The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-28
The Irish Convention

recess Mrs ParnelI entered the hall,
aud "as escorted on the stage by
Mooney and Egan and introduced to
the delegates as the mother of the
great Irish leader.
! A dispatch purporting to he from
, the Pope caused amusement. It
threatened to excOmmunicate anv
Irish Catholic attacking England
during this convention, on the
!; ground of English liberality to all
AT 3.15 the convention resumed
| business. AS the names of to.day's
delegates were announced they were
loudly cheered, also the names of
John Devoe and Redpath.
Secretary Hynes read his general
statement of what the league had ac-
complished during the year.
An explanation was asked why the
lecture expenses of Davitt, Redman,
and Parnell were paid by the League
as stated by the secretary. Those
gentlemen were given all the receipts
of their lectures to the League. The
central committee thought it only
proper that their expenses should be
paid.
Wallace, general treasurer of the
Leag We, also explained why the lee
ture expenses of Parnell, Davitt and
.Redman were paid. He did not dare
to answer to alleged Irishmen who
demanded how he dared to pay the
funeral expenses of one who should
be dear to every Irishmen. Meany
of New York demanded the name of
the "Irish scoundrel."
(. Father Walsh then read his report.
He also made statement in ard
to certain moneys sent him for widow
Walsh, the Irish mother of one son
who has been hanged and the other
sentenced TO penal servitude for life.
He said every Irishman believed this
boy guiltless. What is more, while
this noble mother knew them to be
innocent, and even knew the guilty
parties, she was too patriotic to turn
informer, as some ignoble villains
were doing. He took counsel from |!
Parnell about the mother, and re- |
mitted for her benefit S376.
Having read as part of his report |
rather sensational letter from the |
Irish Bishop Duggan of Clonfert,
who denounced England's policy of
turning arabic Irish land into pas
ture land as pagan" and clement
ed" Father Walsh closed his report,
which was referred to the auditing
committee. Burie (of Ohio moved
that one delegate from each State
constitute committee to prepare
plan for merging with the National
League to meet in convention.
O'Brien (of New York; eloquently
seconded the motion, but declaring
that the time has come to adopt the
Dublin national platform. Scully
(of New York made an earnest pro-
test against disbanding the Land
League. DR.. O'Riley {of St. Louis)
offered as substitute that the chair
committee to consider and
into the Land League.
Father Connolly favored a commit
teeman from each State and Terri
tory.
O'Rielly's substitute was lost.
A motion was made that each State
and Territory send its own commit
teemen. Carried. {
Recess was had for that purpose.
Upon convening the committee
was announced as follows: Arizona,
James Redpath; Connecticut, James
Georgia, Col. J. F. Arm !
strong; Illinois, Rev. NJ. Dorney; In
Llama, J. s. Allen; Iowa, M. Cannon;
KY, Mathew O'Donoherty; Louisi-
ina, T. Marony; Maryland. Col. E. !:
I. Joice; Michigan, Rev. DR.. Charles !
O'Reilly, Mimi, G. NJ. G. Arthur; t
Missouri, DR.. Thomas O'Reilly;;
Mass, Rev. Father Connally; Maine, .
[ohn A. Gallagher; New Hampshire, :
Vm. H. German; New Jersey, John I
}. Sanderson; New YORK, d. G. 6
Feely, Neb, John Fitzgerald, Ohio; !
'iary land, John Byrne; Pennsylva- !
lia, Rev. Thos. Barry; Vermont, :
Vm. Mallan; Rhode Island, Col. F.
)'Reilly; South Carolina, VIM. M. !!
Kennedy; Virginia, Patrick McGov- Il
rn; Wisconsin, James B. Donnelly; '
District Columbia, Arthur Rooney. Il!
All matters concerning the reor- II
auization of the League and all res o
buttons and orders were referred to a
his committee. Il
Recess till 9o'clock. 7
Father Walsh's report shows bal I
nee Oil hand, June 9, 1883 of $l2, ia. n
received from branches from jan "
AIRY 8 to April 8, 1894. r
Boston, April 25.-Late last night v
ohm Sullivan had hemorrhage ofthe I
lngs. sullivan has been leading a c.
ast life of late, and his heavy drink D
1g has at last brought him down. D
was while visiting a friend that he p
as attacked, and after losing large a!
uantity OF blood he became insensi- n