Daily Republican., 1881-08-03
CoNSPIRACY AGAINsrENGIAND
"e' the Peoria aManuEactureror
i"Isrnai Hachines, makes An
Astounding Statement.

y EohlA, H., Aug. IA reporter in
; 1efVieWed T, w. Grove, the pasn,ino
e I"inp contractor here, who is conuecteJ
a MIN the internal machine matter
v reorla has always been the head of taa
S fenian agitation here, and Grove is on..
Oh the most desperate agitators. He is
, nan OF small stature, with dark. in
.hilectual countenance. and talked
C, !Imly, as on ordinary TOPICS, Ha
pr. Muced letter from George Holpate,
I&A Il Philadelphia, August 20. 1Ss0'
srtth g forth that Mr.. Holgate ownr,i
the McClintock torpedo boat whioI, did
such ta rrible execution during the re-
bellien, and tha: ne had been condr met
ing eypel llnents with it under water.
which CAUSED McClintock to lose bis
life that he had refused proposition
from Spain for the boat. He cIaimed
the boat would blow up any vessel in
the British tiect, and could blockade
any port regardless Of all the nan-of-.
war in the world. 1t would cost about
s2o, 600 to hhild. and he would place n
at Groves disposal He said the boat
would do more good sor Ireland and
fetch the British Government to terms
quicker than half a million of men!
Grove said that shortly after the Exe,Yr.
tive COfnmijtee of the United Irishmen
met in New York, Judge Brennan, of
Iowa; Captain q. Spierlnan, of New
York; James kenehe, of Providence.
Thomas ii. Dwyer, of Chicaao,
O'DCnovan Rosa and himself were
present.
They discussed the hellgate proposition
atnd scheme Of devastating the shores
of England but on Groves representa-
IL on Ihey decided that it would b. too ex-
I'e nsive and that they could do better
"urk by depositing tOrpedos in Brit.
'ii ships which could be done for S2J
apiece, and which would bring Eng
afsd to terms by making it dangerous
OF people % 60 aboard British vessels.
They decided to take that Course.
;omt time later the United Irishnen
mi 'eniars joined hands in order to
Keen te thes. plans. They were 5000
trons in this United States and Cal ada.
here were branches in Toronto, 9ue-
&c, NJ ontreal, and in nearly every i'm.
octInl city in the United States
hese Internal machines are being
la,ie IL every city in which there isa
raach OF the order, and will be con-
npe to be made. They are WORKING
f. u,
'era no more liable than are the ma
erS Of rsvolvers ard ca..noLs. yna-
nit" was no Jno~e vicious than DOW er.
nd With thes, weapons they could
rIv'trom the seas their enemy, de-
troy her trade, and make q probable
u,intss impossible.
Pc MIA, H., Aug. 2-The reported
rrest OF Grove, BY order OF ATTORNEY
nara GN ,,.1
avlgatlon laws, was hoax, perpetra-
'd by pra 3tical ioleers upon a too credu-
'uS reporter. Grove has not been ar
'stec and is doing duty as the city
mphghtcr.
STATEMENT IE EENEFICK.
PRoN !DENCE, Il. L., Aug. 2.-In an
.terview Tonight with James Kene-
ck, member of the Executive Com
'ittee of United I"ishlnen, alleged to
ave been present at the meeting OF the
ommIttee in New York, at which rhp
)rpedo hOat project was discussed.
kenetick stated to u Journal reporter
nat Groves statements in reference to
movemenaOf Uuite,t Irishmen are the
esu.t Of over-enthusiasm.
Although the United Irishlnen do not
ropO5e to use Eng aud with gloyed
andS, h did not know that the organi-
ttion llad any connection with the
ljpinent OF jnIerrai machines, and if
~ machines or parts Of machines
ere made hereahoutJ, he was ignorant
lercof.
The destruction of the Victoria docks
I'd piers AZ Manchester was the work
SkirmiShcrS and was not done unde-
g otiicidl direction OK the United
ishmen
He held that Grove was much re-
rrted by tho Irish Sationalists, and
ID determined not to "let up on Eng
nd uut,l she has been brought to
tl"y were not over part.cu-
r as to ne means employed.