St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-03


seemed glad to have it, small as il
is. Little talks were made by Senators
Wyman and Hodge and Representative
Staples, and Mr.. Berg sang song,
while the childrenslistened with wonder
to the deep, sweet tones that came
from the chest of the biggest man they
had ever seen.
Fifty-five houses have been built at
Sandstone by the commission, fifty at
pinclxlev and over zoo altogether in the
burnt district.
HOT. AT HTNCKLEY.
At Hinckley the kicbers were quite
numerous. though when Sifted by the
legislators the kicks did not stand the
test.
Mr.. Tew, president of the village,
did not like the commissions meth
DDS. and said if any more relief should
be given no wanted it handled through
other hands. Mr.. Tew's remarks also
indicated fractional differences in the
town itself He did not consider that
the benefits had been properly be-
slowed.
Joseph Kronenberg was also dissat'
isfied with the way things were run,
and insisted that seekers for relief
be made to work, instead OF being led
in idleness. He believed that to dole
out money without demanding labor
IN return would tend to make paupers
of the recipients.
Several other complaints were made.
For instance, u young Scandinavian
exhibited his father as man who
weighed 1S5 pounds before the fire, but
had fallen away to $50. Investigation
showed the family had been fairly
treated, all things considered. An
other man, q saloonkeeper, registered
a strong protest because he had been
barred in the distribution of relief. 1t
was proved, by his own admission,
that he had realized a goodly sum in
ready cash from the insurance COM
panies, and is even now comparatively
we'll heeled, for that region. Mr.. Sta
pies fatty told the gentleman he had
no case, and ne quit.
Others protested against Agent
Hollis action in certain local cases,
and Mr.. Holt rose in his own defense
The argument threatened to become
interesting, but time was limited, and
committee could not see it out. A
starved" cow was put on exhibition
when the legislators reached the
street. Mr.. Staples said the animal
was lousy, and would never pick up
until cleaned. Mr.. S. is farmer, and
is old enough TO know.
Before all this Mr. Davis, the heavi,
est loser at Hinckley, because the rich>
est man there at the time of the fire,
and a Mr.. Boyd, had made succinct
and business-like statements as to the
needs of the country thereabouts
Four thousand dollars worth of
bridges and corduroy roads that had
been destroyed should be repaired as
far as possible, they asserted, because
settlers had gone back to their farms,
and fifteen new ones have come to the
Mission Creek district, in Hinckley
township, which is as large as most
counties, comprising eighteen town
ships in one. This big town is abso-
lutely unable to raise a dollar. It is
practically bankrupt, as Mr.. Davis
said, having already overdrawn its
available resources to the extent OF
$1,000. Only four men have paid any
taxes this year. All the rest lost
every cents worth of their taxable
property, and were stricken from the
rolls by the state board of equaliza-
ton. Both Davis and Boyd expressed
themselves as satisfied that the com,
mission and its agents had done as
well as it was possible to do.
A dinner that had been prepared
by the citizens of Hinckley could not
be enjoyed for lack of time, but Mr..
Hill had a bountiful luncheon served
on the train.
senator Wyman warned the officials
at Hinckley, and at all points visited.
not to be too particular in the issuing
OF grass seed to be provided by the
state. Meadow must not be con-
strued III its narrow sense, he said,
because the legislature intended TO
cover upland pasturage land as well
as loWland hayfields. This statement
was called forth by the assertions
OF some delegations that they could
not subscribe literally to the oath re-
CURED under the law. Other members
lhdorsed the position of the gentle.
man from Hennepin unanimously, and
the settlers were extremely well
pleased with the construction thus
oIIlclally placed upon the act appro-
priating $1,000 for grass seed.
SATISFIED AT POKEGAMA.
AT Pokegama DR.. Kelsey acted as
spokesman for the townspeople, and
MS statement gave the liveliest kind
of satisfaction. He said that while no
one had received as much as he might
feel he was entitled to, they all real
zed the extremely difficult task the
commission and its agents had to per-
form He could not find words to ex-
press their gratitude and thanks for
all that had been done for them: but
when they recalled the terrible des-
truction and desolation wrought bv
the ire on that fateful Saturday thew
Were ready to say the state of Min
nesota had done well by them in all
essential respects. He paid a warm
tribute to Rev. William Wilkinson for
ms labors at the time of the fire and
since; and the latter gentleman then
told of the needs of the peopIe of
Pokegama.
Senators Wyman, Hodge, Seyatson
and Cronkhite expressed themselves
III favor OF any further relief measures
the state could inaugurate: and were
ably seconded by Representatives
Staples, Holman and Mallette The
latter gentleman made an exceedingly
IOuch1ng address SDeaI,ipr f,o,.. -.