The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-17

decision Of Judge Hobson. that there
was not the necessary per cent Of sign
ers 20 the muiei petition % permit lac
operation % tAs ia~.
The manufacturing amendments 70
the mulct law Of Iowa have been pass
ed. legallzing the manufacture OF In
ioxlcatlng liquors Ia localities where
the majority Of the voters give con-
sent therefor BY petitions.
The temperance committee Of the
Presbyterian general assembly Of
Pittsburg has appointed Mrs. Davis.
wife Of Rev. Dr. s. n. Davis. 70 do .cm-
perance work anywhere within the
bounds Of the general assembly.
The law passed by the last legiein-
IRE Of Indiana. abollshins quart zhnps
dader the operation Of the Nicholson
act. will be tested. The case win be
brought IN the Elkhart circuit court.
and Whatever the decision may be an
appeal viii be taken 20 the supreme
court Il "a stated that the Saloon
Keepers League Of Indiana Is fighting
the constitutionaliiy OF the law.
beginning April IS. the delivery Of
beer 10 saloons or other places on sun
day was forbidden at Terre Haute. Ind.
The new police board has also given
instructions 20 the force that there
must be a check on wine-rooms and On
the admission Of boys to gambling
rooms. Il "a understood that Governor
Mount has said 10 the police board that
wine-rooms mus, be closed
The indiana supreme court has sus.
talned the Moore temperance law
which permits a city council 20 cx-
clude saloons from residence portions
Of a city. This decision Of the court
gives general surprise. not 10 say gem
oral alarm TO liquor interests. as rs e.
feet Is likely 10 be widespread. Affect
Ing hundreds Of retail liquor houses
scattered throughout the state.
The liquor traflc committee Of the
4 Michigan legislature has reported a bill
, providing stamp tax Of slxty-four cents
j. upon barrels Of beer. thirty-two cents
\ upon half barrels. sixteen cents upon
/. quarters. eight cents upon eighths. one
I. cent upon quarts. and one-haif cent
, upon plnts Of ale or porter manufac'
! tured or sold In the state. Il ls esti'
4 mated that the bill viii yield an ad
; ditlonal revenue In excess Of 81 100. 900
y The Law and Order League OF Con
|. cord. n H.. has sprung a sensation o.
: the city BY lodging complaints aEains
"A two OF the most prominent druggist
4. for selling liquor to the county farm
\. the evidence being furnished BY the re
Al port OF expenditures Of the county com
- mlasioners recently published. II
n, druggists were bound over This
"A the hrst proceeding OF the kind ev,
"A taken in the state and was entirely "a
AZ expected.
4, According 10 The Voice. the dcman
Ne for a straight Prohibition governor
~ Iowa Is gaining In force every day. n
A Temperance Monitor. which has her
10. tofore been a Republican paper. Is o.
mr. ior the straight prohibition movemer
raj The Journal. q Topeka. the leadiI
IL daily Of the state. viii support on
les an unqualified prohibition candidate
m. the next campaign. The Fulcrum.
m, Topeka. Is doing good work. and maj
a, new converts are reported. Never
the history Of the state has the o,
~ look for prohibition converts been
- catering.
The liquor dealers Of Somerset. P
are on the anxious seat since Jud
Longnecker informed the members
80, the bar that they would do well 10 4
sod tlfy their clients 10 appear AZ the n,
- session Of the license court. propai
- 70 swear that they had observed
~. rule recently adopted causing bars
.es be closed al 10 p m. and that n
al had not violated the liquor law DUR
an. the preceding year.
I,- Before the passage OF the law p
',o, hlbltlng the sale Of liquor 20 Indians
ar allotiments. Chief PEG. Of the IN
a.. tlllas. and others Of their rcservat
- IN Oregon. petitioned 70 be restored
-, wardshlp under the government.
~. save the tribe from dcstruct
a. through drink. Taey have since fol
I'M, ed a Temperance society for the "a
go. purpose. Chief PEG. OF the umaiii
,,nr Young Chief. Of the cayules. and
- shirt. OF the Walla Wallas. are hi
4 Il. catcd.