St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-29
SOLD "SOFT DRINKS. y
Most Of the Saloons Of Cinein-
natl Make the Attempt to
Keep Open.
cover the Rhine" Two or
Three Riots Occur Dur
ing the Afternoon.
A Reporter, Suspected of Be-
ing a Spy, Chased by
a Mob.
Lights Turned on at the Con-
cert Halls, But There
Were No Concerts.

CINCINNATI. July 2S.-To-day has
been regular field day between the sa-
loonkeepers and the police. Of the 212
saloonists who met at Turner hall last
week all, with the exception of about
forty, tried to keep open. In conse-
Quence there were about $50 arrests.
The police had orders to arrest all who
attempted to reopen after bail was
given, but there were not more than
thirty cases of this kind. By far the
greater part of the saloons were, to all
appearances, closed. In the suburbs
there was comparatively little trouble,
as the police had warned the saloonists
on Saturday night not to keep open to-
day. Most of the arrests were made
down town and over the Rhine. The
saloonist Eichler, who has made HIM
self famous by his vigorous resistance
of the Owen law, kept his saloon open,
selling only "soft drinks" such as
lemonade, mineral water, ETC., and was
not arrested. Druggists, however,
were not permitted to sell soda water,
lemonade or cigars. Over the Rhine,
two or three riots took place this after
noon. At Fifteenth and Vine streets
about O'Clock this afternoon the po-
lice undertook to arrest man for dis
orderly conduct. A crowd of 1,5O0, COM
posed chiefly of hoodlums that infest
that neighborhood. quickly gathered
and the cry of Mob the police" was
raised. The mob set upon the police
with clubs and fists, and one policeman
was badly beaten, his scalp being cut,
but he was not seriously injured.
About dozen policemen
KEPT THE CROWD BACK
with their clubs, while an officer ar
rested the man. On the corner of WAL
nut and Twelfth streets, at Warflinger's
saloon, an unsuccessful attempt to re-
sist the police was made. This saloon
has always been considered rem
devious for anarchists and socialists,
and is looked on as a dangerous place.
Three reporters, who went over the
Rhine this evening to look up matters.
had quite an adventure. They were
suspected of being spies and the crowd
demanded that they give an account of
themselves. Two of them gave salts
factory reasons, but the third was
obliged to turn and run down Vine
street, followed by the mob, and
he only escaped serious injury
by being rescued by the police.
Throughout the city the work of the
police has been admirable. The entire
force of the city is ON duty. Most of
these, however. are held in reserve at
the various station houses in case of an
outbreak. The question of whether the
Sunday-closing law is to be obeyed or
not is becoming one of universal inter-
est. People are taking one side or the
other, but, to the credit OF the city be 1t
said, that the great majority, even
among the saloonkeepers. is in favor of
the strict enforcement of the law, and
the greatest indignation exists on ac-
count of the riotous proceedings of the
hoodlums. More saloons have been
closed to-day than on any previous Sun
day since the attempt was first made to
enforce the law. Kissel's and two other
large concert halls have the lights
turned on, but the front part is closed,
and tn here are no concerts anywhere in
the city.