Daily Republican., 1881-08-12
HOME MADE BOMBS.
FENIAN DYNAMITE MANIPULA.
TORsIN THIS CITY.
The Wonderful Story s Man Told
ReOOrter About the Mauufac-
tureOfInfernal N &c hines for
Tyranical England.

IyfAn1CAl England.
good item.''
The reporter looked eagerly at tn,
man as he made this application. TIL,
news-gatherer stood on street ccrne1
last evening, and the person who sai(
the above words had come quietly IN tt
him and touched him on the shoulder
The knight of the note book gave jov
GUS assent, and as he felt for his penci
ne scanned the willing oracle of news
Ills appearance was commonplace. |.
was tnat OF man lot likely to have
anything more important to commn-
nlcate than street fight or runaway
Appearances are deceitful, however.
What wanted to tell you, he com.
menced in low voice, twas about these
Internal machines the Fenians are ship
ping to England. The papers are talk
ing about people who say the bombs are
being made. know they are being
manufactured in this city almost by
Wholesale. Didn't know that did youo
That's good item! En-
Open-mouthed astonishment was de-
picted on the reporters face, and this
was made more intense by the fact that
ne had heard a similar rumor days be-
fore, had investigated it for the REpUB
LICAN and pronounced il to be without
foundation. Most assurndly this was a
good item. The reporter urged the man
to proceed.
"Oh, know all about the matter and
would ike to give it away, hut it
would mt do for me to be found ont.
m afraid they'll see me here with Won,
Gosh, how dry am toon' And the fel.
10 put his hand to his throat and look.
ed dlsmal'v dry, indeed. tnprofes.
sl"nal az it may have been the reporter
grasned both horns of the dilemma and
in 'jitfy' had the man of the start.
ing news IN front OF % bar in the near
est saloon.
-" hlSkey's minc,' said the man be-
fore the prizc-iig ghtcr in the white apron
behind the bar had time to ask him
what he'd take. The fiery liquid went
down the fellows throat At one gulp,
AMI he smacked his lips and called for
q cigar. The reporter quietly paid for
The drink and cigar, and told the man
to go on
swell. what l want to tell you first
S, that Wilmington IS the central point
n the United States for the .nanufac-
ure of iufernal machines by Irish revo.
utlonlsts. That man Grow, ont at
'eroia, was lying when he said the
,ombs recently exploded, came from
hat place. They really came from
m n II ~ J.,l ln, 4
ed from here to England. No less than
wcnty men are engaged in making the
Explosive instruments, and the work
as been going on for long time. Now
III tell you what | want to do want
give the whole thing away. Oh!
IN do 1t, but Pm so dry !"
Once more the hand went up to the :
peaker's throat and the dismal look re
lrned. This was soon dispelled by
bother drink. The reporter laid down
le dime to pay for it, and the fellow ,
iped his mouth, and went on -
What was | saying? Oh yes; that !
le manufacture had been going on tor +
long time. And so it has-right un- +
'r the nose of the United States au- a
lorities, in the very eyes of the police .
rec and no one has ever dreamed of /,
lch thing. | know that at least two "
inbred bombs, each of them sufficient v
blow the House and all the otIer i
l'ld1ngs for a square around into ,r
oms, have been made here and shipped \
parties in New York, who have them 4
store there and are waiting tavora- II
e opportunity to send them to Eng
nd. Now can tell you the names of n
e men directing the manufacture :,
re, and you would be amazed. | r
low every man, and they are all we'll
lown Irish citizens, but am almost Il
raid"
The hand again stole up to the throat
at persis Led in getting dry, and the
ok of dismal discomfort came back. 4
le reporter. nodded to the bartender
i'd bottle and glass came out on the
unter again. Again the thirsty man v
ank long and deep, and he smacked !,
$ lips and took no water after the k
hiskey. /,
'If was to tell you the names you +
)uld be amazed 1t is the most re- f.
arkabie thing that these men have b,
en- engaged in this business, partly &C
rnishing the capitalize resi- comes in
,m O'Donavan Eossa--and no one out. tr
le of the order knows it to this day.
,nly found it out by accident, The III
ost remarkable discovery I ever ,Gads. ci
ts a wonder | escaped with my life. a,
Vas going out Third street late one Sc
rk night whe saw three men COM in
Z out Of a low frame building carry pl
: something. l don't no what made TO
) do it, bnt l stopped and watched go
I'M. Their appearance was suspi. ia
us. They went down the street and tn
Tipped inside tie building"
he man again stopped and looked W;
nal and commenced to claw his m,
oat as before. in,
Me reporter thought it WAS time to he
a halt. He called it. "I guess yon fu]
1T want any more whiskey," said DE
neglecting to give the nod to the wa
keeper tai
And guess you don't want any me
~ news. | was giving you a stiff 30
: how" The man started for the NJ,
r and slid out like shot.
l was surprised that you did not
w that man," said The barkeeper
Ching. Ellis one of the most noted n
is in town." W.
he reporter was surprised and ha, hu
we'd, too. 1t had cost him just As Nc; nG'
Is, for which he had no retuM, but ,'hi ,i,
g rience. pn'
aday Excursion to Atlantic City. .p .ei
nh no s.e"ot se '',ho.f D. ~. f1itoh' VIII leave ed