Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-17
ALL ENGLAND UP Tn ARMS
GREAT EXCITEMENT OVER THE
EXPLOSION.

Inc Government and the OppOsition
Equally Active-The Fenians SaddIed
With the Blame-Great Damage Done
by the ConcussiOn-The Press Denun-
ciatory-The Aeitators ExuItant.
LONDON, March 16.-The explosion at
Westminster was undoubtedly the
work of the Fenians. The adjacent
streets are filled with myriads of
fragments Of glass and heavy
plate glass lying in heaps on the ground.
A stone weighing 200 pounds was pro-
Jected against the King street
police station, making hole
the size of mans head.
Five hundred constables guarded the
scene last night. The building has the
appearance of having been bOmbarded.
There is deep trench ten feet by three in
dimensions in one room, the floor of which
has been literally plOughed. Two child
rem, sleeping in house at the corner of
King street, were thrown from their beds
by the force of the explosion and their
faces were badly cut. They were rescued
and taken to the police station.
Every pane of glass in the vicinity was
shattered A man was arrested at mid
night on suspicion Of having been con-
cerned in the explosion. Sir William
HarcOurt has held conference with the
Chief of Police at which sew
eral witnesses were examined. The
conclusion reached was that the explo-
sion occurred on the outside of the room
and not from the inside of the building.
After the explosion the force of police at
the Houses of Parliament were doubled.
The government offices and residences of
the ministers are strongly guarded.
The Times attaches little Importance to
ff.1 aI ok -,
The canister contained only a small guam
tity OF powder.
The Daily NelrS says: at is of course
obvious that the explosion was the result
of a premeditated plan. We are confront
ed with the fact that there are in London
persons bold enough TO act on the widest
cOunsels of O'DOnOyan ROssa. 1t is inn
possible not to connect the authors of this
outrage with certain phases of IRISH
crime, and the assassination press in
America"
The Times says: 1.-The Fenian answer
toPremier Gladstone's speech on the land
act has not been long delayed. We are in
the presence of the first attempt of the
dynamite party to carry out the policy
of bringing the war into the
heart of London. The explosion at our
office occurred at 4: :45 o'clock on Wednes-
day evening, but the falling of the canis-
ter prevented any serious damage. There
is reason TO believe that two attempts of
this kind were made by some miscreants.
If the Irish extremists are really going to
reply with dynamite to any measure they
disapprOve of, it is certain that the day
Ofsremedial legislation is oYer.''
At IL o'clock this morning an enormous
crowd gathered mt the scene of the ex-
plOsiOn. The Government 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 material
was placed in the cellar of the local goy-
ernment board offices.
In Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and
London the feeling of the English work
ingmen towards the Irish people. which
was once sympathetic, has become cold.
1t only depends on a few more cases of
dynamite Outrages to turn this feeling
into one of angry hostility which the au-
thOrities will find very difficult to control.
The latest and closest inspection shows
that the explosion occurred from the out
side of the building.
The Pau Mall Gazette says that in
many maps of London the local govern
ment board office is marked as the home
office. 1t is thought that the attempt to
with the idea that it was the latter, Sir
William Harcourt, Home Secretary, be-
ing very obnoxious to the Fenians..
The government has offered a reward of
$1,000 for the discovery of the authors of
the explosion.
DUBLIN, March 16.-The EreRiRg 7eIe-
graph charges the London press, especi-
ally the Times, with endeayOring'to eX-
cite mob violence against the Irish.
o'DONovAN ROssA INTERVIEWED.
NEW YORK, March 16.-When O'Dono-
n !.
explosion III London was caused by dyna-
mite or was an accidental explosion of
gas, he answered: 1--WE could not follow
out our system unless we used dynamite,
and that is what caused the explosion.
There was an accident about it,"
''Do you think that it was intended to
destroy the building only, or also to kill
those within?'' asked the reporter.
''It was intended to do all the dam
age possible and was done TO show En-
gland that she had better give Ireland her
own Parliament. The English are at war
with Ireland and Ireland should be at war
with the English.''
Rossa showed a telegram from friend
in this city, warning him not to speak of
the subject, and the following dispatch
from Boston:
London this morning. / can collect
money now in Boston,
John d. DORKALL."
ROssa said that he had received to-day
offers of money, and that he can obtain all
that is needed. In answer to the question
as to what would next be done, he showed
letter advising him TO publish in his
paper declaration of war on Eng
land. signed by representative Irish
men. When that was done il
could not be claimed that their actions
were dishonOrable. AS for weapons, all
available ones should be used. This,
he said, was his answer to Patrick j.
Sheridan, whose eXtradition England has
requested. He said: 'sThe work is that
of Irishmen, but is but the advance picket.
Much more will follow. England will
shortly see that she must either free Ire
land or suffer the consequences"
FRIEND TO THE TORCH.
PEORIA, ILL, March 16.-''Pat'' Grove,
who filled a large space in the public
prints III connection with the alleged at
tempt to blow up New York and Liverpool
steamships a couple of years ago, has
been interviewed upon the subject of the
London explosion. He processes ignOr-
ance of the particular event, but
saws that he thinks O'Donovan
Rossa and the Dublin Invincibles are re-
spOnsible for it. He is in high state of
exultation, and talks freely of his favOrite
lictAeu VI uCahhS WIN
he SAYS, would be by using petroleum and
starting fires simultaneously in every
large town in England.
GENEVA, March 16.-German and
French Socialists here propose to make
great demonstration on Sunday.
Methodism FIourishing.
CHARLEsTOwN, W. VA, March 16.-
The Baltimore Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South to-day elected
several ministers to deacOn's orders, and