The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-06-14

st. Paul, June 1.-THE results of the
sighth semi-annual pauper censuc taken
in December last have been tabulated
and are now in the hands of the printer.
although the totals show, as was ex-
pected, an increase in the amount of
paEPerism in 1893 over that in 1892,
sill Secretary HarC says that he be-
lieves from such statistics as he can
gather from other states, that Minnesota
still has that advantage in this respect
over other communities. The report
gives the following statements interest
ing to stude--ts of the present conditions:
The total number of persons receiving
public relief in December, 1893, was H.
800, as against 6,421 in December, 1892
and ,45O in December, 1890; an increase
of 81 per cent over 1892, but an increase
of only 63 per cent over 1890.
The number of paupers III II counties,
not including HennepiH, Ramsey and st.
Louis was 4,905, as against 1865 in
1892, and 1881 in 1890; an increase of
70 per cent over 1892, but only 20 per
Cnt over 1890.
The number of paupers in the three
counties of Hennepin, Ramsey and st.
Louis was 1904, as against 2,1G6 in
| 1892, an increase of 157 per cent, but
an increase of only 105 per cent over
| the number reported in 1890 The board
| of control of the city of st. Paul in max
| ing its report for this census, calls at
| tentlon to the fact that a very large pro-
| portion of those reported do not belong
| to the pauper class. They never received
| aid before and probably never will again,
| but have been driven to accept public aid
| by the imEossibility of obtaining work
| at their usual emplOyments. The same
| thing is undoubtedly true in other coun-
| ties of the state also. Thirteen IIlnties
show no increase over the nu nber of
paupers in 1892; Aitkin, Clay, Cook,
Grow Wing, Faribault, Fillmore, Free
| BON. Meeker, Norman, Olmsted, Sher-
burne. Sibley and Watonwan. Eight
counties show increase of less that 10 per
| otl t. Becker, Brown, Dakota, Coed
hue, Pope, Rice, Scott and Waseca. Nine
show an increase of 10 to % per cent:
AnCka, Benton, Chisago, Dodge lie
| SCeur, Stevens Wabasha, Wadena and
Washington, making a total Of 30 coun-
ties out of the so in which the number
of paupers increased less than 25 per cent
| over that of December, 1892.
1t Is interesting to observe that this
| list of 80 counties includes compact
group of IL counties in the eastern and
southern parts of the state which seem
to have been very little effected by the
hard times, namely, Washington, Da-
kota, GoQdhue, Wahasha, Dodge, Free
born, Ffribault, Waseca, Steele, Olmsted,
Slbley and lie Sueur, To these might
also be added the adjacent counties of
Chisago, Anoka, Meeker, Sherburne and
WatOnwan. They include all of the
southeastern counties of the state sxe,nt
Winona, Houston, Fillmore spd Mower
counties, and they are ali counties in
which diversified farming prevails.
On the other hand 35 counties show an
increase of more than so per cent: Big
Stone Carleton, Cottonwood, Grant,
Houston, Hubbard, Itasaa. jackson,
Kanabec, KandyoAS Kittson. Lincoln,
Lyon, Mcleod, Marshall, Martin, Mile
Lacss Morrison, Mower, Mobiles, Otter
Tail Pine, Pipestone, Polk, ReNyfl,e,
Rock, SteaTns, Swift, Traverse, Wflki1,
Wright, Yellow Mf diqine. Efe1nepin,
Ramsey 9aPRd 9aPRd st. Louis, but of these 50
fountie& ID have still lqwer ratio than
the average Of the rural counties.
The number Of IyAnpEeFs boarded in poor
houses, htospitals and private families in
4 counties, excluding Hennepin, Ramsey
and st: 4aNis counties, was 502, as
against 3a7 in December 1891; an ip-
crease of q per cent. The number in
the three counties of Hennepin, Ramsey
and st. Louis was G19, as against 461
in 1892, an increase of 81 per cent, The
number in the entire state was 1,121, as
against $50 in 1892, Az increase of 80
per cent. The. Increase has been chiefly
in temporary ''out door" relief.