Show HISSED VICTORIAS NAME MEETING IN NEW TO AID CAUSE OF IRELAND new york feb 17 believers in the cause of independence tor ireland assembled at the academy ot music tonight to do honor to maj john mcbride who organized the irish transvaal brigade and also to maud gonne the meeting was hold under the auspices of the clan na gael the name of queen victoria was greeted with hisses albeit ot a somewhat subdued sort likewise reference to lord salisbury waa received with vigorous hissing the full measure of scorn however was reserved for the name of joseph chamberlain three cheers were given tor maj mcbride when he took the floor among other things he said we have droppa drop pd the flag tor the time but we hope to pick it up again and then we will not lay it down until every ot the empire ot hell la swept from ohe earth miss gonne spoke next and introducing tier the chairman said A woman died in england last month hisses over which the anglo expressed great sympathy and went into mourning she is put forward as all that Is best and most representative in he english but so tar as we are concerned they are welcome to her when miss gonne stepped forward most ot the audience rose and greeted her with loud applause miss gonna in part eaid the hour of Ir elands destiny seema near at hand we have come to america to consult with you before the crisis comes in victorias reign ireland has become a dying nation ireland has ebent thirty years in parliamentary agitation she ie dying ot it the meeting was closed with the ginging ot the doer national anthem followed by the irish national song |