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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-14

when there is no recognized head of gov
eminent, or where the government is i'm
mediately vested in number of persons
with no acknowledged superior. But this
question has nothing whatever to do with
socialism.
s'That government is most sue
cessful which secures the greatest
degree of contentment among the people.
When the people are satisfied and happy,
discord and dlsrnion have no place in their
councils. Hence, to gain this favorable
state of affairs as nearly as possible should
be the aim of the law-making power of a
country.
'"The prophecy has been made, and is
believed by many will prove true, that I'M
less capital and labor shall settle their diff
ferences by,,meeting squarely on an accepted
platform, they will some day stand directly
opposed to each other on the field of battle;
and it will only be after the loss of thou
sands of lives and millions of property that
the matter will be settled, and then, prob
ably, not effectually, for the question of
the difference is not after all so much of a
physical as of mental and moral nature.
1.-THE press not many years since was
curtailed in power. With its elevation to
it's proper place came its power of good,
and now no influence generally is so
potent on the side of right as the free press
"a warning to evil doors. 1t has been ele-
waited, hence it's power and standing in
society, which has not suffered but received
a new impetus toward greater heights of
perfection.
''VariOus professions and trades were
formerly looked down upon as base. Now,
no man skillful in his accepted calling need
be afraid of not meeting with proper re-
ception anywhere, because the world has
learned to consider his advancement as the
outcome of perseverance, honesty and truth
three principles which it, despite many
opinions to the contrary, admires greatly.
''What is needed now is to put labor and
capital ON nearer footing of equality than
they are now; and nothing seems more fit
than to reduce the time for laboring This will
give WOrkmen and their families better
opportunity to cultivate the acquaintance
of society, and society will not be lowered,
as some might think, by the contract, but
would rise higher, with stronger founda
ton than ever before. With the acquaint-
ance of man with proper society comes
correct idea of his duty to it; and the many
evils which now seem impossible to be con-
trolled would gradually sink away from
lack of attention could realizing sense of
their damaging character be impressed on
their supporters. AS said this acquaint-
ance can only be gained by proper time to
cultivate it, and although great many bust
ness men see the ACCESSIBILITY of shortening
the hours of labor land they know they are
gamers in the long run by it) the masses are
still compelled to labor from ten to fourteen
hours daily. From an arithmetical point
of view, with the joy with which equality
ILL I L. -
the thing-labor, eight hours; improvement
and enjoyment, eight hours; rest the same.
We hope this may appear more practical
than ideal -
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-14
I'M MINNEAPOLIS.
A Review of the Condition of Labor
Work and Wages.

The depression in business which is
brooding over the entire country has affected
the condition Of labor in Minneapolis as well
as elsewhere. Thus far, happily, there
have been no strikes, and the number of
men out Of work as compared with Eastern
cities is small. At the same time, the field
is entirely full, and in all branches
of industry there are more hands than work
can be provided for. There are perhaps
1000 men in the city who are idle from ne
ceSSity, and the workman who comes to
Minneapolis in search of employment is GER
tain to find others of the same craft as HIM
self who have the advantage of acquaintance
and are still unable to secure situations.
Thanks to the efficiency of labor organiza-
tons and the public sentiment which has
been created by their influence, attempts to
reduce wages have been successfully re-
sisted, and there have been few if any re-
auctions in the price paid to labor. The
following indicates the condition of the
leading trades:
Carpenters are receiving $3.50 per day
and are fairly active. There are many how
ever, who complain that work cannot be
obtained. Owing to the scarcity of pressed
brick many of the larger buildings have
been delayed, and work may be expected to
revive within few weeks.
In the machine and boier-making shops
work is very slack. In the Milwaukee and
Minneapolis 81 ST. Louis car shops num-
Der of men have been laid off in the various
departments anda reduction of the hours of
work is apprehended.
Of the twenty-three mills in the city,
sixteen have shut down owing to OyerprO-
duction, and the employees are consequently
out of employment. Upon the market de-
ponds the length of time this condition of
affairs will continue.
Common laborOrs on street work, en-
plOyed by the city, receive from $1.5O to
S1.75 per day, $3.50 being paid for teams.
On the city work, which is done by contract,
only $1.25 is paid.
The stone-cutters are working eight hours
and receiving $500. They have notified
the bosses that after July they will de-
mand 81 per day.
The shutting down Of the mills has of
course affected the coopers, and work in
this line of industry is very dull at present.
Painters and paper-hangers just at this
time have plenty of work, but the season
for them will be very short-lived this year.
Bricklayers and plasterers are doing
fairly, and like the carpenters anticipate an
improvement shortly.
The printers complain that the city is
overcrOwded, although work can be said to
be fair.
Blacksmithing is reported as being very
dull, 1t being impossible to obtain work.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-14

is the son Of an 'Irish peasant" and was
born in Waterford county, Ireland, in the
year of the great artificial famine, which
swept million and half of his country
people to premature and cOffinless graves.
He received his education at the public
schools of Ireland and taught in them for
four years. His family having been evicted
from their farm, and Witnessing the
wholesale eviction of his neighbOrs, he i'm
bibed an intense antipathy to landlOrdism
and to the British government, which sane
toned and permitted such cruel work upon
its Irish subjects, and the antipathy has
lasted to the present day. When boy,
roaming over the emerald fields of Ireland,
he often hummed to himself in inaudible
tones, for fear of treason, the following
lines from Moore:
''Mononia! when nature embellished thy tints
With its leaves and its mountains so fair,
Did she ever intend that tyrant should print
The footsteps Of slavery there?'
Getting disguised with the condition of
things in his native land he emigrated to
this country in 1866, and Immediately
took out his naturalization papers, re-
nouncing all allegiance to her Britannia
majesty. After going through various vicis-
STUDIES he followed commercial pursuits in
Michigan and Wisconsin for several years
and came to this city ten years ago, where
he has since remained, being charmed with
the beauty of Minneapolis and it's healthy,
invigorating atmosphere. Being fond of
reading and of studious habits he entered
the public schools of Ramsey and Hennepin
counties and taught successfully for seven
years, sending large number of his pupils
to the state university. Two years ago Mr..
Vail was employed in reportorial capacity
upon the GLOBE. His pencil was facile and
his work credit to the paper.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-14
LABOR I'm WINNIPEG.
A Good Place to Stay Away From
..DeplOrab1e Condition.

The Winnipeg Pioneer Lodge, K. of L., has
North America advising them of the true
condition of labor at that point This
action is rendered necessary by the course of
the Canadian Pacific Railroad company and
other contractors who make practice of
advertising in the papers Of the United
States and Eastern Canada that hundreds
of men are wanted to fill situations in
Winnipeg and the Northwest, the intention
being to glut the labor market and reduce
the price of labor to starvation wages. The
following is correct list Of the wages paid,
and men of all of these trades, except
painters and printers (who are having a
temporary flush only are to be found idle
on the streets:
Machinists, zoe per hour, nine hours per
day; erecters, zoe per hour, nine hours per
day; boilermakers, zoe per hour, nine hours
per day; blacksmiths, zoe per hour, nine
hours per day; tinsmiths, zoe per hour, nine
hours per day; moulders. 25c per hour, nine
hours per day; carpenters, zoe per hour, nine
hours per day; bricklayers, trade too dull to
estimate-Only one job going on in city. La
borers of all kinds average lac per hour.
Pattern makers, 25e per hour, nine hours per
day; painters zoe per honr, nine hours per
plasterers, Csc per hour, nine hours per day;
printers, 371ac per 1000, day, Acc night work;
bookbinders, SOC per hour, nine hours per
day; section men, $1.25 per day; masons,
trade too dull to estimate,
In addition to the above, the cost of liv-
ing in this city all the year round is at least
So per week more than in st. Paul, Mime
apolis and the Eastern cities of Canada and
the United States.
Special reference is made to labor and
wages in the Canadian Pacific shop, in
which a system of tyranny and injustice is
practiced by the bosses toward the men I'M
der them. This statement is substantiated
by an editorial from the Winnipeg Specta-
tor of May %, 1885. in which the deplorable
condition of affairs is depicted in still
stronger light.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-14
THE LOCOMOTIVE F1REMEN.
Third Annual Ball of Comet Lodge
at Austin.

The third annual ball of Comet Lodge
No. 1875, Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men, will take place at Excelsior rink,
Austin, Friday evening, July 3. Trans
portation will be furnished all railroad en-
ployes and the prospect is that the ball will
be very largely attended. The following
are the committees for the OCCASION:
Arrangements-T. F. Clancy, John Ober.
E. H. Sterling, P. NJ. Chambers, E. A. Kear.
ney.
Invitations-C. J. Stevens, D. T. Jones, w
S. Bowhall, Thomas Rudy, William H. Fultz
A. Pullar, FL. PlOog, M. J. Hildreth, John
Doyle, ]. A. Wingen, J. B. Morris, Frank
Chambers, J. W. Holmes, Otto Rollman, G. #.
Freeman.
Reception-John Bell, J. S. Furtney, A,
Oleson, John Johnson, G. Gilleece, James
Conley, J. B. Furtney, J. c. Erickson.
Floor-P. G. Kline B. of L. E.; F. A. Fair.
banks, P. F. Mcnamara, Frank McWhorter,
H F. Clarke, George w. Wore.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-14
MINNEAPOLIS COOPERs.
The Result of the Arbitration =
Notes and Personals.

The report of the arbitration committee
upon the coopers' differences will probably
have the effect intended, as the disposition
seems to be to abide by that decision. At
all events there seems to be no danger of
strike growing out of the complications, as
was feared. 1t is understood that the Mill
ers' association has indicated willingness
| to agree not to buy oak barrels under 40
cents, provided the mills outside of the as
ISOLATION will consent to the same arrange
ment. The outside mills have acquiesced,
and there is probability that all parties
will come to an understanding which will
result in an amicable adjustment.
Amos Thompson of the North Star shop
has been laid up by sickness for two weeks
past.
Michael Ray, who has been visiting in
Minneapolis for the past three weeks, has
returned to his home at Dundas.
A. C. Dyer of the Sixth street shops, who
was quite seriously injured by fall few
weeks ago, is able to be at work again.
Daniel Morrison has succeeded Mike
Lambert as superintendent of the machinery
department of the North Star shop.
Larry Ling of the North Star shop fears
that the abcess on his hand, from which he
has suffered for some time, will result in
permanent disability.
At a meeting of the Acme Barrel COM
pany held Tuesday Eli Tency was elected
president, E. w. Davis, secretary; A. T.
Watkins and Charles Shepherd, directors.
Frank Thompson J. Dow, Frank Will
bank and Charles Rapp have purchased the
stock OF John F. Cook and B. M. Morse in
the Minnesota shop.
| Northwestern Miller: With less than one
third of the mills in operation, the shops of
Minneapolis are not getting great deal to
do. Some of them are practically shut
down, while the majority running over half
time are storing part of their barrels The
sales and make of barrels last week were
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-14

within a few hundred of being the same,
and were lighter, but they will go much
lower the current week. For a month or
two coopering in this city promises to be
very poor. The sales and manufacture OF
barrels for the past seven weeks, and for
the corresponding time in 1884, are shown
in the appended table:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-14

A. P. Wilkes, Seven corners; F. A. Hell
merit, 374 Dayton avenue; John Boyden,
1913 East Seventh street, and P. G. Lutz,
Wabasha street, opposite postoffice, the
druggists who are always looking after the
interests of their customers, have now Sc
cured the sale of DR.. .Bosanko's Cough and
Lung Syrup, remedy that never fails to
cure coughs, colds, pains in the chest and
all lung affections. Price SO cents and ST..
Samples free.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-14
THE IRISH BRIGADE
OF Window Hal1--Four of the Htber-
nian Land Leaguers.
The President. Secretary and Other
Prominent Members.

"Who are these mercenary and despic-
able agitators the Tribune talks about?"
shouted Roger Vail, as he swung his red
right arm aloft and with his sinister fist
Numbered ON the desk at Window hall, one
Sunday evening. Well, here they are, not
exactly as Roger described them, but so
that their friends will not fail to recognize
them. They are four good-natured, fun
loving sons of Erin, rather cracked on the
subject Of Ireland's wrongs, but laboring
earnestly and heartily in the cause of the
league.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-14
DIVISION OF LIFE.
Eight Hours for Work, Eight for
Play, Eight for Rest.

SCI see that the advisability of an eight
hour labor law is being discussed among
the various trade organizations What is
your idea of it?" was asked of we'll
known gentleman who has always been
foremost in recognizing and earnestly advo-
eating the rights of the laboring man.
81 think well of it," he replied, and con-
tinued: 81 am no socialist and do not IA
vor socialistic ideas. A nation can never
survive the discussions that are attendant
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-14

place. He graduated from St. Johns col
lege and was admitted to the bar in Roch-
ester in 1881, removing to this city and
opening an office in 1882. Mr.. Corrigan
has always peen active in the work of the
league and is now the state president, hay
ing been appointed to the office at the con-
vention held in Boston. He was president
of the county branch for year previous
and has organized many branches of the
league He is ready and fluent talker
and enters upon his theme with vigor and
p0SitiyenesS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-14

is the spirited president of the league. He
is native-born Irishman and has an inter-
esting history. He emigrated to the United
States some forty-fv years ago, and during
the war assisted in the construction of the
first monitor for naval service, and after
wards the three monitors Oneota, Catawba,
and Tippecanoe, besides serving in
the Sixteenth Ohio volunteers. He
is now the foreman in the ma
chine shop of the Washburn A mill. Mr..
McPartlin has been actively identified
with the land league since it's incipiency,
and many have been the stirring speeches
that he has made before his countrymen,
urging them to activity in the cause.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-14
CONTRACT WORK
Sewer on Oakland Street.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, I
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, June 2, 1885.
Sealed bids will be received by the Board of
Public Works in and for the corporation Of
the City of St. Paul, Minnesota, at their Office
in said city, until IL N. on the 18th day of
June, A. d. 1885, for the construction of sewer
on Oakland street, as now extended, from
Floral street to Ramsey street, in said city, to-
gether with the necessary catchbasins and
manholes, according to plans and speciica
lions on file in the office of said Board.
A bond with at least two (2) sureties in q
sum of at least twenty coy per cent of the
gross amount bid must accompany each bid.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids.
JOHN HARRINGTON, President.
Official:
r. L. GORMAN, Clerk Board of Public Works
154-64
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(20th) Twentieth Day Of July,
A. D. 1885.

All bids tosbe addressed to the Chairman OF
the Court House and City Hall Special Com%
missioners.
The right is hereby reserved to reject all
bids of incompetent or irresponsible persons
and all such bids as may be unreasonable.
No bid will be received or considered unless
accompanied by the bond of the bidder or bid.
ders with satisfactory sureties in the penal
sum of ten thousand (S10,000) dollars, condi.
toned that if the bid shall be accepted and
the contract awarded to the bidder or bidders,
he or they will enter into and execute such
contract, Or by deposit with the commission
ers of a check for the sum of five thousand
($5,000) dollars in some bank in the city Of
st. Paul, duly certified in lieu of such bond.
No bid will be accepted unless the bidder or
bidders will enter into such bond and give
such security, for the performance Of his or
their contract, as may be required by the
Commissioners, and approved by three
fourths vote of the County Commissioners and
Common Council of the city of st. Paul, and
the members elect in joint session.
By order of the Court House and City Hall
Special Commission.
JAMES O'BRIEN,
15s-td County Auditor.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-14

j. j. KEENAN,
is the youthful secretary. One year ago,
at the age of 20 years, he emigrated from
Ireland to this city and entered the law
office of Byrnes & Byrnes. Although a
minor he took an active part in land league
matters in Ireland, having been member
of Crobloe branch.
James r. Corrigan is a bright young
Minneapolis attorney. He is an Irish
American, New York state being his BIRTH
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-12
insolvency Surprised.
Gan FraOcisco ChroDicle


Daniel McSweeney the Irish suspect, and the
sun emerged from their hiding places at about
the same time yesterday afternoon. The sun
looked with surprise at what the rain had done
since he had been gone, while insolvency was
board of the Chronicle to see that he had been
appointed to Office. He stood still in blank
Amusement, and then bounded up two pairs of
steep stairs to the editorial rooms of the paper,
into which his face beamed as brightly through
the open door as the solar rays at the opposite
windows.
What is this" he exclaimed as his emotion
overcame him and he sank into chair lis il
true that have received an appointment Is
the long. weary wait over2 l did not know itp
The patriot was handed copy of the Chron-
icle that he might read the news for himself.
The smile on his features grew broader and
broader, until he reached that portion of the
item which spoke of the compensation as S. a
day, when an expression Of mingled indignation
and incredulity cast cloud over the sunny
features of the suspect, and he exclaimed
'Do you think I'd take that2 When lived
here made $4,000 year at my business-$500 a
month-and I'll do it again. I'll bet it amt true
its another place I'm to have. Amt there
three deputies in the Custom House that will
have to go2"
Being informed that there were the positions of
Jerome the chief deputy under Hager, of Cash
Ter III. Clay Miller and Of the auditor, each com
fortaby salaried, to be had for the asking the
victim of the Sassenach departed for the Gus
tom house. in search of Collector Hager and
something more commensurate with his services
to the Democratic party than the seagull-egg in
spectorship at So a day.
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THE MUGWUMP
Subjected to the Dissecting Knife of Vet
eran Political Observer.

Gath's New York Special.
Lincoln was denounced in his Presidency by
the same mugwump editors who have been
jumping on Blaine and Hill One of these mug
wump spies got on the train with Grant as he
came from Chicago to New York, and talked a
lot of folderol to him, and was satisfied that he
was going to be the Presidents Socrates and
Suly, but Grant took him for fool and went
on steadily with his own party, and conse-
quently reached his grave in honor and opulence
of fame.
General Grant was an upright man, and was
at first sincerely in love with the idea of civil
service reform, but he soon found that any en-
couragement he gave this hobby subjected him
to persecution from its midwives, and he could
not appoint an old aunt or old friend to little
$500 postoffice but they reserved the chief
column of their papers to denounce the act as an
appalling departure from his civil-service prom
ises. Grant had no idea that this so-called re-
form was meant to be a stick to lay over his
shoulders while he was already mourning the
hostility of his party for helping these amateurs
on with their little responsibility. He looked
with astonishment at the ingratitude Of these
intruders into his administration and household
and not the weakness of the principle of civil
service reform broke it down with him, but his
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-12

notable good work behind them Professor
Barnes is making important researches on plant
embryology at Harvard Professor Osborn is
young hstologist, Phi. D. of Johns Hopkins,
to whom the origin of the gills in gasteropods is
as important question as the origin of man, on
which yexed question he hopes his researches
may throw some light; Professor Goss is the
Western apostle of the constructive system of
teaching mechanics Prof. John n. Hurry, Of this
city, is the backbone of school of pharmacists
who we may hop4 wilt never put up morphine
for Gunine look upon a drug store as
grocery for the sale of whisky, quinine, cigars,
cosmetics. patent medicines. and reservoir for
street-corner loafers; Prof Stahl has a fine
record as an engineer in the naval school; Prot
Warder is State chemist: Prof. Latta is we'll
known young teacher from the Michigan agrl-
cultural school. All are young and enthusiastic,
living in hope rather than in memory The
normal school has been cut off; the psychology
cal department reduced to a minimum; the
trundle bed element, which is the nuisance of
Western colleges, is knocked down and kept in
proper subordination. On the whole the outlook
for Purdue is as bright and CHEEKY
as the green campus, surrounded by
woods yet golden and brown, upon
which it's comely habitations are spread, and
which never looked more smiling and cheerful
than yesterday. The State schools seem to have
taken a new start within the last year, and by
wise management, will hold their own by the
side of the endowed institutions, in spite of fire,
scant appropriations. change of managers, and
all those interior difficulties with which all
Western colleges have to contend.