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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-18
SMITH As HAYNES A ! ] I },
st. Paul's Mayor Comes Up and
Tries On MINES Mayoralty
Throne.
Several officeseekers Didn't Catch
On st. Paul Man Praises
. City Hall.

De Bob Smith. otherwise known as
the mayor Of st. Paul. was acting mayor
of Minneapolis this morning.
Mayor Smith came over from the other
town to say .howdy'' to his old friend,
Doe Anes, some time mayor Of Min
neapolis, who was about to be arraigned
on bribery and other charges. After wit
Messing the arraignments. the burgomas
ter of st. Paul, escorted by Mayors Sec
rotary Frank Mcdonald, + was shown
through the big city and county building,
which he was Visiting for the first time.
Then he returned to the mayor office
and seated himself complacently in Mayor
Haynes big arm chair in the private Of
fee. 4ss
Haynes telephoned me before he went
| to Chicago said de Bob shat he
would like to have me act as substitute
seeing as we were both democrats an6
knew how to run a city right under that
try and maintain the dignity of the office
for a while f'er
| Frank Mcdonald caught the l1umor O.
the situation and proceeded to enter int
the spirit Of the occasion. = .. N
Several people waiting to see you, Mr.
Mayor he said, with a profound obei
sance., "a e4ls
SHOW 'em in said the man from, st
Paul ~
For the next hour he was busy dispos
ing of the usual grist Of callers anxious
| to see the mayor on this that and tn
other thing.
Looking, for a Job.
i II understand, mayor, said one of tn
! visitors, that you are going to make som
more changes the first; Of next week Of
the police force. I put in my applica
ton some time ago and hope you'll Civ
/ it your favorable consideration. M
names -" s...rsi r. 5. 49,. Tx
TN sure I'd be only too glad to at
1 tend 10 this little matter to your entir
satisfaction" was the reply. II kno1
from your looks that you're a good, hard
working democrat; but I'm afraid I can
do anything for you. You see, I'm mayo
of st. Paul. .E,,@'' SIS T. !--+a.s@- = I.#
d The joke didn't go. very far with peopl
4 who know Mayor Haynes, but it was sur
prising to see how many people in thi
city have yet to meet him for the frs
) time, and readily mistook the substitute
for the real thing ~ . NJ y y
; II Think said Mayor Smith, as he pre-
pared to depart, that this is the first hi
step toward the union Of the two cite:
] shall certainly ask Mayor Haynes at m
earliest opportunity to spell me for
while. In that way we will come to hay
a close personal knowledge of affairs j
: both halves Of our big metropolitan cente
, -. Our City Hall "corker.".
) IT wouldn't mind staying over here #
j several days. This building is magnif
= cent. It's a corker. I'm almost ashame
> to go back L.. ..s.....,. ~.
: DermophIIe and Other Special Makes.
~ Spring Underwear at The Plymouth.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-18
THE WEATHER PREDICTIONS

Minnesota-Rain, turning to snow to-
night or Thursday; colder Thursday and
in south and west portions Tonight; cold
wave in northwest portion; winds shift
ing to high northerly. Lower Michigan
Local rains and thunderstorms tonight
and Thursday; warmer in east portion to-
night: cooler in extreme west portion
Thursday; brisk southerly winds. Upper
Michigan-Rain or snow tonight and
Thursday: colder in northwest portion
Thursday; high southerly' winds. Wiscen-
sin-Rain tonight and Thursday. prob
ably turning to snow in northwest portion;
warmer in east portion tonight; colder
Thursday; brisk to high southerly winds
Iowa--Rain tonight and Thursday, turn
ing to snow in west portion: colder
Thursday and in west portion to-
night; winds shifting to north. North
Dakota-Snow tonight, probably followed
by fair Thursday; cold wave tonight
brisk and. high northerly winds. South
Dakota-snow tonight and probably
Thursday: much colder; high northerly
winds. Montana-Fair Tonight sano
Thursday; colder, in east and south por.
tons tonight; northerly winds.
New Ideas Of Weave and Color.
Spring Clothes at The Plymouth Corner
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-18
"H0I TIME In old TOWN,
Tillman's Lecture on the Negro
Problem Bound to Rattle
4. =. Dry Bones. Z

J. AS might have been expected. the an
nouncement that Senator Benjamin r.
Tillman, the eating senator from
South Carolina, had decided to invade the
north and speak in Minneapolis on the
race question:, has stirred up a livelier In
terest than any other lecture announce
ment of the season. Il The senator's repu :
tation for stirring the animals up. has
preceded him, and the public is looking
forward to am evening of sensations Fri
day night. i i! @ tE. ~
There is probably less of the hypocrite
about Tillman than any other American
statesman of the times. His mind is an
open book. He conceals nothing. He
lives what he. is. n His fellow senators,
who understand him love him, as a well
known Washington correspondent has
said, as a brother. !. Senator SpOonef to1
Wisconsin,, who crosses 'Tillman In debate
more than any other senator, is partic-
ular chum Of his Senator Hoar, the Ven.
cradle Massachusetts, statesman, declares
taht Senator Tillrnan is an honest, patrl.
otto and able statesman. *
But the negro problem has always beer
to Senator Tillman as a red rag to a bull
The mere mention sof it stirs him up tc
intense expression.@rrA great majority o.
the southern people hold the same intense
views on this subject that Senator Tillmar
does, but few Of them get into print. The
senator can't say two words about tht
negro without being quoted. He lament:
| that the newspapers are always picking
out his sensational remarks and pay nj
attention to the others However a!
President Roosevelt the Indianalo affai
and the Charleston customs collector ap
pointnlent have again brought the rae
| problem to the front as a pressing ques
ton Senator Tillrnan is' strongly in evi
Ldence The invitation to' him to speak ii
Minneapolis was almost q challenge, bu
he fearlessly took it up and with charac
teristic. courage he agreed to speak her
Friday night. This intensely interesting
lecture on THE Race Question From
Southern Standpoint will be given iii tn
First Baptist church.
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oChUUL CON4hAC4o LEI
The Board J. OF Education Arranses for
Work at the Franklin -: -, T..

The board of &. education Yesterday
a warded the contract for the superstruct-
ure Of the eight -room addition to the
Franklin school to J. e. Pilgrim, at s29,-
SOS and the contract for plumbing to J..
G. Fay at :s1.075. George W. Browns bid
for the superstructure was ,ths highest at
s32. 64e Ell. Davis offered to do the work
for $3o,s4e. There were two bids Of s.. $50
for the plumbing Bids for heating and
ventilation ranged from $685. to $13.0es.
The demand for an eight-rpom addition
to the BRYANT school brought like petit
ton from residents of the Horace Mann
school district The Horace Mann people
urged that they were more entitled to such
an addition than the people of the adjoin
ing district. The appropriation for the
Bryant school may be divided between the
two schools. Is s IN tz :. $1%E s . ~
George Al. Cobb will supervise. the con
struction Of the Franklin school addition
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CIT Y n EWS s..
TOWN TALK ].

Y New STYLES stationery. The Beard Art
Co., 624 Nicollet. until April Is.
Bart's Cartoons for 1902 on sale at The
Journal counter for Zoe: by mail, SOC.
Rev. Father Cleary will lecture, to-m1o e'l,,
row evening in DANA hallf on Rome ana
Pope Leo XIII. ~ X a. ss
American Express companyss annual mt e
sale unclaimed goods at go washington
avenue s, tomorrow. ss AZ M
Frederick Roach. the Rambler bicycle
agent has been selling and repairing pl-
cycles for the past 16 years at 5ls sHenn.. II
You insure against fire. why not insure
your checks by using "a check protector.
An styles. prices right. Minneapolis stamp
and Stencil company.
The local Painters union will hold q
special meeting at Alexander,s nan 10
morrow evening in honor Of the vice pres
denrt of the international Painters union.
An old shioned district school enter
tainment was given last evening in Vine
Congregational church under the. direction
Of the Christian EndeaNor society. 1T
was largely attended, 1t will be repeated
in the seventh ward republican WlgWam
on Lake street near Bloomington Wednes7
day evening, March IS. -
Blanks for use in the office are no,longer
given away by the register Of deeds OF
this county. The free distribution OF
these blanks was relic of the fee sys-
tenn and cost the county large sums OF
money. 1t is practically the last reminder
of the old system to disappear The civ
Ing away of blanks of all sorts is still
practice in the probate court but a move
ment is said to be on foot for its abolition
A combination of the city lookup and
the county jail has been suggested ny
Captain J. H. Alexander, superintendent
at the county prison. The plan is for the
city to build cells contiguous to the pres
ent Jail. These constructed: the same at
| tendants could take care OF both jails anc
the kitchen. laundry and other appoint
ments of the county jail could be usec
by the city authorities and prisoners.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-18
IRELAND's SAINTS DAY
Generally Observed in Twin Cities
Z: !. 4. Patrick Fitzpatrick Speaks.

In Minneapolis yesterday, all the Irish
Catholic parishes. seven in number. OBJ
serving the day Even a Protestant church
recognized the day. This was the Ere
mont Avenue Congregational church
where Rev. Richard Brown delivered an
illustrated lecture on Ireland. &.- -.-
. The largest celebration was probably the
one held at Harmonic hall under the aus
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-18
HAVE YOU YOUR TAG?
If You Haven't the Blue Coats May
y. -. ..'>:s, Get You. ~.

According to the plans Of superintend-
ent of Police Ed j. Conroy, the laws and
ordinances regulating bicycle paths will
be strictly enforced this year. Although
few wheels are out of storage vet, orders
were issued this morning to the various
patrolmen Of the city to see that the bi-
cycle ordinances are enforced. The order
requires patrolmen to see that all bicycles
ridden upon the cycle paths Of the city
are provided with bicycle tags and also
that transfers are prevented from driving
vehicles upon the paths. It is the inten-
ton the superintendent to see that
these orders are obeyed. .s.'''> ~ !
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pices of the knights of the Cross of the
Immaculate Conception church. c. D.
O'Brien Of ST. Paul delivered an address
in which he compared the patron saint of
Ireland to her foremost orator Daniel
O'Connell. f,,4 -
They had a rare combination at the As
cension church. where Senator Patrick
Fitzpatrick of Winona, spoke of the life
and work Of ST.. Patrick.
At Holy Rosary hall the Shannon Long
Dramatic company presented THE Noble
Outcast..'' giving a matinee and an even
ing performance.
Statutory parish celebrated at St
Anthony hall. the entertainment being un-
der the auspices Of Division No. 3, A. o
H. Addresses were delivered by Rev
James O'ReiHy and j.. J. Regain, state
president Of the A., o. H.
| A literary and musical entertainment
| was given at St. Lawrence church. TIL,
| principal feature was the reading o
ben Hur', by Josephine Bonaparte Rice
Rev. j.. M. Cleary delivered an illus
| trated lecture at the entertainment givel
by St. Charles parish at Labor Temple.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-18
J: NEW. ASSN OF STUDENTS
The University Catholic Association 2
lncorporated-May Erect a Us
r.. -. -s-a* sT-5# RuIdlnd: taTE Ses!{& FEasE

Roman Catholic students at the univers-
ity have formed an organization under the
name Of the University Catholic associa-
tion and have incorporated. "A library
and reading room will be opened shortly.
Any student who is a communicate of the
Roman church may become a member
upon the payment Of dues. The object OF
the association is to create among its
members a more enlightened mind in the
matters of Catholic faith. Ultima tely 1t is
hoped to erect a building upon the
campus. #
The incorporates are g. ". McLauEh-
lin, MapIeton; e. L. Touhy Chatfeld; e
c. O.Brien. Duluth; j. =. Murphy: Alma
City; A. L. McCarty, Good Thunder
Owen p. McElmeel. st. Paul. The Off
GERS are: President, o. p. McElmeel
vice president,1sJ. a.. Layne; secretary
Josephine Cornish; treasurer, Augusta
Mcclure. ~ AN tf3.s III gs3s s#55p#=
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Third Of Series Comes to a Close, SOC
:::-r% 80, j ;ExcursIonlsts Were ~


'r Carried. 4 t-a+..,s.,- =, -
The third and last Of the 1908 spring
series Of excursions by the Twin City and
northwestern Merchants association
closed yesterday. George II. Drummer, rep
resentative OF the Western, Passenger as
ISOLATION. who is detailed annually to GER
tify the return tickets. has gone back to
Chicago. The total attendance for the
series was about $780, which is the best
record since the plan was begun in 1898
Those who registered yesterday were:*
Mrs: A. W. Fuller. Fargo, n. p: l.. G. Iun;
din, Sheyenne. n. D.: BERTHE johnson, Thief
River Falls; Sadie Cantwell, LIE sueur: Mrs.
Carrie p. Racket. Ahercro,nbie, N. D.; Miss
Anna Swensen: Walnut Grove; Mrs: NJ. Il: Du
Eois. Lizzie n Memsyer, Fa1lkton; caribel
Miller. Bird Island; Tillie Schultz. Monteyideo;
9. D. Thompson. Ildgerwood,. ". D.: Mrs: OIL
Bowen. Hone, n. D.: Mrs. NJ. J. Grogan. Aber
deems. D.; Mrs. r.. NJ. Jerome, Staples: Mis-.
Kate Henkels, Hasss n; Mrs; y. "; Young
Webster City. Iowa; G.. Custritins, Rochester
Miss Emma Murphy. Zumbrota: S. f.. Taylor
Fairmount,. N. D.: Mrs. Anna Falk,: Sandstone
Miss Hanna Hicks Hickson, n. D.; Ethel At
wood, Virginia, Wis. ~ -. -. - -
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Main s5s-Tel. either company--s53 Main

SODA q CRACKERS, lib. !. /. /. 4. 4. 40. SC
2.LR. PKG. PANCAKE FLouR.... &c
ST. FRANCIS BAKED BEANS, s2-lb.
cans ....... a,.....5... &c
FINE ALASKA PINK SALMON, can. &C.
FANCY SALMON STEAK, fiat can. .S1sc
Lazenby's English. Pickles.. Mixed Chow
Chow, Freneh String Beans, cauiifiower,
onionss Wainuts, while they last ar
SOC size 15c; Csc size!...s.. ...i.t.. G0G
YELLOW COIN MEAL, 1o.Ib bag, .12I,c
STRICTLY FRESH EGGS. dozen. ;, 14c
10 LBS. BEST GRADUATED su-
GAR $3.50. .S..s.. $50. 81 100
catsup, quart bottles . 3 49,. 1oc
Walter Baker, Cocoa, Ea-lb. tin. -. 1sc
Good California Peaches. can lac
Fancy California Fruit, assorted, dog $1.s5
Eastern Pears, 3-lb. can. 1oc
RackberrIes 3-lb. can. Tic
j. Il. Fllekenser Peaches, can. $3.50. 1876
Monarch Sweet Potatoes, very fine, ~
can ....T ......... ,............... .13c
Clam and Oyster Cocktails, all pre-.
pared, can 10c
Armour's 15c Baked Beans, In tomato -a
sauce, can ................. ....... Tic
snider's Soup, 3-Ib. tin ............. zoe
Condensed Soups, can .............. 7c
Telephone Peas, can ................. 1Oc
Potatoes, fun eo-Ib. busheI ..-....... 4oc
Good Apples, peck .................. Csc
Rutabagas. Carrots, Parsnps, beets,
peck &c
{ Turnips, peck. ,........ ..............4& Sc
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! FAREWELL TO 4 DEACON
First Baptist Church People Give Recep.
ton In Honor of Alexander

Barnes. 6 a.'13 81 q
At the First Baptist church this evening
a reception will be given to Deacon Alex
ander Barnes and Mr.. and Mrs. II. . E.
Craft. This will be a farewell reception in
view Of their removal to Michigan where
Mr.. Craft has purchased q fruit farm.
Deacon Barnes is one Of the Oldest dea-
cons IN the First church. d and Mr.. and
Mrs. Craft have been identined in a
most active way with the work Of the
church for many Years. Their many
friends feel keenly their removal from the
city. and the First BAPTIST church people
have chosen this time to express tfei,
appreciation OF the manifold labors which
they have rendered to its many causes.
Mr.. Barnes is also president Of the Au-
thors club and a twentiet degree mem.
Der OF tie Ralston Health club. IS . 8, s
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AN AWFUL CRIME.

Berlin. March 1s.-A, Shaksperean student In
the Berlin Royal library has discovered that the
unique copy of the famous 1923 first folio which
Emperor William presented to the library, has
been completely mutiated by a careless ma
licious reader. The whole of 'The Comedy of
Errors has been cut out. It is: believed that
the loss is irreparable. the remaining copies
Of the first folos are in private hands. -,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-18
CAPT. sIGsBEE COMING

He VIII Be q Guest Of RaWllns Post, q.
I 81 A. r.. Some Time his
Spring
Captain Charles D. Sigsbee will address
the John A. Rawlins post some time this
spring. "a letter of acceptance was re-
ceived from the gallant officer who ccm-
;r1landed the Maine when that ship was
blown up In Havana harbor and was read
at the post meeting last evening. IA
George "A. Bracket delivered an inter-
esting illustrated lecture on Alaska
Easter Gray. il
ss New Exclusive Shade Gloves. he
Plymouth Clothing House.
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A BAKERY "AT. HOME

tion To- morrow Afternoon
and Evening.
N. A. Mattson's big new modern bak
ing plant. at S26-2s-3O Third avenue NE.
will be a center Of attraction tomorrow
afternoon and evening for all who like
good bread and are interested in seeing
how high class bakery products are made.
The whole big plant. from -four storage
rooms to the oven. will be open to the
inspection Of visitors. and as the most
up-to- date machinery and devices are EN- :
ployed In every department. there is much
Of, surprising interest. Music will be in
attendance throughout the afternoon and
evening and the social aspect Of the occa-
sion will be still further heightened by
light refreshments.
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Gold Fields of E

beauty. This moroccan contains several
famous parts. among them '"The Ballad
of Common Folk, put into the mouth Of
Gringoire, who is represented as peasant
poet defending the oppressed common peo-
pie even before the face of the king.
Gringoire is a historic character and an
important early writer Of French poetry.
but his story became strangely mingled in
tradition with that of Francis Vilon and
the real lives Of the two poets have only
been dfsentangled by very modern re-
search. Gringoire is one of the chara cters
used by Victor Hugo in. '.Notre Dame
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-18
MACKAY MEETINGS
The Chicago Evangelist VIII. Conduct
49,. Services at Swedish Tabernacle

This Evening. 49,
Rev. Tom < Ma ckay, the Chicago evan
gelist who has been doing such successful
work in the city, for some time is now
working with the pastor Of the Swedish
Tabernacle. Mr.. NJ ackaY.4pr ched at the
tabernacle three times last Sunday. !, He
will hold meetings there tonight rs and
Thursday and three meetings next Sun
day Friday evening he will preach at
the Annex chapel of the tabernacle, Twen-
ty- second street and Twenty fifth ave
nue. s. -. ZS5%. - 81 x. i \ -.
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OFFICE EMPLOYEES UNION
preliminary Steps Toward Organization
AIKEN Last Evenlng-Anothers
:: St t I. 5::ss MEETING March 81

to organize 8. bookkeepers, stenographers
and office employees union and an enthus
iastic meeting was held in Holcomb's hall
last night to consider plans. George Har-
yey. j. II. Carver and others spoke of the
benefits to be derived from organizing.
Another meeting will be held March 81 !,
when it IS expected that more definite ac-
ton will be taken. 81
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:. Saves Time as. Nell as Money.
The Plymouth Clothing House, Sixth st.
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-. 49, Hard Coal. ~, -. ~ !.
Egg, stove or nut, $3.50 per ton. Holmes
& MacCaughey Co., 412 First avenue S. :
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The Keynote Is eecomIngness
OF correct Dress at Tie plymouth. -
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In Full Spring Readiness
The Il sOutfitting Stores at The Plymouth.
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The Plymouth Raineoats.
Broad Shoulders. Graceful Back, Stralgh
Front D. '.'
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Every Need for Personal Wear
OF Man, Woman or Child is provided by
The Plymouth Clothing House.
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Postmasters appointed to-day: Minnesota--Miz-
pah. Itasca county. Daniel Y. Francis Wiscon-
Coleman: Hillburn, Walworth county, NJ Z.
Himebauch.
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RUSSIA BUILDS ITS OWN TRACTION LINES.
st. Petersburg March 1s.-Interior Minister
Won Plehwe has informed the mayor that the gov
eminent has refused the application of Murray
A. Werner, of Pittsburg. Pa for the st. Peters
burg and Moscow traction franchises Both
municipalities opposed the applications. They
desire to construct the street railroads them
selves.
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In the New Gray Shades.
Plymouth Neckwear and Halfhose.
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Surprisingly Reasonable Prices
Tor Finest Goods at The Plymouth.
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| Anything Good to Wear
Should be looked up at The Plymouth be-
| fore looking elsewhere.
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; Dermop1iIe and Other Special Makes.
Spring Underwear at The Plymouth.
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BIG EXCURSION RECORD

New Ideas Of Weave and Color.
Spring Clothes at The Plymouth Corner
The Washington times., 1903-11-08
TOO MUCH PROSPERITY
HURT THE BIC CIRCUS
Demand for Able-Boded Men Was So Great II
Robbed Travelling Show of Helpers Virginia
Negroes Finally Imported to Help Out

- circus handicapped by prosperity
sounds like pipe talk, but that was the
experience I had last summer" said
George BowIes. who until two months
ago was press agent for the Barnum q
Bailey circus, and was in town on
Wednesday doing some advance work
for a new star
s'AH circus routes are based upon the
prosperity of the different sections OF
the country. section in which crops
are good ana the banks are hourishing
gets the circus. but a section where
there has been a failure OF crops or OF
big manufacturing enterprises is passed
UP blythe advance agent who maps the
route. This is good policy, and is fol-
lowed by every circus OF any size, but
last summer for the first time IN all my
theatrical experience we were burdened
by surplus OF prosperity.
when the circus was in Washington
reports started that our canvasmen and
laborers lad gone on strike These re-
ports were Inaccurate. but they fol-
lowed US wherever we went. The truth
OF the matter was, our men deserted
upon their individual Initiatives. and