Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-08-02
THIRSTY NEW YORK
The Sunday Closing Law Enforced
at All Saloons and Clubs.
NO PLACE TO GET A DRINK
Not n Single Bar Room Fight Reported
at Police Headquarters for the
Entire Day

New York, July 2S.-The police made
supreme effort to enforce the excise
law here today and to all appearances
they realized their expectations almost
to the letter. To all practical intent
the law was SO thoroughly enforced that |
not a saloon was open to the general |
public and so fearful had the saloon
keepers become OF the citizens that 1t |
was difficult matter for even the
initiated to get a drink at any place
unless the proprietor or the man in
charge was absolutely certain that no
danger would follow the admission of
the would-be customer in the shape of
summons to court in the demand,
In the jurisdiction of the McDougall
street police court, where violations of
the law have been for many preceding
Sundays frequent, saloonkeepers have
boosted that no power was strong
enough to close up their resorts. but
it was especially quiet and only two
| arrests had been made up to evening.
Within the territory covered by the
Mulberry street police court. especially
in the area filled with Italians, there
was evidence that liquor was being
sold, but 1t was impossible to catch the
| sellers. 1t was considered a notable
sign that no barroom fights were re-
| ported on the central office slips from
| any precinct In the city after the stroke
of midnight. which shut up the saloons
| on Saturday. The oldest men about
police headquarters could recall no
precedent for the lack of disorder.
SWELL CLUBS SHUT OFF.
At the swell clubs also the excise law
was to all appearances strictly observ-
ed. The precinct commanders had
strict orders from Acting Chief Conln
to see that the clubs were dealt with
the same as saloons. The barroom at
the Manhattan Athletic Club was not
open during the day and number OF
regular patrons who called We're dis
appointed. Policemen patrolled in front
of the doors and watched the ingoine
and outgoing, but no violations of the
law were reported to headquarters
The University and Knickerbockei
Clubs were unusually quiet and The
patrolmen detailed to watch them from
the outside had nothing to do. 1t wa.
: | said that a number of central oflic,
men had called and tried to obtain
: | liquor by asking that sandwiches b.
q | served them, which was not done. TIL
4 doors of the city clubs were closed an,
e | guarded. as were those of the Man
l. | haitian and no drinks We're served. A
e the Manhattan Club number of pa
e irons asked for sandwiches. but as
regular meal was not ordered they wer
refused.
Z At the hotels 1t was somewhat dill
4 ferent. The regular guests were sur
piled with all the refreshments the
wanted at their meals. At the FIT
II Avenue hotel the wants of regular ps
is irons were attended to in parlor /
| har nf - &c f,.,
n nished with every order for a drink.
W MISSOURI TOWN DRY.
Macon, Mo-, July 2S.--An attempt wa
n = made here today to strictly enforce II
"a ordinances providing against the opel
v ing Of any kind of business on Sunda
10 AS a result 40 arrests were mad
IN Among those who will appear In IL
er police court tomorrow are some of Il
ne city's most prominent grocery and dl
w goods merchants, and butchers al
bakers.
- TALK WITH ROOSEVELT.
{ Speaking of the excise Regulation
MT Police Commissioner Roosevelt In
interview said:
lis 1.-THE present law is ingeniously CO
n structed so as to make the sale
he liquor illegal and at the same time |
* crease enormously the ordinary dill
ne culties of getting evidence. 1t is an a
ne mirable example of an effort TO pa
N. a law in such terms as shall make
IN extremely difficult of enforcemel
I'D Now, of course. II the law is put on t
ed statute books at all it ought to be c
~ forced. and every effort should be ma
by legislators to make that enfor,
ment easy"
KS do you think 1t Is too severe to
| yoka mapta licanaa foravar uban
violates the law, as they do in Boston
ity without saying that mans licei
or should be revoked forever, 1 think
res should certainly be revoked for {
my year. and 1t should be revoked If the |
Is violated by mans barkeeper, VIII
in Is just as II he violated 1t hims
les The liquor question has been the cf
ue source of corruption in the New Y,
.i,, department and the difficulties of
ing forcing 1t have been in the maip w
we have had to overcome.
ut Is astonishing how much bel
off the Boston police are in matt
rles of legislative equipment than we
title For instance, think of the fight we h
and | to make in carrying out the law clos
rich saloons on Sunday. In Boston the DO
aye of police themselves license the salo
NIL and can revoke the license at pleas
Sc OF course, under such circumstan
1t Is perfectly easy matter to enfS
the law. Moreover. the Boston sal
80 is required to keep the shades up
nh to expose the whole interior to the v
rifle of the police at all times. With a
/ in vision like that in the law the tasl
am the New York police would be lighte
was by almost the entire burden of keel
she the saloons shut. There would be
'oh- difficulty at all.
British Ship Missing.
San Francisco, July 2S.-The British