Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-17
FOREIGN.
The Authorities Believe That Ex-
plosion
The elimination Of a Diabolieal Plot-The
Greatest Precautions Taken to
Prevent a Repetition
Press Opinions.
INTERVIEW WITH PATRICK eGAN.

LONDON, March 16.-There is an enorm
GUS crowd gathered at the scene of the e1-
plosion last night, in the local Government
board offices in Westminster. The Govern
ment Inspector has made an examination OF
the portion of the building damaged by the
explosion and places the loss at $4,000. The
vessel which contained the explosive ma
terial was placed in the cellar Of the local
Government board Offices.
Later and closer inspection show the ex-
plosion occurred from outside Of the build.
ing. --.-
No arrests have vet been made in connec-
ton with the explosion. The police no.
ticed nothing suspicious about the build.
ing before the explosion occurred.
The Times says: II the Irish Extremists
are really going to reply with dynamite to
any measure they disapprove Of it is GER
over.
The Times this morning says: In Man.
chester, Leeds, Liverpool and London the
feeling of English workingmen towards
the Irish people, once sympathetic, has be-
come cold. It only depends on few more
dynamite outrages to turn this feeling into
angry hostility, which the authorities will
find very difficult to control.
The authorities are certain that the ex-
plosion was part of diabolical plot. The
most vigorous measures are being adopted
for the safety of the executive offices
and the government officials. Police
patrols are at every point and
The guards are kept, in barracks.
The authorities have ordered q scientific
opo1yeia nf tho oxplnSiya mead Thay n
not yet been able 10 decide how the explo-
sive was fred. The explosive was, howev.
er, placed between the balustrade and the
window on the basement floor close to the
principal entrance.
Press Comment.
The afternoon journals comment in
strong terms on the explosion. The Globe
attributes il to Mr.. Gladstone's rejection OF
Mr.. Parnell's Land bill, to men whom Mr..
Gladstone told that the Clerkenwell explo-
sion brought the disestabishment OF the
Irish Church. OF course, they argue that
the wrecking of the Government offices
will produce the destruction of landlord
ism. But the Globe warns the Irish against
a continuance Of a policy Of violence as it
will necessitate a severe English retalia.
tion.
The st, James Gazette says that Mr.. Par.
nell did not pull the wires which produced
the explosion any more than he pulled the
wires which resulted in the Cavendish and
Burke murders, but his association with
those wire pullers comes from pursuit OF
a common object by different methods. il
is doubtful whether what would satisfy
Mr.. Parnell would satisfy the dyna-
mite party, but what irritates Par
nell, irritates them. The Gazette
urges the English government to treat
these outrages patiently and coolly, but as
firmly as if civil war existed. The Pail
Mall Gazette attributes the dynamite out
rage to the fury of Irish conspirators. 1t
deprecates the evaporation OF these men,
and adds that the worlds experience shows
that an intelligent and incessant police
vigilance is tAe only remedy.
The Evening Standard says that the olt-
rage shows plainly what England has to
deal with.