The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-08-11
,xpppNaL MACHINES, NIHILIsM. ETC.


The presence 10 this country OF Leo. Har l.
mann the great Nihilist Russian arch plotter,
who attempted to blow up the Gear in No.
yember 1879, aud for which Sophie PeroVs-
kaya was hung; the disclosure by one
Grove, lamplighter of Peoria, llls.' OF tN'
internal machine project, by which BTU a
vessels are proposed to be swept from
sea by Irish ingenuity; 10
many secret meetings now heing held
in this country and elsewhere denouncing
tyranny, etc., are all notable events to be
seriously considered by the people; and in
deed by the government. Under the laws OF
our government, in certain cases parties from
other countries may be extradited, and proh'-
bition is made against the shipment Of nitro
g!ycerine, nitrated oil, blasting oil, ETC., on
any passenger vessel. But whether we can
prevent the manufacture, sale and
shipment of Internal or other
destructive machines is questionable,
and may yet lead to very ugly COM
plications. Mr.. Grove, a fenian of Peoria,
has inspired his co.fellows with fine hopes OF
DESTROYING the British supremacy at a
sjpgularly small cost. He insists that by an
expense Of not exceeding $4,000 the COM
merce of England can be damaged to the ex-
tent of $5OO,00O, 900. Now the Irish revolu-
tioniats, in.Chicago, alone, have something
over 100000 in their treasury, which is
known as the "Skirmishing Fund" FUND
intended TO be used in blowing
up English war vessels, arsenals. etc,
Whether these ''patriots," as they designate
themselves, can be ,scca to use these In
fernal machines for the blowing up OF all
vessels that float the British flag, as they go
rushing athwart the briny deep, remains to
be seen. This association of men IS COM
posed of many who stand high in the pubic
estimate and seem to be resolved in the pur-
susnce of their designs of forcing England to
recognize the demanded rights of lrishmen
in "the old country" The difficulty which
will occur to their minds however, 10 the use
of the internal machine is that in its destruc-
tive work it makes no discrimination be-
tween friend and foe, between fenian ana
Frenchman, Just at present the more
prudent and humane of the rovolutionista are
not disposed to 60 to such extreme. ButWhat
they will do on some occasion OF exaspera'
ton is another thing. When men or women
become so crszed on q subject that they will
heard yea, even sacrifice their own lives TO al
tain certain object, they will not stop long to
consider of other peoples lives. Hartmann
frankly represented this idea, when being
asked the other day If he did not think 1t
fearful to blow up and kill 30 many In
nocent and good people merely to put one
man out of the way, responded swell, that
is one of the evils fall such things, even OF all
war in the open field" The damage and loss
of life to Americans and any and sll other
people travelling on British vessei
between an American and some other
mort would be almost incslculable II Mr..
Scare Grove or MIR. O'Blatherskite Rosa
should be permitted to recklessly play with
their little dynamite machines. Americans
are deeply concerned in all this business as
individuals, merchants, insurance agents.
etc and the threat that "every English ship
shall be sent to the bottom until people
shall no, dare to sail in them" should have
the necessary attention paid to 1t in the
manner. From all that ia known
of Mr.. Grove, he is man OF only
ordinary calibre and without much influence.
Int often these fellows like Guitesu, when
pursued from day to day by monomania on
certain subject do the greatest harm on Inc
least expected occasion. These are OF The
reformers who regard themselves ordained OF
heaven TO bring out that condition OF things
when sand not till when shall the epitsph Of
tho patriot Emmett be written" Only the
other dsy in Liverpool six Of the Internal
mschines were discovered 10 one vessel Just
after her arrival and four 10 another, each
machine containing eleven osrtrides chsrged
with nitro glycsrine and gun cotton. They
had been sent. il seems, in cement barrels,
and in one of these was found
one of Mr.. O'DonsyAn Ros,s's
papers, he however disclsimiDg all kOOvi-
edge Of the shipment. Now here "" q
cas-. where the slightest spark Of over excite
men, from any cause upon neryously or
s,pizsd revolutionist might have cent TO
tb-ir eternal rest every passenger on board. |
Surely. the United States viii have 10 take