Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-07-08
DENIED.
The DYNAMITE CONSPIRACY STORY.
Chairman Hogs Replies to Manager Stones
Charges.
BURLINGTON OFFICIALS PREDICT
Some Startling Developments at an Early
Day.

CHICAGO, July chairman Hoge dc,
mics emphatically that he sent out such
circular as that described by General
Manager Stone last night.
He says if his name is attached to such o
document it is forgery.
"Mr. Stone" said the reporter, Says
that dynamite was taken from your room
at the Grand Pacific Hotel. last May BY
Bowles.
1T may be-" replied Hoge. 1.-THE room
was always crowded those times, and dyna'
mite or anything else might have been
carried in and out and never have attract.
ed any attention"
Mr.. Hoge appeared considerably embar'
raised by the questioning about the circu'
lar, bat his denial of Mr.. Stones state
ment was prompt and given in decided
tone. The prisoners to-day were less IN
clined to talk than the Chairman OF the
Grievance Committee. Wilson would only
saw he was innocent, and expected to get
bail. Broderick had nothing to offer, and
Bowles laughed at the questions fired OF
him.
"Is it true that you are a detective ~
Bowles was asked. He did not answer at
first, but when the question was repeated
he lost his smile and replied very earnestly:
mo, sir; positively am not" The other
men did not seem to think their companion
was in the employ of the detective agency.
EXCITEMENT AT AURORA.
The excitement at Aurora over the ar
rest of the engineers in connection with
the supposed dynimite plot had somewhat
subsidized last evening, when it was re-
newed by the arrest of Alex Smith, one OF
the striking fremen, charged with com.
plicity in the plot. Deputy United States
Marshal Burcbard has in his possession
warrants for the arrest of three other per-
sons, but they are evidently keeping out
of the way.
Supt. Rice ia at Aurora. He is quar-
tered in his private car, and is personally
superintending the arrest Of the supposed
When seen he was somewhat
reticent, and said there was nothing new
in the matter that would in any way in
terest the public. He said, however, that
there would be startling developments
within few days.
The yard and depot property are thickly
patrolled by Pinkerton men and company
employees; and all strangers are closely
looked after. 1t is generally thought that
the man Wilson, who was arrested Wednes-
day with Broderick and Bowles, is Pink
erton detective who Joined the Brother
hood for the purpose of getting into theil
schemes.
A dispatch from Terre Hsute, Ind, says:
Grand Master Frank Sargent, Of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemep, was found
at the headquarters of the order here last
night, preparing to start to Georgia. In
regard to the dynamite conspiracy against
the Burlington road at Chicago he said:
81 will say, in the moet emphatic mean
ing of the words, that the Brotherhood
condemns all acts of violence. We be-
lieved we were right in quitting the Bur
lington's employ, but the Brotherhood
does not believe that itself or its members
have any right to interfere with the run
ming Of the trains, or to commit any dep
relations in the company's property. As
to Wilson, the fireman arrested, / have
looked through our books and can find no
such man on record-that is, no John Q
Wilson, as given in the dispatches. l do
not understand how it happens that these
men have been at work for the Burlington
since the strike began in February, as it is
declared they have been, and Mr.. Stone
ought lot to make the charge he does
against the high officials unless he has
proof to back it up with. The officials are
all conservative and oppose and condemn
radical measures of any kind"