The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-24
FENIAN OR NIHILIST,
OR MALICIOUS EMPLoYE AT WORK
WITH DYNAMITE AGAIN.
Another Dynamite Outrage in the
Heart OF. London.
Right Under The Noses of the Lords OF
the Admiralty the Plot Is Executed
One Person Only Hurt--A Russian
Ultimatum-Wars and Rumors.

been blown up.
Investigation proved the report to be
much exaggerated. A package containing
a quantity of dynamite is supposed to have
been placed against the wall of the build
ing directly under the solicitors office and
set off by a slow fuse and other con-
trivance. The building was badly shaken,
while all the windows wera shattered In
Mr.. Swainson's office not whole pane Of
glass remained He and his clerks were
dashed to the floor by the conclusion.
Mr.. Swanson was seriously hurt The
others escaped with slight injuries.
The explosion was heard for long dis
lance, and people rushed to the vicinity of
the admiralty building expecting to find it
in ruins.
A strong force of police and military is
now on guard, and no one is allowed to ap-
proach the building. The authorities are
vigorously investigating, with the hope of
obtaining a clew to the perpetrators.
SECOND DISPATCH.
LONDON, April 23.-The officials are in a
quandary and seem to be unable to account
for the explosion, They now confess that they
do not know whether it was caused by
dynamite, gunpowder OF gas Imme-
diately after the explosion the police set to
work to discover the cause. All entrances
to the building were instantly closed, and
no one was permitted to pass in or out. The
name and address of every person in the
structure at the time of the explosion were
then taken as they left the building. The
police incline to the belief that the ex-
plosion was the work of the same gang of
dynamiters who caused the Tower and Par
Lament building explosions in January last.
The physicians who called to attend Mr..
Swanson say tAat he is suffering from con
cuSsion of the brain, and that his injuries
will probably prove fatal.
The greatest excitement prevails in and
around the building. The officials are thor
oughly demoralized. At the time OF the
explosion the sun was shining brightly
and the business of the day
was fairly under way 1t is considered
miraculous chat so few persons were in
Jured, as long lines OF people were cons family
passing in and out
Miss Mary Anderson was breaklasting
with Mr.. Gla1stone's family when the ex
plosion occurred, and all present were much
alarmed by the defamation, fearing that
soma terrible disaster had occurred.
THIRD DISPATCH.
LONDON, April 2S-The latest develop.
ments in regard to the explosion point to the
belief that it was the result of deep-laid
plot Of the dynamite fiends. Several per-
sons have already called on the police and
informed them that two strangers were Oh.
served accommodating the building yester-
day. Two officers also testified that they
saw two men this morning approaching the
building from the Horse guard parade
grounds carrying a tin can which
they placed in recess on the main
passage to the building Whom asked why
they did not take them into custody these
officers stated that they believed them to be
workmen and attached but little Importance
to their movements Norkmen have been
recently employed around the building max
ing repairs and assisting some survey orS,
who were taking measurement in and
around the grounds. The officers say they
can fully identify the men.
Mary of the rooms in the buildings were
totally wrecked. There was only one ex-
ploSion.
The passage in which the explosion oc-
CURED is the one usually used By the duke
of Edinburg When not at sea, it is the
duty of his royal highness to report himself
at the admiralty every morning, and he
generally walks over at a rapid pace alone,
when in town, and enters by the hall now
the scene of the wreck The time selected fol-
the explosion, ii it was really the result
of design, was the hour at which most of the
lords of the admiralty might be expected to
arrive in preparation fer the morning board
meeting, the business of the lords being very
heavy and urgent in consequence of the ex
tensiye war preparations ordered by the
government and the large number of iron
clads to be made ready for commits
sion. The lords board-room i:
only few yards distant from the spot where
the explosion took place, but a few pace
from the entrance where the cans were de.
posted in the west wing of the official resi-
dence of the first lord of the admiralty The
passage by which the suspected dynamiterl
entered the building is in full view Of the
prime minister's private rooms at 10 Down
ing street, not fifty yards below the scene O
the explosion.
n SeiIIy Vi Ils gurus WIS IEdCulS ii
front of the guards barracks. The cas-
wing Of the horse guards occupied by til,
troops furnishing guard at the main gate
way to ST. James park, adjons the ives
wing of the admiralty, and within few
| yards of the explosion, divided
only by a stone wall and a tier o
Offices were the horses, stables an,
quarters Of the troopers There were police
on duty in the park, in the rear OF the ad
miralty and in the rear of Mr.. Gladstone
and in the courtway in front Of the admi
| rally at the great gates, four or five door
| keepers at the main entrance, an o!Iice
! keeper at the end of the hall close to Mr.
| Swainson's office, and also one at the foo
of the staircase leading to the offices Of th
admiral on duty and the principal secreta
ries and clerks
| The explosion is thought to be the outcom
of plot Matched by either iynamiters o
nihilists for the purpose of harassing til
war operations of the government a prom
| inent Scotland yard detective asserted tina
the nihilists in London have suddenly be
come very patriotic in their conversation
| since the controversy between England ant
| Russia regarding the Afghan question hat
reached a critical state