St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-13
WORK IN THE SLUMS.
A Sensible Ohirago Plan of Feeding the
Wicked Poor Before Preaching
TO Them.
Why a Millionaire Renowned the AZ
fections OF n Lovely but
FraiI Creole.
The knights of Labor Boycott Prison.
Made Goods--Logan as an
Editor.
Correspondence OF the Glohe.

edly sensible method Of converting and bet
tering the condition of the dregs Of hu-
manity that abound on the West side.
principally in the region given over to low
concert saloons and cheap lodging houses,
has been adopted by several earnest work
ers in the great cause. who wisely offer to
the wicked fellows that frequent their mis-
sion something more inviting than songs of
praise and long prayers. Free soup served
every afternoon at 800" is the sign that
adorns the dingy front of the old Adelphl
theater, now known as the Adelphi mis-
sion, on Canal street. A few days ago,
In company with Evangelist Kirkland,
VINO has the work in charge, the
GLOBE representative entered the mission
and saw between 800 and 400 men, old,
mIddie-aged and young, seated in the audi
torlum OF what used to be the largest Yari-
ely IN Chicago. No questions were asked
OF the visitors: they were not required to
give their pedigree, nor did the polite at
PENDANTS demand Of them ticket, but
each was taken cordially by the hand and
given seat. There We're sOiIed and tat
tered garments. grimy faces, unkempt hair.
bleared eyes and rubicund noses; here a
villainous-appearing sat, there a fair speci-
men OF honest poverty, such as NAV be
seen daily hundreds of times in anv great
city. The old green room and gambling hell.
where degraded creatures of both sexes vera
won't to make the air resonant with clink
OF glasses and rafting of chips, has been
transformed into q kitchen, and two large
cauldrOnS filled to the brim with vegetables
and meat were boiling merrily, giving forth
an odor that would have tickled the olfac-
! tory organs of an epicure, and no doubt made
the mouths of
THESE POOR DEVILS
water in anticipation. And it was soup.
too. with a huge piece of palatable beef i'm
each bowl. A few simple hymns, accom-
panied by violin and organ, were sung with
gusto by the guests. then a short PRAYER,
after which the soup was passed around in
bowls, each containing pint, and accom-
| panied by liberal piece of white bread
The services were brief and simple, not
calculated to weary hungry men. and were
heartily participated in. The idea orig
mated with gentleman of means, whose
| religion is OF that practical kind that sug-
| gests first attending to the physical wants
OF the masses and then talk TO them about
saving their souls. AS Evangelist Kirkland
| says: 1t is poor policy to preach the gospel
to man with an empty stomach and expect
to make an impression on him" The SER
vices are conducted by converts, even to
| the music furnished. 1t is expected to con-
tlnue the work during the next two months,
or SO long as the cold weather shall last.
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR,
are determined in their efforts to boycott
| certain large manufacturing firms in this
| city, who are handling prison-made goods.
| Five of the largest boot and shoe dealers
in this city are under the ban of the
knights displeasure for using goods made
at the Joliet and Chester prisons. So far
as the city trade of these firms is concerned
there has been but slight falling off in
the volume OF business, nor is it likely that
their trade will be seriously affected. But
in the country it is claimed that already the
mandate of the Knights of Labor has had
a serious effect on the sales of convict-made
goods handled by the boycotted firms.
1t is in the country where the boycotters
expect to make themselves felt. ana the
Outlaing districts are being system atcally
canvaSsed by the Knights of Labor for the
express purpose of running the business of
all boot and shoe dealers who have prison
| contracts and sell priSOn-made goods 1t is
reported that the boycott committee of the
trades assembly is engaged in perfecting
plans to bring about general onslaught
on all classes of prison made goods, and
their first efferts will be directed against
the various contractors at the Illinois state
prisons at Joliet and Chester. The goods
thus brought under the ban will include
boots and shoes, cigars, barbed wire,
wagons, dressed stone, clothing and other
articles. 1t is said general boycott will
be ordered against these firms, and if neces-
sary local knights will go into the interior of
the state and do active missionary work
against the sale of the goods.
A MILLIoNAIRE's SCANDAL.
The police and certain of the newspapers
have had arrangements for nearly a week
| for running great headlines over racy
scandal. involving the good name of mid
dle-aged millionaire, resident on the South
side and a vestryman i'm a high
toned Episcopal church. The gentle
man has for week past been
lodging very handsome Southern
woman. who was making the search with a
revolver. The millionaire had become
! smitten with the Southern woman. who
was not all she should be, for while in New
| Orleans she was under the protection of a
wealthy sugar reiner. He abandoned her
because she showed some predilection for a
| Crescent City gambler. But for all heI
! fralltieS she was very handsome woman,
elegant in figure and as fine as silk. A
| liaSOn was carried on for long time. and
carefully concealed from the millionaire
vestryman's wife. The millionaire played
Armand to beautiful Camille. a plan
was arranged for what the vestryman
termed the lady's reformation" A flat was
rented, furniture purchased, and cosy little
establishment designed. But all these fine
plans went astray because the wrOnged
wife discovered them. He threw up his
hands at his wife's dictation, ordered the
furniture back to the store. and hung a ITO
Lett sign over the door. The Camille pro-
cured pistol and went in search of Ar
mand. while the police and reporters went
| tagging after her. An arrest was not pos
siDle for two reasons: Because of the mill
| iOnaire's influence and position in his
| church, and because the beautiful frai
woman is the sister of prominent West
| side society lady, and married to gentle.
man high in authority in newspaper circles
LOGAN as AN EDITOR.
! The following concerning Senator John
A. Logan has just been made public, or al
least it has but recently appeared in print
and relates to the senator's experience as an
editor. About the time the canvass of 1885,
opened a couple OF brothers named Sellers
established a weekly paper in Benton
Franklin county, Logan's home and head.
quarters of the Douglas men in the south
ern part of the state. The paper wa.
known as the Democrat. 1t received the
hearty support of the faithful" and the
paper was conducted with vigor. After
the nominations were all made and the can
didate in the field the Democrat made
things hum generally. Then came a rumol
that the Republicans in the northern par
OF the state wanted an organ down In
Egypt, and that negotiations were pending
for the sale of the Democrat to them. Soon