The San Francisco call., 1898-03-02

ward the movement, and the Dublin executive desired to know what might be expected from California.
 At the last meeting of the associa- ton in this city a letter was read from Dublin, stating that the monument would cost about $50,O00. and MT. Ma honey was instructed to answer as to California's contribution of the above sum. The association in this city has been organized for some months, and in that time subcommitteeS have been formed in different centers.
 At Juneau, Alaska, a committee Is working under the presidency of Mar tin Conway. The Los Angeles com mittee is doing good work With Juoge Ryan as president. There are com mittees also at San Jose, Oakland Val lejo and other places, so that it Is ex- pected that considerable sum will De realized The St. Patrick day conven- ton recently decided to add the sum realized by the celebration here 10 the amount raised and this will be hand ed over to the '9S association. Con sidering all these sources it is expected that the sum of $2000 will be easily realized.
 The sentiment among Irishmen to- ward the men of '9S is deep and abid- ing one There are few 1riShmen but who have traditions of that period In which their forbears figured with pike and staff against the British soldiery. It was a time of frightful persecution and no part of the island was exempt. A few years before Grattan's volun- teers had everything their own way and the crown promised legislative re- forms of all kinds and freedom of wor- ship. Then England had her hands fuli. however. Cornwallis was penned up in this country and the French were carrying everything before them The promises were never Kept aiter the volunteers disbanded. But in place bigotry was sown among the peopie. Men who had been as brothers in the volunteers became deadly enemies To remedy this was the mission of Wolfe Tone and the United 1rishmen. They worked against British gold. and
 were working successfully, to the dis | may of the Government. The only plan that Pitt and Castlereagh could desire, therefore, in order to hold the | country, was to precipitate the rebel | lion, and this was done. The leaders
 were arrested-Lord Edward Fitzgerald | and other gallant souls-and the poor i people were crushed, not before they
 made splendid campaign, however. | There were many patriots in the differ
 ent courts, and the rebels were treated l in the most inhuman manner. It was | a reign of terror for the people, and | they were treated with the greatest savagery. Tn Wexford the main fight | ing occurred and, notwithstanding that | the people were without leaders, with l out arms or supplies of any kind, still | for over two months they held their | own against the British regulars. It is
 related by impartial witnesses that on
 several occasions they fought with such
 desperate courage that, although far
 outnumbered. they yet drove before
 them the well drilled and equipped reg i iments of Cornwallis-veterans of the
 Revolutionary War in America.
 The latter part of August the French
 landed under General Humbert. Mat thew Tone Wolfe, Tones father, was
 with this auxiliary force, and he suf-
 fered death in consequence, and is in-
 tered alongside his brother at Bodens- | town. The French were very success | full, and at Castlebar defeated four l times their number, and in such man.
 ner that that battle has since been
 called the "Castlebar races" Not be- l ing reinforced, however, and being in constant action, the French force was l finally captured. Afterward came an-