Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-04-13
DYNAMITE IN ENGLAND.

GREAT EXCITEMENT OVER THE D1soovEBY OF
ALLEGED PLOTS TO blow UP GOVERNMENT
BUILDINGS AND CARRY on A GENUINE N1Hm
1sTtC AAuMGN-rAn11ANfENT TAKES niAfE-
ptATE ACTION IN TIN MATTER.
Startling discoveries were made in England
and ireland last week Of widespread Irish
plots 20 wage q dynamite campaign. semi
weekly London newspaper, the City Press,
announced on Wednesday that il had received
an anonymous letter threatening to blow mp
the government offices. Tho matter was re-
ferred to the police, and late that night man
who had been followed from birmingham was
arrested in Fleet street, and box Of explo-
sives found at his lodgings The arrest was
regarded as very important. Precautions
were at once taken to guard the public build
ings, and extra sentnels were posted at Wind
sor castle. Considerable excitement ensued
in business circles, and it was reported that
the whole conspiracy in Great Britain and
America was to be exposed On Thursday
nearly half ton Of nitro glycerine was seized
in London. II was ascertained that the man
arrested in Fleet street had first given his
name at his lodgings as Ormund, stating that
he was a medical student, but afterwards said
that his name was Norman. The box Of eX-
plosives had been obtained from the Birming
ham factory mentioned farther on. Rubber
bags, containing nitro. glycerine were found
in Norman's quarters.
Another alarming incident of the day was
the discovery, by the birmingham police, in
lakewood, of Fenian nitro. glyoerine facto-
~ in full operation The apparatus for pre-
pairing and mixing the explosive compounds
was constructed on scientific principles. 1t
was ascertained that the premises had been
rented two months ago by man named
Whitehead an Irish American, who hung out
-. - 10. I'D 1av,
the descent on the place was made. A con-
siderable quantity Of nitro-g lycerine was sez-
ed, and the detectives believe that the place
was the central mandatory of explosives and
depot Of internal machines in the kingdom.
The arrest of Norman led to the arrest on
Thursday, in Lambeth, q London suburb, Of
two other men. Their names are Wilson and
Gallagher, and papers were found upon the
latter connecting him with Whitehead. His
portmanteau was packed with explosives sim
liar to those found in Norman's lodgings.
A fourth arrest was made in London on
Thursday night of young man named Henry
Dalton, who had arrived from the United
States in February.
The four prisoners were arraigned in the
Bow street Police Court on Friday, charged
with having in their possession, with feloni-
GUS intent, explosive material. They were
all remanded without bail. A communication
was received at a London police station on
Friday that a large quantity of dynamite had
been consigned from Liverpool to au address
in London.
On Saturday a man named John kerton
was arrested at q railway station in London
for connection with the conspiracy. A man
named Ansburghe was arrested in London on
Sunday, near Waterloo Bridge. Communi-
cations found on Gallagher and Norman con-
meet him with the conspiracy. 1t is believed
that seventy or eighty persons are concerned
in the plot.
On Monday Sir William Harcourt intro
duced bill in the House of Commons relat-
ing to explosives. 1t provides that the maxi
mum penalty for causing an explosion by
which life or property is imperillod shall be
lifelong servitude. An attempt to cause an
explosion, or the making or keeping of ex-
plosives with intent to cause an explosion, is
made punishable by imprisonment for term
of tw anty years, and the unlawful making or
keeping of explosives under suspicious cir
cumstances is to be punishable by fourteen
years imprisonment All accessories to such
crimes are to be treated as principals. The
penalties are to be inflicted irrespective of the
damage done by the explosives. The bill was
with all haste passed and sent to the House OF
Lords, where it was agreed to without delay.
The royal assent was given to the bill on
Tuesday, and it became a law