The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-29

| with senBattonaliBm and to the tune OF
such an unusual proceeding as a slgned
statement from the man interviewed,
the News last evening sprung the
greatest fake ever foisted upon the
Wheeling public. In effect the story
was that t. E. Mcveigh, of Dublin, Ire
land, who was represented as a likely
successor OF Michael Davltt in the
British parliament, had come to Wheel
ing on Christmas day, accompanied by
Messrs. W. s. Bremen and NJ. Gala
CHER, Of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of
holding secret meeting Of Irish
Americans, including the Ancient order
OF HlbernIans and the Clan-na-Gael, at
which to arrange details Of a Fenian
invasion of Canada and to extend COM
fort to the Beers of South Africa in the
shape of men and financial assistance.
This meeting, according to the News,
was held in secret on Wednesday night,
and was attended by prominent Irish
Americans from Wheeling, and through
out the tri-state radius, at which the
projects mentioned were discussed in
detail. To top off all this Mcveigh
handed this signed interview to the
News man:
AS to the FenIan invasion Of Canada,
Is It a blum or possibility"
"Of the Fenlan invasion Of Canada 30
much discussed lately among Irishmen IN
| this country, / am not In position TO
speak at present. You may quote me, how:
/ ever, as saying that the lrIBhmen o.
America, as well as those at home, will
| lose no opportunity OF helping In every
moral and tangible form possible the brave
people Of the South African republic, who
are SO nobly lighting in defense Of their
homes and liberty"
what Of the Boer war? VIII the pow
| ers finally interfere or notp
at Is probable. as Mr. Mccarthy lately
] said, that the British may eventually win,
but that eventually Is yet long way on,
and before n final victory Is theirs VIII
have sacrificed many thousands OF human
lives and American mules. / don't think
any OF the European powers Will inter:
fere. rs they dare not They are afraid
and Jealous. one OF the other"
.'Are there as many IFlshmen uniting
| With the Boer forces as the newspapers
claim. or are the accounts exaggerated"
'"The newspaper accounts by no means
oVerstate the number OF lrtshmen IN TINS
| country who are ready and willing TO help
are now only waiting transportation 10
South Africa, where several hundreds OF
their countrymen have already gone.
There are in this country to-day over SS,-
| 900 Hibernlans and Clan-nH-Gael men who
will lose no opportunity OF striking blow
nj England wherever and whenever they
can. Aside entirely from old sores they
have yet to settle with England, Irlshmen
have always been known to sympnthiEe
with tho weak and down-trodden OF all
lands. To use an expression. | believe
common in your country, You'll soon hear
something drop Watch events"
Are you to succeed Mr.. Davitt in the
ut Il moi yet definitely decided yet
whether or not will stand for the seat
recently vacated by Mr., Davltt in parlia-
ment. Nothing would, however. EranLy
me more than to be one Of my native
countyS CMayol representatives IN the
British house OF commons. It would be a
| great drop-from Mr.. Davitt to T. u. Nc
Veigh-but may try"
An investigation was made last night
First, members OF the A. o. H. were
seen, and all denied that any meeting
had been held here. There had been no
ARRIVALS in bodies from nearby
towns" nor had there been any of the
many silly things which the News al
legged. The plain truth Is that T. e.
McYelgh is a Pittsburgh book can
yasser, representing New York pub
fishing house. He first registered at the
Duard hotel, on Twelfth street, on De-
cember IL; again on December IS. He
next appears on the hotel register Dee
cember rs, with this entry: ct. E. Nc
Weigh, Dublin, Ireland" According to
the man in charge of the squad Of book
canvassers, of whom McVeIgh is one,
McveIgh made up his dizzy tale while
indlsposed. At any rate, when Mr..
Guest manager of the squad, was seen
last night he had heard nothing Of the
News publication, and when 1t was
shown to him he laughed heartily and
declared It a fake pure and simple.
MeVslgh was seen late last night and
denied having been interviewed; said
his cousin OF the same name was POSI-
bly, the man In the case. Tho clerk at
the Duard said this other McVeigh had
left town Thursday morning. From
what can be learned, McVeiEh has
Bobered Up, and sees what fool he has
made of himself and the News, and is
anxious to evade further publicity.
Evidently the clerk at the Duard was
instructed &c shield Mcveigh, for when
reporter called at midnight in search
Of further information, he was intorm-
cd that Mcvelgh had retired and was
asleep. He admitted that the Pitts.
burEh Mcvelgh was in the house, but
said the Dublin man was not in town.
It is significant that the Dublin Nc
Weighs name is not checked OF the
register, while that Of the other is
checked, denotinB he had paid his bill
and left the hotel Also, when going
to sec II Mcvelgh was awake, he went
to the room which his register says
Dublin McVelgh occupied. The clerk,
undoubtedly was endeavoring to shield
tho Mcvelghs (who nre one and the
sAme) and was Just a little awkward
In attempting II.
VIII the News ever hear the last OF
"ths prominent Dublin man." Of that
big meeting" and all the other fictitious
rot It imposed upon an intelligent pub