The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-08-12
A MYSTERIOUS coNCLAvE.
Stories Of Their Movements in CHI

CHICAGO, August Cit has Just been dis
covered that ever since Monday morning a
mysterious conclave Of prominent Irishmen,
numbering something like 100, has been In
session In one Of the hotels IN this city. Their
deliberations have been held under lock and
key and In room padded to the floor with
sawdtist and otherwise secluded. There are
present. John Warren, Of Lowell, Mass, a
strong friend of General Butler; Thomas e.
Quinn, a co-laborer Of Grove Geo. j. West,
Of Providence, q lawyer and Secretary Of one
branch of the Land League; Rev. Father Geo.
c. Bates, Of Sc. Louis g. g. Cunningham,
of New Haven, and many other we'll known
agitators. Nobody 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 ~ TO whether dy-
Mantle should be used against England, but
as the most feasible way of using II. The
discussion seemed TO take IL for granted that
there were Irish patriots rs much devoted to
their ideas, ~ are the Nihilist's hand that
there would be no difficulty In finding Irish
men WHO would adopt the possibility of even
a certainty Of death, II by it they might do
great and serious damage to England. The
plans were elaborate, II Is said, by which dy-,
Mantle was to be furnished and used on ves-
sells and in cities. They considered the qnes-
ton, how to &c. better manufacturers for In
internal machines In the United States aud
In; France. Their financial condition was
reported as being sound, and the treasury
contains nearly 100000 for a diminishing
fund, and committees have been appointed
to provide for the future and levy q tax to
raise more. A delegation of city priests
waited on the members Of this conclave to-
day, and begged them with solemn abjurs-
tions and impressive arguments to desIst
from their plots and adjourn at once. They
refused to listen to such arguments and ad-
vices, saying they came here on business aid
were determined to accomplish their pnr-
pose. Is
The TriJsme hes the following particulars
and contradictions Of this story The meet
ing is composed mostly of representatives of
the Clannagael Society and the Emmett
Monument Association, (foiinded on EN-
NETS declarationthat his epitaph should not
be written until his country should be free).
Measures were taken to disassociate the Irish
name and nation from the insane rawlings of
O'Donovan Rosa, and TO unite the govern
ing body Of these various organizations into
one with headquarters outside Of New York
or Philadelphia. 1t was decided to use
greater exertions to equip the Irish revolu-
tionsts with war material, aud TO settle
chickering's about the skirmishirig fund. In
the latter convention this meeting Is merely
preliminary to one to be held in New York
BY the Clannagaels on the 10th inst. The
association disav0ws any sympathy with the
British Government, aud does not believe In
dynamite except IS applied 10 the destruc-
ton OF an actual army Of occupation They be-
lieye anything Is jastiiable BIZ which English
power can BE- driven out from Ireland. !