The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-29
INVASION OF CANADA.
THE B0ASTINGS OF AN OFFICER OF THE
ClAN-NA-GAEI.
ARMY DRILLED AND EQUIPPED.
He Claims To Have Camps Evcrywhcre
Ready tn Assemble ON the Frontier.
Bocr Eniistinc Agency I'm New York.
General Movement Among the Irish
To Aid the Boer.-To Hold "A Public
Meeting I'm -Hibcrnians
to Raise n Fund.

New York December e7.-Resasive to
the attitude OF the Irish revciu. ionary
societies toward the government Of
Great Britain ~ the present juno ure
quotes an officer OF che Clan -Na-Gasl
as saying:
England can only be made xo -
the physical force and were now 90
ing ID give her some Boer treatment.
We did intend going out and sinking
that first expedition from Canada To
South Africa, but thought IL bsSie- TO
wait a little. We can mcbilize our
men without much difficulty for an at
tack on Canada, and We are fairy weaI
armed-as well as the United States
troops in the Spanish war. We have
lots Of Springfield rifles and are handy
with the baSonet
No decision has been arrived a. yet
Everything will depend on daie im1ne-
dfare future. We have either regiments
or companies ali over the United states .
and are fairly well drilled, and a great
many of our men are in the militia.
The Ancient Order OF Hibernians has
really nothing to DO with this. 1t num-
bers about $50, 900 and n majority OF
its members belong TO our organization.
All its officers do, and so. OF course, it
viii act with us. We have lots uf men
in the regular army-camps or clubs
in every post and even IL they wprn
sent against US to stop US on the bo.d-
er they would either march across With
tlS or give lrS hlank cartr-iifr,.S
IF it ls decided to attack Canada we
shall do ali in our power to keep mat
ters SO secret as not to embarraEs the
government until we are actually on
the border. The French population TN
Canada would be with us, and there are
numbers OF our own countrymen ready
to welcome US. Canada would be am
easy mark. We would have the Cana
dian loyalists on the run in a week"
BoER ENLIsTING AGENCY.
The work Of enlisting men in this
city to take the Boer side in the war
is in charge of two agents VINO operate
in a saloon near police headquarters.
The leader IN the movement Is Gustav
Silon, a Boer, recently arrived from
the Transvaal. Associated with him In
a young German, Henry Scharff. who
has lived many years among the Boers
and who reached New York a elk
ago from Pretoria
A number OF people, chiefly ",
men, have gone to the Transvaal. =
200 left a week ago and sixty went s.
before Christmas.
Since the outbreak OF the Transv. !
war the British consulate in this y
has received letters from persons ea4 IT
to enlist in. the British army. II dDn't
think it is any exaggeration TO say that
we have received s 900 letters from per-
W In A a
ish vice consul today. I'VE are pre-
vented by United States statutes from
enlisting them and we have 10 send
them away. The only way they can
get into the army is to go to EnglanA
and enlist on their own responsibility.
How many OF them do THIS we have 70
way OF knowing. / think, however,
that a great many OF them do enlist.
1t Is surprising to notice the various
sorts and conditions of men who seek
enlistment with us There Ts scarcely
nationality that In not represented.
| English, OF course predominate, but
| Americans are second i'm number. II
! is an interesting circumstance that sew
erai United States soldiers I'm uniform
| have come here and asked to b. enlist
| ed"
RELIEF FUND FOR THE BOERS.
Philadelphia, Pa, December 27.-
There is a general movement among
the Irish citizens here to aid thc Beers
/ in their war with England. a cail was
| today sent out for a special assessment
| on every member Of the Ancient Oris.f
| OF Hibernians. OF which there are 25,-
| 600 IN this city. A return OF $4,000 IN
expected which viii help to saeli the
! general fund of 81, 900. 600 which Irish
| organizations throughout ere country
| seek to raise
| p. j. McManus, a prominent Irish
man said today that preparations are
| being made for a public meeting at the
| Academy OF Music. Final arrange
ments viii be competed at a meeting
OF the county board Of the Ancient Or
der OF Hibernians next Friday. In
speaking about the alleged plot to raid
Canada. Mr.. McManus said:
The proposed Fenfan raid, II there
is any such thing contemplated T.
against the rules OF international Law.
The loyalty Of the Irish I'm this country
leads them to regard the announcement
az merely blum TO keep the Canadians
al home"
II is expected. he says, that the meet
ing at the Academy of Music wifi resu1s
In a $4,000 fund I'D At out a hospital 70
fief ship.