New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-04
THE SKIRMISHING FUND.

WANTED TO FlGHi'
.rb. noeetinp of the contributors to the Irish
SkirmshIng Fund. at No. 293 Third-ave., yester-
day afternoon, was attended by l3o persons
ODonovan Rossa sat at desk near the chalrhaIp'
surrounded with letters aud papers. Edward l.
Rowe a broad-ShOudered lrishman was chosen
chairman. After some preliminary business anna q
PAINFUL silence. the report OF the committee al
pointed by the meeting last Sunday to wan upon -;
The trustees of the fund and demand the paiaioc ~
hand was called for. Joseph Cromlcn. aGIlnL ~
spokcsman for the committee, arose ana s'ateu me- NO
the commit sc had been baled on every hana ny ~,
had seen Trustee John Dewey. and he had reluSuu ~
recognize them. The doors of Dewey : ,hG"SP9pvJ
office hal been closed against them anu 'hoS "N
gotten satisfaction from me t iuS:VGGS
Daniel DECAY remarked, mo"rliuuf g Il had
They paid no more attention !, =, IN imam - " ~
been the barking OF lot OF DOG. .o,olI,. o+ bis
~ went 10 see John Dewey, perSoIaIIA "u LIZ
ooino y said Mr. ODwyer land he sent out WoFu
IN, he mid not see me that occasion. leaving
me to infer that lie would see me on some o'her
" Tbc report of the committee received by the
meeting in scucc. which was broken by tie char
man asking: .,s,
motion was made and carried that the report OF
the commlttce he received, &hI th'I 'no! Do
thanked for their services ana uschuScu' N"I,"an
SnraIlnan then moved that permanent committee
la anpoinied with power to call any future meeting
Of lie contributors. He said that ODonovan
Rosa had received letters from an parts oi W NJ,
country relative 10 his course, and he ASKED MI
Rosa 10 read them r -, .,,s,oa. - so;d
They contain abuse OF the trustees no ti,no
Rosa will moi read them. This Is not tue 'iinc
tor abuse" Several contributors delhahueu 'ho
reading OF the letters. 80, 49, o,oiu,.,o,, oDd
ST down, gentlemen" sald the chdithdi'' anu
Le Rounded the table with his cane -, n,
is This an aibI ahair altogether sllu MI
Kingston of Memphis, rem. dVpi L beorGS
of Ir >lnnen in Memphis and demand 10 NC Heaiu',
But the chairman pounded him down ana leS'oieu
QuieI. -, .,,o+ th. nancy had been col
loctnd toi n certain purpose ana ne m'rOduceu
resolution calling upon the Can-na-Uael ooGletS 10
recover the money from the trustees III 'i"'i '""'
II P p'I Walsh from the Fourth Ward, moved
tbat copy OF tins resolution he sent 10 every liSl
man in the Cniled states IN olaeI taI ''S
know the honest men from the guilty ones. r
" We want back this money i t t4e puIPoSo ioi
which we contributed IT," s4id MI. McG it I'm; +ou
how much money he gave and TO whom he gave ~.
The chairman said This question was out oil ordeI.
Captain speaTnan sald tne nne in t6e crowd
should have full power. some oic III eho T'0""
wanted 10 know what they were talking about.
Il move" said MIR. King ton, OF memphis that az
O'Douovan Rosa give the particulars JUS q.
this U,Gnt a rcd-taced. bcgcrent LOOKING IrlShhdn
1Olce ms way 10 tue front, ana Sm39tSH ?,
III down said the chairman you are out OF
orIer." H. o, ct cor
tIibuted my money, ana VAIN ~ h"'" VIVA"
that money went" , IA .bo ol,oir
man. and he pounded the taole' -, - t;uoor
II Will not SIT down, ana IL VIII lahc " oiss'A
Pni INN out - roaIed the crowd. This seemed
TO niurIate the man, and lie advanced 10 tue SeHti0
OF the room, rolled up his eeNeS ana shouleu:
:" NV name is Gleason, and hail from Limerick.
have been an freshman since l was a boy Ny
language Is parliamentary, and ! am gem lSindn'
Keep quiet there - TO the crowd anu Nh vi a.
teld to you presently. Iwant to know where my
Min great difficulty order was restored again.
ana the Troublesome Nh. Gleason was showed Datk
to seat Kossa was again ashea 10 CIV d.,
nation, anu the chairman stated that 'neI man;iou
their money from the trus eeS. not an cAplahalloh
nom Mr. Rossa More calls were made Tor par
Wnonovan Rosa spread out his letters and pa
pers and made a speech OF an hour Teadlng
lumber of letters 1o Sma f paToT had WRIT
ten a letter to his wife acknowledging that ne ne
owed hun money and incloslng 30 - As to ,9
inere was an execution my hotel, and they V0leu
me two years salary. We all, OF course ieol hurI
of the way TINS money has been treated. Ever SINCE
have been boy have been cohIlhceE tn i .iie
ONLY way TO pat the fear of God into EnGIands
heart vas strike her where she woid t IeTi
most started that fund. 10 harmonic tlln ne
aud Tor the good of Ireland turned u over 10 thg
trustees appointed by ad the Ol TalbnnsSc
for ne money, l maintain that Devoy's
paper was started with that fund, run WIN
it, and has lived ON 1t ever since they n ON @
fbe more | will shine. Dewey, Ill his paper, say
that the 5000 John Boyle ORei!ly got vas properly
u,ed lie never got u dollar while had c0htIoI Oh
the Iund" RossI read letter from Okellly, dated
Nav so 1851, in which he said: Don't nlsdhdeI-
STAND me- approve II you burn Down cNelS %toil
o. English property on The planet Dut your ian an
mes Let Your skirmishers do something Oh snut
mn their mouths. Bow up LondOn-good put
fal to burn down tallOw chandleIy, anu tnen
MOI long ag,," continued Rosa, {" sent the
tru.te,s a begging letter, Imporng them TO send
me- ~ 900 t4at | knew where 1t could help two
Irish parrots. They were being pursued meIcl-
Ie,sIy by England, and had need OF and there was
eourtlliug inat had been done over there some
tlInr about Mansion House. The men had my
sympathy Yet they say the okirmlshing una Is
At Moved 1nS emo that Oh he A''i be tendeTed
vofe of thanks and confden by the meeting
This motion met with opposition, 9t the SiHun ah.
ing" Rosa. sharp discussion arose on tne llottoi
warmly advocate the resolution, sald Mt
Gleason " When sent my paltTy contribution 10
the fund it was to ODonoyan Rosa, not 10 ile mem
fellows as have got the money now. " nat are 'ley !
A lot O. jallers" .,, y .h,,+od o ,o,,
back in the crowd. You arc nothing Out
sccne of disorder and confusion followed Above
,Le nnuuding OF the chairmau's cane on the table
could be heard the voice OF Nr Gleason cryIng Out :
" The man that says l am a ryynegade III Dust
hl,n III the ucse-et me get at I'M 49,,
" jOurn this meeting shouted llt,ic e., man Id
Don't let IT be- said that thy meeting broke up III
Tow. Adjourn the meeting" ..o,. .,i,,,,r,, chic
"ODon0van Rosa, WHY don't you ADJOURN this
meeting" shouted another man. The chairman
then adjourned the meeting.
After aDOut fifteen minutes, when the eXcltement
had partially subsidized. the meeting wasTeOTganlzed
and a permanent committee appointed with
again full power to call together the contributors
al auy time they decide 10 do 80. Joseph DeNeIs,
NJ OCOnuor Conrad Roche and L. Ryan were
named the committee.
Don't let II go TO the press that this meeting
broHc up III "a row, - appealed the little man.
OCOnnOr AID Roche refused to serve on the COM
mttee and left tue room. The meeting then adj
jOuIned. $50 .,. Z
" What have you dOne" asked contributor, OF
O'Donovan Rosa. what have you done APP
pointed committee OF two persons"
Rosa made no reply.