New-York tribune., 1895-08-04
ANOTHER DRY SUNDAY.
THE POLICE RECEIVED NEW INSTRUC-
TIONS YESTERDAY.
THE MAN WHO STILL DEFIEs THE LAW WILL
WISH HE HAD NOT DONE sO-A LETTER
TO THE POLICE BOARD FROM
COLORED MINISTER'S.

COI.ORED MINISTER'S.
The indications for another dry Sunday to-day
were plain yesterday. orders we're given to the
captain and acting captain OF every precinct 10
have a large force of policemen In PLAIN cio''es
sent out to watch the saloons to-day. and men VIII
be taken from the sections and detalieu oh
excise duty. A special force of detectives VIII DO
sent out from Headquarters to make excise ar
rests. The law will also be enforced on the water
Captain Copeland. OF the Patrol, will have men on
all the excursion boats leaving the city 10 see 'ha'
no liquor is sold within the city limits.
President Roosevelt said yesterday that the ponce
would enforce the law usual There Is nothing
more to say on the subject" he remarked. Inc
police know what 10 do, and the Clty NisA"i0o
people will be around l think we have Demon
straiei in the last five or six sundays "ha' we
In, 10 do
e Chief Conln sad THE police will en-
force the law tomorrow. 1t will be very dry.
There will be more liquor-dealers going TO Cohey
Island tomorrow than ever before.
The Police Commissioners have decided upon new
measures 10 cause a uniform enforcement or the
Excise law Beginning to-day the police VIII get
a list OF the places where the law is violated and
the police are unable to get evidence TO make ar
rests. This list will be made up from ponce re-
ports and the reports Of the agents OF the Ciy
Vigilance League. The police will concentrate 'her
attention upon the lquor-dealers on the ils'' anu
make it uncomfortable for them to do business ness
tina; they will be compelled TO close me Clty
Vigilance League is working in concert WIN lhe
Board of Police to thorough enforcement
of the Excise law. The Leagues agents Will be out
in every section OF the city to-day and report every
saloon where business is apparently carried on: on
These reports Will be sent TO Police Headquarters
early In the week. The captains are 10 take such
strict respecting every one or these PAGES
that they will have to close up. IL necessary po-
licemen in uniform will be stationed IN front OF
every saloon on the list Sundays. Police otlcials
have heard that a meeting OF the hquor-oedieIs
one day last week Il proposition was made TO close
on sundays, but that it fell through and every every
effort will be exerted TO make to-day drer than
any previous Sunday. r,,,
4 committee of colored cergymen went 10 Police
HEADQUARTERS yesterday and presented the follow
ing statement addressed TO the Police Comins-
sioners: ,,x
ers' Meeting of New-York City and vicinity, held IN
the Marks Methodist Episcopal Church 80
253 West Fifty-thrd-st. on Monday last. the SUD-
scribed resolutions unanimously adopted:
Whereas. We have watched with increasing IN
terest and satisfaction the manly course OF your
self and your associates in the enforcement OF the
Sunday Excise laws thereby giving us an idea
sabbath which has resulted in the diminishing OF
crimes Notwithstanding the persistent and organ
tied opposition which has and is confronting you'
"Resolved therefore. Tnat we. the undersigned
minister's do hereby indorse your official course,
and do hereby pledge our moral support IN puohc
we'll as in private. , , r,
Wynn +. Lyon. Granville Hunt. r. \: Motley
II r. Edmunds, ". a. Alexander and F. Z. Thomp-
kns. ~, s,,- ~
Police Commissioner A. D. Parker will deliver an
address on the subject OF saloon closing IN the
Park Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church. al
Elghty-sxth-st. and Park-ave.. this evening.