St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-14
MINNEAPOLIS eoRANGEMEN."
Representatives of an Ancient
Order Make Their First Appear
anCe.

Representatives of an Ancient
Order Make Their First Appear
ance.
There is an organization in Minneapo-
lis that traces its ancestry back for 200
years. They have been sub rosa or
practically so in Minneapolis. and until
yesterday never made public appear
ance upon the streets. Yesterday in
the funeral procession of Joseph Evans
marched thirty three men under ban
ner, bearing on one side the figure of
William OF Orange or William Ill.
of England on horseback, and
under the horsed figure was the
inscription: "In God We Trust"
On the other side of the banner were
the words: 1.-The Liberties of the
United States Will Be Maintained"
and Equality to All Men," The silken
flag was Orangein color. and was iiraped
in black in honor of their departed
brother. This body of men are under
the name the "Golden Star Lodge No.
1913 Orangemen." There was little in
their appearance that would mark them
as peculiar or noticeable. They were
for the most part laborers. They wore
no regalia or uniform, except yellow
is there anything in the name of their
order that would. to the casual hearer,
mark it as anything more than one of
the numerous, insurance organizations
of brotherly love, that have Of late
years sprung up like mushrooms in the
United States.
But Orangemen have something more
back of them in the way of history, as
every one knows who is verSed III the
stories of England and her royal family.
When William of Orange laid claim to
the English throne, the Protestant Irish
of North Ireland took up his cause,
while the Catholics took up that of
James Ii. The famous Battle of the
Boyne was fought July II. 1880, and
William of Orange became William III.
of England, and from that time to this
the Orangemen have celebrated the vic
tory. For years in Ireland the 18th day
of July was looked forward to as day
of riots, for the Orangemen would form
in procession to celebrate the downfall
of the Catholics. They would sing
songs that incenSed them, and before
the day was done there was pretty
sure TO be trouble between the
two factions. When America was set
tied the order was established in Can
ada. and from there has strayed down
over the line into the United States,
but it is not strong. In the Northwest
there are but few representatives. In
the East there are more. Toronto is the
hot-bed for the order. 1t was this order
that two years ago attacked William
O'Brien i'm that city when addressing an
audience cOndemning Lord LanSdowne.
the governor general of Canada.
In New York city about eight
cen years ago, there were great
riots between the two factions,
beca sc of the observance of the 18th
of July in manner that displeaSed the
Catholics. 1t is the same old feud that
originated 200 years ago. The riots are
disappearing, but the feeling still exists.
1t is only recently that the organization
has been established in Minnesota, and
the lodge that marched on the streets
yesterday is the only one in MinneapO-
lis, and that was Its first public appear
ance. OF course the order is now TAX
ing in members who are not
descendants from the followers OF
William of Orange. 1t might be
WAYS Protestant Irish, all Protestant
Irish are not Orangemen. In Ireland,
where the clan exists, this is more to
be noticed. for there is Thomas Sexton,
lord mayor of Dublin and Justin McCar-
thy, who are Protestant. but not Or
angemen. The faction has but three
representatives in the British parlia
menr, and of these Maj. SaunderSOn is
most prominent. Orangemen are Tories
and so are opposed to Ilish home rule.
At such time as this, the fact that
branch of such an order exists in Min
neapoliS is of interest.