The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-03-09
TEMPERANCE CRUSADE.

SShSAbOSt uAh4SA u 4uC CIu6hueIt
moved In four squads to-day. No liquor
dealers have yet signed the pledge, but q
number have informed the ladies thai
they have closed their liquor trade. The
presumption is that they want TO hold
themselves tree to resume the traffic II the
womens' movement should not succeed
and therefore will not pledge themselves
The ladies closed the weeks work With
the nerve and enthusiasm that character.
lied the commencement, and announce
that they will resume hoStilities on Mon.
day morning.
CLEVELAND. March 1.-THE interest in
the temperance movement is constantly
increasing, and the ladies are organizing
In various parts oi the city for deter.
mined campaign. Several saloons were
visited yesterday In Newburg, Q suburban
town. One dealer. o. Osborn, was In.
duced TO renounce bis calling. In the de.
pertinent Of the ladies there was no gen.
eral denunciGtion Of the saloon keepers,
but on the contrary the kindest feeling
was manifested towards them.
A committee OF ladies from the First
Universalist Church at Mt. Gilead visited
the saloons in that place yesterday and re.
ceived the signatures OF all the liquor
dealers TO their pledge. ,.t.-
At Elyria the largest temperance
meeting ever convened In that city was
held in City Hall last night. More than
1000 persons were present, and unusual
enthusiasm was manifested, Indicating the
earnestness of the people,
The crusade Is gaining strength at ALI.
ance. A large meeting was held In the
Opera House last night. Two bars have
already been closed, and work on the
street will begin next week.
At New Philadelphia the ladies army
numbers over 200 Daily prayer meet
tngs arc held, which are attended by
many Of the business men. A mass meet.
ing Is appointed for Sunday night. Com.
munications have been received from the
Grand Jurors urging immediate work.
Out OF "a indictments presented 10 the
present Court 10 arc for selling liquor.
At Wooster thorough preparations are
being made 10 move on the saloons early
next week.
NEW YORK, March THE ladies
who have been meeting In private and
praying for the success of the crusade
against liquor, collected in mass meeting
yesterday and considered the best means
TO pursue 10 win over those members who
lease their houses TO keepers OF saloons
and worse places.
Dio Lewis telegraphs that he wants 10
be put where he will do the greatest good
in the fight soon to begin In earnest here.
The women prayed in a church on
High street, Brooklyn, yesterday. Reso-
lutions were adopted favoriDg daily and
weekly temperance prayer meetings in
different paris Of the city; also the circu-
lation Of pledges among all classes and
remonstrance with landlords and liquor
sellers. Bands Of six women are to be
assigned to limited number Of saloons
In the city, 10 visit and try to persuade the
dealers 10 give up the traffic. A mass
meeting is called fer DR.. Talmadges'
Tabernacle.
PHILADELPHIA, March 1.-The Su-
preme Council of the Liquor Dealers AS
sociatiOn request all persons connected
with the Association to close their places
of business on Sundays. The Mayor has
issued proclamation giving notice that
in consequence Of Interpretation placed by
the Court Of Common Pleas upon the law |
relative to the sale Of intoxicating liquors,
the Sunday police have been instructed
to aid In bringing the violators to Justice.
The District Attorney says he will treat
all cases OF the violsuon oi the Sunday
liquor laws the same as other cases.
NEW York, March SIN Brooklyn TO. |
day Vicar Gen, Turner, at the St. James
referred to the Temperance
crusade, and urged the congregation TO |
give the movement all the aid in their
power. During the day number Of
ladies presented themselves In front OF a
number ot large liquor saloons and dis.
tributed tracts to all who entered.
CINCINNATI, March 8.-Msyor Johns.
ton received information tonight that the
ladies Of East Walnut Hills would com.
mence Vlsitations to the saloons to.mor.
row.
The following eleven ministers preach.
ed In favor Of the women's temperance
movement today and tonight: Revs.
Geo. b. Beecher, Hugh Smythe, A. B.
Morry, Dr.. W. West, DR.. Thomas Skin.
ner, and Rev. LediRrd, Of Mt. Auburn, all
Of the Presbyterian church; Revs. A. B.
Leonard, R. W. Hatfield, W. ]. Fee, Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church; Rev.
r. W. Benedict, Mt. Auburn Baptist
Church; Rev. DR.. Goweuerhell, Christian
Church, and C. Grifflths, WEIGH Gongre.
gational Church.
An immense audience attended the
union temperance services at the Broad
way Presbyterian Church to night,
crowding even standing room.
A Gazette special says immense temper.
ance meetings are being held tonight at
Ohio, and Madison, Ind.
Reports from the small towns where
the work has begun are that It Is unabat-
ed.
Judge Smith, oil Hamilton county, yes.
terdsy dissolved the order restraining the
ladies Of the town of Warren from pray
ing in front Of saloons, and refused the In.
junction on the ground that the petition
ers were engaged in the business In viola.
ton Of law and could have no protection
Of law in its violation.
The women OF Marietta commenced
work yesterday.
In Dayton the visitation stopped yes.
terdsy but will be resumed tomorrow.
The ladies In Cincinnati meet again to.
morrow afternoon. There Ia no probabi-
llty Of an immediate commencement Of
work in the heart Of the city. Definite
action will not probably be taken for
several days. Rev. Chas. Hermann, Of
the German Protestant Church Of Hamil-
ton, Ohio, preached vigorously to-day
against the movement.
DAYTON, o., March S.-The ladies gave
the saloonists q truce Saturday and de-
voted themselves to prayers and to re-
cruiting the marching column, which Is
too light Tor the heavy campaign before
them. By Tuesday or Wednesday they |
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