The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-02-27
WORK OF DYNAMITERS.
ANOTHER EXPLOSION IN LONDON
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LONDON, Feb. 9o-shortiy after ono
o'clock A. m. terrible explosion oc'
curred IN the cloak.r0om Of the Victoria
Railway statonin London. The explosive
was undoubtedly dynamite Alarge por'
tlon of the roof was blown on, and nearly
all tho glass, work In the station destroyed
Two men were sent to the nos
pItal with severe injuries ESlen'
sIye damage was done the surround
Ing property Two reports accompanied
tho explosion, the noise being like the dis
charge from q cannon, and was followed
by an immediate rush Of ilNmes The
bO0klng.Once, cIOak-r0Om aud waiting
room were completely shattered, aud are o
confused mass Of debris, Luckily All
trains had ceased running and
only few persons were about the
station. The explosion shattered the
windows OF the Metropolitan Under
ground Hallway depot, sixty yards distant,
and the fronts OF houses the same distance
In other directions were badly damaged,
The Victoria reirCslnmGnt,rOOm was
wrecked. A clock eight feet high was
blown from the wall and thrown six yards
away The streets In the nelghborhood aro
completely stIewn with broken glass
A large force OF police and
the lire brigade quickly reached
tho spot and oxlngulshed the fire. saving
the depot. The debris Is left untouched I'LL
the arrival OF Colonel MaJende, clllel IN
spectOr Of explosives, who Will make q
thorough examination Of the explosion.
Detectives are actively InQulrlng into the
matter All three hypothesis, gas gun
powder and dynamite, ara advanced ana
discussed, dynamite being tho iayorllc
theory
Colonel Majendle, who critically examined
the ruins, thinks the explosion was due not
10 gas hut 10 some powerful compound A
report N current that u parcel was loft In
tho cloak room that ws Intended for
use against the Houses Of Parlla-
mcht, and that II exploded accident
ally. The theory that the explosion
was caused by dynamite gains further CON
irmntIOn from the fact that the greatest
damage was done laterally Only two
persons are Injured aud they slightly,
rho officials Of tho railway discrodll the
Idea that tho explosion was the result Of
private malice, IN the cost Of the material
would deter u discharged servant from thus
fotllutlng II Is generally attributed 10 tho
persons who caused the explosion In the
station OF the underground railway some
months ago A clerk states that man do
pOsllOd heavy ynllso last evening, aud
cautioned him tO he careful with H. Some
time after the clerk heard u noise like nm
alarm The damage caused by the OK,
plOslon Is estimated NJ $4,000,
Victoria station is one Of the largest In
London. II Is situated about three miles
from CharIng Cross Station, on the Strand,
and H. surface aud underground roads
probably carry more people 10 aud from
London thnn those OF any other railroad do.
pot In the metropolis, Thousands Of peO
pie come and 20 every hour during the day,
CAmo, Feb 20-Thc report that NJ
Mohd Is marching toward KhNrtoum Is con-
nrmed, lilo liberated twelve members OF
the Catholic hlsslon before leaving Nj
Obed, receiving u ransom OF Gl,h0O
through the Austrian Consul NJ khOr.
t0um, NJ Mchdi's lnactlon after his vie.
tory NJ NJ Oheld h explained thus! Finding
lilNi lllN hliihN VI wv lllHNlINl NlllNN
wished 10 20 home with their spolls In or
der 10 attend TO the harvest, he proclaimed
u holy truce during tho months Of MOhai.
r0n and SafOr, ending Vt tho date OF the
anniversary Of tho birth Of the prophet,
That time having expired, hls campaign has
been resumed,
KnAWrouM, Feb, 90 The city Is tran.
quill, The market IN full OF Arabs daily
who freely bring In products, tho prlcos Of
which have fallen ono.half slnco Gordons
arrival.
SuAmM, Feb 20, The condition Of af-
fairs here IA critical Tho Turks In COM
mand of the Nublans who refused 10 20 TO
TrlnkitaL have resigned. Tho transport
Noora, which ran ashore, Ia sinking
LONDON, Feb, GA Berlin corcspon.
dent In u communication 10 tho Standard
says; "lho Independent pNpcrS here Nro
bitterly complaining Of the dlshonorNbIo
som-0llcIal attacks upon Minister Sargent,
who has never been populur In official
circles here, The Inspired press
protends that he Is unpopular
because merely politician and not u
scholar, like his predecessors The real
reason, however ls that Sargent does not
regard his position M u snccurc but oner-
gOllcnlly fullllls Ills political duties, which
fact often occasions difficulties"
LONDON, Feb, 20, Thomas Brooks me-
mortal bust Of lOngfollow will DO unveiled
In Westminster Abbey Saturday II Ia Of
pure white MARBLE aud Ia slightly larger
than life, II represents tho poet NJ the best
period Of his old age, with noble features
flowing hair, and full boOrd, The subject
IN treated with hOldness aud effect Tho
poets daughters pronounce the likeness
striking, The bust will ho placed In con.
gplcuOus angle In tho poets corner, between
that Of Chauccr and Dryden. The memo.
rial committee has invited Gladstone to un.
y0ll the monument
BERLIN, Feb 90, The Grand Duke MI.
chaol Of Russia, hns arrived here NJ tho
head Of n doputallon which came TO con-
grnlulaic the Emperor upon the seventeenth
anniversary Of his entrance into the Rus
slnn order OF ~. George, The German
Crown Prince Frederick William met the
Grand Duke Ut the station nnd gave him
cordial greeting,
LONDON, Feb 26.-'rhe steamer Seryla,
from Liverpool for New YORK, was passed
500 miles west Of Faslnot apparently ds'
ablcd
a-.-.s.--'