The San Francisco call., 1896-05-10

light illuminating the scales of the dragon
went out and the Cinnamon refused TO
move until it was relighted, and such
long pause took place in the street that it
was within less Than an hour of midnight
before the King arrived at the pavilion.
throng had already gathered there and
dancing had begun. His Majesty CON-
posed himself on his throne with his pipe
in his mouth and the people grew still
while his minister published his for
NAL salutation, wishing them well and
bidding them go forward and have fun.
No sooner had he done so than a mob of
plotters against the throne, led by Jim"
Rea, in the name of the order of American
Freemen rushed upon the stage and with
drawn swords demanded a series of re-
markable reforms and concessions to peo-
pie. The chief councillor of the American
Freemen, John E. Richards, presented the
matter formally by petition, as follows:
The demand of the chief of the Order of
American Freemen and his loyal followers
upon his Majesty, "Old King Cole" and the
royal family:
First-We demand an investigation into the
financial and the domestic affairs of the king
dom, and especially oil the royal household.
second-We demand that the following
reasonable and peace-distur rbing members OF
the royal family, to wit: Howell G. Moore S.
n. Rucker, H. II. Main, c. W. Williams and
Franklin Hitchborn, be led to immediate exc
cutlon without benefit of clergy in the pres
ence of the assembled multitude, and that
their bodies be suspended from the rafters OF
the royal palace, there 10 remain as a terrible
example to like evil-d oers so long as the king
dom shall endure.
TIL rd-We demand a royal edict establish
Ing the Order of American Freemen among
the permanent institutions of the kingdom
and comforting upon James w. Rea the per-
petual office of commanderin-chiefo of the
order, with absolute power over its members,
lncludlng the right 70 recruit its membership
by draft or conscrlptlon during political cam
paigns.
Fourth-We demand decree ordaining that
every other oroer and particularly the A. P. A.
and the Y. NJ. l. shall surrender their charters.
and that the members of such orders shall
take an immediate oath of allegiance to the
Freemen.
Fifth-we demand that hereafter no corpo-
ration, society, church or newspaper shall
have the right TO do business within the royal
domain without first obtaining license to do
SO from the commander-in-chiefo of the Order
of American Freemen.
Sixth-We demand the promulpation of O.
permanent sentence OF outlawry against all
silurians, croakers, cranks and bigots within
the royal domain. and that in the commander
1n-ch1ef OF the Order of American Freemen
shall be reposed the power to determine who
belongs TO the above category, and thereupon
TO offer suitable reward for their immediate
delivery to the lord high executioner of the
Kingdom for such punishment as will fit the
crime.
Seventh-we demand an unlimited credit in
the royal treasury to be drawn upon by the
commander-in-ehiefo OF the Order OF American
Freemen whenever in his Judgment it NAV be
necessary for the good OF the order.
The King in reply Indignantly denied
the several demands for an investigatsion
and also the surrender of the four mem bers
of the royal family, but compromised OH
Franklin Hitchborn whom, he said, he
would surrender, and the petitioners
might do with him as they would. The
Freemen accepted this as satisfactory, and
while they cried "Long live King Cole %
the curtain rolled down amid the plaudits
of the people.
The dance of the merry maskers was re-
sumed, and such is the spirit of carnival
abroad that 1t is likely to continue long
into the early hours of Sunday morning.
Inc KING and the royal family sailed out
upon the floor among the people and were
good fellows all.
The following compose the royal family
Paui L: Austin, Lord High Chancellor;
Dave L. Bryant, lord High Treasurer
+. j. Brandon, Lord High Constable Will
liam A. Bowden, Lord High Attorney
General; 5. +. Aver, Lord High Admiral ;
a. w. 1ngalsbee, Lord High Master of the
Silent House; e. A. Barker, Duke of San
tee; koch Won Valentine, Burgomaster
A. L. Herman, Burger of Rotter-.
dam, Amsterdam and Schiedam; Ralph
w. Hersey, Master of Robes in
the Morning; Fred rick w. Moore,
Duke OF Catalina and Master of the Buck.
hounds; =. Scholder, Duke of Straps and
Keeper of Robes in the Evening; Charles
w. Fay, High Lord Inspector of the pave
William Merr. Knight of the Mudhen
Feathers; A. G. Kuhn, Marquis OF Prunes