New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-24
PHASES OF DYNAMITE WORh.
Is HE AN AGENT OF ROSSAi

AN EXPLOSIVE FOUND IN KANSAS ClTf-WiAI
BRiTAIN's ARCII-ENEMY SAYS.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 23.-A box, the contents
of which are supposed to be dynamite was iouhd near
the east end of the Hannibal and ST. Joseph haiiroad
bridge here yesterday. One of the local papers pro-
fesses to have information that the person VI thr
on was John Meehan. who is said to be well-kLowh
Irishman whom English detectives have been shadow
ing since he left England by the steamer Bothna our
weeks ago. The story is that the detectives came over
in the same ship and that Meehan reported at once at
the Office of ODonOvan Rossa. The detectives. 1t Is
said found that he obtained package OF dynamite III
NewYork. and the statement is made that they were
upon the point OF capturing him last night wheI oe
coming alarmed he threw the dynamite out OF the car
window The detectives, the paper says, maze no
attempt to arrest him after this. but allowed MIN 10
start for San Francisco of them taking passage on
the same train 1t is intimated tha Meenah |S
pected of being delegated by the dynamiters TO go 10
Australia and blow up a PRISON III WHICH rehiah
prisoners are confined.
Jeremiah O'Donovan otherwise Rosa, the arch
enemy of England, the avowed avenger OF Ireland
wrongs the manipulation OF the Irish patriots ID INC
dynamite school, and last but not least the edorn-
chief-of a. The United lrishman," sat In the inner
sanctum of the editorial of the paper, No. IL
Chambers-st, yesterday afternoon complacenty
strokng his beard Jeremiah ODonOvan. otherwise
Rossa always greets the reporters courteousiy
NOorety is what he likes and he believes that through
the reporters notor1ey is most easily achieved When
the reporter calls he throws himself back i'll his chair
thrusts hands deep in his pockets and speaks WIN
great deliberations if every word that he uttered
might hang a man. and as If the future OF Ireland de-
pended upon his utterances Rossas finances we're at
low ebb when the Phean fight occurred according to
his own statement He was rather dropping oui OF
public notice, probably not much to the lkiDg OF
Rossa. The fight, however, once more flashed the
electric light of noorety the features o the
heavy VILLAIN of the Irish drama. Personally Rossa Is
not an ideal heavy villain.
From the fact that he owns the house that he lives IN
in BROOKLYN and has done nothing but write blood
curdng editorials for the Unite lrishn an. 1t s iar
suppose that his raids upon the servant gus pocket
books have been successful than his efforts
against the United Kingdom. Rosa Is seldom alone,
and yesterday was exception to the rule lhe
rooms were filed with tobacco smoke mace by hall
dozen dudecns," smoked by many lrlshinen, EVIL
IDENTIFY of recent Importation When spoken to about
the dispatch from Kansas City in regard 20 John
Meehan he struck his most indignant attitude, shook
his head slowly and said deliberately: Know moth
ing whatever about him. We do not use dynamite in
this country. If the intending to work tor
our cause in Australia, it would not be necessary for
him TO take dynamite with him from this country
Further. there Fenlan prisoners i'll Australia
So tar as the statement that ne is watched by English
detecti, es is concerned, do not doubt It, All men
with IRISH names who the ocean either way are
watched by agents of our oppressors. There Is no
reason however. why my name and Meehans should
be linked together"