pacific. is here from Vancouver.
D. Al. True. travelling passenger agent
of the Baltimore Ohio. Is In Seattle from
Isas Angeles.
The railroads In Minnesota paid that
state last year n. 81 n. n In taxes on their
gross o2ynlnEf
r.fsy Young nen fave gone from L-hi.
Utah. to work In the sugar beet Felds near
La Grandc Or.
cling freight agent OF the RIO Srande
Western in Portland.
The Oregon Shor. f4ne viii put on a
dassnls-traln service between salt Lake
AMI nutte about June l.
cart y 3 Heaiy Of the Sortn ATeri-
can Tran stortation q Trading Company.
IL expected 10 arrive In the city tsis even
tng.
3. T.. Ford, who recently resigned from
rnrnmerrini agent OF the Milwaukee at
The canadian Pacific Last week brought
a large number OF Scandinavian and Eng
iish Immigrants to the western part OF tho
Dominion
A n. Martin. secretary OF the Puget
sound SawrnIi & sshinxic Company. was
here from F'airhavsn visiting railroad
friends YESTERDAY
II. NJ Hninem. Northwestern agent ef the
Yshiilips-Iudsou went to Portland yestey-
anv n, chaYx~ " an excursion OF people
en- route 10 the East
Frank W. White has hs~a appointed So
Ac5flnr freight and passenger agent ~ ths
Pacific Coast Steamship Company. WITH
HEADQUARTERS az SIS First avenue,
I, Is reported that &. II Gsrts. who
tatrw resigned as eAief engineer % taa
Duluth Missaee Il Northern, VIII come 20
the West To Aescme connected With 2s'tne
prominent cofsosaticrss
The Mans. overland Limited fer fse
through train to san FRANCHISES viii ssssss
tse s.hs nspa 10 the s4sfsscaxo-Saa Fyancssra
Sn~cial TO conform To the tasc2s2r
Port a1nd Sg~csal" with Which IL Is lden-
teal essss at Ora nxer. WE
IN. aaintsess little brochure ~ the yesr
has Just been issued by the brrisnG'cn 70
.a,~f 40 SIS new &kA0e panAenEar dessct
ia tSu.aha /; - filed with copper essxFts-
.nes on ssesfaiosa paper ana represents { ne
~ are nest magnificent and expansive pro-
as.esfans ~ any read 80 the eSsarsry-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-23
ron THE I'oRTI.AxD sPEcuAr.


a special from Cheyenne to a Salt Lake
49, mys: Five buffet library and sa.-
~ c4rs. Just out at the ear shops uf
4 Smith. DAYTON. o, paAsAd
ly4QlN Chey e,ine today Ell route 10 PORT
- Or, and Granger. WE. fpr use na
s0e Portland hscago special fast train.
Neleh viii be inaugurated next week.
s9ee OF TIE cars are owned hy the Ore
~ mart Line and two are the property
~ ~ teA Oregon Railrnad 4 Navigation Com
s.Spf The present. the fast raicagu-Fort-
- service viii De handled In connection
Ssth the fast Chicago Pactilc coast special
H. ne Chicago Il Northwestern. Union
4Aok1c and ,tssatrai Pacific roads which
49, put on last December That Is. the
cars will ran between Portland and
xAnoes only as there is auGtt Car on
- preSeat fast l'aaific coast train. There
~ - no change in tn. train between
SMrexo and Granger only rom time 10
SleN as tho business requires. additional
ttNtaad Sleeping cars viii be put on.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-23

Noa-sappert. Cruelty. Incompatible
ity aaa ln0deltty ALLEGED.

Two divorce suits were filcd and one III
vorce granted in the saperior court yes
terday The suits are by Elizabet Brad
ley against George A. bradley and Frank
C.. Valentine against Dorathea ~. BaIien-
tire. Robert Cameron was divorced from
Mrs BradIey's complaint against her
husband, Who Il restaurant man. IL that
he has treated her cruelty ard compelled
her to earn the living for the family. Hal
lent!ne says his wife has such q bad tenn
per that married iife with her 10 an I'm
possibility. Cameron told Judge Moore
that hsa wife on divers eccanions 1T Pnna.
H. forgot her marriage vows and coneort
ed with loose characters He Is . eoal
miner
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-23
At THE SEVEN DEVILS.
r. June 4 Track VIII Ne LaiA Oat
SIx Miles.

Track laying has been In progress for
lvo wee'ss on the Seven Devils road. ex-
eqndtng out from Huntington. Or. and
~ June II Is expected to be laid 10 the
mt tunnel u distance OF SIX mica The
eeatrantors expect Ia have fifty-three
lies Of the line In operation by August
Is The present destination Of the road is
4S1naway Junction. whence the tramway
- 30 the Peacock mine but IL Is not ex-
loeted that the road Will reach thai far
eoeore early winter. There are 100 or so
- wording on construction. The com
M has closed y contract for twenty
o4lea q tunnel
Mere II great activity In that district.
eooe from the railroad building. an nun
eo0S Of proepectors are scattered along
~ grade on both sides o< the river. wait
uAtn the snow goes on. Tents are es-
lon0ehed az frequent intervals. where en-
os.senS caterers ara selling meals Tor
W0n4 - cepte