The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-26
The London Dynamite Explosions Have
Created Considerable Anxiety
Among Senators and
Representatives.
Mexican Pension Bill-The Indiana
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Leg
islation-Cotton Land
improvements.
DYNAMITE AND DYNAuITERS.
The Explosions Looked On As a Serious
Matter by Washington Lawmakers
Its Various Phases.


WAsHISGToN, Jan. 25.-All Washington
has talked OF the work of the dynamiters
in London since the attempt to blow
up the House of Commons on Saturday
This act has been food for comment
everywhere here. 1t is pronounced by all
lawmakers to be a very serious matter to
the people OF this country, since it is alleged
by the English that this is the rendezvous of
| the infernal.machine men and the place
where the plotting for the destruction:of life
and property is done.
1t is said that repeated demands have been
made by England upon the Department of
State here to take some action to suppress
the conspiracy that existed between British
subjects and American citizens against the
English Government, and that the United
States officials have assured England that
everything would be done that could
be done to break CD the work of the plot
tiers and dynamite workers within this coun-
try. Now it transpires that nothing has bsen
done, or if done, it has had no effect in the
dire ction desired.
There are those In Congressional and di-
plomatic circles who believe this trouble
will eventually lead to war between the
United States and England. While there is
! good commercial feeling existing between
the two countries, there is no conceal
| ing of the fact that, aside from
the general effect of the use of dynamite
and the danger it has done to this country
] indirectly, the statesmen here don't care a
| 6g how much dynamite is made within the
United States to blow ZIP England and her
people. They rather enjoy the accompany
! ing excitement.
But there is q serious side to all this Aend-
ish work-a serious side to this country. A
New York member who has been abroad
much explained it to-day. Said he:
"These internal machine men may put q
| cart load of dynamite under our capitol at
any time and blow US fellows sky high
| We have no safety, ana must act
in the protection of England that
we msy De protected ourselves. A
dynamite fiend will take exception to any
thing. If, in considering the Edmunds bill
| en- the subject. some one should severely
arraign the dynsmiters, we would not be
safe q moment thereafter. They take offense
at anything, and to even up with one man
| will kill thousand. Suppose a man like
Senator Ingalls, should uucork his gall
| upon these plotters, why we would all of us
be Juggling our lives around in our hands
after 1t was made known. / have not the
least doubt in the world that the Irish
enemies of England have spies here at this
capitol. They doubtless sit in odr galleries
every day and watch the proceedings. Now,
il we so too far in this matter
of suppressing them they may conclude that
we are the allies OF Eng land and, conse-
quently, their enemies, and proceed to a
range our funerals. And yet, il we do no
do something in the matter, We will an &
should forfeit the pleasure of the English
| Government. / doubt not il we
do nothing in the matter Eng
land will withdraw her Ls-
CATION and commercial agents, and then
war will result. She would not, of course,
suffer Is to hsrbor her enemies sRd permit
fends to plot against her life and property
to sal around here as American citizens,
protected by our flag. 1t looks to me like
the situation is much more serious than our
people generally realize"
Notwithstanding this fear and trembling
it is generally believed that not only will
the Edmunds bill be promptly passed, but
other steps will be taken, probably the en-
ployment of detective force to act under
diplomatic orders, 10 spprehend the Fenian
plotters who are working in the United
States.