New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-25
STILL LOOKING F0R THEIR MONEY.

srBsCRIBrRs TO THE sKIRNIsHING FUND OPPOSED
10 CONSTITUTIONAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
PROM PAKNELL, DANIII AND DILLON.
Jo,eph Crolnien presided over the deliberations
of the Irish SklrmlsheTs who TO the number OF one
bundrcI held their regular weekly gathering yes
ierdav afternoon in Spcarmans SHIRT factory at
No 2g5 bird ave- Nh CTomlen Is also chairman
OF the permanent investigating committee OF Inc
subscribers. The business OF the day began WIN
motion bv Mr.. Kelly that one OF the reporters be
pu1 on of the ROOM This was declared 10y the char
man to be out of order. Peter Ryan read the report
of the Investigating Committee, which stated th+t
bpecitc charges against the trustees hdI not Dten
prepared bV the committee for the reason that an
q eminent Nationalist ~ had invited one OF their
number into his Office down town, and hdd err
inforlucd INN that the question Of what had been
done with the SkiTmlshlDg Fund would be settled
10 the satisfaction OF the subscribers, ana al an
swer be ,1Yth the committee al an early date since
then nothing had been heard from The eminent
Nationalist The committee had also prepared
and mailed On Friday number OF circulars 10 sub
scrler~ u dlacTcnt parts Ot the country eoHcilmg
Their views on The action Of their NeW-lOrk Dreth
Ien. a few replies only had been received, Inc
report finished with the advice OF the committee to
dosIst from making wild charges against the trus-
tees until fraud had been proven.
The letters were then read 10 the meeting. Some
OF the writers Indu. ged III scurrllous language
anent The trustees, bu one Oh two OI them deIehued
then actions. HE writers were mostly from New
England towns ana several were from PnlladelpAla.
Then the chairman asked the meeting Ii II had
any Suggestions OF hints TO lay before the commit
tee for their further guidance. one subscriber de-
sired 10 know the names OF the trustees Ihty
,
subscribed To the Skirmlshlng FUND had gone.
" hat just what We are trying 10 and CUT"
Mr. smith rose to a personal explanation. He
branded as "a living talsehOOd' the statement of an
Irish journal this city that he could not account
foI $15 of the >krmlshlng una winch ne had re-
ceIyed The money bad been advanced iron
ODonOyan Rosa TO pay ms expenses III accom-
panlIng the body of John OMahoney 10 Ireland.
8ir. SMITHS explanation was received Win APP
pause. Alter some scattering abuse oil me Uus-
ices. a subscriber in the back part 81 the room
askedtO know the name OF the Nationalist Win
whom Inc COMM tee was III ncgOtauOn
The Cntiunau-I am the man mat went 70 his
Office aMd II was on a promise that | would moi
mention his name that he told me what he DID.
The name OF the Nationalist wdS still demanded,
hOWeycr, and William ). ODwyer one ol the cOul-
u1.tot, >alt:
Abou. THIS negotiation il is said that the actions
OF TINS body Of men are causing some excitement IN
Land League circles, both IN TINS country aud
Ireland. We understand that Their receipts have
been falling OH ana pressure has Dten Drought 10
bear on tins cOmmItie TO cease this agitation. A
comm. IcatlOn mas been received by TINS commit
tee IRON gentleman who represents 10 less an au-
thority than Charles Stewart parnell, tue irish
leader. and his able cohorts, John Dillon aud
Michael DavItt, asking that THIS agitation cease,
aha promising III the name OF those lrlsh leaders
that satisfactory an Wer shall be given us is 10
what has become OF our money. Bat they cannot
stop this agi--
" We concluded not to take notice VI The COuuu-
nlcauon," continued Nr. ODwyer. " 20 that no
outside influence could be SAID TO have been brought
Nh ODwyer sat down amid silence which was
broken ~ Daniel GeaTy. who began as follows:
4" These hlgh-tOned gentlemen have nothing to do
with tins body OF men. We are after our money.
The most they say against Us they say, and yet
they must acknowledge that We are respectable
body o. good Old men-"
Laughter greeted Mr.. Geary, who went on until
the chairman called him to order. lie refused 10
come 10 oIoer aud a motion made ANA carried
that Mr.. Kelly DC elected sergeant 10 eject
any gentleman who should disturb the harmony OF
the meeting. Mr.. Kelly grasped his b.aCkthorn
stick AMI took his station at the door.
A no. DEBATE followed as TO III right OF the dis
tingu-ne iushnen abroad 10 interfere with the
meeting IN SpeaTman's factory. motion was made
thai the OyertuTes of Mr. Parne be referred to the
trus,c"-.
Mi. G'ConOr said that no outside influence should
be allowed Nh Over thought that the NEE lug
ought to have some Difference iOr the wshe, of
eminent mon. The tumuIt grew, and tho chaIrmI an
hammered OH the sewing machine That served Tor a
desk, and added to the DIN.
" We are KcVOlutIOnerS-we are SklrnlsherS. We
have nO more respect for the constitutional agIta
tlon OF Lhar.es Stewart Parnel than have Tor
Tom. Dies and the Devil
Tins sentiment met with great favor and the
author q, loudly applauGed, out camcr c0unsels
prevailed al length. motion was carried that toe
agitation be continued and that the committee
should report al tnelr next regular meeting the
cess Of Toe communication with Messrs. Parneil,
DayItt and Dillon.