Arizona republican., 1899-12-31

New York Dec. 30.-It is stated on good authority concerning the proposed Canadian invasion, that a plan is on foot among the members of a number of Holland organizations and Hiber- nian societies in this country to organ ize raids on the Dominion. similar to those which startled the civilized world in 1S65-6.
 Ths plan was first suggested by avowed Boer sympathizers in Wash ington, and word has been passed along to other cities. It is asserted that agents have been obtained in Pitts burg, Chicago, Detroit Minneapolis and several other large cities to organ ize restless. daring spirits for the pur- pose of making a dash on the Canadian border. The men behind the movement are also said to have opened up a cor respondence with some of the ayowed annexationists in Canada and the re- suits have been startling.
 The anti-imperialist feeling in Can ada has been found to be stronger than ever before, and that many replies have been received showing that there is a widespread belief that now or never is the time for Canada to achieve her independence" Most of the re- plies have been received from the districts where the French predominates, but Manitoba, where the old bitterness of feeling still exists over the settlement of the public school question, which for many years turned that province into two hostile camps, has also sent many favorable responses.
 The promoters of these latter-day Fenian raids assert that the hardy miners of the Klondyke, most of them Americans, and all of them men of ac- tion, oppressed by unjust mining laws, can be relied upon to keep the Alaskan border in a state of turmoil, and 1t is alleged that if necessary they will fur nish the men and the money for an invasion of British Columbia and Mani toba from the north and west.
 The alleged plans of the promoters of the "Fenian raids are for the or- ganization of four armies of invasion from the United States. The first Of these armies, in size and importance. the one upon which the hopes of il oSe interested will be centered, is that now said to be organizing in Chicago, Minnesota and the Dal:otas. In addi- tion to the men from the cities it is expected to enroll a large number of the cowboys and adventurous young men from the farms of the prairie states. It is believed that an army of invasion moving north to Winnipeg 4I... 4l,r 1ff al of the North, unprotected as it is by strong Notifications, will, now that the Canadian troops hay. been dispatched to the Transvaal, meet with little or no opposition. It is also anticipated that half the people of Manitoba will unite with the army as soon as the Canadian border is reached.
 The second army. it is expected, will be organized in Ohio or Michigan, crossing the Detroit river or the St. Clair river quietly, and with tho osten- sible programme of hunting in the Georgian bay couI try. As soon as the rivers are crossed, however, these men, 1t is asserted, will be met by sympa- thizers on the Canadian side of the line and the standard of revolt is to be set up in the cities and towns of the province of Ontario.
 In a similar fashion Quebec is to be menaced from northern New York and northern Maine-the men being dis patched to these regions disguised as hunters and backwoodsmen. The north ern New York movement will consti- tute' the third body; the northern Maine will comprise the fourth com pany. It is said that the plans do not contemplate the attack of strongly for tified cities like Halifax, Quebec or the Esquimault Notifications on the west ern shore of British Columbia, but it is figured that so much impetus can be given to the raids in the rural regions that the velnent will soon spread to the cities and towns.
 The men behind the movement are too shrewd to even put themselves in a position of being arrested by the Me Kinley administration for violating the neutrality laws. But, it is said, tactics similar to those adopted by the Cuban junta before the outbreak of the war with Spain will be employed. In fact. the men who acquired flibustering ex- perience in the waters of Cuba are. it is asserted, even now being approached and asked how they would like to take trips into northern Maine, northern New York and northern Wis consin and Minnesota. If they agree to make the trip, and generally they are willing to go, they are given good guns and tickets to points where their presence is most desired.
 When it is remembered that the Cu- ban rebellion was largely started by the cigar makers of Tampa and Key West the significance of these pro- posed Fenian raids into Canada, if the story will bear the fight of day, cannot be overestimated.