The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-18

Publishing Ia Exciting in Pittsburg.
Lively times are expected around the
Offices Of the Pittsburg morning newspapers
this morning. Ominous auticipations are
said to be grounded upon the recent threats
OF the more Jealous officers of the Western
Pennsylvania Sabbath Association. Should
they be realized no Sunday newspapers will
appear in the city Of smoke and pig iron
to day.
Those enthusiastic and aggressiyely
righteous gentlemen are opposed to the COM
mon practice that journalists make of work.
lug on Sundays. Therefore they are deter
mined to make a vigorous fight against it.
Evidently they honestly and sincerely ap-
prove their own method Of passing the Sab
bath. Therefore they intend to insist that
the journalists shall follow their presump-
lively worthy example whether they
are willing or not. This is mat
ter of principle and religious convic-
ton which has been duly considered and
thoroughly Endorsed by the gentlemen of
that association formed for the purpose OF
| compelling inconslderate people to do what
the officials Of that organization believe to
be right. Consequently its policy must
commend itself to these bright and intelli-
| gent journalists if it has to be done by force
of arms and that imposing intangible
majesty of law which is not restrained even
! by the Sabbath days which this exemplary
organization has designated for cessa ion
Of oil activity-except its own.
Pursuant to this policy it was arranged
that when the utmost verge of Saturday,
night merged into this beautiful Sabbath
morn the officers of the law were to be-
| gin actual work by invading all of the
morning newspaper offices aud arrssting
every body found employed there even down
to the smallest newsboy whose Sabbath
breakfast depends upon his toll in the sale
Of papers. All Of them are TO be arraigned
| in court and bound over for further hear
| ing. That was the supposed plan. Bat the
| society took care TO conceal its exact
method of procedure.
! Not satisfied with this, the good work.
| is to be pushed still further along in the
afternoon and evening. All the employees
| of the four morning papers then found at
work in the preparation Of the Monday
edition are to be likewise summarilv
arrested.
! That ia supposed to be the original plan.
! Possibly wiser counsels may prevail before
! such wild break is made, and the enthusi-
astic Sabbatarians may conclude to cor
! tent themselves with taking all the names
they can get of the alleged Sabbath desc
orators on Sunday, and then have the ar
rests made on Monday.
These interesting proceedings ore TO be
instituted under an anhqu Ated act adopted
| in 1874. By its application the law and
| order enthusiasts have for years succeeded
| in making Pittsburg the glummiest town in
| all the region round about on the Sabbath
! day.
| Newspapers have not for years been sold
in Pittsburg on Sunday except before noon.
Such a thing as getting shave or buying a
cigar or a stick of candy or even an inoffen-
sive tooth brush there on Sunday is said to
have also been for several years an actual
imposslbility.
As working is not felony, and few of
the states Of this union recognize the prac-
tice OF making arrests on Sunday, even on
warrant except for a felony. the gentle
on opening the doors OF those private places
OF industry to find themselves peering into
the open oountenances Of a bevy Of very
grim looking shotguns. Officers have no
more right 20 invade private premises than
have civilians unless they happen to have
warrants or have reason 10 believe that they
are thus preventing a felony.