The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-04-04

DrlIlSn SOldlerS III ireland are ready
at moments notice to throw off
the red coats and put on the green.
Two regiments in Chicago had been
raised and equipped ready for the
field in one day.
Mr.. Mccormack proposed that the
meeting elect a secretary and treas
urer to receive names and money.
He suggested that Father Ireland,
who was sitting on the front bench,
and whom he had two or three times
referred to as a Killarney priest,
act as secretary. Father Ireland re-
quested permission to speak, but
Mr.. Mccormack said he did not
want him to speak, and again nomi-
mated him as secretary.
Father Ireland advanced upon the
stage amid uproarious applause. He
mentioned the eloquent address to
which they hadElistened, and hoped
its words would go deep into their
hearts. He knew that every man
present would gladly die for Ire
land, and he would rejoice to give
his own life if that would bring
liberty and happiness to the land he
loved. Ireland had thousands and
thousands of reasons to rebel. and
if she were but ready to-day not a
priest would expose it. Abiding to
Bishop Grace's ST. Patrick's day
address, when the latter denounced
the Fenian movement, he said:
"Only one man left the crowd when
the bishop was speaking, and he
was a man who had run away from
the draft once before" Il have
been a Fenian at heart for sew
eral years." he said, ''and desire
the deliverance of Ireland, as much
as any one. But now is an I'M
propitious time to attend it" The
reverend gentleman's speech result
ed in breaking up the meeting; and,
amid great confusion, three cheers
for Father Ireland were given with
a will.
Mr.. Mccormick, Fenian Inspector
general, returned yesterday from
Minneapolis and St. Anthony, where
he succeeded in organizing a circle.
He goes to Hastings to-day for the
same purpose. Gov. Sweeney, the
head of the movement, was unable
to visit St. Paul as he had intended
on account of important events
which were to transpire at the front
in a few days.
Col. w. ]. Cullen, formerly super
intendent of Indian affairs for the
department of the northwest, and
who now heads a powerful company,
which has chartered several steam
ers to convey freight and machinery
from St. Louis up the Missouri to
Montana, leaves St. Paul to-day for
his new field of labor. His two sons,
K. C. and C. w. Cullen and his
nephew, W. E. Cullen, will accom-
pany Capt. Fisk in his overland trip
next May.
The United States senate has con-
frmed Henry H. Sibley, major gen
eral by brevet, and the following
colonies and brevet colonies to be
brigadier generals by brevet: James
H. Baker, Judson w. Bishop, S. P.
Jennison, w. G. LIE Due, VIM. R.
Marshall, ]. E. Tourtelotte and John
i. AVerlll.
The miners have organized a little
republic up at Vermillion lake. It
is forty miles square. It's president
is 7. M. Newson; vice-president,
Rev. Mr.. Ely; recorder, Capt. Ed
ward Parliaman; test miner, Mr..
Ryerson. They also have a secre-
tary of war and military organiza
ton for mutual protection against
the Indians or other dangers. The
prospects at last accounts are very
fiattering.
Il would not take $4,000 for nv
chance is common expression
heard these days at the Vermillion
Lake gold mines. Some quartz has
been taken from Rock Island that