The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-23

streets.
Closet the bars Ger all the city.
And the dry and thirsty drinker
Wandered forth beneath the sunshinei
Sought an entrance. but there was none,
Fell and could not rise from weahness,
Perished there from lack Of fluids.
For the order had been waited
From the Iips OF the great ch-cftain,
He. the chief OF many biue-codts,
Close the bars Up tight on sunday,
Close them up, and close mem tsn'fr'
Zach one tighter than the other
Ten times tighter than the other"
To this order. strict responding.
With their billies and their badges,
FlOcked the cops Ger All the clty'
Penetrated every alley.
Deep and solemn warning gave they:
Close YOUR bars up tight. % sinners,
Close them up upon the Sauodln'
Let NJ thirsty Mortal cntf-,
And from round about the windows
Sec that YOU remove the drauery,
So that every one who passes
May be able to see inside.
Thus the hustling cops and blue-coats
Warming give through all the city
And a mighty wall Of anguish
Went up from the parched people,
And they murmured gainst the chieitain,
I'VE will rise up and defeat him.
He viii never serve but one term,
He who takes our liquor from MS.
But the Chief. the mighty sachem,
Undisturbed. his way pursueth,
Closes ND the many bar-rooms,
Corks ND tight the soia-founta-ns.
with his mighty corps Of b'ue-coals'
y. ID. p.
With apologies to L0ngfellow.
The dryest day IN Richmond fcr years
prevailed in this city Sunday. Old topers
who have been accustomed 70 saunlcr
tering in the slde-dntr - take rev
swallows on the sabbath hai 10 80
thirsty unless they carried their bottles
home with them on saturday hlsnt;,
The new order Of things was respected
scrupul0usly by nearly every naf-rooIu'
ice-cream saloon. sota-fohnialh' NI51l
stand. nd bookstore in the cry. gu
Saturday night a number OF drinking
up0ule were seen going home Win thcir
bottles and the conseQuei &c was tnat
several Sunday DRINKS were reported Al
was next 10 Impossible 70 Duy a cl-al
en- the Second police district / saw the
thing tested in the Third district 1T
fallel. In the First district pretty much
the same situation prevailed. and there
were anv number of grumbiefs as a natu-
raj sequence. .
chief of Police Howard took a stroll
and cast his eve about from place 10 place
20 see that all went right He was NefV
much g1atiaeJ 10 see that peacefulness
and qLietUde prevailed.
Frv r'RtN ~.
only n few people decided 10 20 con-
trary TO the new style. They suffered
the consequences. officer Marion sutton,
OF the Second district reported Theodore
Jenr Is. whose saloon Is on Cary street,
between Eighth ard Ninth, and Police
man McMullen. Of the uptown district
caught Andrew AarOnsOu doing q thrit-
ing business IN his place, al NO. lv1j north
First street
\. Somma. confectioner and ice-cream
dealer. az Third ard Broad. was repokted
for keeping open and doing business, as
was also "A cOnfectiOner named Merlh,
whose place is ut No. 10 west Broad
street.
n Leonard. newsletter, On Main street
near Ninth was reported By Officer Red
ford for selling a book 20 "A man named
McCullOch and Craig's confectionery ana
novelty store Oh L street Was reported
for violating the Sunday-closhs oIll-
nance.
Quite a large crowd took advantage Of
the suburban parks Sunday, ana az Reser-
yOir Park the refrc shment pavilion and
at Forest I'm cool lemonade, al nickle
a glass, was freely dispensed, as Wen as
other refreshments.
Mrs. Atkinson. the proprietress Of the
Hotel Lexington. paid an interesting Nisit
terday morning and engaged The cniei n
Il lively debate on the Sunday-clOslh3
question, after submitting her indlViical
protest against his conception or tho law.
She also visited Mayor Iayiors ONCE.
and 10 IS understood That she expressed
herself as 20 the policy Of the new tl-ef
iu vigorous terms. Mrs. Athlr sons busi-
ness IS not affected by the enforcement
OF the closing ordilanco, except IN the
sale OF tobacco ana cigars az the sttnl
IN the hotel Office.
MAYOR TAYLOR TALKS.
Mayor Taylor. when seen in regard to
the enforcement OF tho new law yester-
day. stated that he would carry ~ out
strictly. He stated that ne would per-
nit no discrimination in favor OF news
paDer publishers. newsdealers. or any one
else. lie declared that le knew of no
law that empowered the Chief OF Police
TO show Partially 10 any IS, and unit.
such a law could be produced the Mayor
stated that he would c0untenauce no sucn
rolicy lie did not wish 10 rush into the
matter unpreparod % sustain himself,
and he had not any clash with Cn-eI
Howard.
Mayor TAYLOR added that De did rot
into il yet but If he had TO enter tte
affair he would make things lively. lie
didn't know whether he would mold ono
again, Tut while he was IN the Mayor >
chair be would advocate tair play 10
everybody.
RATHER TOUGH At FIRST.
The new crusade was rather tough upon
a Ccd many individ Ials who thought the
thing was going TO be bluff. Their
thirst showed them beyond a peradyen-
tlire that there was 10 blur about =.
but that the Chief was IN earnest. Many
who are accustomed 10 drinking al bar
rooms on Sunday we're loud In their COM
paints They said. ITS al monkey-b,4Si-
mss. Think of a city with more than
10000 inhabitants. where you can't get
a quiet. social little drink. and have 10
scramble around like everything 10 get d
cigar. Wonder When this earned null
sance VIII stop, anyhow
FSDoEsTNG cHifF HOWARD.
The representative citizens who believe
i'm keepirg the laws and preserving order
were not slow to endorse ChIef Howard
In his crusade. and they heartily praised
him for his manly stand "Re Is exactly
right" said well-knOwn business man.
..IVhv send our legislators 20 the Capitol
10 make laws and then turn right around
and disregard them? 1 believe in up
holding the laws. Sunday liquor IS pro-
hib.ted by the statutes then let the sa-
looms close up. Chief Howard H. right
and I'm glad to see that Richmond has
a chef who has the courage and man.
hood 20 stand up against the criticisms
OF Tom, Dick, and Harry and enforce the
laws
Drug Clerks 10 Meet.
On Thursday. July 18th. the druggists
and drug clerks of the city viii assemble
al the Chamber OF Commerce 10 take
some action in reference 10 the Sunday