The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-12-02
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A Collection cf Events Occurring Among
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and rendering themselves generally
objectionable
The complaint against these cats
became so strong that in 1902 an order
was given to destroy the major portion
OF them, a work which was intrustetl
to the night watchmen But the night
watchmen had taken such liking to
these pests that the order. was not exc
cUted. In fact, it was they who en-
couraged the cats.
The reduction OF the cats was az
complished in other ways than by di-
rect determination. The laying of the
new iron floor and the removal OF ali
waste matter from the building at the,
end of each day reduced the number,
of rats, and this caused many to leave
Three OF the best mousers were allow
ed however, to remain, and these are
now fed every night by the watchrneu
There is going on under the surface,
quiet but effective revolution of
governmental business methods, re-
sultlng from the searching questions
which have been asked by the KeeD
Commission now inQuiring into these
matters. If the commission never
does anything more than make a con
tidential report to the President, it will
have accomplished great results III
stirring up dry bones," and encour-
aging Indirectly many reforms in the:
way Of elimination of "red tape"
John P. Green, United States post,
age stamp agent, Sunday afternoon in
his address on THE Hour and the.
Man" arraigned Bishop Turner. of the
African M. D.. Church.
Referring to the bishops statement
No man hates this nation more than
do. When 1 go to say my prayers
have z. struggle to get to- the place
where am willing for God to allow
the United States Supreme Court to
have a place in my prayers" Mr..
Green said:
The bishop will be constrained to
eliminate from his prayers the only
one which came to u.s. warm from the
heart and lips of our blessed Saviour.
the Lords Prayer--in which He
taught us to pray, Forgive us our tres
passes as we forgive those who tres
pass against us. The unpatriotic and
wicked teachings such as the bishop
was disseminating in that address VIII
II followed by any considerable num-
Der or the colored people Of the Unit
cd States, plunge them into civil and
political prosecutions and horrors Of
which the mere thought causes ME to
shudder,
Mr.. Daniel M. Jackson of Chicago.
the recently appointed q. S. Consul
at a Mexican port, will arrive in Wash
ington Saturday.
at recent Cabinet meeting Ethan
Allen Hitchcock, Secretary OF the IN
tcrlOr expressed desire to retire ar
the end OF the present fiscal year.
The Cabinet makers have almost
agreed upon the selection of Vespa-
sian Warner, now commissioner Of
pensions, to succeed Hitchcock. o.
Opposition to the presidents rail
road rate policy in. the senate p.acti-
cally disappeared as the result of
conference Monday between Senators
Aldrich of Rhode Island, Kean of New
Jersey, and Foraker of Ohio,
President Roosevelt today removed
from office William S. Leib, assistant
United States treasurer at Philade]-
phia. for constant and persistent VIC
lation Of the civil service law while
in Office
MIR. John r.. Clefford editor of the
Martinsburg, w. Va, Pioneer Press
and his daughter Miss Caroline, were
in the city this week.
Rev. O. M. Waller. former pastor OF
st. Lukes p. e. Church visited his
former parishioners and many friends
last week.
At the coming recital by Mr.. Felix
Weir the famous Chicago violin;st
Miss Lola Johnson soprano will as
sist.
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