The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-23
Warning Twins.

The taking Of the census has caused re-
neyal OF unpleasantneee between the citles
of st. Paul and Minneapolis. The Minneap-
oils people came to the conclusion that the
enumerators were not doing their duty, ana
that the population Of the town WAS not ac-
ourately reported So the business mon held
n meeting, stationed men on the street cor
ners to ask passers by II their names had
been taken, and made thorough canvass oil
the shops and factories
Naturally the names came In with rush
under this vigorous method Of collection.
st. Paul became alarmed. On Tuesday night
n United States Deputy Marshal went to
Minneapolis and arrested seven census
enumerators on warrants charging them
with fraudulent practices In furnishing
names. Some sacks OF papers containing
returns were seized as evidence. Inc prls-
oners were taken to st. Paul before United
States Commissioner. who finally released
them on bail, apparently much against his
individual will.
According to the 81. Paul Poneer-Press,
the men arrested were employed In the
manufacturing annex" or "adjunctive bu-
reau" OF the Minneapolis census. The work
OF the annex is thus described:
-over month prior 10 the beginning OF the csnsas
enumera alton citizens committee was organized FOR
preparatory survey OF the neld Canvasse were sent
out at g. day the entire city and the locauon OF
every empy house tho character of tenants Of every
dwelling and tho situation Of every lot was duly re-
ported aud enrolled Lists Of names were prepared In
the foreign languages most likely 70 be met with the
Christian names being arranged In one column and the
surnAmes another tests being especially freQuent IN
tho English, German, and Swedish lanGuaReS with
these sheets IL matter of ease to shft Christian
names from surname 10 another and thus create
fictitious parsonage supply him with aWifN ana II
desirable with whole family. With the list OF vacant
houses and rooms &c was matter OF trhinE
moment 10 furnish him with homo and In some cases
he was located among family already OF normal size
20 that ono case brought forward where house con-
tanning sixteen people has been rAsod 70 tWontynx oy
thb patriotic but illdosiEnsd plan.
"It went even further. To have verismilitudO In
the names and proper mixture Of nationalitioS and
conditions ss Of lAborers in various parts OF the state
were obtained from tho pay rolls OF lumoermen ana
from the records Of employment aEencieh Az once
they were provided with home in Minneapolis ana
located of the vacant houses or on eome OF the
empty lotG Names also openly copied from the
directories OF other cities in the effort 10 add TO Min
noapoliS's population
I'm this way the returns from some districts were
thousand names above the proper returns for IL was
easier make their salary by writing
out lists in ofoo than by trudEng from house to
house They were ptiess enough In somo instancesto
provide the persons Of their creation with innrmiteA
Detection was not feared. for It was not TO DO won
dored at II two or three mon Of the same name and
nationality were found pursuing even the same occu
patton. and tho boast was openly made that no one
could get TO this scheme OF multiplication. The fab
relations used in district with alterations made by
eraser and pencil were passed to another and in the
hands OF 4 few trusted ones were made TO DO duty
several timea-
Then there are the employ ment agencies, from one
Of which 4oUO OF who had applied for work
within SIX TO eight months were obtained. From .
trampa' lodging house. whereat 'seeperS were re-
quired to register 800 coRnomen' were gathered in
and many Of the 800 were also provided with wives
aud bairna"
The Supervisor OF the Minneapolis census
says that the census was a "fair. clean
count" and threateningly observes that he
knows facts In regard to the manner In
which the census was taken In st. Paul
which, when made public, are certainly cal
culated to make some parties very tired"
The Minneapolis Tribune breaks out into
double-leaded indignation. The dragging
OF our enumerators to st. Paul at night, it
declares. with the intention OF keeping
them locked up in jail, was a contemplate
outrage. Moreover, there was not the faint
est excuse or justification for such conduct
1t is part, unquestionably, of deep-laid
plot at st. Paul to discredit the Minneapolis
returns before the country"
The Tribune asserts that the population
OF Minneapolis is from thirty to fifty per
cent. more than that OF st. Paul. II there
Is to be a new count In the former city, there
must be one in the latter too. Meanwhile
Minneapolis swels with wrath. ITO say that
there liz indignation over the unwarranted
and outrageous and cowardly action Of st.
Paul is putting it indeed mildly. 1t was the
talk Of the street during the night. and
there Is a general understanding that I'M
less St. Paul's business men repudiate the
matter, Twin City comfy is at an end once
for all. In fact, several leading citizens,
headed by WILLIAM HENRY EUsTIs, have al
ready announced their intention OF resigning
from membership in all Twin City clubs with
which they have been connected"
We hope 1t isn't as bad as all that We
hope the ligament OF the Twin Cities Is not
to be severed In this way. Doubtless St.
Paul is having its little Joke. 1t was Joke
to call the Business Mems Association a
manufacturing annex. 1t was a Joke to ar
rest seven enumerators and rush them off to
st. Paul instead OF taking them before
United States Commissioner In Minneapolis.
1t was Joke to steal part OF the census re-
turns. Ever since the st. Paul people dis
covered that certain dog Of Minneapolis
WAS entered in the city directory as Carl
BAXTER. colored," they have felt peculiar
Joy in gliding the other Twin. These mani
festations Of cheerful rivalry will not
cease until the two interesting towns annex
and absorb each other and blend their dis
tinct municipalities into the great North
western Paulopolis of the future.