The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-03-11
THE TEMPERANCE CRUSADE.

tuOh btIUuH BtOuuuS IN IaVOr 0t total Ab
stinence. One clergyman wanted th,
Methodist Church 10 clear herself OF an,
complication with the evil ot iutemDer.
ance In harboring members who derive,
any revenue from liquor, or used II In an,
way. Some clergymen, he said, had OBJ,
tained samples OF brandy sold 10 lrst.
class hotels In the city and tested It. Nont
Of the samples proved to be brandy, anC
the only difference in the poison was tina
In some places It was sold cheaper thar
In others.
Part Of next Sundays service 10 all O
the Methodist Churches Is to be devoted
TO Temperance, and the discussion is tc
be continued until next Monday.
BAN Francisco, March GA numer-
GUS delegation Of ladies, headed by Mrs
Allen, appeared before the Board Of Su-
perVisors tonight and presented q petit
tion asking lor an increase Of tho license
paid by liquor dealers. The petition was
referred TO the Judiciary Committee.
LocKPoRT, N. T., March 1O-The cit
izens had a mass temperance meeting
last evening, appointed an executive
committee composed Of ladies and gen.
tlemen for each ward, and adopted fcso-
lutions condemning the present liquor
law as recognizing the rum traffic.
COLUMBUS, March 10-Sixty.two Ia.
dies, divided into five squads, lSbored in
their crusade tO'day, with about the usual
experience About forty places were Wis.
tted, but no signatures were obtained 10
the dealers pledge.
AT several places heretofore visited the
saloon and grocery keepers frankly told
the ladies that their visits were getting
TO be nuisance, and must be stopped.
at several places the ladies were refused
permission to pray on the sidewalks.
The temperance mass meeting at the
City Hall tonight was an immense
affair, and more than usual interest was
manifested. The exercises consisted Of
short speeches by volunteers, both male
and female.
A letter was read from Rufus MAin, a
prominent grocer, who has heretofore
stoutly opposed the whole movement,
completely surrendering and volunteering
TO sign the pledge not to sell any more
liquor himself or rent any building 10 any
one who will not pledge themselves not
TO sell liquor on the premises.
a resolution was adopted petitioning
the Legislature not TO pass the bill now
before them which provides for the re.
moVal OF tho present pc!ice commission.
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DAYTON, March l0.-This was another
day 0! Intense excitement. The crusaders
marched this afternoon in three detach-
men,s Of twenty each, and stormed thir.
teen saloons on Filth and West Third
streets. Their operations were Of the or.
dinsry character. A great turbulent rsb.
BILE followed them from place to place and
the turmoil at times was almost desfen-
ing. The voices Of prayer and song were
frequently inaudible. Ribald tests were
banded about the outside mob with inde.
cent loud talk and swearing. Crowds
OF beer drinkers pressed into the infested
saloons and drank as fast as they could,
mocking the praying women with loud
6lasphemy and louder bachanalian songs.
Even women joined in the ribaldry, and
at one place flung out bits Of bologna and
fragments of crackers among the crusad-
ing women who mCekly bore these gall
ing insults, and persisted in prayer. The
band which went to West Third street
passed the corporation line to the saloons
where the veterans from the Soldiers
Homo mostly fall, and being beyond no.
lice protection were subject to the most
shameful insults by the bummers, who
have no pecuniary interest in saloons but
seemed to delight in their uninterrupted
liccnse to be as vulgar as blackguards can
be. As a matter Of course the tendency
oi such infamous conduct Is to infl4me the
public mind. This was demonstrated to.
night by the greatest Temperance mass
meeting yet held. Masses of people
crushed into the First Presbyterian
Church auditorium till no standing room
remained, then filled up the Sunday
School room, and also the large lecture
room. Many others went away disap.
pointed, being utterly unable to see or
hear. Prayer, praise and exhortations
were going on in all three places stimuli.
taneously, and were maintained till late
hour.
The insults which stuDg the women 10
the quick were meekly reported, and the
effect was 10 intensity the feeling and TO
make the crusaders more determined than
ever. The police labor patiently and
heroically to protect the women, but their
task Is difficult and delicate. The work
will be resumed tomorrow, and similar
spectacles will shock the spectators.
A telegram TO the Journal from Green.
vile, Darke county, announces the CON-
plete capitulaiion oil all the saloons
nineteen oi every kind $50 that no liquor
Of any kind can be bought. This Is az
ter only two weeks labor. The conquest
is marvellous, Greenville being ono OF the
most turbulent places in this valley. The |
town is blazing with enthusiasm. The
temperance people are amazed at their |
victory.
At public meeting here to night It
was resolved TO give Gen, Schenck ban.
quet on his return home.
1TmcA, N. Y, March 10.-The wo.
mems Temperance movement Is making
steady progress here to-day. The first
outdoor work resulted In complete vic.
tory for tho ladies. The committee called
upon the druggists, all of whom signed |
the pledge not TO sell intoxicating liquors
as beverage.
PrTTsBuRGH, March 10-A special to
the Commercial from Steubenvllle, O.,
says the temperance excitement continues
10 run high. Three saloons surrendered
to the ladies to-day, making five in all
since yesterday. The entire temperance
league visited the saloon Of Michael
Gundy, who was the first to sign the
pledge, and received his entire stock oil |
liquors and emptiGd them into the street
this afternoon amid loud cheers from
large crowd assembled. Many liquor
dealers are willing to sell out and quit the
business Immediately.
The City Council tonight adopted an
ordinance prohibiting oil beer, ale, porter
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