New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-06

an lrish-Amerlcan, w0 had sign Dung out IN IrOnt
of the place indicating that his business was that
of paper-hanger. Whitehead himself was taken
INTO custody when the police made their descent on
| the den, aud is now in close confinement. con-
| siderable quantity of dynamite was seized by
| the officers ut the same time. Information
now in the hands of detectives tends to
demonstrate that this place il the central manu-
| factory of explosives and the most important
depot of all internal contrivances in the kingdom
Whitehead, who Is described as a man about
twenty-five years Of age, dark in complexion, and
with . marked American accent, has been in the
habit of purchasing the supplies which were neces-
| sary to run the business.
RESULTS OF THE EXAMINATION.
In accordance with the request OF the Homo Of
fee, Whitehead, after being brought before the
magistrate this afternoon was rcmanded for one
week. The charge placed against his nams in the
record book is that Of having in his possession cx-
plosive compounds aud materials IN violation Of
the law. At the examination, evidence was given
showing that police detectives had followed Nor
| man. who was arrested in London. from White
heads house in Birmingham. He took away from
Whiteheads q box. Among tue other mate
rals seized at the paperhanger's" were eight gal
Ions of mysterious liquid contained i'll tins, some
suphuric acid ana a quantity of nitro gly ycerine
The prisoner, when arraigned. assumed an air OF
supreme Indifference and refused to parley with tho
officers OF the court or even to answer questions.
STATEMENTS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
There was 40 less sensation in tho House of Com
mons when these arrests announced than else
where. Sir William llarcourt, Home Secretary, In
n brief speech outlining the facts. confirmed what
| had up TO tins time been merely q rumor, that
| Norman had been put under arrest. lie added that
| $50 pounds of highly explosive liquid had been
found in Nornan's quarters and that it was stored
in sklfully devised rubber bags. lie also coniirmei
the report of the discovery OF the dynamite manu-
! factory at Birmingham, and gave the particulars
of the affair substantially related i'll these dis
patches. He said further, that n considerable
amount of the same kind of explosive material had
been found in the room, of the Lambeth prisoners,
| and that part Of the money on olc Of these men
| was in American bank notes.
| PROBABLY MEMBERS OF ONE BAND.
That there was a connection between the arrest
and discovery at Birmingham an those in London
| is shown to be fact by an incident which has
| Just come to light The Home Secretary this after
noon sent dispatch 10 Birmingham asking that
| the authorities rculand Whitehead for week. Tho
same action will be taken here, under the same d.
rections, IN the case of Norman. The magistrate
at Bow-st. waited until late in tho afternoon for
instructions in regard to Norman and his two Lam
beth accomplices AMI finally receiving telegram
from the Home Secretary, announced that no Tor
! NAL charge would be brought against the prison.
ers to-day. They accordingly remanded
DALTON AND THE WESTMINSTER EXPLOSION.
LONDON. April 6-Dalton Is suspected of having
been the perpetrator of the outrage AZ the Office OF
the Local Government Board in Westminster He
will probably be charged, together with tho other
prisouers. in the Bow Street Police Court
| to-day They were not arraigne1 yestsrlay, be-
cause in yicw of The documents seized. tho police
decided to make several other arrests, which they
| thought might b. frustrated If ihe evidence IN
their possession was made pubic ycsterily. Nor
man describes himself as coachman. Wilson
claims 10 be "A clerk and Gallagher alleges that he
is physician.
The police believe the Birmingham factory TO have
been one of q series which exists III the great towns
Evidence is forthcoming that tho persons ar
rested are connected with tho lnyincibes.
The dynamite used in the Westmins-
ter explo ion was undoub cdly made
at one of the factories of this society. Normans
box was barred Oh the outside with wood for the
be- ter protection of contcnts, AMI it was fitted
with handles After the contents had been tested
at Woolwich the box was taken TO the magazine
nj Plumstead Marshes. There it was
immersed in water, where it will be kept until the
officials can safely dispose of the contents.
IL believed that the name of Whitehead is an
alias. and that the police know his proper name,
but wish to keep it secret for the present. Ihous
ands visited the house in Ledsam-st during the day.
THE DYNAMITE DOCTRINES OF oDDNoVAN ROSA.
The Central Neics says that the rubber bags found
in Norman's quarters contained nitro-glyccrihe III
suaicient quantity 30 blow W any town in the
kingdom.
Tho police bccve that Norman was engaged in
nlan to carry out tho dynamite doctrines which
are particularly ioserel by ODonovan Rossa
Henry Dalton Is man OF short stature
and il mock ck-markcd He was an occasional caller
At Boyless American Reading ROOM at II Strand.
Uis arrest was effected owing To infor-
nation derived from papers which were
found on the her prisoners. 1t ~
believed by the authorities that Dalton ls an ems
sary of the dynamite faction III America. The man
arrested with Wilson at Lambeth s named Gala
cher Papers were found upon him proving his
connection with Whitehead.
IL has been learned late tonight that tho Wool
wich authorities pronounce the compound 1ound at
Lambeth TO be niiro-gyccrinc, and identical with
that found IN Norman's quarters. Gallagheps pori
manteau was packed with explosives
A NINE BENEATH THE KREMTIN.
FRANKFogr, April 5.-Thc Gazette publishes n
telegram from Moscow which makes the startling
apnounc ncement that a large mpe has been dscov-
cred connecting with the Krcmln, where the
nation of the Car is to take place. The dispatch
also asserts that request has been sent to St.
Petersburg for 100 sapDers to be sent at oIcc TO
Moscow for the purpose Of destroying the mine.
CT prTTRsBtHG. AprI 5.-It ia semi officially