Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-06-27
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II. l.. Chaffee, of Des Moines, writes
No city in the west, unless it be Topeka,
has been more lied about during the past
four years than Des Moines. Prohibition
has closed the saloons. Result Less
crime, and criminal lawyers complaining
savings bank deposits more than doubled ;
old rookerles give way to substantial
blocks and legitimate business; colleges
prosperous, lails almost depopulated. The
writer saw 5000 people upon the streets
OF I)es MoineS during the centennial
parade, and not Il drunken man. Con
trast this with the disgraceful scene at the
centennial ball, where Wine flowed freely.
Prohibition in Iowa has come to stay.
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Mr.. Simmons, governor OF Canterbury
prison, is authority for the following
The number Of prisoners who have been
committed to the prison with which |
have been connected for the last ten
years amounts to 22,0OO. Among them
have come in contact with ministers OF
the gospel, numbers OF persons who were
once members of Christian churches, as
also children Of pious parents, but never
met u prisoner who was u teetotaler.
From the experience | have had | cal
culate that from 80 to 81 per cent Of all
crimes are committed directly or indirect
~ through taking Intoxicating drinks.
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The Southern Pacific Railway company
appears to be Il good friend to the tenn
perance cause. 1t has discontinued Sun
day picnic trains, and closed the bars at
eating houses along its lines. The Off
cials Of this road also provide for their
employees a hot temperance lunch at the
low price OF Is cents day, thus, in
Il measure protecting 400 men from
the allurement of the saloon Gree
lunch" This same company is also in.
terested in the gospel temperance work
being now organized in West Oakland. Cal.
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We are told that rs per cent OF Amer
icas future rulers attend no church that
IS per cent of saloon frequenters are
Of this Glass; that 30 per cent of the
crimes that employ our courts are COM
mitted by men under 80 years of age, and
that the worst of social vices is alluring to
destruction more of the rising generation
than can be counted. Statistics may not
be interesting, but they are certainly
serious.
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Aioc Taccia tnlnrp,n, ,,,,,nI .-,,l
he world missionary for the VIC. T. u,
has been winning golden opinions for
herself and her work among the islanders
If New Zealand. In many places the
of local unions has been
more than doubled through her labors.
Sir William Fox, the Sir Wilfred Lawson
II New Zealand, received her in Auck-
and as his guest, and commended her
methods in the strongest terms.
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Pasadenas recorder California; has
right 10 complain Of the prohibition Or
finance. He has had only eleven cases
o try in five months, and his salary is
'nly $33 for that time. Riverside also
iaS prOIllDlllOn, anu ller recorder is 90
ng to ruin with only twelve cases in the
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Three presidents, Washington, Lincoln
nd Harrison, are now on record as Off
tally in favor of observing the Sabbath.
President Harrison having banished Sun
lay drills from the army.
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More than 100000 liquor documents
we're lately sent to Pennsylvania by the
National Liquor Dealers association.