The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-06
Denies He Bought ONCE

Denies He Bought Office
Publication Of the allegation that a re-
cent appointee of Mayor Low had paid
$1,000 to Tammany holdover in a fee Of
fee to have him resign and thus create
vacancy to which the man who paid the
money could be appointed, caused former
Senator Munzinger, now a city marshal,
attached to the finance department, to
deny that he was the person, although
Mr.. Munzinger said he believed he was
the person aimed at in the story which
has caused great scandal.
Unions on Chinese Exclusion
The Central Federated Union has taken
up the question Of re-enactment of the
Chinese exclusion law, which expires
next May, and which is agitating the
labor unions all over the country. The
Central Federated union is now attached
to the American Federation of Labor,
which has forwarded a red-1etter circular
to all labor organizations, asking them
to unite in supporting two bills now be-
fore congress, which are intended not
the mainland of the United States and
our insular possessions, but also to pre-
vent the Chinese in the latter from enter
ing the United States.
Tenement Inspectors
Nearly 1900 men have applied to the
municipal civil service commission for
examination for appointment as sanitary
inspectors and inspectors of light and
ventilation in the new tenement house
department. So unprecedented is the
number to be examined that the Grand
Central Palace has been leased for this
Friday, when the examinations will We
held.
GunbOat Machias Sails
The United States gunboat Machias,
Lieut.. Commander Henry McCrea COM
handing, which has been at the navy
yard mere for the last month undergoing
repairs, has sailed for the West Indies
to join the North Atlantic squadron,
taking the place of the gunboat Marietta,
which is now at Colon to protect Amer
lean interests there. 1t is probable that
the Machias will join the command of
Rear Admiral Higginson at Guantanamo
or Cienfuegos. The squadron which has
left Culegra is due to arrive at Guam
tanamo on Feb. and Cienfuegos on the
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High Island Quietly Sold
Interest was added to the sale of more
than $1,OO00O0 worth of property on City
Island to a syndicate said to be headed
by William G. Whitney, August Belmont
Samuel w. McMillen, eX-park commits
sioner, and other New York miIlionatres,
when it was learned yesterday that High
Island, between City Island and Harris
Island, had been sold to the same mys-
ferrous purchasers that have been secur-
ing options on land on various parts Of
City Island. High Island contains eigh-
teen acres, and has valuable deposits of
fine building stone a large dock and
manor house. Rock from the island was
used in building Fort Schuyler and the
fort at Willet's Point, and 1t is said the
syndicate will use the stone In building
a club house on High Island and in the
erection Of other buildings on City ISL
and. Two large lots on the northern
end of City Island and facing High ISL
and, were purchased at the same time,
and it is rumored that both islands will
be connected with a bridge.
Fraud Charged in Dock Board
James DAILY, business agent Of the Dock
Builders association, made a formed pro-
test at yesterdays meeting of the Cen
trail Federated union against the methods
of the dock department under the new