The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25

States in the form ,of increased rail.
way receipts. Miles, were nat on
steady realizations in Paris. The fea.
ture in the money m8rket is the grow
ing possibility OF gold going to India
through the dearneSs Of money. The
rise in exchange to 16{d will probably
induce shipments. The Paris bourse
was dull. The feature there is the
sudenness of heavy Withdrawals OF
Russian deposits from Paris. It is
said that the Russian government
was about to present large amount
OF notes at the Bank Of France for
gold required for coinage purposes,
and that the bank refused to part
with it's gold. Hence the Paris rise in
exchange on London. The Berlin
market was quiet.
And here is a $38, 900 failure in South
Dakota:
Aberdeen, S. D.. Special, Nov. 49,
Upon application OF Daube, Cohn.
Stein s. Co. of Chicago, who have q
claim OF $25. $50 against Appel s. Co.,
clotkiers Of this city, Judge Campbell
today appointed J. A. Schlueter re-
ceiver of the local firm. Other claims
against Appel s. Co., bring the total
amount up to $38, 1000. Their stock
and fixtures are valued at SIS, 900.
Here is similar item from Duluth:
Duluth, Special, Nov, 16.-Smith,
Koors & Co. have made q voluntary
assignment for the benefit of their
creditors to Henry Fclz. The insolv-
ent company Is commission firm.
No state ments of assets or liabilities
has been filed. ~=
The following item, we are glad to
see, indicates that McKinley-prosper-
is reaching New York Clty;-may they
get loads of it.
New York, Nov. l8.-The firm of
Joseph Wechsler's Sons. the dry goods
dealers of Brooklyn, closed their doors
at 10 o'clock Saturday night.
Justice Gaynor, as trustee, ordered
the business closed, as it's continuance
was menace to the estate.
And here is another burst Of pros
perity:
Galveston, Tex, Nov. Al. Rosen-
field & Co., wholesale millinery and
notions, made an assignment to-day.
M. Lasker was named as assignee.
The liabilities are estimated at $120,-
600 and nominal assets within few
thousand Of the liabilities.
Marx & Blum, wholesale dealers in
shoes and hats. filed deed of trust
and chattle mortgage today to B. F..
CASTOR Of Galveston County and
Joseph Nussbaum OF Limestone coun-
tY. Claims are preferred to the
amount of 5i3,628. 3sAssets are esti-
mated at $75O,O00, a. large portion of
which consists of real es tate scattered
all over the state of Texas.
Eyria, Ohio, Nov.@H.-E. P. French
Of this city. doing business at Al Pros
pect street, Cleveland, in the whole
sale and retail furniture line under
the firm name of E.. +. French & Co.,
filed papers of assignment here to-day,
naming Z. B. Leonard assignee. The
assets of the firm Will foot about $1O,-
600, liabilities not known.
We find in a recent snumber of the
minneapolis Journal the following
pitiful account Of the poverty and
suffering among the laboring people
of this city:
A conference open to the whole city
regardless of political religious belle is
or social conditions, will be held next
Monday evening,at the West hotel, for
the purpose OF discussing measures
for the relief Of the homeless, unem-
ployed and destitute men in this city.
Ladies as we'll as gentlemen will be
present and all churches and philan-
thropic societies are requested to be
represented. Since the first Of Novem-
Der over 500 men, or an average of 81
nightly, have sought shelter at the
tramp room OF the central police
need for immediate and effective aid
ably situated.
Some plan that would give work
and an opportunity to earn their food
and lodging by honest labor, instead OF
compelling them to accept charity,
would be the most satisfactory ar.
rangement for the men themselves
and the people who are interes ted in
their welfare. Very few Of them are
chronic tramps or "bums," but are
| literally without means of employ
ment. though willing to work. Some
thing must be done for them, how
ever, no matter under what guise.
Persons who are driven to accept
the hospitality of the police station
deserve every mans pity. A more un-
pre- poss esSing and uncomfortable place
than the tramp room does not exist.
1t is located in dingy, vermin-infest-
ed cellar, and the only accommodate
tions for sleeping are the stone floors
and the wooden benches. On nights
when the dodgers are numerous, they
are packed in like SardineS in box,
making very distressing sight. Dur
ing the past three winters this room
has been taxed to the utmost and the
indications are that this one will
break the record,
n q a ~
at the central police stations has been
kept since October, 1888, and this vol
ume will prove very useful TO persons
the demands were very light. the aver
age during the winter Of 1889 being
only about ten a night in November
and increasing somewhat until Feb
ruary. Previous to the winter of
1893-'94 the highest n ,Dm Der entertain
ed during any nightWas one in Feb
ruary, 80, when sevepty-Seven sought
lodging. During the months of Janu-
airy, April of '93 the average per night
was about seven or eight, the highest
nightly record being fourteen.
Beginning with the month of Octo-
Der, 1893, the situation has been de-
plorable, owing to the, closing down OF
workshops and Improvements by the
panic and the depression which fol-
lowed. A table showing the average
number of dodgers at the tramp-room
for the seven severe, months Of the
past three winters has been prepared.
The average is not exact. it being OBJ
tanned merely. by ascelt lining the
average of the highest and lowest
numbers of the respective months.
but for comparative purposes 1t will