The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-12-17
Under the Blue Coats.
THE OLD WORLD.
News by Cable from Different
Countries.
Confession Of the Nan Who Was tC
Assassinate Emperor William.
LONDON BRIDGE CRACKED By
TEsE LATE EXPLOSION.

LEIPsIC, Dac. 16 -Rcpsch an anarchist,
has confessed that Reinsdorf also on trial
or iered him to fire the mine st Niederwold.
1t was placed in drain which crosses the
road about ten minutes walk from Niederwod
He was ordered to fire the train when Emperor
Williams carrisge was 30 feet distant from
the drain by applying lighted cigar to the
end of a fuse placed at the side OF the road
way. Rupsch asserts tba. be was unwilling
to effect sn explosion and Only applied an uu-
lighted cigar Kuechlen npbraided RuDsch for
his failure and the latter gave as an explaua-
tion iJr his failure that the fuse was wet aGd
failed to light Kuechlen then told Rupscb to
place a new tiDder in the fuse and explode
tbs mine when the Emperor was retaining,
ana Rnpsch returned TO the drain, fastened a
frseh finder TO the fuse, but cut the fuse ia TWO
about tSo metres from the charge Whoa Lhs
Enperor was proper distapcs from the epot,
Rupsch applied a burning cigar to the fuse and
walked away. Kuechlen was very angry at
the second failure, and when the read was clear
OF people removed the dynamite to the grand
pavilion at Rudesheim, W here a concert was in
progress. Kuechlea thereapoa snesked away,
and Rupsch exploded the dynamite ten PAGES
from the pavilion and ran away. He declares
that be only wished to see the unveiliDg of the
monument without expense, and that he in
tended from the first to frustrate the murder
Gus plan.
These statements are disbelieved by the pc
lice, whose discoveries show conclusively that
tAo uJUulAS Vi tAo u1iH9n AloGo provoub0u buo
piaDs OF tae conspirators from succeeding.
They believe that Rupsch is trying to secure
clenency for himself by creating au impress
sion that he saved the Emperor's life.
Upon the conclusion of the testimony seven
out of eight of the prisoners were convicted,
including Reinsdorf. Evidence brought out In
the course Of the trial has shown that an
elaborate system of mines containing charges
of dynamite connected by electric wires had
been arranged along the route traversed by
~ H.
terrible disaster was prevented only by the
occurrence Of heavy rain, which soaked and
spoiled the dynamite. The police in making
the arrest of the persons suspected found and
seized at Urivahr three bombs, one charged
with black dynamite and the other TWO were
precisely similar to those used in the assassna-
tion OF the Gear of Russia. They also found
letters dated Buffalo, N. Y, addressed to
Reinsdorf, referring to him as leader and
indicating that be was supplied with money
from persons in the United States.
The Lsndon Bridge.
LONDON, Dec. 16.-Further examination of
London bridge has revealed an irregular crack
several inches long in the block granite at the
lower part of the buttress of the bridge, at
the place where the upheaval of water oc-
Cured. The crack will not, however, affect
the soldity of the structure.
Death of Col. Newton.
LONDON, Dec. 16.-Col. Newton, the Ameri-
can biologist, while riding onsa tricycle. tonight,
colided with cab, receiving injuries which
resulted fatally in two hours.
The Congo Country.
BERLIN, Dec. 16.-Ths Congo conference
held no session today. The delegates are
awaiting orders from their respective govern
ments. concerning iheAmericsn project to nen-
t'alizs the territory. All the delegates active
ly or tac:tiy support Americs's proposition ex-
cept those representing Portugal and France.
The approval by the conference of the neu-
traity of all the roads, lakes and canals leads
to the belief that the neutrality of ths whole
territory will finally bs accepted
The National Zsitung states that England
has reorganized the African International As
S ciation and through Sir Edward Malet has
exchanged the formal documents.