Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14
II ENGLAND.
a Nltro-Glycerine Factory Discovered In
Birmingham, Eng. - several Arrests
Made.

A Nltro-Glyccrine Factory Discovered In
Birmingham, Eng. Several Arrests
Made.
BIRMINGHAM, April6 6.
The city police made a raid upon
a suspected locality in Ledsam street,
lakewood, and discovered a Fenian
nitro-glycerine factory in full opera
tion. They discovered an apparatus
for preparing and mixing explosive COM
pounds, constructed on scientific princi-
pies, and with all the craftiness which
clearly showed its inventor to be not
only . thorough scholar in chemistry
and machinery, but also an adept
for avoiding notoriety and pre-
venting discovery. Among the noteworthy
features of the place was a shrewdly-devised
method for carrying the fumes up the CHM
ney and consuming tho odors. 1t is learned
that the premises in Ledsam street were
taken two months ago by a man named
Whitehead, an Irish American, who had a
sign out in front of his place indicating his
business as that of a p~aper-hangcr. White
head himself was taken into custody when
the police made the descent on the den, and
is now in close confinement A considerable
quantity of ni%tro-glycerine was seized by the
officers at the same time. Information now
i'll the hands Of the detectives tends to dem
o~nstrate that this place is the central manu-
factory of explosives, and the most impor-
tant depot of all the Internal contrivances
| scribed as a man about twenty-five years of
age, of dark complexion, and with marked
American accent, has been in the habit of
purchasing supplies of nitrO-glycerine and
acids which are necessary to run the bust
ness.
Whitchead's examination yesterday after
neon developed nothing startling.
DYNAMITE PI.oTTERs ARRESTED.
A semi-weekly newspaper, called the City
Press in it's edition publishedWednesday eve
ming, announced that it had received a letter
without a signature in which the writer
threatened to blow up the Government
offices. The affair was referred to the po-
lice, and late Wednesday night English
detectives, assisted by members of the Irish
Secret Service, succeeded in a~rresting q
man who had in his possession a quantity of
stuff supposed to be dynamite. The Arrest
has caused a decided sensation. Detectives
had followed the prisoner from Manchester,
as he appeared to be a suspicious character,
and when the letter appeared he was at once
arrested, being then i'll the vicinity of Fleet
street. He is now at Bow Street Station, to
await the report of the army officials at
Woolwich, who are engaged in a chemical
analyzation of the material. The police re-
gard the arrest as a most important one.
1t is limited that the whole conspiracy here
and in America will be exposed. This is
evidenced by the fact that, sinceit was made,
precautionary measures have been renewed.
especial attention is now being given to the
protection of the buildin gs in which are To-
Gated the offices of the Ministry and of all
the public officials. Extra s%entinels are
posted at Windsor Castle and at the Post Of
flee. Policemen and detectives are keeping
close watch in suspicious localities.
The Irish police have made two further
arrests in the suburbs of Lambeth in comnec-
ton with the men arrested Wednesday night.
The latter is now said to be an American.
Nearly half a ton of n~itro-glycerine has been
seized in London already.
1t is stated in official circles that there Is
reason to believe that the whole incendiary
and dynamite conspiracy here and in Asner-
lea will now be laid bare, and the number of
arrests shortly be increased. The man first
arrested near Fleet streethad engaged rooms
on Southampton street, at the corner of
Strand, giving the maine of Ormund, and
stating that he was a medical student. Sub
sequently he said his name was Norman. The
first inquiry for rooms was made by al elderly
man. A box Of explosives was taken tc
Norman's lodgings by a person of rakish APP
pearance, who looked more like a tramp or
the street than a porter or friend of the stu
dent. It is believed this individual and the
elderly man have been captured in the per
sons of two men arrested at Lambeth yes
terday. One of these men had in hi:
pockets and sewed up in his cloth
ing a large sum of money, a por
ton of which was in American
coins. Street rumor made free use O
Americas name and connected many Irish
Americans with the plots. One of tin
Lambeth prisoner S had secured lodgings il
the name Of Wilson. His movements ex
cited so much suspicion among his neigh
bors that lie left his room Wednesday, say
ing it was his intention to go to Wolver
hampton. When he returned at noon
yesterday he was surprised to find fv'
detectives awaiting him.
, The fourth one arrested was Henry Dial
ton, taken into custody last night. H
, came from the United States two weeks ago
t There was 10 less sensation in the Commons
when the arrests were announced than else
where. Sir William Harcourt, Home Secre
: tary, in brief speech outlining the facts, con
filmed what had up to this time been merel,
lumor, that Norman had been arrested. H,
added that 159 pounds of highly-explosiy,
. liquid had been found in Norman's quar-
tiers, stored in sk~illfully-devised rubbe
bags. He also confirmed the discovery O
e a dynamite mandatory at Birmingham
e and gave particulars Of tie affair sub
t stantially as related in these dispatches. H
said, further, that a considerable amount O
$ the same Kind Of explosives had been dis
covered in the room of the Lambeth prison
t ers, and part of the money on one of thes
| men was in American bank notes.
Dalton is suspected of being the perpe
traitor OF the outrage at the Office of til
local Government Board at Westminster
0 The prisoners were not arraigncd to-day
: because, in view of the documents seized
the police decided to make several other al
: rests which they thought might be frus
d trated if the evidence in their possession wa
made public.
Cork. April6.
S 1t is rumored the police have arrested an
other man, upon whom compromising doc
uments were found.
. Mrs. DAVIS forbade John DOYLE, a 50
%loon-keeper at North Adams, Mass, to sci
her husband any more rum. LAS long a
he has money to buy with" said DOYLE
he can get drinks at my bar" Dayi