New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-09
TIE SUNDAY LIUS IN PITISBURG.
(To be contInued.)

TIE SLNDI1 Laws ~ III1cDCH"'
FIGHT FOR AND AGAINST A LESS RIGID OBJ
sERvANCE-THE C. a. r. MAY BE INVOLVED
Plttsburg Sept (specia) The arrival OF the war
veterans for next weeks National Encampment OF
the Grand Army OF the Republic has intensified local
feeling on the question OF the Sabbath and its proper
or improper observance. Plttsburs has un'l! re-
Gently adhered rlgdly 10 what the unorthodox call
the "Puritanlcal Sabbath" and the only Innovations
and they are recent. have been the evening Dahd
concert IN Scheney Park and the sale OF soda-water
by druggists the latter by special permission OF the
Police Department. The sunday concerts in the new
Riverylew Park Of Allegheny City were stopped after
two Sundays In response to protesting RESOLUTIONS
adopted at mass-meetng in the Fourth United
Presbyterian Church In that city
Thousands Of members of the g. A. r. Will PROP
ably be d.sagreeaby surprised when they arrive
Sunday to nnd everything closed tight" for the
Pennsylvania laws OF 1874 have not only not been
repealed but the fine Of 81 for violation OF any OF
the numerous provisions Of the statute was increased
in 1868 to s25 in this allegheny county alone.
The Baptist ministers, az their regular meeting
last Monday decided 10 ask the local q. a. r. au-
,horres to prevent. II possible. the playing OF
drum corps and brass bands next Sunday when the
veterans Will begin to flock in. The action OF the
Bap,ls:s was communicated to o. NJ Head, who mas
charge OF the accommodations for visiting veterans
! Mr. HEAD said: 1T Is i!tt.e late TO 90 any good,
| II would he necessary 10 HVbs dii t'N f0NN'
dom, think we could curb some Of the boys az they
Al a good b., of their ighting on sunday" The
veterans are highly indignant and iite attention. II
any, will be paid the request Of the Baptist mln-
listers The other scots have made no protest. Ine
! Baptsts say they fear the martial music VIII IN
! terfere with the services in downtown churches
The Brooks law and the anxiety Of every licensed
saloon keeper TO adhere to It's provisions lest the
county courts take away his privileges. has put
! an end TO the Sunday sale Of liquor except In IL
legal groggcries called speak -eases. because or
the necessarily quiet manner In when business
/ is conducted. The Sunday sale OF soda-water
Ice cream candy and cigars is Illegal, and numer-
GUS crusades have resulted In the payment OF thou
sands OF dollars I'm fines, but there is really no
/ trouble I'm getting any OF the articles named and
| the Police Department has notified the druggists
! that despite the State laws. they may sell soda
water IN consideration OF the fact thnt they KEEP
/ Department could render no assistance whatever
any society or citizen decided TO prOS.Iutc anu
! vents the prosecution. The crusades during sew
/ eraI seasons hot that arrests on Monday
were made by the wholesale. ana mere were APP
pcals to the Supreme Court. which decided that
/ while II might unofiically approve a repeal OF
the obnoxious statutes or at easl tner iacdi, ba
ton. they must interpret the law 10 mean tIat
has been brought into the State campaign Wal
ter Lyon the Republican candidate for Lieuten-
@erewmen. Who were prompted by his disposition
while state Senator to work and vote Tor re-
neal of the laws. or. at least. their Todificatlon
Mr LYON viii be elected by an enormous majority
and not even the antagonistic ciergymen VIII
1he sale Of sunday newspapers is forbidden too:
o an Ut futile quest for relief They have paid hun
drels OF fines and At the last session or the Legs,
,bc specIq act Of 1855 and to make the fine here the
same as in the remaining siXty-three couhtles, OF
a9e s ,Se sstmre had adjourned IL is expected
that the bill will pass next winter and VIII be signed
by Daniel Ii. Hastings. the Republican Governor-to-
THE Dispatch" THE Post" The. Press" and
The Leader have made, strong hght for the
legozinC OF the Sunday sale of such harmless COM
modties soda water and Ice cream because ets on
hot summer Sundays the Allegheny River Wa r
coated with petroleum. is nauseating ana me
Press went so far one season as 10 place at ra e
principal street corners barrels OF ice water Tree
10 ali corners Those morning papers not nav I,i
Sunday editions have been compete s"ner 70 s'o,
stand prosecution for the Sunday work necessary u
/, Is impossibc For stranger get shave her
on Sunday. because the journeymen BARRIERS mar mar,
way get Sunday scrape - 10 aIra rs,1e Ne
the boss" barber TO have him VISIT ms res,aeHiJ
h h s @sseha aroG the H ne orsanzer
lives IN Pittsburg says the National Barriers 's-
The CATHOLICS German Lutherans and Episcopi-
ans clergy and laymen, have all along SIDED YIN
The c"ntIlTy,old laws The Pttsburg park concerts
regularly on Sunday evening" nI Wh White
head OF the Protestant Episcopal dlocsse ,a' a.
The Episcopal Church does not consider m Univ to
rns, smch as was originally Intended to be done
with the day call SATURDAY Iheretore sS fl ,
dIed when the morning service has been atehuhed'
DO not ,6 aay thai ia say ha Would do crd
po themselves or be offensive to their neshboHTs
Anything that takes them cut on Goas nt,i m''G r.
IL far better for them to be in the PARK s,n' ~,
herding together in crowded tenements wbre fresh
air This is R~T p George HODGES Rev
ratner r. MORGAN " sheedy, Catholic orrned
n nr.,r partnership to make the Sabbth more
peasant for tss S of the cary Ep
coma Church having the weathest ana ,os hocan
tocrac congresaon OF me as scho. at CAM
bridge Mass. but he frequently visits pttsours
rsssag e %he Is pa; in
tvns on Sunday evening for the Money n Shsan
issue Last summer Dr. Hodges ana fs a n tha Ex
sd,pon Huding on sunday admission fire. some OF
their wealthy friends helping to defray " cpncsrfs
Not e NOV held this summer and DR.. iodgess alb
sence from the city may have been patty RESPONSE 81
bic The aislIct Where the Aeshany and Monon
rahe:a Rivers unite to form the oh' II - a'so
ssesiy is active in the annuarquor license
court and done much to RTevsn the 'j uSdu .,
Licenses to n mprUpsr in orsansn Kingsley
ce s1s the poor dstrcsC1
aO to The P parn hh than shsd
The cooperation Of these Two mn in v "a pS
phanthropc sshfWs rs OPPOSES laF u ae literal en-
spirit WnT OF the Blue Laws OF ls4and is backed
up by the press and majority e o c.rsy OF the
d EDiseopa Lutheran Cathode Unitarian
srsa. Ssposea o%ad
ibera. spirit but they find 1t more CONVENIENT 70
passive rather than when an a as Tas issued
from various Protestant, mnstsr
ssno4,ers %ers GA sSSd 70 make