Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-24
THE DYNAMITE AGE.
Arrest eff an legendary Chemist at Lon
don Loaded With Dynamite-BeIief That
He was the Point OF Committing an
Act of Vandalism
GREAT BRITAIN,

LONDON, Nov. 23.-The police at mid
night arrested man named Wolff, men,
Der of the Advanced Socialists club, Lon
machines Of sufficient power to demolish
any building. One of them was a large
zinc pail nearly filled with coarse blasting
powder and gun cotton covered with scrap
iron with fuse at the bottom. The sec
| ond machine was large tin cooking uten-
I'll similarly prepared. VOLTS machines
are reported to be intended to blow up the
German embassy in London.
LONDON, Nov. 23.-The daily Ne,cs IL
discussing Egyptian affairs, insists that the
| khedive must surrender the idea of at
| tempting to reach Elobeid or pursuing an
aggressive conflict with Ell Mahdi, and says
| tbs game of conquest in Central Africa is
! not worth either the pecuniary cost or the
terrible risk to human life involved.
The morning Post says: "We are struck
| with amazement at the singular short
sightedness and want of prescience
exhibited By her majesty's
government in wishing to
withdraw the British troops from Egypt
at this juncture. The Standard submits
it Is quite clear this is no time to with
draw the troops from Egypt. The Daily
Telegraph thinks the British military
prestige alone can arrest the progress of
Ell Mhadi's armies. The Times says: We
| cannot believe Gladstone will wilfully and
blindly persist in weakening the small
British force now in Egypt. The
| broad highway of the Nile valley
is now open to the victorious fanatics, and
what is there to prevent the garrisons and
populations at the advanced posts from
yielding to the temptations of FL Mahdi.
Gladstone, and his colleagues must under
stand that England will hold them answer
able, if, by further errors of Judgment
Egypt is allowed to relapse into anarchy,
aggravated by the passions of religious
fanaticism and the maddening influence of
an invasion by the barbarism of the inte-
rior of Africa.
Wolff is one of the leading socialists in
the Metropolis. The machines were fitted
with lime fuses. Major Maiendie discov-
ering the dangerous nature of the explo-
sive material ordered it to be destroyed
by water. There were about ten pounds
Of explosive material in each machine.
Wolff is said ito be of German or Polish
extraction. He was engaged for some time
at the wax work exhibition at the Royal
aquarium, and there was violent explo
sion four months since at his residence,
which he reported TO be an explosion of
gas. The prisoner gave the name of VIM.
Wolff, occupation, chemist. He was
brought to Bow street police court and
charged under the explosives act with
knowingly having in his possession an ex-
plosive substance. The prisoner asked for
German interpreter. Superintendent
Williamson deposed that the lprisoner last
| evening was possessed of Internal
machines and unable to give
| satisfactory reason for their possession
Bow street officer testified that he met
the prisoner on VauxhalI bridge road,
| close to his residence, and the prisoner
ran away when approached. After arrest
ing him the officers proceeded to VOLTS
lodgings, and the Internal machines we're
found. There were also found
fourteen empty powder cans
and some documents. including a letter
to Count Won Munston, the German am
bassador, which says: IF you wish free
dom you must give us equality" It was
signed, ''Prolirariar." Wolff ssys the
things found must have been placed there
by Fre1chmeu. Wolf was remanded IN
til Thursday next.
rIehchuan, named Bolderane, gave
the police information which led 70 the
arrest of Wolf.
LoNDoN, Nov. 23.-The passengers
drowned by the sinking of the French
brig, Rocaberg, IN Z collision we're French
fishermen returning from Newfoundland.
CsRK, Nov. 23--After warm discussion
last evening, the trustees refused to grant
Exhibition nall 20 ParneIl to address MS
constituents or the 29th
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 23,-CowrIe, Duckworth
y Co., cotton brokers, have failed. The
firm are creditors of Martin Ranger, who
failed short time SGD.
LONDON, Nov. 23.-The application Of
JUDY for 4 postponemsnt CT the trial OF
the libe! SUIT of the Central Nsecs Is grant
ed.