The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-09
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A number OF Irishmen identified with
their country's cause, were spoken to on
the subject, but all denied any knowledge
of such an organization at Irwin. There
is IN association in the city called the Ma
tionalists, who are popalasly supposed to
be the extremerevolutio in the diff
culttes between England and Ireland.
There arc two lodges in the city, one OF
which Is at No. IL Fifth avenue.
Captain Rowan, manager of the Central
Hotel, who formerly was an officer in this
lodge, was asked about the dynamite 80
ciety. a.,
II don't believe word Of it," said he,
"and know there is no such society at
Irwin. The Nationalists do not believe in
this dynamite policy, andI know that no
money has been sent from this city by the
society to aid the dynamiters. Irwin Sta
tion is not the place anyhow for such an
organization, as ii Is too far removed from
the seaboard, and there isonly a handful
Of struggling miners there. ! think the
report Is absurd"
Mr.. Con Horgan, a member Of the Ma.
tional Directory OF the Ancient Order sot
Hibernians, was found at his place on
Grant street, and Intercepted about the
report said:
tion | know, for j lived there for eight
years, and my brother and. other relatives
live there now. II such an organization
was discovered in q large city, where
Irishmen congregate, itwoul1 not be Won
derful, but 1t Is nonsense to think Of such
a thing at Irwin, where there are only a
few poor, struggling miners, who have
enough to do to obtain food and clothing,
without engaging in such work as that
with dynamite. Half OF these alleged
outrages, explosions, etc., reported in
England never took place, and, many that
did occur, were the work otthe detectives
themselves TO stir up popular feeling, just
as in the case OF the Mollie Maguites,
where many OF the outrages attributed to
them, were the work OF Detective McFar'
land, who swore their lives away"
ais there not q lodge OF the Ancient
Order OF Hibernians at Irwin?"
LODGE OF IIREESlASs.
eyes, but 1t has been butfecenly organ
lied. There was formerly.a large organ
ization, which gradually feel away by 50
many Of the men leaving tile place. No
dynamite society can receiyeany assistance
from the Ancient Order Of Hibernians, as
ia objects are too grand to permit 1t to
lend Itself TO any such plan. The Hibern;
ians are purely beneficial organization,
and never gave any assistance to this re.
ported dynamite organization. The only
Society al Irwin is the Ancient Order Of
Hihernians. There Is no truth In the re-
port" ~.
branch of the Hibernians, was spoken To-
and he also said that he did not believe
any dynamite society existed at Irwin
and denied emphatically that assistance
| had been furnished by their Order, II suct
d society did exist.
Mr.. Lynch was met in the office o
O'Byrne Bros, Wood street. and as he hat
been identified with the revolutionistl
sometime ago, he was asked about the dy
mantle society. He also said he had nevel
heard OF any such society, and did no
Ibelieve It existed, t5l
h4SorlER OPINION on Tng, suTEcr
AID. Scorer, the agent for the oceal
steamship lines at Irwin, scottdale ant
] Pittsburgh, wasseen athisOtice, u, Smith