The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-08-05
INTERNAL MACHINES.
How the English are to be
Blown Sky-High.
A coid-slooaed scheme Calm Considered

A cold-Biooded Seheme Sam So"'
PEORIA Ills, Aug. IA reporter inter-
viewed =. A. Grove, the gasoline lamp con-
tractor here, who Is connected with the ILL
f.rnal machine matter. Peoria has always
been the head Of the Fenian agitation here,
aud Grove is one of the most desperate asi-
,aiors. lie is a man Of small stature, dark,
Intelligent count eiIance, and talked ~ COM
posedly as on ordinary topics Grove pro-
dnred a letter from Geo. Holgate, da'ed
Philadelphia, August 81, 1850, setting forth
that Mr.. Holgale owned the McClintock tor
p.do boat which dill such terrible execution
during the rebellion, and that he had i'-
fused proposition from Spain for the boat.
He claims that the boat would blow up any
vessel In the British fleet and could blockade
any port, regardless If all the Men.of War In
the world. IL would cost about $2O,OO0 to
build IL, and he would place il at Graves
dis,s sal. He claimed the boat would do
p,ore good for ireland aud fetch the British
Cover mellt To terms qui, ker than half mil
lion Of men. Grove said shortly Afterwards
the Committee uf United lrishmcn met In
New YoIk. Judge Brennan, "f Iowa. Capt.
&. Sprei man, of New Yok, Jas. kenfie, OF
Providence, and Tl,os. II. Dwyer, of Chicago.
O'Donovan Rosa and himself were present.
They discussed Hnleaie's proposition aud
scheme Of devastating England's shores, but
on Cruw-'s represent alton they decided 1t
would he too expensive and that they could
do better woIk by d-posling t"rped"es IN
the British ships, which could be done for
| SIS piece, and would bring England Ia
terms by making IL dangerous fer people to
90 aboard British VESSELS. They decided To-
| lake that course. Some time later the
United irislmen and Fenians j'ined hands
| In oider 10 execute their plans. They were
G,0tlo strong In he United States and Canada.
! There were branches IN Toronto, Quebec
Montreal, aud nearly every important city Ia
the United States. Tn. internal machines
are being made ia every city where there Is
| u bi ancl If the Order, aud will continue Ia
be made. They are working for the good OF
the old sod and they were no more liable
tlan those " liu are making revolvers anu
cannon. Dynamite was no more vicious
could drive fem the $, rs their enemy, de-
stroy her trade and make profitable business
/ impossible. Some people would have 10 die.
IL would he worse than Boycoiiing, but war
was always cruel and that war Was easiest
which went straightest tot he mark, killed the
most IN the shortest time and coinpe He'd the
natives TO make peace. The machines ral =
tune ed IN England we're made III Peoria. His
answers gave The reporter confidence of the
trul h "f this 81 aiemrnt. They were Of zinc
interior, in which clnck-woik and explosives
we've packed. The clock.wofk operated u
spring, and after SIX days running IL liber-
aied hammer something like a gun trigger ,
which struck percussion cap and ig'iited.
The charge Consists Of All ounce aud half
Of the illuminate Of silver and pound and n
half Of dynamite, and would destroy the
largest block Of buildings In the world. The
| whole thing weighed fort five pounds. An.
Wa fare was good epoIeh for England, WHO
didn't conduct honorable warfare herself
and couldn't expect others 10 ao SO. IL sh'
d,duf ii, justice to ireland, every Englsl'
ship would be- sent TO the bottom, until the
people no longer dared embark in them.
Every government building would be tori
down and q system If terrorism begun. liz
claims there are many If these dreaded ma
chimes already c"mpleted--some in France
lii charge If irus, worthy patriots who would
Use them quite freely. They had alread.
gently warned The British; had destroyeo
the Manchester postnfiire amt The Victors
docks. At a loss of S5,0OO.OO0; had explode.
machines AT Stafford and Glasgow, at London
aud Liverps"l, and inflicted All assrega.
loss Of t5O.OOO .OOO.
Cove las ALI easy. digniied manner, anC
AS M no way excited NJ his horrible recital
lie says the manufacture Of machines still
goes forward here.