St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-26
LONG DISTANCE CHARGES.
Commissioner Powers and the
Moore Employment Agency.

Commissioner Powers and the
Moore Employment Agency.
The hearing in the matter Of the
charges against Moore & Co.'S employ
rnent bureau, at 179 East Third street,
took place before the mayor yesterday.
1t amounted to little or nothing, for
the reason that there was no sworn
testimony on the part of the complain
ant State Labor Commissioner Pow
ers. Mr.. Powers submitted letters from
four labOrerS-ThomaS Cobbe, Edward
Bereiter M. E. Merrill and another
man whose signature was illegib1e,
stating that through the agency of
Moore & Co. they had gone to Poteau,
Indian territory, where they were as
SUred that they would secure work on
railroad construction at the wages Of
$3.50 a day, but that on arriving there
they found no railroad contractors and
no work for them. Being destitute they
wandered overland to Texas, sleeping
in the woods and skirmishing for food.
At last they found work on farm in
Paris, Tex. They want to return to
st. Paul as soon as possible.
In their defense Mr.. Moore and Mr..
Anderson, the latter representing the
&C.," said that in the first place they
were merely acting as agents for their
correspondents, O'Keefe 6 Co., of Kan
sas City, an employment agency auth
oriZed to hire men for the construction
of the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf
railroad in the Indian territory. Moore
& Anderson also stated that they had
received letters from O'Keefe & Co.,
setting forth the condition of things
relative to employment in the territory
in question, and had shown these let
ters to the men prior to closing deal
with them. Finally, Moore & Co.
claimed that there was employment
waiting for the men at Poteau if they
really wanted it. Their experience
had indicated, however, that many men
are unwilling to accept the employment
when they arrive at their destination.
They declared that they had sent as
many as 400 men to the territory and
had received no complaints like these.
This concluded the hearing and moth
ing further will be done until Labor
Commissioner Powers has taken or OBJ
tanned the dispositions of the men and
submitted them to the council.
EMMETHs BIRTHDAY.
Preparations for Its Celebration
Have Been Completed.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians
who have charge of the entertainment
to be given at Market hall Wednesday
evening, March 4, to commemorate the
birthday of Robert Emmett, have COM
pleted an elaborate programme for
that occasion. st. Patrick's day, which
the Irish have been for years celebrat-
ing, has to a large extent been given
over to the church as q religious holt
day. Emmett's birthday has taken it's
place as a national holiday, there be-
Ing no sectarianism connected with it,
All classes of IriShmen who love the
land of their birth join on that day
to do honor to the memory of the no
BILE lad who offered UP his life in the
interest Of his country. The speakers
on that evening will be: Hon. Mayor
Smith, Hon. c. D. Kerr, Hon. Moses
q. Clapp, Hon. William L. Kelly, Hon.
G. D. O'Brien and Hon. John McCar-
thy. of Saltwater, state president of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians. The
High School orchestra that has done
such excellent work recently will add
to the musical feature of the pro-
gramme, and St. Paulss own John
Gehan will render some national songs;
both Irish and American, as only John
can. Miss Cathryn Collins will give
some choice piano selections, and a
quartette composed of Messrs. Charles
Morrow, M. J. Heating, Albert Souch-
cray and John Gehan will complete
a programme rarely given to the pub
lie. There will be no charge for ad-
mission, and everybody, regardless of
nationality, is cordially invited to at
tend