The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-10
Daily New York Letter

Sunday opening OF the saloons, but have as
yet been unable to find that man Ex-Mavor
Schieren tells me Germans do not want it,
prominent 1rishman tells me the Irish don't
want it; and the liquor dealers say they don't
want the saloons opened on Sunday. Who
does want it, then? We must ask the people
We must place the responsibility where it
belongs-upon the citizens Of New York Put
before the people of the different boroughs
the question as to whether they want the sa-
looms open on Sunday or any other day and
let them debate it for a while The result
would be better than ali legislation on the
!, subject" 81
Average Wages.
In an address Robert E. Ely, secretary OF
the League for Political Education, said on
the subject of the earnings of the self-sup-
porting poor that, as the average wages of
the Is, 0O0,000 working men in manufacturing
and mechanical Industries were $500 a year,
and that, as an average Of at least two Per-
sons depended for support on each of these
workmen, 1t followed that on the average
three persons live $3.50 a week, or only
$2.77 each. Mr.. Ely estimates that each OF
these persons has only s13 year left for
all purposes after paying for rent, food fuel
and clothing, the very necessities Of life.
Funny Boston Politics.
According to a Boston man and politician
who stopped in New York yesterday on his
way from Washington to Boston, the reason
why the plan to have Prince Henry enter
tanned at the Venetian palace of Mrs. Jack
Gardner when he visits Boston was changed
was because Patrick Collins, mayor of Boston,
and few friends in the common council did
not propose to have the lustre Of their par
ticipation in the exercises welcoming the
prince dimmed in the least by the back bay
set.
It was the first time in many years that
Mrs. Jack Gardner had met rebuff in her
triumph progress, and some Of her social
rivals find much consolation in the fact that
it was Patrick Collins who snatched from her
grasp almost at the last moment the honor
Of entertaining. The Irish vote, however, is
not demonstrating any Joy.
According to the informant when It was
Jearned that the prince would be guest of
the city of Boston Mayor Collins turned over
most of the work of arranging the plans for
his reception to Colonel Michael P. Curran.
his private secretary, an old hand at this
kind Of work. AS the story goes, Colonel
Curran consulted William Reinacke, the Ger
man consul general at Boston, and told him
to map out the plans. The CONSUL general
accepted the offer with thanks and he fixed
things for Mrs. Gardner. A few days after-
ward Consul General Reinecke received word
that the plans must be revised and that
Prince Henry's visit to Mrs. Gardner must
be cut out. Word to this effect was then
sent to the German embassy and the plans
were revised accordingly.
But Patrick Collins former friends-the
Irish vote-declare that they will take hand
in the matter If the mayor is ever again a
candidate for anything. They are '.agin''
princes-espec when they are Dutch-and
they disapprove Of entertaining anything that
savors of kings and emperors. and when an
T,icb tLo pa hroa Ire he
do the elegant to Prince Henry they count
the mayor as one of the Irish who deserves to
be politically shelyed. Pat has beaten Mrs.
Gardner at the society game but the good
old Irish vote promises . knockout for him
when the time comes.