Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1889 — SUNDAY-SALOON WAR ENDED. [ARTICLE]

SUNDAY-SALOON WAR ENDED.

Cincinnati Liquor Men Ask for Leniency and Promise to Obey the Law. At Cincinnati the saloon rebellion has been formally ended in the police court by the granting of amnesty to the offenders on the application of their attorney. The trial of Jonn Warflinger was in progress. He has been one of tho most defiant violators of the Owen law. When the case was ready to proceed his attorney said that Warflinger was one of those men who met and openly agreed to violate law. They had money invested and thought they were justified in trying to make money and they were in some measure excusable. Before a week had passed they knew they were wrong. Having seen theerror of their way they now ask forgiveness and promised obedience to the law. Prosecutor Corcoran suggested that the trial be suspended for thirty days unless there were further violations. Judge Ermston said that it had been demonstrated that the law could be enforced. He was ready to meet the men half way and would adopt the prosecutor’s suggestion, but he added that if there were no further violations there would be no further prosecution. So the trial was postponed. Veterans Must Be Given Places. The Attorney-General has given an opinion confirming the decision of Assistant Attorney-General Tyner that when the civil-service commission certified three names for appointments and one of them was a discharged sailor or soldier he must be selected for the place. The Attor-ney-General, however, holds that the appointing power has the right of judging as to the ex-soldier’s capability and personal fitness before putting him in place, though all things being equal the soldier must be appointed. Government Telegraph Rates. At the request o£ the Postmaster-Gen-eral the Secretary of War has directed the quartermaster-general to instruct his subordinates to pay no more government telegraph bills until the rates to be paid are furnished by the Postmaster-General. Cardinal Massalae Dead. A Naples dispatch says: Cardinal William Massalae died in this city. He was born in 1809 and was created a cardinal in 1884. He was noted for his missionary work in Africa.