St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-03
MEN MARCHING MADlY.
ABOUT 500 OF THE FLOUR CITY UN-
: EMPLOYED -. s,
AROUND THE CITY HALL

AROUND THE CITY HALL
They Propose to Keep 1t Up Un-
til They Secure Work Mass
Meeting in Haymarket Square
Addresses by Well Known
Men-List of the Registration
Places.
Between 700 and 800 men, all men,
berS of the great army OF the unem-
ployed, marched around the city hall
yesterday morning TO the establishment
of the natives within and the lookers-on
without. 1t is understood this march
will continue until the men out of work
are either starved to death or secure
employment. Several aldermen who
happened to be in the hall at the time
the strange demonstration took place
turned pale and tIembled. They were
evidently afraid their records had coina
out. and that the people of the city were
after them to do some bodily injury for
trusts broken and "grafts" exposed.
From the city hall the men marched to
Haymarket square, where meeting
was held and addresses were made.
Nearly 1.500 people were congregated
there, and III spite of the fact many of
them had empty stOmachs. they all
managed to keep up an outward show
of enthusiasm. Various ward c0ntin-
gents came to the meeting in body.
w. E. Writ. the secretary Of the meet.
ing. was the first to address the crowd.
He stated that there were riffs in the
heavy clouds, and that great many
men had already secured employment
because of the new work ordered by
the city having begun. Within the
next ten days, he was in hopes. few
more men would be put to work on the
new court house. Owners of vacant
lots. he said. had been asked to donate
their use to the poor for the purpose of
raising garden stuff thereon SO keep
their families on next winter. Several
property owners had already fallen in
line. and he hoped others would do so
in short time.
A man named H. s. Seed, from the
Third ward, whose sentiments. as he
expressed them. demonstrated that he
had gone to ''seed" on certain matters,
got up in the crowd aud delivered him
self of a,vigorous roast on the news
papers. He said they had treated the
unemployed in manner not at all fair.
Rev. Sample did not agree with him.
The papers. he said, without exception
had treated the unemployed question
very fairly; in fact. they had Endorsed
the present movement in strong terms.
The committee having. in charge the
matter of the bonds proposed by the
city council, Mr.. Sample stated, was
not ready to report anything Of a def
mite nature. Matters were progressing
favorably, however. Public sentiment
was with the movement, and it could
not help but succeed.
"If this city can be bunded,n said he,
'sfor hundreds and hundreds Of thou
sands of dollars to b0om real estate, it
could not refuse to issue more at this
time. when men and women and chill
dren were starving" The amount
asked, he said, would be but drop in
the bucket, but it would start things In
the right direction, and the greater
portion of the money would be paid di-
rectly to the men who need it most.
Rev. William Wilkinson, the we'll
known divine and friend of the labor.
ing man. made an address, in which he
SAID that he. appeared not only as
clergyman, but as workingman. ANY
minister said he, 'wlO has nothing to
say in times like these disgraces the
mission he ought to honor. II ever we
are to return to condition of prosper
ity there must be return of confidence.
You must keep yourself before the pub
lie eve. The pulpit and press must.
teach capital that it must pay fairly for;
the labor it employs. You must keep
I'D lot of sober thinking and take care
of your strength. Higher than any Te
Deum is the doctrine of usefulness. |
honor the man whose back is bent with
toll, and in the presence Of such men 1
want TO say my prayers"
Rev. Wilkinson stated that he could
put about dozen capable emeu in the
way of commencing farming without
capital, and desired those who were IN.
clined that way to call on him. Rev.
Gjertsen. Capt. Nelson, Tom Lucas and
Arthur Keep made speeches.. and the
latter offered resolution, which was
passed, calling upon the city to furnish
immediate work to the unemployed.
On the suggestion of Tom Lucas. the
march was made around the city hall.
Street cars were blockaded for time,
and until the immense crowd of men
had formed again on Haymarket square
it was impossible for vehicles to move
up the avenues. The column was led
by Lucas, who displayed lath in his
hand. Small flags were seen here and
there, and altogether the sight was an
impressive one. Tomorrow committees
will meet to form plans for ward organ
ization. Following are the places of
registrations:
First ward, S15 second street north
east; Second ward, pol Washington ave.
nue. southeast; Third ward, 312
Plymouth avenue; Fourth ward, 10
Lumber Exchange; Fifth ward, SOL
Washington avenue south; Sixth ward,
CPL Cedar avenue; Seventh ward. john
sons store, Eighteenth avenue south
and Lake street; Eighth ward, Nicollet
and Lake street; Ninth ward, Esterly's
drug store, Adams and Summer streets
northeast; Tenth ward, c. A. Robin
sons, Twenty-ninth and Washington
| avenue north; Eleventh ward, 2O2s
Twenuyfourth avenue south; Twelfth
ward. 2613 Twenth sixth street south
Thirteenth ward, 1921 Bryant avenue
| south.
THREE NARROW ESCAPES.