Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-01-16
TILE NEKS IN RRIEF.
A DYNAMITE TRAITOR ATTACKED AND NEAR
LY MURDERED IN NEw YORK.

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A DYNAMITE "rRAGroR' ATTACKED AND NEAR.
LY MURDERED IN NEW YORK.
-- Capt. Thomas Pheleu, superintendent |
of tho Kansas City (Mo) work house, and
closely identified for some years with the
Irish movement at Kansas City and else
where, was attacked in O'Donovan Rossa's
Quilted Ireland" office on Chambers street,
New York, last Friday afternoon and saw
agey stabbed and hacked with long dirk
knife. The dynamiters, 1t ia supposed, be-
lieved him traitor to their cause and meant
to murder him. The enmity against Phelan
arose from an interview published in the Kan
sas City journal fortnight ago, wherein he
apparently divulged secrets of the dynam-
tiers and the idea Of numbering him seems
TO date from that time. He was brought to
New York by a letter from John Il, Kearney
and arrived only three hours before he was
attacked
While sitting in Rossa's Office waiting for
him to come in, a man named Barker came
in aud without warning attacked him. Phe-
Ian ran out of the Office, pursued by Barker,
who repeatedly struck him with his knife aud
followed him down the two flights of stairs
to the pavement. Phelan fell faint with loss
of blood and Barker attempted to run away,
but was arrested by policeman and brought
back. When Phelan saw him he pulled out
pistol aud fired at him, in6icting a slight
wound. Pheens injuries we're at first sup
posed to be mortal and he made an ante
norton statement identifying Barker as his
assailant.
In the interview above alluded to, publish
ed in the Kansas City journal, Phelan told of
visit which be made to Ireland in the inter-
est of the dynamiters in 1888, and how he
was the means of saving the steamship
nuaan from, baipy hloun nm bg dvpo,utta
which Kearney had caused to be placed in
her hold. The dynamite was sewed up in a
sack and Kearney snys ii was arranged that
unless removed within two weeks the dynam-
ite would begin to rot and then blow the
ship to hell" Phean was unwilling to al
low this as by that time the ship would bs
far out to sea and hundreds of lives would be
lost. He therefore went to London aud ex.
posed the plot. lie also said that Kearney
had attempted to blow up the Caledonia rail
way station in London.
Phelan denies positively that there was
any quarrel in Rossas Office before he was
attacked II this is so there must have been
deliberate conspiracy for his murder. lie
was soldier in the war Of the rebellion,
serving under Logan, aud lieutenant of the
Capitol police at Washington from 1876 to
1879. He had the reputation there of always
getting the other officers into trouble, aud
liked TO be the centre Of sensations.
ODouoyan Rosss's name is Jeremiah
| ODonovau, and the Rosa" (Irish for "red')
was an addition of his own. He runs a mys-
FERROUS secret society, branch of the Clan
ma Gael publishes paper called the United
Irishman, and receives contributions Of mon
ey for the purpose Of blowing up England
His Office is place Of mystery, consisting
OF room in a Chambers.street block with a
printing-office behind there he concocts
blood and thunder editorials for his paper,
and receives visitors and funds.
Barker was arraigned in the Tombs police
court Saturday, and remanded to jail with.
out bail to await the result of Phelan's iuju-
ries
cyclones passed over Jones and Bald win
counties in Georgia and Hale, Perry and Bib
counties, Ala, about midnight Sunday, sweep
ing away everything in their paths Large
oaks were twisted like straws. Dwellings,
Rn-houses, barns and fences we're destroyed
The roar was heard distinctly eight miles
away. The residence OF Noble Gilbreath,
four miles west of Collinsville, and all his
farm buildings we're completely demolished
His youngest child was instantly killed by fly
ing tmbers. The family had retired about
an hour before the storm appeared. Every
article OF household goods was blown away
II is reported on good authority that an anvil
was blown 100 yards
"A soda ash factory near Syracuse, n. Y,
exploded Tuesday, iuuring II men aud de.
siroying $40 600 worth OF property
The Pittsburg, Fort Wayne a Chicago
railway company recently doubled up its
freight trains and dismissed large number
OF conductors and brakemen. The employees
thereupon combined and have temporarily
stopped freight traffic on the road
The oldest aud largest bell factory iu the
United States was burned to the ground at
Collinsville, ILL.,, Tuesday morning, and l5,.
600 dozen bells we're destroyed loss $50, 600,
no insurance.
"A number of employees of the Oliver
chilled pillow works at South Bend Ind struck
for higher wages Tuesday and compelled all
tue men to quit Early in the morning 200
Polish strikers gathered in trout Of the gate
and severely beat all who triod to pass
through. One officer who tried to quiet the
mob was shot in the scalp, aud another who
finally succeeded in getting into the Office and
locking the door was badly pounded ia the
head and held prisoner in the office until
the Grand Army veterans, local military
company, were callel out to aid the sheriff
A STede who refused to strike was made to
pass through two lines Of Poles who beat him
with clubs until he fell insensble An i'm
mense crowd followed the military to the
mills and great excitement prevailed in the
city. Comparative quiet was restored before
night, but further bloodshed was feared.
A Richmond, Va, despatch of tho 18th
says: The meetings held here during the
past week by d. l.. Moody the great evange-
list have been largely attended. Al most of
them hundreds Of people were unable to get
ia the hall. So great has been the desire TO
hear Moody, that many persons remained in
the building from one meeting to another.
afraid to leave the hail lest they should be I'M
able to gain admittance upon their return.
Some brought their lunches with them and
partook Of them between the services. Mrs
Stonewal Jackson, who is visiting hero with
her daughter, has attended several of Mr.
Moody's meetings, and manifested much in.
terest in his success here. This morning Mr.
Moody preached to the colored people exclu
sively at the Ebenezer Colored Baptist church
The largest gathering of colored worshippers
ever seen in this state was present.