The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-03-06
TEMPERANCE CRUSADE.

III tuo lemV6IHuCe CEuhhuek huu mass
meetings Of the clergy have been called
for next Monday. Dr.. John Hall entert
the pulpit, with temperance Tor his text
tonight.
The managers Of the National Temper
ance Society met to-day TO discuss the
movement A mass meeting Of ladies' d
called for Friday Ia the 7th avenue Meth,
odist church. It has also been engaged
for amaSs meeting one week from Friday
at which Dlo Lewis and many clergymeu
are 10 speak. The same day is 10 be
observed in Brooklyn as day OF special
prayer for temperance.
At the annual meeting OF the Sorosis
Society resolutions OF sympathy with the
Women'a temperance movement were
passed.
COLUMBUS, March 5.-The immense
crowds which followed the crusaders yes,
terday induced them 10 change the pro-
gramme, and this morning about two
hundred ladies were divided into four
squads, going in opposite directions, but
still each squad had It's attendants In large
numbers. At 10 o'clock all the squads
met at the Presbyterian Church and re-
ported twenty places visited with varying
success. At several beer saloons the doors
were locked and admittance refused,
while at others the proprietors treated the
ladies well and made them speeches, evil
IDENTIFY prepared Tor the occasion. At one
saloon, just as the ladies reached the out.
side door, Q crowd oi men run in and call.
Ing for beer, ratified the glasses and
laughed 10 show their contempt The
proprietor refused 10 allow prayer TO be OF.
Tered, saying he feared 1t would only
cause the ladies 10 be insulted.
Ono Wholesale liquor dealer refused to
allow q prayer to be offered. Several
prominent grocers said they would gladly
give up liquor selling If the other grocers
would do 30. Several saloon keepers ex.
pressed their willingness 10 sell out, and
whether this was done or not they would
promise not to purchase any more stock.
No particular indignity was offered at
any place, and the ladies derived con-
siderable encouragement from the fact
that quite number Of signatures were
obtained to the citizens pledge. Not one
liquor dealer could, by song or prayer, be
induced to sign the liquor dealers pledge
The first open attempt 10 interfere with
the lady temperance crusaders occurred
this afternoon. The ladies pursued the
same plan as that adopted this morning,
going in squads TO separate parts oi the
city. One squad wcrt to hotel and beer
saloon on state street, kept by LOUIS
Corrodi, an Italian. They were followed
BY an immense crowd Of people, who
seemed bent on making sport Of the pro-
ceedlngs. The barkeeper met the ladies
at the door, and refused to sign the
pledge. When the ladies commenced TO
sing some one In the house began playing
"Shoo Fly" on an intensely able, bodied
cornet, and kept playing during The
prayer which followed. The balcony Of
the house was filed with German men
and women, who Knocked those who
prayed, and one man twice spit upon the
ladies beneath him The immense
crowd in the street yelled and cheered
till Capt. Keller, chief oi police, called for
silence and made short speech council
ing respectful attention and commanding
order in the street. This had desired
effect and the ladies moved to the next
saloon, the cornet in the hotel In the
meantime playing "Home Sweet Home"
A most disgusting attempt at ridicule
occurred just after the ladies lett the cor
ridors place. Lawrence Antwiller, street
commissioner, collected the crowd Of
male and female loafers and held mock
prayer meeting, after which he invited
the crowd into drink, while another
squad were making their way on high
street they called at TheoAbald's
saloon and were met at the door
by the proprietor who told them
that In accordance with the resolutions
adopted by the Liquor Dealers Associa-
tlon'lsst night he could not allow them
to come beyond his steps. The ladies
then knelt In prayer, during which 8
wagon from Hoster's brewery drove up,
and the stalwart German driver shoulder.
ed keg Of beer and marched through
the prayerful ranks into the saloon. At
this point Of the proceedings an immense
crowd OF Germans, many oi whom were
women, set up a shouting and screaming,
and assumed such threatening attitude
that the police advised the ladies 10 de-
sist from further services at that point, for
fear Of serious disturbance. This advice
was taken, and the procession moved on
to another point. Various other saloons
were visited, but no pledges from dealers
were obtained. Each squad obtained
some few signatures 10 the citizens
pledge.
An all day prayer meeting was held at
the First Presbyterian Church to-day, and
Just at It's close this evening number of
signatures were obtained to the citizens
pledge, some Of the signers being men of
notoriously bad habits and hard drinkers.
James G. Bull, Democratic Mayor OF the
city, signed the total abstinence pledge
to-6sy. The ladies show no signs Of
growing weary OF their work, and In fact
arc much stronger In faith and numbers
than heretofore, the insults offered them
to-day having much to do in increasing
their strength. The excitement over the
crusade In all circles Is growing more in.
tense each day. Several Of the most
prominent attorneys here are preparing q
temperance ordinance that will hold wa.
ter, which will be presented to tho Ooun.
Gil and prayed through II possible.
PHILADELPHIA, March ga delegation
Of women presented Mayor Stokeiy this
morning with petition praying the en-
torcement Of the Sunday law TO prevent
the sale Of liquor. The Mayor pointed
out the defect in the law and advised an
application TO the Legislature to amend 1t
so as 10 be made operative. In taking leave
they assured him that whatever steps he
may take he would have the moral sup.
port Of the women. He said be had In
tended issuing proclamation, but he
concluded to await the result Of the con-
ference Of Baptist clergymen with the
Judge Of Common Pleas. before doing so.
D11ToN, March 5.-The temperance
excitement Is intense and the liquor deal
ers are in great commotion. Preparation
for an earnest assault and vigorous resist.