St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-17
JUMBO AND THE OTHERS.
THE c0MM0NW=AL ARMY MARCHES
AKAY FROM 7HE CITY.
ANOTHER MASS MEETING.

Several Thousand or the ,Unem-
ployed Gather ON Haymarket
Square March Around the
City Hall-Or. Samples Ad-
dress-How Harry Moran Fell
From Grace.
The unemployed held another mass
meeting yesterday morning on Hay.
market square. Several thousand men
were assembled. and ameng them were
the ''commonwealers" and their fat
commander. Gen. Jumbo. Rev. Sample
was the speaker of the day. 1t was
expected that Freeman p Lane. the
attorney, would be present and address
the meeting, but he was unavoidaLly
detained and sent q letter. which was
read. In the letter he stated his regrets
and that he was interested in tile ul-
employed movement. Rev. Samples
address was Of an hours duration. He
referred TO the matter of the bonds and
remarked that the aldermen and officials
OF the city were very dilatury in their
endeavors to procure employment tor
the unemployed. His speech was mild
and conciliatory. If the city would
only bestir itself. he said, there was
sufficient money appropriated to give
everybody work. The aldermen, now
ever, were doing nothing, and so the
people were starving.
Gen. Jumbo also addressed the crowd,
and, OF course, he did not mince matters
any. He was suffering. however. from
hoarseness. his effort OF the night be :
fore having choked up his speech or
gans. There was no more harm, he
said, for the commonwral army to go
down to Washington and hang a few
senators and congressman than it was
TO permit congress 20 continue to steal
from the people. Robert A. kasson, Of
North Dakota. made few remarks in
that II was certain at least the members
of the army had never "heerd tell on
afore."
AT the conclusion of the speeches the
unemployed formed into line and
marched around the city hail and
through the principal streets. While
the men were parading around the city
hall Rev. Sample stepped upon the
walk and there met City Attorney
Simpson, Aid. Harvey and Woodward.
A heated discussion followed as to
whether the city was doing all it could
10 alleviate the condition of the une ILL.,
ployed. Dr.. Sample maintained that
the city was not doing all it could, and.
naturally, the city officials maintained
that it was. That the clergyman had
the best of the argument was plain
enough to those who overheard til Z con-
verSaiion.
During the day the army's recruiting
station was crowded, aud several hun.
dred men signed their names to the
roll of honor"
Gen. Jumbo displayed to the men
a check, which he said was for $4,000
and was drawn on the First National
bank. Whether the check was genu-
inc one did not appear. 1t is believed,
however, that the man has considerable
money.
at 4 O'clock the army formed on
Bridge square. There were nearly 200
of the soldiers" Then, with few
triumphant yelis and a, lot Of sausage,
the men marched over the suspension
bridge and down University avenue TO
st. Paul. Gen. Jumbo did not
march with his followers. He waited
until they had disappeared in the dis
lance, and then he took the train over.
He was too proud to walk. He was a
general, and, of course, generals never
walk when there is any show OF riding.
Tne acts of the army after leaving
Minneapolis are recounled elsewhere.