, 1880-03-16
STEPHENS.

STEPHENS.
OF tho Irish 1aevolutiontat for
n Revival OF FeI.Innisn,.
James II. Stephens, tho former Head Cen
ire Of the FenIan brotherhood, and how the
acknowledged leader at the Irish lseyul,l-
tionary Brotherhood In America, arrived In
Chicago last evening ut 7:15 o'clock, via the
baltimore Il Ohio Railroad, from New York.
II was announced In TnE Tiii'uSE TINT tho
gentleman would arrive at the hour nnlMl,
and that tho lIlbernInn Rifles would rcndcx-
vous al the Exposition building To meet him
and form M escort for him t0 the Palmer
House. Tie result OF this WIS TINT co1isld-
crnbe number OF people gathered In tho "
cinity. The lion. james E. Murray, Capt.
King, Of Company a., II. H., Miclnel II.
Lyons, County Delegate A, O. H., and Lteut.
Driscoll. Of Company B, II. H., wcsu the COM
mittee especially delegated to receive the
inviting for HIN when tho traiM arrived:
The lItbErnian lsiitca, under e!'1'l1nn'Nl OF
Ma}ays fa}a yStff; i;ern}%n aRS nand la f' @eia % r"W
facing tile railroat!-track. md M sooli ns Mr.
Stephens aIightetl l,e was, rcceiyc.l Will, u
present arms, the band playing !" Hail to tho
Hst sass BY ths ts Nes eseon tsSc cppa;tee p @ lis
iitile procession t.,ok up its line Of march,
g1llng west on Monroe street to Wabash
aveiiile, thence nnrtf, to Luke, west TO ClMrk,
10 tho Palmer House, where the band. aini
riilonen hcattcd the Chief into the hotel alul
int9 tho Grand , Exchange, where there was
an immense crowd.
Ing upon the arm OF 11r. Murray, ,was bro,tEht
to the front OF the portic0 overlooking tho
rot,,ntln, and he was introduced to the rifle;
,ncn and tho crowd. lie sally TINT tliSy hH'! ,.'
not ii desire to- to deiay @ le wltl! speecl., NJ he
would spcak 10 tho,n publicly ut tho Exposi;;
t!oM Building to.lnorIow,evcnlnE. Jig thanked!
them heartily, for the honor tl'at they lad
' Xfter Tits jittie spccch tic croWl Dispersed,
and III. Stephens was quietly esc,.rtctl to Ills
room, Parlor y being assigned 10 him, wlcro
! ntany people were. In waiting tn ply their
rcspscts. Ar. S!spl.ens hay e'a,,zed but IT.
haps, more deeply in.bodded III Ills checks.
hut lie seems tho same, md docs rot show
tho marks q ls reeent iilgcss II %llt bs
was arrested in Dublin under tho feace
Preservation act, ard confined III Richmond
Dridowcll. at that tlme tho llabcas Cor pus
net was suspended, tug Fehtan srnro being
tfnsdS rsad Etep5 sfepens %ss ts s'!eas % a
village near Dublin, md was tho Head Centre
Of tho Fenian Drothorl,ood. !ie WIS nrHste1
upon tic WARRANT Of tho Lor.l-LlelltcntNt OF
Court lso denied its authority and .le fled
the authorities, Ills closing Wortls simply be.
Ing, ~ have spoken" 1le WIS taken tc
prison under n strong guard Of soldiers, wl!c
were also nlntle Ills keepers. but one liHt
night james Ii. Stephens
TURNED Ur MISSING.
When twas mal0 known that llulad throw
| OF hts shAckles md Ind escaped, tllo excite
ment was intense+. Tho. Wl.ols tof M Eiglh11t 4 y n
wss ae4 S6essd o1 a Ssann{Ts sSTs Of sS
It IS said, he was hititien III. dublin, bu
the officers failed to find l,tln, a1,d III
finally escaped to France, Wl,sncp he sallgt
for New York. james u. Stephens y Y !!
forehead, sparkling eyes, at,tl clenn-cMt fgnt
IN. To n Tnll'uSE reporter !.e said: ~ ~!
here again, N hcnlth. with hopeful spirlfs
the liberation. Of the !fown-tr"ltlc'', rent
crushed, ard robbed md wrongttl people .
ireland. Ny mission noW hns nmotl,lnE m 70 d
with TIC present land itFltat!o'1 n lrsiai'd;
to tho ultimate freedom 0f ireland. whlc
can only be secured by force, and by arm
a2ns;n !S;;", ,,,, ID mt ,omo - All, f., ,ba mn
.,"1 have set cut on tour for Tie eerganlz{
tile Fenian nrotllerhotal under ann!l.9
ho bavS to S 81 ep qsE at ifli bo Ped PedaS
Ing Of ireland by force Of nrIlls. Tho move
llGnt now Is tho snlne Ms over. There Is u
: chnNgo In It, except nS Uore are other b1dlt
35sG'zSGdt 'nS toI for s II, same fGose u tsSaE ,y"1
i MI aiII arc s ready 10 cobpcrate."
."But you !ook favurably ,lpon'the Parne
eIaA ,!s,I otheT relief movements for the poor
II sympathlze with tho parncll md 9th,
rnliet movements 80 fnr MS tic
SaSt'''G's ane oS5ss e95snsetlon ~ whatsysr VII
them 0f course, ''aye 50 many tnlngs gT., IT,
stances, as | sllall have to speak 1t tho ball
y Tie Exposition Building "Wednesday cyonIn
\ and shall bc here from twcly9 to itfteen DIV.
saa 9s ssyss 1s ri fH!S' ay 1sps asss
> best for me not to extui,d this Interview"
"What is tho strength Of ths Present Q
Ean!zattlI9n' ct Thich yo1 are , TIE Gn!cf DO
answer. ' Asithor can M tel vii wliers tils orsa,
cations rendezvous. calllsot tulk us n'ut
9 now a. did IN 1860. !, cannot tell who
xassd oF aeto afp md II ncn % were W arrss
I " the hundred. We are not .roa'
d for action now, and must be Gu
y tious about what L say ~ TO = !
1 suspicion, ul!d would cast she inspected OF
y III d British dungeon Caution Is Mecessnr
u Tho home organization hns nuye!r t!te1 q!
l. 1t lives totny. It lias lived, and i Will II
VIII %e Is 9RsSa s faeaam a u iss.as ars a2 anfes
cannot spBak freely Of the llolne orgAniz
o tlon ~ whole, or na to localities, and It
always with the utmost Teluctance that
= sny to you, however, that the tiro Of ri
st patriotism and devotion stlll burns. 9,Ml III
II british eEae1ty IT., aia oppression Will nes
aunoMHo.. nMor nv = is@I't 1t@ ennnar Arr stanhen.