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Tfl ENTER POLITICS
AMERICAN FEDERATIO N ISSUE S
LETTE TO UNIONS,
Text of Letter Addressed to President
Letter to the Unions.
ORGANIZED
Roosevelt, President Pro Tern of Sen-
ate and Speaker of House, I Given,
Stating Wherein Workingmen Have
Been Slighted by Government.
That the American Federation of La
bor is sincere in its announced deter
mination to go/ into politics, there can
now be no doubt. Preparations are be
ing made locally to, take lip the fight of
the federation, and circulars have blsen
received by affiliated unions the past
week outlining the grievances of organ
ized labor against what is termed the
indifference of congress in regard to the
demands of unionists in measures which
have been before it in recent years.
The accompanying list of grievances
was adopted by the executive council of
the federation, at a meeting held in
Washingtpn, April 21, which was at
tended by eighty-seven representatives
of national and international labor or
ganizations, which have membership in
the American Federation of Labor.
None of the matter contained in the
circular has been made public before,'
andth federation officials preface the
bill of grievances with a letter ad
dressed to the trade unionists of Ameri
ca, which is as follows:
9etr Sirs and BrothersThe bill of griev
ances, printed below, formulated and adopted*",orm
by the executive council of the American Fed
eration of Labor, is expressive of the decision
wMch organized labor of America has made
manliest in Its various conventions and union
meetings. The presidents of all affiliated inter
national unions were invited to meet the execu
tive council at the headquarters of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor, March 21, 1906, and
participate in a conference concerning matters
affecting labor's interests eongressipnhlly and
administratively. The presidents or their duly
credentialed representatives participated, and
unanimously and enthusiastically endorsed and
signed the document and participated with the
executive council in the presentation and read
ing thereof.
Some garbled accounts of this matter have
appeared- in the press. In order that our fellow
trade unionists may 'be in possession of- the docu
meS*in its original form, and that their actions
may conform thereto, this is presented to you
in its.entirety.
Let the inspiring watchword go forth that
we will stand by our friends'and administer
a stinging rebuke to men or. parties who are
either indifferent, negligent, or hostile, and,
whenever opportunity affords.. .will secure the
election of Intelligent, honest, earnest trades
unionists, with clear, unblemished paid-up union
c.ifr^s *ln their possession. Fraternally yours,
SSvinufel Gompers. President American Federation
of Labor. Frank Morrison, Secretary, A. F.
of'%^v
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iThevbill of giie-yjances is as follows:
&!* Labor%'fJrievances
WMsblugfon, March 21.Theodore Ro^Tvelt,
president of the TJnited States William l\
-Kr.y.e.'.-president Pro i^mpore. United States
l-jfentttei Joseph G. Cannon, Speaker, House of
Oi^ptesentatives, United States:'
$ntleihenThe undersigned executive council
otvtlie' American Federation of Labor, and those
accompanying us in the presentation of this
do^itrients, submit to ybn'the subjects matter of
the- grievances which the workmen of our coun
try feel": by reason of the indifferent position
Whieb. the congress of the United States has
rtmnifested toward the just, reasonable and
necessary measures which have been before it
these past several yearsi and which particularly
affect ttie interests of the working people, as
well': as by reason of the administrative acts of
thei executive branches of this government and
the legislation of the congress'relating to these
interests. For convenience the matters of which
we complain are briefly stated, and are as fol
lows
-'The law commonly known as the eight-hour
law has been found" ineffective and insufficient
to accomplish the purpose of its designers and
framers. Labor has, since 1894, urged the
passage of a law so as to remedy the defects,
and for its extension to all work done for or on
-behalf of the government. Our ..efforts have been
in: vain.
''Without hearing of any kind granted to those
who are the advocates of the eight-hour law
and principle, congress passed, and the president
signed, an appropriation bill containing a rider
nullifying the eight-hour law and principle in
its' application to tle grea.t:s .public- work over
undertaken by our government, the construction
of the Panama canal.
"The eight-hour law in, terms. provide? that
those entrusted with the supervision of govern
ment work shall neither require nor permit any
violations thereof. The law has been grievously
and frequently violated the violations have been
reported to the heads of severaL departments,
who have refused to take the necessary steps
for its enforcement.
"While recognizing the necessity for the em
ployment of inmates of our penal institutions,
so-that-they may be self-supporting, labqr has
urged in vain the enactment of* a law that shall
safeguard it from the competition of the labor
ofTconvicta.
-Vln the* interests of all of our people, and
in ^.consonance with their almost general de
mand, we have urged congress for some tangi-
ble-' relief" from the constantly growing evil of
induced" and undesirable immigration, but with
out result.'
'.Recognizing the danger of Chinese immi
gration, and responsive to the demands of the
people,, congress years ago enacted an effective
Chinese exclusion law yet, despite the experi
ence ofl'the people of our own country, as well
as those of other countries, the present law is
flagrantly violated, and now, by act of congress,
it Is seriously proposed to invalidate that law
and reverse the policy.
"The partial relief secured by the laws of
1895 and 1898, providing that seamen shall not
be, compelled to endure involuntary. servitude,
has been seriously threatened at each succeed
ing congress. The petitions to secure for the
seamen equal rights with all others have been
denied, and a disposition is shown to extend to
other workmen the system of compulsory labor.
"Under the guise of a bill to subsidize the
shipping industry, a provision is Incorporated,
and has already passed the senate, providing
for a form of conscription, which would make
compulsory naval service a condition precedent
to employment on privately owned vessels.
'-'Having" in mind the terrible and unnecessary
loss .of life attending the burning of the Slocum
in the harbor of New York, the wreck of the
Rio de Janeiro at the entrance to the Bay of
San Francisco, and other disasters on the waters
to numerous to mention, in nearly every case
the great loss of life was due to the underman
ningr and-, "the unskilled manning of such Tes
sels. we presented to congress measures that
woul(l, if enacted, so far ag human law could
do, niake Impossible the awful loss of life. We
have.* Sought this remedy more in the interests
of the traveling public 'than in that of the"
seaokep. "but in vain.
"Havfiajr. in mind the constantly increasing
evil growing out of the parsimony of corpora
tions,, of towing several undermanned and un
equipped .vessels called barges on the high seas,
where, Iir ease of storm or stress, they are cut
loose to drift or sink, and their crews to per
isb, we.haye urged the passage of a law that
ehalt forbid the towing more than one such
vessel unless they shall have an equipment and
a crew sufficient to manage them when cut loose
and sent adrift, but in vain.
"The ..antitrust and
interstateagainst
enacted to -protect ^the5*
commerce
people monopolslaw
In the products of labor, and against discrimina
tion in the transportation thereof, have been
perverted, so far as the laborers are concerned,
so as to- invade and violate their personal liberty
as guaranteed by the constitution. Our re
peated efforts to obtain redress from cODgn^e
hare been h-i-vatA/1
"The beneficent writ of injunction- iitf|de,d
to protect jroperto rights has, as used In labor,
disputes," bserivperveried so as to^sttack and,'de-
stroy personaj.-fwrtdom, *ml to a mniiert -ftoM
that the employer-has ^otae-property rights in
ot labor of the workmen.' Instead of obtaining
*?3"fys &&>M
'^Imi.ii.'iga
mmtmEmfUp i .411 i m-
tbe relief which Jnbor has sought, It Is seriously
threatened with statutory authority for existing
judicial usurpation.
"The committee on labor of the house of
rebresentatives was- instituted at the demand
of labor to voice its sentiments, to advocate its
rights, and to protect its Interests. In the last
two. congresses this committee has been so-^or-
ganlzed as to make Ineffectual any attempt
labor has made for redress. This being the
fact, in the last congre.ssMabor requested the,
speaker to apjoln on the committee on labor'
members who, from their experience, knowledge,"
and sympathy, would render in
v':''''
this conguess
stich service as the,.committee-^ras originally
ilgslgned to perform. Not/ only 'was labor's re
quest-ignored, but the hostile 'makeup of the
committee was accentuated.
'^Recently the president issued an order for
bidding any and all government employees, upon:
the pain of instant dismissal from government
service, ,to petition congress for any redress
of grievances or for any improvement in their
condition. Thus the constitutional right of,
citizens to petition' must be surrendered by the
.government employee .in order that- he may ob
tain or retain his employment."
AVe present these grievances to your ntten-,
tion because we have long, patiently, "an in
vain waited for redress. There is not any. mat
ter of which we have complained but for which
we have in an honorable and lawful manner'
submitted remedies. The remedies for these:
grievances proposed by labor are in line with
fundamental law, and with the progress and
development made necessary by changed indus
trial conditions.
Labor brings these its grievances to y6u at-?
tentioiv because yon are the representatives 're-
sponsible for legislation and for failure of
legislation. The toibfrs come to you as your
fellow citizens who, by reason of ttaelrf position
in life, have not only with all. other'citizens an
equal Interest In our country, but the. further
Interest of being the burden-bearers, the wage
earners of America. As labor's representatives
we ask you to redress these grienvtroces, for it'
is in your power to do so.
Labor now appeals to you, and. we trust that
it may not be in vain. But If perchance yqu
may not heed us, we shall appeal to the con
science and the support-of our fellow 'citizens.
Very respectfully, Samuel Gompers, James Dun
can, James O'Connell, Max. Morris,D.. A. Hayes,
Daniel J. Keefe, WiHiani D. Httber, Joseph F.
Valentine, -John B. Lennon, Frank Morrison,
Executive Council', American Federation of.
Labor. -f-
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slavery and economic wrong.
we must also direct our utmost energies to re
move all forms of political servitude and party
slavery,, to the end that the working people
may act as a unit at ttie polls of every e\ec
tion..
"That the American Federation of Labor most
firmly and unequivocally favors the independent
use of the ballot by the trade unionists and
workingmen, united regardless of party, that we
may elect men from our own ranks to make new
laws and administer them along the lines laid
down in the legislative demands of the American
Federation of Labor, and at the same time
secure an impartial judiciary that will not
govern us by arbitrary injunction of the courts,
nor act as the plian tools of corporate, wealth:""
OFFER QUICK RELIEF
Cigarmakers Send One Thousand Dol
lars' to San "Francisco.
Letters are being received by nearlv
all of the local labor unions from their
chief officers asking that action be
at once, taken to raise funds to take
care of members who have been suffer
ers from the recent earthquake on the
coast. The first" union to ^esp-onS to the
call locally was the .Cigarmakers'which
forwarded $1,000 to. the officers Of the
Oakland Cigarmakers' union, to be used
^pjx'tD-'ei' relief of their distressefcbreth-
rew--'-..-: 1 $*.-," -T-""
.i- ^heir regular meeting -Thursday
ttSjHJ.t^No. 77 levied an%ssessmeWfof 50
ship', and thru this means an adc
cents a week upon its' entire httmber-
IcRtiphal points, including the Treadwell mine.
$500 will be raised. In anticipation of
this, Financial Secretary E. G. Hall for
warded $150 to Oakland yesterday, and
the balance will be sent in weekly in
stalments as long as relief is needed.
San Francisco cigarmakers are com
pletely out of business. Factories
which were not destroyed by the disas
ter or the fire following, have "been
compelled to discontinue the manufac
ture of Cigars because of the utter de
moralization of the trade. AH the local
unions interested will have the relief
matter weUUn hand by the middle of
this'week, and it is expected that their
contributions to their unfortunate fel
low unionists will be both hearty and
generous.
NORTH-WESTERN PUSHES
WCKR3 IN. BLACK HILLS
Rapid City. S. D., April 2^B.The Chi
cago & North-Western road is pushing
its work on the Pierre Kfte as rapidly
as possible. It was found necessary,
however, to take ninety carloads of
ties i om this city for use on" the
Shoshone extension.' As the Shoshone
reservation is to be" opened to settle
blent Aug. 15, the road will lose no
time in completing this "branch:"
The heaviest work: tpj b.e done oh the
line to Pierre is the work, .on the two
rock cuts a mile and-a*. nyle and a half
from this city. The contractors on this
work state that they \will have it com
pleted within thirty. days, after which
time the work, of the other grading can
proceed more rapidly.
A representative of the Howe Truss
Bridge company has been in the city
the last week putting the fridges to-
ave
r'5*"8''3-'
A. of IfciPolitical Policy
The political policy of the American
Federation of Labor 13 summed up as
follows':industrial
"Thaot as our efforts are centered against all
ether ready for shipment. The piles
been driven in and the. perma
nent foundations built, and. as soon as
the material is put together here and
shipped to the specified points the
bridges can be completed.
The grade for. the first twenty-five
miles of the road put from Rapid City
is under contract to Lamereau & Co.,
who have several camps' stationed
.along the grade and* are employing
about 300 men and at least 100 teanis.
The next six miles is let-to the Cal
houn Construction company, of.. Dead
wood, who are eniployihg. sev^hty-fiye
men and forty teams'. 'Fiah & Riley
have just received a contract for the
remaining nine miles, which will 'bring
the grading to the: Cheyenne river.
They have now thirty teams at work
and will double .jfche'number within a
few days.
It is expected'tip'have'all the grade
to the Cheyenne river completed by
July 1, and the, company also intends
to run trains eighteen miles out of this
eity by July 4
PLAN S ALASKAN TRI
Soo Line Announces Features of An
nual Excursion.
The Soo line will start its annual
Alaska excursion from Minneapolis
July 7. This will be a personally con
ducted trip and the price of the ticket,
$350, will include all neeessary expense.
On the way to Dawson and the Klon
dike tourists will stop at Banff, -Lag
gan,. Field, Glacier, Vancouver, Vic
toria, Skagway and White Horse.
The return will be made thru the
Kootenay lake district.
As
some of the attractions of this
trip, the booklet which has been issued
by General Passenger Agent W. E
Calla^a}' mentions 2,000 hales of scen^
miles Alaska..
Yqkon. river, and a magnificent view
of the midnight sun from "the dome"!
at: Dawson.
Ah optional trip will be given .by
wyi$b$ Seattle, Tacoma, Portland anc|
tH# Northern Pacific railway rw/ftff-side?
trip-thru Yellowstone park, m'ji^siredj
r'^Ainong the -attractions wttr^"q car*
rtiste drives from Dawson to ramous
Local
M.
Vol. 8. No. 128.
S3-
THE JOURNAL.
Official Pap$r of the City.
FRIDAY/ APRIL 29,' .1881.
There is nothing Kke the craze, of the
real estate man wISen he ffets the Idea
that someone "wants' his ^property and
wants it bad. His" distorted*, vision at
once sees the woods full of" buyers
climbing over each 'otb^f-'to^et a^chance
to bid. If some of the
Herinepih ..ave-
nue property owners whdjjhkye".- taken
this craze are not careful^tJifejJL'i.will
drive the "boom" off that street and'd'l-
rect the current of progress-' to some
other street.
There are those in our flooded -suburbs
who honestly believe that Minneapolis
will break her boom and :let 'down -the
logs tp increase the destruetiori arid re-7
duce the price of real estate in West,
^t. Paul. We. could spare the logs just,'
as well as hot, but the price, of real es
tate In so Inconsiderable a city a^ St.-
Paul isn't-really of ^f^cierit/. impor-:
tance to: warrant thV irublex\
yThe cJ#:6buncH met. ia4t jevening ana:
werit into tfte
'ep^
They weijtliiJS Ifhe ^je: 30,dUlcifly and
cjoied th^^lfiQe^^glJ^r^e^^lfy" '.thati
the- ubiquitous Feporter.cpuld only hold
his ear..to tWi piitsjdftidgpr lri the:
hope of learning what was going '-on
withim
In the death of Frank J. Helm, the
foreman of fts newsroom. The Evening
Journal suffers an almost irreparable
loss. He'was a young man of remark
able, brightness, and his "character was
a constant example to his fellow crafts
men of integrity and diligence.
The growth of both Minneapolis and
St. Paul promises to be phenomenal this
year. St. Paul will erect over a mile of
magnificent business fronts... Minneap
olis will not build so many expansive
business blocks, but^will be largely
ahead in residences.**
In the hur ry and",confusion Incident
to the removal of -T^rte Evening Journal
office the notice- Jr]5& W
elsl
^Jhe grain -cat
isissippi river S
25,000,000
fit'
'^some qua
^H1 uitim
A4^~TT*
$J,000 reward will bc4paid
1
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOyRNAt.^^'^l#C^ Sunday, April 29, 1906. LfiL^fei
tNews"
vain
Presby-
terian church w^s^.xgmitted Saturday,
unfortunate and
-4M-
png capacity of the
last ye ar .exceeded
and it is prjjjlicted in
wate rs
tffl?*r!rllrd|d grain
TALK OF THE TOWN
At latest advices from St. Paul L. 8.
Buffington had the lead In the. competi
tion for plans for the newcapitol.
The first installment of the Brush'
electric light apparatus for the Pills
bury A mill arrived this: morning.
M. W. Meehan and-\W.-"'M. Weston,
both practical cook*?, are to. open a first
class dining halt and^ restaurant at 311
Nicollet avenue. '?~^?~\r v-"'J-'
The city controller's,report shows a
total of resources for the past year
amounting to $144j363.44i. expenditures,
$141,710. .('v,
Raising of. the'salarie of teachers of
twelve-room schools from $1.050 to
$1,200 per annum brings the Jefferson to
an equality with the Washington. Win
throp and high, schools, as it should be*
The rails have been delivered for the
new street railway on Second street,
east division, running from University
avenue to JJrpadway. The construction
of the track',begms at once.
Charles Br Kieth of the--East S^ide,
has purchase/J a lot in Grlm's addition
and has erected house thereon, into
which he will remove his family next
Saturday.
A last sad "tribute 6T respect will be
paid to the late Frank J. HeJm, who
died yesterday at 2 o'clock Sahbath af
ternoon at the residence, 722 Ninth ave
nue S.
Corser' & Co. have, sold for G. W^
Herrick to John Watson, the house and
corner lot, Thirteenth street and Nicr,
ollet avenue. Consideration. $5,500.
Professor Krech now occupies the resi
dence.
."Two hundred and fifty pople attended
/the meeting of the. Reform club yester
day at Harrison hall. Th decline, in
attendance is owing to the return of
warm weather^ Th street corners are
now quite ais comfortable for loafers as
the interior of a well-heated room, and
the air, from a sanitary point, is better.
At a meeting of homeopathic-physi
cians and citizens having in charge the
estatolisYvment ot a. TaoTYieo-p^xViVc hos
pital, articles were yesterday adopted
for incorporating a homeopathic hos
pital and dispensary association, for the.
purpose of erecting and maintaining the
same. Initiation fee was fixed at $5,
with yearly dues of ?3 for men, and $1
initiation fee for women, dues $1.
At the annual meeting of the First
Congregational church last night it was
reported that the church is free from
debt with a revenue of $6,000 a year.
Charles H. Wood was elected trustes
to succeed E A. Harmon. Charles A.
Pi!lsbury was re-elected president A.
J. Griffith, auditor,"and C. A. J. Marsh,
clerk. Th following were elected us h
ers: Gebrjge"~B. Shepherd, A. B. Ses
sions. E^P,. Wheeler and E. T. Smith.
In the nraih auditorium room: W H.
Hinkle. A'.'.-M. Keith. E. S. Jones. Jr..
W. A. SpauJdingr, Gilbert Va Ellen and
Frank H..--.Nutter.
NATIONAL f^OTEL BARSER SHOP
205 Washington Av. S, First xFlopr,
Ed Gorolpn,", assisted by Jotut ^ter
rett and -/John' Allison, has chlrse. "of
this pop^Jar shop, which has ^ee^ re
fitted arTfl^r^i^rnished and is firsi-"cMss
All friends are:jjtfiyltfed in all respects
to call. fc^H
found refilling ourbottles or putting up imitation goods in bottles similar to ours, and offering
itfor^ale^Duff/sPureMaft^hiskey.^ ^Lk. jfr+z+sr*^^ &*Rochester,N. Y.
is the only true medicinal whiskey that is commended by chemists for its absolute
purity. Being entirely free from fusel oil, it is the one whiskey-recognized as a
medicine.. Uniformly prescribed by physicians of all schools as a tonic stimu-
lant. Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey is used exclusively in the foremost
hospitals. Above all it has a record of cures unparalleled in the %:'s"t
history of medicine for diseases of the throat and lungs, dyspepsia
and all stomach .troubles, nervousness, malaria and low
fevers. TAKE DUFFY'S* NO OTHER. IT
Beware of cheap imitations and
so-called malt whiskey substitutes.
for the detection and conviction of any person or persons
They are harmful. Demand Duffy's. It
Is the one absolutely* pure whiskey, containing
medicinal, health-givingqualities. Duffy's PureMalt
Whiskey is sold in sealed bottles only, never in bulk.
Tke Duffy bottle Is fjatented and has "The Duffy Malt t~
Whiskey Company" Mown in the glass. When purchasing, see
that the newspaper, ^Duffy*is Annual," is wrapped around the package.
"Bt certain that the seal over the cork is unbroken, .Again, look for the
trade mark, "The Old Qiemist," on the label. etfThese are the safeguards thal^^
stand for purity and health Do not accept the medicine unless they are present. 11
grocers and druggists* or direct, |i.oo a Dottle -Medical booklet free by addressing Duffy's Malt Whiskey Co., Rochester N. Y.V!f,-j
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Culled from The Journal of this Date|Kl881
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1881.
sii*S*SSBi8^^^^^
a Quarter of. a Century Old
AROUND THE STATE
The new Opera block in Stillwater
will cost about $55,000.
The next state fair will be held at
Rochester, Sept. 5 to. 10.
The project for a daily paper at Du
luth Jtas been postponed."
the'rise of the Minnesota river at
Shakopee is 33% feet above high water
mark.
Intelligence from Fergus FaHs: states
that trie whole upper country 'is-one
vast lake. Washouts on railroads are.
frequent and travel uncertain.
bridge at Windom the other dayfuritil it
started down- stream. But he esGaped,..
and Windom is sad to thfnk how nean-'j
her disaster came to bringing a blesshig
in dissuise.
PERSONAL .MENTION
Albert Y.-- Merrill, a promisirijt-. law
student of Princeton,.has.'been -psifing
friends in the city today. ^.js'
gone to the Big Stone country to an ni
hilate the web-footed. bird. Mrs. Bas
se tt and Mrs. McMullen accompanied
the boys to comfort them when they
came in at night with nothing but a
woodchuck. .._.'.'
Dan Alhaugh's radiant smile will here
E^fter ligtiterv tlie gloom, as it -weT-es In
the Pence operahouse box office, he
having been appointed treasurer of the
company. Treasur er Albaugh don't
wear a plugvhat and a molasses-candy
moustache, but he has a smile and a
pleasant word for everybody.
Theodore TUton stood on tottering^'%o the depth of from thre to fix-feet^
i say nothins of the number tha| got
away, on the flats on the East |tide.
--_
AMUSEMENTS
"Enoch Arden." with all it's beautiful
realistic and scenic effects, will be pre
sented at the Pence Operahouse tonight
for the benefit of the Cottage hospital
building fund.
"The Child of State," presented by
Hoey.and Hardie's splendid company at
the Academy of Music, is a play of
thrilling interest, with a plot dealing
with scenes of intense .dramatic inte.rest.
which lead to climaxes of exciting situ
ations.
A New Opera.
In the new opera of "Patience." the
latest production by the authors of
"Pinafore." being given in London, irt
one' scene a eoloneJ, a major and a lieu
tena nt enter in esthetic dress, one hold
ings^ fwinflower, another a tulip arid ah
othiri% lily, drill in esthetic attitude?a
made popular by George MaprlSr.
W. L. Bassett and Al McMullen have ^M. hst raised the flgurcs to
n tnth, Bie Ston ftountrv to anni- 537^000^ Mone^r was deposited in, tee
Security bahl^iaBd the. deed.maefei ^uL
but Mr. Mattison refused to [sign' ic
Mr. Mattison^ admits the |agreenjkntr
but claims .tho sale was to fletesfc?-'
cret four months to give hiji a ch^gce
to" buy adjacent property before the
1 boom caused try trie prospective liotel
would stride the ^narket. Mr. Mattisftn
is much chagrined at popular!comments
I oh h:s action, and has as we are in
formed, said he would donate $5.0
towards purchasing the Stewart pro^
erty at the Corner of Fourth Sstreet anft
Hennepin avenue, which would be eveijf
a better site for hotel purposes.
Another reason for his action was!
that Mrs. MattlKori. -fcias loth to give upf
her home for any moqey and persuaded'
her husband not toWsn the deed.
wr *?s*
\t Is ^Npw the Modern Venice^ of the
..C Northwecti~
By the rising of the~tlver tl scene
in front of St. Paul Is startling Snd im
posing. The river spreads out^as far
as the eye can see to the widthybf two
miles. The J07/er portion of W'est St,
Paul,. dlreetly across from the Milwau
kee depot, looks as th it was fa the
middle of the stream.
The Evening Journal reporter counted
over 300 houses surrounded and flooded
Thcyhave cc3t frirn $300 to $-2,000 each,
and if the flood continues very long it
is probable %the
Judge Vanderbu rg w^n around among 1
friends this morning and quietly re- a problem.
I' A relief committee is at. work devisirjer
1 means of relieving the ireceaBitiesuf thp
suffering people. Barracks" have bee^i
built for those thrown"Jout of .sfteitejK
biit there is need of provtslorjs iand^ P^W
plies, The city council of St..PaE& h^t
appropriated $3,000 for tils purpoJa.
minded them that twentyrfive years ago
today he arrived in Minneapolis.-,
L. A. Dunn, the ex-clerk of the "mu-
nicipal court, has fitted up a cecy office.,
on the second floor, 36 WaSWnfeton ave
nue S. .-...-.'_-
Pet er Rauen. who for a" long period
presided over the Harmonia society, was
lionized by the membe rs of the society
at the hall last evening and presented
with an elegant gold-headed cane. _:
Carits of invitation, have been issued
by Martin Layman and wife for ithe-cet'
ebration of their golden wedding, May-
10.^. The cards^bear, the suggestive dates
1831-lssi. r'-:
great majority wHl.be
carried off or destroyed.
wo .thousand families, it is esti
mated, have -been turned out of ho*^e
and: home. Thus far there has -been p.o
loss of life, but a number of horses aad
cows are standing fn jfrater up to their
noses. Ho to rescue these animals^
About a year ago C. W Went/W-'C^jfe
cirinati, uncle of John T.West^offe
F. 8. Gilson !T250.003 foi|.. the JKh
house, property, which wai refund.
Colonel West then rented the hotci.
began looking about for another locat*
toi^uild a .h6tel. costing about IffiOOJbo.
A i the time, it is claimed. S. B IrfpK
tison offered his homestead at Hemio
pinr avenue and Fifth street, 165*98,
AMU5E1V||NTS
ACADEMY O MUSIC
May 2 arttf 3.
Bartley Cam pbeU's famous New. York
company in his great\EBay,
'.THE GALLEY SLAVE, ~'V
as. presented for 100 pights at Niblo's
and HaVerly's theaterf Ne York'citj-r.
prices, 50c. 75 and $1.
-PENCE OPERAHOUSE
This evening for the* benefit 6r'th
\'w' Cottage Ho|bital.
JZ, ENOCHARDEN.
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^lifpre. house sub'jeat to reserved
25 and^O cints.