The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-04-08

THE DYNAMITE REVOLUTION.
what Leading IrisIsmcu Think
O'Donoyan Rossa Refuses 10 Talk.

party. The names Of the prisoners and
| their personal appearance as described by
cable were canyassed, but so far as could
be ascertained no identification OF the men
resulted. "Obviously the names are likely
10 be assumed" said Mr.. John j. Bresin,
" and as to the descriptions, the only plain
thing about them seems TO be the very
strenuous effort to make them out Irish
Americans"
"Do you think the discovery Of this fac
tory was the work OF an iniormer?" Mr..
Bresln was asked.
"No," said he. at appears 10 me il
was fhe result OF the rashness of the men
themselves. just consider what the dis
patches told us. A strange man, supposed
to be an American. engages place in Biz
mingham and ostensibly opens in business
rs a paper-hanger. Then he begins buying
nitric acid, which is not used at all in the
paper-hanging business, and is used In
making explosives. The cable announced
over week ago that the Government had
instituted inquiries as TO sales OF materials
used in preparing explosive mixtures.
There is the whole secret. Whitehead Is
said TO have had fourteen carboys OF nitric
acid besides other material. Think Of the
bulk and tell me how he could have hoped
TO escape"
"What do YOU think OF the suggestion
that this is only one OF number Of dyna-
mite laboratories scattered over all the large
cities."
81 don't take any stock in it. see by
the cable dispatches that this is supposed,
on the other side, to have been the princi-
pal depot
"IIaye YOU any idea as TO what organize
ton it belonged to-"
al have not. i can only say one thing
with certainty, it did not belong to the
main Irish revolutionary party. Dynamite
schemes are, and have always been, eX-
cluded from the policy of that body. But
YOU see numbers OF men won't be confined
within the old limits. They strike out
lines for themselves. OF course | don't
want TO be understood as absolutely adj
hitting that this factory was an Irish one.
| don't know ANYTHING about il. 1t is quite
possible il may have been, but there Is
enough OF the commUnistic spirit IN Eng
land to account for it,"
"The Government appears to be much
alarmed -"
eyes, and il has good reason if half 4 ton
of dynamite has been found IN London"
"What will be the effect OF this dis
coyery Z"
..Woll. that is very hard TO tell. In the
first place, it may probably aid the passage
of the criminal-c0de bill"
"And that will enable the Government
to stamp ont utterly the dynamite party.
and their plans -
"By no means. 1t will give much power
to annoy Irishmen whom they suspect.
But as it has proved, those who are sus-
pected are never really in these things.
For the purpose OF SuppreSsing incendiary
conspiracy, think that practically the Gov
eminent has all the power it can exercise
already"
"TGen the dynamite system may con-
tinue TO cXistY"
alt is possible"
EWhat will then be the RESULT"
"Wel, that is very hard II foretell. II
will depend very much upon the energy
and determination OF the men engaged.
ii they are really bent on mischief they
may be able to bring on a crisis that the
will not be able to deal with.
IL is generally admitted that Russia has
been greatly crippled in her foreign rela-
lions by her nihilistic troubles. What
position will England be in ii her power
is similarly weakened from within? Just
for moment the consequences
u blowing up Windsor Castle and killing
The Queen or some other member Of the
royal family. l tell you it Just comes to
his-hOw much determination. how much
and how much skill have the
men who go into scheme OF this kind 7"
Mr.. L. j. Sheridan said be had no know
edge whatever Of the factory or the or
yanization controlling it, and did not re-
,ognize any Of the names or personal de.
criptons published. The effect OF the dis
,oyery he believed would be rs great rs il
some actual dynamite outrage had taken
place. Among the people he did not think
he feeling would 90 so far As to create anti
irish riots, but he thought 1t likely that it
would lead to the speedy passage OF the
. Criminal Code BILL"
"Do YOU think there is an organized
dynamite system extending over England,
IF which this factory is only one featurey"
~ don't know, but | should not be sur
Drised If that proved to be the case"
"Do YOU think the passage OF this re-
preston bull would enable the Government |
% Quell such a conspiracy"
:" think it would make them very little |
stronger than they are at present"
O'DOnovan Rosa refused to discuss the |
seizure and arrests at all. 81 have been |
advised by the Supreme Council OF the |
Irish Revolutionary Brotherhood" said |
ne, "to say nothing more for publication, |
whether in contradiction or confirmation OF |
'umOrs or in explanation OF occurrences |
IN the other side"
From some of his followers it was ascer- !
aimed that sums of money have come to
lin from various points since the explosion |
It the offices OF the Local Government !
Board in London. 1t was also stated that |
Professor Mczzeroii, who was mentioned |
Is the chief of the Experimental Dynamite |
Laboratory described in the Herald some |
line ago as being located at q point up the |
Hudson, had left the city some weeks ago,
his destination being Moscow The pur- |
pose OF his trip was rather indefinitely de- |
'cribed as being " TO look after Details"
The Campaign.
\ NEW CLASS OF DETECTIVES PROPOSED IN |
LONDON.
LONDON, April AT a meeting Of men,
Ders Of Parliament and other prominent
persons held here last night i'm connection
with the vigilance society for the defence
If personal rights, the principal topic dis
,ussed was the reported intention of the |
authorities to form n branch OF the detec-
i've force, whose duties shall be To spc-
cially inquire into offences arising from
political disaficction. 1t was announced |
that Sir William Harcourt, Home Secre-
tary, would be questioned in the House of |
Commons in regard to what action the
Government would take in the matter.
DYNAMITE IN FRANCE.
PARIS, April THE dynamite fiends are /
still at work in the vicinity of Mont
ceaules mines. Last night a cartridge con-
tanning dynamite was placed in a cavity in
The tower OF the Chateau Plessis, near that
town. The cartridge exploded, but did
very little damage The chateau 4. nj