Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18
THE DYNAMITE PLOT.
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE Al.
LEGGED CONSPIRACY.


lyman was His own Worst Enemy-ParIu
Police Deny Any Plot Against the Czar.
How the Irish Leaders view the Mat
ter-what the Paris Police Think.
LONDON, Sept. 16.--More attention ID
being paid TO the details OF the alleged dy-
Mantle conspiracy than any other subject,
not excepting the situation in Turkey. IL
oyershadows every other subject, and those
who do not participate in the horror pro-
fessed by the authorities over the diabol-
ical details of the plot which they are
claiming, with sensational impressiveness,
to have unearthed, find sufficient enter
tainment in the expressions of their skep-
ticism.
A representative Of the press has made
some inquiries at Scotland Yard as to the
methods pursued In shadowinR the plot
ters and as to how IL happened that the
authorities were so we'll Informed Of the
plans Of the plttters In advance. II was
stated there that the work had been done
In the United States by the Pinkerton
agency, who had for years forwarded every
week the fullest reports Of every meeting
Of any revolutionary body In the United
States, particularly in Chicago and New
York. The espionage maintained on
gatherings In those two cities Is remarka-
bly, complete. There is a full file in Scot
land Yard Of all resolutions, documents,
etc, pertaining to the gatherings and full
descriptions Of the members and their ao-
tions.
Though the action Of the police In these
cases was preoipitated owing to the heavy
drinking and foolish talking of lyman
there has been the greatest possible activi-
ty on their part since in order to round
up the minor plotters who have been
touched by lyman and the others 1t Is
for this reason that Chief Inspector Mel
Vile of Scotland Yard, who has been SO
prominent before In the pursuit of dyna.
mite plotters, and Inspector Quinn have
gone to the continent and Inspector NAL
lin, who is the head of the political Sec
tion Of the Dublin police, is on his way
to London.
Chief Inspector Melville will also direct
the search for bombs, of which the author
tiles allege numbers were manufactured
at Berchem, near Antwerp. None Of these
has yet been discovered, however.
What the Paris Police Think.
1t is notable fact that the police au-
thorities of Paris express great scorn for
the idea that there was any connection be-
tween any plot that lyman may have con-
cocted and an attempt upon the life Of the
ozar. The elaborate tale of collusion be-
tween the Fenians and the Continental
anarchists and Russian nihilists Is laughed
at In Paris, although the authorities Of
Scotland Yard are using this story as
much as they possibly can in order to In
huenoe tho French authorities to surren-
der lyman. The suspicion is broadly hint
ed that the story Of lyman being implicat-
cd In plot against the person of the czar
was oonoooted for no other purpose than
to appeal to the political sympathy OF
France toward Russia to effect consent
to the extradition of lyman.
1t Is perfectly evident that Scotland
Yard itself shares the French view Of the
alleged Fenian- -nlhilist combination, as
there has been no change In the prepara-
tions already made to guard the ozar upon
his forthcoming visit to London The
preparations are the same as those usually
made upon the visit Of any foreign sovef-
eign to London.
The Scotch police have been REINFORCED
by squad Of detectives from Scotland
Yard to aid in the Investigation going on
at Glasgow In connection with the arrest
of Bell.
There is no stock taken at Scotland
Yard In the idea that lyman meant to
blow up Marlborough House while the
Prince of Wales and the czar were within.
Orders were given that Edward Bell
should be continuously watched, as II Is
feared that his hard drinking will bring
on an attack Of delirlum tremens. As an
untried prisoner, having plenty Of money,
he is allowed to order everything he de-
slres except drinks.
Irish Leaders Much Concerned.
The Irish leaders in London and Dublin
regard the arrest OF the alleged dynamite
plotters with CONSERVATION. A project has
been on foot ever since the adjournment
Of parliament to obtain the release OF all
the Irish political prisoners-a project
which was encouraged by the recent 40
tion OF the government In releasing from
Portland prison DR.. Thomas Gallagher,
Albert G. Whitehead, John DAILY and
Thomas Devany. IL was intended to In
augurate a great demonstration In behalf
OF the prisoners and an agitation In the
press, followed by fierce attack In the
house Of commons In January. The dis
closures in connection with the arrests are
unfavorable to the success OF
this plan.
In an interview the president OF the
Amnesty association says: The arrests
are a matter Of indifference 10 Us except
for their probable effect on the Irish move
ment The followers Of lyman are the
enemies OF Ireland, and this association
will not raise a penny Tor their defense
IL cannot compromise itself by any con-
neotlOn with them.
The Dublin Independent says; THE so
called plot is more like a plot against Ire
land. The release Of some of the Irish
politi9al prisoners accused OF dynamite
offenses had no sooner called forth some
protests In England than these sensa-
tional arrests In connection with new
plot are announced. We emphatioally pro-
test against the deliberate effort being
made to turn this plot against Ireland and
the unfortunates now In prison"
A dispatch has been received from Bou-
Mar which says that lyman was
taken before the public prosecutor there
and was interr0gated as to his anteosdents
and as to the murder OF Thomas Henry
Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish in