The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-08-18
THEIR POWDER PLOT
Both Houses in London Were to Have
Been Blown Sky High.
GUY FAWKES ON DECK AGAIN
They Had a Big Scare In England
and the Experts In Scot
land Yard Are Up
and at II.

London, Aug. 1I.-Ever since Nov. 4,
1865. when a certain Guy Fawkes and
others engineered such a scheme, but
were deferred and hanged. the possl-
bilfty of a plot to blow up the house
of parliament has been one OF the
pet scares of the British officials and
regularly, year after year ever since,
the vaults OF the house of parliament.
previous TO the reassembling OF the
body. are formally searched for pow
der barrels with old-time ceremony
minuteness. This year, however, there
was some sllgh1 show OF cause for the
apparently unnecessary precautions
taken. for with the opening OF parlia-
ment comes the discovery. real or
imaginary. OF scheme to send the
commoners and lords Unexpectedly
skyward in a body. Whether this
noon papers made quite a sensation
out OF the affair. and the inhabitants
of this great metropolis have not done
talking about II.
Simmered down to cold facts. II ap-
pears that there was some foundation
for the report and II rested upon the
following basis of fact: Some weeks
ago the manager of a local printing
and lithographing company was asked
by a foreigner described as dark
looking and mysterious" (of course) to
lithograph a weekly paper for Turk
ish company. As no knowledge Of the
Turkish language was necessary for
the job, the manager OF the English
concern undertook the contract and
Autographed thousands Of copies for
the newspaper weekly. the paper be-
ing monthly sent abroad A few days
ago, however. two detectives from
Scotland Yard arrived and called at
the lithographing establishment and
asked to see the manager. The latter
appeared, all smiles. scenting some
new business, but his jaw fell and he
turned very white when he was aware
that he was suspected Of being impli-
Gated in a plot to blow up the house
of parliament and that his visitors
hailed from Scotland Yard. In re-
ply to the unfortunate managers pro-
tests of innocence. the detectives ex-
plalned that he had been printing In
the guileless looking Turkish weekly
a red-hot- anarchist sheet. the litera-
ture calling upon socialists and others
to combine for the purpose Of blowing
up the house of parliament upon the
occasion Of the opening session. One
article actually stated that 16 men
were already on their way to England
from various points to make the neces-
sary arrangements for sending the
members of parliament and the peers
of the realm skyward. In spite of his
protests the terrified manager was
escorted to Scotland Yard by the de-
tectives, where he was confronted and
examined by the chief of detectives
and a police commissioner. To those
the thoroughly frightened manager ex-
planned all the circumstances Of the
case. gave a full description of the
dark and mysterious looking" for
eigner and established his innocence
of any completely In the reasonable
publication and went on his way much
relieved upon promising not to litho-
graph any more Turkish weeklles
without first ascertaining the nature
of their contents.
According to the Globe. the police got
an inkling OF the affair by the boastins
of some London anarchists. But the
| story of this latest 'gunpowder plot
Is far from being as thrilling as II
might have been. and there is a strong
| suspicion in more than one quarter
that the Scotland Yards authorities
have unearthed a mares nest Of the
| rankest description.
Facts which have leaked out respect,
| ing the meeting Of Queen Victoria and
| Emperor William of Germany at prl
vate parties given by her majesty al
Osborne during the Cowes regatta weel
show that the cordial relations which
had been ruffled by the emperor's fail
ure to consult the queen regarding tn,
| present czarlnas engagement TO the
| czar, have again been restored, and
the GOODNESS has quite vanished. Queer
Victoria has long been known as the
great matchmaker OF Europe. While
T, at Coburg. with the queen and others
in April of last year. the occasion o
the marriage of Princess Victoria Me
lita Of Coburg and Gothe. the Crane
Duke Of Hesse took upon himself. with
out consulting anybody, to bring to {
head the long pending but frequentl,
| deferred engagement OF Princess All,
of Hesse to the then Czarovitch of Rus
sia. and her majesty felt very muci
put out. as she fancled she was tn,
frs; person to be consulted In sue,
matters. This caused a coolness be
tween herself and her imperial grand
son. but during the dinner at Osborn,
| the conversations of the two sovereign
/ were most animated and affectionate
those present noticing especially tn
great tenderness which the empero
displayed in assisting the queen TO ris
after the dinner and the gracious man
ner In which she accepted his help.
| Considerable comment has been caus
ed in certain circles BY the announce
ment that william Brown, a nephew y
the famous John Brown. who was 70
many years the Highlands attendant q
her majesty and for whom the quea'
had aIgh regard. has been arpointe
the queens personal attendant. VIII
| liam Brown !nherits 10 certain de
gree The somewhat British manner O
his distinguished uncle.
Emperor Williams visit to Lowthr
castle as the guest Of Lord Lownsdal
has been one OF increased activity
and in one day he Travelled 20 miles b.