Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-24
LIQUOR DEALERS FIGHT.
Attempt at Toledo to Enforce Rigid OBJ
servance Of Sunday.

TOLEDO, O., April 23.-This was the first
Sunday on which the Smith law for closing
saloons was enforced. An attempt had been
made, generally regarded as in spirit of re-.
taliation, on the part of the Liquor Dealers
Protective association, to secure the enforce.
ment OF an old law passed fifty years ago
against common labor on Sunday. This as.
ISOLATION notified the board they would sus-
pend business and requested the police authori-
tlrs to force afiother Sunday observance Of
the laws. The board INSTRUCTED the chief of
police to this effect. and every one accustomed
to do any kind of work on Sunday
was notified to, cease all work.
lines, barber shops, groceries, mllkmen, livery
stables, butcher shops, Sunday newspapers,
etc. The instructions were to make no ar
rests to-day, but to take the names of all who
should violate the law and report them to the
police court Monday, when warrants will be
issued for their arrest. The result of this
movement is that this has been one of the
most quiet Sundays ever seen in Toledo.
TOLEDO, O., April 23.-The saloons were
all closed, back doors and front, promptly at
midnight Saturday, and have remained go.
The other law was only partially observed.
The street cars ran as usual and no attention
was paid to the order by the Sunday papers.
About half of the milk men refused to deliver
milk to their customers, but the livery stables
supplied their customers as usual. A large
number of names were taken by the patrolmen
to-day, and among them the names of drivers
of cabs at funeral. There is a very general
feeling OF Indignation among such tradesmen
as butchers and bakers who have been closed
with the saloons. There are threats of suits
for false arrests, and many will doubtless fol-
low. The belief is that after this temporary
excitement subsidies the Pond and Smith laws
will be acquiesced in by the saloon keepers
without an effort to enforce the absolute laws
which have aroused so much opposition.
AT DAYTON.
DAYTON, April 23.-The liquor dealers and
their sympathizers held large meeting in
this city this afternoon to express their in.
dignation against the Pond and Smith bills.
They were bitter in their denunciation of the
Dayton Journal, Cincinnati Gazette and also
the Commercial. The Journal has been boy
cotted by members of the association, who
withdraw subscriptions and advertisements
from 1t. James Humes of Kentucky, saloen
keeper and ex-member of the Kentucky legis-
lature, made a violent speech urging resist
anee to the laws. The saloons here have
all been closed last night and during the
day..
AT COLUMBUS.
COLUMBUS, o., April 23.-The Sunday
closing law was strictly observed by the
saloon men and was the most quiet day of the
year. The average arrests, twenty-five, for
drunkenness was cut down to three.
AT CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, o., April 23.-This was the
first day of the operation of the Smith law
for closing the saloons on Sunday, and of over
three thousand saloons In Cincinnati, four
hundred and fifty were reported up to 10
o'clock tonight as paying no attention to the
law. II is estimated that thousand will be
reported in the morning. Warrants will be
issued and litigation commenced at once. All
Hill Top resorts we're open selling beer and
wine. No arrests have been made. The plan
is to arrest on warrant tomorrow. The day
has been unusually quiet. It estimated that
not much more than half of the liquor sellers
complied with the law.