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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-30
Snerman,s Bold Hypocrisy.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Ex-senator Sher-
mans speech at Mt. Gilead last Wednesday
at the opening of the Ohio campaign, has
attracted considerable attention here. His
endeavor to find faultwith President Cleve-
land for appointing eX-COnfederateS
TO Office naturally leads to review
of Senator Sherman'S own record in that
respect, and the showing is such as must
convict him of arTant and unbluShng hy-
pOcrisy in the judgment of any impartial
person of any party. He says: 1.-TWO
members of the Confederate congress
and one man who sympathiZed with them
are at the head of the great departments of
the government" This charge quite nat
urally recalls the fact that Judge Key, an
eX-COnfederate, was at the head of one of
the great departments in that administra-
ton of which Senator Sherman had I'M
limited personal control. When Sherman
and Key met at cabinet sessions, Sherman
DID NOT DENoUNCE HIM
in any such terms as he now uses against
Secretary Lamar and Attorney General
Garland. When Gen. Grant nominated
Confederate brigadier, Amos T. Ack-
erman of Georgia, for place
in his cabinet, Senator John Sherman
unhesitatingly voted for his confirmation.
When the Ohio senator referred so indig-
nantly in his Mt. Gilead speech to the fact
that this country is now represented
abroad by men who, within twenty-five
years, were in arms to overthrow
it; he must have forgotten that
he voted to confirm James l..
Orr of South Carolina, when he was ap
pointed minister to Russia by Gen. Grant
and Judge Settle as minister to Peru, as
well as that he was not without personal
responsibility in the cases of Longstreet
and Moseby. A list of the ex-Confederates
given Office by Republican presidents and
accorded the favor of
sHERMAN'S VOTE,
when before the senate for confirmation,
would fill two or three columns. Some of
the names are worth recalling. however, as
for instance, William P. Canaday, whom
Sherman helped to make, sergeant
alarms of the United States
senate. He was captain
of artillery in the Confederate army, and his
force of employees includes many x-Confed-
crates. Judges Hughes of Virginia, Settle
of North Carolina, Hough and Boraman of
Louisiana and Humphreys of Alabama,
District Attorney Northrup and Lusk of
North Carolina, Walton and Chandler of
Mississippi and Leonard of Louisiana,
marshals in Memphis and Hunt of Missis-
sippi and Wheaton of Louisiana, Internal
Revenue Collectors Young of North Caro-
lima and Henderson of Mississippi make
up but a 1.-THE of the number of
prominent officials, who were appointed by
Republican presidents and confirmed by
Republican senators. Senator Sherman
may not have voted for all who have been
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-30
FoRERUNNE1sS OF WINTER.
The Past Four Days Remind Us
TFl;st Winter IL Coming.

IRa;st winter IL Coming.
The rain of Thursday and Friday operated
against those whose work is out of doors,
and a general suspension was noted on a
number of new buildings, and particularly
Oh street improvements, sewer work and
works of like nature. In many places
work continued on each day for quite a
time after the rain first began to fall, but
eventually the operations were stopped.
The heavy rain of Thursday night made
hauling through the mud almost impossible
on Friday forenoon, and therefore there was
Htle labor done on the street improve
mentS. Those who essayed to work on
Friday were ultimately driven to shut down
by the fine yet penetrating rain of the after
noon. The day was one of those raw and
diSagreeable ones which seem to CONCEAL
the marrow in a mans bones and depTesS
even the spirits of those who could amuSe
themselves indoors before the genial warmth
of the crate or base-burner, TO say nothing
of the person who was called forth by bust
ness or whose necessities compelled him to
labor in the diSpiriting and chilling rain.
This day was a harbinger of colder weather
and it will not be many weeks be-
fore outdoor work will be wholly
suspended. But large number
OF those who will be thrown out of work by
the suspension of improvements will find
odd jobs during the winter, such as gather
ing the ice harvest, cleaning away snow
and minor tWns-nOt enough, however. to
pay the expenses of the winter. AS this
season has been busy one for the working
people, a severe winter for them is not an
ticipated, for most Of them have managed
to put by little for the period of inactiv-
ity, even though wages were not more than
passabe for the laborer. The craftsman
received fair wages for his work, and has
not the reason for complaint that the la
borer has. 1t is believed that the condi-
ton of the wage worker of all grades is
very good to meet a winters siege and the
fact is a matter to be reflected upon with
satisfaction.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-30
Total. z, 500 el.OOO e. GOO

1t is reported that William Stevens in
tends starting up his shop on the East side
within a short time. The shop was for
merly leased by the Acme Barrel company.
which is now putting up buildings of its
own.
The butter-tub and tight-barrel factory Of
Tyson Il Medley has been purchased by a
cooperative company and will hereafter be
run as cooper shop for tight work.
G. A. Pierce, eX-preSident of the Mime
sofa Barrel company. removed with his fam
lily to Washington Serritory. he has sold
his membership TO w. J. Keers.
The Cooperative Barrel company is now
operating its new machinery, and Thomas
Hirschboek, formerly at the Stevens shop.
is foreman of the machine room.
II. B. Williams is going West to engage
in stock-raising, and has sold his member
ship in the Minnesota Barrel company to
Isaac Rafter.
About 125 coopers have taken stock in
the cooperative grocery store which will be
opened in South Minneapolis about Oct. 1.
The Doud shop is making all-oak barrels
and the twelve cOOperS are getting and 4
cents per barrel for shaved hoops.
Hand work prevails in the Northwestern
shops until the market will warrant the
starting up of machinery.
The Hall & Damn shop is running light
and is only doing hand work.
The Kennedy shop is paying IL cents
per barrel on shaved hoops.
1.-THE Minnesota shop has been running
well of late.
The North Star shop is making about half
time.
The funeral of Andrew Bumb, the pioneer
cooper. took place yesterday morning under
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-30

do for his deserving countrymen. Geary
was employed for one year in the mann
moth store of the firm of Stewart & co.
Stories of the great West were about this
time stirring up the East. and among
others who had decided that the West
afforded the best opportunities for young
man of energy and pluck was the young
man who but a few brief months ago had
landed from the Emerald isle. John c.
Geary started for the then but little known
Occident, and finally settled down in st.
Paul.
With characteristic emery he worked hard
and achieved ultimately the position which
he now occupies. The Valley foundry,
located at the end of Fifth street, near
Trout brook, is the monument of his in
dustry since his advent in st. Paul. The
foundry was begun on a small scale, but
now employs about thirty men, and the
force is gradually being increased as the de
mands for the output of the foundry in
crease. Besides giving employment
to thirty foundry men, Mr.. Geary
employs four clerks in another
enterprise which he started-a retail gro
Gerry store. Notwithstanding the manage
ment of these two branches Mr.. Geary
finds time TO devote to politics. and last
campaign took an active part in the affairs
of his ward. In company with Hon. c.
ID. Gilfillan, Mr.. Geary started in June
last for an extended trip through his native
isles, and he returned but week ago from
the journey, bringing with him about two
dozen blackthOm walking sticks which
have been distributed around among his
friends-the genuine blackthorn being a
choice article. These were procured
through his friend in Limerick, Mr.. O'Gor-
man, well-known merchant. Mr.. Geary
had delightful trip, was well received by
all, and returns looking bronzed and reju-
venated by his visit.
The gentleman is large man, weighing
over 200 pounds, and is better looking than
he is represented to be in the picture above.
lie is married and the head of hourishing
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-30
residence street and pretty little avenue
along which 10 drive.

iSSiuehOe stIeet ana pretty little avenue
along which 10 drive.
Inspector Robinson of the health Office
predicted several days ago that the Wabash
railroad trouble would be'settled without a
strike and on conditions favorable TO the
knights of Labor, and it seems his prophecy
Is to be verified
On Hoyt's new block, on the corner Of
jackson and Third streets, there are three
plasterers, four carpenters and three NOR
tar men. The block will soon be ready for
occupancy.
The brick and iron for the new block on
the corner of Seventh and Minnesota streets
is now on the ground, and the workingmen
are about ready for the material.
The new business building on the corner
of Seventh and Cedar streets is nearly done,
and the plasterers will soon have the rooms
ready for occupancy.
The preSsmen of st. Paul and Minneapo-
lis have an independent union. The press
men used to be connected with the Typo
graphical union.
Fourteen men are putting on the finishing
touches to a new two-story business build
ing on Sixth street between Wabasha and
Cedar streets.
Five fathers and plasterers are finishing
the interior of the remOdeled block on the
corner of Fourth and Wabasha streets.
In the excavation for a new business
block on jackson street above Fifth street,
there are seventeen men at work.
The work on the club building on the
corner of Cedar and Fourth street is pro-
crossing slowly.
There was another call on yesterday for
fifteen men and three teams for city work.
Work on the permanent buildings at the
fair grounds will be finished by Monday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-30
A St. Paul Contractor Who Counts Many
Large Buildings as Monuments Of
His Industry.
The Car Drivers Hard Lot-The Harbin-
ger of Winter-A Temper
ance Address.
The cooperative Schemes in Mime
apolis--The NIillers and Coop
ers-G eneral Notes.
The Wabash Strike Averted--Brief
Notes of Industry All over the
Country.
A wELL-KNowN CONTRACTOR.
JOHN f. O'Brien and some OF the
RufIdiugs he has Constructed.

Holm T.. O,Rrien and Some of the
Buildings he has Constructed.
Among the contractors who give employ
ment to a large force of men is Mr.. Johh
E. O'Brien, who has charge of the work on
the Fourth street Exposition building ana
the opera house improvement, beside
number of other enterprises in various sec
tions. Mr. O'Brien has done work III MS
line in every part of the city. lie mas
worked on Sibley street when that thorough
fare was higher than any OF the large
buildings which are now located on the
street 1t will be recollected that about
he corner of Sibley and Fourth streets
,bora was once the highest
noint of a hill which extended pretty well
pyer that section. called Baptist hill from
little Baptist chapel which stood upon 1t.
Mr.. O'Brien has been in the city thirty
Years. and did over 500, 900 worth OF I'M
nroyements in the Fifth ward in one year.
with Mr.. c. f. Miller he did the largest
lob of sewerage work ever undertaken IN
his CITY. Mr.. O'Bren built the opera
house and rushed it through i'll one sum
mer. He has about fifty men employed Oh
the opera house extension and the EXPOSE
ton building front inclusive, and ha; nlne-
teen men at work on new building III
course of erection adjoining the olympic
theater on Seventh street. Mr.. O'Brien has
given work to innumerable men during his
long and varied experience as CONTRACTOR
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-30
The National Labor Holiday.

The prospect for a general observance,
for the first time in Minnesota, of Sept. =
as a national labor holiday is exceedingly
favorable. If the weather proves aus
piciouS, at least 1000 wOrkingmen, with
their families will assemble at Cottage
Park grove, White Bear lake, to
pass the day i'm recreation and
enjoyment. The attendance from Mime
apoiis viii be large, and reports from St. Paul
and Saltwater are equally flattering. The
train will leave the st. Paul * Duluth de-
pot in East Minneapolis at $50 a. m. The
fare for the round trip will be 80 cents
for adults, and % cents for children
over II years. All are requested
to take basket lunches along. The
committee on arrangements has provided
program of sports. which will include a
game of foot ball between contestants from
the three cities. Ample arrangements for
boat riding dancing. etc, have been made.
Richard Griffith of Chicago will deliver
an address.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-30
named, but he never protested against the
appointment of any.
Judd. the Horse Thief.

Special to the Globe.
DENVER, Col, Aug. 29.-C.P Judd. who
was hOnOred as the first Colorado Democrat
appointed to office by President Cleveland
and who few days ago was arrested on AN
old charge of horse stealing, has been held
to higher court. Judd admitted his guilt
on the witness stand and gave as his ONLY
excuse that he was drunk at the time. The
Republican judge, before whom he was
tried, said there was no doubt in his mind
Judd was a kleptomaniac, having an I'M
controllable passion for stealing anything
with wheels. Previous to two years ago
Judd was frequently before the
same judge and each time the
charge was for stealing buggy.
bicycle, wheelbarrOw, or some kindred i'm
plement having wheels. In October, 1883.
Judd was before the justice for the last
time. He was then placed under bonds,
but the justice held him under his own rec
OgniZance, and, placing the bond papers in
Judd's hands told him to go out on the
street and get them signed, and to see how
long he could be about it. Judd obeyed
implicitly. The next time the justice heard
OF his prisoner was when he was appointed
to Office by the president. Judd is about
so years of age and his wife is twenty years
his senior.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-30
Minneapolis Labor Organizations
are Warned Against InfOrmers.

are Warned Against InfOrmers.
Certain Minneapolis manufacturing firms
are in receipt of circulars from Pinkerton's
National Detective agency, which illustrates
the methods used by unprineipled employers
in their endeavors TO fOrestall efforts made
by the laboring classes to resist
oppression. The circular shows how
necessary il is for members OF labor
organizations to guard against the spies and
traitors who are willing for consideration
to deliver them TO their enemies. The cir
cular furnishes list of corporations which
PinkertOn's Preventive patrol has served,
including the Hooking Valley Coal 81 Iron
company, the Chicago, Wilmington Il Yer
million Coal company of Illinois, the
MenOminee Mining company, the lumber
merchants of MuSkegOn and Saginaw,
Mich and Others and then continues:
Corporations or individuals DESTROYS of
aScertaining the feeling OF their employees,
and whether they are likely to engage in
strikes or are joining any secret labor or
ganiZation with view TO compelling terms
from corporations or employers, can obtain,
on application TO the superintendent of our
offices, a detective suitable 10 associate
with their employees and obtain this in
formation.
Al this time when there IS so much dis
satisfaction among labOring classes and
secret labor societies are organizing through
out the United States. we suggest whether
il would be well for railroad companies and
other corporations, as well as individuals
who are extensive employers of labor, 10
keep a close watch for designing men
among their own employees, who. in the in
tereSt of secret labor societies, are inducing
their employeS To ioin these ORGANIZATIONS
and eventually cause a strike. 1t is fire.
Quently the case that by taking matter of
this kind in hand and discovering tie ring
leaders and dealing promptly serious trouble
may be avoided in the future"
The Preventive patrol is not likely TO
receive very extensive patronage in Min
neS0ta. as there is little need for the pecu-
liar methods and the ways that are dark"
outlined in this precious circular. 1t is
well, however. for the woTkingmen to I'M
derStand how the scheme is worked
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-30
The Labor Picnic.

The great labor picnic which is to take
place on the 9TH of Septemberi bids fair to
be largely attended, nearly all workingmen
having announced determination to give
up one days time to making the occasion a
demonstration worthy of the name. Mr..
Ed. Harroun, who was i'm Saltwater during
the past week, announces that the same
spirit prevails there, and reports from Min
neapolis indicate that the sister city will
send out huge delegation rs well as Still
water and st. Paul. The preparations for
the event are going on actively and there is
every promise of a successful event. Every
nottingham should make his arrangements
to attend and contribute by his presence to
the encouragement of the cause of labor.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-30
MINNEAPOLIS COOPERS.
Notes About the Different Shops
4 Discouraging Outlook.

Northwestern Miller: Although the out
put of Hour last week was somewhat in
creased, the manufacture and sales OF bar
rels was but slightly varied from the pre-
ceding week. This was due to some of the
mills running having quite large export
orders 10 fill, but these are mostly out of
the way now. and as the mills are making
fully as much flour the sales of barrels for
the current week give promise of being
larger. 1t is now confidently stated that
water will be let into the canal by Sept 4.
so that the mills can start up soon after.
The flour market. however is in
a very bad condition, and it is not certain
that many of the mills will care to run.
There are eleven shops in the city. and of
these three are running nearly full time. six
half capacity. and two are doing nothing.
1t is the larger shops that are doing the
most business prOpOrtionately. there being
a few that have practically a monopoly on
the mills that have lately run the steadieSt.
The make of barrels was about 10. 900 over
the sales last week, and that many were
added TO the number in store, making 4
grand total of close 10 110. 600 barrels that
are held by the shops of the city. With
this heavy weight bearing on the cooperage
market, together with the greatly increased
capacity of the shops of the city by the in
PRODUCTION of machinery and addition of one
or two shops in the past SIX months. cOOperS
are good deal apprehensive of what the
coming fall and winter will bring forth.
The sales and manufacture OF barrels for
the past four weeks and for the correspond
ing time in 1854, are shown in the appended
table:
Week Sold bills Made hills
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-30
Another Cooperative Enterprise.

A Cooperative company TO be known as
the Minneapolis Cooperative COoperage
company, has purchased the butter
tub and tight barrel factory which
was started at 915 Washington
ton avenue south last May by Tyson *
Medley. The company has membership
of fifteen, which will be increased rs the
business warrants. The charter members
are: X. Reed, J. w. MclIindS. ID. W.
Tegarden, c. +. Reese. Oliver LaDuc, \.
Sutherland. A. T. Bnga, John Harms, VI.
\. Surprise, Geo. EmTich. Geo. Carter ard
ID. &. WimSlow, and the oiliceTs-preSident,
Il. Reed; treasurer, j. w. McAlinds; sec
rotary, c. +. Reese. foreman. ID. W. Te-
garden. The capital stock is S25, 600.
The company intends TO cOniine itself to
butter tubs, pork and pickle barrels for the
present, and has the agency for manufac
turing the James patent barrel covers. Il
continuance which is highly recommended
as convenient and dirt-tight. The manu-
facture OF flour barrels will be excluded.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-30
NOE A HAPPY ONE.
A Street Car Driyer Describes His
Hard Lot.

Hard Lot
ssFyerybodv seems to think the street car
driver has a soft thing" said car man the
other day IN the hearing of GLOBE re-
porter. ''but they have a hard job of it.
They have to turn out at 5 in the morning,
and they don't get off until 1890 or II at
night They're relieved for one trip at
meal time. but 'tisn't so very easy to stand
up there all day and a portion OF the night
looking out for passengers at every corner
and holding the reinS over a pair Of peSky
mules. Everybody is onto the car driver.
People are seen to stop at turn In the
line. and expect the driver to stop right on
the curve. If it happens to be man he'll
Damn the driver for not stopping, may be-,
md if it's a woman she'll stand and
wave her parasol or hand and set half dozen
men to yelling and like number of street
uabS to emitting their unearthly whistles.
You can't make anybody understand why
TOu shouldn't stop your car at the first
Tossing of an intersecting downtown street,
nd when you keep on the opposite crossing
nd they have to walk over to get on board
they're invariably mad. Transfers get on
ihe track and you may ring and ring Tor
EN- and they wont get out till they get
ready or some chance cop makes 'em. If
hey delay you, why you get thunder from
he super for being late. Everybody in
Eehicles gets out of the way grudgingly,
md if you don't keep sharp lookout you'll
strike their rig and get complained of and
ired. Super is pretty cranky and bounces
fellow mighty quick. Least little thing
md you take q walk The street car driver
larns his $l.75 and isn't to be envied by
my person." With which the speaker
truck a match on his trousers, applied it TO
lis clay dudeen. and securing light moved
IF in a cloud of smoke with his companion.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-30
Senator Edmunds on Reform.

Speclal 10 the Globe.
Boston, Aug. ga correspondent of
the Evening Record has interviewed Sem
atOr EdmundS on the subject of civil serv-
ice reform. The senator says: ''As to the
policy of the administration in
this matter, l said last spring
that Mr.. Cleveland's intentions
were good, and if he got the right kind of
men about him he might be able to carry out
his purpose. By the right kind of men [
meant those friendly to civil service reform.
and with backbone TO stand out against
the opposition they would encounter
from the Democratic spoilSmen. Such
opposition must necessarily be very
great, for the larger part of
that party still cling to the old Jacksonian
principles in regard to appointments. But
President Cleveland has not about him the
men who would help him in adhering to
civil service reform. The majority
of his cabinet are unfavOrable to
it. Now it is impossible for
concerned in each appointment. The pres
ident cannot know of himself the circum-
stances of one per cent. of the appointments
he makes. There would not be time
enough if he worked twenty-four hours day
for him to attend personally to them all.
Hence the difficulty of carrying
out the principle when the president and
his advisers do not agree in regard to it.
Thus it is at the present time. A man
comes up for removal. Some special
charges have been prepared against him.
The man is removed and another
appointment made without the truth or the
falsity of the charge being known or even
investigated. think there is no doubt
that gradually these changes will continue
until the policy and practice of the admin
istration have degenerated into a spoils sys-
ten. There is no doubt that if the senate had
not been Republican the change would
have come already. If the senate had been
Democratic it would not have adjourned
when it did. but would have stayed over
month or more and there would have been
a clean sweep"