Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-10
L0ND0N'S BIG SCANDAL.
THE "PALL MALL GAXETTE'S"
OFFICE BESIEGED.

An Explanation of How the Startling
Facts We're Colected-The Govern
ment Authorities efed by the Editors
-NeWsboys Arrested for Selling the
Paper-Euglish Opinion Divided
LONDON, July 0.-Polioe continue to
arrest all vendors found selling copies Of
any of the past four days issues Of the
Pdu HdU Gazette.
Northumberland street, where the Pdt
NAL Gazette Office is located, al the
afternoon was packed from end 10 end
with a mass Of excited people. AS many
as 5000 newsvenders have at times been
IN the crowd, elbowing and otherwise
struggling for opportunities to purchase
copies of the Gazette to vend At one
time the pressure Of the crowd was so
great that all the lower windows Of the
Gazette building We're crushed in.
RUSH FOR THE PAPERS.
When the doors OF the publication office
were opened for the sale of the first
edition this afternoon there was tre-
mendous rush for papers, during
which women and boys were Knocked
down and trodden upon and in many
cases badly injured. Despite eXtraordi-
nary preparations to meet the public de-
mand which the experience OF the past
three days taught the proprietors Of the
Gazette TO make, the sales this afternoon
soon exhausted the edition, and the sup
ply of paper giving out the presses were
stopped for several hours before the
requisite additional supplies could be
procured. The paper makes no new reye-
latiOns to-day, but confines itself to a
nnfangn nj ifa and kfG1fnn tho
authorities defiance. IL promises the
final installmentof revelations tomorrow.
NO ABATEMENT or THE ExCITEMENT.
The excitement over the exposures con-
tinues unabated. The demand for copies
Of the paper is enormous. Extra police
have been ordered ON duty to keep pas
sageways open through the surrounding
streets, and to protect the Pail Mall ia
zette building from being approached by
persons having no legitimate business
therein. The crown lawyers are cOnsid-
erinQ the advisability of prosecuting the
publishers Of the Gazette, and their decis-
ion is awaited with anxiety.
NEwsBoYs ARRESTED.
Two newsboys were arrested and fined
this afternoon for creating a disturbance
by demanding 2jc. per copy for to-day's
issue OF the paper. A number of other
vendors arrested on similar charges were
remanded for trial.
Geo. A. Bentinck, Conservative men,
Der Of Parliament for White Haven, and
formerly Judge Advocate General, pub
fishes a letter in to-day's 50. jones Gazette
denOuncing the conduct of the editors
of the Pail Mall Gazette. Mr.. Bentinck
alleges that Mr.. Stead, chief
editor of the Gazette, on
june requested an interview with him
on the subject of the criminal amendment
bill. 81 received him." continues MIR.
Bentinck, 'at my house, and answered
all his inquiries on condition that the in
formation gave him should be considered
as absolutely confidential. Mr.. Stead ac-
cepted this condition without reserve,
but last night be violated his promise by
publishing private letter on the subject
which l lent him."
THE PAPERS DEFENSE.
In further defense of its course the Pdtt
.ndU Gazette this afternoon publishes a
number of letters written IN cOmmenda-
tiOn by peers, Bishops, and members Of
the House of Commons, emitting names.
In addition to these the Gdzette publishes
approving letters from Rev. DR.. Lawrence,
professor IN the University Of Cam
bridge. and from number Of other DIS
tinguished clergymen of all denOmina-
tiOns and several ladies. IL also repro
duces articles favorable 10 its course from
the Christian religious newspaper, },
lVeStorR Mercury, and Belfast Nelos, to-
gether with letters Of protest from John
Brinton, Liberal member Of Parliament
for Kidderminster, and other persons Of
prominence.
STAND OF THE GAZETTE"
The Pal Man Gasette this evening
publishes an editorial thanking the city
authorities for attempting TO suppress the
sale Of the paper ''tbereby breaking the
conspiracy Of silence maintained by the
press concerning the GGzette'S revela-
lions. Police seizures Of newspapers
are common in Vienna" continues the
Gdsetfe, "but such high-handed outrages
on the freedom Of the press should have
been impossible In London.
.
''instead of waging war against street
boys let the authorities take action
against the responsible parties in this
business. IL we have published anything
obscene let them prosecute us. We deny
that anything has been published by us
deserving that censure, and we declare
the authorities towards or worse II they
fail to proceed against us after having
charged In open court that the PdH MQii
G0sette was an obscene publication.
WITNESSES PLENTIFUL.
eve reluctantly adopted this mode Of
publicity in order b arouse men 10 the
just sense Of the horrors existing all
around them now. The more publicity
the better We are prepared to prove our
statements. We can summon witnesses
from the Dean Of Canterbury and Prince
of Wales down 10 Mrs. Jeifries. We viii
put our chief informant and his assistants
In the witness box.
"Let those who do not wish 10 shake the
very foundations OF social order think
twice before compelling us 10 confront In
court brothe-keepers with princes Of