The Portland daily press., 1884-02-27

News By Gable From Different
Countries.
more About the Terrible Explosion In
London.
Arthur Wellesley Peel Elected
Speaker Of the English House
Of Commons.
A Critical State of Affairs Reported in
Suakim.
Mi,1rn%0Ra
Minister Hunt Dying in st. Pet.
ersburg.
ENGLAND.

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LONDON, Feb. 26.-The explosion last night
at the Victoria station in London shattered the
windows Of the Mstropoli an underground rail-
way depot sixty yards distant and the fronts Of
houses for some distance In ether directions
were badly damaged. The Victoria refresh
msnt room was wrecked and the clock eight
feet high was blown from the wall and thrown
six yards away. The streets in The neiebbor-
hood are completely covered v ith broken glass.
A numerous force Of police and fire brigade
quickly reached the spot and quenched the
fire, thus saving the depot The deoris is left
untoached till the arrival of Colonel Mai ndi
chief inspector Of explosives. who will maks a
thorough examination. Detectives are ac-
lively irquiriug into the matter. All three
hypoibeses, gas, gun powder and dynamite are
advanced and discussed, dynamite being the
favoriie theory.
: Large crowds this morning were viewing the
scene Of the explosion. The report is current
that q parcel CONTAINING explosives which was
left N the cloak room of the building was in
tended for nse against the House of Parliament
tonight and that it exploded accidentally.
An officer who is acquainted with dynamite
was passing about the time of the explosion.
He FASTENED to the spot and on entering the
booking office detected the smell of dynamite.
The theory that the explosive was caused by
uyuHmI6 mas IurtQer COL urm4LtOQ from the
TACT that the greatest damase was dore later
ally. The iron railing guarding the stairs near
the cloak room was snapped asunder aud twist
cd into grotesque shapes.
1t is believed that ten pounds OF dynamite
would have been sufficient to cause the dam
age. The theories thai gunpowder or gas csus-
cd the explosion have been discarded. Oniy
two parsons we're IL jured and they slightly.
The officials nt the ra lwAy discredit the idea
that the explosion was the result OF private
fr~f Il
discharged servant from thus retaliatine. Il is
generally attributed to the PERSONS who ca a1sed
the explosion in the Praed street station OF the
Underground Railway some mont ago. The
cloak room clerk states that ma n deposited
heavy valise at @ 80 O'Clock last evening and
cautioned him to be careful with it. Sometime
alter the clerk heard noise like the III arm
Arthur Wellesley Peel member frhm War
wick was elected Speaker of the House Of
Commons today.
ducIed the chair amid The cheer of the
house. Gladstone congrai ulated the new
spesher. Sir 8 afford Nor, heite also offered
congratulations aud said THAI the opposition
would support Mr.. Peel as long as he contil-
ned - occupy the chair. The House there
upon adjourned and memhers pressed about
The rev Speaker ffering congratulations and
eh king him by the hand.
In the Horse of Lords today the bill intro
d0ced by Baron Carlingford. LorI of the PRIV
seal, designed TO afford bs, Ter prottc c iot,
against the introduction of the foot aud mouth
disease and made s'ilI more stringent against
The importation of reign cattle by the Duke
OF Richmon0's ameno meDt, passed.
the Executive Committee of the Stock Ex-
change has suspt n'ied another broker for four
Years. His offence was that he had been deal
ing for a clerk of Msssrs. Bring Brothers. He
had also done business for Geo. Warden, forum
erly Secretary Of the Ludon and River Plate
Bank, aud John d. Waters, stock and share
brOker-te TWO men we're convicted last No
vember of stealing bonds belonging to the
bauk.