ft ! r -v s f V- A k F&L m Of 1 FOR EQUAL BIGHTS. Annual Convention of tho Woman Suf frage Association Called to Order. Bills Susan II. Anthony DollvorB Her An mml AflflrtMS Work or Alius Gregg, of Knnsnq, Complimented Protest Against Missouri Delegates. "Washington, Fob. 15. Susan B. An thony called tho 80th annual convon tlon of tho National American Woman Suffrago association to order at tho Columbia theater yesterday. Tho dec orations consisted mainly in the dis play of two handsome American Hags, each with four stars, emblematic of the states which have granted tho right of suffrago to women. Prior to tho general public session there was n meeting of tho executive committee which was more fully attended than on any previous occasion. Four states and territories were reported as not having paid up tho necessary dues, viz., Utah, Colorado, Alabama and Ar izona, and, in accordance with tho rules of tho association, tho delegates from them would be denied the privi lege of voting. In Miss Anthony's address sho spoko of tho success so far attained in behalf of woman suffrage, and urged all those Identified in tho movement to stand together for better results. Tho grievances which women had against their common enemy man to-day were as great and as many as the early colonists had against King George. Following the opening address, tho convention settled down to routino business, including roll calls, an nouncements of committees, etc. Miss Lucy Anthony was appointed time keepur. Itev. Anna Iloward Shaw, the vlco presldcnt-at-largc, made a brief report, which told particularly of tho excellent work of Miss Hay, of Califor nia, and Miss Gregg, of Kansas, tho two society organizers, throughout tho year. She spoko of tho growing senti ment In favor of woman suffrago. The newspapers were favorable to tho woman suffragists, and they wcro tho greatest help to which they might look for assistance. The report of Rachel Foster Avery, the corresponding secretary, closed tho work of tho morning session. Tho afternoon session of tho conven tion was devoted mainly to hearing short addresses by state presidents or other proxies. Thoy were all of an encouraging character and showed satisfactory growth of tho movement in behalf of woman suffrage. When the report of the committees on cre dentials was belntr presented by Mrs. Upton, Mrs. Victoria C. Whitney, of St. Louis, entered a protest against the admission of Missouri delegates to tho convention, but after listening to her for ten minutes the meeting adjourned, the protest remaining unacted upon. At the evening session, a short ad dress was made by Miss Anthony. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was sick and unable to attend and her paper on "Our Defeats and Triumphs" was read by Clara Berwick Colby. MAJ. WARNER ACCEPTS. JIo 'Will Ho tho Federal Attorney for the Western District of MIsHourl. Washington, Feb. 15. Maj. William Warner, of Kansas City, accepted tho position of district attorney. D. J. llaff, now in Washington, this morn ing received a telegram from tho ma jor to that effect. lie at once went to the white house and was granted an immediate audience. The appointment will be made at once. Tho president expressed the utmost satisfaction at this conclusion of tho aifair. Missouri politicians in Washington are of the opinion that the western Missouri appointments will bo an nounced this week. The Kerens peo ple declare that F. E. Kellogg, of Rich Ilill, and W. L. Kessinger, have been decided upon for collector of internal revenue and surveyor of tho port, re spectively, and that thoir nominations may go the senate Tuesday. IrrellRion In Franco. Pams, Feb. 1C. No more striking demonstration of tho alarming growth of irrellgion in France than the orders just issued by tho government to tho mint to tho effect that henceforth tho inscription "Dieu Protege la France" (May God Protect France) shall bo omitted from all coins. It has figured on tho latter for just 100 years without any interruption, through two em pires, tho reigns of three kings, tho commune and two republics until now. He Ilol 1'oor. South RovAi.TON,Vt, Feb. 15. David W. Ramsdell, famous as tho discoverer of tho "Norway oat," died hero yester day, aged 74 years. When a young man engaged in farming he procured from the government a package of oat seeds from the west, in which ho found a peculiar oat, which on development ho named the Norway. Ho cultivated this und from its salo amassed a for tune. He met with business reverses and died comparatively poor. For Striking u Woman. CIIAHI.OTTK, Mich., Feb. 15. Frank Frovor, tho wealthiest farmer in Bon ton township, is under arrest for strik ing Mrs. Myrtle Dovino in tho face at a soelul gathering. Mrs. Dcvino is a married woman and prominent in church circles. Sho says when sho re fused to dunce with Frever ho struck her a number of times in tho face, and sho wears two black eyes to prove her tory. IN HONOR OF LINCOLN. the Martyr President tho Subject of K lot-Ira hv Hcnre of Notubto Nnonker. ' Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 14. Tho 89th anniversary of tho birth of Abraham Lincoln was generally observed throughout the country on the 13th by exercises in tho public schools and banquets and oratory at night. In this city Superintendent Greenwood, of tho public schools, presided at a big meeting and speeches woro made by Revs. Noel and Northrup. In Chicngo tho Marquctto club celebrated tho event with a notablo banquet in tho great dining hall of tho Auditorium, 1,200 person being present. Speoches wcro made by cx-Presldont Ilarrlsou; Justlco Brewor, of tho federal supremo court; Sccrotary of tho Treasury Ly man J. Gage; President James II. Can Gold, of tho university of Nebraska, and Bishop Potter, of tho Episcopal church. Chauncoy M. Dopow and Theodore Roosevelt were tho orators in New York; Gen. B. F. Tracy at Bos ton, Webster Davis at Baltimore, Wil liam J. Bryan at Lincoln, Neb., and Senator John M. Thurston at Brook lyn. In Minnesota, which was tho first stato to leglslato Lincoln's birth day into a legal holiday, the day was generally observed. In St. Paul tho Loyal Legion gavo a big banquet at which Gen. Bragg, of Wisconsin, was the principal orator. TO PROTECT OLD GLORY. Fntrlotlo Hncletlos Unlto In Organizing the American Flag Association. New Youk, Feb. 13. A new patriotic society was organized in the council chambers at tho city hall. It will bo known as the American Flag associa tion, and Its members will bo made up from committees selected from the va rious patriotic societies of tho country. Its object will bo to protect tho nation al flag from desecration. Tho now as sociation Is the outcomo of tho congress held in tho city hall last Dccomber of representatives of a number of na tional patriotic societies. After a speech by Gen. O. O. Howard, a num ber of names were suggested for tho society and tho American Flag associ ation chosen. These ofllcors wero elected: President, Ralph E. Prime; vice president, Gen. O. O. Howard; sec ond vice president, Col. Fred Grant; secretary, Thomas Wilson; treasurer, J. L. Ward. STATE CIVIL SERVICE. An Ohio mil by Senator tiarllold to Ilofjn latu the Tenure of l'nbllo KmplnyeH. Columhus, O., Feb. 14. Senator Gar field has introduced a bill to adopt civil service reform in Ohio and its larger municipalities. The bill estab lishes a stato commission of three mem bers, appointed by tho governor for three years, who are to classify the em ployes of tho stnto whoso appoint ments are not by law required to bo con firmed by tho senate. Tho commission will hold examinations and provide those who hold appointive power with lists of cligibles. Otherwise their ap pointive power is not changed. No employe can bo removed except for cause, and vacancies must be filled by appointment from the eligible lists. IN A SPECIAL CAR. Three Voting Mon Will T.cavo Sedalla for Alaska with Letters of Credit. Sedalia, Mo.. Feb. 14. W. II. Har rah, of this city, John Frey, son of J. J. Froy, general manager of the Atchi son, Topeka & Santa Fe railway, and J. S. Hunter, of New Franklin, will leave next Tuesday for tho Alaska gold fields. Tho party travel in a special Santa Fo car to Seattle and on February 25 will board tho steamer City of Topeka, which will carry them as far as it will bo possible to go, probably landing at Cook's inlet, tho objective point being Copper river. Tho trio will havo letters of credit for several thousand dollars, and if they do not secure claims in the gold dig gings will engage in business of somo kind. BRYAN'S PLAN OF FUSION. To Itrlng Together Home Democrats, Some Ituoubllcans and All 1'opuliMts. New Youk, Feb. 14. William J. Bry an has a new idea on hand und new plans to organize a party to control tho next house of representatives. Ho makes the opposition to the gold standard the basis of his scheme. Ha wants tho house to be composed of somo democrats, somo republicans and all tho populists. Ho says: If tho democrats, populists and silver repub licans woro agreed upon but ono question that question mlcht bo Important enough to justify co-operation, although tho parties dlfTored on nil other subjects; but thoso who advocate tho union of tho principal reform forces against tho common enomy can point not to or.e, but to a number of reforms which aro demanded with equal emphasis by democrats, populists and silver republicans. CENSURE FOR M'KINLEY. Topeka "Veterans Feel Slighted I'nbllca tlnn of I'euslous Denounced. Topeica, Kan., Feb. 14. Lincoln post, G. A. R., passed radical resolu tions opposing tho proposed plan of publishing the pension roll and criti cising II. Clay Evans, commissioner of pensions, for cncouruglng such a propo sition. Tho resolutions say that no old soldior over "sneaked on the pen sion roll," and they protest against tho veterans being held before the public as suspected swindlers. Tho resolutions also censure President Mo Klnley for falling to refer in his mes sage to congress to the old soldiers, who, thoy say, "have made it possible for him to preside over a united country." MORE CUBAN TALK. Two Phases of tho Problem Brought Boforo tho United States Senate Onneocssary Kxoltomont In the IIouso Over hii Order to Keptibllcnu Members Vincent, of Kansns, Intro duces a Measure. Wabhinoton, Feb. 15. During the short open session of thoscnato yester day two phases of tho Cuban question woro adverted to brlelly. Tho amend ment of Senator Allen, of Nobraska, to tho diplomatic and consular appropria tion bill recognizing tho bclligoroncy of tho Cuban insurgents was reported adversely by tho foreign relations com mittee, not, as Senator Morgan ex plained, on tho merits of tho amend ment, but because tho committee did not approvo of tacking such legisla tion to appropriation bills. Senator Morgan's resolution calling upon tho president for tho reports of United States consuls In Cuba and for Informa tion as to whether any agent of tho autonomous government in Cuba has been accredited to this government and recognized by it, was adopted without dissent. A feature of tho session was n speech in advocacy of tho free coinage of standard silver dollars by Senator Allen, of Nobraska. At tho conclusion of his remarks, Sen ator Harris, of Kansas, introduced a resolution with rofcroneo to tho latest phase of tho Kansas Pacific sale. Ho said, in connection with the resolu tion, that tho reason for its presenta tion at this time was that tiio attorney general had informed him less than a week ago that lie proposed to redeem the first mortgage bonds of tho Kansas Puclfic und havo a receiver appointed for tho road. "Wo wero surprised," said Senator Harris, "to learn that tho attorney general had decided to aban don his expressed plan of redeeming tho first mortgage bonds of tho Kansas Pacific and having a receiver ap pointed for tho road. By this deal, if it bo true that it has been entered into, tho government would lose $0, 024,107 interest due." Tho resolution went over. Tim senate devoted almost four hours in cxccutlvo session to tho con sideration of tho Hawaiian treaty. Tho principal speech was mada by Senator Pettlgrew, this boing tho third installment of his remarks upon tho subject. During tho session Senator White, of California, attempted to ascertain from Senator Davis, in charge of tho treaty, whether there would bo auy early attempt to securo a voto upon it. Tho California senator stated his opinion that there ought to be at least three weeks' notice of a time for a vote, for tho arrangement of pairs. Senator Davis stated that ho could not at present say when tho debate would cease or when thoscnato would bo pre pared to take a voto. Senator Hoar introduced a bill for tho suppression of gambling in tho territories of tho United States. Senator Jones, of Arkansas, intro duced a bill , authorizing tho loyal Creek Indians of tho Indian territory to bring suit In tho court of claims for damages committed upon their prop erty. Senator Pottigrow presented a petition of T. N. Foster and 21 other members of the South McAlestor, L T., bar, asking for right of appeal from decisions of United States courts In citizenship cases. THE HOUSE. Wabhinoton, Fob. 15. Considerable unnecessary excitement was caused among tho members of the house yes terday by tho rumor broadly circula ted before tho house convened that im portant action relative to Cuba was to bo taken. It turned out to bo simply a resolution of inquiry unanimously reported to the foreign affairs commit tee last week calling on tho stato de partment for information as to tho con dition of tho reconcentrados in Cuba and the progress mado in Spain's ef fort to induce the Cubans to accept autonomy. Tho resolution was adopt ed without division. Another resolu tion was calling for tho correspond ence relating to the exclusion of our fruits, beef and horses from Germany. Tho remainder of tho day was devoted to District of Columbia busiuess. Late Sunday night, ono of the subor dinate officials of the house sent out an imperatlvo summons to each repub lican muraber, impressing the urgent necessity of his presence at tho session Monday. At first no ono seemed to know tho purpose of this rallying call and all sorts of rumors woro afloat. All that was definitely known at first was that something in regard to Cuba was to bo brought up in tho house. It turned out that Chairman Hitt, of tho foreign affairs committee, was merely to call up some resolutions reached by his committee calling upon the stato department for general information, ono of which related to Cuba, and tho notico had been sent out as a precau tionary measure to prevent tho possi ble amendment of the resolution by tne opposition, a proceeding which would bo in order if tho previous ques tion wero voted down. Mr. Vincent, of Kansas, introduced a bill to continue the construction of buildings at Fort Riley, Kan. Tho bill provides for tho construction of btablcs, gunsheds and barracks, veter inary hospital and paddock, electric lighting plant, bachelor quarters, as sembly room, school, library and mess for officers, and store house for infium mable. material, and appropriates the bum of 100,000 therefor. BEGGED FROM THE RICH. A Mow York Landlady's Way of Supplying Her Hoarder with flood Things. New Yoiik. Feb. 14. Mrs. Mary Maschin, who kopt a boardinghouso at 080 Third avenue, had tho reputation of sotting a much moro olaborato table than tho ordinary run of such estab lishments in that vicinity. Her board ers voted her a great success, and vowed that sho was tho most wonderful cook and manager in Net York. But tho secret has come out Mrs. Mnschiu fed her borders largoly upon viands begged at tho houses of tho wealthy. For moro than a year sho has mado dally visits to tho fashionable houses and begged food. Dressed outwardly in the thinnest and ruggedost of gar ments, sho apparently suffered from tho cold and hunger, and was seldom turned away without bountiful gifts from tho remnants of tho rich tables. Sho is now In tho workhouse, whoro bIio was sent as a vagrant. SAVINGS INCREASED 38,500,000. New Vork KavlngH Hanlcs Made a Splendid (Showing for tho Year 1807. Ai.hany, N. Y., Fob. 14. Superin tendent F. D. Kilburn, of tho stato banking department, yesterday com plotcd his tabulation of tho reports of tho liiO savings banks of tho state, showing their condition on tho morn ing of January 1 last. Tho total resources of tho banlcs aro $809, 751,211. Tho liabilities of tho banks ln olvulo $760,684,010 duo to depositors, 10. 4.0,102 In surplus funds and othor liabilities of f 610, 105. Compared with tho reports of tho previous years, tho banks show nn in croaso In rosourcos of 57,f77,0i:J. In the ltom "monoys duo depositors," thoro Is a gain of M8, r08,0J8, and tho amount of monoy deposited during tho year was greater than In 1890 by $3, 763,810. Tho withdrawals umountod to tlS,21f, C65 loss this year thun Inst. STRENGTH OF MILITIA. Interesting Figures About the "Flglitlng Strength" of Missouri, Kansas and Okla homa. Wabhinoton, Feb. 14. Acting Secre tary of War Moiklejohn yesterday transmitted to congress an abstract of the militia forco of tho United States. Tho abstract for Missouri Is taken from that of 1890, no returns having been mado to tho department since tiiat time. Tho total strength of tho militia forco in Missouri Is 3,a40. Tho number of men In Missouri reported as available for military service Is 400,000. Kansas has a militia force of 1.4C3, und 100,000 men available. Oklahoma has a forco of 547 men, and 50,000 available. Tho aggregate militia forco of tho United States islU,U5!l, and, including the territories, 114,!)02. Tho grand ag gregate of men avallablo Is 10,301, UUU. THEY MAY STRIKE. Employes of All New Kngland Cotton Mills May Cripple a lllg Industry. Boston, Feb. 14. At a meeting yes terday in this city of 55 representatives of textile unions In New England it was unanimously voted to recommend that all unions call out the operatives in every mill in New Englund. Tho meeting was practically tho outcomo of the recommendation which Presi dent Gompers made to tho Foderation of Labor tho previous Sunday, In which ho urged tho different unions to unito on somo settled policy regarding tho mill situation in Now England. If all should acquicse and voto to strike, 147,000 operatives would undoubtedly cease work and the manufacturo of cotton goods throughout Now England would be at a standstill. ONE MILLION MAY STRIKE. Aniorlran Federation of Labor Preparing to Inaugurate tho Klght-IIour Move ment. Ni'.W Yokic, Feb. 14. Samuel Gom pers, president of tho American Feder ation of Labor, has been in this city for two days to get tho unions of this city to enter into a great movement for tho eight-hour work day. Accord ing to the present plans of labor lead ers a demand for tho oight-hour day will bo mado May 1 that will involve fully 1,000,000 men. Tho American Federation of Labor willmako this de mand in one trade at a time and ac cording to tho leaders great strikes aro expeeted before tho battlo like ly to follow shall bo decided. OUTWITTED THE SPIES. Another Filibustering Kxpedltlon for Cnba Is Htartod from Tuinpa, Fla. Tami'A, Fla., Feb. 14. Almost under tho nose of Edward Gaylor, superin tendent of Pinkertons, and tho Span ish spies, a largo Cuban expedition loft Tampa Saturday night, and last night sailed from a point on Pease river. The men, about 70 in number, walked through tho streets of Tampa about two o'clock yesterday morning and boarded a special train, which quickly bore them to a point noar where they woro to ombark, and thoro thoy remained In hiding until last night, when a tug took them out to the steamer, which bore them away to Cuba. VETERANS WANT TO VOTE. Members of tho Leavenworth Homo Slay Ho (J I ven Limited Enfranchisement. LiCAVKNWOimi, Kan., Feb. 14. A pe tition is in circulation among tho vet erans of the national soldiers' home here asking congress to pass a law giv ing them tho right to voto for presi dential electors amd members of con gress. Within a week it will have been signed by practically all of tho U,800 voteraus at tho home. Veterans are allowed to voto for president and congressmen at Dayton, O., Santa Monica, Cal., and other national sol diers' homo und thoso hero think that thoy should have the same privilege. i w s a H Benefactress' Hind Ret From tho Evening Nowa, Detroit, Mich. Mrs. John Tnnwy, of 130 Baker Street, Detroit, Michigan, is ono of those women who always know just what to do in all trouble and sickness. Ono that is n mother to thoso in distress. To n reporter she said: "I nm the mother of ten children and havo raised eight of tlicm. Several years ago wothad a serious time with my daughter, which began when rIic was about sixteen years old. She did not have any serious ill ncst hut nccincd to gradually wnBte awny. Having never had consumption in our fam ily, as we come of good old Irish and Scotch ntock, we did not think it was that. Our doctor called the disease by nn old nnmo which, I afterward lenrned, meant lack of blond. "It is impossible to describe tho feeling John and I hnd na we noticed our daughter nlowly passing away from us. Wo finally found, however, a medicine that seemed to help her, and from tho first wo noticed a decided change for the better, and niter three montluv treatment her health wafl bo grcntly improved you would not have rccog nicd her. She gained in llesh rapidly and was soon in perfect health. Tho medicino used was Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Palo People. I have nhvays kept these pills in tho house since and have recommended them to many people. I have told mothers about them and they have effected boiiic wonderful cures. "Every mother in this land should keep these pills in the house, nn they aro good for many t ailments, particularly those arising from impoverished or diseased blood, ana weakened nerve forco." TOO OBLIGING. A Ilormciunlil'ii KfTort fo IMcnne una IIS DlNllllttOtlttltlfC llC'NIlIt. A young woman, whose homo is in St. Paul, Hpent a few unys in Washington the 5ucst of a congressional fnmily from New Cngland. Sho hnd just returned froni a six months' tour of Europe, and tho travel ing hag bIic carried was plastered over with steamer lahels and (damps of half tho famous hotels on the continent. She is not nn ostentatious person, by nny menus, tho St. Paul girl, but she certainly did set great Btore by that decorated bag, and gazed with pride on its collection of labels. Her charm of mnnner and the lihcrnlity of her tips, too, pcrhups, completely won the henrt or the trim New Englnnd housemaid of the congressional family. On the morning of tho guest's departure for St. Paul the maid np pearcd nt the door of her room, wreathed with Btuiles and holding the truvclii.j bag in her hand. "Here's your vahse, miss," bIiq Bnid, glee fully. " hnd Homo trouble with it, and it took quite a little soaking; but I knew you wouldn't want to start oil witli all thoso tags pasted all over it. I got 'em all oil for you, and tho valise just looks brand now." And if you want to see a striking example of rage too deep for speech you hnvo only to speak of New Englnnd neatness in tho froHcnco of ono young woman from St. 'aul. Washington Post. DcnfiivHM Cuitnot lie Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach tho diseased portion of tho car. Thero is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inlituncd condition of tho mu cous lining of tho Eustachian Tube. When this, tube gets inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is tiio result, and unless the inilammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal con dition, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. Wo will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulnrs, free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 7fic. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Onlr Half Sure. Bookatoro Salesman What can I show you, niadnm? . , Mrs. Struckctt-Ritch I want to order tho complete works of the complete works of there, I've forgotten again! I know its cither Wordsworth or Southworth, hut I enn't remember which. About the same tiling, ain't they? Chicago Tribune. m Moro than forty thousand cases of Asthma and Hay-Fever have been treated by Dr. P. Harold Hayes and Associates, of Buffalo, N. Y., and. the evidence that a cure to stay cured can be accomplished is as complete as it is abundant and convincing. All who Buffer, or have friends who suffer, can havo nooks and blanks tor tree examination sent on application and after receiving a state ment of the case Dr. Hayes will write hia opinion as to curability free. i i i ii m i i . IIIn Aiireliciilon. Do Wittc I feel so sorry for those cad dies! Miss Askcns Why? "I'm afrnid some of them may grow up to become golf playern." Puck. To Care a Cold In Ono Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c. Motiiers must be an awfully good thing; children cry for them so much. Atchison Globe. Fits stopped free and permanently cured. No fits after first day's use of Dr. Klino'u Great Nerve Iteatorer. Free $2 trial bottlo & treatise. Dr. Kline. 033 Arch st.. Phila., Pa. When a girl goes on the street to look for her steady, everybody knows it. Atchison Globe. I am entirely cured of hemorrhage of lungs bv Pisors Cure for Consumption. Louisa Lindaman, Bethany, Mo., Jan. 8, '91. It is astonishing how many people critieiso things they know nothing about. Washing ton Democrat. ' After a man is 30, in thinking of coasting he considers the walk back. Atchison Globe.