St. Paul daily globe., 1893-08-20
shared their esteem as an employer, and
as prominent citizeu.'
VERY SATISFACTORY.
Are the Reports of the Fire Re-
lief Committee.

At the Business Union yesterday
morning the fire relief com mittee held
meeting and discussed the condition
Of atfairs. The various reports handed
in made a fine showing They stated
that donations of all kinds mad been
received and the cash contributions
amounted to S11554. and orders for goods
and supplies 81, ,ll5; total $l,954. An
emergency officer of the relief work
has been appointed who is to meet i'm
mediate and known needy cases, and is
authorized to take action on any kind
or cases of distress. food needed, births,
sickness, etc. The feature was ap-
proved by the committee. 1t includes
Such instances as where well knowas
citizens authoritatiyeIy report cases and
where there would be continued dis
tress by the delay OF Investigator. Ell
President Loring brought up the mat
ter OF employment of the unempleyefi.- :
and the cases of the young men at the
rctief barracks. Capt. Snyder reported
that the mayor had the previous even
ln9, as had been stated by the Globe
would be done, notified the unmarried
men that they could not be longer fed
1t was found, the captain said, that one
hail OF these had employment and none
OF them would longer be fed anywhere.
Mr. Bracket said ta thought that the
action taken by the mayor would reach
the point, and that the mayor was i'm
communication with the labor leaders
OF the city. OIL the proposal TO put the
unemployed men into the public works
at low rates. rather than to feG1 them
and have them idle, and that the labor
organizations seemed inclined to the
proposal. If that was done il would
meet the cases.
MIR. Bracket made detailed state
ment Of the syStematlZati0n OF the re-
lief work, as has been described in the
GLOBE. The committee possesses a
perfect list of all and knows all their
needs. and as soon as the inspectors en-
ployed have reported, imposition and
rcpe atlng will be redueed to the mini
mum.
1t developed that of the 124 families
requiring support, 70 are being cared
for by the Nelson Lumber company and
the Nelson Paper company. The etn-
pioyes of the latter raised SubScrip-
tiOn among themselves to add to that of
the company for the purpose.
1t was resolved TO strengthen the
mayer in his efforts on the labor feat
ure, and the meeting adjourned.
The reported sa.es of the Bijou bene-
Is u NttS SldlCu, HOutu IeSlilZc DsIWc cu
3d. 0)9 and 81, 900.
The Esijou Benefit.
1t was a maguifict Mt audience that
greeted the performances at the Biiou
theatrr last night fer the benefit of the
East side tre sufferers. Nut only was
every seat and all of the boxes taken.
huL the aisles and lobby were
crowded with people glad to have the
privilege OF standing up. In short.
every available nook and Granny i'll tie
house was occupied. The theater was
handsomely decorated for the occasion,
the balcony rails being festOoned with
flags, while banks of potted flowers
were placed at each end of the stage.
'Fhe performance, which was witnessed
by over two thousand people, went with
vim and go that was highly enjoyable.
The boxes were occupied by Mayor
EuStiS and party. John Go0dnow and
party, Aid. Mc(iuire aud party, and
Aid. Haynes and friends. 1t is is esti-
mated that between 5000 and 1900
tickets were sold, which will net in the
neighborhood of $1,000. In view of tie
success of the performance il is proe-
able that it may be reneated. ;