The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-06
CRIMINAL.

CRIMINAL.
CHICAGO, Aug. Sit has just been dis
covered that ever since Monday a myster-
ious conclave of prominent Irishmen, mum
bering something like 100, has been in ses-
sion at one of the hotels in this city.
Their deliberations have been held under
lock and key and in a room padded, as to
the floor, with sawdust. There were pres
ent John Warren, of Lowell, Mass, a
strong friend of Ben Butler; Thos. c.
Quinn, of Peoria, a co-laborer of Grove;
George ]. West, of Providence, lawyer and
Rev. Father George G. Beats, of st. Louis
Geo. c. Cunningham, of New Haven, and
many other well known agitators. No
body has been let into their secrets and
their meetings have excluded all reporters.
1t has; however, leaked out that these men
are the Dynamite Crowd" that their
deliberations are not as. to whether
dynamite shall be used against England,
but as to the most forsible way of
using it. The discussion seemed to take
it for granted that there were Irish patriots
as much devoted to their ideas as were the
Nihilists, and that there would be no diff
Guilty In finding Irishmen who would meet
a possibility or even a certainty of death If
by it they might do great and serious dam.
age to England. The plans were elabora-
ted, it is said, by which dynamite was to
be furnished and used on vessels and in
cities. They considered the question how
to get better manufactures of internal ma
chimes in the United States and in France.
Their financial condition was reported as
being sound The treasury contains near
ly 100000 for skirmishing fund, and
COMMITTEES have been appointed to provide
for the future and levy tax to raise more.
A delegation of city priests waited on
the members of this conclave here to-day,
and begged them with solemn adjurations
and impressive arguments to desist from
their plots and adjourn at once. They re
fused to listen to such arguments and ad
vice, saving they came here for business
and were determined to accomplish theil
purpose. The meeting viii probably ter
inmate tomorrow.
The above is from the Times report
The 7ri5qtne's information has the follow
ing particulars and contradictions:
The meeting is composed mainly of rep
| resentatives of the Clan Ma Gael Society
and the Emmet Monument association
| founded On Emmet's declaration that hi
epitaph should not be written until hi
country was free.) Measures were takel
to disassociate the Irish name and natior
from the insane rawlings of O'Donoval
Rossa. and to unite the governing body o
the various organizations into one, witt
| Headquarters outside of New York O
Philadelphia. It was decided to use great
er exertions to equip the revolutionist
with war materials, and to settle all bicker
| ings about the skirmish fund in the latte
connection This meeting is merely pre-
| 1iminary to one to be held in New York b,
the Clan Ma Gaels. The association dis
avows any sympathy with the Britisl
government, and does not believe in dyna
mite except as applied to the destruction
of the actual army of occupation. The.
believe anything is justifable by which tn
English power may be driven from Ire
land.
SPRINsFIELD, Aug. 5.-The Governo
has offered reward of $500 for the al
restin of Aaron Nois, alias Aaron Norris
who murdered Howard Tanner, at Coulter
vile, Randolph county, on April 24th
/ 1881.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 5.-A Carthage, Mo.
special says that Taylor Underwood. th
leader of band of desperadoes in South
western Missouri, and the murderers o
Deputy Sheriff MeElworth, of Dade eoun
Ity three months ago, were arrested IN Car
thage to-day after desperate strugga
with Detective E. S. Pike. Three OF Tn
derwood's gang were lynched by citizens 0
EDade county for being concerned In tn
murder of McElworth.
+. New YoRK, Aug. Geo. w. Stuart
Secretary of the Board of Education, wa
arrested tonight on the charge OF having
enbezzled SO, 900.
PETERsBDRa, Va. Aug. 5.-The refusa
i of john w. Green to drink with William
Lee, stranger, caused a fight in whicl
Green's throat was cut and Lee was shot
kBoth men died.