St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-03

rights and liberty so
dearly purchased but twenty-five years
ago, are again called upon TO maintain
their nobility and meet Ell masse at
Armory hall Saturday evening, Feb. =,
at s O'clock"
This was the notice scattered broad
cast about the streets Of St. Paul imme-
diately after the reception of the news
from the Samoan Islands last Friday,
describing the second outrage upon our
nation by the miscreantS OF
foreign power. Neyero since the days
of '61, when the first rebel shot leveled
at Fort Sumpter re-echoed through the
broad wild eXpanse of West st. Paul,
and went reyerberating through Lake
Como, was such wild enthusiasm
manifested on the part of our dear,
brave citizens. The sidewalk along
Sixth street leading to Armory hall was
worn out down to the Peoples theater
by frantic men and women rushing to
and fro, some swearing, and others
praying that their dearly beloved ones
at home would have no trouble i'll col
lecting the insurance. should they die
In the struggle to which they were fly
ing. The opening leading from Sixth
street to the hall was wholly too
pinched, and Janitor Wade Hamburg
had to cut cruel cash in the side of the
building to admit the surging mass of
veterans who were striving to enlist
themselves within the hall, where elo-
quent speakers were waiting to
CALL THEM TO ARMS.
Men were standing outside in alb
breviated costumes; some had on back
date. toboggan suits, and others were
quoting women and children who
clung to them and begged them not to
go inside the hall lest the Samoans
should get the drop on them through
the back way leading from the church.
On they went! plump into lamp posts
and dogs. i'll their freDzied excitement,
their boSomS swelling like yeast with
the glowing fire to ayenge in blood or
broth the disgrace to their flag and
land.
Everything was vehement, even the
crying babes, whose uncalled-for Ian
guage lent a screeching hilarity to the
scene that frightened the fiery steeds in
the livery stable just this side of the
armOry.
1t was thrilling sight to behold the
temporary war department encamped
i'll Taylor Il Craig's lumber yard, horses
running to and fro regardless of rights:
lamp posts lighted up of their own ac-
cord, and in a moment fully 10000 peo-
pie were trying to get into the armory
at once. Amid the glare and tumult,
the air smelt of the very blood these
braves were to spill. Women and chill
dren half-clad, and some not so glad,
were Wailing and sticking their tongues
out. One poor, pink-eyed old Irish
woman, whose husband was strangling
in her bear-like embrace, was weep
ing muddy creek of tears.
and grazing on the grizzled
hirsute appendage of her Pat. Just as
he was reciprocating her amatory in
diligence. the hose cart came along and
i'll turning the corner of Sixth and EX-
change streets. the right hind wheel
caught Pat in the suspenders and jerked
him, with a SWipe, into the livery stable
door, where he was found by the over
taker late this morning. Once inside
the hall the wary braves Chamber to
every niche and corner that afforded a
view of the speaker. Some climbed up
on the chandeliers and others were on
the stove. in which the fire
HAD BEEN FRIGHTENED OUT.
c. Tycoon Slaughter straddled a hat
hook ard Alexander the Great Walnuts
broke into Company DIS gun case and
was smoking all onion. Capt. Elevator
Lima Bean yelled himself hoarse in
commanding the WINDOWS to Open to
let the war-like spirit out to spread its
contagion over the land around by wav
of Pain avenue and then down through
Swede hollow and into the Mississippi.
Mayor Roger Toutchwhole Smith tried
to call the multitude to order with
sword, which he violently applied to
the cannon ball pile, but to no avail.
Each minute the crowd became untamer
and internal danger and rebellion was
imminent. Had it not been for an on
perfume catastrophe to a member of the
canine staff, in which Judge Belly's dog
Jack lost his life on short notice. the
meeting would have resolved itself into
a committee of pugilism, wherein each
member would be urged to take active
ana earnest part The small-sized acct
dent which brought the meeting to order
was when the mayor, in his well-meant
effort to call the meetings. attention to
the rostrum by striking the sword upon
the ammunition pile, slipped lust as he
was striking blow and Inferred the
educator side of the sword i'm Judge
Belly's dog. The poor beast, unused 20
the miShaps of war, promptly responded
TO the Incision in his stomach and spent
the balance of his life calling for help.