Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-12

Between Mayor and Magistrates = All
Sorts of Rumors and Great Anxiety.
MONTREAL, July 1.-THE mayor has given
his ultimatum to the effect that he will carry
out his proclamation and prevent process
sion taking place. For this purpose he will
swear 500 special constables. He has
marched large body of police to Orange
hall, on st. James street, where they are
placed in front of the building with force
of detectives inside searching for arms A
vast crowd collected observing the stu
alton. The Irish Catholics assembled in
Union hall to consider what action they will
take. The attendance was immense, and
the excitement intense. Three of the mag
istrates who signed the requsition to call out
the military had an interview with Gen.
Smythe, to learn his views as to the course
he will adopt in the prospect of conflict
of action between the mayor and mag
istrates. He said his first desire was
to preserve the peace. He would take his
orders, however, from the magistrates. Mat
tiers are now in more complicated condition
than ever, and no one can tell what may occur
any moment. The streets are filled with peo-
pie, and the greatest excitement prevails. 1t is
not known what the Orangemen will do, but
it is thought they will persist in walking.
EXCITEMENT INCREASING.
The excitement increases as the Orange
anniversary approaches. The mayor is re-
solved not to be superseded, and will have
command of both the city police and body
of 500 special constables sworn in to-day.
The military will remain under direc-
ton of the magistrates, who
called them out, Sir Selby Smythe being
in command. The latter has not been sworn
as peace commissioner, and will therefore
only act in military capacity. Active
search was made in Orange hall to-day by
the police for arms, but none were found.
The recorder and other magistrates have
been engaged all day swearing in special
constables, and it is expected the full num-
Der of 500 will be accepted
tonight. Each special constable is re-
quired to swear he belongs to no
secret society. Most of the men who gave
in their names were Catholics, either French
OF Irish. From the general run of men ac-
cepted the gravest doubts are entertained by
those present of their being any great help
in preserving the peace of the city. One
AAoAASAASN oHSSAaA OO1SCdOlcS W JIOUCCG LILO
workshops and sheds of the Grand Trunk
railway at Point st. Charles were
sworn in. Sixteen men were also sworn
to guard St. Patrick's church. It is not
really known whether the mayor will prevent
the Orangemen from walking. There are
many and various opinions as to the weight
to be attached to the advice offered by law
yers on the illegality of the Orange society.
1t is strongly urged that it was
never contemplated to apply the
act cited by the lawyers to the
Orange, or any other modern secret society,
including Odd-Fellows, Foresters, temper
ance and Irish Catholic societies, for all are
in the same position. The consolidated
statute council have given their opinion upon
it, and it is manifestly founded upon the act
of 1888, passed by the council of Lower
Canada for suppressing reasonable
societies arising out of the 1887
rebellion. 1t has been suggested to the
mayor to allow the procession to
proceed unmolested and then arrest two or
three leading Orangemen who could give
bail, and make their case a test one before
the courts. The forces under command of
Lieut.. Gen. Smythe number about 5000.
Final orders were issued this evening with
regard to their disposition tomorrow. The
SD and 54th battalions, about 400
strong, will take up position on
Place d'Armes square. ssA'' and ''B'' bat
teries, with mounted detachments of the
Fifty-ffth and Fifty-seyenth, will occupy
Victoria square and Beaver hall hill; the
Eleventh battalion will occupy the Grand
Trunk shops, at Point St. Charles, and the
Montreal engineers and Beauharneas CON
tingent will occupy barracks and guard
stores on the island. The remainder of the
force, composed of No. 1 troop cavalry,
Montreal garrison of artillery, first, third,
fifth, sixth and sixty fifth regiments, to-
gether with the ST. Jean Baptiste company
of infantry, will occupy Dominion square.
All troops will be in these positions before 8
A. NJ. The Montreal field battery will pro-
coed rapidly from one place to another, as
occasion requires. Each division will be ac-
structions they will act.
Very few strangers arrived in the city by
train the last few days, and this morning the
cars were comparatively deserted. A COM
pany of military is stationed at Victoria
bridge to guard it,
In an interview with Gen. Smythe, to-
night, he stated he would act under the
magistrates order. Twenty additional men
"SAS esNe~SN w WV UoCOA HOAASO lO1SS CO-lltlS.
A number of rough looking characters
called on dealer in explosives to-day want
ing dynamite. One man was anxious to get
a small key. The applicants would give no
satisfactory reasons for such unusual orders.
It was reported to Gen. Smyth that the TWEEN
ty-fve kegs of powder stolen from the Ham
ilton powder company are concealed in the
drains of the city to use if opportunity of
fers in blowing up buildings. A number of
carpenters are busily engaged in making
shutters for shop windows, in anticipation of
trouble tomorrow. It has been reported
that 400 men armed with revolvers left Que
bee this afternoon to come to this city to
assail the Orangemen. In addition to the
general hospital arrangements for to-mor-
row, the Hotel Dieu Hospital has also set
apart ward for accidents.
KELLOGG'S CONVERSION.
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