The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-01
PERIL FOR GREAT BRITAIN.
THE MONEY THAR OOOyOvaN ROSA
HAS COLLECTED FOR WAR.
Mysterious Hint. rbovf To-p-dse-, Dynn.r-
lite. aud Poison-A Fund OF 81. 72f Rap
Idly sweitinr-How is ID 70 he Expended

a.
Idly sweiiinH-How is II TO he Expended =
The diminishing fund amounts to-day
20 t41 724." said O'Donovan Rosa yesterday. in
response TO nm inquiry
In whose possession is II ?"
1t IL in bonds. and Is kept in n safe deposit
vault of which hold the key"
1t il understood. Of course. that this money
Is to I've used for ireland against England; but
Ia there any plan agreed on"
have plans. but to make them public would
defeat them"
Will YOU intimate in what general way the
fund is to be expcnded2"
No. SIR"
Are you under any promise to the sub
scrihers in the matter2"
Not any They have confidence in me-that
is ALL"
Is there any organization that has. or lie to
have control of the money!"
Well. there is an organization-at ieast
number OF well-known Irish Nationalsts are
banded with me-"
Will you give any pa rticulars about them p
That would be improper"
How much do you expect TO accumulate be-
fore beginning operations against England2"
cnnno, say"
"A hundred thousand dollars 2"
do not care to tell"
A. what rate is the fund growing ?"
From live hundred Ia n th ousand dollars n
dred."
This conversation WINS held in Mr. Rossa's
Office, which Is ono rallied enclosure in n row Of
others nj 2G3 broadway. He sells steamship
tickets there. and receives subscriptions to u
weekly newspaper, ms painted sign indicutca.
An cypress messenger delivered an envelope
aud Mr. Rosa took out ~ ii a Ave dollar hill
the aggregate NJ subscriptions by mil hands in
u Massachusetts town he said
To state the caso plainly" the inquirer CON
tinueI. YOU have in your possession over
s4u.ODp. md are receiving contributions at the
rate Of $500 10 81 600 a week. the expenditure OF
WILL Will rs To be secret. aud for which you are
That ID one way OF looking M II" was the
: Can get no further information on the sub
No. air All that wish TO say IN the public
on the subject Is said In the IRISH World Here
10 copy OF the last number"
Tho Inquirer withdrew. taxing along tho news
i hSpsE an !, near" fn whole page T. DEVOTED TO
nads ~ Ross nnH II 10 ,s niuence
that the money is raised. The department is
headcd :. The National Moyement," and it be-
which were the following:
iien.Nr was,,nr The shortest 'wincst, and cheap
srr to tc enemy with the eas, los Of Inc 10 eber sde
lis the most humane warfare
cHHAF wARr.Rs This j. the OF dynamite and tor.
pedoer ncics with which nature has
,e. i bi en-, t nd, ana c whsag NM,
the smallest nunbcr OF men and the least possible
ptn-e
REGULAR WARFARE sraRtv obsotYrr-Fleets arr now
almost useless A. the irnncad drove out existence
the "itAshun-d wo,ien ships the torpedo viii drlve
the ronclad Tho nce, Of Europe ard America are
NJ the mercy of the stcalthy little enemy and the
type ol the torpedo boat carries no crew
ENGi,Sp's rEaR-Thrcc men and a few pounds OF
nyiann,s gre more than match .r NE mshues irie
guns. ani an the latest down hrfrr
nppamnuN ln,gnihgAni AssAilant oakland today IS
bton- ir"ncsd, and vss"e sud unrlcasant den Just
Swallowing it~e on the British mind that all this ptcpa
III a bt Use.
sssl '
Tho mysterious hints about torpedoes and
dynamite are repeated week after we"k in va
rious forms, connected with accounts of now
inventions for that sort OF warfare. con-
tributor from Providence writes us follows:
A. skirmishers. Il bchooves acquaint curse Ives
win such appliances a. are calculated 10 crown our
draw the attc non Of the n rmshcrs generally 10 an
item appearing ago in the papers with The cap
Academy Of sciences member exhibited small vial of
planatry address he remarked that twenty pounds ~
the metal would be sufficient to poison the entire popuA
osmic acid free In volume hundred cubic
yards would pcs-ss such de ady inf that all per-
the more dangerous j. he TACT ths, has no known Anti
dole" some persons with fine drawn conscieuccs may
cAehm inst ts would b. atrrhlc way OF making war.
Mr.. OKossa. rs editor Of that page Of the
Newspaper, says Of tho poisoning suggestion,
"" do not lack men who take the risk OF get
ting smell OF osmum themselves" and al
ludce to somebody's tdra that II would be n
grand thing II n bottle Of that osmium WIS
smashed IN the English House OF Commons
for Ireland
The acknowledgements Of receipts show that
the money comes generally In small individual
contributions. from all parts OF the country.
many OF the donors are women. who give
twenty 1--WE TO nifty cents cach. Lowell. Lynn,
Lawrence. and other factory towns. give most
Literally.