The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-19
HAS TIE E[M!AN FLAG.
RELIC OF RIDGEWAY 10 now own.
ED ~ GYPSY QUEER.
HELD ~ Mms. AtllneF-AAoSss Her
Test In ChleaGo1The Banner
aivea - Her ~ CsDt. 0'DsSss,
Oss - che Feniaa Leaders.

take Grove avenue and 6ixtysngoe street ID
the long lost banner Of the Fenians. Tel
low with age. stained with tho weather. b.
rsft Of It's heavy gold fringe and cord. the
raid Of u6s has found . strange owner, This
u the only nag ever made combining the
American emblem of the eagle with the
irish shamrock and harp. II was the
standard Of the Fenians In tho battle OF
Ridgsway, which put an end TO the some
what grotesque campaign made by little
squad Of Ir1sh-Amerlcans In Canadian ter
ri,ory just after the civil war The dag
n owned now by Mime. Millnes. queen OF
American sypsies. who IL camping with
her Irish husband In little tent on Sixty
first street
'Twenty-ssvcn years ago." said the gypsy
queen to reporter for the Sunday Inter
Ocean. II camped one summer at the 1T
tie village Of 81. Stephens. Canada. stop
ping there OF and on for ten years. got
10 know Capt. O'I3r4en. I tod his fortune
and no liked Il. 1t was tho KIND OF for
tune a gallant man like that deasfves.'
Faith, an the madam was q 'andsotne
woman thin days." chimed In her Irish
husband.
.'One day" continued the madam. II saw
this flag hanging IN tho hall at Capt.
OBrien's house. Gypsics like bright coli
ors: there's no fable about that. I'm eoin'
to- soc what that nice nag is.' said 10 the
captains wife. That's the Fsnian nag
che said. ana told me all about the raid and
the battles and tho volunteers
I'm going 10 ask Capt. OHsien 90 9ive
me that nag said
- when I die. madam the hag's yours.
with Mr.. OBrien's permission answered
the captain. laughing big laugh and bow
Ing low.
The next spring when wc came through
rxA . 49,. ~ s~Ss
dead. In his VIII he had left the Fenian
banner to Nine. Miilner. queen OF the xyp-
siea I've carried II with mo In all Of my
travels. It's been In every country on tho
globe. and in every state In tho Union
made by Philadelphia Mans.
The banner was presented by ladies' Of
Philadelphia 20 the nrst organization OF
renians In this United states, tho Clan
na-Gaei Society OF America Thar was
April T. is42 20 the flag IL now hfsy-sevon
years old. IL was male by Irish Catholic
nuns In . convent In Philadelphia. II 10
q white satin. now CREAMY with age ON
tho face the American eagle the harp and
the shamrock ara wrought IN reddish
brown and erefn chenille. and cover al.
most tho entire side ~ the NAG. On the
reverse IL a shamrock wreath cnc.rcliBg
,his inscription In gold spangiss:
presented 20 the irish Volunteers ny
the Ladies' OF Philadelphia. April T. ist,"
Tho standard was mounted with a gold
esgls ard the nag WINS finished with soia
fringe eight inches deep. Previous TO tho
ren'an raid into Canada, tho hammer was
carried by Capt. oBr.en on the JOAN T.
Holland. n submarine boat which ~ was
fcndly believed by Irish pstfc,s Al soma
time might sink the English navy ami de.
strcy Enxl!sh commerce. This craft n now
q: the bottom % the river at Eizabeth.
port ~. J.
Nine Mllin~r says tina. the roster % the
F-nian regiments was IN tho fson ssasiOn
OF conductor NAMED Gilbert, In the en-.
pl0y ~ the fn;crcgionlal railroad. IN Can.
ala. gtinerts father hal led enc ~ the
companies. and IN tho hrst days after the
suppression of the raid ~ was impotta7,
ira. the roster fail into friendly hands
Capt. tsilScr' hep, ~ hidden. and when 70
cied ieff ~ - hts con The son was hi.
81 IN wreck In New TrunNw.cs some
years $50. and Nine Mlliner docs no; know
VIA; has become az the roster
Mrie Nilnsr has all the villa insf,ns,s
- her peculiar rscr. and her big ffisa nus.
tsAra 10 80 much rover M shs gypsy born
iu thirty years they have NOT eaten or
slept n a house. One little ten, win A
s&vay carpe, f0r scor, doseu quaint.
srTssf ccgcer Kettles century oid ssY
I rel blankets ara eamrnre~thss. are
I ereugh soT life ard health and Happiness
Gypsy pieod IN Meyalsv
Thu frs, queer q England. BoAile~A,
vas gyrsY" AL vnsdsfs az che sat on
? ERE carpet Transforming an "a Paisley
shawl Into he cape TIE Duke ~ Wei.
nnstaa was sytssy. ana " what fss bio.
( tory sslcs- sav - trse Napoleon was nal,
syr~y IN blood ana a whole sypsy a,
heart -
MmN. IsGlrer VA torn 81 Yyynt shM
! tells 9 wcraersIl s'0ry - fssren, from
Lora neldsr ar EnzwsA commander tn
/ Fnxiart'- wars With rps'n
lord Ecifsr." s,1e says was ny great.
I s-aaisa thsr sorneN aero N England there .
/ So estate - several COUNTIES waftins cla m
/ ~ sAs Nrlsen heirs way dr@'t we nv
90 ST So On. wei. fnonsys onsy .rnut' =
20 them 'ass' hAs - What o I rare 90
/ iore ss Arfs sfsg ans grass 10 greer
"Ana nv Eranass'nts wss fssrd ~si.
ser't sssssa5tS nu sbe vicfnYg when sss
fssght N .he Nsstss q ne Siie ana Trs.
| fxlssr- ssyE xgitssr frcstIy Ny gsara.
sAtas- hssyea carry ~sison dssn wh.n Re
wss morally wpansss. a. TTafa.xzr. May
siTns hs's tois ne ;he sscFy~
'-fssrs iifs - go 7rtsN ans SO sypstss -
wss tss saast selsns,y drank IN f-ssA
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