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ASSIGNEE'S SALE OF FURNITURE. HUKERTBOWN&CO. Have secured from the assignee the fine furniture stock of the Marshfield Chair Biid Manufacturing Co.. Marshfield. \\ is. The entire live will be closed out in their retail department, 44 & 46 Seventh St. S., Minneapolis, Commencing Monday Next. This will be rh extraordinary oppor tunity to secure bargains iv all kinds of Furniture. MINNEAPOLIS. OFFICE 05 SOUTH FOURTH STREET. MINNEAPOLIS GLOBULES. Edith Ives has filed a petition for letters of administration in the $16,000 estate of her late mother, Mrs. Jessie G. Ives. Judge Cadwell has taken up the case of .Tames Calder against the E. W. Backus Lum ber company. Calder was hurt by a "nig ger" and a log and wants $5,000 damages. Jud"-e Quinn swore eighty foreign-born res idents into full citizenship Friday evening at the court house. All but eleven were born in Sweden. A human foot was found Friday night by F. Schultz. of 1028 Plymouth avenue, between Dupont and Emerson" avenues. The foot had been dragged out of a grave and was well preserved, looking a-s though it had been buried but two months. John A. Lowry, of 2805 Sixteenth avenue south just before retiring Friday night, heard a low wailing in his hall. He investigated and found a baby lying in a basket and using its vocal powers to its full capacity. .Mr. Lowry took the little fellow in and says that he will keep him if he is not claimed. J F. Klegman and Charles M. Russell both demand the $r>o bounty for the capture of a horse thief in the person of Charles Rood be fore Judge McGee. Klengman is a consta ble at Waterloo. 10.. who made the arrest, and Russell, the man who gave the informa tion. The matter was taken under advise ment. Tillie or Lottie Hill, of 4G21 Fremont ave nue north, is seriously ill at the city hos piuil and the authorities are trying to locate Hill, her mother, as the girl is likely to die. Word was sent to her last place of employment, l^i! Fifth avenue south, but she had left there three weeks ago, and can not now be found. The New Mmi W'antH Alimony. Some time ago Sophie M. Alther began an action for divorce from Charles A. Alther on statutory grounds. In the case of these two it was the plaintiff who had the money and pr perty, and in line with the new woman Mr. Alther allowed her to be the man and he the woman, for he at once filed an answer, and a petition for alimony pending the action, rather a new thing in a Minne sota court. In arguing against the alimony, Mr. Munro showed authorities, which held that since it was the law that a husband was obligated to support his wife, a husband could hardly ask for alimony pending tho ac tion, unless there was an express statutory law, providing among other modern things, that the new woman was obligated to sup port her husband. Judge Jamison took the matter under advisement, with briefs from either side of the case. Freshmen Win a Rush. At the hour for chapel services at the uni versity yesterday morning a group of sopho mores gathered iv front of the library buKd ing and began to rush a crowd of freshmen. As the fight became more desperate, both sides were increased by large numbers of students, who came from every direction until the number engaged in the battle was sev eral hundred. They rushed out over the campus, taking everything before them. In the general scuffle, hats were smashed, coats torn collars ripped off, but nothing more serious than bloody noses and scratched faces o'-curred As the crowd rushed toward the library building, and near the entrance, mem bers of the faculty endeavored to stop it, but their efforts were as futile as a pug dog in a bulldog fight. The freshmen came off vic torious. Alpha Phi* Banquet. The local chapter of Alpha Phi celebrated the twenty-.ifth anniversary of the founding of the sorority by a buquet at the Berkeley last evening. The tables were decorated witu pink roses and the menu cards were in the shape of ivy leaves. After the elaborate ban quet had been served, toasts were given, Miss Helen Lougee acting as toastmistres?. The reponses were: "Founding of Alpha Chapter." Mrs. Grace Mathews; "Our Sister Chapters," Mi.-;s Ruth Cole; poem, Miss Ger trude Baker; "Fraternity Influence," Miss .lane Redfield: "The Future," Miss Mabel More Sawyer; "What's the Joke?" Miss Es:er Eddy; "Founding of Epsilon Chapter," Mrs. Alvin Pocbier. Additions to Sigma (hi. Sigma CM college fraternity held its first Initiation for the year at its chapter house, sln Fifteenth avenue southeast, Friday even ing. The initiates were Fred Pochler, of Henderson; Warren Knowiton, of Minneapolis, and Leo Chilton, of Howard Lake. The cere monies of initiation were followed by supper in the fraternity house, and the exercises continued until late into the night. Among the members of the fraternity present were: George A. E. Finluyson, George Brooks, Les ter Daniel, Wa'.ter Benedict, Howard Linne, Arthur Church, George Church, Martin Ger ry, John Bradford, Fred Erb, Charles Denni 6on, Bert Bryan. Frank Merchant, J. C. Bowersock and J. Van Va kenburg. Cripple for l,lfo. Dolly Owens, the colored woman, who was seriously shot a month ago, is still at the city hospital. No operation has yet been per formed for the removal of the bullet and will not likely be undertaken. The woman will probably recover, but will likely be crippled for life. Will Sell Goods at Skngsay. Frank H. Bracket left on the Northern Pa cific last night for Seattle. He will join his father at Skaguay a& soon as he can secure "I*.^ s?!;e, and assist in the mercantile busi nes, in which his father Is engageJ. BIGHT PEACE ARTICLES. As 1 ! I1 ''' I *' (pan Ity the Commissioners nt Constantinople. CONSTANTINOPLE. Oct. 23.— The pi ace commissioners have adopted eight articles of th. 1 permanent treaty of peace between Greece and Turkey, but difficulties have arisen in regard to the article providing for special ar langeinents to guard i*£ainst abuse of consular amenities in cases where they would interfere with the regular course of justice. The Turks demand that Greece accept the article in its present form, trusting to the good faith of the Turkish government for an equitable settlement of disputes on the subject. California Excursions. The Phillips' California Tourist Car Excursions over tha Minneapolis & St. Louis R. R. are now in the 17th con secutive year. Any one who has ever gone to California in this way recom mends these excursions for comfort and economy. They are personally conducted and select — no objectionable parties being accepted. The cars leave every Thursday via the M. & St. L Road via Denver, through the Royal Gorge, via Salt T.ake City, running direct to Los Angeles. For full information call at ticket office, 39C Robert St., E. A. Whi taker, general agent passenger department. tDR.WYATT OFFICE AND LABORATORY 230Hemiepin Ay, Minneapolia TJ»e Oldest and Most Snccessi&l Specialist In the North west for the cure of Chronic, Nervous and Privste MXX suffering from evil effects o/ youthful |intiis eretton, later excesse-s, recent exposure, nerv* ous debility, varlcocele, unnatural discharges, ]<«t vitality, falling memory, unfituess to niai ry, blood, skin.SU'ldney or privateTliseases, are speedily cured. He employs the mort approved methods, and will .- : GUARANTEE A PERFECT CURE In 'strict confidence, at moderate expense. Consult the Kid Docti-r, for he has cured thousands vcixo thought their cases hopeless. No Exposure. if .AOIJCS suffering from any form o7 Female »■ weakness, Painful or Irregular .Sickness, are )erin;ii)«.'iitly restored to health. Tweuty-fiv* years ucm-Tience. Offices :uid Parlors private. , i~KS<'K consultation Call or write for list o?ques. I tion*. Medicines scr.t free from observation )fl"icc ; ; ours, Ha. m. toßp.d. Sunday. iOa.m. to Li SCO Hennepln Av.,MianespolU, Mlua 110 DOUBT OF GUILT POLICE SO BELIEVE REGARDING THEIR PRISONER, JOHN BIOS CHICK. LEMKE, HIS VICTIM, DEAD. DRAMATIC SCENE AT THE BED SIDE WHEN THE ASSAILANT IS IDENTIFIED. CHAIN OF EVIDENCE STRONG. Officers Have No Trouble In Gather ing Clnes — Duschurm Mystery- Cleared. John Lemke, the man who was shot and robbed near Camden place, Friday afternoon, died at the hospital late last night. Is John Moschik the man who shot and robbed Lemke? The police, and especially the detectives, who have been working day and night on the case, be lieve that there is no doubt of it. Little by little a chain of evidence, which cannot be contradicted, is being woven around the prisoner, and he sto- JOHN MOSCHICK. lidly refuses to. say a word regarding the affair in which he is alleged to have been a brutal hold-up artist and a would-be murderer. Clue after clue was found yesterday and every one pointed to one man as the assailant of John Lemke — he was no other than John Moschik. Yesterday was a busy one for the de tectives, and especially for Inspectors Morrlsey and Stavlo and Detective Nick Smith, who have been at work on the case. Their efforts were untir ing, but were fruitful of results, for last night they expressed themselves to the effect that they believed without a doubt that Moschik was the right man. The condition of the wounded man gave no hope from the first. Gradually all day he sank lower and lower and he was practically unconscious last night before the end came. The charge of assault with intent to kill which is placed against Moschik's name at the central station, will be changed to that of murder. Inspectors Morrisey and Stavlo and Assistant County Attorney Jones took Lemke's ante-mortem statement early yesterday morning, as it was expected that he would soon pass away. The St. Paul police authorities nre confident that John Moschick, the ex convict at the home of his brother-in law, 1176 Reaney street, St. Paul, is the person who made the desperate at tack upon Lemke in Minneapolis Fri day aftei-noon, basing their belief upon two important discoveries in the cas<2 yesterday. Yesterday morning Moschiek's broth er-in-law called at the Margaret street station and delivered to the authorities a gold watch said to be the one stolen from Lemke, and informed Capt. Pott gieser that the young man had given him the timepiece the night before, claiming to have won it playing cards. During the afternoon Capt. Pottgieser | searched the house where Moschick was captured and hidden in the ashes of the kitchen stove, found the revolver with which the shooting is said to have been done. The pistol is an American bull dog, of 3S caliber and two cham bers were empty- The fact that the revolver had been hidden and the two empty chambers, with the fact that two bullets were fired into Lsmke's body is considered strong evidence of Moschiek's guilt. The watch was turn ed over to the Minneapolis police and is said to have been identified by Lemke as his property. MOSCHICK IDENTIFIED. The scene between the two men at the hospital at 4 o'clock yesterday morning was one not to be forgotten. Moschick, handcuffed, was brought in by Inspec- j tor Stavlo. He was led up to Lemke's bed in the men's ward. Inspector Mor risey, a representative of the Glob c, and" the hospital attendants weie also present. "Is that the man?" queried Inspector Morrisey. "Yes, that's the man. I am sure of j it. He robbed me and shot me. He had a. false mustache and — " "Is this it?" asked the detective, pull ing out a piece of hair representing a mustache. "Yes, that's it. I'm sure of it." "Where did you meet this man?" '•I met him at the Union depot be tween 12 and 1 o'clock yesterday after noon. I went there to the closet and j he was sitting there. He tackled me ! if I knew any of his friends, as he said I he could not find any of them there. ! He looked like a country boy and not like a tough and I did not suspicion ; him then. After talking a little, we ■ walked down Washington avenue south, and I bought a gold filled, sec ond-hand, Deubev movement watch. The store is across the street from the j Union Mission- Then we walked around ] a little and then took a C'amden car. i We started to walk out. He wanted j me to go in with him to robbing trains, private houses and stores. He wanted that we should rob a store at Camden Place last night. We kept on walking until we crossed that bridge. I was turned slightly and *he fired at mj back. I fell down and he asked me ; for my money. I gave it to him and ! he struck me on the head with Hie i butt of his gun. He turned me over on i my back and shot me through the j breast. He carried me into the woods and left me for dead. I soon rose op and went to a house near by. When i he wanted me to go out robbing with ■ him and showed me his revolver, I sus i picioned him and thought he wanted : my money. In all I had a $5 bill, a $5 gold piece, about $3 in silver and in all some $17. He also took my watch." "How long have you been in town?" "\Vel!, it don't make much difference. I have been arrested before, but never did time. I came here from Cloquet, where I have been employed by the Cloquet Lumber company. I haven't been home since the world's fair. I was sick in the hospital at Galveston, Tex., and my mother serit me money. I came to Minnesota from Alabama and stopped off in Minneapolis on my THE SAINT FACI, GLOBE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1897. xay home after -working all summer In I!loquet." "Are you certain this Is the man, rohn?" "Yes, I am certain of it. I could risk ny neck on it." At this point the wounded man be :ame too weak to talk longer and the "oom was left, the silent procession ponding its way to the central station, ;vhere Moschick was locked up. During :he interview, Lemke seemed to be in ?reat pain and it troubled him greatly :o talk. During all this time, the ac :used man stared stolidly about the room and did not say a word. He look ed like a disinterested party. MANY IDENTIFY HIM. Moschick was positively identified yesterday ifternoon as the man who had walked along HumfoO'ldt avenue north and put a revolver n his pocket, just 24 hours before. Those arho recognized the prisoner were Mrs. D. A. Mrs. I. Pierrie, Alice Flaherty and rhomas Flaherty, of 4605 Hunibolt avenue, md William C. Beardsley, af 4609 Humboldt ivenue. The scene occurred at the station, in the presence of Superintendent Smith, de tectives, newspaper men and the witnesses, Moschick was brought out from the cell room. He looked sullen and not at all inter ested in what was going on. Not a word escaped his lips or an expression by which lia feelings could be betrayed. He was at :ired in the clothes found on him. and made :o walk about the room. "Have you ever seen this man before?" Inspector Morrisey asked. "Yes, that is the man who passed our house yesterday afternoon and who was identified by the bleeding man, as the one who had 3hot him," said the women, almost in con cert. Explaining further they stated that the clothes, the man's features and walk were the same. Tom Flaherty said it was the man he bad followed down to Thirty-sixth avenue north, and Washington, as told yesterday. Mr. Beardsley had not seen the man's face, but he was positive that it was the right person, as he recognized Moschick's walk, which is a peculiar one. They were all posi :ive that no mistake had been made. "John, were you up to Camden place yes terday?" asked Inspector Morrisey of the prisoner, as he stood facing those who had identified him. The prisoner never moved a muscle and made no reply. "Well, you might as well te'.l the truth abcut it, John," said the detective. The snly reply given was a shrug of the should srs and the prisoner was led back to cell 14. All efforts to get the prisoner to talk about the brutal shooting proved fruitless. When in officer asked him last night concerning the matter, he said he did not care to talk about it. Upon further questioning he tcld the officer to ask the wall. However, Moseh'ick seemed quite willing to talk about prison affairs and was interested iff the report of prisoners being abused at Stillwater. He said that there was some truth in this and that there were many "pets" at the institu tion. These could infringe the rules without fear of punishment while others had to suffer. • W. G. Beardsley. a market gardener, who lives nearest the scene of the shooting, made a. search of the vicinity yesterday. Lemke's hat was found in a stretch of timber at least fifty feet away from where the shooting oc curred. Between these two spot 3 can ba seen a trail, where the body of the wounded man had been dragged. The hat was filled witi: leaves and covered with dirt, showing it had been trailed through the road. Had Lemko not feigneil unconsciousness he prob ably would have been killed. It was evidently the intention of the desperado to kill Lemke and to hide the body where it was dragged. Had Lemke not had sufficient strength to find his way to the neighboring houses, it is likely he would have died in this lonely spot and his body would not have been found for a long time. This p:ace is a deserted one. MI'KDER CHARGE THIS TIME. Frank Wilson Falls to Get Freedom When His Seutenee Expired. The arrest of Frank Wilson yester day, just as he thought he was walking forth to freedom, marks a new chapter in the solution of the mystery sur rounding- the death of Renie Dus charms. Wilson had been living in the expectation of freedom for several days, but there was a sad surprise in store for him. He was released from jail, but he did not even have a chance to get out in the open air, for Inspec tor Hoy was on hand and immediately arrested him on a -charge of murder, and the murder with which he is charged was so uncalled for that if con victed there is little doubt about the penalty— the murder of Renie Dus charms. a helpless nipple, who former ly lived at Faribault. Wilson's arrest is due to the work of a constable at Hopkins, who took up the murder case when the local police had apparently decided that it was Im possible to find any clu<-:s. Aug. 2S !a*t, the- decomposed body of a man was found in the woods near Hopkins, and two bullet holes in the skull told the story of murder. There was no chance for a suicide in the case. The man was evidently a tramp, and the body had lain on the ground so long that Identification was found difficult, but it was finally discovered that the mur dered man was Renie Duscharms. The Hopkins constable remembered that a man named Frank Wilson was under arrest, and he soon found out that Wilson had been seen with Dus charms. The story, as claimed by the constable, v.as that Wilson was one of a party of tramps who picked up Duschnrms somewhere in Minneapolis. Dusrhai-ins is said to have had $l'o, which tho man whom the (onstablp claims was Wilson wanted to borrow, and which he finally scured. Duscharms did not feel easy about the money, and wanted ths man to return it, and kept insisting upon its return. The man became exasperated, and a ciuarrpl resulted. The matter was final ly patched up. however, and the party start ed toward Minnetonka, walking along the Minneapolis & St. Louis tracks. When thoy arrived i;i tho vicinity of Hop kins, Duscharms again grew restless about his $20. which \v:,s evidently all he hiO, pjid dr-nioiuU tl iv return, but his companion not disposed to surrender his booty, and the Quarrel grew mor." bitter. Finally the man and Duscharms left the other two of the party, and went on down the rcai\ and r> round a curve out of sight of their com panions. After a time the man returned alonp, and when askod by tbe others what had become of Dusihaims, said that he had gone en icwprd the lake alone. Upon this tbe thrto faced about and start ed toward tbe city again. Attrr going some distance they met Ole .Innsen, whom they ordered to face about, and accompany them back to the city. This Jan sen refused to do. An altercation Immediately arose in which Wilson is said to have fired a shot at Jansen, which, however, went wide of the mark. Upon complaint of .Jansen later. Wilson was arrested and imprisoned for 30 days. Tf the story as related is true it looks as tbcugh there might have bffn an under standing between Wilson ?r.d tbe other t lamps who were with him. T!ip fact ft" 1 " they should induce a helpless man '.^ Duseharms to accompany them Into i country, after first having obtained his mon ey, and that after leaving him under cjrjm s anccs that look extremely suspicious, they should face abcut and return tr« ixd the city, &lso the fact that they were evidently anxious to prevent .lansen from continuing his journey down tlie track, where he mi^b; run across the body of the d^ad rc.^o, 'I' they knew him to be dead, all have a aus picious appearance. The arrest of Wilson for the crirrr doubtless bring facts to light '.ha: will cus close tbe whole plot, if such there wav hnd show whether Wilson had any connection whatever with the crime. Wilson was takerL. out to have his phot'V praph taken by th% poliea yesterday after noon, but the prisoner had determined net to be "'mugged." He offered a most force ful resistance, and in the gallery broke up a chair or two before the picture was taken. Even then it required almost the combined strength of Inspectors Hoy and Nick Smith and p/ficers Merrick and Winell to hold him long enough to have the camera do its work. Wilson is regarded by the police as a very dangerous man. and they have sent out the news of his arrest to surrounding cities where there is any likelihood of securing in formation abouf him. Reception for Miss Conlo. WASHINGTON. Oct. 23.— Miss Cossio y Cls neros. the Cuban girl who escaped from prison in Havana, and hsr rescuer. Karl Decker, were tendered a reception tonight by the Washington friends of Mr. Decker. Cou vention hall, where it took place, was crowd ed. 12,000 persons being present. Corporal James Tanner, ex-commissioner of pensions, presided, and presented Miss Clsneros and \ir. Decker, who were greeted with cheers. Speeches were made by Corporal Tanner and ex-Senator Call. It was announced that Mr. Decker had been commissioned a brigadier general in the Cuban army. You will be surprised at the quantity and quality of Printed work a little cash will bring at Abbott Printing Company, 91=93 Union Block, Saint Paul. WOfILD'S W. G. T. U. WOMEN "WHO LABOR FOR CHRIS TIAN TEMPERANCE^ IN SES SION AT TO^tQSITO. — GREATEST INTEREST SHOWN. SPEAKERS RECEIVED WITH AP PLAUSE AND THE WAVING OF HANDKERCHIEFS. MISS WILLARD'S ANNUAL ADDRESS. Plea for Prohibition and far a Sin gle Standnrd of Purity in Social Life. TORONTO, Out., Oct. 23.— The bien nial convention of the World's Wom en's Christian Temperance union was formally opened in the pavilion at the Horticultural garden today. The build ing was thronged when the convention was called to order by Miss Frances E. Willard. The convention has taken a hold of the city, and the greatest interest is displayed on all sides. The platform was filled with executive and other official workers, prominent among- whom were Miss Agnes Slack, of England; Mrs. Kirk, of Australia; Mrs. Barker, of Chicago; Mrs. Barnes, of New York; Miss Johnannsdittor, the Iceland representative. The speakers were received with great applause and the waving of handkerchiefs. The ar rangements for seating and other ac commodations had been carefully ar ranged, and no confusion existed. Com munication between the members has been provided for by means of little girl pages, dressed in white, who flit here and there at the behest of offi cers and members. The first fifteen minutes of the session were given over to devotional exercises, led by Mrs. Rutherford, president of the Dominion Women's Christian Temperance union. The report of the executive commit tee was read by Miss Agnes Stack. A notice to amend the qualifications to membership by adding the words "without distinction of race and color" was received with tumultuous ap plause. Miss Frances Willard then pre sented her biennial address. In part she said: Canada leads the world today in the great prohibition struggle and it leads with cheering prospects of success. Tha country has not that great foreign population to contend with which we are almost fatally handicapped by; its people are serious-minded and practi cal; its average standard of morals and religion is higher than ours; it has put itself on record by a popular plebiscite in which prohibition triumph ed; it has survived the horrors of the royal commission to investigate the liquor traffic, and is on the eve of an other popular vote in which, although it must contend against the united power of the alcohol trade in all coun tries, which will be brought to bear upon its politicians and its people, we have faith to believe that "our lady of the snows" is going to p^uck from the heavens of purity and plant on her own fair brow the bright star of pro hibition, which means happy homes to her people and a harbor of peace to all the world. CAUSE OF PEACE. The cause of peace has won great victories this year. The arbitration treaty with our mother country it> only lying over; already wfi have reason to believe that, through the innaence'of the president, arrangements are being made for the presentation of another treaty of wide scope. The storthing of Norway has appointed a committee of nine to consider the question of forming arbitration treaties with foreign nations and to submit pro posals to that end. France is moving in the same direction, and the recent declarations of the czar and the em peror of Germany, are unmistakably in favor of pacific measures, while the treaty between Turkey and Gieece re cently promulgated by the powers is a peace triumph, even though it regis ters the subserviency of Christian na tions to the great Moslem hierarchy. Norway has called in the help of women in its efforts to solve the drink problem, all above twenty-five years of age having been made voters on the temperance question and by the united efforts of temperance men and women, the Gottenburg system will disappear and prohibition will be the law of Nor way. No good can come of legalizing the violation of two laws of God— first, thou shalt not commit adultery; sec ond, thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Whatever degrades the wom en" of India puts the stamp of deterior ation upon all women- To this it will be replied that they have degraded themselves, and the means proposed are only to mitigate the consequences, but it makes all the difference in the world to us whether their degradation came about through any forces that we have set in motion. By parity of reasoning we may say the saloon is here, and here it will remain; let us do all we can to make it less dangerous to the people. But this is not the point; our attitude toward the saloon, first, last nnd all the t«me, is an at titude of hostility and it makes all the difference in the world to us whether its presence among .us is in spite of our protest and work, or whether we h?ve taken measures that render its continuance probable. The foundation and the keystone in the arch of h?athenipm is the sacrifice of women's nurity on the altar of man's sensuality; jind if there is one monstrous thing which above nnother represents the anti-Christ, it is that fact. In Oriental countries women are helpless in the hands of men. as they have been through the dark centuries, and the depths of degradation to which this utter dependence has reduced them are beyond all power of western compre hension. "We hold that there Is but one standard for men and women and that they are equally capable of living up to it. We steadfastly believe that all law should set forth the ideals that 11 should beckon men to the summit rather than provide for them, under no matter what restrictions, those indul gences in alcoholic liquors, opium ana social vice, whereby they live upon a sensual plane. Our beloved comrade (Lady Somerset) has hoped to reach the same result by regulation that we propose to attain by prohibition, or not at all. ' LADT HELEN DEFENDED. But 0 !^ 1^, 111^ 3 '- Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That Contain Mercury, As mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable phy sicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo, 0., contains no mercury, and is taken internally, acting dicectly upon the blood and mncous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine-. It is taken internally, and made in Tole do, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testi monials free. Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bot tl.e. Hall's Family Pills are the best. we repudiate any personal attack or severity of language toward our be loved comrade, whose zeal has been that of a naming herald, whose devo tion is a household word among us, and whose untiring work In these long years, carried forward under conditions more difficult than have surrounded any reformer that we have known, bind her to our hearts with cords that never can be broken. We admire and trust and love her (Lady Henry Som erset). We believe that when she sees her plan is not adopted In the Indian army, she will frankly admit that, al though she put it forward because she 'thought it practicable,' It partook far too much of the 'impracticability' at tributed to our own methods and she will stand with us, heart to heart, shoulder to shoulder, as she has done already so long and so bravely. After an hour devoted to devotional services, Secretary Stack read her of ficial report. It was an exhaustive analysis of the work throughout the world. The United States, according to this report, is the largest auxiliary, having enrolled 15,888 new members with Colorado, Utah and Idaho, show ing the other states an example In woman suffrage. Nearly $10,000 has been raised by the W. C. T. U. for Ar menia. The triennial convention held in Queensland this spring sent cordial invitation for the next world's conven tion to be held in Australia. The ban ner offered by Miss Willard to the col ony reporting the greatest increase was won by Queensland. The total membership in Australia is 6,899 mem bers, and 1,170 honorary members. In the British Women's Temperance as sociation, since the last convention, 237 new associations have been or ganized. Public meetings, open air, cabmen, showmen, workhouse, lodging house meetings are all regularly held. Miss Willard interrupted the reading of the report to say that during this convention the question of women having a hand in law-making will be discussed. The executive committee have au thorized the celebration of Neal Dow's birthday, March 20, as a national tem perance day. REGULAR REPORTS. The fourth biennial report of the superintendents of the world's W. 'C. T. U. department of, peace and arbitra tion was presented by Mrs. Hannah J. Bailey, of Winthrop, Maine. It was in part as follows: The most disappointing of all our ex periences during the last biennial *r~M was the failure of the United States congiess to ratify the Anglo-Amerieau treaty of peace at is last session. The present administra tion of the United States government isJCon templating an effort to get the matter again before the upper house of congress. If ihe war spirit of the books which children read and study in their schools should be changed so as not to give honored prominence to the warrior, in comparison with the useful citi zen, the dawning of the day of peace would surely soon appear. There are increasing evidences of the growing strength of thu peace movement everywhere in Europe. TJfe Danish parliament recently refused a credit for strengthening fortifications, considering such an outlay useless. Tho budget commit tee of the German reichstag refused to Si - ant a portion of the sum asked for by the navy department for new ironclads. The Austrian parliarv n t adopted a resolution favoring in ternational arbitration. War once was over the face of the earth, and cams home .in all its horrid details to everybody's door; it is now confined in Spain and its final exti>«c tion is only a question of time. Mrs. Wilbur Grafts, of Washington, D. C, reported on Sunday school work, the purpose of this department being to urge Sunday schools to observe the quarterly temperance Sunday and to reinforce temperance instruction by emphasizing the moral and spiritual necessity for a temperate life. She'saict that in the United States, Canada, Australia, Palestine, the Nortlwyest province of India, Spain, Chili, Mex ico, Holland and the Hawaiian islands. | Sunday school departments are or ganized and aggressive work is being done. The general assemblies, councils and conferences of some of the largest de nominations in the United States have taken favorable action in this matter, Mrs. Irvine has succeeded through her department in placing 2,604 temperance books in Sunday school libraries and getting an increased pledged member ship of 24,784 teachers and scholars. In the Dominion of Canada the teaching of the quarterly temperance lesson is almost universal. In Aus ' tra!la the quarterly temperance les son:-; are almost invariably used. „ At the meeting of the executive i board last evening the officers were all re-elected as follows: President, Hiss Frances £. Willard. Evans ton, 111.; vice president at large. Lady Henry Somerset. Eastnor Castle. Ledbury, Eng lnr.d; honorary vice presidents, Mrs. Mary Clement Leav'itt, Boston; Miss Jessie A. Ackerman, Chicago; Rev. Alice R. Pal-^'T, Wayzata, Minn.; "Mother" Stewart, £jP*"g fir'.d, O. ; secretary. Miss Agnes Slack Aiv ley, Derbyshire. England; assistant «r :re | tary, Miss Anna Gordon, Evanstou, 111.; treasurer, Mrs. Mary E. Sanderson, Dan ville, Quebec; round the world missionaries, j Mrs. Mary Clement. Leavkt, Miss Jessie A. Ackerman. Rev. Alice R. Palmer, Miss Clara Parrish. Paris, 111., and Mrs. J. K. Barney, Providence, R. I. Sent to Hteitcß-Beacli by the Bimc- tellie League. LONDON. Oct. 2S.— The bimetallic lesgue has tardily presented to Sir Michael Hicks- Beach, the chancellor of the exchequer, a de tailed reply signed "Aldenfaain," to tho pro test by the commercial interests against bi metallism. The reply says t!ie league has often pointed out that the changes taking piece in the British standard are due to tlie action of foreign nations without the con- ] stnt cf the British sovornracnt. "Tccso who j now come forward with a prayer that tho value of our standard may be maintained," continues the reply, "have allowfd the action of foreign nations and of India, by which the i value of our standard has been continually increased, to pass without protest: and it j would tbcre fore appear that the signatories j to the memorial do net object to any in ert ase in tho value of our standard. "We are unable to understand the state merit that "this country alone of the great nations enjoys a system absolutely free from ! embarrassment,' because many nations are ! entirely free fom embarrassments caused by their coinage and also (unless in speaking of i our country we ignore our empire), because j no power Is so little free from embarrass- | ment on account of its standard, or rather its ; standards, as is the British empire. If alter- ; nations in the value of our standards are un desirable it -will appear to bo advisable to ar- j range with other nations that they shall not j make continual changes." The reply further says that the only pos- i sible settlements of the difficulties in India are the adoption of a gold standard or a return to the free coinage of the rupeee, the former for India would be an untried political and social exp2riment entailing in definite depreciation of the silver hoards of the natives and might lead to grave imperial danger. Moreover, it would Increase the de mand for gold and enhance its value. The increased demand would be Indefinite, owing to the habits of the natives of India of hoard ing the precious metals. Although a gold standard would secure a par exchange be tween India and England, it would still leave them as far as ever from a par with the great silver standard portion of the world, including parts of the British emp're. The bimetallisms, recognizing the danger of sudden changes in the monetary system, as a result of independent foreign action, argue that these would best be prevemed by Eng land's participation in any international agreement and with contributions of suf ficient importance, due weight should at'.ach to her recommendations. CAICA COMPANY'S CLAIM. Half a Million Awarded by the Ar biters. WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.— The commission appointed last January to arbitrate the claim of the Cauca Railway and Land company, of New York, for 1962,909 against the United States of Colombia, filed an award today to the state department fixing the amount of the claim at $452,048, payable to the Cauca company in gold coin oi ihe United States, with 5 per cent interest added after Jan. 20, IS9S. 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This view of the undercurrent was con firmed by a cabinet minister on Wednesday, who privately remarked that the Duke of Devonshire had de clared that he means to have the pre miership when the Marquis of Salis bury resigns. The minister quoted added: "This means that the candi dates will be the Duke of Devonshire and Mr. Balfour, the latter being aided by Mr. Chamberlain. The Duke of Devonshire long ago wanted to merge the Liberal Unionists into the Con servatives, and was only prevented by Mr. Chamberlain, who knew that, if it was done, he would sink into com parative insignificance. There is not much love lost between the Duke of Devonshire and Mr. Chamberlain, and the succession to Lord Salisbury^ will be a test between them. If the Duke of Devonshire does not succeed, he will lose considerable, as it will raise Mr. Chamberlain more distinctly to the leadership. Mr. Chamberlain, there fore, will support Mr. Balfour, in the belief that, should Mr. Balfour, as pre mier, make mistakes, the reversion of the premiership will go to him, Mr. Chamberlain." The announcement of the coming re tirement of the Marquis of Salisbury has given an opportunity to the press and even to the Conservative newspa pers to rake the premier over the coals for failing to smooth widespreading disaffection in the party ranks. It is pointed out with more and more force that a leader never before permitted things to reach such a point as when the Marquis of Londonderry and a great Conservative association pro claimed their distrust and dislike of the government's policy, nor would any previous ministry have allowed Mr. Chamberlain to carry legislation alien ating the great, employers of the coun try, or, still less, have permitted his "bimetallist colleagues to go unmuz zled and frighten capital out of its wits." The appointment of Right Hon. Na thaniel Lindiey, as master of the rolls, in succession to Viscount Eshor, while popular, is apparently indirectly due to the speech of Sir Edward Clarke, early in the year, criticising Great Britain's position in the Venezuelan case. It is generally understood that Sir Richard Webster, the attorney general, might have had the master ship, but in that case Sir Edward Clarke would have been appointed at torney general, and after his remarks upon the Venezulan case, the govern ment could not well have entrusted the British case to him. However, if the bar rumors are true, Sir Richard Web ster will not suffer, for, according to the story. Lord Halsbury, the lord high chancellor, will vacate the wool sack just before the close of the pres ent parliament and Sir Richard will take his place. This means a prema ture expenditure of £5,000 for Lord Halst>ury. but the Conservatives do not mind increasing the taxes when it is a question of providing something for a favorite. Though the diplomats regard the sit uation in the Lagos Hinterland as complicated and difficult to settle, the secretary of state for the colonies, Mr. Chamberlain, is pursuing a forward policy which threatens international peace. The Marquis of Salisbury was content to 'negotiate a settlement of the question in Paris, but Mr. Cham berlain formed a plan to effectively occupy the territory in dispute while the diplomats were arguing and ap plied for sixty British officers to or ganize a big force of Haussas for this service. Commenting editorially on the inter national monetary negotiations, thf* Times this morning says: When the extent and significance of the Ameri can proposals come to be generally un derstood, we shall be surprised if even the binietallists venture or contend that they could have been accepted as the basis of any serious internation al agreement. Sir James Wcstland h dispatch is an admirably reasoned state paper. As to the American pro posals, aside from the reopening of the Indian mints, it is difficult to under stand how they could be treated with gravity by British statesmen. It is really amusing — we do not like to us" so harsh a word as impertinent — that some gentlemen from the l T nitc<\ States should come here to tell us ho\\' to improve our methods of currency and banking. The counsels of the fox that lost his tail are discounted by the common sense of mankind. The Daily Chronicle says: "The pub lic will read the story of the negotia tions with not a little surprise." It calls Senator Woleptt's proposal "cool," and asks: "What of Mr- Balfour and his promise in the house of commons in March of last year that the govern ment would reopen the India mints.' The Morning Post, the Daily Tele graph, the Standard and the Daily News all comment upon the sweeping nature of Senator Wolcott's proposals. The Daily Telegraph admits that it was "very adroit to take advantage of India's difficulties." The Daily News says: "Had the proposals been known, public opinion would have killed them in a single day; but a cabinet contain ing Mi. Balfour has had throe months to give them their quietus." The afternoon papers also contain long comments upon the monetary proposals correspondence just pub lished. They are in a strain similar to those of the morning newspapers. The Pall Mall Gazette declares Sen ator Wolcott's proposals were "simply audacious." adding that they have been considered by Great Britain "with a deliberation out of all proportion to the soundnfss of the scheme." * The St. James Gazette says: "We knew the cabinet neither could nor would commit the country to any al teration of tbe gold standard. The ab sence of result will allow the Bryanites to raise their hands again, and it will add to the jingoism of America and render more than ever necessary that our diplomacy be cautious and firm in dealing with the T T nited States in the immediate future." The Globe says: "The next time- President McKinley is constrained by silverite pressure to send a monetary commission to England, he would do well to adjust his proposals to tin* limitations of common sense." PARIS, Oct. 23.— The Journal com menting .on the answer of the British government to the proposals of the Ur;ited States monetary commission says: "The British reply has com pletely decided the question of free silver which was brought to the front in such a way that spite of the abil ity of a different solution it produced a feeling of uneasiness in the business world. We rejoice that the matter has been finally decided." In Mrs. McKinley'H Honor. 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