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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03

wage roll would suffice to support a
considerable city.
very large and Important feature
OF st. Paul manufactures are the ex-
tensive grass fiber works From the
wild. tough grass OF the prairie and
sloughs and commons this industry
makes variety of useful, attractive
and valuable articles, such as mattings,
screens, chairs, upholstery, Irvine,
cordage, etc. The works employ hun
dreds of operatives, men and women,
and the demand for their productions
is SO large and widespread that the
facilities and capacities for making
them are constantly being extended
There are very large establishments
devoted to the manufacture of mems
and womens clothing. One large
house, with scores of employees, makes
speciality of mems rough wear
overalls, coarse shirts, jackets, miners
and lumbermen's wear, ETC. Other
great houses are extensively engaged
wear, skirts, waists, underwear, etc.
These factories give employment to
many men and to more than thou
sand women and girls.
st. Paul factories produce also dairy
products, syrups, candies, baking pow
ders, flour, soap. vinegar, NANTES,
floor and paving tiles, granite and
marble monuments, brick fire. proof
building and roofing materials, store
fixtures and fittings, glass decorations,
mattresses, barrels and other cooper's
products, paper boxes, and in fact SO
many articles demanded by people Of
every class that It would be tedious
to enun1erate them.
Diversity of Manufactures
The diversity of employments and
products represented is only partially
indicated by the LIST presented. But
upon the whole, perhaps. enough has
been given to show that ST. Paul. the
little frontier city Of 1854. without
factories of any kind. has, in 1904, be-
come manufacturing center of mag
nitude and inheritance. One effect Of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03

dfsing. AT Mendoza, in charge of Gen.
ii. III. Sfbley and his lieutenants, was
the principal factory of the fur COM
pany in this quarter He supplied his
subtraders at their posts on the from
tier, and sometimes-especial in win
ter, when navigation was closed and no
goods could be obtained from abroad
sold to the st. Paul storekeepers to
enable them to replenish their ex-
hausted stocks.
In 1855 the first wholesale grocery
was established, though the title was
not held in any arbitrary manner, a
pound of sugar being sold as readily
as fifty pounds, but great deal of
jobbing was done In the town itself
and also throughout the country dis
tricts, to ST. Cloud, Alexandria, etc, to
which villages wagon loads of gro
ceries, dry goods and other necessities
would be hauled, the parties in charge
camping out at night along the trail
TIL their destination was reached. In
like manner the first dry goods store
was started by Justus, Auerbach &
SchefTer, and though the personnel
has changed more than once, this firm
exists today, in one Of the foremost
dry goods houses of the city. Quite a
large jobbing business was also done in
those days in Indian goods by William
Lee, and in iron, steel and hardware,
Si5diS, CioChSIy, StC-, IfldIiy pioneers OF
ST. Paul trade started in business
Gordon, Beaumont, Ogden, Hart, Nicols
& Dean, Farwell. Strong & Hackett,
and many others whose names are
household words. The first shoe bust
ness transacted was merely the patch
Ing and repairing of the early settlers
shoes, after which some peddling was
done in this line. and finally fair bus
mess started. which is now one of the
largest In st. Paul = this city which
fifty years later, ranks the production
Of boots and shoes as one of its first
and foremost industries. And the fur
business, which was practically the
cause Of the first settlers arrival, but
which as manufacture did not begin
until the early seventies, is now one by
which st. Paul Is known the world
over.
The infancy of these various branch
es Of trade. therefore, was. roughly
speaking, covered by the period be-
tween 1885 to 1866. after which, up to
the present day, every representative
firm made rapid strides In advance
ment and growth. and their lines Of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03
Wholesale Trade
Is Most important

The wholesale commercial trade of
st. Paul, vast and valuable in its pro-
portions, far-reaching and expansive
in Its extent, and constantly and rap
idly increasing in its volume, has been
built up within less than forty years
Its founding was during the great War
of the Rebellion. The necessities of
the country created it, and the prog
ress and development of the Northwest
prospered it and in great part main
tanned and sustained it. At this time,
however, 1t is not contracted within
the limits of geographical section,
but extends over this continent and
even over the world.
For goods from st. Paul are sold
from Wisconsin to the Pacific, and
from Alaska to Mexico, and ST. Paul
products are sold in London, Vienna
and ST. Petersburg, as well as in Hon
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03

Fifth and Sixth, employing three or
four hands" Previously. for two
years, he had worked as a journeyman
in the young frontier city. His BUSH
ness increased from the first, and in
1855 he and his brother opened a more
pretentious factory, employing thirty
five people. and engaged in jobbing
their products. The following year Mr..
George Freeman was employed as the
FIRMS sole travelling salesman. Still
the business increased and to conduct
1t properly the firm of c.. Gotzian &
Company was incorporated. In 1892
the present mammoth quarters of the
company and of the Minnesota Shoe
company combined were erected at
Fifth and Rosabel and Fifth and Wa
couta streets, and occupied Jan. /, 1893.
Two other large boot and shoe fac
tories, employing hundreds of people
and equipped with all the latest i'm
proved machinery, turn out every va
riety of footwear to the value of mil
lions of dollars annually. while their
goods. too. go to the "marts Of the
world" There are other factories less
pretentious which make in the aggre-
than were made in the entire state
twenty years ago. The reputation of
St Paul boots and shoes is of the
highest order. During the Spanish
American war the government selected
a St. Paul factory to make tens of
thousands of shoes for the volunteers.
and they were delivered In an incred-
IDLY short time and to the complete
satisfaction Of the governments ex-
acting purchasing agents.
The vast timber forests of Minne-
sofa and Wisconsin contain not only
pine and cedar. but large quantities of
hardwood. The abundance and prox-=
unity of this raw material has led to
the establishment and development In.
St. Paul of plants for the manufae-
ture of furniture Of all kinds and the
best varieties, sash, doors, blinds,
boxes, carriages, wagons, cars, refrig-
orators and many other articles of
which wood is the chief constituent.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03

this large number and variety of
industries has been, and will continue
to be, to attract others here And so,
with our superior facilities for the
transportation of products, with the
favorable freight rates secured by
competing systems of transit, with the
constant development of large trib-
utary trade country, and the generally
favorable conditions which are bound
to come. 1t is safe to say that ST. Paul
has entered uaon an era of manufac-
turing commensurate with Its inpor-
lance as commercial center.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03
The Wholesale and Jobbine Center Of St. Paul

ful supply of the purest water, has
been stimulated by a favorable market
at st. Paul. To meet the imperative
demand of the stock raisers of Mime
sofa, the Dakotas, Montana and North
ern Iowa, one Of the largest packing
establishments In the country was es-
tablished at South st. Paul. suburb
Of the main city, few years ago. The
proportions of the packing industry of
the city are already very large and are
increasing year by year.
Metal working plants already form a
considerable and prosperous part of
our manufacturing industries Our
foundries turn out all kinds of cast
iron fabrics. Our machine shops and
other similar institutions make ma
chinery of all kinds, steam engines,
IRE engines, steam boilers, car wheels.
stoves, cooking ranges, wire and iron
fencing. all kinds of malleable iron
work, brass and copper fabrics, etc.
Extensive wagon and carriage works
nnlsh and forward to all parts of the
country every description of wheeled
vehleles, from the most elaborately
finished coach and carriage to the
heaviest cart and transfer wagon as
strong as battleship. When, in 1852,
the first modest little wagon shop was
started. the site was well nigh covered
with thick growth Of trees and hazel
brush. The customers were few and
their wants were simple The visitors
were often the Sioux Indians of the
neighborhood, who came to watch the
work and to beg paints to mix with
their own for use in making the savage
toilet. Vehicles made here are now
running on the streets of New York,
Boston. Philadelphia and other cities
hundreds Of miles from st. Paul.
Fur Trade and Publishing Business
The fur making interests of the city
are larger than those of any other city
in the United States. and in the manu-
facture Of fur coats st. Paul leads the
world. The pioneer fur manufacturer
was E. Albrecht, who came in 1854.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
KU-KLUx GANG KILL
A WOMAN'S DEFENDERS
Mrs. Elizabeth Mullins Stripped of
Clothing and Beaten With Switches.
Brother to Rescue.

OWINGSVILLE, Ky, Jan. 23.-News
reached here today from Letcher coun-
~, Kentucky, that a gang OF Cumber-
land Mountain Ku-Klux went TO the
home Of Mrs. Elizabeth Mullins and
taking her from her home. stripped her
clothing fIom her and beat her unner-
cifully with switches. When they had
beaten her into Inconsistencies. ii is
said. the outlaws sprinkled salt into the
bleeding wounds
As the Ku-klux were leaving the
scene they were attacked by James Mul-
lins. brother-in-law of Mrs Mullins.
and a posse.
battle with Winchesters and reyoi-
vers ensued. resulting in James Mullins
and one of his men, Harvey Moore. be-
ing killed.
William Haley and Hooker Smith. two
outlaws, were taken prisoners by the
Mullins men. and they We're bound TO a
stake. A fire was started under them
and kept burning until they revealed
the names OF their associates.
The latter escaTed into the Cumber-
land Mountains al d a posse of ten men
are In pursuit. Another battle is ex-
pected.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
MARYLAND DEMOCRATS
CONSULT Mr.. GORMAN

A number OF prominent Maryland
Democrats, including I. Freeman Raisin.
the Baltimore leader. came over to
Washington yesterday evening for a
conference with Senator German to-
morrow upOn the Senatorial situation in
Maryland
The conference may result In a de-
cision which viii solve the Sena toriaI
muddle at Annapolis. When the can
yass for Senator McCOmas' seat began
among the Maryland Democrats il was
no secret that ex-Gov. John Walter
Smith had the Endorsement Of the party
organization and of Senator German. At
the last moment, however, the Senator
deserted the former governor, and is
now engaged In an effort to swing the
organization into line for Bernard Car
ter. a corporation lawyer Of Baltimore
AS the situation now stands. Carter
is third among the Democrats in the
race. Mr.. Rayner leading The organiza-
tfon does Lot want the election Of Ray
ner. and the conference today VIII be
for the purpose Of reaching some de-
eision. II may be to return 70 the SUP
port OF Governor Smith. or to Il dark
horse" Several Of the Maryland Demo
Gratis saw Senator German yesterday
and discussed the matter with him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
ShipWrecked Sailors
Rescued in Open Sea
puCky Long Island Life-SaVers Perform Thrill
ing Feat After Battling for Hours With
Raging Surf Off Quogue.

QUOGUE. L. L, Jan. 23.-In the his
tory of the Atlantic Coast Life-Saving
Corps there are few stories showing
more heroic daring than that displayed
by William Halsey. OF the life-saving
station at Quogue. who for over an
hour today fought with the surf for the
life of a sailor named Everett. one of
the crew OF the f9ur-masted ship Au-
gustus Hunt, which went ashore early
this morning Halsey was successful in
gaving his man. and reached the shore
with him in half conscious condition.
Another man was rescued. but IT is re-
garded as certain that the remainder
OF the crew of fifteen perished, although
but one body has been recovered
The wreck Of the Hunt was one OF the
worst that has occurred oa the Long
island coast in several years She sailed
from Norfolk, Va. for Boston, with
cargo OF coal. Owing to the illness Of
Captain Blair the schooner was COM
manded by her first mate. Captain
Conary. The crew are supposed TO have
lost their bearings in last nights fog
and been driven by the storm on the
outer bar.
The crews of all of the stations were
on guard. but even their united strength
was insufficient to get the lifeboat
through the surf, and the effort finally
had TO be abandoned. Soon afterward
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River Men, However,
Think That All Danger
of Flood Is Past.
Lorraine LOSS, S5OO,OOO
Tugs, ScowS, and DredgeS
Torn From FaStenings
and Carried Away.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Jan. 2S.-The
flood situation experienced a change for
the better last night. and this morning
the river was much lower. River men
are of the opinion that all danger has
passed.
Five lives lost. damage to property
reaching over s2.Oo0.Oo0. business almost
suspended. mills and factories idle,
steam railroad and electric railway traf-
nc paralyzed. is the result Of one of the
worst floods in the section east of Cleve-
land. including the extreme western part
OF Pennsylvania
At Lorraine the loss is $500. coo, many
tugs. scows. and dredges having been
torn from their fastenings and carried
away. At Youngstown almost every
plant has been compelled tG suspend.
The fire department has been kept busy
rescuing people in the flooded districts.
City Bridges Threatened.
At East Youngstown the Baltimore
and Ohio is holding down a new bridge
with heavily loaded ore cars. Some OF
the city bridges are threatened Two
thousand people have been forced to
leave their homes. Three persons were
drowned at Sharon. Pa. where nearly
every plant is idle from high water
Two deaths from drowning are reported
from Warren. Ohio.
At Toledo. Ohio. several boats were
carried away. Three bridges were
wrecked and the homes OF thousands OF
people along the water front are flood
ed. II is reported that the schooner
Barnes is lost at Put in Bay.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
TRENTON THREATENED
BY DELAWARE FRESHET

TRENTON. y J.. Jan. 23.-Trenton
has never faced a more serious condi-
ton as a result OF freshet in the Del
aware River than confronts IL tonight
The ice moved early this morning. but
closed up a couple OF hours later.
Since then the water has continued 10
Nse. until at midnight IL was about
twelve feet above the normal level Of
the river. Many families residing near
by are removing in boats from their
homes accompanied By some Of their
household effects. Those remaining are
Obliged 10 remain on the upper floors Of
their dwellings. The water has entered
various factories along the banks. caus-
tng damage. Fear is felt. too that the
partly disinantled old river bridge viii
b. swept away.
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workings Of Mr.. Germans mind the
question cannot be satisfactorily an
swered.
Might Prefer Reyner.
Some of Mr.. Rayner's strongest sup
pOrters insist that Mr. German Is in such
a state of Indignation against former
Governor Smith for declining to be plia-
bic and permit the election Of Mr. Car
ter that he may accept Rayner but
never Smith. The theory is spun to sup
port this view that Mr. Rayner would.
in the event of his securing the Sena-
torship through Mr.. Gorman's assist
ance, become me. too. and be con-
tent 10 discuss abstract constitutional
and economic problems on the floor OF
the Senate.
Although the ballot today was taken
nominally at noon. the clock was set for
ward. and the joint assembly really be-
gan at 11:5a o'clock. 1t occupied less
than twenty minutes
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the cries for help ceased and wreckage
began to float ashore indicating that
the craft had broken W.
Shortly after noon what appeared to
be the stump OF a mast was seen. and
moment later the form OF a man
clinging 10 IL was discernfble. The
beach gun was pressed into service and
line shot over the wreckage. A life
guard quickly buckled on a life pre-
server and was soon swimming toward
the shipwrecked sailor
BY slkillfully using the life line as
a guide he managed to reach the man.
who proved 10 be Everett. and who was
unconscious from exposure Then be-
gan terrific battle to regain the shore
and IL was nearly an hour before Halsey
and his burden succeeded in getting
near enough TO land 10 enable the men
there To aid them.
A few minutes later another pieca Of
wreckage was seen and a life line was
shot across II. Capt Isaac Gilders of
the Potunk Station and two OF his men
got ashore a sailor who was clinginO
70 II. He was a Swede named T.a-soo
and could talk no English. Ha sISo
was taken 10 the Quogue StatfOn So
given medical aid anu
The life savers are watching the haooh
tonight for the bodies OF the remafD-5a-
OF the crew, who. undoubtediv 1oarisb
ed. PERISH
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
SENATOR BURTON
DENIES CHARGES
Declares He Did Not Attempt to Influence Any Post
office Officials &c OeS West to Face
Indictment on Its Merits

Senator Joseph r. Burton of Kansas
will leave Washington TO-DAY Tor St
Louis to defend himself against the
charges made before the Federal grand
jury there. resulting in the return Of an
Indictment against him.
According to press dispatches from
that city the indictment consists Of
nine counts. alleging the Senator accept
ed $500 for services in inducing the Post
Office Department here to render a de-
cision favorable to the Rialto Grain and
Securities Company. a St. Louis con-
cern doing a large mail business.
Denied by Burton.
Mr.. Burton enters a strong denial that
he used his official position in any way
to help the RialtO Company. As a law
yer he was employed by the company
TO look out for some OF its interests and
declares his course was entirely regu-
lar and above criticism.
Major Hugh c. Dennis. president of the
RiaIto Company. and ". b. Mehaney,
associated with him. are mentioned in
the indictment as having issued to Sena-
tor Burton check on the Common
wealth Trust Company. under date of
November %. 1902 This check is regard
ed by the Senator'S friends as the best
evidence that the transaction was en-
tirely open and aboveboard and a
simple professional matter with which
politics had nothing whatever TO do.
The Senator's Statement.
At his home at Thirteenth and L
Streets northwest. Senator Burton last
night authorized The Times TO make the
following detailed statement Of his con-
nection with the Rialto Company's af-
fairs. He said there was nothing in the
case which need be covered in any way,
and that his trip to st. Louis would be
made Immediately. in order that he
might make prompt answer TO any
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
MANY FAMILIES TAKEN
FROM HOMES IN COLUMBUS

COLUMBUS. Ohio. Jan. 23.-The point
OF danger for the present. from a flood
Ing of the river, has. so far as the resi-
dents Of the city are concerned. been
passed, big drop in the water line
taking place tonight However. entire
SAFETY viii not be insured unless there
Is a continued prevalence OF favorable
conditions. as the pressure OF the waters
has weakened the levee. The wa ter line
now reaches 16.S feet
The police department was compelled
this evening 10 rescue from the low
lands along the river number Of fam
ilies who had remained too long I'm their
homes There has been no loss Of life.
The loss TO property will reach several
thousand dollars
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queries in connection with the court
proceedings. The Senator said:
Il was employed as counsel TO de-
fend Dennis and help him in the trou-
Dies i've had in the latter part OF 1902
and Ire fore part of 1903. His troubles
culn-i mated a an indictment by the Fed
eral g.r ~ Jury in St Louis. about
that TIM ana Se was threatened with
c'H'l pr. .dings l was employed as
O51. Of his counsel He came on to
Washington in December. 1902 and
brought a copy of the Indictment with
him. After comforting with him about
this particular case. l went with him
TO Mr Cochran. chief Postofice in
spector, to inquire II there was any
complaint in the department against
him. This was because in the prosecu-
tion of his business OF grain speculation
he used the mails extensively.
Did Not Intercede
II did not act as his attorney In a,ly
sense before the department. nor did 1
seek to influence them. directly OF indi-
rectly. in any way respecting che mat
ter. And I was particular to state TO
Mr.. Cochran that l could not be re-
taiIed by Mr Dennis or anyone as an
attorney directly or indirectly. in op-
posing the will Of the department, or
influencing it in any way.
Il subsequently went TO St. Louis TO
confer with Mr.. Dennis local counsel
respecting the case and other matters
that he had there.
No Complaint Made.
After Dennis was acquitted. l called
at the department again, only for the
purpose OF making inquiry II the de-
partment had any complaint against
him. ! was advised that Dennis never
had any trouble with the department
that l know anything about
Il shall leave tomorrow for st. Louis
and shall not seek to meet the case on
any technicality but on it's merits
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
BABY GIRL BORN
TO MRS. VANDERBILT
Much Rejoicing Wien Announcement
Is Made That Mother and Child
Are Doing Well.

NEW YORK. Jan. 22-Mrs. Reginald
c. Vanderbilt. who was Miss E-a.b.,,,,,'a. :.
Nelson. tonight gave birth 10 > girl =,
the Vanderbilt home In this CITY NJ %
west Seventy-second Street. Al the
home late tonight IL was stated thar
both Mrs. Vanderbilt and the baby
heiress were doing we'll
MT Vanderbilt and Mrs. Nelson.
mother OF Mrs. Vanderbilt, were In
the house, and when the diminutive
baby was wrapped In fine linen and her
mother was reported 10 be doing nice
ly," there was rejoicing.