Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-07-26
PISTOLS AND COFFEE FOR THREE
ENGLAND D.
Those Internal Machines.

LONDON, July 25.-The Liverpool cor
respondent OF the Telegraph says: The
police believe that the story about the
discovery oiinfernsl machinesin in barrels
purporting to contain cement from
America is hoax.
Another correspondent says the infor.
nation about the clock work dynamite
internal machines received by steamers
from America is correct, but the authorl.
ties are reticent.
Sir VIM. Harcourt stated that each
machine contained eleven cartridges,
each OF which was charged with nitro.
glycerine and compound similar to
gun cation. One OF tae supposed cement
barrels had in all fourteen pounds OF
this dangerous explosive material in it,
and it is impossible to estimate the fatal
effect of even an accidental concussion
upon such mass. The Government, it
is said, are employing every resource to
discover the cOnsigners and the conslgn-
eas oil the machines, having onl y received
warning few hours before the Gamers
arrival st Liverpool For the last nire
months open threats OF such Outrages
have appeared in the Fenian press OF
America, and subscriptions have been
openly collected for the purpose. He
said he thought the principal origin OF
these attempts at assassination was the
press. England had shown in the case
of the Frpihei that she was capable and
ready to deal with criminals no less in
our interest than that OF foreign States,
and that it was the duty OF every
civilized government to co operate IN
putting down with strong hand these
nefarious attempts. After expressing
confidence in the good will Of the Amer
lean government, the Secretary said:
Tt is to their interest as much as to
ours, ior the danger is as great to Amer
leans as to Britons crossing the Atlantic.
Her Majesty's government has been
long fully alive to its responsibility in
this matter, and confidently count on
the support of Parliament and the cOun.
try, while they employ every engine OF
law and the power OF the executive to
destroy these associations OF assassins.
Funeral of Dean Stanley at Westminster
Abbey.
LONDON, July 25.-Although three
O'Clock this afternoon was the time an
nounccd for the opening OF West Min.
stcr Abbey for the funeral OF Dean STAN
| lev, the crowd began to assemble at
noon, and by two o'clock fully twice as
many persons assembled as could posi-
| blv be accommodated. The Prince OF
Wales was present, and other members
OF the royal family were specially repre-
| sentcd.
Dean SANKEY'S coffin and the room
in which 1t is placed pending The funera' ,
are decorated with wreathes composed
of the choicest flowers, which have been
arriving at the Deanery from an ear.v
hour this morning. The decorations
| include wreath of roses sent by the
Queen with note in her own hand
writing. bearing the words: GA mark
of sincere affection and high esteem,
from Victoria" There are also wreathes
from well known Americans in London.
Matthew Arnold, an eminent writer;
1T. Hon. VIM. +. Forster, and the Duke
OF Westminster were among the pal
bearers. The Archbishop OF Canterbury
presided at the grave.
The funeral occasioned a remarkable
gathering. Among those present at the
Abbey were Professors Huxley and
Tyndall, Rev. DIR. Newman Hall, Cardi.
nal Newman, Cardinal Manning, Lord
Shaftsbury, the Bishops of Tennessee,
Petrrsbor0ugh, st. Albans, Gloucester
and other prominent clergymen, the
Dukes OF Argyle and Richmond, the
Marquis of Salisbury, Lords Derby,
Aberdare and Sherbrook, Gladstone,
Sir Stafford Northcote, Sir K. Asheton
Cross, Sir Bartle Frere, Sir Robt. Ligh'
ton and the Baroness Burdatts-Coutts