The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-03

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II refer to those who tell the people that
they are going to free Ireland by peaceablo
and parlian&R Parry means. Father Conaty
thinks that the great achievement of the Phil
adelphia convention was the Endorsement of
Parnen's policy. l believe in Mr. PaTnell's
sincerity, but his policy will never drive
the English out of Ireland Irishmen in
America can adopt the respectable policy of
Parhell without losing caste in the estima-
tion of English-blooded Americans, because
England's interests are safe so long as the
Irish do not go beyond Parnellism. It is
pleasant for men to be patriots when they are
not obliged to shed blood or risk their lives.
These patriots, you know, are popular, and
popularity means Office, ! say that the Irish
men in Ireland are far in advance of the
Irishmen in America. In Ireland, believe,
they are respondent over the action of the
num5ug patriots in America relative TO the
Phoenix park affair, but the meetings that we
propose to hold will give new hope to men
across the water We will, if possible, get up
permanent fund for the families of the men
who fall in the battle for Ireland This will
encourage other men in ireland to emulate
the deeds of the Phoenix park heroes The
Irish cause in America is in the hands of men
who want to make Ireland great, glorious
and free by making themselves great, glorious
and rich
THE IRISH EXTREMISTS.
When asked about the programme of the
Irish Extremists Mr.. Rosa said:
81 do not know what it will be, but know
what it should be, There are men in Ireland
like Joe Brady ready to dare and do, and the
object of the Irish exiled race should be to
encourage such men If the spirit of such
men we're sustained, instead of the spirit of
| parliamentarianism, there would be differ
ent state of affairs in Ireland
| tHMr. Rosa was asked why no fund had been
raised for the defense of the Phoenix Park
| heroes" He said: These men were left in
the lurch by the very men who encouraged
them to the deeds for which they suffered"
Then you did not encourage themgn
''No did not. believed that the matter
of the defense was in the hands of those who
urged the men who were hanged for the deed
but the men in question deserted the prison.
ers in their extremity, although they had IN.
| limited means to use for Defense
''Were you connected in any way with
Gallagher, Lynch, and others who were ar
rested in EnglandF
81 was not, but approve of any men who
endeavor to strike at England
You seem to have little faith in certain
alleged leaders OF the Irish in this country?n
81 viii tell you this: Some CT these lead
eTs' went over to France, and demanded the
sum of 100000 from the Land league treas
urer. 1t was only on condition of receiving
this money that future support from certain
so-ealled revolutionary organizations would
be guaranteed to Parnen. Patrick Egan, il
he so desires, can tell who got that 800, 600
THE WAY WAR is TO BE WAGED.
New YORK, July about thousand
members Of the Clan-na-Gael association
went up the Hudson river to witness thu
blowing up of an old vessel with dynamite
torpedo The exhibition was a success A
three masted ship, loaded with twenty-fiv,
tons Of sand, lay about half mile abov,
Englewood A man in a rubber suit, unde
the direction of Colonel Kerwin, attached t,
the stern Of the vessel torpedo, contanin.
two pounds of dynamite The TORPEDO
looked like a cannon. having a lonG
smooth bore, and covered with sheet
iron and zinc. 1t was about five feet long
A lighted fuse was fastened to it, and after {
moments suspense puff of smoke was seen
and instantly after twenty tons of sand ana
| az Ai't>4'1 tSh7 u hehbCi "Sht Up ia a SUI
column 200 feet in the air Above the mu(
and water could be seen a myriad of spark
and thousande of pieces of wood and abovt
all column of smoke. Some of the WOO
must have assembled $50 yards The bigges
piece that came down would not cover tn,
seat Of a chair The column Of water anc
sand was twenty feet in width and it wen
up with lightning rapidity.
The spectators were awed into silence al
FIRST and then a mighty cheer went up tina
echoed and re echoed through the Palisades
The most singular part of the affair was th
lack Of any sound made by the explosion
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puff of smoke, and then the sudden ascension
of the vast mass, followed by the violent
splash as the debris struck the water. The
whole affair, from the time the fuse was ap
piled, did not take five seconds, There wer,
thousands of pieces of wood each as small as
nickel scattered on the water, but not shred
of the sails could be seen. Among the spectator
were DR.. Dwyer, Martin l.. Biggane, Col
Kerw!n, Richard Downey, John d. Carroll
John j. Rossiter and Messrs Connors, Nc
: Sowan and J. M. Scully. One of them said
The members are ripe for action They
! have demanded that work be done, and tn
leaders have consented There is 500 600 il
the treasury, and England will be startled
soon There viii be no traitors this time
We are ripe and ready"