Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-06
The Crowned Heads Trembling in Theil
Guarded Palaces.
THE DYNAMITERS.


LONDON, April 5.-The semi-weekly news
paper called the City Press, in an edition
published yesterday evening, announced it
had received a letter without signature, in
which the writer threatened to blow up the
government offices. The affair was re-
ferred to the police, and last night the
English detectives, assisted by members of
the Irish secret service, succeeded in ar
resting man at his position, with quan-
tity of stuff, supposed to be dynamite.
The arrest caused a decided sensation.
The detectives have followed the prisoner
from Manchester, as he appeared to be a
suspicious character, and when the latter
appeared, he was at once arr ested, being
in the vicinity of Fleet street. He
is now at the Bow street station to await
the report of the army officials at Wool
wich, who are engaged in the chemical ex-
animation of the articles. The police re-
gard the arrest as most important one.
This is evidenced by the fact that as soon
as it was made precautionary measures
have been renewed, Especial attention is
now being given to the protection build
ings in which is located the Offices of the
ministry, and all the public officials. EE-
ira sentinels are posted at Windsor castle,
and at the postofiice. Policemen and de-
tectives are keeping close watch in sus-
picious localities.
BIRMINGHAM, April 5.-The city police
made raid upon suspected locality IN
Ledsam street, L2aywood, and discovered
a Fenian nitro-glycerine factory in full
operation.
The apparatus for preparing and mix
ing the explosive compounds were con-
structed on scientific principles and with
all the cunning OF the craft, which clearly
showed its inventor TO be not only thor
Ough scholar in chemistry and machinery,
but also an adept for expedients for avoid
ing notoriety and preventing discovery.
Among the noteworthy features of the
place was a shrewdly devised method for
carrying fumes up a chimney, and con-
suming odors. 1t is learned that the prem
ises in Ledsam street were taken two months
ago by man named Whitehead, an Irish
American, who had sign hanging out in
front of his place Indicating his business
as that of a paper hanger. Whitehead
himself was taken into custody, when the
police made a descent on the den, and is
now in close confinement. A considerable
quantity of nitro-glycerine was seized Sby
the officers at the same time. Informa-
ton IN the hands of a detective tends to
demonstrate that this place is the central
manufactory of explosives and the most
important depot of all internal contriv-
ances in the kingdom. Whitehead, who is
described as man of twenty-fiv years of
age, dark complexion, and with marked
American accent, mas been in the habit of
purchasing supplies of nitro-glycer-
inc and acids, which were nee
essary to run the business.
The rubber bags found in Norman't
quarters contained nitro-glycerine in sufn
cient quantity to blow up any town IN the
kingdom. The police believe that Nor
man was engaged in plan to carry ou
the dynamite doctrines which are particu-
larly fostered by ODonovan Rosa. Henry
Dalton is a man of short stature and pocI
marked. He was an occasional caller a.
Bowles' American reading room
Fourteen Strand. His arrest was effected
owing to information derived from papers
found on other prisoners. 1t is believed
by the authorities that Dalton is an ennis
sary of the dynamite factory in America
The man arrested with Wilson is named
Gallagher. The papers found upon hin
prove his connection with Whitehead.
The Woolwlch authorities pronounce tht
compound found at Lambeth as nitro
glycerine and identical with that found il
NormaH's quarters. Gallagher's portmsn
teau was packed with explosives.