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Show IRISH-BOERS OF BUTTE. J Citizens of the Greatest Mining City In the World Against British. (Butte 31iner.) The Fenian movement throughout the United States to assist the Boers in their fight against the English appears to have many sympathizers in the city of Butte, and as a matter of fact that work of recruiting men for active ser. vice is going steadily onward. It is stated that over $4,000 has already been subscribed in Butte and 260 able-bodied . men have qualified, and are ready to j start to the point of mobilization when they get orders to move. It als appears that some of the more enthus aitic individuals are eagerly eager-ly in favor of crossing the border into Canada, and endeavoring to take forcible for-cible possession of that territory. 31a-jor 31a-jor W. E. Deeney of the 3Ieagher guards discussed the matter very freely with a reporter for the 3Iiner last night, and said, substantially: "Yes; it is true that the irishmen of Butte are organizing to assist the Boers, and over $4,000 has already been subscribed for the cause. This money is not to hft sent to the Transvaal, for the Boers have all the money, arms, ammunition and supplies that they require. re-quire. It is to be used for the purpose of paying the way of the men to France, and when thpy are landed there they will be taken care of by the French and agents from the Transvaal. They land ac Paris, Havre and 3Iar-eeilless 3Iar-eeilless and will' be taken to the point of mobilization in Algiers. The men will travel singly and by different routes to France. They will go as business men, as drummers, newspaper men, etc., and there will be no 'way in which the government gov-ernment can stop them." "Have any men agreed to go?" was asked. "Any number have offered their services, ser-vices, and up to the present time there are, I believe, 260 who possess the qualifications quali-fications that are required, and if the call came tomorrow Butte could and would supply at least 250. You have no idea how many men are in sympathy ' with the movement. Irishmen, Ameri-cans. Ameri-cans. Frenchmen and Germans and in- eluded in the list of 260 that I spoke of. On of the first qualifications is that a man must be single and between the i age of 20 and 40. No man who has a mother, sister or children to support i can make the trip. Only men who have no home obligations can go. They are I alsin required to pass a medical examination exami-nation to show that thev are i n firct I class physical condition." "Have any men left for France yet?" was asked. "There have been about 11,000 who left the United States since the trouble trou-ble began, and there will be 50,000 more within the next ninety days. None have left Butte as yet, except those who have gone on their own hook and have paid their own way. Colonel Patsy Brown expects to leave in a few-days few-days on a mysterious mission, and his destination is unknown." "How scon will the Butte contingent leave?" was asked. "At any time they are wanted. It may be in two weeks, or it may be longer. Within the last week or two fifty-two agents from France and from the Boers have arrived in the United States and two of them are expected to arrive here before the expiration of many days. They come for the purpose pur-pose of recruiting men in this country, coun-try, and will travel about as business men, tourists, drummers, newspaper men. etc." "Why is France made the recruiting point?" "For the reason that if nothing of a surprising nature takes, place in Africa within ninety days, France will on 3Iarch 1, demand the evacuation of Fashoda by the English. Over 10,000 people have already left France for Algiers Al-giers and elevop officers of the French army who ranked higher than colonels have resigned their positions to go then?. All this is very significant of what is liable to happen." "Why do tihe Butte men wish to take up arms against the English?" "They believe that the Boers are in the right." "Do they receive no pay?" "They will have their expenses paid, and will receive stock in the government govern-ment mines of the Transvaal. Of course, all the mines there belong to the government now. The rank and file will each receive fifty shares, and the division will be graded according to the positions occupied by officers, Fifty shares of stock at present is valued at $400, but if the Boers win out the value will be greatly " excess of this amount. If any man should be killed his stock reverts back to the government, govern-ment, for no man will be accepted who is not free from obligations." "Will any effort be made to invade Canada, as is stated by eastern dispatches?" dis-patches?" "No; such a course would be madness j for America woukt have to step in and stop it. There are a lot of people in the east who advocate the movement, and you would be surprised to know the number of people here who have the same idea. Of course, all this is madness, mad-ness, however." "Are the members of the 3Ieagher guards interested in this recruiting?" "All their sympathies are with the Boers," was the reply. ' We have application ap-plication for admission into theguaras every day, and the boys are doing lots of drilling. If it should happen that matters go on as they are planned, I am afraid there would not be many of the guards left in town." "Who is the father of this movement? move-ment? Is it the so-called Fenian brotherhood?" bro-therhood?" "Well, yes; I guess it is." |