The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-25
Movement Is Seriously Considered
In Omaha.
SECRET PLANS ON FOOT
MEETING WILL BE HELD NEXT
SUNDAY.
Number of Prominent Irishmen Deny
That They Know Of Any Such
Proposition, But They Admit That
One Should Be Formed-Might
Keep English Troops at Home.

Omaha, Neb., Dec 24-The Bee will
say tomorrow: There is something
more than likelihood that the pro-
Boer agitation, now so general through
out the United States, will lead to the
reSuScltation of the once celebrated or
ganizatin among observation-disclosures,
known as the Fenians. which planned
and executed an invasion of Canada in
1866. out of hatred of England for the
wrongs that for 200 years had been in
f1icted upon Ireland.
lntlmationS have reached Omaha
form other cities that an address calling
for a renewal of the Fenian organiza-
ton and the Clan-na-Gael had been
sent out from this city 10 enthusiastic
lrish-Americans in other places, but in
curry among prominent Irishmen fall
ed to disclose the identity of any per-
sons who may have sent cut such an
address. AS far as could be learned,
there are no organized branches of the
societies named in this city, although
there ara some in Omaha who were
proud of their membership in the Fem
ian organization. LOS
Secret Movement On.
Inquiry. however. did develop the fact
mat there Is some Tort # a sec ct move
ment on foot among the IRISH enthu-
siasts in this and neighboring cities,
which has for its objects some decisive
steps OF more beliigerent character
toward England than a simple declar-
alton of sympathy for the Beers far
away in South Africa. The movement
mere will be inaugurated by a meeting
to be held next Sunday, when some
measures are expected to be taken.
One of the leaders. a prominent Irish
American of this city, speaking of the
matter today. said:
There are in Omaha today a respec-
table number of IriShmen who are
ready to go to the front, and they don't
care whether it is to the Transvaal or
to Canada, so long as the same end
be accomplished. More will be known
after the meeting next Sunday; there
will be great deal of work done by
those on the inside between now and
that date, the nature of which 1 cannot
tell you 1t will be done secretly. There
will be wheels within wheels, and more
than one organization of Trishmen will
be involved
To Threaten Invasion.
Conferences with a number of Irish |
men who pretended at least that they !
knew nothing of the movement, dis /
closed the fact that the conviction is |
quite general that there should be an |
u SdIlZdllOH 6HecteQ among tleln I
which could make its existence effect
We, If only by a threat of repeating the |
Fenian invasion of 1866. as it would de-
er the English from sending any more
roopS to Africa.
Prominence has Doubtless been given
o Omaha and Nebraska in the rumors
II this movement because of the activ-
ty of the Irishmen of Nebraska in
land League affairs within the last
Iozen years, and because of the fur
her fact that the bones of the most
prominent leaders of the invasion OF
yer thirty-three years ago rest in an
omaha cemetery.
Beneath handsome monument put
yer his grave by the irish National
SITS in 1895, General John O'Neill sleeps
n an honored grave in the Holy Sepul-
hire cemetery, just beyond the western
mits of the city. He commanded the
lvading Irishmen at the battle OF
,idgeway, near Niagara Falls, June 2,
s66. and the inscription on his monu-
lent proclaims him the hero of that
Engagement.