Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-10
DYNAMITE'SDEATHK KNELL
THE ANTI EXPLOSIVES BILL.
SURE TO BE A LAW.

| Harsh Punishments Which are Intend
ed to Terrorize the Most Blood-thirsty
Assassins-VictOria's Signature to be
Appended to the Measure To-day
Other Exciting Incidents.
LONDON, April 9.-The governments
bill to be introduced in the House of Com
mons by Sir William Harcourt, Home
Secretary, relative to explosives, is pub
lished this morning. 1t contains nine
clauses. 1t provides that the maximum
penalty for causing an explosion by which
life or property is imperilled shall be life
long servitude. An attempt to cause an
explosion, or the making or keeping of
explosives with intent to cause an
explosion, is made punishable by
Imprisonment for term of twenty wears.
and any unlawful making or keeping of ex-
plosives under suspicious circumstances
is to be punishable by IA years imprison-
ment. All accessories to such crimes are
to be treated as principals. Provision is
made in the bill for the ordering of official
inquiries into the crime specified, for the
arrest. of absconding witnesses and for
searching for explosives. The penalties
are to be inflicted irrespective ofthe dam
age done by the explosives.
The was introduced in the House of
Commons this afternoon by Sir William
Harcourt, and was read for the first time.
1t was then taken up in committee of the
whole and passed through the committee
without being altered. Progress was then
reported amid cheers and the bill passed
its third reading. The government are
much surprised at the prompt action taken
on the bill, as they expected that it would
be considered longer in the Commons.
Sir William Harcourt in introducing
the bill said that the nature of the danger
winch 1t sought to guard against was
well known. "We have to DEAL" he con-
tlnued, with an organized plan against
all the interests of society and with men
who announce plans for wholesale muir
der and who ought to be treated
as Delonging to no nation"
He explained that the measure will be a
permanent one. He was convinced that
the danger was very imminent. He would
not ask the House to go further tonight
with the bin than the committee stage.
The speech of the Home Secretary was
heartily cheered, especially by the Tory
members.
Sir Richard Asheton Cross said that the
opposition was quite willing to assent to
the bill in order that all British subjects
at home and abroad would know that the
law was no longer defiable with impu.
nifty.
The bill empowers the master of anv
vessel to break open any packages to
search for explosives. 1t refers both to
the explosives proper and to materials for
making them, or to any machine or part
thereof connected with them. 1t contains
no retroactive clause
The bill, after passing the House OF
Commons, was Immediately sent to the
House of Lords, where it was adopted
without delay. The Royal assent will be
received by telegraph and the act will be-
come law tomorrow.
In response to his letter denOuncing
the dynamite outrages, A. NJ. Sullivan,
late member of Parliament for county
Meath, has received personal warning
from ODOnovan Rosa to be careful about
his future utterances.
TWenty-four arrests were made to-day
in the outskirts of Cork and Limerick.
and numerous important documents were
seized.
Tracy Gould, the American LAWYER
applied to-day at Millbank prison for an
interview with Gallagher, whom he wishes
to defend. Mr.. Gould's name not being
on the roll of English lawyers the Govern
or refused him admission to the prison.
Gallagher then asked to have VIM. Dove
ton Smyth defend him.
Gallagher has made statement 10 the
effect that he came to England on a tour.
and met Wilson accidentally. He accom-
panied Wilson to the latter's lodgings. in
Nelson square, being glad to meet fell
low countryman, and had not been there
five minutes when he was arrested.
Wilson declares that Gallagher was
ignorant OF the contents of the box found
at WILSON'S lodging. He saws that he
first met Gallagher in Brooklyn, where the
latter attended him in the capacity of
Norman has again expressed Il desire
to enter the witness box.
The Foot Guards have been ordered to
guard Mill Bank prison.
The Pau Mall Gazette says that there
are six prisoners, the names of whom are
not known, now confined in the Bow
street station who ARE concerned in the
dynamite conspiracy.
A man named Ansburghe, twenty-oue
years OF age, was arrested yesterday at a
hotel in the vicinity of Waterloo bridge.
London. He had just arrived from Ameri,
ca, and is believed to be friend of the
prisoner Gallagher. The arrest is CON
sidered one of the most important vet
made.
A letter from Michael Davitt is nnb.
lished to-day, in which he further ex-
presses his opposition to the dynamite
policy on the part of Irishmen. He de-
clared that such policy is insane, idiotic
and criminal.
LIVERPOOL, April 9.-Owing to the re-
ceipt of letters containing threats to blow
up the post office here great precautions
are being taken to prevent the carving
out OF such project, and thirty addi-
tional detectives have been appointed TO
do extra duty here. The fire brigade has
been warned to be in readiness for any
which may arise.