St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-06
THE WAY TO Do IT.
Minneapolis Gives $4,000 as
a City to the Johnstown
Sufferers.
The Amount Invested in Flour
and Shipped Within Six
Hours.
Catholic Total Abstinence
Convention--Yesterday'S
Parade.
An Attempted Infanticide
Prevented--More Murphy
Club Trouble.

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to decide what should be done towards
vania flood sufferers, was well attended.
E.. s. Corser was elected chairman,
and George w. Marchant secretary.
Mayor Babb suggested that as was done
in the case of the cyclone sufferers, that
funds should be raised by subscription.
All contributions should go into one
general fund. George A. Bracket said
that it was the duty of Minneapolis as a
city to make a contribution of from S10.-
600 to $4,000; let it be done as an APP
preparation, then the citizens would be
standing pro rata share. There were
plenty of citizens who would give from
$50 to 500, and others who would give
nothing. This latter class should be
made to contribute through taxation.
E. d. Jackson heartily Endorsed Mr..
Brackets idea. and wanted the money
invested in -four, to be sent at once.
Mr.. Bracket then moved that the
mayor be instructed to ship 1900 barrels
of flour to JohnStOwn Immediately.
Mayor Babb wanted the amount limited
to 1000 barrels.
mo SIR" said Mr.. Bracket emphat-
ically. "There are 1900 ruined home
steads in that Pennsylvania valley. and
the flour is needed, and needed now"
Mr.. Bracket carried the meeting with
him and his motion prevailed. Numer-
Gus remarks were made concerning diff
ferent movements to raise additional
funds by benefit entertainments and
subscriptions. A committee to take
charge of all subscriptions and dona-
tons consisting of Mayor Babb. George
A. Bracket, Aid. BraZie. w. K. Hicks,
Rev. Father James McGolrick, Rev. DR..
Burrell, and c. c. Merriman was ap-
s pH1,:si to Do telegraph ssH' that hat the
flour would be shipped at once. The
committee met at noon, and Messrs.
Bracket and Marchant were appointed
to purchase the flour. They at once Wis
tied the chamber of commerce, and the
millers' association met at noon, and the
flour was purchased within twenty min
utes, the order being divided among the
mills so as to save time. An
offer was received from General
Agent Harrison, of the Chicago,
st. Paul & Kansas City railroad,
to send the flour to Johnstown free of
charge. The committee met again at
2:45 at 233 Hennepin avenue, which had
Endorsed the action of the subcommit-
tee. Mr.. Bracket was elected treas
urer. and the following address to the
public was decided upon:
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, June 5, 1SS9.-The
undersigned, relief committee appointed at
a joint meeting of special committee of
the city council with citizens of Minneapolis,
held in the council chamber on the 5th inst,
request that all persons and organizations
desiring to aid, unite with us in extending
immediate assistance to this sorely stricken
community. The best contributi on is money
to enable this committee to pay for train
load of flour which has already been shipped.
We beg that without further special solicita-
ton, all charitable persons and organizations
will take up the matter with US and in every
possible manner swell the contribution of
Minneapolis to generous proportions.
The office of this committee is established
at 233 Hennepin avenue, where the secre
tary, Mr.. George W. MarchanI, will be found
at all hours. Checks may be made payable
to George A. Bracket. treasurer.
(Signed.) E. G. BABE,
GEORGE A. BRAcKETT,
REV. JAMES MCGOLRICK,
REV. DAVID JAMES BURRELL,
DIR. II. W. BRAzIE,
W. X. HICKS.
o. C. MERRIMAN,
GEORGE W. MERCHANT, Secretary.
Mayor Babb received reply to his
telegram to the mayor OF Pittsburg,
which read:
PIrTsBuRe, Pa, June Sc. c. Babb.
Mayor, Minneapolis: Consign flour to James
B. Scott, chairman, at Johnstown Pa. This
flour is much needed. You can form vely
little idea of the vast devastation throughout
the whole mountain region. COD bless the
doners. WILLIAM McCREEREY.
The method of raising the $4,000 de-
cided upon is that the council shall pass
a resolution pledging an appropriation
when legislative authority can be Sc
cured. In case the money is appropri-
ated at once bond will be given the
city to indemnify its action, or the
amount will be furnished by the Secur-
ity bank on note to run until the leg
islature meets two years hence at per
cent interest.
The work of loading the flour on
board the cars was begun at once, and
proceeded so rapidly that at $50 o'clock
the train of seventeen cars started on
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