Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-31
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LoNDoE's DYNAMITE SENSATION.
THE ENGLISH COTTON TRADE FAILURES
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS AND FIRES


hAILhuAD ACClDENTS AND FIRES
| The Dynamite Excitement I'm uo.S.-.
| MORE ABOUT THE TUNNEL EXPLOSIONS u.sr Ntop-
LONDON, Oct Sl.-The excitement over the exnio.
slons on the Underground Railway line last evening
| is very great A large number OF policemen nndesr
special inspectors were duty all night at the Va
raouS bsIr railway stations and guarding the line
OF parliament and other public buildings The exs
poson at Chartng cross occurred distance OF two
hundred yards west OF the station. There was no
| train there at the time. The walls OF the tunnel
were battered, but the rails were not misplaced
Inc Wlndows IN the station were blown out. The
roof was not damaged No person was hurT there
Al the Praed-Street station
TIE FORCE OF THE EXPLOSION WAS TERRIBLE
Although wOrkmen have been husily engaged all
nght IN removing the debris they have not vet
nhished Their task, nor has the damage al that
place been repaired. The tunnel there was not de-
| stroyed. except deep hole was excavated IN the
| foad bet; tie brick work was blown out and the
! gas pipes and telegraph lines were hroken The
/ refreshment saloon was wrecked and the wtndo,Ss
/ oi the other rooms OF the station We're smashed
| The explosion occurred immesately under a mass
ing Train forty yards west of the station All the
persons injured We're In the last two carriages az
| The train Ii is now known that
TwENTy-RTGHT PERSONS WHO WE'RE wor-Sprp
were taken 10 ST Mary's hospital Four "f them
| are seriously hurt but they passed a favorable
night and fre expected TO recover The others were
able 10 60 10 their homes during the night Both of
the explosions occurred at about $40 O'Clock In the
evening All the available detectives OF the Metro
po1tan police force engaged In searching for the
perpetrators OF the ouirageS.. and the railway
ohicials are assisting Them The police deny that
any rocket cartridges have been found near tha
scenes OF the explosions. No traces have as vet
been discovered OF the nature or the explosives It
mas been ascertained though that the explosions
coutd not nave been caused by coal gas No clue co
The persons who caused the explosion has been OBJ.
tatued Major MaJendie. OF the board OF trade ia
now III a-In) making an examination OF the scene
OF the explosion at the Chartng Cross station The
trains are running as usual this morning.
INVESTIGATION.
LONDON. Oct. 81. y. m.-No explosive matter haa
Cfatt
Inspector from the home Office this morning viewed
the scene Of the explosion there, and afterwards
examined the damaged train He eXpresSed the
opinion that cartridges made OF the frst order OF
explosives, such as gun cotton, Were used by the
While he was looking out of car window iusS
after the train left praed street station he saw
% some sparks nearly underneath the carriage, And
Immediately afterwards heard the explosion. The
explosive used AT Charing Cross station was small
IN quantity. 1t Is not believed TO have been dy.
Mantle.
WHAT o'DoNovAN ROssA SAYS
New YORK, Oct. 9.-oDonovan Rosa states
that the explosions which occurred Yesterday In
OF the fenian brotherhood, OF whose movements ne
Is appfiSed. The work was done by a band &
Fenians in london, who were In constant cornmr-
! nicatfon with their comrades in New York The
Wooiwich explosion was only another sampe OF
what is being done London would be In ashes he
SAID, before long. unless England gave up Ireland
New developments might be expected at any mo-
ment, for 1t was now the purpose OF the brother
hood TO push the work rapidly forward and reduce
England TO submission.
DeImonico Getting Better.
LONG BRANCH. y. j., Oct 3f.-Charies Delmonico
the well-known reStaurant-keeper. OF New York
who was brought here some weeks ago, suffering
from mental prostration, is greatly improved
The Fasting Horse Thief.
EAsToN, PA. Oct. 31.-Smull. the horse thief this
morning began the twenty day of his fast in
the BelNidere, y. j., jail The pulse was fifty-fouf
He obtains very little sleep. and has lost thirty
pounds since his incarceration. Smull SAYS he IN
Ter
Collision of Freight Trains Ola Two
Roads.
ONE MAN KILLED AND TWO INJURED
DAYTON. ONO. Oct 3f.-Freight train No 80 was
In collision with an extra freight train al Fayette
junction, on the Toledo, Cincinnati and St iors
one OF the engineers is reported have been Killed
The trains We're delayed four hours.
EASToN, PA, Oct 3l.-A coal train on the Jersey
Central railroad collided with another train ar
midnight, near Lebanon, Nj. The engine of the
coal train was thrown down an embankment, and
Iorty cars We're wrecked John Sinclair. the eng1n-
eer, was injured. The track was blocked until abour
| SIX O'Clock this morning.
| The Liverpool Cotton Trade Failures.
MORE BROKERS SUSPEND TO-DAY.
LIVERPOOL Oct 3i.-Ihe suspension OF Messrs
MeIof fenton, cotton brokers, is announced this
morning.
NoOn.-There are no additional disclosures later
than the failure OF MeSsrs. Mellor Fenon OF trou-
bleS among firms I'm the cotton trade. The cotton
market Is labof1ng under the effects OF the failures
pau Ialr spot business doing Business in futures
however. Is confined TO small dealings in October
and November deliveries No business 4, being
transacted In distant months.
p. m-MeSSfS. Henry Pearce & Co. and MeSsrs
Joseph Taylor & Co. both cotton brokerage tirms
have suspended payment.
THE EXCITEMENT coNTINrEs
p. m.-The excitement fn the cotton trade
continues. The Cotton Exchange is crowded with
merchants brokers, and visitors. who are anxious
to hear the latest developments. The tension In
business circles Is acute.
LONDON, Oct 81, noon.-The cotton failures in
Liverpool have depressed the stock market here
THE NEW YORK MARkET NOT AFFECTED.
NEW YORK, Oct 3l.-Mr NJ. B. Fielding, president
OF the cotton exchange. expressed the opinion this
morning that the New York market will not be AT.
tected by the Liverpool failures
Canada's New Governor General. +.
OTTAWA, ONT, Oct 3l.-The governor general
ana the marchloneSS or LanSdOwne and suite at
tended the first concert OF the Philharmonic society
last night: They were heartily cheered, and after
they had bowed their acknowledgements prettily
arranged song OF welcome was executed
Fire at Saratoga, NY
SARATOGA, n. Y. Oct 81-A fire occurred on
Broadway here early this morning, which destroyed
l. f. Ellsworth's building and the building belong-
gents furnishing goods store; Miss Kate Cotters'
millinery store, and John Moods barber shop DR.
stores which were burned, lost their household et-
fectS The total loss 10y the tire is from $4,000 TO
$1,000, covered by insurance.
HE New Supervising Architect.
SOME FACTS FROM HIS RECORD
The appointment OF Mr.. NJ. 4. Bell, OF Iowa, TO
be supervising architect OF the Treasury seems to
meet with general appreciation. He is a young
man, about thirty-sfx years OF age, not very well
Off In this worlds goods, but the possessor OF q
splendid reputation for integrity and ability.
He was the architect OF the Des Molnes
state-house and of the penitentiary at
Chester, Ill He was also the assistant OF Mr..
Piqunard, the architect OF the state capitol at
Springfield, Ill, and upon the death of the archi.
tect assumed entire charge OF the construction OF
the building under the commissioners He was
very strongly recommended for the position by a
great many prominent men. among whom were
Senator'S Allison. Cullom and Wilson, OF Iowa, the
governor OF Iowa, ex-Secretary kirkwood and Sena-
tor Logan. MIR. Hill Will remain in charge OF the
architects Office until the arrival OF Mr. Bell who
has been oniciay notified OF his appointment, and
Is expected TO reach Washington very soon
A CUTTING CAsE.-A colored boy, sixteen years
Old, named William Shepack, was fined $40 fn the