Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-16
THE FIRE BOYS.
CONCLUSION OF zHEIR MEETING 1T
1IANfKATO.

Finishing Up thes Business-Assignine
Work for Next Year-Next Meeting to be
Held at Hastings-A Dishonest Telegraph
Operator-The "Gl6be" Report Stolen to
Supply Another Paper.
After adjournment last night at half-past
eleven o'clock, the delegates Of the firemen's
convention at Mankfto broke up into small
parties and went off in search of pleasure, each
IN the way most congsnial to his nature or in
cEnation. Shortly after 8 o'clock A. NJ. the
delegates reassembled sin convention and the
business of reading the topics was proceeded
with. The first to come to the front was L. E.
Crane, of Rochester, who read paper upon
How to promote tho greatest
amount Of interest in fire companies
tending to promote efficiency and financial
success The paper was an able one; it
touched upon uniforms, equipments, fremen's
literature, and other matters of i'm portance was
listened to acknowledgement received vote of
thanks. MIR. Llewellyn, of Red Wing, followed
with the subject, Should not fremen in towns
be entitled to the same exemption as those in
cities, or, in other words, should not exemption
be governed by general State laws" In con-
Guiding he recommended some such bill as the
following be prepared, and efforts made to get
it introduced into the legislature.
Law of l879-For the benefit of the several
Fire Departments of the State of Minnesota.
SECTION l. Every person who. on the 1st day
of May next, shall have been a fireman in any
of the cities villages of this State for the
term of five years, and who shall serve az such
one year thereafter; and every person who on
the LIST day of May next shall have been such
fireman for a less period than five years, and
who shall serve as such for SO long time
thereafter as shall make the whole time of his
cow &svyor l~3l
come such firemen after the passage of this act,
shall during and forever after such servive be
entirely exempt from serving as jurors, from
poll-tax, and from military duty, except in
cases of instruction or invasion.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from and af
ter its passage.
It was referred to the committee on leeisla-
ton.
J. Hamlin, of st. Cloud, spoke upon the
duties of foremen in the absence of chiefs.
O. L. Cutter, of Anoka spoke without notes
upon the Importance of arranging iron shut
tiers 80 that they could be opened from the
outside in case of fire. It was quite an able
templating the only pair of iron shutters in
Anoka from the top of rail fence one frosty
moonlight night
K. o. Strong. in the absence of the author.
read Mr.. Nitingale's (Faribault) paper on ''The
best method of caring for hose.
Mr.. Brackett, of Minneapolis, concluded
With paper u.lon general statutes in force re-
lating to fire departments.
A vote of thanks, on motion of w. NJ
Brackett, was rendered Mr.. Peck for his lee
ture.
The finance committee reported that they
had examined the accounts and found them
correct.
had given half-fare passes, st. Paul & Pacific,
St. Paul & Sioux City, Winona & ST. Peter.
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul. and the Mime
apolis q St. Louis, which had carried the dele
gates free. Thanks to G. P. Williams, Mayor
Wiswell, and citizens of Mankato were proposed
and enthusiastically accorded.
The president then announced the following
committees:
Executive Committee George W. Freeman, st.
Paul; C.L. Cutter, Anoka; j. M. Rosenberger, St..
Committee on Topics-C. P. Williams Mankato
e. Brewer, ST. Paul; G. Fredericks, Minneapolis.
Committee on Legislation-F. E. Soy, saltwater
~ J. Whippe, Winona; W. NJ. Bracket, Minneapo-
lis; L.. E. Crane, Rochester; F. Brewer, St. Paul.
Committee on Reference-W. M. Bracket, Mime
apolis; w. Llewellyn, Red Wing; L. E. Thorp Lake
Cit1t J. 4. Porter, Mankato; G.. H. Palmer, Fari-
baut.
It was decided to hold the next annual meet
ing at Hastings. The convention adjourned at
IL o'clock, and entirely overlooked their en-
gagement to visit the Normal school. Thus
endeth the sixth annual convention of the
State Fireman's associations convention
which was remarkable for the systematic and
persistent way it stuck to business, and for the
amount of valuable information collected by
the topic" writer's. Is was q convention to be
remembered from the fact that the expensive
banquet and ball element was left out and
each member paid his own hotel bill (full
rates). But there were those who thought this
mistake. Many are of opinion that the
social jollity of the occasion should not be
omitted.
COMING HOME.
Most Of the delegates left Mankato by the
1920 train, and those who came on to St. Paul
arrived here in due season. Upon approaching
St. Paul vote of thanks was cordially ten
dered Conductor Monti for the many little
courtesies shown both in going and returning.
sKULDUGaERY OF A TELEGRAPH OPERATOR.
There was one little incident worth record
ing. On meeting the up train there was gen
eral rush for papers-the GLOBE of course
being in great demand not only
because of its general popularity, but because
every member of that convention knew there
was no representative of Bill Kings sheet at
the convention, and it was impossible for them
to have word of the State Firemens' great
annual meeting. and it was not till the journey
home was nearly completed when the discov-
cry was made that some unprincipled en-
ploye of the telegraph company had deliberate
ly stolen, and sent to Bill King, the GLOBE re-
port. Shortened and emasculated it is true,
but still the GLOBE report, with the greater
part in the original phraseology.
The GLOBE representative does not hesitate
to charge w. Moore, of Mankato, (the opera
tori with the unprincipled theft, and the re-
porter can now easily understand his copy be-
ing off the hook every time he went into tho
Office to see 1T the damage to the wires, which
Moore said was delaying the message, had been
repaired. He can also understand why the
he was writing. Said Moore told the GLOBE
man that he had been telegraphed
to send through report, but he
should not do it for the concern never
paid. The garbled introduction sent by Moore
was nearly every word of it incorrect. The
hall was not decorated with flags, and banners
and pictures, the delegates were not driven
round the city, and assigned to different hotels
and cared for, The facts were as given in the
GLOBE. The delegates went direct to the
Clifton and Mankato houses and dined at thei1
own expense as did the GLOBE man. From
the words, President G. P. Williams" the
wording in both are almost identical, but
little lower down the thief gets holder, anG
quotes the very words, The committee report
ed the following delegates entitled to a voice il
the convention" ETC., etc.
The GLOBE gives the telegraph company Thu
public information of the character of one O
its employees, and will announce the action O
the mpany in the case when it is taken,
ACROSS THE OCEAN.
LONDON, Jan. Rehabilitation of difference
between employees and employers of the Cleve
land and North of England trade, resulted i,
decision that the men would accept ne
cent. reduction of wages.
The cotton mills of Nelson, near Burnley
gave notice of reduction. Some mills ther
have stopped altogether; also at Patlisham an
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