The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-05
THE NEWS OF H0B0KEN,
IRELAND,S FRIENDS EXCHANGE
HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS.

The Fund to Aid Parnell in His finaA
S~trurgIe Receives a Good start
Meeting of the Republican Executive
Committee-Hoboken Notes.
The meeting of the friends OF Ire.
land, which took place at Odd FeiioWs
Hall last evening, was not the success
as to attendance, that had been an
ticipated, but the list of contributors
to a fund to assist Parnell in bus nnal
struggle shows the spirit animatlng
the breasts of the several hundred
who attended, The object OF the
meeting was to give public expression
and extend congratulation to Charles
Stewart Parnell on his ~vindlcatlon
from the malicious attacks OF the
London Times, and substantially en-
courage him and Gladstone in their
fight for the cause of freedom.
Colonel Edwin A. Stevens called the
meeting to order. Mayor Grassman
was made chairman, and Assistant
Water Registrar Ryan, secretary. On
me SIAQe WGJ6 dloO CCbbC "a
Leon Albeit, the Rev. Father Boyian,
Michael Boylan, City Counsellor Min
tl1rn and several other gentlemen
known as friends of the cause, me
pressure of legislative matters at
Trenton prevented the attendance OF
Governor Green.
Ex-Governor Albeit was the nrst
speaker. He was in splendid voice,
and his eloquent words rang In the
ears of his listeners, who were aroused
to the highest pitch of enthusiasm.
The speaker pictured n Two
great leaders, one battling for
fbe rights of his countrymen,
the other pleading with the English
nation and showing wherein 1T is bet
ter for England to do right toward
Ireland at any cost. The English
workingmen, he said, are gaining IN
the common cause with the Irish. The
movement is spreading; and nothing
can stop it. The efforts OF the
English Tories had been concentrated
8 the n idea of throwing n
Irish cause into disrepute. something
had to be done to arouse English
hatred. The London Times tried TO
brand the great leader as mi VINO en-
couraeed assassination. When he
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was chosen which, it was believed,
would establish crimes innumerable
against Parnell. Agents had been
sent all over the world to secure testl-
mony. It seemed as though he would
be crushed under the weight of evil
dence against him, when, like a
heavenly interposition, came n sui
eide of the remorseful Pigott.
Over his dishonored grave n stan
of Irish hope had risen, and the world
had become cognizant OF h majesty
of the great Irish leader.
Mr.. Michael B. Holmes, State Dele
gate of the Irish National League, al
luded to the fact that a reception to
Parnell was planned in Hoboken ten
a age. He was a member of the
committee, and looking over his ex-
perience since then he was much en-
couraged. The struggle was nearing
the end. He strongly appealed for
aid to Parnell in the final contest,
which would be short and decisive.
He was sure there was not a mar in
the audience who had a drop OF Irish
blood in his veins who would fail to
see the necessity for sending immediate
aid to the struggling leader.
Counsellor James Minturn also
made a strong and eloquent appeal
for substantial sympathy, Lord
Salisbury has said the trial must go
on. There are development yet to be
the treasury of the Irish National
League. This is the last ditch in the
history of Toryism.
Contributions to the fund were then
received. 1t will remain open till next
Monday. More desiring to contribute
will find Mr.. David Dunnigan, the
treasurer, at No. 1870 Clinton street.
The subscription was started with 1926.
Other donations were Mr.. John
Ford, IS; Smith Bros, $50; Colonel b.
Melville, So; Counsellor Minturn, $40;
Judge Smith, SO; Patrick j. Ryan,
$40; James Callahan, So; Daniel Dun
nigan, $40; Henry Lehman, Jr., $40;
Richard Bowes, $40; Richard Fallon,
So; Edward Meaghel, So; Eugene
K~earney, So; John Tuony, So; Thomas
Hatfield, So; jeremiah Kelley, So; Mr..
Cavanagh, 81; William H. Ravens, 50;
William Fallon, So; j. NJ. Patterson,
SO; James Oolman, So; Philip Cornish,
S.; q. Donohue, So; Miss Mary Dun
ningan, So; f. Sullivan, 81; Michael
Desmond. 50; William Loller, 50; Mi
chael Mcintyre, 81; John Roach, 81;
John Roach, 81; Bernard Young, So;
John McCarman, 81; Richard Barry,
So, John Guy, 81; Patrick Sullivan,
SIS; Patrick Campbell, 81; B. Crosby,
50; Michael Gillon, ST.; Friend, 81;
William Walsh, ST.; James Tiernan, 81;
Thomas A. Hyland, 81; Timothy
Shehan, 81; NJ. Higgins, ST.; Philip
Hershner, So; John Heating, 81;
Thomas O'Toole, 81; T. H. O'Rafferty,
81; Thomas Hixan, 81; Thomas Dono-
hue, So; Thomas Jennings, 50; M.
Kline, ST.; j. H. Fay, John Callahan,
So; p. Gibson, 81; Daniel Herman,
So; Friend, S; Chris. Carroll, So; Mrs.
Chris. Carroll, 81; Father Boylan, $40;
Father Machel, $40; Eugene Smith,
So; ex-Mayor McGarrick, $5; M. b.
Holmes, So. 4
The total amount was 1907.