The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

maneuvers, and straightway he dashed bare
headed into the Mission Benevolent Society,
A: P. A. Lodge No. 6, and informed the
friends" that 500 able bodied men were drill
ing with Winchester rifles in front of his
house-of course getting ready to clean out
ProtestantS.
st. Patrlck's parish attended the rally at Odd
Fellows Hall. It's progress was observed by a
patriot named Terry, who informed his lodge
a. the next meeting that he saw 'tabout forty
young .micks,' armed with swords and carry
ing as fine an American flag as ever he saw
marching along the streets" He eloquently
denounced the whole performance and nearly
scared the few Scandinavians present who un-
derstood English out of their senses.
THE SAN RAFAEL FoRTIFIcAT1oN.
But perhaps the most eloquent tribute to the
utter faulty of Apaism was the effair of the
San Rafael Orphan Asylum. At that institu-
tion the water supply has always been a seri-
Gus problem. To solve it Father Crowley few
years ago built reservoir on the top of hill
back OF the institution. A vigilant patriot
spied the peculiar structure and Immediately
visions OF armed papists flashed before his
mind. Sitting down he dashed off the. follow:
ing communication, which was duly inserted
IN the American Patriot June %, 1884:
RoME's BLOODY HAND.
Preparations to Destroy the Lives OF Americans
Who Try to Free the Land From the
Hand of Rome.
SAN FRANCISCO, June %, 1894.
Editor american Patriot: Though living in the
midst Of Papists the trumpet voice of the Patriot
aroused for the first time to sense OF the dan
ger that threatens in this free land. l believe
In equal rights for all loyal citizens, but traitors
should o have no right or protection under the IN
stlt utons which they endeaver to overthrow.
After Careful investigation l have satisfied my
self that the charges made by you against the
great many more serious charges might be made
which are equally well founded in fact.
Do you know that all over our country military
organizations are being formed in Catholic
chnrchesf Young men, raised in parish schools, are
o o asa sSoot sfIng ogn he a
with my own eyes large number of rifles hidden
away in the basement OF Romish church at the
Mission and am crediby informed that the beer
oibbng pastors of nearly all of these churches are
turning their residences into veritable arsenals.
1t was reported a few weeks ago that some
members of the A Amercan Protective Association,
under the guidance Of The Rev. Mr.. henry, had
Catholic Orphan Asylum, near San Rafael, for the
purpose OF releasing the poor children imprisoned
there.
Immediately the superintendent Of the place
threw up foriification hill commanding the
institution, and introduced two pieces OF cannon to
Dlow out OF existence any American citizen who
might attempt to go there in the interest Of re-
igion and humanity. The fort Is there still, land
stay"
You see, Mr.. Editor, what brood Of traitors you
have to deal with.
The grand and glorious movement OF which your
paper is the advocate has scared them out of their
itself
We need unity and numbers now to stem the
current of Popish power, and all true Americans
should rally to our standard. More anon, from
yours in a noble cause, DAVID A. ANDERSON.
OF course Apadom was chilled to its marrow.
one Ventursome patriot, however, picked up
courage enough TO investigate. After careful
accommodating he at last satisfied himself that
the fortiication was only a water tank, and his
d1sgust was SO great that it had to hnd an out
let in print.
ST. MARY's COLLEGE.
The arms in st. Mary's College, however, was
sensation which thrilled every true A. P. A.
from the Willamette to San Diego.
1t appears that there is a cadet company
among the boys of st. Mary's College. In all
there were from 100 to 200 boys in the organi-
zation. They were armed with condemned
rites, bought several years ago at the Benicia
arsenal, and which were warranted not to go
OH under the severest proyocation.
men the fire occurred in st. Mary's College,
In 1884, the arms were piled up on the campus,
and atterward carried off to store in the city.
Straightway the Occident, the Presbyterian
and the Patriot, the A. p. A. organ OF this
Town, came out with blood-curdling reports of
the plots laid by the priests to murder all Prot
estantS. The story spread like wiidflre. One
reVerend idiot up in Salem, Or, publicly
thanked God that the college had been burned.
IL grew as It went, and when it reached San
Diego 1t had swelled 10 the dimensions of 700
stands OF arms. The Santa Ana Blade of March
"a, 1895, gave the lie in this form, and it was
copied by the Pasadena Daily Evening Star,
which quoted the Rev. Campbell Coyle OF Oak
land, Victor Stewart and A. J. McMurtry as
sponsors for the publication. The father how
ever, or the lie was the Rev, Barton w, Perry.