Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-02-12
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Prohibition and Tad Cider.
TRENTON, y. j.. Fe.s l..--During the
present week bin for tie creation Of a rail-
road commission wiz be prs ;ltsSl to the New
Jersey legislature. 1t II Is for commits
sioners 10 be appointed bs ss soverno-, who
viii ill all vacancies a t.ss occur. Their
salary IS fixed at s., 500 cac ! year: they are
allowed a clerk at 81 200. aresaaat1n.s to the
extent Of s. 600 year, and 500 sor station
cry, etc.
They are forbidden to take s.,v commits. ion
or present under penalty Of forfeiture OF Office
All expenses Of the commi ! u are 10 - as
sessed on the various railrA, ! ik,ias hi ,iness
in the state according TO rross gvs>,s.sts The
board Is to have general sa:,'r~ over al
railroads. informing then !; 81 any
violations of law or neclsrs. Il not
remedied, win be laid befs... ~ .......ley
general for legal action. Til bsa i j. ~ in
vestigate all accidents. ascertain tbs all 6,
investigate all complaints OF lack ~ sec ammo
dations, recommend ohanges in STA ions. con-
struction of buildings, drainage. sanliacy con-
dition of road and surroundings, and suggest
such repairs rs may be advisable Tho board
Is to have full control of the matter OF Iail-
railroad crossings, and is to act as arbitrator
IN cases of disagreement between the rail-
roads and the local authorities
PITTsBURG, Feb i2-Tl.e farmers OF west
ern Pennsylvania have recently been struck
by a new side Of THE constitutional amend
ment II the proposed amendment becomes q
law how win it affect their cider! A number
OF inquiries have come TO the papers here ask
ing whether the prohibition people propose
by their amendment to forbid the manufac-
tnre of sweet cider, or if they do not have
this object in view how they propose to pre-
vent people from keeping sweet cider untiasit
became hard when it is one of the most tam
! Cling of intoxicants.
Mrs. Frances L. Swift, state president Of
the Women's Christian Temperance union,
when asked whether the prohibitory amend
ment would apply to cider, at first said that
1t applied to all intoxicating liquors, and that
the Brooks law had already established the
fact that hard cider was an Intoxicating
liquor.
She afterward got copy OF the proposed
amendment, and reading ii said that it would
not interfere with any man making as much
! cider as he pleased, or wine for that matter
either, for his own USE
Although it will become an Intoxicating
liquor" she said, ''lf he keeps it long enough
do not see that this amendment can inter-
fere with any man doing so and using it as a
beverage al ., so long as he does not sell it.
would say that in the event of the proposed
amendment becoming a law, any one will
still have the right to make as much cider or
wine as they wish for their own usen
ALBANY, Feb IA number of delegates
to the convention to be held in this city Feb.
IL, for the protection of canal interests, have
already announced that they would be pres
ent. Shippers and boatmen throughout the
state are interested in the movement The
steam canal boat owners of the state have or
ganized an association, and viii send five
delegates to the coming convention. The
gathering will be held at tho city hall, and
| will probably continue for two days. Those
interested in boating and shipping and all
who believe in tho protection of the canals of
this state have been invited to participate.