The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-27

LONDON, Sept. 26.-The miasma of
press and police mendacity which arose
on the arrest of the lyman gang, hav-
ing partially cleared off, it seems now
possible to get some reasonable view of
what the facts may be.
During three weeks that have elaps-
ed since Tynan's arrest, the burden of
proof has increasingly tended toward
conviction that the whole affair is
police rather than a political conspir-
acy.
| 1t is not only that the arrests ait Ret
terdam, Glasgow and Boulogne were
opportune to the cars arrival in Scot
land and his visit to France. The con-
nection of lyman, Kearney and Bell,
or Ivory, with the plot has been track
ed, their alleged association with
American and European nihiMsts inves-
tgated. their. sources of supplies in
qulred into and their connections with
the recurrence of militant Fenianisn in
Ireland ventilated.
THE RESULT
Of the inquiries is that neither the au-
thorities nor the independent research
| can connect the prisoners with the new
Fenian societies in Ireland, nor in the
relnotest way with any nihilist or an
archist group in Europe. The abund-
ance OF money which the members of
| the gang could dispose of, has pointed
to two sources-the British secret SER
vice fund and the too trLstful Irish
American associations.
The English civil service estimates
for the current fiscal year put at $50 900
for secret service" are known to have
been increased already by drafts on
the treasury for about 100000 more
Proof which has been obtained that
both lyman and Hafnes were in Lon
don at the end of 1885 lends force to
the suspicion that the first lines of con-
spiracy were then laid. Kearney has
NOT the same odium of police agent at
tached to him. He gets the credit of
being a
DUPE AND A DYNAMITE CRINI-
NAL.
AS to the participation of the Russian
nihilists in the plot, lit is beyond cred
1t. No common point fraternity exists
between the small group of nihilists
and the Irish dynamiters. Long before
Stepanie died, the Russian exile party
had repudiated the assassin policy. Nor
had they money to work out any mill
tant schemes they might conceive
There is no dynamite fund to obtain
n9hilists.
About the extradition of lyman, if
the English government continues to
press for his being handed over, there
will be a trial and conviction under the
explosives act at Old Bailey and a sub
sequent release. The last dynamite
gang, who came from New York in
1887, raised sensation and got SEN
fenced to penal servitude, We're, upon
conviction, quickly set free and de-
ported to the United States Their re-
lease, they not being Irish political
prisoners. was effected without draw
ing the attention OF the country or par
Lament. There are
STILL IN PENAL sERVITUDE
three of the Phoenix Park men-F'itz-
harris, alias "Skinrthe-Goal," Lau-
renee Hanlon and Joe Mullette-one of
whom could tell something of Tynan's
part in that affair if lyman was put
on trial for the crime. But lyman will
not be tried, nor has the speech made
for the prosecution of Ivory in the Bow
Street police court on Thursday con-
verified any of the doubters to the belief
that there has been a genuine dynamite
conspiracy. The fact has been learn
ed that no conclusive change in the
treatment of the porte by the Euro
pSobu powers VIII De visible I'LL dIEar
the cars visit to Paris.
The deposition of the sultan with the
appointment of a successor under she
sanction of the powers would be equiv
alent to the proposed European protec-
torate. There
IS HIGH AUTHORITY
for stating that just prior 70 going to
Balmoral, the car caused his ambas-
sador, NJ. Nelidoff. to report to him
specially on the sultan's moral and
mental condition. The cars request
pointed to a consideration of the ques-
lions whether Abdul Ha1nid could be
trusted to reign quietly under new con-
ditions or must be deposed.
Despite the rainy weather which has
prevailed at Balmoral since che arrival
OF the car and czarlna, the queen and
the Russian empress have driven out
together several times and INDUCED in
long confidential conversations
The cars time at Balmoral is main
ly devoted to deer stalking, grouse
shooting, arranging batteries and
billiard playing. When he is not in
these or other amusements, he is sup
posed to be concerned with politics.
Mr.. J. j. Collirs, vice consul general
here, has been commanded to take the
! testimony of Mrs. Langtry in connec-
ton with a divorce which is pending
in California.