The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-24
BADLY SCARED!
A London Explosion Scares
The Britons-- They Cry
" Dynamitel"
Russia Rampant an Demands
Afghanistan or Blood Of
Englishmen!
France Sends an UItimatuni TO
Egypt About n Newspaper
Apologize or Fight
England Wants Italy 10 occupy
Parts Of Egypt for Her i'm
Event of War!
LONcON,s LOAD.
4 Dynamite scarc--The WAR News
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TIE GOVERNMENT Al rACKrO.
London, April 23.-Sir Stafford
Northcote, the consci vative leader in
the house OF commons, made a speech
in the city last evening in which he
attacked the governments programme
as indicated by Gladstone in moving
u vote of credit last night. lie said
the retention Of Egypt was all inn
pOrtant. II was duty which Eli
gland owed TO the people of India to
maintain her proper position aud
prestige in Egypt aud especially TO
keep the Suez Canal always available
for the transportation of British
troops.
ANOTHER CoNSf RvATlvE ASSAULT.
The Marquis of Salisbury, in n
speech in Wales last evening, fore
Swallowed the probable Conservative
platform at the next general election.
lie called attention to the inequality of
the present scheme of taxation which
imposed taxes upon British
houses and land, but allowed those
who annually drew LARGE fortunes
| from foreign securities, oonsols, etc.
to 90 free. This inequality he said
caused the prevailing depression in
trade, and its abolition would furnish
the only practicable solution OF the
vexatious question of housing the
poor. In reply to Il question rs TO fis
views in regard TO protection, Lord
Salisbury said he would never reim-
pose the duty upon corn but he ask
ed: Gould not England make way
with the protective legislation of con-
tlnental Europe by using somewhat
similar weaponsy"
FITTING OUT CRUISE rs.
The government has chartered the
steamer Richmond Hill. now plying
between London and New York, and
will equip her for service as cruiser
"a RUGABoo FxpLOsIoN."
1880 a. m.--Great excitement was
caused in the admiralty Office in
Whitehall at eleven O'Clock this fore
moon, by an explosion in a room IN
the basement of that building. The
iiremen and police were promptly
summoned, all gates in the admirnli
building were closed, and special
guard was at once posted so that nc
person could enter or depart until
thorough examination conld be made
IL is supposed the explosion was
caused by the premature discharge o
projectile which had been sent Il
the admiralty for examination
The explosion badly damaged
the room where II occurred an'
set il on fire, but the Official
and flremen soon extinguished IN
flames. The Cabinet ministers wer
Immediately informed of 1t and wer'
furnished all facts in connection there
with. A special messenger was, aus
matched to the home Office and 81
WIN. Vernon IIarcourt, home secre
tary. was notified. Al. first it was re
ported that the explosion was cause
by dynamite, and that ii was the Out
come of a plot OF dynamiters or NH
lists. for the purpose of hamperin
war preparations. A promlnei
Scotland yard detective asserted thf
Il was nihilists. London has suddct
n ly become very patriotic in its convel
J sations on the controversy betwee
England aud Russia. The employed
of the admiralty office have bee
working day aud night for some tin
past, in order to hurry war prepar
lions for the Soudan, aud for 9th,
purposes and any disaster TO Il
building at present would cause ser
ous delay. The inspector after GU
sorry examination expressed doubt
u TO whether the explosion was caus'
by gas, gun powder or dynamite
WHO DID Ir9
Tho explosion took place at 10:
m when two loud and quick +
norts were heard and cons cInati,
look possession of all persons In Z
Vicinity. II is supposed the exSplosi
was thrown over the wall in the re
of The admiralty building and facil
the Horse Guards, parade grount
The On Dlosion occurred close to b
3. moi in Mr.. Swainson's room. L
stair case Leading to the Boar
room which is located in the SOU
west corner of the builc'ng "
demolished, the iron ram
of the stair case was wrench
from its fastening and
windows within fifty yards OF
saot where the explosion took pli
n were broken.
III Another report says that two II
Va were noticed by severe pers'
accommodating, and this morning
same men were seen TO enter the
den in front Of Swalnson's Office, fr
the direction of the Horse GuaI
D parade ground. One of the men
ried a tin can, which was placed
recess of the passage-way leading
the offices. The movements OF
two men attracted but littlr attcnl
AZ The time, owing 10 tae TACT