The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-03-12
Daily Prayer Meetings to he Held
and Occasional Raids
to be Made.
The Saloon-keepers Confident that
the Movement will Prove
an Abortion.

Yesterday morning dawned upon a dis
turbed city. The very air seemed impres-
mated with excitement. Back and forth
through the streets swept the dallying breezes
from the south, and far up on old Pilot
Knob the black. threatning cloud, rolled
away into nothingness, and great fretted riffs
of sunshine ttole down from above, and mer-
rilly danced out their compliments alike to
the temperate and the incorporate. Yes
the day was beautiful-but what Of its do
ings! That We are about to relate. Sunday
had come and gone. The grand army Of
woman crusaders. which had for four long
days slept on their arm,, was about to move
and everybody. as if by intuition, seemed
to know it. The sturdy old
codgers with noses red even as the bulshine
rose fully comprehended the situation and
bIithely danced down to Get their morning
dose of ''bitters" before the trumpet announc-
ing the beginning ofthe fray sounded business
men hurridIy tossed of their potations and
were gone; clerks with stifi siarched shirt
collars and fauItless bosoms shot into one ga
loon door and out Of the other with the rrP'
idity of lightning, and all the corner loaierf
replendent in varigated patches on the seat
of their trousers sided up against the warm
brick walls and croaked away at each ether
like an army of bull frogs Of the good time
coming" Meantime the saloonkeepers were
not idle. They knew that the rumors which
passed from mouth TO mouth emanated from
a reliable source, and even in the early morn
ing they had commenced making arrange
men,s for the RECEPTION of the lady visitors.
AT THE WICKED SARATOGA
all was life and animation and the proprie-
tors of thst Establishment were busily en-
gagged IN decorating the room for the re!igi-
Gus matinee. Tie keno room had been
transformed INFO q something "tha like OF
which, We have never before seen. Every
vestige Of the gamblers game bad disap-
peared. The cards, the cheeks, the buttons,
the chip, the balls. the board, and even the
oblong hole in table, had vanished. But
where? they we're simply covered up. Each
table with it, enamel cloth tsp, was clothed
with ne4; white spread. The gay and
dashins pictures were turned face to the wall.
The west side of the room was festooned with
flags, and where generally sits the "festive
cuss" who whirls the casket, who savings the
game" who shrieks out the number and
roars "correct" was rugged out pulpit,
with q pitcher OF water and a bible thereon.
Everything that would offend or herald to
the eye the character Of the place was care.
fully removed, and the long vista Of rooms
from street 10 street looked more like taber.
nacle than the veritable gambling he'll thai
it was. But this was not the only saloon thai
was ysily bedecked for tie occasion. Oihel
saloons following the example of the "Sara.
toga" polished up for the reception Of the
crusaders, and by noon the battle field wa
furnished with every convenience that the
,.a;es copla vish for. But what rex,? Sc
- -. to,,o- 10, w. a.. .,uo.,
many e'en''
powerless to transcfioe ihem.
rurIAnIEs MEETING AT THE CHURCH
on Fifth street was Bel lot three o c'ock, ana
at that time the basement or lecture room
was filled with women, representing the best
families in the city. lhey came from al
quarters. From north' soutn' eas' anu ves',
they came slngly, In Pairs' ana IN fqnaos o.
six and eight. AS 'n's mee,'ns was cAil'
ed as q private con0ave OF the Iaoies. inc Or
dinarily irrepressioie reporter was MOI suln'''
ted and We are denied the pleasure Oh uane'
cribing for the benett OF an anxious Paoiic
the TRANSACTIONS OF 'nS' mys'e!l!us ooo! =,
women. But ~hst We ios' .Mnin we galneu
without. IL was known una, .he S.,pe sn'e
war was shout 10 open ana Tue s!fee;s s "ele :
sight to behold. FOR fuii naii mlIe ION
the Methodist Church up anu oo~n r..n
street the sldewaiks were .nfohgeo win u, .ne
restless, the anxious, anu 'Ie Iu'iou .t
okee street was nearly as nad' aoH on 'n !,
corner OF fourth ~neIe .he lass
dwell, the crowa MOI eoI.en. WIN 'ne - s,us,
walks had taken 20 .ne .'Iee' an" 49, ..
about hItner' tni'ner AnS yon i,ss :. 'os ~ "
limpson needs before oepemOs. gaze: INs
interest ana eA.eme" "a IL
Cie5ks ie' .". 49, h.h;, 4 ,hs;,
.ocyo,hiad io~r from l,ftv parrets, mer-
chants themselves came forth to see and every
window in the vicinity was crowded with those
fair ones who had not gone forth to pray.
All anx'o9sly kep' laelt ey" On VIC . .o.
house CLOCK, SA,lnE ~, ~. -h;oh ~. I r.
20 IoSl s S': ~. 80 nm, N an ,nne,r.nce
1 1a n.a n"m. - . MINNIE I'M, moi the 70.
Inc t'% ~. ILL :. -. chnrch ,bev we're ,,ilI
men. %. III, rs.oint;ons unmindful
vsu.. ~ .no,;on -;,hont Rut the
OF !ce sel .oS S..". 40 ~. S,.t rss,l..s
,h.r ;mn.t;ent. Around The corners lodged
~. i;,,le street s.mius, shouting "Here they
oor,., h.,. thov comep' and the pushing,
.So.;,. and crnsbine. twisting and majestic
st, . Of necks 10 cater to the per6dy and
mn c,,.s.lne.. of those inhuman boye- wa
E;".liv ne sss.mbled multitude began to
-. .;,.J ~ h.inc fooIed and GOOD naturedly
s.., - 49,. ~ .sson,, hel;.1e r. Kind Of m
~ !" -h;sh -. csrefnlIv nur.ed Tim abeo-
Int. d;.conr.s.n,.nt ~ In. Some svore thc
women had hacked out, and Others deliber.