St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-11
THE DYNAMITKn's HISTORY.

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THE DYNAMITEh'S HISTORY.
o DonOFan RoSsn's Lifr in ireland and tho
tHifed Sfd.eS.
From the New York sun.
Jeremiah O'Donoyan, the son of an hum
bic weaver, was born In 1880 in the town of
Rosscarbery, Cork Ireland: hence the name
OF Rosa by which he is now known. Hay
ing lost his father in his sixteenth year he
left the village school and became a member
OF his uncle'S family, ntributng to the sup
port OF his younger brothers and sisters. In
1852 all the members of the O'Donovan
family emigrated to tue United States save
jeremiah, who having reached Cork, deter
mined at the last moment to remain at home
in the hope of being able some day, so he tells
US, to strike
BLOW FOR IRELAND's FREEDOM.
He soon married, and settled in business.
In 1855, Rosa, then living in Skibbereen,
gathered few congeuial spirits about him
aud deci led on organizing society. TIE
society was ostensiblg literary association
for mutual instruction aud debate. 1t was
society, the name being suggested by Rosa,
as IMPLYING their intention of rising from
the ashes of political hucksterug that then
covered the land. There was no oath, a pledge
alone being eXacted. 1t met with much
antagonism from the clergy and from the
| political agtatOrs whom it condemned, while
the farmers and pcasantry held aloof from it.
a visit from James stephens. who had been
in exile in Paris, infused new life into it and
Rossa's ''literary' society had the whole dis
trict of
COUNTRY IN A BLAZE.
1t progressed SO rapidly in numbers and
spirit that an Irsh-American officer who had
served in the civil war was sent to give them
instruction. The government made de-
scent on the society, and December, s, 1858,
ROssa and eleven others We're thrown into
Jail. The government offered TO liberatc
them on condition that they would plead
gui ty or leave the country. This offer Rosa
rejected After eight months imprisonment
he was released, the government being IN
able to convict him.
In 1852 Rosa came to New York in con-
nrction with Irish revolutionary affairs, but
was soon after recalled to Ireland by the death
of his wife.
that had grown out of the Phoenix society, had
now attained some strength. The IRISH peo-
pie newspaper, the organ of the BrDt herhood,
was established, of which Rosa was one of
the proprietors The paper was seized by the
government and all the persons connected
with it lodged in prison. Rosa was brought
10 trial on Decen Der 8, 1860 He would not
plead, but was found guilty and sentenced
10 penal servitude for life. He was put In
Portland prison, and from the day he entered
was constantly 1t war with his jailers. He
was treated with great brutality and was pun
| ished for not having his task done at the ap-
pointed time. All this was proven by the
report of Lord Devon's commission in in
quiry into the treatment of the Irish political
prisoners, and il caused such feeling Of
shame that the government was forced to
give Rosa and his associates their freedom.
Rosa came to New York again in 1870,
having been
FORBIDDEN TO SET FOOT
in the British Dc IN NOUS for the term Of
wenty years. He had permission to 20 to
see his child in Ireland on his way thiIher,
but he was not allowed to land at Queens
town. His wife and child were there to see
him. Rosa and his associates were received
in New York y the collector of the port
Thomas Murpny-who rendered them the
freedom of the city. John Mitchell, Richard
O'Gorman and other representative Irish
Americans assisted in. the reception. Tom
Murphy persuaded Rosa to take Il position
against Tanmany hall in politics, set him up
against Bill Tweed, got him a nomination
and gave him 81, 900. Rosa got Z, ZOO votes
against Tweed's 1900. This killed Rosa
in local politics He subsequently, opened
hotel on Chatham square, which he conducted
for some years. In 1876 lie organized the
skrmishng fund in conjunction with Ford.
Ninety thousand dollars were collected lie
was induced TO pass over these funds to
committee or board Of trustees, and the
money was never since accounted for. HAY
ing failed TO recover the diminishing fund from
the trustees, Rosa started the publication Of
the United lrishmau, and opened new fund
on his own account for the purpose OF prose-
cutting scientific" war against England.
He claims 10 know all about the dynamite
explosions Of the past couple Of years; hints
that they are his work. and proclaims his in
tention of Keeping John Bull on the tcnter-
hooks Of excitement as long as he lives.